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Adamantius (Pseudo-Origen)
Adamantius was a 4th century Christian writer sometimes mistaken for Origen.
Adamantius was a 4th century Christian writer sometimes mistaken for Origen.
Ambrose
Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose, was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century.
Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose, was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century.
Anastasius Sinaita
Saint Anastasius Sinaïta or Anastasius of Sinai, also called Anastasios of Sinai, was a prolific and important seventh century Greek ecclesiastical writer, priest, monk, and abbot of...
Saint Anastasius Sinaïta or Anastasius of Sinai, also called Anastasios of Sinai, was a prolific and important seventh century Greek ecclesiastical writer, priest, monk, and abbot of...
Ante-Nicene Fathers
The Ante-Nicene Fathers, subtitled "The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325", is a collection of books in 10 volumes containing English translations of the majority of Early Christi...
The Ante-Nicene Fathers, subtitled "The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325", is a collection of books in 10 volumes containing English translations of the majority of Early Christi...
Apophthegmata Patrum
The Apophthegmata Patrum is the name given to various collections popularly known as of Sayings of the Desert Fathers, consisting of stories and sayings attributed to the Desert Fa...
The Apophthegmata Patrum is the name given to various collections popularly known as of Sayings of the Desert Fathers, consisting of stories and sayings attributed to the Desert Fa...
Apostolic Fathers
The Apostolic Fathers are a small number of Early Christian authors who lived and wrote in the second half of the first century and the first half of the second century.
The Apostolic Fathers are a small number of Early Christian authors who lived and wrote in the second half of the first century and the first half of the second century.
Apringius
Apringius of Beja was a sixth century Latin Church Father who wrote a commentary on the Book of Revelation.
Apringius of Beja was a sixth century Latin Church Father who wrote a commentary on the Book of Revelation.
Asceticon
The Asceticon by Abba Isaiah of Scetes is a diverse anthology of essays by an Egyptian Christian monk who left Scetes around 450 AD. Originally composed in Greek, the Asceticon consists ...
The Asceticon by Abba Isaiah of Scetes is a diverse anthology of essays by an Egyptian Christian monk who left Scetes around 450 AD. Originally composed in Greek, the Asceticon consists ...
Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria, also referred to as St. Athanasius the Great, St. Athanasius I of Alexandria, St Athanasius the Confessor and St Athanasius the Apostolic, was t...
Athanasius of Alexandria, also referred to as St. Athanasius the Great, St. Athanasius I of Alexandria, St Athanasius the Confessor and St Athanasius the Apostolic, was t...
Athenagoras of Athens
Athenagoras (Ἀθηναγόρας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος; ca.
Athenagoras (Ἀθηναγόρας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος; ca.
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo ( or ; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Ble...
Augustine of Hippo ( or ; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Ble...
Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor.
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor.
Caius (presbyter)
Caius, Presbyter of Rome (also known as Gaius) was a Christian author who lived and wrote towards the beginning of the 3rd century.
Caius, Presbyter of Rome (also known as Gaius) was a Christian author who lived and wrote towards the beginning of the 3rd century.
Cappadocian Fathers
The Cappadocian Fathers are Basil the Great, who was bishop of Caesarea; Basil's brother Gregory of Nyssa, who was bishop of Nyssa; and a close friend, Gregory of Nazianzus, who became Patriarch...
The Cappadocian Fathers are Basil the Great, who was bishop of Caesarea; Basil's brother Gregory of Nyssa, who was bishop of Nyssa; and a close friend, Gregory of Nazianzus, who became Patriarch...
Cassiodorus
Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator, commonly known as Cassiodorus, was a Roman statesman and writer, serving in the administration of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths.
Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator, commonly known as Cassiodorus, was a Roman statesman and writer, serving in the administration of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths.
Chromatius
Saint Chromatius (d. ca. 406/407) was a bishop of Aquileia.
Saint Chromatius (d. ca. 406/407) was a bishop of Aquileia.
Church Fathers
The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, Christian Fathers, or Fathers of the Church were early and influential theologians, eminent Christian teachers and great bishops.
The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, Christian Fathers, or Fathers of the Church were early and influential theologians, eminent Christian teachers and great bishops.
Clavis Patrum Graecorum
The Clavis Patrum Graecorum is a series of volumes published by Brepols of Turnhout in Belgium.
