The Fathers of the Church

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Fathers_of_the_Church

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:group_of_Christian_theologians
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Church_Fathers
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Saints gptkb:Patristics Theologians Early Christian writers
gptkbp:contributedTo	development of Christian doctrine
gptkbp:criteria	antiquity holiness of life approval by the Church orthodoxy of doctrine
gptkbp:field	gptkb:theology pastoral care apologetics biblical exegesis
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:theology gptkb:Christian_liturgy Christian ethics Christian exegesis
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Greek gptkb:Latin gptkb:Syriac
gptkbp:majorWork	gptkb:Confessions_(Augustine) gptkb:Against_Heresies_(Irenaeus) De Civitate Dei (Augustine) De Principiis (Origen) Hexaemeron (Basil the Great) Homilies (John Chrysostom) On the Incarnation (Athanasius) On the Trinity (Augustine)
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Augustine_of_Hippo gptkb:Jerome gptkb:Ambrose_of_Milan gptkb:Tertullian gptkb:Athanasius_of_Alexandria gptkb:Clement_of_Alexandria gptkb:Cyril_of_Alexandria gptkb:John_Chrysostom gptkb:Origen gptkb:Irenaeus gptkb:Cyprian_of_Carthage gptkb:Basil_the_Great gptkb:Gregory_of_Nazianzus gptkb:Gregory_the_Great
gptkbp:period	1st to 8th centuries
gptkbp:recognizedBy	gptkb:Anglican_Communion gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church gptkb:Oriental_Orthodox_Churches gptkb:Catholic_Church some Protestant churches
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mike_Aquilina
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Fathers of the Church