Lineage
Who taught whom, from the apostles to the Fathers, with each person set at the time they flourished. 26 teacher-to-disciple links join 45 people (19 attested by a contemporary or near-contemporary source, the rest by later tradition). Click anyone for who they were, their teachers and disciples, and their works.
- taught, attested
- tradition
- disputed
1st century
2nd century
3rd century
4th century
5th century
6th century
With the apostles
John and Asia
Alexandria and Caesarea
Cappadocia
Antioch
Milan
With the apostles
From Paul and Peter
John and Asia
From Peter and John
Alexandria and Caesarea
3rd century
4th century
5th century
6th century
Cappadocia
Antioch
Milan
Without a recorded teacher
They stand in the chain by their sees and their works rather than by a known master.
4th century
5th century
- Nemesius of Emesafl. c. 400
- Severian of Gabalafl. c. 400
Peter Chrysologusc. 380–450- Theodotus of Ancyrad. before 446
- Theodoret of Cyrusc. 393–c. 458
- Faustus of Riezc. 405–c. 490
Gennadius of Constantinopled. 471- Pseudo-Athanasius4th–6th c.
- Pseudo-Chrysostom5th c.
- Sozomen5th c.
Leo the Greatpope 440–461- Jacob of Serugc. 451–521
6th century
9th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
Undated
Picture credits · 63 portraits from Wikimedia Commons, public domain or Creative Commons Attribution
- Alcuin of York: Fulda, Raban-Maur Alcuin Otgar · Public domain
- Ambrose of Milan: Unknown, AmbroseOfMilan (cropped) · Public domain
- Amphilochius of Iconium: Authors of Menologion of Basil II (circa 985 AC, Constantinople), Byzantine manuscript illuminators[1]: Pantoleon with Georgios, Michael the Younger, Michael of Blachernae, Symeon, Symeon of Blachernae, Menas, and Nestor (Online on Vatican site), Amphilochius of Iconium (Menologion of Basil II), 0985 · Public domain
- Andrew the Apostle: Peter Paul Rubens, St. Andrew, circa 1611 · Public domain
- Athanasius of Alexandria: Byzantine Institute staff, Fethiye Camii, parekklesion, diakonikon, mosaics, Istanbul, Turkey - South wall, St. Athanasius, detail of upper half, between 1949 and 1963 · CC0
- Augustine of Hippo: Philippe de Champaigne, Saint Augustine Alternative title: Saint Augustin, between circa 1645 and circa 1650 · Public domain
- Bartholomew the Apostle: Peter Paul Rubens, St. Bartolomew, circa 1611 · Public domain
- Basil the Great: Unknown authorUnknown author, Basil of Caesarea, 11th century · Public domain
- Bede: http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/de/bke/0047/1v, E-codices bke-0047 001v medium (cropped) · Public domain
- Clement I: Unknown, Clemens I, 1000 · Public domain
- Clement of Alexandria: André Thévet, Clement alexandrin, 1584 · Public domain
- Cyprian of Carthage: The original uploader was Bwag at German Wikipedia., Cyprian von Karthago2, 14 September 2006 (original upload date) · Public domain
- Cyril of Jerusalem: AnonymousUnknown author, Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, 14th century · Public domain
- Didymus the Blind: Lizarazo999, Didymus the blind · Public domain
- Dionysius of Alexandria: AnonymousUnknown author, Dionisii alek, 18-19 c (?) · Public domain
- Dionysius the Areopagite: AnonymousUnknown author, Hosios Loukas (diakonikon, arch) - Dionysius Areopagite, early 11th century Byzantine · Public domain
- Ephrem the Syrian: AnonymousUnknown author, Mor Ephrem icon, Unknown date · Public domain
- Epiphanius of Salamis: Unknown authorUnknown author, Epiphanius-Kosovo, some hundred years · Public domain
- Eusebius of Caesarea: Unknown, the art is from the 6th Century AD, Eusebius of Caesarea Rabbula Gospels Icon, 2005-11-25 18:29:21 · Public domain
- Gennadius of Constantinople: Theophanes the Cretan, Agios Gennadios Konstantinoupoleos Dionysiou, 1547 · Public domain
- Gregory of Nyssa: AnonymousUnknown author, Gregory of Nyssa, 14th century · Public domain
- Gregory Thaumaturgus: AnonymousUnknown author, Ukrainian: Григорій Чудотворець (Ермітаж), 14th century · Public domain
- Gregory the Great: British Library, Gregory the Great with the Holy Spirit, 1st quarter of the 12th century · CC0
- Hilary of Poitiers: Richard de Montbaston et collaborateurs., Hilaryofpoitiers, 14th century; Vie de saintes · Public domain
