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January

2025
  1. 1Basil of Caesarea
  2. 2Gregory of Nazianzus
  3. 3Benedict of Nursia
  4. 4Benedict of Nursia
  5. 5Maximus the Confessor
  6. 6apostle
  7. 7Anthony the Great
  8. 8Ephrem the Syrian
  9. 9Justin Martyr
  10. 10Gregory of Nyssa
  11. 11Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  12. 12Polycarp of Smyrna
  13. 13Hilary of Poitiers
  14. 14Ignatius of Antioch
  15. 15Irenaeus of Lyons
  16. 16Irenaeus of Lyons
  17. 17Anthony the Great
  18. 18Athanasius of Alexandria
  19. 19Cyprian of Carthage
  20. 20apologist
  21. 21Maximus the Confessor
  22. 22Basil of Caesarea
  23. 23Gregory of Nazianzus
  24. 24Gregory of Nyssa
  25. 25Gregory of Nazianzus
  26. 26John Chrysostom
  27. 27ante nicene
  28. 28Ephrem the Syrian
  29. 29Augustine of Hippo
  30. 30Jerome
  31. 31Ambrose of Milan

February

2025
  1. 1Pope Leo I
  2. 2Benedict of Nursia
  3. 3nicene
  4. 4Maximus the Confessor
  5. 5John of Damascus
  6. 6Anthony the Great
  7. 7Ephrem the Syrian
  8. 8Justin Martyr
  9. 9Clement of Alexandria
  10. 10post nicene
  11. 11Polycarp of Smyrna
  12. 12Ignatius of Antioch
  13. 13Edict of Milan
  14. 14Irenaeus of Lyons
  15. 15Irenaeus of Lyons
  16. 16Tertullian
  17. 17desert father
  18. 18Pope Leo I
  19. 19Athanasius of Alexandria
  20. 20Athanasius of Alexandria
  21. 21Basil of Caesarea
  22. 22Gregory of Nazianzus
  23. 23Polycarp of Smyrna
  24. 24apostle
  25. 25John Chrysostom
  26. 26Augustine of Hippo
  27. 27Augustine of Hippo
  28. 28Augustine of Hippo

March

2025
  1. 1Jerome
  2. 2Ambrose of Milan
  3. 3apostolic father
  4. 4Novatian schism in Rome
  5. 5Benedict of Nursia
  6. 6Maximus the Confessor
  7. 7John of Damascus
  8. 8Anthony the Great
  9. 9Ephrem the Syrian
  10. 10apologist
  11. 11Clement of Alexandria
  12. 12Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  13. 13Polycarp of Smyrna
  14. 14Benedict of Nursia
  15. 15Ignatius of Antioch
  16. 16Irenaeus of Lyons
  17. 17Patrick of Ireland
  18. 18Tertullian
  19. 19Tertullian
  20. 20Cyprian of Carthage
  21. 21Athanasius of Alexandria
  22. 22Athanasius of Alexandria
  23. 23Basil of Caesarea
  24. 24nicene
  25. 25Gregory of Nyssa
  26. 26John Chrysostom
  27. 27John Chrysostom
  28. 28Augustine of Hippo
  29. 29Augustine of Hippo
  30. 30Augustine of Hippo
  31. 31post nicene

April

2025
  1. 1Ambrose of Milan
  2. 2Pope Leo I
  3. 3Benedict of Nursia
  4. 4Isidore of Seville
  5. 5Maximus the Confessor
  6. 6John of Damascus
  7. 7desert father
  8. 8Ephrem the Syrian
  9. 9Justin Martyr
  10. 10Clement of Alexandria
  11. 11Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  12. 12Polycarp of Smyrna
  13. 13Ignatius of Antioch
  14. 14apostle
  15. 15Donatist schism opens in Africa
  16. 16Irenaeus of Lyons
  17. 17Tertullian
  18. 18Tertullian
  19. 19Cyprian of Carthage
  20. 20Athanasius of Alexandria
  21. 21apostolic father
  22. 22Basil of Caesarea
  23. 23Gregory of Nazianzus
  24. 24Gregory of Nyssa
  25. 25Mark the Evangelist
  26. 26John Chrysostom
  27. 27Augustine of Hippo
  28. 28apologist
  29. 29Augustine of Hippo
  30. 30James, son of Zebedee

