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|Adrian the monk of Antioch||&nbsp;||wrote a manual on the Antiochene method of Scriptural exegesis<ref name="OCE">{{Citation
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|Adrian the monk of Antioch||&nbsp;||wrote a manual on the Antiochene method of Scriptural exegesis
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  | year = 1909
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  | volume = I
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|[[Alexander of Alexandria]]<ref name="AI">{{Citation
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|[[Alexander of Alexandria]]||326||&nbsp;
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|[[Alexander of Lycopolis]]||4th century||&nbsp;
|[[Alexander of Lycopolis]]||4th century||&nbsp;
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|[[Ambrose of Milan]]||397||one of the [[Doctor of the Church|Four Great Doctors of the Western Church]]; strongly opposed [[Arianism]]
|[[Ambrose of Milan]]||397||one of the [[Doctor of the Church|Four Great Doctors of the Western Church]]; strongly opposed [[Arianism]]
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|[[Amphilochius of Iconium]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="AI" />||before 403||&nbsp;
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|[[Amphilochius of Iconium]]||before 403||&nbsp;
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|Ananias of Shirak<ref name="AI" /><ref name="PR">{{Citation
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|Ananias of Shirak||7th century||wrote a work on [[Christmas]] and one on [[Easter]]
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|[[Anastasius Sinaita]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="AI" />||7th century||&nbsp;
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|[[Anastasius Sinaita]]||7th century||&nbsp;
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|[[Andrew of Caesarea]]<ref name="OCE" />||6th century||commented on the ''[[Book of Revelation|Apocalypse]]''
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|[[Andrew of Caesarea]]||6th century||commented on the ''[[Book of Revelation|Apocalypse]]''
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|[[Andrew of Crete]]<ref name="AI" />||8th century||author of the 250-strophe ''Great Canon''
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|[[Andrew of Crete]]||8th century||author of the 250-strophe ''Great Canon''
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|[[Anthony the Great]]<ref name="OCE" />||356||&nbsp;
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|[[Anthony the Great]]||356||&nbsp;
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|[[Aphraates]]||367||[[Mesopotamia]]n bishop who authored 23 homilies<ref name="OCE" />
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|[[Aphraates]]||367||[[Mesopotamia]]n bishop who authored 23 homilies
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|[[Apollinaris of Laodicea]]||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|[[Apollinaris of Laodicea]]||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|Archelaus||&nbsp;|| wrote against [[Manichaeism]]
|Archelaus||&nbsp;|| wrote against [[Manichaeism]]
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|[[Aristides the Athenian]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="AI" />||134||&nbsp;
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|[[Aristides the Athenian]]||134||&nbsp;
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|[[Aristo of Pella]]<ref name="OCE" />||2nd century||&nbsp;
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|[[Aristo of Pella]]||2nd century||&nbsp;
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|[[Arnobius]]<ref name="OCE" />||330||author of  ''Against the Heathen''
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|[[Arnobius]]||330||author of  ''Against the Heathen''
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|[[Arsenius the Great]]||445||&nbsp;
|[[Arsenius the Great]]||445||&nbsp;
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|Aspringius of Beja||&nbsp;||commented on the ''[[Book of Revelation|Apocalypse]]''<ref name="ACCR">{{Citation
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|Aspringius of Beja||&nbsp;||commented on the ''[[Book of Revelation|Apocalypse]]''
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|Asterius of Amasea<ref name="AI" />||405||wrote sermons on morality including topics like [[divorce]] and covetousness, and the parables of Jesus Christ
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|Asterius of Amasea||405||wrote sermons on morality including topics like [[divorce]] and covetousness, and the parables of Jesus Christ
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|[[Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria|Athanasius]]||373||one of the [[Doctor of the Church|Four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church]]
