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Image |
Name(s) |
Birth |
Death |
Role(s) |
Works |
Overview |
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c. 296 |
May 2/3, 373 |
Bishop of Alexandria |
On the Incarnation; Life of St. Anthony |
Opponent of Arianism, defender of Nicene Christology |
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St. Augustine of Hippo; Aurelius Augustine; "The Doctor of Grace" |
354 |
430 |
Bishop of Hippo, theologian |
City of God; Confessions; On Free Will; On the Trinity; Handbook on Faith, Hope
and Love |
Developed doctrines of grace, original sin, soul, Trinity, the
church. |
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Basil the Great |
c.330 |
c.379 |
Cappadocian father, monk, Bishop of Caesarea |
Philocalia; On the Holy Spirit; Against Eunomius |
Involved in Arian controversy. |
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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. |
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Gregory of Nazianzus |
329/30 |
389/90 |
Cappadocian father, monk, preacher |
Five Theological Orations |
Studied at Athens. Influenced outcome of Council of
Constantinople |
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Gregory of Nyssa |
c. 330 |
c. 395 |
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 |
Bishop of Antioch |
seven letters |
Wrote letters on his way to be matryred; opposed Docetism. |
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c. 140 |
c. 200 |
Bishop of Lyons |
Against Heresies |
Disciple of Polycarp. Developed idea of
"recapitulation." Writings were formative in the early development
of Christian theology. |
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Jerome |
c. 342 |
420 |
scholar, theologian |
Vulgate; Against Jovinian; Against Vigilantius; Commentaries |
Translated Bible into Latin |
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Justin Martyr |
c. 100 |
c. 165 |
apologist, philosopher |
Apology; Dialogue with Trypho the Jew |
Represents the first positive encounter between Christianity and
Greek philosophy. |
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Origen of Alexandria; Origenes Adamantius |
c. 185 |
c. 254 |
apologist, theologian, teacher |
Against Celsus; Commentaries; Homilies |
Taught universalism and preexistence of souls. |
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Tertullian |
160 |
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. Theology." |