The Clavis Patrum Graecorum is a series of volumes published by Brepols of Turnhout in Belgium.
Clement of Alexandria
Titus Flavius Clemens (c.150 - c. 215), known as Clement of Alexandria, was a Christian theologian who taught at the Catechetical School of Alexandria.
Titus Flavius Clemens (c.150 - c. 215), known as Clement of Alexandria, was a Christian theologian who taught at the Catechetical School of Alexandria.
Commodian
Commodianus was a Christian Latin poet, who flourished about AD 250.
Commodianus was a Christian Latin poet, who flourished about AD 250.
Cyprian
Cyprian (Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus) (died September 14, 258) was bishop of Carthage and an important Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant.
Cyprian (Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus) (died September 14, 258) was bishop of Carthage and an important Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant.
Cyril of Alexandria
Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376 – 444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444.
Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376 – 444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444.
Cyril of Jerusalem
Cyril of Jerusalem was a distinguished theologian of the early Church.
Cyril of Jerusalem was a distinguished theologian of the early Church.
Desert Fathers
The Desert Fathers were hermits, ascetics, and monks who lived mainly in the Scetes desert of Egypt beginning around the third century AD. The most well known was Anthony the Great, who moved to...
The Desert Fathers were hermits, ascetics, and monks who lived mainly in the Scetes desert of Egypt beginning around the third century AD. The most well known was Anthony the Great, who moved to...
Didymus the Blind
Didymus the Blind was a Coptic Church theologian of Alexandria, whose famous Catechetical School he led for about half a century.
Didymus the Blind was a Coptic Church theologian of Alexandria, whose famous Catechetical School he led for about half a century.
Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth
Saint Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth lived about the year 171.
Saint Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth lived about the year 171.
Ephraim of Antioch
Ephraim of Antioch or of Amida (Εφραίμ ο Αντιοχείας, b. at Amida in Mesopotamia; d. in 545) was Patriarch of Antioch and a Church Father.
Ephraim of Antioch or of Amida (Εφραίμ ο Αντιοχείας, b. at Amida in Mesopotamia; d. in 545) was Patriarch of Antioch and a Church Father.
Ethiopic Collectio Monastica
The Ethiopic Collectio Monastica is a book that includes some original sayings of the Desert Fathers, and which is textually independent of the more well known Apophthegmata Patrum.
The Ethiopic Collectio Monastica is a book that includes some original sayings of the Desert Fathers, and which is textually independent of the more well known Apophthegmata Patrum.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea also called Eusebius Pamphili, was a Roman historian, exegete and Christian polemicist.
Eusebius of Caesarea also called Eusebius Pamphili, was a Roman historian, exegete and Christian polemicist.
Facundus of Hermiane
Facundus of Hermiane was a 6th-centuryChristian author, and Bishop of Hermiane in Africa.
Facundus of Hermiane was a 6th-centuryChristian author, and Bishop of Hermiane in Africa.
Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople.
Gregory of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople.
Hesychius of Jerusalem
Hesychius of Jerusalem was a Christian presbyter and exegete, probably of the fifth century.
Hesychius of Jerusalem was a Christian presbyter and exegete, probably of the fifth century.
Hippolytus of Rome
Hippolytus of Rome (170 – 235) was the most important 3rd-century theologian in the Christian Church in Rome, where he was probably born.
Hippolytus of Rome (170 – 235) was the most important 3rd-century theologian in the Christian Church in Rome, where he was probably born.
Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Antioch (, also known as Theophorus from Greek Θεοφόρος "God-bearer") (ca.
Ignatius of Antioch (, also known as Theophorus from Greek Θεοφόρος "God-bearer") (ca.
Isidore of Seville
Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (c.
Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (c.
Jerome
Saint Jerome (c.â¯347 – 30 September 420; (also Hierom or Jerom) (Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; ) was a Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian and historian, and who became a ...
Saint Jerome (c.â¯347 – 30 September 420; (also Hierom or Jerom) (Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; ) was a Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian and historian, and who became a ...
Joannicius the Great
Venerable Saint Joannicius the Great, in original Greek Ioannikios the Great (Όσιος Ιωαννίκιος ο Μέγας 752, village Marikat, Bithynia - † November 4, 846 in Antidium) - respected Byzantine...
Venerable Saint Joannicius the Great, in original Greek Ioannikios the Great (Όσιος Ιωαννίκιος ο Μέγας 752, village Marikat, Bithynia - † November 4, 846 in Antidium) - respected Byzantine...