|[[Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria|Athanasius]]||373||one of the [[Doctor of the Church|Four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church]]
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|[[Athenagoras of Athens]]<ref name="OCE" />||190||wrote in defense of the resurrection of the dead<ref name="AI" />
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|[[Athenagoras of Athens]]||190||wrote in defense of the resurrection of the dead<ref name="AI" />
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|[[Archbishop Atticus of Constantinople|Atticus]]<ref name="OCE" />||420s||&nbsp;
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|[[Archbishop Atticus of Constantinople|Atticus]]||420s||&nbsp;
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|[[Augustine of Hippo]]||430||one of the [[Doctor of the Church|Four Great Doctors of the Western Church]] (''Doctor Gratiae'')
|[[Augustine of Hippo]]||430||one of the [[Doctor of the Church|Four Great Doctors of the Western Church]] (''Doctor Gratiae'')
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|[[Aurelius Prudentius]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="AI" />||early 5th century||commented on the ''[[Psalms]]''<ref name="PS5">{{Citation
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|[[Aurelius Prudentius]]||early 5th century||commented on the ''[[Psalms]]''
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|[[Ausonius]]||395||&nbsp;
|[[Ausonius]]||395||&nbsp;
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|[[Avitus of Vienne]]<ref name="OCE" />||523||author of the five-book poem ''De spiritualis historiae gestis;'' converted King Sigismund; combated [[Arianism]]
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|[[Avitus of Vienne]]||523||author of the five-book poem ''De spiritualis historiae gestis;'' converted King Sigismund; combated [[Arianism]]
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|[[Barnabas]]<ref name="AI" />||61||&nbsp;
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|[[Barnabas]]||61||&nbsp;
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|[[Basil of Caesarea|Basil the Great of Caesarea]]||379||one of the [[Doctor of the Church|Four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church]] and one of the [[Three Holy Hierarchs]]; father of monachism
|[[Basil of Caesarea|Basil the Great of Caesarea]]||379||one of the [[Doctor of the Church|Four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church]] and one of the [[Three Holy Hierarchs]]; father of monachism
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|[[Bede]]<ref name="OCE" />||735||[[Doctor of the Church]] and author of ''[[Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum|Ecclesiastical History of the English People]]''
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|[[Bede]]||735||[[Doctor of the Church]] and author of ''[[Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum|Ecclesiastical History of the English People]]''
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|[[Benedict of Nursia]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="AI" />||547||best known for the [[Rule of St Benedict]]
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|[[Benedict of Nursia]]||547||best known for the [[Rule of St Benedict]]
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|[[Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius|Boethius]]<ref name="AI" />||520s||author of ''[[Consolation of Philosophy]]''
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|[[Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius|Boethius]]||520s||author of ''[[Consolation of Philosophy]]''
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|Braulio of Saragossa||651||commented on the ''[[Psalms]]''<ref name="PS5" />
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|Braulio of Saragossa||651||commented on the ''[[Psalms]]''
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|[[Caesarius of Arles]]<ref name="OCE" />||542||commented on the [[Book of Revelation|Apocalypse]]
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|[[Caesarius of Arles]]||542||commented on the [[Book of Revelation|Apocalypse]]
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|[[Caius (presbyter)|Caius]]||3rd century||&nbsp;
|[[Caius (presbyter)|Caius]]||3rd century||&nbsp;
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|[[Cassiodorus]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="AI" />||585||&nbsp;
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|[[Cassiodorus]]||585||&nbsp;
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|[[Chromatius]]<ref name="AI" />||407||wrote sermons on the ''[[Gospel of Matthew]]''
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|[[Chromatius]]||407||wrote sermons on the ''[[Gospel of Matthew]]''
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|[[Clement of Alexandria]]||210s||&nbsp;
|[[Clement of Alexandria]]||210s||&nbsp;
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|[[Pope Clement I]]||101||&nbsp;
|[[Pope Clement I]]||101||&nbsp;
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|[[Coelius Sedulius]]<ref name="OCE" />||5th century||&nbsp;
