By Pope Benedict XVI
This wealthy and engrossing survey of the early Church comprises these churchmen who instantly succeeded the Apostles, the "Apostolic Fathers": Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, and Irenaeus of Lyon. Benedict additionally discusses such nice Christian figures as Tertullian, Origen, Cyprian of Carthage, the Cappadocian Fathers, in addition to the giants John Chrysostom, Jerome, and Augustine. This publication is an excellent approach to get to understand the Church Fathers and the large spiritually wealthy patrimony they've got bequeathed to us.
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