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Encyclical Letter

Encyclical Letter

St. Athanasius of Alexandria

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Nicene

The Encyclical Letter of 339 addressed to all Catholic bishops, describing the violent installation of the Arian Gregory at Alexandria and appealing for communion and support after Athanasius's expulsion.

Table of Contents

1Circular Letter 2§1. The whole Church affected by what has occurred.3Violent and Uncanonical Intrusion of Gregory 4Outrages which took place at the time of Gregory's arrival 5Outrages on Good Friday and Easter Day, 339 6Retirement of Athanasius, and tyranny of Gregory and Philagrius 7All the above illegalities were carried on in the interest of Arianism 8Appeal to the bishops of the whole Church to unite against Gregory