May

2025
  1. 1Pelagius
  2. 2Athanasius of Alexandria
  3. 3James the Just
  4. 4Benedict of Nursia
  5. 5Second Council of Constantinople
  6. 6John of Damascus
  7. 7Anthony the Great
  8. 8John the Apostle
  9. 9Pachomius the Great
  10. 10Clement of Alexandria
  11. 11Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  12. 12nicene
  13. 13Ignatius of Antioch
  14. 14Ignatius of Antioch
  15. 15Pachomius the Great
  16. 16Irenaeus of Lyons
  17. 17Tertullian
  18. 18Tertullian
  19. 19post nicene
  20. 20Athanasius of Alexandria
  21. 21Constantine the Great
  22. 22Basil of Caesarea
  23. 23Gregory of Nazianzus
  24. 24Gregory of Nyssa
  25. 25Bede the Venerable
  26. 26desert father
  27. 27Bede the Venerable
  28. 28Augustine of Hippo
  29. 29Augustine of Hippo
  30. 30Jerome
  31. 31Ambrose of Milan

June

2025
  1. 1Justin Martyr
  2. 2Three Chapters controversy
  3. 3Benedict of Nursia
  4. 4Maximus the Confessor
  5. 5John of Damascus
  6. 6Anthony the Great
  7. 7Ephrem the Syrian
  8. 8Justin Martyr
  9. 9Ephrem the Syrian
  10. 10Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  11. 11Polycarp of Smyrna
  12. 12Ignatius of Antioch
  13. 13Ignatius of Antioch
  14. 14Irenaeus of Lyons
  15. 15Jerome
  16. 16apologist
  17. 17Tertullian
  18. 18Cyprian of Carthage
  19. 19First Council of Nicaea
  20. 20Athanasius of Alexandria
  21. 21Eusebius of Caesarea
  22. 22Council of Ephesus
  23. 23ante nicene
  24. 24John Chrysostom
  25. 25John Chrysostom
  26. 26Augustine of Hippo
  27. 27Cyril of Alexandria
  28. 28Irenaeus of Lyons
  29. 29Peter
  30. 30nicene

July

2025
  1. 1Pope Leo I
  2. 2Benedict of Nursia
  3. 3Second Council of Orange
  4. 4Maximus the Confessor
  5. 5John of Damascus
  6. 6Anthony the Great
  7. 7post nicene
  8. 8Justin Martyr
  9. 9First Council of Constantinople
  10. 10Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  11. 11Benedict of Nursia
  12. 12Ignatius of Antioch
  13. 13Ignatius of Antioch
  14. 14desert father
  15. 15Irenaeus of Lyons
  16. 16Tertullian
  17. 17Tertullian
  18. 18Cyprian of Carthage
  19. 19Macrina the Younger
  20. 20Athanasius of Alexandria
  21. 21apostle
  22. 22Mary Magdalene
  23. 23John Cassian
  24. 24John Chrysostom
  25. 25James, son of Zebedee
  26. 26Augustine of Hippo
  27. 27Augustine of Hippo
  28. 28Acacian Schism begins
  29. 29Jerome
  30. 30Ambrose of Milan
  31. 31Pope Leo I

August

2025
  1. 1Benedict of Nursia
  2. 2Benedict of Nursia
  3. 3Maximus the Confessor
  4. 4apologist
  5. 5Anthony the Great
  6. 6Ephrem the Syrian
  7. 7Justin Martyr
  8. 8Clement of Alexandria
  9. 9Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  10. 10Polycarp of Smyrna
  11. 11ante nicene
  12. 12Ignatius of Antioch
  13. 13Hippolytus of Rome
  14. 14Irenaeus of Lyons
  15. 15Mary, mother of Jesus
  16. 16Tertullian
  17. 17Cyprian of Carthage
  18. 18nicene
  19. 19Athanasius of Alexandria
  20. 20Basil of Caesarea
  21. 21Gregory of Nazianzus
  22. 22Gregory of Nyssa
  23. 23Irenaeus of Lyons
  24. 24Sack of Rome by Alaric
  25. 25post nicene
  26. 26Augustine of Hippo
  27. 27Augustine of Hippo
  28. 28Augustine of Hippo
  29. 29Ambrose of Milan
  30. 30Pope Leo I
  31. 31Cyprian of Carthage

