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<p> 13. Fabricius, [[Bibliotheca]] Greca, etc. (Hamb. 1708-28,14 vols.; ed. by Harless, 1790 to 1812, 12 vols. including Index); Fabricius, Bibliotheca Ecclesiastica (mentioned above); Fabricius, <p> [[Copyright]] StatementThese files are public domain. </p> <p> Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Fathers of the Church'. [[Cyclopedia]] of Biblical, [[Theological]] and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/f/fathers-of-the-church.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> </p>

<p> The early teachers of [[Christianity]] and founders of the [[Christian]] Church, consisting of live <i> [[Apostolic]] [[Fathers]] </i> —Clement of Home, Barnabas, Hermes, Ignatius, and Polycarp, and of nine in addition called <i> [[Primitive]] Fathers </i> —Justin, [[Theophilus]] of Antioch, Irenæus, [[Clemens]] of Alexandria, [[Cyprian]] of Carthage, Origen, [[Gregory]] Thaumaturgus, [[Dionysius]] of Alexandria, and Tertullian. The distinctive title of <i> Apostolic Fathers </i> was bestowed upon the immediate friends and disciples of the Apostles, while the <i> patristic </i> period proper may be said to commence with the 2nd century, but no definite date can be assigned as marking its termination, some closing it with the deaths of Gregory the [[Great]] and John of Damascus, while [[Catholic]] writers bring it down as far as the [[Council]] of Trent; discarded among Protestants, the Fathers are regarded by Catholics as decisive in authority on points of faith, but only when they exhibit a unanimity of opinion. </p>