Thinkers of the Classical Antiquity
Augustine of Hippo
354 – 430
Philosophyquotes
Augustine of Hippo was a Christian theologian and philosopher from Roman Africa. He was the bishop of Hippo Regius from Thagaste in Numidia Cirtensis,. His writings deeply influenced the development of Western philosophy and Western Christianity, and he is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers of the Latin Church in the Patristic Period.
Blessed Augustine of Hippo: His Place in the Orthodox Church
Basil of Caesarea
329 – 379
Religionquotes
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed heresies within the early Christian church such as Arianism and Apollinarianism.
St. Basil the Great the Archbishop of Caesarea, in Cappadocia
John Chrysostom
349 – 407
Politicsquotes
John Chrysostom was an important Church Father who served as Archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, his Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities. He was also the author of Adversus Judaeos and was strongly opposed to Judaism. The epithet Χρυσόστομος means "golden-mouthed" in Greek and denotes his celebrated eloquence. Chrysostom was among the most prolific authors in the early Christian Church.
Nothing is so apt to draw men under teaching, as to love, and be loved.
Eusebius of Caesarea
260 – 340
Religionquotes
Eusebius of Caesarea, also known as Eusebius Pamphilius, was a historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist from the Roman province of Syria Palaestina. In about AD 314 he became the bishop of Caesarea Maritima.
Marcus Eremita
360 – 430
Religionquotes
Marcus Eremita, Mark the Ascetic or Marcus the Ascetic was a Christian theologian, saint, and ascetic writer of the fifth century AD.
Many of us feel remorse for our sins, yet we gladly accept their causes.
Athanasius of Alexandria
296 – 373
Religionquotes
Athanasius I of Alexandria, also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th patriarch of Alexandria. His intermittent episcopacy spanned 45 years, of which over 17 encompassed five exiles, when he was replaced on the order of four different Roman emperors. Athanasius was a Church Father, the chief proponent of Trinitarianism against Arianism, and a noted Egyptian Christian leader of the fourth century.
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Arnobius
284 – 305
Religionquotes
Arnobius was an early Christian apologist of Berber origin during the reign of Diocletian (284–305).
Mencius
372 – 389
Philosophyquotes
The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.
Words from December 13
"Blessed Augustine of Hippo: His Place in the Orthodox Church"
Augustine of Hippo
354
"On Ps 60:3: “To Thee have I cried from the ends of the earth."
Augustine of Hippo
354
"St. Basil the Great the Archbishop of Caesarea, in Cappadocia"
Basil of Caesarea
329
"Basil of Caesarea and His Influence on Monastic Mission benedictines.org.uk"
Basil of Caesarea
329
"Nothing is so apt to draw men under teaching, as to love, and be loved."
John Chrysostom
349
"Many of us feel remorse for our sins, yet we gladly accept their causes."
Marcus Eremita
360