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The Church Fathers, ... Aphrahat (c. 270 – c. 345 was a Syriac-Christian author of the 3rd century from the Adiabene region of Northern Mesopotamia, ...
4th century Ambrose of Milan [7] 397: one of the Four Great Doctors of the Western Church; strongly opposed Arianism: Ammonius of Alexandria [8] 3rd century Amphilochius of Iconium [2] [4] 403 or earlier Ananias of Shirak [4] [9] 685: wrote a work on Christmas and one on Easter: Anastasius of Sinai [2] [4] 7th century Andrew of Caesarea [2] 637 ...
Sabellianism – third century – the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three modes of the one God and not the three separate persons of the Trinity. Arianism – third to fourth century – Jesus, while not merely mortal, was not eternally divine and was of some lesser status than God the Father. [note 1]
Caius, Presbyter of Rome (also known as Gaius) was a Christian author who lived and wrote towards the beginning of the 3rd century. [1] Only fragments of his works are known, which are given in the collection entitled The Ante-Nicene Fathers.
Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Notes Persecution under Septimus Severus (202–210) begins: Irenaeus [1]: 130: Smyrna: 202: Lugdunum: Bishop of Lyons: Leonides of Alexandria [2]: 202
Montanus, self-proclaimed prophet and founder of Montanism, last quarter of 2nd century CE; Tertullian, church father, apologist, first Christian writer in Latin, later a Montanist 197~230; Hippolytus, church father, sometimes termed the first Antipope, reconciled with the church and died a martyr 217~236; Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, martyr ...
Theophilus of Antioch is the earliest Church father documented to have used the word "Trinity" to refer to God.. Debate exists as to whether the earliest Church Fathers in Christian history believed in the doctrine of the Trinity – the Christian doctrine that God the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ) and the Holy Spirit are three distinct persons sharing one homoousion (essence).
Novatian became a leading presbyter of the Roman Church, and one of the most noted personages in the Church of the 3rd century. [4] Saint Cyprian of Carthage later accused Novatian of striking his pregnant wife in the stomach and causing an abortion. [6]