Difference between revisions of "Ante-Nicene Fathers"
m (link) |
m (links) |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
*Mathetes, | *Mathetes, | ||
*[[Polycarp of Smyrna|Polycarp]], | *[[Polycarp of Smyrna|Polycarp]], | ||
| − | *Ignatius, | + | *[[Ignatius of Antioch|Ignatius]], |
*[[Apostle Barnabas]], | *[[Apostle Barnabas]], | ||
*[[Papias]], | *[[Papias]], | ||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
*[[Hermas]], | *[[Hermas]], | ||
*Tatian, | *Tatian, | ||
| − | *Theophilus, | + | *[[Theophilus of Antioch|Theophilus]], |
| − | *Athenagoras, | + | *[[Athenagoras]], |
| − | *Clement of Alexandria. | + | *[[Clement of Alexandria]]. |
'''The Third Century Fathers''' | '''The Third Century Fathers''' | ||
Revision as of 19:33, October 27, 2009
This article or section needs to be rewritten to conform to standard encyclopedic style. Specific recommendations may be found on the talk page. You can help OrthodoxWiki by editing it.
The Ante-Nicene Fathers are a collection of extant writings of the Church Fathers, from the Apostolic fathers up to the date of the first General Council that was held at Nice in 325AD. The only exception to this rule, are the writings of Origen.
List of Ante-Nicene Fathers
The Apostolic Fathers:
- Clement of Rome,
- Mathetes,
- Polycarp,
- Ignatius,
- Apostle Barnabas,
- Papias,
- Justin Martyr,
- Irenaeus.
The Second Century Fathers
- Hermas,
- Tatian,
- Theophilus,
- Athenagoras,
- Clement of Alexandria.
The Third Century Fathers
- Tertullian;
- Minucius Felix;
- Commodian;
- Origen
- Hippolytus;
- Cyprian;
- Caius;
- Novatian;
- Gregory the Wonderworker;
- Dinoysius the Great;
- Julius Africanus;
- Anatolius
Minor Writers;
- Methodius and Arnobius
The Fourth Century fathers
- Lactantius,
- Venantius,
- Asterius,
- Victorinus,
- Dionysius
