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First Council of Nicaea
council of Christian bishops in Nicaea, 325
View profileAugustine of Hippo
Christian theologian, philosopher, and saint (354–430)
View profilePaul the Apostle
Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)
View profileOrigen
Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian (c. 185 – c. 253)
View profileJerome
4th and 5th-century Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint and Doctor of the Church
View profileBasil of Caesarea
4th-century Christian bishop, theologian, and saint (329–379)
View profileAthanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
View profileBarnabas
1st-century Cypriot Jewish apostle and missionary, Christian saint, companion of St. Paul and founder of the Cypriot Church
View profileEpiphanius of Salamis
4th century Christian bishop and saint
View profileIrenaeus
2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
View profileTheodosius I
Roman emperor from 379 to 395
View profileJustin Martyr
2nd century CE Christian apologist and martyr
View profileClement of Alexandria
Christian theologian (c.150 – c.215)
View profileJames the Just
Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity
View profileConstantine the Great
Roman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity (272–337)
View profileHadrian
14th Roman Emperor (117–138)
View profileClement I
4th Pope of the Catholic Church
View profileCouncil of Chalcedon
synod
View profileHippolytus
Christian theologian and saint (c. 170 – c. 235)
View profileAmbrose
Roman theologian and Bishop of Milan (c. 340–397)
View profileGregory of Nazianzus
Christian saint and theologian (c. 329 – 390)
View profileMarcus Aurelius
16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
View profileMatthew the Apostle
Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
View profileCyprian
Bishop of Carthage and Christian writer (c.210-258)
View profileFirst Council of Constantinople
381 AD council of Christian bishops
View profileJude the Apostle
one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus; traditionally identified with Jude the brother of Jesus
View profileCouncil of Jerusalem
first Christian synod (c. 48–50 AD)
View profileLeo I
Pope from 440 to 461 (390–461)
View profileAnthony the Great
Egyptian Christian monk, hermit, and saint (died 356)
View profileFirst Council of Ephesus
ecumenical council in Ephesus in June–July 431, convened by Emperor Theodosius II
View profileCouncil of Constantinople
synod held in 360
View profileMacarius of Egypt
Egyptian Christian monk and hermit
View profileEvagrius Ponticus
Christian Monk
View profileConstantinople
capital of the Eastern Roman, Latin and Ottoman Empires, currently Istanbul, Turkey
View profileJesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
View profileJerusalem
city in the Middle East, holy to the three Abrahamic religions
View profilePlato
4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
View profileJudaea
province of the Roman Empire (6–135 CE)
View profileRoman Empire
period of ancient Rome following the Republic
View profileRome
capital and largest city of Italy
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