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|[[Coelius Sedulius]]||5th century||&nbsp;
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|[[Columba|Columba of Iona]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="AI" />||597||&nbsp;
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|[[Columba|Columba of Iona]]||597||&nbsp;
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|[[Commodianus]]||3rd century||&nbsp;
|[[Commodianus]]||3rd century||&nbsp;
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|[[Cyprian|Cyprian of Carthage]]<ref name="OCE" />||258||&nbsp;
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|[[Cyprian|Cyprian of Carthage]]||258||&nbsp;
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|[[Cyril of Alexandria]]||444||[[Doctor of the Church]] (''Doctor Incarnationis'') combated the [[Nestorianism|Nestorian]] heresy
|[[Cyril of Alexandria]]||444||[[Doctor of the Church]] (''Doctor Incarnationis'') combated the [[Nestorianism|Nestorian]] heresy
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|[[Cyril of Jerusalem]]||386||[[Doctor of the Church]] who wrote thorough instructions to catechumens and baptized Christians<ref name="OCE" />
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|[[Cyril of Jerusalem]]||386||[[Doctor of the Church]] who wrote thorough instructions to catechumens and baptized Christians
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|[[Pope Damasus I]]||384||&nbsp;
|[[Pope Damasus I]]||384||&nbsp;
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|[[Didymus the Blind]]<ref name="OCE" />||398||teacher of [[Jerome]] and [[Tyrannius Rufinus|Rufinus]]; follower of [[Origen of Alexandria|Origen]]; opponent of [[Arianism]] and the [[Macedonians (religious group)|Macedonian heresy]]; works condemned at the [[Second Council of Constantinople|Fifth Ecumenical Council]] and the [[Third Council of Constantinople|Sixth Ecumenical Council]]
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|[[Didymus the Blind]]||398||teacher of [[Jerome]] and [[Tyrannius Rufinus|Rufinus]]; follower of [[Origen of Alexandria|Origen]]; opponent of [[Arianism]] and the [[Macedonians (religious group)|Macedonian heresy]]; works condemned at the [[Second Council of Constantinople|Fifth Ecumenical Council]] and the [[Third Council of Constantinople|Sixth Ecumenical Council]]
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|[[Diodore of Tarsus]]<ref name="OCE" />||390||&nbsp;
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|[[Diodore of Tarsus]]||390||&nbsp;
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|[[Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth|Dionysius of Corinth]]<ref name="OCE" />||2nd century||&nbsp;
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|[[Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth|Dionysius of Corinth]]||2nd century||&nbsp;
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|[[Pope Dionysius|Pope Dionysius of Rome]]<ref name="OCE" />||268||combated [[Sabellianism]]
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|[[Pope Dionysius|Pope Dionysius of Rome]]||268||combated [[Sabellianism]]
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|[[Dionysius the Areopagite]]||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|[[Dionysius the Areopagite]]||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|[[Epiphanius of Salamis]]||403||friend of [[Jerome]] who strongly opposed [[Origen of Alexandria|Origenism]] and wrote a history of heresies
|[[Epiphanius of Salamis]]||403||friend of [[Jerome]] who strongly opposed [[Origen of Alexandria|Origenism]] and wrote a history of heresies
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|[[Eucherius of Lyon]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="AI" />||449||&nbsp;
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|[[Eucherius of Lyon]]||449||&nbsp;
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|[[Eugippius]]<ref name="PR" />||6th century||&nbsp;
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|[[Eugippius]]||6th century||&nbsp;
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|[[Eusebius of Caesarea]]||339||&nbsp;
|[[Eusebius of Caesarea]]||339||&nbsp;
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|[[Eusebius of Emesa]]||360||commented on ''[[Book of Genesis|Genesis]]''<ref name="ACCG">{{Citation
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|[[Eusebius of Emesa]]||360||commented on ''[[Book of Genesis|Genesis]]''
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|[[Eusebius of Vercelli]]<ref name="OCE" />||371||&nbsp;
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|[[Eusebius of Vercelli]]||371||&nbsp;
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|[[Firmilian]]<ref name="OCE" />||269||&nbsp;
|[[Firmilian]]<ref name="OCE" />||269||&nbsp;
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|[[Fulgentius of Ruspe]]||6th century||&nbsp;
|[[Fulgentius of Ruspe]]||6th century||&nbsp;
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|[[Gaius Marius Victorinus]]||4th century||combated [[Arianism]]<ref name="OCE" />
