Can anyone recommend trustworthy books on St. Linus and St. Clement I? I am hoping to study on the building blocks of the Catholic Church starting from Peter and his successors.
Here are some writings by st. Clement I. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04012c.htm
Actually there is patrology which study Fathers of the Church. Here you have many writings by them https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/
Maybe someone else will know more books in english.
I suggest you to maybe find patristic encyclopedia.
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