9 events with tag "Irenaeus"
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ID: 4988
Birth of St. Irenaeus in Smyrna - future Doctor of the Church and defender against Gnosticism
ID: 4988
177
ID: 4989
St. Irenaeus becomes Bishop of Lyon - writes 'Against Heresies' combating Gnosticism
ID: 4989
180
ID: 3806
St. Irenaeus writes Against Heresies - student of Polycarp, defends apostolic succession against Gnosticism
ID: 3806
180
ID: 4835
Irenaeus writes Against Heresies - Student of Polycarp combats Marcionites and Gnostics, establishes OT-NT unity
ID: 4835
180
ID: 4882
Irenaeus writes Against Heresies - Five books exposing and refuting Gnostic sects, especially Valentinians, first systematic heresiology
ID: 4882
185
ID: 4145
Irenaeus becomes Bishop of Lyon - student of Polycarp, writes against Gnosticism, develops theory of recapitulation
ID: 4145
185
ID: 4889
Irenaeus establishes apostolic succession - Churches founded by apostles have true tradition, against Gnostic secret knowledge
ID: 4889
202
ID: 4990
Martyrdom of St. Irenaeus at Lyon - Doctor of the Church, established apostolic succession doctrine
ID: 4990
2022
ID: 4994
January 21, 2022
Pope Francis declares St. Irenaeus Doctor of the Church with title 'Doctor of Unity'
ID: 4994