Saint Athanasius of Jerusalem

Memorial

• 5 July

Profile

Deacon in Jerusalem. Denounced the heretic Theodosius who had deposed Saint Juvenal as bishop of Jerusalem. Arrested, scourged and martyred for his support of orthodoxy.

Died

• beheaded in 462

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Athanasius of Jerusalem”. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 August 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-athanasius-of-jerusalem/>