08 Works, Today, July 5th, is the Saint Athanasius’ day, his story in art #186

St Athanasios of Athos. Fresco, 1547, Dionysiou Monastery (1)
Unknown artist, Greek Icon
St Athanasios, c. 1547
Fresco
Dionysiou Monastery

Athanasius the Athonite (c. 920 — c. 1003), also called Athanasios of Trebizond, was a Byzantine monk who founded the monastic community on Mount Athos, which has since evolved into the greatest centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism…

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