Aristides the Athenian | |
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 Aristides the Athenian | |
| Apologist | |
| Born | Athens, Greece |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 31 August (Roman 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 Roman Catholicism and September 13 in Eastern Orthodoxy.[1]