Image |
Name(s) |
Birth |
Death |
Role(s) |
Works |
Overview |

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St. Athanasius |
c. 296
Alexandria, Egypt |
May 2/3, 373
Alexandria |
Bishop of Alexandria |
On the Incarnation; Life of St. Anthony |
Opponent of Arianism, defender of Nicene Christology; supporter of monasticism. |

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St. Augustine of Hippo; Aurelius Augustine; "The Doctor of Grace" |
354
Thagaste, N. Africa |
430
Hippo, N. Africa |
Bishop of Hippo, theologian |
City of God; Confessions; On Free Will; On the Trinity; Handbook on Faith, Hope and Love |
Developed orthodox doctrines of grace, original sin, soul, Trinity, the church. |

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Basil the Great |
c.330
Cappadocia |
c.379 |
Cappadocian father, monk, Bishop of Caesarea |
Philocalia; On the Holy Spirit; Against Eunomius |
Involved in Arian controversy. |

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St. Clement of Alexandria |
c. 150 |
c. 215 |
theologian; professor |
Exhortations; Teachings; Miscellanies |
Interpreted Christian teachings in the context of Greek philosophy. |

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St. Clement of Rome; Clement I; Pope St. Clement |
unknown |
c. 101 |
Bishop of Rome |
1 Clement |
Considered fourth Pope by Catholics; might be mentioned in Php. 4:3. Probable author of 1 Clement, a letter once considered for the NT canon. |

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Gregory of Nazianzus |
329/30
Nazianzus in Cappadocia |
389/90 |
Cappadocian father, monk, preacher |
Five Theological Orations |
Studied at Athens. Influenced outcome of Council of Constantinople (381) by his eloquent preaching. |

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Gregory of Nyssa |
c. 330
Cappadocia |
c. 395
Constantinople? |
Cappadocian father, Bishop of Nyssa, monk, preacher, theologian |
Against Eunomius, Against Apollinarius, Catechetical Oration; On Virginity |
Brother of St. Basil. Influenced by Platonism. |

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Ignatius of Antioch |
unknown |
c. 110
Rome, Italy |
Bishop of Antioch |
seven letters |
Wrote letters on his way to be matryred; opposed Docetism. |

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Irenaeus of Lyons |
c. 140 |
c. 200
France |
Bishop of Lyons |
Against Heresies |
Disciple of Polycarp. Developed idea of "recapitulation." Writings were formative in the early development of Christian theology. Against Heresies is a detailed description and refutation of Gnosticism. |

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Jerome |
c. 342
Slovenia |
420
Bethlehem |
scholar, theologian |
Vulgate; Against Jovinian; Against Vigilantius; Commentaries |
Translated Bible into Latin |

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Justin Martyr |
c. 100
Flavia Neapolis, Palestine [now Nabulus] |
c. 165
Rome, Italy
(feast: June 1) |
apologist, philosopher |
Apology; Dialogue with Trypho the Jew |
A convert from paganism and Greek philosopher, Justin represents the first positive encounter between Christianity and Greek philosophy. |

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Origen of Alexandria; Origenes Adamantius |
c. 185
Alexandria |
c. 254
Caeserea or Tyre |
apologist, theologian, teacher |
Against Celsus; Commentaries; Homilies |
Taught universalism and preexistence of souls. Views condemned by Council in 533. |

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Tertullian |
160
Carthage |
220 |
theologian, apologist |
Against Praxeas; Apology; On the Soul |
Coined theological terms such as trinity, person, substance; argued that faith and reason do not mix. "Father of Latin Theology." |