Saints who resisted heresy
St Irenaeus of Lyons
Wrote Against Heresies against the Gnostics, grounding the faith in the apostolic tradition and succession.
- Period
- 2nd c.
- Witness
- Bishop of Lyons
- Controversy
- Early heresies
Witness under persecution
What this saint faced
Wrote Against Heresies against the Gnostics, grounding the faith in the apostolic tradition and succession.
Exile, imprisonment or torture
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