Irenaeous of Lyons wrote a historical document called, "Against Heresies" in 195 AD and St Justin Martyr wrote First Apologies in 150 AD as well.
Are these Catholics before Constantine?
2006-12-02 12:17:11 · 3 answers · asked by Lives7 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Both of these writer wrote specifically about the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist of the Catholic Church in the year 150 AD.
These are actual historical documents.
2006-12-02 12:25:13 · update #1
Yes, they were both Catholic.
The Catholic Church has referred to itself as the “Catholic Church” at least since 107 AD, when the term appears in the Letter of St. Ignatius of Antioch to the Smyrnaeans:
Wherever the bishop appear, there let the multitude be; even as wherever Christ Jesus is, there is the Catholic Church.
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/ignatius-smyrnaeans-hoole.html
All of this was long before the Council of Nicea and the Nicene Creed from 325 A.D. which states, "We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church."
With love in Christ.
2006-12-02 19:13:03 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Iraneous was the first Pope, i think thats right. After that Constantine took hold of catholicism and things got worse from there.
2006-12-02 20:20:51 · answer #2 · answered by badferret 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course.
2006-12-02 20:20:16 · answer #3 · answered by Midge 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