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The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, ... (c. 293 – 373) was a theologian, Pope of Alexandria, and a noted Egyptian leader of the 4th century.
According to Acts, the early church was led by the Apostles, foremost among them Peter and John. When Peter left Jerusalem after Herod Agrippa I tried to kill him, James, brother of Jesus appears as the leader of the Jerusalem church. [47] Clement of Alexandria (c. 150–215 AD) called him Bishop of Jerusalem. [47]
The Church Fathers are the early and influential Christian theologians and writers, particularly those of the first five centuries of Christian history. The earliest Church Fathers, within two generations of the Twelve Apostles of Christ, are usually called Apostolic Fathers for
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
Apparently, the leaders of the early church disagreed as to whether the Gentile Christians should be subject to certain conditions and if so, which ones. The different approaches of the missionaries called into question the leadership role and identity of the early church and threatened the unity of early Christianity as a whole.
Caius, Presbyter of Rome (early 3rd century) Hippolytus of Rome (c. 170 – c. 236) [3] Origen of Alexandria (c. 184 – 254) Sabellius (fl. c. 215) Cyprian (c. 200 – c. 258) Novatian (c. 200 – 258) Paul of Samosata (c. 200 – c. 275) Dionysius of Alexandria (died 265) Gregory Thaumaturgus (c. 213 – c. 270) Methodius of Olympus (died c. 311)
Jerome praised her humility and service, securing her legacy as a saint and pioneer of nursing in the Catholic Church. [45] [46] Faltonia Betitia Proba (Christian Poet) fl. 362 CE: Rome: A Roman aristocrat and early Christian poet, is known for her Cento Vergilianus de laudibus Christi, which restructured Virgilian verses
Dionysius, patriarch of Alexandria, pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church 248~264; Paul of Samosata, bishop of Antioch, adoptionist, condemned at 269 Council of Antioch; Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 297~373, patriarch of Alexandria, defender of the Trinitarian doctrine; Donatus Magnus, bishop of Carthage, (+355), leader of the Donatists from 313