The Church Fathers

[CapitalistCatholic]

Who are all of the Church Fathers?

 

[Kei]

That’s a pretty long list. Do those who turned up heretics (ie Origen or Tertullian) count?

 

[itsjustdave1988]

See Fathers of the Church
http://www.newadvent.com/cathen/06001a.htm

 

[CapitalistCatholic]

A brief list of prominent Church Fathers would be fine.

 

[JimG]

Here is a partial list:

Who were the Church Fathers?

 

[Kei]

List of Church Fathers - Wikipedia

With the other links people have given

 

[itsjustdave1988]

No such list is what I’d call '“brief.” However the article linked above mentions many fathers. This link provides a pretty good list as well.

http://www.newadvent.com/fathers/

 

[CapitalistCatholic]

Thank you all so much. This will surely be of use.

 

[Spyridon]

The most important are the Four Great Doctors of the East and West.

The Four Great Eastern Doctors:

St. Athanasius the Great
St. Basil the Great
St. Gregory the Theologian
St. John Chrysostom

The Four Great Western Doctors:

St. Ambrose of Milan
St. Augustine of Hippo
St. Jerome
St. Pope Gregory the Great

These 8 are extremely important.

Then there are the great Medieval Doctors:

St. Thomas Aquinas
Blessed John Dun Scotus
St. Anselm of Canterbury
St. Bonaventure
St. Bernard

Also there are the great Early Church Fathers/Apostolic Fathers:

St. Justin Martyr
St. Pope Clement I
St. Iranaeus
St. Polycarp
St. Ignatius of Antioch
^These are some of the Apostolic Fathers

Then other important Early Fathers:
St. Pope Leo the Great
St. Isidore of Seville
St. Maximus the Confessor

Finally, Church Fathers who are not Saints for various reasons:

Clement of Alexandria (although some Eastern Christians do venerate him)
Tertullian
Origen
Eusebius

 

[edwest211]

Aside from the excellent replies, I’d like to add a book.

https://www.amazon.com/Fathers-Know-Best-Essential-Teachings/dp/1933919345

 

[fredystairs]

Ed

I like this book and also like Rod Bennett’s book “Four Wittnesses”.

Thanks for sharing!!

Blessings

 

[edwest211]

You’re welcome.

Ed

 

[PJM]

The Early Church Fathers understood from the beginning that Peter and his successors held a place of primacy in the Church.

Clement of Rome
Accept our counsel and you will have nothing to regret. . . . If anyone disobeys the things which have [A.D. 95]).

Ignatius of Antioc1 [A.D. 110]).

A.D. 180-190

Irenaeus
A.D. 180-190]).

Clement of Alexandria
[A.D. 200]).

Tertullian
[A.D. 220]).

Letter of Clement to James
[A.D, 221]).

Cyprian
[A.D. 251]).

Cyril of Jerusalem
[A.D. 350]).

Optatus
A.D. 367]).

Ambrose of Milan
[A.D. 379]).

Augustine
[A.D. 411]).

Who is ignorant that the first of the apostles is the most blessed Peter? (Commentary on John 56:1 [A.D. 416])."

GBY
Patrick
"

 

[phil19034]

these two websites have a number of documents from the Church Fathers for your FYI

Fathers of the Church | Catholic Culture

http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/

God bless