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January

2029
  1. 1Basil of Caesarea
  2. 2Gregory of Nazianzus
  3. 3Gregory of Nyssa
  4. 4John Chrysostom
  5. 5John Chrysostom
  6. 6Augustine of Hippo
  7. 7Augustine of Hippo
  8. 8desert father
  9. 9Jerome
  10. 10Gregory of Nyssa
  11. 11Pope Leo I
  12. 12Benedict of Nursia
  13. 13Hilary of Poitiers
  14. 14Maximus the Confessor
  15. 15apostle
  16. 16Anthony the Great
  17. 17Anthony the Great
  18. 18Athanasius of Alexandria
  19. 19Clement of Alexandria
  20. 20Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  21. 21Maximus the Confessor
  22. 22apostolic father
  23. 23Ignatius of Antioch
  24. 24Irenaeus of Lyons
  25. 25Gregory of Nazianzus
  26. 26Tertullian
  27. 27Tertullian
  28. 28Ephrem the Syrian
  29. 29apologist
  30. 30Athanasius of Alexandria
  31. 31Basil of Caesarea

February

2029
  1. 1Gregory of Nazianzus
  2. 2Gregory of Nyssa
  3. 3John Chrysostom
  4. 4John Chrysostom
  5. 5ante nicene
  6. 6Augustine of Hippo
  7. 7Augustine of Hippo
  8. 8Jerome
  9. 9Ambrose of Milan
  10. 10Pope Leo I
  11. 11Benedict of Nursia
  12. 12nicene
  13. 13Edict of Milan
  14. 14John of Damascus
  15. 15Anthony the Great
  16. 16Ephrem the Syrian
  17. 17Justin Martyr
  18. 18Pope Leo I
  19. 19post nicene
  20. 20Polycarp of Smyrna
  21. 21Ignatius of Antioch
  22. 22Ignatius of Antioch
  23. 23Polycarp of Smyrna
  24. 24Irenaeus of Lyons
  25. 25Tertullian
  26. 26desert father
  27. 27Cyprian of Carthage
  28. 28Athanasius of Alexandria

March

2029
  1. 1Athanasius of Alexandria
  2. 2Basil of Caesarea
  3. 3Gregory of Nazianzus
  4. 4Novatian schism in Rome
  5. 5apostle
  6. 6John Chrysostom
  7. 7Augustine of Hippo
  8. 8Augustine of Hippo
  9. 9Augustine of Hippo
  10. 10Jerome
  11. 11Ambrose of Milan
  12. 12Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  13. 13Benedict of Nursia
  14. 14Benedict of Nursia
  15. 15Maximus the Confessor
  16. 16John of Damascus
  17. 17Patrick of Ireland
  18. 18Ephrem the Syrian
  19. 19apologist
  20. 20Clement of Alexandria
  21. 21Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  22. 22Polycarp of Smyrna
  23. 23Ignatius of Antioch
  24. 24Ignatius of Antioch
  25. 25Irenaeus of Lyons
  26. 26ante nicene
  27. 27Tertullian
  28. 28Tertullian
  29. 29Cyprian of Carthage
  30. 30Athanasius of Alexandria
  31. 31Athanasius of Alexandria

April

2029
  1. 1Basil of Caesarea
  2. 2nicene
  3. 3Gregory of Nyssa
  4. 4Isidore of Seville
  5. 5John Chrysostom
  6. 6Augustine of Hippo
  7. 7Augustine of Hippo
  8. 8Augustine of Hippo
  9. 9post nicene
  10. 10Ambrose of Milan
  11. 11Pope Leo I
  12. 12Benedict of Nursia
  13. 13Benedict of Nursia
  14. 14Maximus the Confessor
  15. 15Donatist schism opens in Africa
  16. 16desert father
  17. 17Ephrem the Syrian
  18. 18Justin Martyr
  19. 19Clement of Alexandria
  20. 20Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  21. 21Polycarp of Smyrna
  22. 22Ignatius of Antioch
  23. 23apostle
  24. 24Irenaeus of Lyons
  25. 25Mark the Evangelist
  26. 26Tertullian
  27. 27Tertullian
  28. 28Cyprian of Carthage
  29. 29Athanasius of Alexandria
  30. 30James, son of Zebedee