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|[[Gaius Marius Victorinus]]||4th century||combated [[Arianism]]
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|[[Gennadius of Massilia]]<ref name="OCE" />||496||&nbsp;
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|[[Gennadius of Massilia]]||496||&nbsp;
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|[[Pope Gregory I|Pope Gregory I the Great]]||604||one of the [[Doctor of the Church|Four Great Doctors of the Western Church]] and author of ''Dialogues''
|[[Pope Gregory I|Pope Gregory I the Great]]||604||one of the [[Doctor of the Church|Four Great Doctors of the Western Church]] and author of ''Dialogues''
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|[[Gregory of Nyssa]]||394||&nbsp;
|[[Gregory of Nyssa]]||394||&nbsp;
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|[[Gregory of Tours]]<ref name="AI" />||594||&nbsp;
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|[[Gregory of Tours]]||594||&nbsp;
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|[[Gregory Thaumaturgus]]||270||&nbsp;
|[[Gregory Thaumaturgus]]||270||&nbsp;
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|[[Hegesippus (chronicler)|Hegesippus of Palestine]]<ref name="OCE" />||180||a [[Who is a Jew?|Jewish]] convert who combated [[Gnosticism]] and [[Marcionism]]
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|[[Hegesippus (chronicler)|Hegesippus of Palestine]]||180||a [[Who is a Jew?|Jewish]] convert who combated [[Gnosticism]] and [[Marcionism]]
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|[[Hermias (apologist)|Hermias]]<ref name="AI" />||3rd century||&nbsp;
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|[[Hermias (apologist)|Hermias]]||3rd century||&nbsp;
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|[[Hesychius of Jerusalem]]||5th century||&nbsp;
|[[Hesychius of Jerusalem]]||5th century||&nbsp;
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|[[Hilary of Poitiers]]||367||[[Doctor of the Church]]
|[[Hilary of Poitiers]]||367||[[Doctor of the Church]]
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|[[Hippolytus of Rome]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="AI" />||235||&nbsp;
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|[[Hippolytus of Rome]]||235||&nbsp;
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|[[Ignatius of Antioch]]||107||&nbsp;
|[[Ignatius of Antioch]]||107||&nbsp;
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|[[Irenaeus]]||end of 2nd or beginning of 3rd century||&nbsp;
|[[Irenaeus]]||end of 2nd or beginning of 3rd century||&nbsp;
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|[[Isaac of Nineveh]]||700||ascetic author of many spiritual homilies who commented on the ''[[Psalms]]''<ref name="PS5" /> and contributed significantly to Syrian piety; was not Christologically [[Nestorianism|Nestorian]]<ref name="ION">{{Citation
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|[[Isaac of Nineveh]]||700||ascetic author of many spiritual homilies who commented on the ''[[Psalms]]'' and contributed significantly to Syrian piety; was not Christologically [[Nestorianism|Nestorian]]
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|Isho’dad of Mery||&nbsp;||commented on the ''[[Book of Job]]''
|Isho’dad of Mery||&nbsp;||commented on the ''[[Book of Job]]''
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|[[Isidore of Pelusium]]||449||author of 2000 letters dealing primarily with allegorical exegesis<ref name="OCE" />
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|[[Isidore of Pelusium]]||449||author of 2000 letters dealing primarily with allegorical exegesis
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|[[Isidore of Seville]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="AI" />||636||[[Doctor of the Church]]
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|[[Isidore of Seville]]||636||[[Doctor of the Church]]
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|[[Jacob of Serugh]]<ref name="PR" /><ref name="PS5" /><ref name="JP">{{Citation
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|[[Jacob of Serugh]]||521||a.k.a. Mar Jacob
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|[[Jerome]]||420||one of the [[Doctor of the Church|Four Great Doctors of the Western Church]]
|[[Jerome]]||420||one of the [[Doctor of the Church|Four Great Doctors of the Western Church]]
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|[[John Cassian]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="JP" />||435||&nbsp;
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|[[John Cassian]]||435||&nbsp;
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|[[John Chrysostom]]||407||one of the [[Doctor of the Church|Four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church]] and one of the [[Three Holy Hierarchs]]
|[[John Chrysostom]]||407||one of the [[Doctor of the Church|Four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church]] and one of the [[Three Holy Hierarchs]]
