Bishop and Doctor of the Church Born: about 296 at Alexandria. Died: MAY 2, 373 Saint Athanasius was popularly known as the “the Great Champion of faith.”  He inherited this faith from his Christian parents. He has his mentor bishop Alexander from his native city. He made a constant progress in...

The author of the earliest and shortest gospel, Mark was a member of the first Christian community in Jerusalem.  Christians used his mother’s house there as a place of prayer during Peter’s imprisonment under Herod Agrippa 1 (see Acts 12.12). When Paul and Barnabas returned from Jerusalem, they took Mark...