Festal and Personal Letters, Personal Letters

Personal Letters

• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.1 — Letter to the Mareotis from Sardica, A.D. 343-4. Athanasius to the presbyters and deacons and the people of the Catholic Church in the Mareotis, brethren beloved and longed for, greeting in the Lord. The holy council…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.2 — To the Church of Alexandria on the same occasion. Athanasius to all the presbyters and deacons of the holy Catholic Church at Alexandria and the Parembola, brethren most beloved, greeting. In writing this I must…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.3 — Letter to Amun. Written before 354 A.D. All things made by God are beautiful and pure, for the Word of God has made nothing useless or impure. For ‘we are a sweet savour of Christ in them that are being saved,’ as…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.4 — Letter to Dracontius. Written A.D. 354 or 355. I am at a loss how to write. Am I to blame you for your refusal? or for having regard to the trials, and hiding for fear of the Jews? In any case, however it may be,…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.5 — First Letter to Lucifer. To our lord, and most beloved brother the Bishop and Confessor Lucifer. Athanasius greeting in the Lord. Being well in body by God’s favour, we have now sent our most beloved deacon Eutyches,…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.6 — Second Letter to Lucifer. To the most glorious lord and deservedly much-desired fellow-Bishop Lucifer, Athanasius greeting in the Lord. Although I believe that tidings have reached your holiness also of the…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.7 — First Letter to Monks. (Written 358-360). 1. To those in every place who are living a monastic life, who are established in the faith of God, and sanctified in Christ, and who say, ‘Behold, we have forsaken all, and…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.8 — Second Letter to Monks. Athanasius, Archbishop of Alexandria, to the Solitaries. Athanasius to those who practise a solitary life, and are settled in faith in God, most beloved brethren, greeting in the Lord. I thank…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.9 — To Serapion, concerning the death of Arius. Athanasius to Serapion, a brother and fellow-minister, health in the Lord. I have read the letters of your piety, in which you have requested me to make known to you the…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.10 — Letter to Rufinianus. To our lord, son, and most desired fellow-minister Rufinianus. Athanasius greeting in the Lord. You write what is proper for a beloved son to write to a father: accordingly, I embraced you when…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.11 — To the Emperor Jovian. Copy of a letter of the Emperor Jovian, sent to Athanasius, the most holy Archbishop of Alexandria. To the most religious and friend of God, Athanasius, Jovian. Admiring exceedingly the…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.12 — First Letter to Orsisius. ‘And having spent a few days there, he saith to the Abbat Theodorus: Since the Passover is nigh, visit the brethren after your manner; and as the Lord shall dispose me, I will do. And he…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.13 — Second Letter to Orsisius. ‘But the most holy Archbishop Athanasius, when he heard about our father Theodorus, was grieved, and sent this letter to the Abbat Orsisius and the brethren to console them for his decease,…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.14 — To Epictetus. To my Lord, beloved brother, and most-longed-for fellow-minister Epictetus, Athanasius greeting in the Lord. I thought that all vain talk of all heretics, many as they may be, had been stopped by the…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.15 — To Adelphius, Bishop and Confessor: against the Arians. We have read what your piety has written to us, and genuinely approve your piety toward Christ. And above all we glorify God, Who has given you such grace as…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.16 — Letter to Maximus. (Written about 371 A.D.). To our beloved and most truly longed-for son, Maximus, philosopher, Athanasius greeting in the Lord. Having read the letter now come from you, I approve your piety: but,…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.17 — To John and Antiochus. Athanasius to John and Antiochus, our beloved sons and fellow-presbyters in the Lord, greeting. I was glad to receive your letter just now, the more so as you wrote from Jerusalem. I thank you…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.18 — Letter to the Presbyter Palladius. To our beloved son Palladius, presbyter, Athanasius the Bishop greeting in the Lord. I was glad to receive also the letter written by you alone, the more so that you breathe…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.19 — To Diodorus (fragment). To my lord, son, and most beloved fellow-minister Diodorus [bishop of Tyre], Athanasius greeting in the Lord. I thank my Lord, Who is everywhere establishing His doctrine, and chiefly so by…vatican.va
• Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.20 — Memorandum. The above Collection of Letters is complete upon the principle stated in the Introduction (supr., p. 495). But one or two fragments have been excluded which may be specified here. (1.) Fragment of a…vatican.va