Catholic church fathers list
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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
William Smith, Ed.
Athena'goras
4. There was an officer of the same name in the service of Perseus, who commanded at Thessalonica in the war with the Romans, B. C. 168. (Liv. 44.32.) There were several other persons of this name, among whom we may mention a native of Cumae, spoken of by Cicero (pro Flacc. 100.7); a Platonic philosopher, to whom Boethus dedicated his work περὶτῶνπαρὰΠλάτωνιἀπορουμένωνλέξεων (Photius, Phot. Bibl. 155); and a bishop of Byzantium. (Philipp. Cypr. Chron. p. 4; Fabric. Bibl. Graec. vii. p. 101.) [C.P.M]- •
Archbishop Sotirios (Athanassoulas)
Archbishop Sotirios (Athanassoulas) (1936-____)
Contents
- 1Early life of Sotirios Athanassoulas
- 2Higher education ; move to Canada
- 3Ordinations, 1962
- 4Pastoral service
- 5Episcopal ordination, 1974
- 6Episcopal service
- 7Metropolitan of Toronto (Canada), 1996
- 8The Canadian Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops, 2000
- 9Bereavement, 2012
- 10Bereavement, 2013
- 11Metropolis of Toronto elevated to Archdiocese, Metropolitan Sotirios to Archbishop, 2019
- 12Repose of Bishop Christophoros (Rakintzakis), 2020
- 13Vicar-Bishops, 2020
- 14Reflections
- 15Writings
- 16References
Early life of Sotirios Athanassoulas
Sotirios Athanassoulas was born on 19 February, 1936, to George and Anastasia Athanassoulas in Lepiana, Arta, Epirus, in northwestern Greece.
They received 10 children from the Lord. Sotirios was the eighth.
Sotirios was raised as an Orthodox Christian in an Orthodox Christian family, and within the bosom of the Orthodox Church of Greece.
Higher education ; move to Canada
After completing his basic education, Sotir
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Athenagoras of Athens
Greek philosopher and Father of the Church (c.133–c.190)
Athenagoras (; Ancient Greek: Ἀθηναγόρας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος; c. 133 – c. 190 AD) was a Father of the Church, an Ante-NiceneChristian apologist who lived during the second half of the 2nd century of whom little is known for certain, besides that he was Athenian (though possibly not originally from Athens), a philosopher, and a convert to Christianity.
Athenagoras' feast day is observed on 24 July in the Eastern Orthodox Church.[1]
History
In his writings he styles himself as "Athenagoras, the Athenian, Philosopher, and Christian". There is some evidence that he was a Platonist, as Alexander Wilder puts it: “Pantaenus, Athenagoras and Clement were thoroughly instructed in the Platonic philosophy, and comprehended its essential unity with the Oriental systems”.[2] A convert to Christianity, Athenagoras went to Alexandria and taught at what would become its celebrated Christian academy.[3]
Work and writings
Although his work appears to have been well-known a
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