apostolic fathers
 

* 1.group of early Christian writers who lived not long after the Apostles writings of these men. apostolic fathersapostolic fathers, early christian writers, who were born in the first century, and thus touched on the age of the apostles. they were polycarp, clement, ignatius, and hermas to these barnabas has sometimes been added...see also: apostolic

English Related Words* apostolic

* apostolic canons

* apostolic church

* apostolic constitutions

* apostolic delegate

* apostolic father

* apostolic king

* apostolic prefect

* apostolic see

* apostolic succession

* apostolic vicar

* apostolical

* apostolical brief

* apostolical canons

* apostolical succession