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January

2030
  1. 1Basil of Caesarea
  2. 2Gregory of Nazianzus
  3. 3Augustine of Hippo
  4. 4Jerome
  5. 5Ambrose of Milan
  6. 6Pope Leo I
  7. 7apologist
  8. 8Benedict of Nursia
  9. 9Maximus the Confessor
  10. 10Gregory of Nyssa
  11. 11Anthony the Great
  12. 12Ephrem the Syrian
  13. 13Hilary of Poitiers
  14. 14ante nicene
  15. 15Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  16. 16Polycarp of Smyrna
  17. 17Anthony the Great
  18. 18Athanasius of Alexandria
  19. 19Irenaeus of Lyons
  20. 20Irenaeus of Lyons
  21. 21Maximus the Confessor
  22. 22Tertullian
  23. 23Cyprian of Carthage
  24. 24Athanasius of Alexandria
  25. 25Gregory of Nazianzus
  26. 26Basil of Caesarea
  27. 27Gregory of Nazianzus
  28. 28Ephrem the Syrian
  29. 29John Chrysostom
  30. 30John Chrysostom
  31. 31Augustine of Hippo

February

2030
  1. 1Augustine of Hippo
  2. 2Augustine of Hippo
  3. 3Jerome
  4. 4desert father
  5. 5Pope Leo I
  6. 6Benedict of Nursia
  7. 7Benedict of Nursia
  8. 8Maximus the Confessor
  9. 9John of Damascus
  10. 10Anthony the Great
  11. 11apostle
  12. 12Justin Martyr
  13. 13Edict of Milan
  14. 14Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  15. 15Polycarp of Smyrna
  16. 16Ignatius of Antioch
  17. 17Ignatius of Antioch
  18. 18Pope Leo I
  19. 19Irenaeus of Lyons
  20. 20Tertullian
  21. 21Tertullian
  22. 22Cyprian of Carthage
  23. 23Polycarp of Smyrna
  24. 24Athanasius of Alexandria
  25. 25apologist
  26. 26Gregory of Nazianzus
  27. 27Gregory of Nyssa
  28. 28John Chrysostom

March

2030
  1. 1John Chrysostom
  2. 2Augustine of Hippo
  3. 3Augustine of Hippo
  4. 4Novatian schism in Rome
  5. 5Jerome
  6. 6Ambrose of Milan
  7. 7Pope Leo I
  8. 8Benedict of Nursia
  9. 9Benedict of Nursia
  10. 10Maximus the Confessor
  11. 11nicene
  12. 12Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  13. 13Ephrem the Syrian
  14. 14Benedict of Nursia
  15. 15Clement of Alexandria
  16. 16Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  17. 17Patrick of Ireland
  18. 18post nicene
  19. 19Ignatius of Antioch
  20. 20Irenaeus of Lyons
  21. 21Irenaeus of Lyons
  22. 22Tertullian
  23. 23Tertullian
  24. 24Cyprian of Carthage
  25. 25desert father
  26. 26Athanasius of Alexandria
  27. 27Basil of Caesarea
  28. 28Gregory of Nazianzus
  29. 29Gregory of Nyssa
  30. 30John Chrysostom
  31. 31John Chrysostom

April

2030
  1. 1apostle
  2. 2Augustine of Hippo
  3. 3Augustine of Hippo
  4. 4Isidore of Seville
  5. 5Ambrose of Milan
  6. 6Pope Leo I
  7. 7Benedict of Nursia
  8. 8apostolic father
  9. 9Maximus the Confessor
  10. 10John of Damascus
  11. 11Anthony the Great
  12. 12Ephrem the Syrian
  13. 13Justin Martyr
  14. 14Clement of Alexandria
  15. 15Donatist schism opens in Africa
  16. 16Polycarp of Smyrna
  17. 17Ignatius of Antioch
  18. 18Ignatius of Antioch
  19. 19Irenaeus of Lyons
  20. 20Irenaeus of Lyons
  21. 21Tertullian
  22. 22ante nicene
  23. 23Cyprian of Carthage
  24. 24Athanasius of Alexandria
  25. 25Mark the Evangelist
  26. 26Basil of Caesarea
  27. 27Gregory of Nazianzus
  28. 28Gregory of Nyssa
  29. 29nicene
  30. 30James, son of Zebedee

