03 St. Irenaeus

Published: April 20, 2012, 1:34 p.m.

b'St. Irenaeus\\xa0(130-202AD) was a disciple of Polycarp in Smyrna, the disciple of the Apostle John. In his struggles with Gnosticism as bishop of Lyons in Gaul, Irenaeus defined the Church by its unity, universality, and continuation of the Apostolic Faith in its scriptures, creed, and preaching http://archive.org/download/OrthodoxChurchHistory/3Irenaeus-2005-final.mp3'