Saint Irenaeus of Lyons
c. 130 – 202 · Ante-Nicene theologians · Greek/Gallic
Disciple of St Polycarp of Smyrna (himself a disciple of St John the Theologian); bishop of Lugdunum (Lyons) in Gaul; the foundational ante-Nicene theologian and the great refuter of Gnostic heresy. His Against Heresies in five books is the cornerstone of pre-Nicene doctrine on the unity of God, the recapitulation of all things in Christ, and the rule of faith handed down by apostolic succession.
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Icon: Irenaeus · Lucien Bégule · Public domain