About Athanassios; They Said: “Athanassios is the center around whom the Church revolved in the Nicene Age;” (Philip thav 1819-1893) “Athanassios is the greatest podium ever;” (Theodore, 393-460) “Athanassios is the corner stone of the Church of God;” (John of Damascus) “Athanassios endure persecution, he did not persecute anyone;” (Philip Thav) “When I praise Athanassios, I am praising virtue;” (St. Gregorius of Nizenze!) “Athanassios was higher than any (contemporary) in his works, and very humble in his mind and thoughts; “ (St. Gregorius of Nizenze!) “Athanassios learned to fight the wars of the Lord from his youth” (St. Bassellious the Great) “We envision Athanassios as a star in the heaven. For that reason, we can not realize his dimensions. His vast abilities amazed all his contemporaries.” (Dean Stanley, Anglican Historian, 1815-1881) “Athanassios has a heart of gold, covered by the mantle of the blessed Paul” (An Oxford Poet) “If you encounter an expression made by Athanassios, and can’t find paper to write it on, write it on your cloths.” (Fr. Kouzman, Sixth Century!) “If St. Athanassios did not defend the true Orthodox faith against the heresy of Arios, Christianity as we know it would have been finished in 325 AD.” (Author Unknown) “ We owe St. Athanassios a great debt of gratitude, if he did not come forward to defend the true Orthodox faith, we all would be followers of Arios today!” (Author Unknown) Some of St. Athanassios Famous Sayings: “The earth is small compared to heaven, so if we were the masters of everything here and decided to deny ourselves such thing, it is not equal to a single thing in the kingdom of heaven.” “Denying such things is like one who leaves behind a copper ‘Durham’ (coin) to gain a 100 gold ones.” “So if you leave behind a house or much gold, do not boast, and do not be sad either.” “What is the benefit in accumulating things that we can not take with us?” “Why don’t we work hard to gain the things that we can take with us? I mean: wisdom, giving, courage, love, mercy, faith, meekness, and the love for the strangers. These (virtues) shall precede us to the second life and will welcome us there.” About the Incarnation of the Word of God, he said: “The Son of God became man, to make us sons (and daughters) of God.” “When an evil person is beaten by a righteous king, his hands and feet are tied behind him, so that everyone that sees him mocks him and thereon no one is afraid of evil anymore. So, also death was defeated, the redeemer (savior) beat death (by his death) and mocked it on the Cross, and He tied its hands and feet, so that all who are in Christ can trample death and mock it, as a witness to Christ. And they mock death saying: O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? “The Son is like the Father, not only that, but He is not separable from the essence of the Father. He and the Father are one in essence, as the Son said: Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.” (John 14:11) “ As the sun and its glory are inseparable, so is the Father and the Son who is the glory of the Father”