Church Fathers
Reference
The Catholic
Church
By Name...
Many non-Catholics teach that the Catholic Church is not the
same Church which Jesus Christ founded. They say the original Church
apostatized during the time of Constantine, or around 320 A.D. Here is a
list of references of Early Church Fathers which spans a time period
from 106 A.D. until 523 A.D.. It is interesting to note that if the
apostasy were true, that the Fathers made no mention of it whatsoever from 2
centuries before Constantine and continuously until 2 centuries
after.
My Challenge is for any non-Catholic to show
me documented proof of this so-called apostasy. If you cannot produce the
documents, then why do you persist in perpetuating this lie? Read Rev
21:27 to see what happens to those who perpetuate lies.
These writings can be freely downloaded from the net Hereor Here.
Church Fathers writings in which they reference the Church which Jesus
Christ founded as the 'Catholic Church'. + means more references than listed.
The Jxxx is the section number in Jurgens, 'Faith of the Early Fathers'.
The Catholic Church mentioned by name...
*Ignatius, Letter to the
Smyrneans 8:1-2. J65 106AD (On this
website) Martyrdom of St. Polycarp 16:2. J77,79,80a,81a, 155AD
*Clement of Alexandria, Stromateis 7:17:107:3. J435 202AD Cyprian, Unity
of the Catholic Church 4-6. J555-557 251AD Cyprian, Letter to Florentius
66:69:8. J587 254AD *Lactantius,Divine Institutions 4:30:1. *J637 304AD
Alexander of Alexandria, Letters 12. J680 324AD Athanasius, Letter on
Council of Nicea 27. J757 350AD *Athanasius, Letter to Serapion 1:28. J782
359AD Athanasius, Letter to Council of Rimini 5. J785 361AD *Cyril of
Jerusalem, Catachetical Lectures 18:1. J836-*839 Damasus, Decree of Damasus
3. J910u 382AD Serapion, The Sacramentary 13:1. J1239a 350AD *Pacian of
Barcelona, Letter to Sympronian 1:4 J1243 375AD *Augustine, Letter to
Vincent the Rogatist 93:7:23. J1422 Augustine, Letter to Vitalis 217:5:16.
J1456 427AD *Augustine, Psalms 88:2:14, 90:2:1. J1478-1479 418AD
*Augustine, Sermons 2, 267:4. *J1492, *J1523 430AD *Augustine, Sermon to
Catechumens on the Creed 6:14. J1535 *Augustine, The True Religion 7:12+.
*J1548, *J1562, J1564 **Augustine, Against the Letter of Mani 4:5.
*J1580-1581 *Augustine, Christian Instruction 2:8:12+. *J1584, J1617
Augustine, Baptism 4:21:28+. J1629, J1714, J1860a, J1882 *Augustine,
Against the Pelagians 2:3:5+. *J1892, *J1898 Innocent I, Letter to Probus
36. J2017 *Fulgence of Ruspe, Forgiveness of Sins 1:19:2, J2251-2252,
523AD
The Antiquity of the Catholic Church...
Hermas, The Shepherd Vis 2:4:1.
J82 Anonymous 2nd Letter of Clement to Corinthians 14:2. J105 Clement of
Alexandria, Stromateis 7:17:107:3. J435 Augustine, Letter to Deogratias
102:15. J1428 *Augustine, Psalms 90:2:1. J1479 Augustine, Predestination
of Saints 9:18. J1985 Gregory I, Letter to John 5:44:18. J2295 595AD
The Catholic Church Will Last Forever... Hmmm, GOD and the Church
Fathers all said the Catholic Church will last forever. Show me your proof of where YOU say it
ended!
Clement, Letter to Corinthians 42:1,64. J20,29a 80AD
*Anonymous, 2nd letter of Clement to Rome 14:2. J105 *Cyprian, Unity of
the Catholic Church 4. J555-556 Cyprian, Letter to the Lapsed 33:27:1. J571
*Hilary, The Trinity 7:4. J865 Augustine, Psalms 90:2:1. J1479
*Augustine, Sermon to Catechumens 6:14. J1535
The Catholic Church Founded...
Clement, Letter to Corinthians 42:1. J20
*Hermas, The Shepherd Vis 2:4:1-3:5:1. J82-84 140AD Anonymous, Letter of
Clement 14:2. J105 Irenaeus, Against Heresies 3:16:6. J217a Tertullian,
Demurrer Against Heretics 9:3. J289 *Clement of Alexandria, Stromateis
7:17:107:3. J435 202AD Cyprian, Unity of the Catholic Church 4. J555-556
*Cyprian, Letter to the Lapsed 33:27:1. J571 *Hilary of Poitiers, The
Trinity 7:4. J865 *Augustine, Homilies on John 9:10. J1814
The Catholic Church In Rome Founded...
*Clement, Letter to the
Corinthians, Address. J10a 80AD Ignatius, Letter to the Romans, J52
*Irenaeus, Against Heresies 3:3:3. J210-211 Cyprian, Letter to Cornelius
59:55:14. J580 *Council of Constantinople, Canon3. J910d *Damasus,
Decree of Damasus 3. J910u *Optatus of Melvis, Schism of Donatists 2:2.
J1242
Catholic Church Unity...
Didache 4:3. J1b Ignatius, Letter to the
Philadelphians 3:2. J56 Tertullian, Demurrer Against Heretics 20:4. J292
*Cyprian, Unity of the Catholic Church 4. J555-556
Catholic Church Universal...
Didache, 9:1,10:1. J6,7 Clement, Letter
to Corinthians 5:1. J11 Ignatius, Letter to the Ephesians 3:2. J38
Martyrdom of St. Polycarp, Address. J77,79,81a Hermas, The Shepherd Par
9:17:4. J93 Anonymous, Letter to Diogenetus 6:1. J97a Aristides of
Athens, Apology 15. J112 Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho 110. J144
*Irenaeus, Against Heresies 1:10:1. J191,192,215,257 *The Muratorian
Fragment. J268 *Tertullian, Against the Jews 7:4. J320a Clement of
Alexandria, Exhortation Greeks 10:110:1. J405 *Cyril of Jerusalem,
Catechetical Lectures 18:23. J838 *Damasus, Decree of Damasus 3. J910u
One Church Only...
Cyprian, Unity of the Catholic Church 4. J555-556,573
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