List of Church Fathers

From Textus Receptus

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. While these people are called "Church fathers" this is more accurately defined as "Church writers". Many are fathers of Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox, and Reformed teachings, but a true believer will trace their beliefs back to Scripture, and only the writings of the New Testament should be considered authoritative; although some men have agreed in part with scripture.

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 Alexandria	326
Alexander of Lycopolis	4th century
Ambrose of Milan	397	one of the Four Great Doctors of the Western Church; strongly opposed Arianism
Amphilochius of Iconium	before 403
Ananias of Shirak	7th century	wrote a work on Christmas and one on Easter
Anastasius Sinaita	7th century
Andrew of Caesarea	6th century	commented on the Apocalypse
Andrew of Crete	8th century	author of the 250-strophe Great Canon
Anthony the Great	356
Aphraates	367	Mesopotamian bishop who authored 23 homilies
Apollinaris of Laodicea
Apollonius of Ephesus	210
Archelaus		wrote against Manichaeism
Aristides the Athenian	134
Aristo of Pella	2nd century
Arnobius	330	author of Against the Heathen
Arsenius the Great	445
Aspringius of Beja		commented on the Apocalypse
Asterius of Amasea	405	wrote sermons on morality including topics like divorce and covetousness, and the parables of Jesus Christ
Athanasius	373	one of the Four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church
Athenagoras of Athens	190	wrote in defense of the resurrection of the dead<ref name="AI" />
Atticus	420s
Augustine of Hippo	430	one of the Four Great Doctors of the Western Church (Doctor Gratiae)
Aurelius Prudentius	early 5th century	commented on the Psalms
Ausonius	395
Avitus of Vienne	523	author of the five-book poem De spiritualis historiae gestis; converted King Sigismund; combated Arianism
Barnabas	61
Basil the Great of Caesarea	379	one of the Four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church and one of the Three Holy Hierarchs; father of monachism
Bede	735	Doctor of the Church and author of Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Benedict of Nursia	547	best known for the Rule of St Benedict
Boethius	520s	author of Consolation of Philosophy
Braulio of Saragossa	651	commented on the Psalms
Caesarius of Arles	542	commented on the Apocalypse
Caius	3rd century
Cassiodorus	585
Chromatius	407	wrote sermons on the Gospel of Matthew
Clement of Alexandria	210s
Pope Clement I	101
Coelius Sedulius	5th century
Columba of Iona	597
Commodianus	3rd century
Cyprian of Carthage	258
Cyril of Alexandria	444	Doctor of the Church (Doctor Incarnationis) combated the Nestorian heresy
Cyril of Jerusalem	386	Doctor of the Church who wrote thorough instructions to catechumens and baptized Christians
Pope Damasus I	384
Didymus the Blind	398	teacher 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 Tarsus	390
Dionysius of Corinth	2nd century
Pope Dionysius of Rome	268	combated Sabellianism
Dionysius the Areopagite
Pope Dionysius the Great of Alexandria	265
Ephrem the Syrian	373	Doctor of the Church
Epiphanius of Salamis	403	friend of Jerome who strongly opposed Origenism and wrote a history of heresies
Eucherius of Lyon	449
Eugippius	6th century
Eusebius of Caesarea	339
Eusebius of Emesa	360	commented on Genesis
Eusebius of Vercelli	371
Firmilian<ref name="OCE" />	269
Fulgentius of Ruspe	6th century
Gaius Marius Victorinus	4th century	combated Arianism
Gennadius of Massilia	496
Pope Gregory I the Great	604	one of the Four Great Doctors of the Western Church and author of Dialogues
Gregory of Nazianzus	389	one 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 Nyssa	394
Gregory of Tours	594
Gregory Thaumaturgus	270
Hegesippus of Palestine	180	a Jewish convert who combated Gnosticism and Marcionism
Hermias	3rd century
Hesychius of Jerusalem	5th century
Hilary of Poitiers	367	Doctor of the Church
Hippolytus of Rome	235
Ignatius of Antioch	107
Irenaeus	end of 2nd or beginning of 3rd century
Isaac of Nineveh	700	ascetic 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 Pelusium	449	author of 2000 letters dealing primarily with allegorical exegesis
Isidore of Seville	636	Doctor of the Church
Jacob of Serugh	521	a.k.a. Mar Jacob
Jerome	420	one of the Four Great Doctors of the Western Church
John Cassian	435
John Chrysostom	407	one of the Four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church and one of the Three Holy Hierarchs