May

2029
  1. 1Pelagius
  2. 2Athanasius of Alexandria
  3. 3James the Just
  4. 4John Chrysostom
  5. 5Second Council of Constantinople
  6. 6Augustine of Hippo
  7. 7apologist
  8. 8John the Apostle
  9. 9Pachomius the Great
  10. 10Ambrose of Milan
  11. 11Pope Leo I
  12. 12Benedict of Nursia
  13. 13Benedict of Nursia
  14. 14ante nicene
  15. 15Pachomius the Great
  16. 16Anthony the Great
  17. 17Ephrem the Syrian
  18. 18Justin Martyr
  19. 19Clement of Alexandria
  20. 20Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  21. 21Constantine the Great
  22. 22Ignatius of Antioch
  23. 23Ignatius of Antioch
  24. 24Irenaeus of Lyons
  25. 25Bede the Venerable
  26. 26Tertullian
  27. 27Bede the Venerable
  28. 28post nicene
  29. 29Athanasius of Alexandria
  30. 30Athanasius of Alexandria
  31. 31Basil of Caesarea

June

2029
  1. 1Justin Martyr
  2. 2Three Chapters controversy
  3. 3John Chrysostom
  4. 4desert father
  5. 5Augustine of Hippo
  6. 6Augustine of Hippo
  7. 7Augustine of Hippo
  8. 8Jerome
  9. 9Ephrem the Syrian
  10. 10Pope Leo I
  11. 11apostle
  12. 12Benedict of Nursia
  13. 13Maximus the Confessor
  14. 14John of Damascus
  15. 15Jerome
  16. 16Ephrem the Syrian
  17. 17Justin Martyr
  18. 18apostolic father
  19. 19First Council of Nicaea
  20. 20Polycarp of Smyrna
  21. 21Eusebius of Caesarea
  22. 22Council of Ephesus
  23. 23Irenaeus of Lyons
  24. 24Irenaeus of Lyons
  25. 25apologist
  26. 26Tertullian
  27. 27Cyril of Alexandria
  28. 28Irenaeus of Lyons
  29. 29Peter
  30. 30Basil of Caesarea

July

2029
  1. 1Gregory of Nazianzus
  2. 2ante nicene
  3. 3Second Council of Orange
  4. 4John Chrysostom
  5. 5Augustine of Hippo
  6. 6Augustine of Hippo
  7. 7Augustine of Hippo
  8. 8Jerome
  9. 9First Council of Constantinople
  10. 10Pope Leo I
  11. 11Benedict of Nursia
  12. 12Benedict of Nursia
  13. 13Maximus the Confessor
  14. 14John of Damascus
  15. 15Anthony the Great
  16. 16post nicene
  17. 17Justin Martyr
  18. 18Clement of Alexandria
  19. 19Macrina the Younger
  20. 20Polycarp of Smyrna
  21. 21Ignatius of Antioch
  22. 22Mary Magdalene
  23. 23John Cassian
  24. 24Irenaeus of Lyons
  25. 25James, son of Zebedee
  26. 26Tertullian
  27. 27Cyprian of Carthage
  28. 28Acacian Schism begins
  29. 29Athanasius of Alexandria
  30. 30apostle
  31. 31Gregory of Nazianzus

August

2029
  1. 1Gregory of Nyssa
  2. 2John Chrysostom
  3. 3John Chrysostom
  4. 4Augustine of Hippo
  5. 5Augustine of Hippo
  6. 6apostolic father
  7. 7Jerome
  8. 8Ambrose of Milan
  9. 9Pope Leo I
  10. 10Benedict of Nursia
  11. 11Benedict of Nursia
  12. 12Maximus the Confessor
  13. 13Hippolytus of Rome
  14. 14Anthony the Great
  15. 15Mary, mother of Jesus
  16. 16Justin Martyr
  17. 17Clement of Alexandria
  18. 18Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  19. 19Polycarp of Smyrna
  20. 20ante nicene
  21. 21Ignatius of Antioch
  22. 22Irenaeus of Lyons
  23. 23Irenaeus of Lyons
  24. 24Sack of Rome by Alaric
  25. 25Tertullian
  26. 26Cyprian of Carthage
  27. 27nicene
  28. 28Augustine of Hippo
  29. 29Basil of Caesarea
  30. 30Gregory of Nazianzus
  31. 31Cyprian of Carthage