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|[[John Climacus]]<ref name="JP" />||606||&nbsp;
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|[[John Climacus]]||606||&nbsp;
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|[[John of Damascus]]||749||[[Doctor of the Church]] and author of ''An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith'' and ascetic and exegetical writings and hymns; [[Peter Lombard]] based his ''[[Sentences|Four Books of Sentences]]'' on the works of John of Damascus and [[Thomas Aquinas]] based his ''[[Summa Theologica]]'' on Peter Lombard’s ''Sentences''
|[[John of Damascus]]||749||[[Doctor of the Church]] and author of ''An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith'' and ascetic and exegetical writings and hymns; [[Peter Lombard]] based his ''[[Sentences|Four Books of Sentences]]'' on the works of John of Damascus and [[Thomas Aquinas]] based his ''[[Summa Theologica]]'' on Peter Lombard’s ''Sentences''
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|[[Julianus Pomerius]]<ref name="OCE" />||&nbsp;||author of  ''De Vita Contemplativa'' concerning Christian sanctity
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|[[Julianus Pomerius]]||&nbsp;||author of  ''De Vita Contemplativa'' concerning Christian sanctity
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|[[Julius Firmicus Maternus]]||4th century||&nbsp;
|[[Julius Firmicus Maternus]]||4th century||&nbsp;
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|[[Justin Martyr]]||165||&nbsp;
|[[Justin Martyr]]||165||&nbsp;
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|[[Juvencus]]<ref name="OCE" />||4th century||&nbsp;
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|[[Lactantius]]||320||&nbsp;
|[[Lactantius]]||320||&nbsp;
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|[[Pope Leo I|Pope Leo I the Great]]||461||[[Doctor of the Church]]
|[[Pope Leo I|Pope Leo I the Great]]||461||[[Doctor of the Church]]
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|[[Leontius (writer)|Leontius of Byzantium]]<ref name="OCE" />||543||&nbsp;
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|[[Leontius (writer)|Leontius of Byzantium]]||543||&nbsp;
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|[[Lucian of Antioch]]<ref name="OCE" />||312||&nbsp;
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|[[Lucian of Antioch]]||312||&nbsp;
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|[[Saint Lucifer|Lucifer]]<ref name="OCE" />||370||combated [[Arianism]] and defended [[Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria|Athanasius]] at the Council of Milan in 354
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|[[Saint Lucifer|Lucifer]]||370||combated [[Arianism]] and defended [[Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria|Athanasius]] at the Council of Milan in 354
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|[[Macarius of Alexandria]]<ref name="JP" />||395||&nbsp;
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|[[Macarius of Alexandria]]||395||&nbsp;
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|[[Macarius of Egypt]]<ref name="JP" />||391||&nbsp;
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|[[Macarius of Egypt]]||391||&nbsp;
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|[[Malchion]]||&nbsp;||played key role in the deposition of [[Paul of Samosata]]
|[[Malchion]]||&nbsp;||played key role in the deposition of [[Paul of Samosata]]
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|[[Marcus Minucius Felix]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="JP" />||&nbsp;||author of ''Octavianus''
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|[[Marcus Minucius Felix]]||&nbsp;||author of ''Octavianus''
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|[[Marius Mercator]]||451||made a compilation on [[Nestorianism]] and another on [[Pelagianism]]<ref name="OCE" />
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|[[Marius Mercator]]||451||made a compilation on [[Nestorianism]] and another on [[Pelagianism]]
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|Martin of Bruga||4th century||commented on the ''[[Psalms]]''<ref name="PS5" />
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|Martin of Bruga||4th century||commented on the ''[[Psalms]]''
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|[[Martin of Tours]]<ref name="JP" />||397||&nbsp;
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|[[Martin of Tours]]||397||&nbsp;
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|[[Epistle to Diognetus|Mathetes]]||&nbsp;|| author of an ''Epistle to Diognetus''
|[[Epistle to Diognetus|Mathetes]]||&nbsp;|| author of an ''Epistle to Diognetus''
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|[[Maximus of Turin]]<ref name="OCE" />||465||&nbsp;
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|[[Maximus of Turin]]||465||&nbsp;
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|[[Maximus the Confessor]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="JP" />||662||&nbsp;
