THE CHURCH in the PATRISTIC ERA 50 100 150 200 250 300 JESUS CHRIST ════ JUSTIN Matryr c.100-168 ═╣ ╠═══════ JOHN the Evangelist c.6-c. 99 ══════╣ ╠══════ ABERICIUS c.128-c. 200 ════ ╠════════ POLYCARP c.69-c. 155 ══════╣ ╠════ANTONY c.251-356 ══ ══ PHILO c.20 BC- c.50 AD══╣ ╠═══════ IRENÆUS c.130-c. 200 ═══ Letter of Barnabas ╠═══ TERTULLIAN c.160–c.225════╣ … PERPETUA † c.202 ═╣ The Didache ════ CYPRIAN c.200-258═══╣ ……… CLEMENT of Rome † c.97═╣ ╠═HIPPOLYTUS c.185-235═╣ ╠══════ IGNATIUS c.35-c. 107════╣ ╞═══ CLEMENT (Alex.) c.150–215═╣ ╠═════ ORIGEN c.185–254═════╣ ╠═════ PLOTINUS c.205–270═════╣ 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 NICEA CONSTANTINOPLE EPHESUS CHALCEDON CONSTANTINOPLE II 325 381 431 451 553 CONSTANTINE † 337 THEOD. † 395 ╠════════════JUSTINIAN I 483-565 ════╣ ╠═════AMBROSE 340-397════╣ …… ═════════ LEO I † 461 ═══╣ ╠════════ AUGUSTINE 354-430═════╣ ╠════════THEODORIC C.455-526═╣ ╠═══ GREGORY the Great 540-604═╣ ╠══════════════JEROME c.342-420 ═══╣ ╠═════BENEDICT c.480-c.540 ═╣ ╠═════════ATHANASIUS c.296-373 ══╣ ╠══════════ CYRIL 380-444═══╣ ═════ ANTONY c.251-356 ════╣ ════════ PATRICK c. 400-464 ═══╣ ╠══ COLUMBAN 543-615 ═══════ ╠══════════EPIPHANIUS 315-405════════╣ ╠═══ CAESARIUS of Arles 470-542 ══╣ ╠══════EVAGRIUS c.346-399═╣ ═══PACHOMIUS c.290-346══╣ ╠════════ CASSIAN c.360-435══════╣ ╠════ BASIL c.330-379═══╣ ╠═══════ NESTORIUS 386-451════╣ … DIONYSIUS the Aereopagite … MAXIMUS (Conf) 580-662═ ╠═ GREGORY Nazianzen 329-389 ═╣ ╠══GREGORY of Nyssa c.330-c.395═╣ JOHN Climacus 570-649══ APHRAATES † c 345══╣ ╠════ CHRYSOSTOM 347-407══╣ ╠══════════════════ SABAS 439-532═════╣ ╠═══════EPHREM 306-373════╣ 1. PRINCIPAL SOURCES of BENEDICT’S RULE A. SOURCES BENEDICT RECOMMENDS in RB 73 The Institutes and Conferences of Cassian; The Rule of Basil; The Lives (of Antony and the Desert Fathers and Mothers) The Holy Catholic Fathers B. SOURCES on which BENEDICT DEPENDS The Rule of the Master (c.500) Cyprian (d.258): Prefer nothing...; Zeal Athanasius (c.296-373): Life of Antony; (Prefer nothing - image of the transformed soul) Pachomius (c.290-346): (emphasis on community and literacy/scripture-memorization) Basil (330-379): coenobium as contrasted with hermitage and model of care for sick RB 36/RBas 36; Initial formation & children 6 & 7 Pseudo-Basil (c.500): language and military imagery of prologue Ambrose (c.339-397):Widened heart and different zeals Jerome (c.345-520): translator of Pachomius’ Rule[s]; Kinds of monks; Life of Paul supports learned monasticism Augustine (354-439): Rule - example of apostolic community Apophthegmata (4th-5th c.): models of spiritual maturity John Cassian (c.360-c.430): central importance of Institutes and Conferences for subsequent centuries. Transmitter of Evagrius to West 2. THE KINDS of MONKS 3. HERMITAGE versus CENOBIUM: Hermit and Community 4. CARE of the DISABLED: from suspicion to compassion 5. LADDER of HUMILITY 6. NOVICES and FORMATION 7. WIDENED HEART and GOOD ZEAL 8. THEOSIS: DIVINIZATION 9. ASCETICISM.