Who's who in the Ancient Church

This is another short answer reference guide for church history major movers and shakers.

Tertullian - Latin father- was the first to use the phrase "Trinity"

Ingnaseus -

Origen -

Justin Martyr - The most famous of the apologists.He was martyred.His significance comes primarily from the larger amount of material we have left from his pen. He was born of Flavia Neapolis.(Shechem)He was familiar with the philosophers, dialoguing with a Stoic, an Aristotelian, a Pythagorean, and a Platonist. He met an old man on the seashore that refuted Platonism, and showed him that Christianity was the true philosophy. He moved to Rome ca 151.

Anselm -

Athanasius -1st Nicean powerhouse - Is in and out of exile. Probably the most important figure in the developement of the Nicean understanding of the Trinity. Uses his power almost tyrannically at times to get things done.

Eustathius - 2nd Nicean powerhouse

Marcellus - 3rd Nicean powerhouse who emphasizes the unity of God. He gets excommunicated for being a modalist. He refused to attend the public re-installing of Arius, after which he was exiled.

Augustine -

Boethius -

St Antony -