Latin Church Fathers

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The Latin Church Fathers were early Christian theologians and writers in the Western Roman Empire whose works in Latin profoundly shaped Western Christian doctrine, liturgy, and biblical interpretation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of Christian theologians
patristic authors
associatedWithDoctrine Christology
Trinity
ecclesiology
grace
original sin
sacramental theology
contrastedWith Greek Church Fathers
linked to: Church Fathers
endTime 8th century
field Christian philosophy
biblical exegesis
pastoral theology
theology
influenced Latin biblical interpretation
Roman Catholic theology
Western Christian doctrine
Western Christian liturgy
Western Christian spirituality
Western canon law
language Latin
notableMember Ambrose of Milan
Ambrosiaster
Augustine of Hippo
Boethius
Cassiodorus
Cyprian of Carthage
Fulgentius of Ruspe
Gregory the Great
Hilary of Poitiers
Isidore of Seville
Jerome
Lactantius
Leo of Narbonne
Marius Victorinus
linked to: Victorinus

Peter Chrysologus
Pope Damasus I
Pope Gelasius I
Pope Innocent I
Pope Leo I
Prosper of Aquitaine
Prudentius
Tertullian
Vincent of Lérins
partOf Church Fathers
recognizedBy Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
region Western Roman Empire
religiousTradition Christianity
sourceFor Latin liturgical rites
Western monasticism
medieval scholasticism
startTime 2nd century
subgroupOf Christian Church Fathers
linked to: Church Fathers
timePeriod Patristic era
late antiquity
usedScripture Latin Bible
linked to: Vulgate

Vetus Latina
linked to: Old Latin

Vulgate
wroteInGenre biblical commentary
hymns
letters
sermons
treatises

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De Cultu Feminarum theologicalTradition Latin Church Fathers
Commentary on Matthew citedBy Latin Church Fathers
Commentary on Isaiah authorBelongsTo Latin Church Fathers
Commentary on Matthew theologicalTradition Latin Church Fathers
De viris illustribus associatedWith Latin Church Fathers
Letters associatedWith Latin Church Fathers
Hieronymus memberOf Latin Fathers
linked to: Latin Church Fathers
Adversus Praxean tradition Latin Church Fathers
Book 2 (The City of God) associatedWith Latin Church Fathers
subject linked to: Book 2
Book 16 (The City of God) doctrinalContext Latin Patristic theology
subject linked to: Book 16
linked to: Latin Church Fathers
Orosius movement Latin Church Fathers
Conferences tradition Latin Church Fathers
Moralia in Job tradition Western Church Fathers
linked to: Latin Church Fathers
Pastoral Rule theologicalTradition Latin Church Fathers
Homilies on the Gospels tradition Latin Church Fathers
Apology against Jerome tradition Latin Church Fathers
De mysteriis theologicalTradition Latin Church Fathers
Hexaemeron (Ambrose) associatedWith Latin Church Fathers
subject linked to: Hexaemeron
Book III (On Christian Doctrine) theologicalTradition Latin Church Fathers
subject linked to: Book III
Ad Scapulam tradition Latin Patristics
linked to: Latin Church Fathers
On the Dress of Women movement Latin Church Fathers
Sapientia usedBy Latin Church Fathers
De Corona associatedWith Latin Church Fathers
Lérins tradition partOf Latin Patristic movement
linked to: Latin Church Fathers
Epistulae (Letters) theologicalTradition Latin Church Fathers
De mortalitate associatedWith Latin Church Fathers
Ad Demetrianum theologicalPerspective Latin Church Father
linked to: Latin Church Fathers
Saint Maximus of Turin partOf Latin Church Fathers
Stridon associatedWith Latin Church Fathers
Commentary on Matthew associatedWith Latin Church Fathers
Anicia Demetrias associatedWith Latin Church Fathers
On Nature and Grace theologicalTradition Latin Church Fathers
Possidius of Calama movement Latin Church Fathers
De consensu evangelistarum theologicalTradition Latin Church Fathers