Church Father
The Church Fathers are ancient and influential Christian theologians, some of whom were great teachers or bishops. Only early teachers of Christianity are seen as Fathers by the Western Church. However, the Orthodox Church honors many more recent saints as "Fathers".
- Western Church: Ambrose (340-397), Jerome (347-420), Augustine (354-430) and Saint Gregory the Great (540-604)
- Eastern Church: Basil (c.329-379), Athanasius (c.296-373), Gregory of Nazianzus (329-c.389) and John Chrysostom (347-407)
Church Father Media
The Church Fathers, an 11th-century Kievan Rus' miniature from Svyatoslav's miscellany
The Four Great Latin Church Fathers by Jacob Jordaens
Print of Jerome in his study. Preserved in the Ghent University Library.