John Climacus	606
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 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 Maternus	4th century
Justin Martyr	165
Juvencus	4th century
Lactantius	320
Pope Leo I the Great	461	Doctor of the Church
Leontius of Byzantium	543
Lucian of Antioch	312
Lucifer	370	combated Arianism and defended Athanasius at the Council of Milan in 354
Macarius of Alexandria	395
Macarius of Egypt	391
Malchion		played key role in the deposition of Paul of Samosata
Marcus Minucius Felix		author of Octavianus
Marius Mercator	451	made a compilation on Nestorianism and another on Pelagianism
Martin of Bruga	4th century	commented on the Psalms
Martin of Tours	397
Mathetes		author of an Epistle to Diognetus
Maximus of Turin	465
Maximus the Confessor	662
Meletius of Antioch	381
Melito of Sardis	180	author of an important sermon called On Pascha about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Methodius of Olympus	311	combated Origenism
Moses of Chorene	490	author of A History of Armenia
Nectarius of Constantinople	398
Nicetas of Remesiana		the patron saint of Romania commented on the Psalms
Nilus of Sinai	430
Nonnus	5th century
Novatian	258	commented on the Psalms
Oecumenius	6th century	author of the first extant Greek commentary on the Apocalypse
Optatus	4th century	combated Donatism
Origen of Alexandria	254	posthumously anathematized at Fifth Ecumenical Council (533)
Orosius	420
Pachomius	348	Father of Christian cenobitic monasticism
Pacian of Barcelona	391	combated Novatianism
Palladius of Helenopolis	5th century
Pamphilus of Caesarea	309
Pantamus	214	first to make the Catechetical school of Alexandria famous
Papias	155	disciple of John the Evangelist and Ariston
Patrick	5th century
Paulinus of Nola	431
Peter Chrysologus	450	Doctor of the Church
Pope Peter of Alexandria	311
Philip the priest		commented on the Book of Job
Philoxenus of Hierapolis	6th century	author of 13 ascetic discourses who combated Nestorianism, Manichaeism, and Marcionism
Poemen		commented on the Psalms
Polycarp	155
Proclus of Constantinople	440s
Prohaeresius	367
Prosper of Aquitaine	455
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 Athens	2nd century	wrote a non-extant apology to Emperor Hadrian
Rabbula	490s	Gallic author of On the government of God
Severian of Gabala	408	commented on Genesis and the First and Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Severus of Antioch	6th century
Sextus Julius Africanus	3rd century
Sidonius Apollinaris
Socrates of Constantinople	5th century
Sophronius	638
Sozomen	450
Sulpicius Severus	420	disciple and biographer of Martin of Tours and author of an Ecclesiastical History
Synesius of Syrene	414
Tatian	185
Tertullian	222	died a Montanist
Theodore of Mopsuestia	428	commented on Acts of the Apostles and the First and Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Theodoret of Cyrus	457	continuator of Eusebius of Caesarea
Theodotus of Ancyra	4th century
Theophilus of Antioch	180s	first writer known to have used the term Trinity to describe the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Theotimos	407
Tichonius	390	commented on the Apocalypse; his seven principles of interpretation from his Book of Rules inspired Augustine of Hippo <
Tyrannius Rufinus	410	friend of Jerome and continuator of Eusebius of Caesarea who commented on the Psalms
Valerian of Cimiez		commented on the Psalms
Venantius Fortunatus	600s	wrote a poem on Easter
Victor of Antioch		commented on the Gospel of Mark
Victorinus of Pettau	303	author of On the Creation of the World and a Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John
Vincent of Lérins	450
Zeno of Verona	371
Pope Zephyrinus	217	commented 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>	1359	Pillar of Orthodoxy and defender of Hesychasm
Innocent of Alaska	1879	his The Way Into the Kingdom of Heaven is often used as an Orthodox catechism<ref name="AI" />
Mark of Ephesus<ref name="JP" />	1444	Pillar of Orthodoxy
Nicholas Cabasilas<ref name="JP" />	1391
Photius the Great<ref name="JP" /><ref name="AZK" />	893	Pillar of Orthodoxy and author of Bibliotheca
Symeon Metaphrastes<ref name="QZ"/>	10th century
Symeon the New Theologian<ref name="AZK" />	1022	one of three Orthodox saints honored with the title "The Theologian"
Theodore the Studite	826
Theophan the Recluse<ref name="QZ" />	1894

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