The Conversation

Thu Sep 22

The 'fathers of the church' died around 1,500 years ago, but these ancient leaders still influence Christianity today

Written by James Kang Hoon Lee, Associate Professor of the History of Early Christianity, Southern Methodist University

An 11th-century mosaic shows Epiphanius of Salamis, Clement of Rome, Gregory the Theologian, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and Archdeacon Stephen.St. Sophia of Kyiv/Wikimedia Commons

Nearly 60 years ago, in October 1962, Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council. For the 21st time in the Catholic Church’s history, the pope gathered...

The 'fathers of the church' died around 1,500 years ago, but these ancient leaders still influence Christianity today

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