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|[[Maximus the Confessor]]||662||&nbsp;
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|[[Meletius of Antioch]]<ref name="JP" />||381||&nbsp;
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|[[Meletius of Antioch]]||381||&nbsp;
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|[[Melito of Sardis]]||180||author of an important sermon called ''On Pascha'' about the [[Resurrection appearances of Jesus|Resurrection of Jesus Christ]]
|[[Melito of Sardis]]||180||author of an important sermon called ''On Pascha'' about the [[Resurrection appearances of Jesus|Resurrection of Jesus Christ]]
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|[[Methodius of Olympus]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="JP" />||311||combated [[Origen of Alexandria|Origenism]]
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|[[Methodius of Olympus]]||311||combated [[Origen of Alexandria|Origenism]]
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|[[Moses of Chorene]]||490||author of ''A History of Armenia''
|[[Moses of Chorene]]||490||author of ''A History of Armenia''
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|[[Oecumenius]]||6th century|| author of the first extant [[Greek language|Greek]] commentary on the ''[[Book of Revelation|Apocalypse]]''<ref name="ACCR" />
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|[[Saint Optatus|Optatus]]||4th century||combated [[Donatism]]<ref name="OCE" />
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|[[Origen of Alexandria]]||254||posthumously anathematized at [[Second Council of Constantinople|Fifth Ecumenical Council]] (533)
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|[[Orosius]]<ref name="OCE" />||420||&nbsp;
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|[[Pachomius]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="JP" />||348||Father of Christian cenobitic monasticism
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|[[Pacian|Pacian of Barcelona]]<ref name="JP" />||391||combated [[Novatianism]]
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|[[Palladius|Palladius of Helenopolis]]<ref name="OCE" /><ref name="JP" />||5th century||&nbsp;
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|[[Pamphilus of Caesarea]]||309||&nbsp;
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|Pantamus||214||first to make the Catechetical school of Alexandria famous<ref name="OCE" />
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|[[Papias]]<ref name="JP" />||155||disciple of [[John the Evangelist]] and Ariston<ref name="OCE" />
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|[[Saint Patrick|Patrick]]<ref name="JP" />||5th century||&nbsp;
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|[[Paulinus of Nola]]<ref name="JP" />||431||&nbsp;
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|[[Peter Chrysologus]]||450||[[Doctor of the Church]]
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|Philoxenus of Hierapolis<ref name="PR" />||6th century||author of 13 ascetic discourses who combated [[Nestorianism]], [[Manichaeism]], and [[Marcionism]]
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|[[Prohaeresius]]<ref name="OCE" />||367||&nbsp;
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|[[Prosper of Aquitaine]]<ref name="OCE" />||455||&nbsp;
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|[[Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite]]||&nbsp;||author of ''The Divine Names'', ''The Mystical Theology'', ''[[Celestial Hierarchy|The Celestial Hierarchy]]'', ''The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy'', and the non-extant ''Theological Outlines''; quoted extensively in the ''[[Summa Theologica]]'' of [[Thomas Aquinas]]
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|[[Quadratus of Athens]]<ref name="OCE" />||2nd century||wrote a non-extant apology to [[Emperor Hadrian]]
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|[[Romanos|Romanos the Melodist]]<ref name="QZ" />||556||
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|Severian of Gabala||408||commented on ''[[Book of Genesis|Genesis]]'' and the ''[[First Epistle to the Corinthians|First]]'' and ''[[Second Epistle to the Corinthians]]''
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|[[Theodoret|Theodoret of Cyrus]]||457||continuator of [[Eusebius of Caesarea]]<ref name="OCE" />
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|[[Victorinus of Pettau]]||303||author of ''On the Creation of the World'' and a ''Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John''
|[[Victorinus of Pettau]]||303||author of ''On the Creation of the World'' and a ''Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John''

Revision as of 12:36, 12 February 2016

The following is a list of Christian Church Fathers. Catholics generally regard the Patristic period to have closed with the death of John of Damascus, a Doctor of the Church, in 749. However, Eastern Orthodox Christians believe that the Patristic period is ongoing. Therefore, the list is split into two tables.

