The Church of the Fathers - Being an Outline of the History of the Church 98 to 461 #250049

T has become a common practice for those who are beginning the study of Church History to give equal attention to the period which precedes the conversion of Constantine and the period which includes the first four (ecumenical Councils. Consequently this book is divided into two equal parts at the close of chapter Xvi. On page 222; It begins with the death of the last apostle of our Lord, and it ends with the labours of S. Leo and S. Patrick, who both exercised so profound an influence on Western Christendom.