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Body:	When did the Apostolic Fathers and Apologists live? Click to View Topical Selection Click to View Power Search Click to View Click to View History of Christianity Home Page with Power search Click to View When did the Apostolic Fathers and Apologists live? Click to View Who Date Comments Clement (Rome) d110 w81/101 Presbyter at Rome 80-98 Wrote: letter to the Corinthians Polycarp (Symrna) b69/70-d150/155 w130 Taught Irenaeus Was a disciple of John Didache w70-110 Didache means "Teaching" A reference book on moral precepts, instructions on organization of church communities, how to worship and contains the oldest prayer for communion, instructs on Baptism, fasting Athenagoras w177 Wrote: "Embassy for the Christians" and "Treatise on the Resurrection". Theophilus (Antioch) b120-d190 One of the bishops at Antioch Tatian w150-172 Born in Assyria. Became a Christian in Rome in 150 AD and was faithful till in 172 AD he became a Gnostic of the Encratite sect Barnabas w130 Not the Barnabas of the Bible Allegorical interpretation of the Old Testament Papias (Hierapolis) w115/140 Contemporary of Polycarp One of the bishops at Hierapolis Wrote: Fragments of Papias Mathetes 130-200 Wrote: The Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus Hermas (Rome) w140/150 Wrote the Shepherd of Hermas Justin Martyr (Rome) b100/105-d165 Born in Shechem, Samaria Philosopher, theologian, early apologist, martyr Convert to Christianity Irenaeus (Lyons France) b120/140-d200/202 w180 Born in Asia Minor Heard the preaching of Polycarp the disciple of John the Evangelist Appointed the bishop of Lyon (177) Clement of Alexandria Athens 150-215/216 wrote: 180-200 Born in Athens Greek theologian Converted from paganism Ordained a presbyter A teacher of Origen Tertullian Rome b155/160-d220 w200 Born in Carthage Converted to Christianity between 190 and 195 Became a presbyter of the Church (197) Zealous champion of Christianity Profoundly influences later Church fathers Embraced and became a leader of the Montanists (207?) a sect later declared heretical Eusebius (Caesarea) b260-d340 Born in Caesarea Origen Alexandria b185-d253/254 Born in Egypt A student of Clement presbyter allegorical method of scripture interpretation developed the idea of Christ as Logos or Incarnate Word Hippolytus Rome b170-d236 w200 Presbyter at Rome Cyprian Carthage b200-d253/258 w250 Convert to Christianity c. 245 Bishop of Carthage, 248 One of the most authoritative Fathers of the Church Involved in controversy over treatment of those who had left the Church, and those who were baptized by heretics: accepted the teaching of Rome. Ignatius (Antioch) w250-550 All scholars reject 1/2 of Ignatius' alleged writings a forgeries and say the 7 genuine letters were written in 110AD. Some scholars reject them all as forgeries that were written about 250AD Click to View More on the Ignatian forgeries. Athanasius Alexandria b293/296-d373 w325 Born in Alexandria Played a prominent role in the theological struggle in the Council of Nicea (325) Opposed Arius (256-336) who maintained that the Son was of a different substance from that of the Father, and was merely a creature Formulated the "homousian doctrine" that the Son of God is the same essence of substance of the Father Became bishop of Alexandria (328) Hilary Poitiers, France b300-d367/368 w350 Born in Poitiers Bishop of Poitiers Cyril of Jerusalem 315-387 w360 Bishop of Jerusalem in 351 Basil Caesarea Mazaca W370 b329/330-d379 Brother of Gregory of Nyssa and a friend of Gregory of Nazianzus Patriarch of Eastern monasticism Wrote a rule of the monastic way of life Founded the Basilian monks (360) Bishop of Caesarea (370). Didymus the Blind b313-d398 Born in Alexandria blinded at the age of 4 head of the Catechetical school at Alexandria Gregory of Nazianzus 330-389 w375 Bishop of Sasima (371) Took charge of the Nicene congregation of Constantinople where he delivered five discourses on the Trinity that earned him fame as "The Theologian" Gregory of Nyssa Neocaesarea 335-394 w375 Bishop of Milan (374) Fame is chiefly as a theologian Ephraim or Ephraem b306-d373 Born at Nisibis Ambrose Tier, West Germany 340?-397 w375 Bishop of Milan (374) Defended the churches of Milan against Arianism Friend of Monica, mother of Augustine, and finally brought Augustine into the Church Jerome Stridon, Yugoslavia 345?-419 w400 Biblical scholar Ordained a priest in 386 Secretary to Pope Damasus I in 382 Confronted many heresies, especially Pelagianism The Vulgate: translated the Bible from Hebrew and Greek into Latin, 383-384, in Rome John Chrysostom Antioch, Syria 349-407 w405 Ordained a priest in 386 Greatest orator of the early Church Patriarch of Constantinople in 398 Augustine Numidia, Algeria 354-430 w425 Son of Monica (332?-387) Born a pagan Converted in 387 and baptized by Ambrose Ordained a priest in 391 Bishop of Hippo (395) Ambrose b340-d397 w390 Bishop Of Milan 374 to 397 born either at Trier, Arles, or Lyons Cyril of Alexandria 376-444 Patriarch of Alexandria in 412 Leader of the Council of Ephesus, 431 Instrumental in condemning Nestorianism Theodoret b393-d457 w450 Bishop of Cyrus John Cassian Southern Gaul b360-d435 w425 A monk and ascetic writer who was first to introduce the rules of Eastern monasticism into the West Gregory I 540?-604 Prefect of Rome in 570 Became a monk in 575 Elected pope (r. 590-604) Enhanced prestige of the papacy Upheld Rome's traditional claims of church primacy over the patriarch of Constantinople Introduced liturgical reforms and Gregorian chant Extensive pastoral activity. John Damascene Damascus, Syria 675-749 Financial officer to Saracen caliph Resigned in 700 Entered a monastery and ordained a priest Opposed the Iconoclasts By Steve Rudd Click to View Click Your Choice Go To Start