Contents

Until John of Damascus


Church Father Date of death Notes
Adrian the monk of Antioch wrote a manual on the Antiochene method of Scriptural exegesis
Alexander of Alexandria326 
Alexander of Lycopolis4th century 
Ambrose of Milan397one of the Four Great Doctors of the Western Church; strongly opposed Arianism
Amphilochius of Iconiumbefore 403 
Ananias of Shirak7th centurywrote a work on Christmas and one on Easter
Anastasius Sinaita7th century 
Andrew of Caesarea6th centurycommented on the Apocalypse
Andrew of Crete8th centuryauthor of the 250-strophe Great Canon
Anthony the Great356 
Aphraates367Mesopotamian bishop who authored 23 homilies
Apollinaris of Laodicea  
Apollonius of Ephesus210 
Archelaus  wrote against Manichaeism
Aristides the Athenian134 
Aristo of Pella2nd century 
Arnobius330author of Against the Heathen
Arsenius the Great445 
Aspringius of Beja commented on the Apocalypse
Asterius of Amasea405wrote sermons on morality including topics like divorce and covetousness, and the parables of Jesus Christ
Athanasius373one of the Four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church
Athenagoras of Athens190wrote in defense of the resurrection of the dead<ref name="AI" />
Atticus420s 
Augustine of Hippo430one of the Four Great Doctors of the Western Church (Doctor Gratiae)
Aurelius Prudentiusearly 5th centurycommented on the Psalms
Ausonius395 
Avitus of Vienne523author of the five-book poem De spiritualis historiae gestis; converted King Sigismund; combated Arianism
Barnabas61 
Basil the Great of Caesarea379one of the Four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church and one of the Three Holy Hierarchs; father of monachism
Bede735Doctor of the Church and author of Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Benedict of Nursia547best known for the Rule of St Benedict
Boethius520sauthor of Consolation of Philosophy
Braulio of Saragossa651commented on the Psalms
Caesarius of Arles542commented on the Apocalypse
Caius3rd century 
Cassiodorus585 
Chromatius407wrote sermons on the Gospel of Matthew
Clement of Alexandria210s 
Pope Clement I101 
Coelius Sedulius5th century 
Columba of Iona597 
Commodianus3rd century 
Cyprian of Carthage258 
Cyril of Alexandria444Doctor of the Church (Doctor Incarnationis) combated the Nestorian heresy
Cyril of Jerusalem386Doctor of the Church who wrote thorough instructions to catechumens and baptized Christians
Pope Damasus I384 
Didymus the Blind398teacher of Jerome and Rufinus; follower of Origen; opponent of Arianism and the Macedonian heresy; works condemned at the Fifth Ecumenical Council and the Sixth Ecumenical Council
Diodore of Tarsus390 
Dionysius of Corinth2nd century 
Pope Dionysius of Rome268combated Sabellianism
Dionysius the Areopagite  
Pope Dionysius the Great of Alexandria265 
Ephrem the Syrian373Doctor of the Church
Epiphanius of Salamis403friend of Jerome who strongly opposed Origenism and wrote a history of heresies
Eucherius of Lyon449 
Eugippius6th century 
Eusebius of Caesarea339 
Eusebius of Emesa360commented on Genesis
Eusebius of Vercelli371 
Firmilian<ref name="OCE" />269 
Fulgentius of Ruspe6th century 
Gaius Marius Victorinus4th centurycombated Arianism
Gennadius of Massilia496 
Pope Gregory I the Great604one of the Four Great Doctors of the Western Church and author of Dialogues
Gregory of Nazianzus389one of the Four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church; one of three Orthodox saints honored with the title "The Theologian;" one of the Three Holy Hierarchs
Gregory of Nyssa394 
Gregory of Tours594 
Gregory Thaumaturgus270 
Hegesippus of Palestine180a Jewish convert who combated Gnosticism and Marcionism
Hermias3rd century 
Hesychius of Jerusalem5th century 
Hilary of Poitiers367Doctor of the Church
Hippolytus of Rome235 
Ignatius of Antioch107 
Irenaeusend of 2nd or beginning of 3rd century 
Isaac of Nineveh700ascetic author of many spiritual homilies who commented on the Psalms and contributed significantly to Syrian piety; was not Christologically Nestorian
Isho’dad of Mery commented on the Book of Job
Isidore of Pelusium449author of 2000 letters dealing primarily with allegorical exegesis
Isidore of Seville636Doctor of the Church
Jacob of Serugh521a.k.a. Mar Jacob
Jerome420one of the Four Great Doctors of the Western Church
John Cassian435 
John Chrysostom407one of the Four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church and one of the Three Holy Hierarchs
John Climacus606 
John of Damascus749Doctor of the Church and author of An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith and ascetic and exegetical writings and hymns; Peter Lombard based his Four Books of Sentences on the works of John of Damascus and Thomas Aquinas based his Summa Theologica on Peter Lombard’s Sentences
