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The Early Church Fathers

The witnesses of the first centuries who received and transmitted the Faith.

This page is being prepared. It will present the Early Church Fathers — the Apostolic Fathers, the Apologists, and the great Patristic writers of East and West — who received the Faith from the Apostles and their successors, defended it against heresy, and transmitted it faithfully to posterity. Their writings remain an indispensable witness to the beliefs and practices of the primitive Church.

"Therefore, brethren, stand fast; and hold the traditions which you have learned, whether by word, or by our epistle." — 2 Thessalonians 2:14

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