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 CommonsNearly 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...
