Christian Understanding of Trinity3
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TRINITY : M. M. NINAN<br />
1. What do we believe?<br />
The detailed statement <strong>of</strong> Trinitarian understanding <strong>of</strong> the church<br />
is given by the Athanasian Creed. This is given below: The latin<br />
name is Quicumque vult which translates as “Whosoever<br />
wishes." Which is the starting phrase <strong>of</strong> the statement.<br />
Athanasian Creed was ascribed to St. Athanasius, Archbishop<br />
<strong>of</strong> Alexandria, who lived in the 4th century though it may have<br />
been <strong>of</strong> later origin. Athanasius <strong>of</strong> Alexandria (293 – 373 AD)<br />
is also known as St Athanasius the Great, Pope Athanasius I<br />
<strong>of</strong> Alexandria, and St Athanasius the Apostolic. The creed<br />
was attributed to Athanasius as a sign <strong>of</strong> its intense orthodoxy <strong>of</strong><br />
Trinitarian belief. The oldest surviving manuscripts <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Athanasian creed date from the late 8th century.<br />
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