died c. AD 99
Clement of Rome
Author of the earliest datable Christian writing outside the New Testament, a letter from the Roman church to Corinth written about AD 96.
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- Location
- Rome
- Role
- Bishop of Rome; Apostolic Father
- Major writings
- Letter to the Corinthians (1 Clement)
- Teachings
- Church order and the peaceful succession of ministers
- Humility, repentance and concord within the community
- Connection to apostolic Christianity
- Writing within living memory of the apostles, Clement appeals to their arrangements as recent and well known.
Quotations with references
“The apostles… appointed those already mentioned, and afterwards gave instructions that when they should fall asleep, other approved men should succeed to their ministry.”
Sources and References
- 1 Clement, full textnewadvent.org