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Fasting: Athanasius on Fasting and the Incarnation - Illustration on incarnation | IllustrateTheWord

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Fasting: Athanasius on Fasting and the Incarnation

By Athanasius of AlexandriaSource: Athanasius of Alexandria - Festal Letters / On the Incarnation (Public Domain)185 words

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