Church Fathers

The Church Fathers are the theologians who have received and articulated the orthodox Christian faith from the time of the Apostles to today.

See also

• The Apostolic Fathers - The earliest Church Fathers who were taught by the Apostles themselves
• The ante-Nicene Fathers - The Church Fathers who lived between the deaths of the Apostles and the Council of Nicaea
• The Nicene Fathers - The Church Fathers who participated in the Council of Nicaea or the Council of Constantinople
• The Church Doctors - The Church Fathers during the 5th to 9th centuries
• The Proto-Protestants - The Church Fathers who preceded the Protestant Reformation
• The Reformers - The Church Fathers who participated in the Protestant Reformation