Events from 373

Death of St. Athanasius - champion of orthodoxy, preserved true faith against Arian emperors

Augustine joins Manichaean sect - attracted by their claim to pure reason and explanation of evil, remains 'hearer' for nine years

Death of St. Athanasius - exiled five times for defending Christ's divinity, wrote 'On the Incarnation' and 'Life of Antony'

Death of St. Ephrem the Syrian - Doctor of the Church, wrote over 400 hymns combating heresies through song