All Eastern Fathers and Theologians Flashcards
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Ignatius of Antioch
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- Ignatius of Antioch - Eastern
a) Bishop of Antioch
b) 1-2 century – Antioch
c) Martyred in Rome
d) Wrote letters to churches
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Polycarp of Smyrna
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- 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
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Justin Martyr - Eastern
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- 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
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Clement of Alexandria
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- 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
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Origen of Alexandria
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- 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
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Anthony the Great of Egypt
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- 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
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Eusebius of Caesarea
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- 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
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Athanasius of Alexandria
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- Athanasius - Eastern
a) Bishop of Alexandria
b) 4 century – Alexandria
c) Defended Nicene orthodoxy
d) Exiled multiple times for his orthodoxy
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Ephrem the Syrian
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- Ephrem the Syrian - Eastern
a) Syrian deacon and theologian
b) 4 century – Edessa
c) Wrote hymns
d) Later venerated by the church
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Basil the Great of Caesarea
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- Basil the Great of Caesarea
a) Bishop of Caesarea
b) 4 century – Caesarea (Asia Minor)
c) Defended Nicene orthodoxy
d) Organized communal monasticism
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Gregory of Nyssa
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- Gregory of Nyssa - Eastern
a) Cappadocian theologian
b) 4 century – Cappadocia
c) Defended Nicene orthodoxy
d) Held to universal salvation
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Gregory of Nazianzus - Eastern
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- 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.”
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Macrina the Younger
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- 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
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The Cappadocians
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- The Cappadocians - Eastern
a) Basil the Great
b) Gregory of Nyssa
c) Gregory of Nazianzus
d) Macrina the Younger
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Pachomius the Great
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- Pachomius the Great - Eastern
a) Founder of cenobitic (communal) monasticism
b) 4 century – Egypt
c) Abbott of the cenobites
d) Established many cenobitic communities
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John Cassian
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- 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
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John Chrysostom
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- John Chrysostom - Eastern
a) Archbishop of Constantinople
b) 4-5 century – Constantinople
c) Known as “golden mouth”.
d) Prolific writer, 2nd only to Augustine.
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John Climacus
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- 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
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Simeon the New Theologian
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- 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
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Christian Emperors
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- 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).