September

2029
  1. 1John Chrysostom
  2. 2John Chrysostom
  3. 3Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  4. 4Augustine of Hippo
  5. 5Augustine of Hippo
  6. 6Jerome
  7. 7Ambrose of Milan
  8. 8Pope Leo I
  9. 9Benedict of Nursia
  10. 10desert father
  11. 11Maximus the Confessor
  12. 12John of Damascus
  13. 13John Chrysostom
  14. 14Ephrem the Syrian
  15. 15Justin Martyr
  16. 16Cyprian of Carthage
  17. 17apostle
  18. 18Polycarp of Smyrna
  19. 19Ignatius of Antioch
  20. 20Ignatius of Antioch
  21. 21Matthew the Apostle
  22. 22Irenaeus of Lyons
  23. 23Tertullian
  24. 24Second Council of Nicaea
  25. 25Synod of Whitby
  26. 26Athanasius of Alexandria
  27. 27Athanasius of Alexandria
  28. 28Basil of Caesarea
  29. 29Gregory of Nazianzus
  30. 30Jerome

October

2029
  1. 1apologist
  2. 2John Chrysostom
  3. 3Augustine of Hippo
  4. 4Augustine of Hippo
  5. 5Augustine of Hippo
  6. 6Jerome
  7. 7Ambrose of Milan
  8. 8Council of Chalcedon
  9. 9Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
  10. 10Benedict of Nursia
  11. 11Maximus the Confessor
  12. 12Martin of Tours
  13. 13Anthony the Great
  14. 14Ephrem the Syrian
  15. 15nicene
  16. 16Clement of Alexandria
  17. 17Ignatius of Antioch
  18. 18Luke the Evangelist
  19. 19Ignatius of Antioch
  20. 20Ignatius of Antioch
  21. 21Irenaeus of Lyons
  22. 22post nicene
  23. 23Boethius
  24. 24Tertullian
  25. 25Cyprian of Carthage
  26. 26Athanasius of Alexandria
  27. 27Athanasius of Alexandria
  28. 28Basil of Caesarea
  29. 29desert father
  30. 30Gregory of Nyssa
  31. 31John Chrysostom

November

2029
  1. 1John Chrysostom
  2. 2Augustine of Hippo
  3. 3Augustine of Hippo
  4. 4Augustine of Hippo
  5. 5apostle
  6. 6Ambrose of Milan
  7. 7Third Council of Constantinople
  8. 8Benedict of Nursia
  9. 9Benedict of Nursia
  10. 10Pope Leo I
  11. 11Martin of Tours
  12. 12apostolic father
  13. 13John Chrysostom
  14. 14Justin Martyr
  15. 15Clement of Alexandria
  16. 16Matthew the Apostle
  17. 17Polycarp of Smyrna
  18. 18Ignatius of Antioch
  19. 19apologist
  20. 20Irenaeus of Lyons
  21. 21Irenaeus of Lyons
  22. 22Tertullian
  23. 23Clement of Rome
  24. 24Cyprian of Carthage
  25. 25Clement of Rome
  26. 26ante nicene
  27. 27Basil of Caesarea
  28. 28Gregory of Nazianzus
  29. 29Gregory of Nyssa
  30. 30Andrew

December

2029
  1. 1John Chrysostom
  2. 2Augustine of Hippo
  3. 3nicene
  4. 4Clement of Alexandria
  5. 5Jerome
  6. 6Ambrose of Milan
  7. 7Ambrose of Milan
  8. 8Benedict of Nursia
  9. 9Benedict of Nursia
  10. 10post nicene
  11. 11John of Damascus
  12. 12Anthony the Great
  13. 13Ephrem the Syrian
  14. 14Justin Martyr
  15. 15Clement of Alexandria
  16. 16Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  17. 17desert father
  18. 18Ignatius of Antioch
  19. 19Ignatius of Antioch
  20. 20Ignatius of Antioch
  21. 21Irenaeus of Lyons
  22. 22Tertullian
  23. 23Tertullian
  24. 24apostle
  25. 25Athanasius of Alexandria
  26. 26Athanasius of Alexandria
  27. 27John the Apostle
  28. 28Gregory of Nazianzus
  29. 29Gregory of Nyssa
  30. 30John Chrysostom
  31. 31apostolic father

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