September

2025
  1. 1desert father
  2. 2Maximus the Confessor
  3. 3Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  4. 4Anthony the Great
  5. 5Ephrem the Syrian
  6. 6Justin Martyr
  7. 7Clement of Alexandria
  8. 8apostle
  9. 9Polycarp of Smyrna
  10. 10Ignatius of Antioch
  11. 11Ignatius of Antioch
  12. 12Irenaeus of Lyons
  13. 13John Chrysostom
  14. 14Tertullian
  15. 15apostolic father
  16. 16Cyprian of Carthage
  17. 17Athanasius of Alexandria
  18. 18Athanasius of Alexandria
  19. 19Basil of Caesarea
  20. 20Gregory of Nazianzus
  21. 21Matthew the Apostle
  22. 22apologist
  23. 23John Chrysostom
  24. 24Second Council of Nicaea
  25. 25Synod of Whitby
  26. 26Augustine of Hippo
  27. 27Jerome
  28. 28Ambrose of Milan
  29. 29ante nicene
  30. 30Jerome

October

2025
  1. 1Benedict of Nursia
  2. 2Maximus the Confessor
  3. 3John of Damascus
  4. 4Anthony the Great
  5. 5Ephrem the Syrian
  6. 6nicene
  7. 7Clement of Alexandria
  8. 8Council of Chalcedon
  9. 9Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
  10. 10Ignatius of Antioch
  11. 11Ignatius of Antioch
  12. 12Martin of Tours
  13. 13post nicene
  14. 14Tertullian
  15. 15Tertullian
  16. 16Cyprian of Carthage
  17. 17Ignatius of Antioch
  18. 18Luke the Evangelist
  19. 19Basil of Caesarea
  20. 20desert father
  21. 21Gregory of Nyssa
  22. 22John Chrysostom
  23. 23Boethius
  24. 24Augustine of Hippo
  25. 25Augustine of Hippo
  26. 26Augustine of Hippo
  27. 27apostle
  28. 28Ambrose of Milan
  29. 29Pope Leo I
  30. 30Benedict of Nursia
  31. 31Benedict of Nursia

November

2025
  1. 1Maximus the Confessor
  2. 2John of Damascus
  3. 3apostolic father
  4. 4Ephrem the Syrian
  5. 5Justin Martyr
  6. 6Clement of Alexandria
  7. 7Third Council of Constantinople
  8. 8Polycarp of Smyrna
  9. 9Ignatius of Antioch
  10. 10Pope Leo I
  11. 11Martin of Tours
  12. 12Irenaeus of Lyons
  13. 13John Chrysostom
  14. 14Tertullian
  15. 15Cyprian of Carthage
  16. 16Matthew the Apostle
  17. 17ante nicene
  18. 18Basil of Caesarea
  19. 19Gregory of Nazianzus
  20. 20Gregory of Nyssa
  21. 21John Chrysostom
  22. 22John Chrysostom
  23. 23Clement of Rome
  24. 24nicene
  25. 25Clement of Rome
  26. 26Jerome
  27. 27Ambrose of Milan
  28. 28Pope Leo I
  29. 29Benedict of Nursia
  30. 30Andrew

December

2025
  1. 1post nicene
  2. 2John of Damascus
  3. 3Anthony the Great
  4. 4Clement of Alexandria
  5. 5Justin Martyr
  6. 6Clement of Alexandria
  7. 7Ambrose of Milan
  8. 8desert father
  9. 9Ignatius of Antioch
  10. 10Ignatius of Antioch
  11. 11Irenaeus of Lyons
  12. 12Irenaeus of Lyons
  13. 13Tertullian
  14. 14Tertullian
  15. 15apostle
  16. 16Athanasius of Alexandria
  17. 17Athanasius of Alexandria
  18. 18Basil of Caesarea
  19. 19Gregory of Nazianzus
  20. 20Ignatius of Antioch
  21. 21John Chrysostom
  22. 22apostolic father
  23. 23Augustine of Hippo
  24. 24Augustine of Hippo
  25. 25Augustine of Hippo
  26. 26Jerome
  27. 27John the Apostle
  28. 28Pope Leo I
  29. 29apologist
  30. 30Benedict of Nursia
  31. 31Maximus the Confessor

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