May

2030
  1. 1Pelagius
  2. 2Athanasius of Alexandria
  3. 3James the Just
  4. 4Jerome
  5. 5Second Council of Constantinople
  6. 6post nicene
  7. 7Benedict of Nursia
  8. 8John the Apostle
  9. 9Pachomius the Great
  10. 10John of Damascus
  11. 11Anthony the Great
  12. 12Ephrem the Syrian
  13. 13desert father
  14. 14Clement of Alexandria
  15. 15Pachomius the Great
  16. 16Polycarp of Smyrna
  17. 17Ignatius of Antioch
  18. 18Ignatius of Antioch
  19. 19Irenaeus of Lyons
  20. 20apostle
  21. 21Constantine the Great
  22. 22Tertullian
  23. 23Cyprian of Carthage
  24. 24Athanasius of Alexandria
  25. 25Bede the Venerable
  26. 26Basil of Caesarea
  27. 27Bede the Venerable
  28. 28Gregory of Nyssa
  29. 29John Chrysostom
  30. 30John Chrysostom
  31. 31Augustine of Hippo

June

2030
  1. 1Justin Martyr
  2. 2Three Chapters controversy
  3. 3apologist
  4. 4Ambrose of Milan
  5. 5Pope Leo I
  6. 6Benedict of Nursia
  7. 7Benedict of Nursia
  8. 8Maximus the Confessor
  9. 9Ephrem the Syrian
  10. 10ante nicene
  11. 11Ephrem the Syrian
  12. 12Justin Martyr
  13. 13Clement of Alexandria
  14. 14Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  15. 15Jerome
  16. 16Ignatius of Antioch
  17. 17nicene
  18. 18Irenaeus of Lyons
  19. 19First Council of Nicaea
  20. 20Tertullian
  21. 21Eusebius of Caesarea
  22. 22Council of Ephesus
  23. 23Athanasius of Alexandria
  24. 24post nicene
  25. 25Basil of Caesarea
  26. 26Gregory of Nazianzus
  27. 27Cyril of Alexandria
  28. 28Irenaeus of Lyons
  29. 29Peter
  30. 30Augustine of Hippo

July

2030
  1. 1desert father
  2. 2Augustine of Hippo
  3. 3Second Council of Orange
  4. 4Ambrose of Milan
  5. 5Pope Leo I
  6. 6Benedict of Nursia
  7. 7Benedict of Nursia
  8. 8apostle
  9. 9First Council of Constantinople
  10. 10Anthony the Great
  11. 11Benedict of Nursia
  12. 12Justin Martyr
  13. 13Clement of Alexandria
  14. 14Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  15. 15apostolic father
  16. 16Ignatius of Antioch
  17. 17Ignatius of Antioch
  18. 18Irenaeus of Lyons
  19. 19Macrina the Younger
  20. 20Tertullian
  21. 21Tertullian
  22. 22Mary Magdalene
  23. 23John Cassian
  24. 24Athanasius of Alexandria
  25. 25James, son of Zebedee
  26. 26Gregory of Nazianzus
  27. 27Gregory of Nyssa
  28. 28Acacian Schism begins
  29. 29ante nicene
  30. 30Augustine of Hippo
  31. 31Augustine of Hippo

August

2030
  1. 1Augustine of Hippo
  2. 2Jerome
  3. 3Ambrose of Milan
  4. 4Pope Leo I
  5. 5nicene
  6. 6Benedict of Nursia
  7. 7Maximus the Confessor
  8. 8John of Damascus
  9. 9Anthony the Great
  10. 10Ephrem the Syrian
  11. 11Justin Martyr
  12. 12post nicene
  13. 13Hippolytus of Rome
  14. 14Polycarp of Smyrna
  15. 15Mary, mother of Jesus
  16. 16Ignatius of Antioch
  17. 17Irenaeus of Lyons
  18. 18Irenaeus of Lyons
  19. 19desert father
  20. 20Tertullian
  21. 21Cyprian of Carthage
  22. 22Athanasius of Alexandria
  23. 23Irenaeus of Lyons
  24. 24Sack of Rome by Alaric
  25. 25Gregory of Nazianzus
  26. 26apostle
  27. 27John Chrysostom
  28. 28Augustine of Hippo
  29. 29Augustine of Hippo
  30. 30Augustine of Hippo
  31. 31Cyprian of Carthage

