Athanasian Creed - Athanasian Creed

Japanese: アタナシオス信条 - アタナシオスしんじょう

A creed widely used in the Western Church. The original text is in Latin. It is also called the Quicumque vult Creed because of the opening phrase "everyone who desires salvation." Since the 9th century, it has been named after Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, who fought against the Arian sect, and has been believed to have been written by Athanasius. However, the prevailing view today is that it was established in southern Gaul by the first half of the 5th century. It consists of about 40 concise sentences and has a different format from the Nicene Creed and the Apostles' Creed.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

西方教会で広く用いられる信条。原文はラテン語。冒頭の〈救いを望む者はだれも〉から〈クイクムクエ･ウルトQuicumque vult信条〉とも呼ばれる。9世紀以来，アリウス派と闘ったアレクサンドリア主教アタナシオスの名を冠して呼ばれ，アタナシオスの手になるものと信じられてきた。しかし今日では5世紀前半までにガリア南部で成立したとの見解が有力になっている。全体は40余りの簡潔な文から成り，〈ニカエア信条〉〈使徒信条〉とは形式を異にする。

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