John Climacus
Saint John Climacus ( c. 7th Century CE), also known as John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus and John Sinaites, was a 7th century Christian monk at the monastery on Mount Sinai.
Saint John Climacus ( c. 7th Century CE), also known as John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus and John Sinaites, was a 7th century Christian monk at the monastery on Mount Sinai.
John II, Bishop of Jerusalem
John II (c. 356 – 10 January 417) was bishop of Jerusalem from AD 387 to AD 417.
John II (c. 356 – 10 January 417) was bishop of Jerusalem from AD 387 to AD 417.
John of Damascus
Saint John of Damascus (Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي Yuḥannā Al Demashqi; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Δαμασκηνός Iōannēs ho Damaskēnos; Latin: Iohannes Damascenus; also known as John Damascene, ...
Saint John of Damascus (Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي Yuḥannā Al Demashqi; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Δαμασκηνός Iōannēs ho Damaskēnos; Latin: Iohannes Damascenus; also known as John Damascene, ...
Justin Martyr
Justin Martyr, also known as just Saint Justin, was an early Christian apologist, and is regarded as the foremost interpreter of the theory of the Logos in the 2nd century.
Justin Martyr, also known as just Saint Justin, was an early Christian apologist, and is regarded as the foremost interpreter of the theory of the Logos in the 2nd century.
Library of the Fathers
The Library of the Fathers, more properly A library of fathers of the holy Catholic church: anterior to the division of the East and West, was a series of around 50 volumes of the Church Fat...
The Library of the Fathers, more properly A library of fathers of the holy Catholic church: anterior to the division of the East and West, was a series of around 50 volumes of the Church Fat...
Malchion
Malchion, a Church Father and presbyter of Antioch during the reigns of Emperors Claudius II and Aurelian, was a well-known rhetorician most notable for his key role in the 272 deposition of the...
Malchion, a Church Father and presbyter of Antioch during the reigns of Emperors Claudius II and Aurelian, was a well-known rhetorician most notable for his key role in the 272 deposition of the...
Marcus Diadochus
Marcus Diadochus (Markos ho diadochos) was a Christian writer of the fourth century.
Marcus Diadochus (Markos ho diadochos) was a Christian writer of the fourth century.
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, usually known as the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, is a set of books containing translations of early Chri...
A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, usually known as the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, is a set of books containing translations of early Chri...
Nicetas of Remesiana
Saint Nicetas was Bishop of Remesiana, present-day Bela Palanka in the Pirot District of modern Serbia, but which was then in the Roman province of Dacia Mediterranea.
Saint Nicetas was Bishop of Remesiana, present-day Bela Palanka in the Pirot District of modern Serbia, but which was then in the Roman province of Dacia Mediterranea.
Origen
Origen, or Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian Alexandrian scholar and theologian, and one of the most distinguished writers of the early Church.
Origen, or Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian Alexandrian scholar and theologian, and one of the most distinguished writers of the early Church.
Origen's Philocalia
Origen's Philocalia is an anthology of Origen's texts, probably compiled by Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen.
Origen's Philocalia is an anthology of Origen's texts, probably compiled by Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen.
Papias of Hierapolis
Papias (Παπίας) (writing in the first third of the 2nd century) was a bishop of the early Church.
Papias (Παπίας) (writing in the first third of the 2nd century) was a bishop of the early Church.
Patristics
Patristics or Patrology is the study of Early Christian writers, known as the Church Fathers.
Patristics or Patrology is the study of Early Christian writers, known as the Church Fathers.
Peter Chrysologus
Peter Chrysologus (Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Χρυσολόγος, Petros Chrysologos meaning Peter the "golden-worded") (c.
Peter Chrysologus (Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Χρυσολόγος, Petros Chrysologos meaning Peter the "golden-worded") (c.
Pierius
Pierius was a Christian priest and probably head of the catechetical school of Alexandria, conjointly with Achillas.
Pierius was a Christian priest and probably head of the catechetical school of Alexandria, conjointly with Achillas.
Polycarp
Polycarp was a 2nd century Christian bishop of Smyrna.
Polycarp was a 2nd century Christian bishop of Smyrna.
Pope Clement I
Pope Clement I (fl. 96), also known as Saint Clement of Rome (in Latin, Clemens Romanus), is listed from an early date as a Bishop of Rome.