September

2030
  1. 1Jerome
  2. 2apostolic father
  3. 3Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  4. 4Benedict of Nursia
  5. 5Benedict of Nursia
  6. 6Maximus the Confessor
  7. 7John of Damascus
  8. 8Anthony the Great
  9. 9apologist
  10. 10Justin Martyr
  11. 11Clement of Alexandria
  12. 12Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  13. 13John Chrysostom
  14. 14Ignatius of Antioch
  15. 15Ignatius of Antioch
  16. 16Cyprian of Carthage
  17. 17Irenaeus of Lyons
  18. 18Tertullian
  19. 19Tertullian
  20. 20Cyprian of Carthage
  21. 21Matthew the Apostle
  22. 22Athanasius of Alexandria
  23. 23nicene
  24. 24Second Council of Nicaea
  25. 25Synod of Whitby
  26. 26John Chrysostom
  27. 27John Chrysostom
  28. 28Augustine of Hippo
  29. 29Augustine of Hippo
  30. 30Jerome

October

2030
  1. 1Jerome
  2. 2Ambrose of Milan
  3. 3Pope Leo I
  4. 4Benedict of Nursia
  5. 5Benedict of Nursia
  6. 6Maximus the Confessor
  7. 7desert father
  8. 8Council of Chalcedon
  9. 9Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
  10. 10Justin Martyr
  11. 11Clement of Alexandria
  12. 12Martin of Tours
  13. 13Polycarp of Smyrna
  14. 14apostle
  15. 15Ignatius of Antioch
  16. 16Irenaeus of Lyons
  17. 17Ignatius of Antioch
  18. 18Luke the Evangelist
  19. 19Tertullian
  20. 20Cyprian of Carthage
  21. 21apostolic father
  22. 22Athanasius of Alexandria
  23. 23Boethius
  24. 24Gregory of Nazianzus
  25. 25Gregory of Nyssa
  26. 26John Chrysostom
  27. 27John Chrysostom
  28. 28apologist
  29. 29Augustine of Hippo
  30. 30Augustine of Hippo
  31. 31Jerome

November

2030
  1. 1Ambrose of Milan
  2. 2Pope Leo I
  3. 3Benedict of Nursia
  4. 4ante nicene
  5. 5Maximus the Confessor
  6. 6John of Damascus
  7. 7Third Council of Constantinople
  8. 8Ephrem the Syrian
  9. 9Justin Martyr
  10. 10Pope Leo I
  11. 11Martin of Tours
  12. 12Polycarp of Smyrna
  13. 13John Chrysostom
  14. 14Ignatius of Antioch
  15. 15Irenaeus of Lyons
  16. 16Matthew the Apostle
  17. 17Tertullian
  18. 18post nicene
  19. 19Cyprian of Carthage
  20. 20Athanasius of Alexandria
  21. 21Athanasius of Alexandria
  22. 22Basil of Caesarea
  23. 23Clement of Rome
  24. 24Gregory of Nyssa
  25. 25Clement of Rome
  26. 26John Chrysostom
  27. 27Augustine of Hippo
  28. 28Augustine of Hippo
  29. 29Augustine of Hippo
  30. 30Andrew

December

2030
  1. 1Ambrose of Milan
  2. 2apostle
  3. 3Benedict of Nursia
  4. 4Clement of Alexandria
  5. 5Maximus the Confessor
  6. 6John of Damascus
  7. 7Ambrose of Milan
  8. 8Ephrem the Syrian
  9. 9apostolic father
  10. 10Clement of Alexandria
  11. 11Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  12. 12Polycarp of Smyrna
  13. 13Ignatius of Antioch
  14. 14Ignatius of Antioch
  15. 15Irenaeus of Lyons
  16. 16apologist
  17. 17Tertullian
  18. 18Tertullian
  19. 19Cyprian of Carthage
  20. 20Ignatius of Antioch
  21. 21Athanasius of Alexandria
  22. 22Basil of Caesarea
  23. 23ante nicene
  24. 24Gregory of Nyssa
  25. 25John Chrysostom
  26. 26John Chrysostom
  27. 27John the Apostle
  28. 28Augustine of Hippo
  29. 29Augustine of Hippo
  30. 30nicene
  31. 31Ambrose of Milan

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