Church Father — synonyms, definition

1. Church Father (Noun)

Father of the Church father

Church Father (Noun) — (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom.

theologian theologiser theologist theologizer Ambrose Athanasius Athanasius the Great Augustine Augustine of Hippo Basil of Caesarea Basil the Great Eusebius Hieronymus Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus Gregory Gregory Nazianzen Gregory of Nazianzen Hieronymus Irenaeus Jerome John Chrysostom Saint Ambrose Saint Athanasius Saint Augustine Saint Irenaeus • • •