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1. Athanasius

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   | V | 364–366 CE | Pressure from the Prefect Gorgonius | Egypt's interior |
   A frequent assertion by Athanasius during these times was that the world had "turned against him," with nearly all secular power endorsing Arian views. During his third exile, he famously retreated to the Egyptian monastic communities in the Western Desert, where he reportedly strengthened the tradition of the [ascetic life](/entries/ascetici…