Apostolic Fathers
- Clement of Rome (fl. c. 96)
- Ignatius of Antioch (98-117)
- Polycarp of Smyrna (69-155)
- Didache (c. 150)
- Shepherd of Hermas
- Papias of Hierapolis (60-130)
Greek Fathers
- Justin Martyr (110-165)
- Irenaeus of Lyons (130-202)
- Clement of Alexandria (150-211)
- Origen of Alexandria (184-254)
- Athanasius of Alexandria (296-373)
- John Chrysostom (347-407)
- Cyril of Alexandria (378-444)
- Maximus the Confessor (580-662)
- John of Damascus (675-749)
Cappadocian Fathers
- Basil the Great (330-379)
- Gregory of Nyssa (330-395)
- Gregory of Nazianzus (329-389)
Latin Fathers
- Tertullian (160-220)
- Cyprian of Carthage (200-258)
- Hilary of Poitiers (310-367)
- Ambrose of Milan (337-397)
- Pope Damsus I (354-430)
- Jerome of Stridonium (347-420)
- Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
- Pope Gregory the Great (540-604)
- Isidore of Seville (560-636)
Syriac Fathers
- Aphrahat (280-345)
- Ephrem the Syrian (306-373)
- Isaac of Antioch (d. 460)
- Isaac of Nineveh (613-700)
Desert Fathers
- Collected Sayings (c. 500)
Medieval Theology
- Pseudo-Dionysius (5th-6th century)
- Symeon the New Theologian (949-1022)
- Gregory Palamas (1296-1359)