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Fathers of the Church
The early advocates of Christianity, who may be thus
classified:—(1) Five apostolic fathers, who were contemporary
with the apostles—viz. Clement of Rome, Barnabas, Hermas, Ignatius,
and Polycarp.
(2) The primitive fathers. Those advocates of Christianity
who lived in the first three centuries. They consisted of the five
apostolic fathers (q.v.), together with the nine following:—
Justin, Theophilus of Antioch, Irenæ'us, Clement of Alexandria, Cyprian
of Carthage, Origen, Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius of Alexandria, and
Tertullian.
(3) The fathers, or those of the fourth and fifth century,
who were of two groups, those of the Greek and those of the Latin
Church. (See below.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Fathers of the Church from Infoplease:
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