Irenaeus was bishop of Lyons, in what is now France, in the second century A.D. He has been widely recognized as a
saint by the
Eastern Orthodox Church, and his writings were formative in the early development of
Christian theology. The Roman Church considers him a [Father of the Church]
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He was a disciple of Polycarp
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- Born: 120 A.D.
- Died: 202 A.D.
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