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The Christian
Belief Map

What the first five centuries believed — and who still believes it today.

217
Belief Records
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Church Fathers
Apostolic · AD 30–96
Clement of Rome 3 Council of Jerusalem 1 Didache 4 Hermas 2 Ignatius of Antioch 7 Polycarp of Smyrna 2
Ante-Nicene · AD 96–325
Clement of Alexandria 4 Cornelius of Rome 1 Cyprian of Carthage 13 Didascalia Apostolorum 1 Irenaeus of Lyon 16 Justin Martyr 14 Origen of Alexandria 17 Tertullian 19
Nicene · AD 325–381
Ambrose of Milan 10 Arius 1 Athanasius of Alexandria 10 Basil of Caesarea 4 Council of Constantinople I 2 Council of Ephesus 3 Council of Nicaea 5 Cyril of Alexandria 2 Cyril of Jerusalem 4 Gregory of Nazianzus 5 Gregory of Nyssa 2 John Chrysostom 9 Pope Damasus I 1
Post-Nicene · AD 381–500
Athanasian Creed 1 Augustine of Hippo 21 Council of Carthage 2 Council of Chalcedon 3 Council of Constantinople II 1 Council of Constantinople III 2 Council of Nicaea II 1 Council of Orange 1 Council of Toledo III 1 Gregory of Tours 1 Gregory the Great 4 Jerome 4 John of Damascus 1 Pelagius 1 Pope Gelasius I 1 Pope Innocent I 2 Pope Leo I 4 Pope Martin I 1 Vincent of Lérins 3
Select a Church Father to explore their doctrinal record
CR
Clement of Rome
3 records
 CJ
Council of Jerusalem
1 records
 DD
Didache
4 records
 HH
Hermas
2 records
 IA
Ignatius of Antioch
7 records
 CA
Clement of Alexandria
4 records
 CR
Cornelius of Rome
1 records
 CC
Cyprian of Carthage
13 records
 DA
Didascalia Apostolorum
1 records
 IL
Irenaeus of Lyon
16 records
 JM
Justin Martyr
14 records
 OA
Origen of Alexandria
17 records
 PS
Polycarp of Smyrna
2 records
 TT
Tertullian
19 records
 AM
Ambrose of Milan
10 records
 AA
Arius
1 records
 AA
Athanasius of Alexandria
10 records
 BC
Basil of Caesarea
4 records
 CI
Council of Constantinople I
2 records
 CE
Council of Ephesus
3 records
 CN
Council of Nicaea
5 records
 CA
Cyril of Alexandria
2 records
 CJ
Cyril of Jerusalem
4 records
 GN
Gregory of Nazianzus
5 records
 GN
Gregory of Nyssa
2 records
 JC
John Chrysostom
9 records
 PI
Pope Damasus I
1 records
 AC
Athanasian Creed
1 records
 AH
Augustine of Hippo
21 records
 CC
Council of Carthage
2 records
 CC
Council of Chalcedon
3 records
 CI
Council of Constantinople II
1 records
 CI
Council of Constantinople III
2 records
 CI
Council of Nicaea II
1 records
 CO
Council of Orange
1 records
 CI
Council of Toledo III
1 records
 GT
Gregory of Tours
1 records
 GG
Gregory the Great
4 records
 JJ
Jerome
4 records
 JD
John of Damascus
1 records
 PP
Pelagius
1 records
 PI
Pope Gelasius I
1 records
 PI
Pope Innocent I
2 records
 PI
Pope Leo I
4 records
 PI
Pope Martin I
1 records
 VL
Vincent of Lérins
3 records
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