St Irenaeus

1. Entity type Person
2. Birth date 130
3. Death date 202
4. Birth place Izmir, Turkey
5. Death place Lyon, France
6. Gender Name Male
7. Biographical Data

   1. St Irinaeus was bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul, which is now Lyon, France. Irenaeus was born in Smyrna in Asia Minor, where he studied under bishop Polycarp, who in turn had been a disciple of the Apostle John. Leaving Asia Minor for Rome he joined the school of  Justin Martyr before being made bishop of Lyon in Southern Gaul in about 178 AD.

      Irenaeus is primarily noted for his refutation of early  Gnosticism. To this end he wrote his major work Against Heresies, in which also sought to expound and defend the orthodox Christian faith. A shorter later work is his Proof of the Apostolic Preaching, a brief summary of Christian teaching, largely concerned with Christ as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.

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