fl. c. AD 125
Aristides of Athens
One of the earliest Christian apologies and a rare description of Christian ethics from outside official Church documents.
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- Location
- Athens
- Role
- Philosopher and apologist
- Major writings
- Apology to Hadrian
- Teachings
- Christian conduct as an argument for the truth of the faith
- Connection to apostolic Christianity
- He writes barely a generation after the Apostles and assumes a settled body of Christian teaching and practice.
Quotations with references
“They love one another; the widow they do not despise, and the orphan they rescue.”
Sources and References
- Aristides, Apology (text)newadvent.org