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St. Patrick on God as Trinity

I cite what St. Patrick stated in respect to God being the Trinity. All emphasis is mine. 4 This is because there is no other God, nor will there ever be, nor was there ever, except God the Father. He is the one who was not begotten, the one without

St. Dionysius: God the Trinity is not 3 Gods!

I quote Pope Dionysius’ short letter refuting the heresy of modalism where he clearly affirms that God is the Trinity. He further rebukes anyone who would dare say the Trinity is 3 gods. All emphasis will be mine. Against the Sabellians 1. Now truly it would be just to dispute

Origen’s Trinitarianism Summarized

I will be quoting from Origen’s De Principiis, BOOK IV, where he states his Trinitarian views quite explicitly. Origen taught that the Trinity exists above, beyond and before all time, ages and eternity, and that only the nature of the Trinity is uncreated. All emphasis will be mine. Summary

Novatian: Christ as Angel and Begotten God

In this post I will be citing from Novatian’s exposition of the Holy Trinity where he affirms Christ to be begotten before time and creation, having been eternally existing within God the Father. Novatian also testifies to Jesus’ being the divine Angel of the Father. All emphasis will be

Gregory Nazianzen: God is the Trinity

The following excerpts are from St. Gregory Nazianzen’s Orations, specifically Oration 38. The readers will see how this holy servant of Christ emphatically states that by the term God he means the Trinity. All emphasis is mine. VIII. And when Infinity is considered from two points of view, beginning

Irenaeus on the Unity of the Faith

I quote what the holy martyr and saint of the Church Irenaeus said in regards to the universal beliefs of Christians around the world. It is important to keep in mind that Irenaeus wrote around 180 AD, and was the Bishop of Lyons, France, being the disciples of the Bishop

Gregory of Nyssa: Say Not 3 Gods!

I share here St. Gregory of Nyssa’s letter to Ablabius where he censures those who claim or justify any attempt of describing the Trinity as three Gods, This great saint was also quick to point out that by the term God he simply means the Trinity. All emphasis will

ST. BASIL: JESUS AS GOD’S ANGEL & BEGOTTEN WISDOM

The following excerpts are taken from The Fathers of the Church Patristic Series: St. Basil the Great Against Eunomus, translated by Mark DelCogliano and Andrew Radde-Gallwitz, published by The Catholic University of America Press, 2014, pp. 146-162. These references from this great saint demonstrate his belief in Jesus being the

Origen’s Christology Revisited

The second-third century AD Christian writer, theologian and martyr Origen was truly an astounded figure in Church history. His insights, though flawed in so many ways, were at the same time remarkable, which is perhaps why his writings were preserved even though he was later condemned as a heretic. In

Eusebius: Jesus as Eternal Wisdom & Angel

Eusebius of Caesarea was a noted historian who wrote a comprehensive history of Christianity, beginning with the eternal generation of the Word and his subsequent human incarnation from the blessed Virgin, and culminating with events taking place at his time (circa 324 AD). Eusebius states that Christ is the eternally