All Eastern Fathers and Theologians

Question 1

Ignatius of Antioch

Answer 1

1. Ignatius of Antioch - Eastern
   a) Bishop of Antioch
   b) 1-2 century – Antioch
   c) Martyred in Rome
   d) Wrote letters to churches

Question 2

Polycarp of Smyrna

Answer 2

2. Polycarp of Smyrna - Eastern
   a) Bishop of Smyrna
   b) 1-2 century – Smyrna
   c) Burned at the stake
   d) Earliest martyr outside of the NT

Question 3

Justin Martyr - Eastern

Answer 3

3. Justin Martyr - Eastern
   a) Early Christian apologist
   b) 2 century – Rome
   c) Presided over Christian philosophical school in Rome
   d) Provided early account of Christian worship

Question 4

Clement of Alexandria

Answer 4

4. Clement of Alexandria - Eastern
   a) Early Christian teacher and theologian
   b) 2-3 century – Alexandria
   c) Dialogued with Platonist philosophy
   d) Head of the Alexandrian Catechetical school

Question 5

Origen of Alexandria

Answer 5

5. Origen of Alexandria - Eastern
   a) Early Christian apologist and teacher
   b) 2-3 century – Alexandria
   c) Emphasized spiritual interpretation
   d) Prolific writer
   e) Well versed in Greek philosophy
   f) Some speculations later deemed unorthodox by the church

Question 6

Anthony the Great of Egypt

Answer 6

6. Anthony the Great - Eastern
   a) Egyptian monk
   b) 3-4 century – upper Egypt
   c) Influenced Augustine through biography
   d) Became the example of asceticism
   e) Significant desert father

Question 7

Eusebius of Caesarea

Answer 7

7. Eusebius of Caesarea - Eastern
   a) Bishop of Caesarea (Palestine)
   b) 3-4 century – Caesarea
   c) Wrote first major Christian history
   d) Excommunicated for Arian beliefs

Question 8

Athanasius of Alexandria

Answer 8

8. Athanasius - Eastern
   a) Bishop of Alexandria
   b) 4 century – Alexandria
   c) Defended Nicene orthodoxy
   d) Exiled multiple times for his orthodoxy

Question 9

Ephrem the Syrian

Answer 9

9. Ephrem the Syrian - Eastern
   a) Syrian deacon and theologian
   b) 4 century – Edessa
   c) Wrote hymns
   d) Later venerated by the church

Question 10

Basil the Great of Caesarea

Answer 10

10. Basil the Great of Caesarea
    a) Bishop of Caesarea
    b) 4 century – Caesarea (Asia Minor)
    c) Defended Nicene orthodoxy
    d) Organized communal monasticism

Question 11

Gregory of Nyssa

Answer 11

11. Gregory of Nyssa - Eastern
    a) Cappadocian theologian
    b) 4 century – Cappadocia
    c) Defended Nicene orthodoxy
    d) Held to universal salvation

Question 12

Gregory of Nazianzus - Eastern

Answer 12

12. Gregory of Nazianzus - Eastern
    a) Archbishop of Constantinople
    b) 4 century – Constantinople
    c) Accomplished rhetorical speaker
    d) One of three men to be named “The Theologian.”

Question 13

Macrina the Younger

Answer 13

13. Macrina the Younger - Eastern
    a) Early Christian nun
    b) 4 century – Cappadocia
    c) Encouraged her brother basil to pursue monasticism
    d) Emphasized the importance of asceticism and virginity

Question 14

The Cappadocians

Answer 14

14. The Cappadocians - Eastern
    a) Basil the Great
    b) Gregory of Nyssa
    c) Gregory of Nazianzus
    d) Macrina the Younger

Question 15

Pachomius the Great

Answer 15

15. Pachomius the Great - Eastern
    a) Founder of cenobitic (communal) monasticism
    b) 4 century – Egypt
    c) Abbott of the cenobites
    d) Established many cenobitic communities

Question 16

John Cassian

Answer 16

16. John Cassian - Eastern
    a) Monastic founder
    b) 4-5 century
    c) Transmitted ascetic ideals to the west (Gaul)
    d) Wrote influential account of his conversations with hermits

Question 17

John Chrysostom

Answer 17

17. John Chrysostom - Eastern
    a) Archbishop of Constantinople
    b) 4-5 century – Constantinople
    c) Known as “golden mouth”.
    d) Prolific writer, 2nd only to Augustine.

Question 18

John Climacus

Answer 18

18. John Climacus - Eastern
    a) Monk and ascetic writer
    b) 6-7 century – Mount Sinai
    c) Wrote one of the most widely read books in Byzantine Christianity
    d) Ascetical emphasis

Question 19

Simeon the New Theologian

Answer 19

19. Simeon the New Theologian - Eastern
    a) Byzantine Monk and Mystic
    b) 10-11 century – Constantinople
    c) Influential mystical writer
    d) Emphasized the vision of divine light

Question 20

Christian Emperors

Answer 20

20. Christian Emperors
    a) Constantine the Great – 4 century (enabled religious toleration).
    b) Theodosius – 4 century (Made Christianity the state religion/ proscribed paganism).
    c) Justinian I – 6 century (sought to restore the empire – Eastern).