# The Classics of Western Spirituality

Athanasius: The Life of Antony and the Letter to Marcellinus

Athanasius of Alexandria
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Athanasius (c. 295-373) Bishop of Alexandria, spiritual master and theologian, was a major figure of 4th-century Christendom. Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- The life and affairs of our holy father Antony -- A letter of Athanasius, our holy father, Archbishop of Alexandria, to Marcellinus on the interpretation of the Psalms.
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