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| The Three Hierarchs of the Church, 20th c.
(Notes) From left to right: Saint Basile-the-Great, Saint John Chrysostom, and Saint Gregory the Theologian (aka Saint Gregory of Nazianzus) |
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| NOTES Here are The Three Hierarchs of the Church (The Three Early Church Fathers). From left to right : Saint Basile-the-Great (329-379), Saint John Chrysostom (347-407), and Saint Gregory the Theologian (328-389). These three Hierarchs were as much politicians as that they were Church Fathers. They are both the founders of Christian Orthodox Theology and Doctors of the Catholic Church. Saint Basil-the-Great and Saint Gregory the Theologian (also known as Saint Gregory of Nazianzus) were of about the same age and close friends during their lifetimes. Detailed histories of their lives can be found in several sources, including the ones shown below. Also see IconsExplained.com Saints' Lives - Text Files (Page s3) and The Three Hierarchs of the Church, and the Doctors of the Church (Page s6). - Orthodox Research Institute - Selected lives of Saints (by Father Alexander) - Some Saints and Feasts of the Orthodox Christian Church (by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia) - Catholic Encyclopedia - Doctors of the Catholic Church Accounts of the lives of the Three Great Hierarchs : - Saint Basil-the-Great and Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (Orthodox Research Institute) - Saint Basil-the-Great (Father Alexander) | Saint Basil-the-Great (Catholic Encyclopedia) - Saint Gregory the Theologian (of Nazianzus) (Father Alexander) | Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (Catholic Encyclopedia) - Saint Gregory Nazianzus Doctor of Theologians (Doctors of the Catholic Church) - Saint John Chrysostom (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia) | Saint John Chrysostom (Catholic Encyclopedia) - Saint Gregory of Nyssa and Saint John Chrysostom (Orthodox Research Institute) Top of Page Last updated: 12 February 2005 |