Patrology, or the study of the early Fathers of the Church, is in a very real sense the
study of ourselves. The Fathers, not having the benefit of first-hand experience of
Our Lord, relied upon testimony of those who had, i.e. tradition. The study of Patrology is the story of our beginnings as a Catholic Church and is an endeavor
which connects us to both our earliest traditions and provides us with the
foundations of our doctrine.
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