Ante-Nicene Fathers
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The Ante-Nicene Fathers are early Christian theologians and writers whose works, composed before the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, significantly shaped the development of Christian doctrine and practice.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
early Christian writers
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group of Christian theologians ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Christian apologetics
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Christian moral teaching ⓘ development of Christian doctrine ⓘ development of Christian practice ⓘ development of Christology ⓘ development of Trinitarian thought ⓘ development of ecclesiology ⓘ formation of Christian theology ⓘ formation of the biblical canon ⓘ |
| definedByEvent | First Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Eastern Roman Empire
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Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesFigure |
Arnobius
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Athenagoras of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ Clement of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ Clement of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodianus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyprian of Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ Dionysius of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory Thaumaturgus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermas NERFINISHED ⓘ Hippolytus of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ Ignatius of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ Irenaeus of Lyons NERFINISHED ⓘ Justin Martyr NERFINISHED ⓘ Lactantius NERFINISHED ⓘ Melito of Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ Methodius of Olympus NERFINISHED ⓘ Origen of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ Papias of Hierapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Polycarp of Smyrna NERFINISHED ⓘ Tertullian NERFINISHED ⓘ Theophilus of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian creeds
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Nicene theology ⓘ ecumenical councils ⓘ later Church Fathers ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Nicene era ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | 325 ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | 1st century ⓘ |
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Catholic Church
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Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant theologians ⓘ |
| writingsInclude |
apologies
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biblical commentaries ⓘ church orders ⓘ letters ⓘ martyr acts ⓘ sermons ⓘ treatises ⓘ |
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