Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons: Gnostic Fighter and Unifying Theologian
Pastor Derek Vreeland gives a brief introduction to an important early church father. Early Life Little is known about the early life of Irenaeus (c. 130-202). He was born into a Christian home in Asia Minor in modern-day Turkey. Most Catholic histories claim that he was born in Smyrna. (The dates of his birth…