Pope Clement I (fl. 96), also known as Saint Clement of Rome (in Latin, Clemens Romanus), is listed from an early date as a Bishop of Rome.
Pope Leo I
Pope Leo I, also known as Leo the Great was the Bishop of Rome—the Pope—of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death on 10 November 461.
Pope Leo I, also known as Leo the Great was the Bishop of Rome—the Pope—of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death on 10 November 461.
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, also known as Pseudo-Denys, was a Christian theologian and philosopher of the late 5th to early 6th century, the author of the Corpus Areopagiticum.
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, also known as Pseudo-Denys, was a Christian theologian and philosopher of the late 5th to early 6th century, the author of the Corpus Areopagiticum.
Pseudo-Tertullian
Pseudo-Tertullian is the scholarly name for the unknown author of Adversus Omnes Haereses, an appendix to the work De praescriptionem haereticorum of Tertullian.
Pseudo-Tertullian is the scholarly name for the unknown author of Adversus Omnes Haereses, an appendix to the work De praescriptionem haereticorum of Tertullian.
Sabinus of Heraclea
Sabinus of Heraclea was bishop of Heraclea in Thrace, and a leader of the party and sect of Macedonius.
Sabinus of Heraclea was bishop of Heraclea in Thrace, and a leader of the party and sect of Macedonius.
Severus of Antioch
Severus, Patriarch of Antioch, born approximately 465 in Sozopolis in Pisidia, was by birth and education a pagan, who was baptized in the "precinct of the divine martyr Leontius" at Tripoli, Le...
Severus, Patriarch of Antioch, born approximately 465 in Sozopolis in Pisidia, was by birth and education a pagan, who was baptized in the "precinct of the divine martyr Leontius" at Tripoli, Le...
Studia patristica
The Studia Patristica is a peer reviewed academic book series established in 1957 devoted to the study of patristics, that is Christianity in the Classical Antiquity and Late Antiquity perio...
The Studia Patristica is a peer reviewed academic book series established in 1957 devoted to the study of patristics, that is Christianity in the Classical Antiquity and Late Antiquity perio...
Tertullian
Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, anglicised as Tertullian, was a prolific early Berber Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa.
Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, anglicised as Tertullian, was a prolific early Berber Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa.
Theodoret
Theodoret of Cyrus or Cyrrhus (Θεοδώρητος Κύρρου; c. 393 – c. 457) was an influential author, theologian, and Christian bishop of Cyrrhus, Syria (423-457).
Theodoret of Cyrus or Cyrrhus (Θεοδώρητος Κύρρου; c. 393 – c. 457) was an influential author, theologian, and Christian bishop of Cyrrhus, Syria (423-457).
Theognostus of Alexandria
Theognostus was a late 3rd century Alexandrian theologian.
Theognostus was a late 3rd century Alexandrian theologian.
Three Holy Hierarchs
The Three Holy Hierarchs (Greek: Οι Τρείς Ιεράρχες) of Eastern Christianity refers to Basil the Great (known as Basil of Caesarea), Gregory the Theologian (known as Gregory of Nazianzus) and...
The Three Holy Hierarchs (Greek: Οι Τρείς Ιεράρχες) of Eastern Christianity refers to Basil the Great (known as Basil of Caesarea), Gregory the Theologian (known as Gregory of Nazianzus) and...
Titus of Bostra
Titus of Bostra (Bosra, now in Syria) (died c.378) was a Christian theologian and bishop.
Titus of Bostra (Bosra, now in Syria) (died c.378) was a Christian theologian and bishop.
Tyrannius Rufinus
Tyrannius Rufinus or Rufinus of Aquileia was a monk, historian, and theologian.
Tyrannius Rufinus or Rufinus of Aquileia was a monk, historian, and theologian.
Verecundus of Junca
Verecundus was Bishop of Junca, in the African Province of Byzacena, in the middle of the sixth century.
Verecundus was Bishop of Junca, in the African Province of Byzacena, in the middle of the sixth century.
Victorinus of Pettau
Saint Victorinus of Poetovio (died 303 or 304) was a Catholic ecclesiastical writer who flourished about 270, and who was martyred during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian.
Saint Victorinus of Poetovio (died 303 or 304) was a Catholic ecclesiastical writer who flourished about 270, and who was martyred during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian.