Fathers
The Christian writers of the first centuries, from the apostles' disciples onwards, ordered by the century of their death. Each page gathers their life, their writings and the places in Doctrina that quote them.
1st century
† 99 (tradition)
bishop of Rome
2nd century
† 107 or 108
bishop of Antioch
c. 70–132
anonymous treatise attributed to Barnabas
anonymous church manual
c. 100–150
bishop of Hierapolis (Phrygia)
c. 100–150
apocalyptic and moral work written in Rome
† 155 or 156
bishop of Smyrna
† c. 165
lay philosopher and apologist
† c. 180
bishop of Sardis
† c. 183–185
bishop of Antioch
c. 150–200
anonymous apology
3rd century
† c. 202
bishop of Lyon
† by c. 215/216
Christian teacher in Alexandria
† after c. 220
theologian and apologist of Carthage
† c. 235/236
presbyter of Rome
† c. 253–254
teacher, exegete and presbyter
† 258
bishop of Carthage
† c. 258
presbyter of Rome and rival bishop
† 264 or 265
bishop of Alexandria
4th century
† c. 311–312 (tradition)
bishop and writer (Lycia)
† after 317
rhetorician and apologist
† 339 or 340
bishop of Caesarea and historian
337–345
Syriac ascetic and writer in the Persian Empire
† 367 or 368
bishop of Poitiers
bishop (patriarch) of Alexandria
† c. 373
deacon, poet and theologian
bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia
c. 365–385
bishop of Milevis
† c. 386
bishop of Jerusalem
† c. 390
archbishop of Constantinople (379–381)
† after 394
bishop of Nyssa
† 397
bishop of Milan
† c. 398
teacher and exegete in Alexandria
5th century
bishop of Salamis (Cyprus)
† 407
archbishop of Constantinople (398–404)
† 410 or 411
monk, presbyter and translator
† 419 or 420
presbyter, translator and exegete
† 430
bishop of Hippo
† c. 435
monk and monastic founder in Marseille
† 444
patriarch of Alexandria (412–444)
† before 450
monk of Lérins
† c. 450
bishop of Ravenna
† after 455
lay theologian and chronicler
† c. 460
bishop of Cyrrhus (Syria)
† 461
bishop of Rome (440–461)
6th century
anonymous corpus attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite
† 542
bishop of Arles
7th century
† 604
bishop of Rome (590–604)
† 636
bishop of Seville
patriarch of Jerusalem (634–638)
monk and theologian
Isaac of Nineveh (Isaac the Syrian)
c. 650–700
bishop of Nineveh and monk of the Church of the East
8th century
† 733–740
patriarch of Constantinople (715–730)
† c. 735
monk and priest of Jarrow
† c. 740
archbishop of Gortyna (Crete) and hymnographer
† c. 745
monk and priest of Mar Saba