Course aims:

- To know the patristic terminology specific to the first Christian ages.
- To know the life of the Holy Fathers of the Church and of the ecclesiastical writers of the first Christian ages.
- To know the work of the Holy Fathers of the Church and of the ecclesiastical writers of the first Christian ages.
- To know the doctrine of the Holy Fathers of the Church and of the ecclesiastical writers of the first Christian ages.

Course Entry Requirements:

N/A

Course contents:

1. Evagrie Ponticul. St. Macarius the Egyptian (the Great). Macarius the Younger (Alexandrin). St. Isidore the Hairy
2. St. Athanasius the Great (of Alexandria)
3. St. Cyril of Alexandria
4. Saint Basil the Great.
5. St. Gregory of Nazianzus (Theologian)
6. St. Gregory of Nyssa
7. St. Cyril of Jerusalem. St. Epiphany of Salamis
8. Saint John Chrysostom (Chrysostom)
9. Saint Ephraim Sir (ian) ul. St. Isaac the Syrian (of Nineveh).
10. St. Hilary of Pictavium. St. Hosius of Cordoba
11. Saint Ambrose of the Middle Ages
12. Blessed Jerome.
13. Blessed Augustine.
14. St. John Casian. St. Niceta of Remesiana. St. Vincent de Lerin

Teaching methods:

Lecture, debate, presentation.

Learning outcomes:

The discipline seeks to emphasize the role of patristic authors in the development of an effective pastoral mission of the Church.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Written exam 50% and implication in course debates 50%

Recommended reading:

CAYRE. F., Precis de Patrologie, 3 volumes, Desclée et Cie, Paris, 1927-1930, -.
QUASTEN, J, Patrology, Ave Maria Press, Paris, 1951-1963, 2210.
ALTANER, B, Patrology, Herder and Herder, New York, 1960, 660.