- Ignatius of Antioch: AnonymousUnknown author, Hosios Loukas (south west chapel, south side) - Ignatios, Byzantine · Public domain
- Irenaeus of Lyons: Lucien Bégule, Saint irenee saint irenee, 2010-06-06 · Public domain
- Isidore of Seville: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spanish: San Isidoro de Sevilla Saint Isidor of Sevilla, 1655 · Public domain
- James the Great: Peter Paul Rubens, St James the Apostle, between 1612 and 1613 · Public domain
- James the Less: Unknown, Saint James the Just · Public domain
- Jerome: Matthias Stom, The penitent Saint Jerome in his Study, first half of 17th century · Public domain
- John Cassian: Unknown authorUnknown author, John Cassian, Unknown date · Public domain
- John Chrysostom: Unknown, Johnchrysostom · Public domain
- John Damascene: Unknown authorUnknown author, Athonite Fresco Icon of Saint John of Damascus, 14th-15th Century · Public domain
- John the Apostle: Peter Paul Rubens, The Apostle Saint John Evangelista, between 1610 and 1612 · Public domain
- Jude Thaddeus: Anthony van Dyck, German: Apostel Judas Thaddäus The Apostle Judas Thaddeus, between circa 1619 and circa 1621 · Public domain
- Justin Martyr: Theophanes the Cretan, Saint Justin Martyr by Theophanes the Cretan, between 1545 and 1546 · Public domain
- Leo the Great: Francisco Herrera the Younger, El papa San León I Magno, 17th century · Public domain
- Linus: Authors of Menologion of Basil II (circa 985 AC, Constantinople), Byzantine manuscript illuminators[1]: Pantoleon with Georgios, Michael the Younger, Michael of Blachernae, Symeon, Symeon of Blachernae, Menas, and Nestor (Online on Vatican site), Menologion of Basil II - Patrobulus, Hermas, Linus, Caius, Philologus of 70 disciples (Portrait of Linus), 10-11 century · Public domain
- Luke the Evangelist: Unknown, Codexaureus 23, circa 810 · Public domain
- Mark the Evangelist: Scriptorium of the Lorsch Abbey (Hofschule Karls des Großen), Germany, Codexaureus 21, between circa 810 and circa 815 · Public domain
- Matthew the Apostle: Unknown, Codexaureus 17 · Public domain
- Matthias the Apostle: Peter Paul Rubens, St. Matthias, circa 1611 · Public domain
- Modestus of Jerusalem: Spiritia, Saint Modestus 1851 Zidarovo, 20 November 2020 (according to Exif data) · CC0
- Origen: Unknown, Origen3 · Public domain
- Pamphilus of Caesarea: Authors of Menologion of Basil II (circa 985 AC, Constantinople), Byzantine manuscript illuminators[1]: Pantoleon with Georgios, Michael the Younger, Michael of Blachernae, Symeon, Symeon of Blachernae, Menas, and Nestor (Online on Vatican site), Pamphilus of Caesarea, 1- century · Public domain
- Pantaenus: Burghers, Michael, Burghers-Pantaenus, 17th century · Public domain
- Papias: Michel Wolgemut, Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (Text: Hartmann Schedel), Papias, 1493 · Public domain
- Paul the Apostle: Unknown authorUnknown author, Fresco of Saint Paul at Ephesus, 6th century · Public domain
- Peter Chrysologus: School of Guercino, Saint Peter Chrysologus, 17th century · Public domain
- Peter of Alexandria: Georgios Foukas, Peter of Alexandria, 1547 · Public domain
- Peter the Apostle: Unknown authorUnknown author, Saint Peter-Sinai (6th Century) Crop, early 6th century · Public domain
- Petrus Alfonsi: Unknown, Pedro Alfonso · Public domain
- Philip the Apostle: Peter Paul Rubens, St. Philip, circa 1611 · Public domain
- Polycarp: PravoslavnyChristianin, Polycarp of Smyrna2, 2010-09-07 · CC0
- Rabanus Maurus: Fulda, Raban-Maur Alcuin Otgar · Public domain
- Severus of Antioch: Unknown authorUnknown author, Sevarios of Antioch, 2012-01-25 · Public domain
- Simon the Zealot: Peter Paul Rubens, St. Simon, circa 1611 · Public domain
- Tertullian: André Thevet, Tertullian2, 1584 · Public domain
- Theophylact of Ohrid: AnonymousUnknown author, Theophylact the Bulgarian, 17th century · Public domain
- Thomas Aquinas: Carlo Crivelli, Saint Thomas Aquinas, 1476 · Public domain
- Thomas the Apostle: Richard Mortel, Thomas the Apostle. Detail of the mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale. Ravena, Italy, Taken on 4 July 2019, 12:12:10 · CC BY 2.0
- Timothy: Unknown authorUnknown author, Saint Timothy · Public domain
- Titus of Crete: Unknown authorUnknown author, Fresco of Saint Titos, 13th-15th Century · Public domain