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3 days ago · Irenaeus, in Church of St Irenaeus, Lyon. Irenaeus was a Greek from Polycarp 's hometown of Smyrna in Asia Minor , now İzmir , Turkey, born during the first half of the 2nd century. The exact date is thought to be between the years 120 and 140.
4 days ago · Pope Francis declared St. Irenaeus of Lyon a Doctor of the Church in January 2022, praising his contribution to the doctrine of unity. Learn from four theologians why Irenaeus is a key figure in Catholic theology and what his legacy means for the present age.
4 days ago · “St. Irenaeus of Lyon, who came from the East, exercised his episcopal ministry in the West: He was a spiritual and theological bridge between Eastern and Western Christians,” Pope Francis wrote in the 2022 decree naming Irenaeus a Church doctor.
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2 days ago · Pope Francis has officially declared St. Irenaeus of Lyon as the 37th Doctor of the Church. “Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, who came from the East, exercised his episcopal ministry in the West: he was...
4 days ago · St. Irenaeus of Lyons: The Defender of Orthodoxy. St. Irenaeus of Lyons, a disciple of St. Polycarp who was himself a disciple of St. John the Apostle, stands out as a robust defender of the orthodox Christian faith in the face of rising heresies.
16 hours ago · For the Cross is certainly not the violent retribution of God who demands ‘satisfaction for our sins’. That would make God into some type of sadistic monster. No! As early Church Father Irenaeus noted, God “does not use violent means to obtain what he desires.” It is we human beings who are violent.
2 days ago · Justin, known posthumously as Justin Martyr (Greek: Ἰουστῖνος ὁ Μάρτυς, romanized: Ioustînos ho Mártys; c. AD 100 – c. AD 165), also known as Justin the Philosopher, was an early Christian apologist and philosopher. Most of his works are lost, but two apologies and a dialogue did survive.