Julianus Pomerius author of De Vita Contemplativa concerning Christian sanctity
Julius Firmicus Maternus4th century 
Justin Martyr165 
Juvencus4th century 
Lactantius320 
Pope Leo I the Great461Doctor of the Church
Leontius of Byzantium543 
Lucian of Antioch312 
Lucifer370combated Arianism and defended Athanasius at the Council of Milan in 354
Macarius of Alexandria395 
Macarius of Egypt391 
Malchion played key role in the deposition of Paul of Samosata
Marcus Minucius Felix author of Octavianus
Marius Mercator451made a compilation on Nestorianism and another on Pelagianism
Martin of Bruga4th centurycommented on the Psalms
Martin of Tours397 
Mathetes  author of an Epistle to Diognetus
Maximus of Turin465 
Maximus the Confessor662 
Meletius of Antioch381 
Melito of Sardis180author of an important sermon called On Pascha about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Methodius of Olympus311combated Origenism
Moses of Chorene490author of A History of Armenia
Nectarius of Constantinople398 
Nicetas of Remesiana the patron saint of Romania commented on the Psalms
Nilus of Sinai430 
Nonnus5th century 
Novatian258commented on the Psalms
Oecumenius6th century author of the first extant Greek commentary on the Apocalypse
Optatus4th centurycombated Donatism
Origen of Alexandria254posthumously anathematized at Fifth Ecumenical Council (533)
Orosius420 
Pachomius348Father of Christian cenobitic monasticism
Pacian of Barcelona391combated Novatianism
Palladius of Helenopolis5th century 
Pamphilus of Caesarea309 
Pantamus214first to make the Catechetical school of Alexandria famous
Papias155disciple of John the Evangelist and Ariston
Patrick5th century 
Paulinus of Nola431 
Peter Chrysologus450Doctor of the Church
Pope Peter of Alexandria311 
Philip the priest commented on the Book of Job
Philoxenus of Hierapolis6th centuryauthor of 13 ascetic discourses who combated Nestorianism, Manichaeism, and Marcionism
Poemen commented on the Psalms
Polycarp155 
Proclus of Constantinople440s 
Prohaeresius367 
Prosper of Aquitaine455 
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite author of The Divine Names, The Mystical Theology, The Celestial Hierarchy, The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy, and the non-extant Theological Outlines; quoted extensively in the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas
Quadratus of Athens2nd centurywrote a non-extant apology to Emperor Hadrian
Rabbula490sGallic author of On the government of God
Severian of Gabala408commented on Genesis and the First and Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Severus of Antioch6th century 
Sextus Julius Africanus3rd century 
Sidonius Apollinaris  
Socrates of Constantinople5th century 
Sophronius638 
Sozomen450 
Sulpicius Severus420disciple and biographer of Martin of Tours and author of an Ecclesiastical History
Synesius of Syrene414 
Tatian185 
Tertullian222died a Montanist
Theodore of Mopsuestia428commented on Acts of the Apostles and the First and Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Theodoret of Cyrus457continuator of Eusebius of Caesarea
Theodotus of Ancyra4th century 
Theophilus of Antioch180sfirst writer known to have used the term Trinity to describe the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Theotimos407 
Tichonius390commented on the Apocalypse; his seven principles of interpretation from his Book of Rules inspired Augustine of Hippo <
Tyrannius Rufinus410friend of Jerome and continuator of Eusebius of Caesarea who commented on the Psalms
Valerian of Cimiez commented on the Psalms
Venantius Fortunatus600swrote a poem on Easter
Victor of Antioch commented on the Gospel of Mark
Victorinus of Pettau303author of On the Creation of the World and a Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John
Vincent of Lérins450 
Zeno of Verona371 
Pope Zephyrinus217commented on the Psalms

After John of Damascus


Church Father Date of death Notes
Athanasius the Athonite<ref name="AI" />1000 
Gregory Palamas<ref name="AZK">http://www.bible.net.au</ref>1359Pillar of Orthodoxy and defender of Hesychasm
Innocent of Alaska1879his The Way Into the Kingdom of Heaven is often used as an Orthodox catechism<ref name="AI" />
Mark of Ephesus<ref name="JP" />1444Pillar of Orthodoxy
Nicholas Cabasilas<ref name="JP" />1391 
Photius the Great<ref name="JP" /><ref name="AZK" />893Pillar of Orthodoxy and author of Bibliotheca
Symeon Metaphrastes<ref name="QZ"/>10th century 
Symeon the New Theologian<ref name="AZK" />1022one of three Orthodox saints honored with the title "The Theologian"
Theodore the Studite826 
Theophan the Recluse<ref name="QZ" />1894 

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