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Church Fathers who wrote in Latin are called the Latin (Church) Fathers. Tertullian (c.155–c.240 AD), who was converted to Christianity before 197, was a prolific writer of apologetic, theological, controversial and ascetic works. [103]
The Apostolic Fathers, also known as the Ante-Nicene Fathers, were core Christian theologians among the Church Fathers who lived in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD who are believed to have personally known some of the Twelve Apostles or to have been significantly influenced by them. [1]
Early Church Fathers Writings Ante Nicene, Nicene and Post Nicene Fathers; Writings from the church fathers at www.goarch.com. Archived 2008-09-22 at the Wayback Machine; The Fathers of the Church: A New Translation, by Dr. Roy Joseph Deferrari and Dr. Ludwig Schopp. Works hosted at the Internet Archive
The Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325 (abbreviated ANF) [1] is a collection of books in 10 volumes (one volume is indexes) containing English translations of the majority of Early Christian writings. [2] The period covers the beginning of Christianity until the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First ...
The Church Fathers are generally divided into the Ante-Nicene Fathers, those who lived and wrote before the Council of Nicaea (325) and the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, those who lived and wrote after 325. Also, the division of the Fathers into Greek and Latin writers is also common.
A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, usually known as the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers (NPNF), is a set of books containing translations of early Christian writings into English. [1] It was published between 1886 and 1900.
Doctor of the Church: Jacob of Serugh [9] [16] [20] 521: a.k.a. Mar Jacob Jerome: 420: one of the Four Great Doctors of the Western Church: John Cassian [2] [20] 435 John Chrysostom: 407: one of the Four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church and one of the Three Holy Hierarchs: John Climacus [20] 649 John of Damascus: 749
Clement, like many pre-Nicene church fathers, writes favourably about Euhemerus and other rationalist philosophers, on the grounds that they at least saw the flaws in paganism. However, his greatest praise is reserved for Plato, whose apophatic views of God prefigure Christianity.