5 сент. 2024 г. · Saint Irenaeus was the bishop of Lugdunum (Lyon), an Apologist, a doctor of the church, and a leading Christian theologian of the 2nd ...

29 авг. 2023 г. · Irenaeus of Lyon was a spiritual grandson to the Apostle John and among the greatest theologians of the second century.

4 янв. 2022 г. · Irenaeus (AD 130–202) was the bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul (modern Lyons, France), a stalwart opponent of heresy, and an influential witness.

Irenaeus declares that “the Scriptures are indeed perfect, since they were spoken by the Word of God and His Spirit” (AH 2.28.2).

25 июл. 2022 г. · A Student of the Student of John the Apostle. Irenaeus was born around AD 130. He studied under Polycarp, who himself had been a student of John ...

Irenaeus as the first great Catholic theologian, the champion of orthodoxy against Gnostic heresy, and a mediating link between Eastern and Western churches.

28 июн. 2020 г. · Saint Irenaeus, one of the Fathers of the Church, fought against heresy, supported the Papacy, and even helped define Matthew, Mark, Luke and John as the four ...

In his work Against Heresies, Irenaeus confronts the teachings of Gnosticism, appealing to apostolic tradition as the final arbiter of truth.

Main ideas. Irenaeus argued that orthodox Christianity was passed down to him from the apostles who knew Jesus personally, while the Gnostics and Marcionites ...