Aristides of Athens

This article is about the Christian Greek author. For the Athenian commander, see Aristides. For the Greek orator, see Aelius Aristides.
Aristides the Athenian
Aristides the Athenian
Apologist
Bornunknown
Athens, Achaea, Roman Empire
Died133-134
Athens, Achaea, Roman Empire
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast31 August (Catholic Church)
13 September (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Aristides the Athenian (also Saint Aristides or Marcianus Aristides; Greek: Ἀριστείδης Μαρκιανός) was a 2nd-century Christian Greek author who is primarily known as the author of the Apology of Aristides. His feast day is August 31 in Catholic Church and September 13 in Eastern Orthodox Church.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.