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Apostolic Fathers

Christian theologians who lived in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, who are believed to have personally known some of the Twelve Apostles, or to have been significantly influenced by them
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Apostolic Fathers

Summary

Apostolic Fathers is a group of humans[1]. It draws 2,129 Wikipedia views per month (group_of_humans category, ranking #118 of 870).[2]

Key Facts

  • Apostolic Fathers's instance of is recorded as group of humans[3].
  • Apostolic Fathers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Apostolic Fathers[4].
  • Apostolic Fathers's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[5].
  • Apostolic Fathers's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[6].
  • Apostolic Fathers's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • Apostolic Fathers's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • Apostolic Fathers's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • Apostolic Fathers's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • Apostolic Fathers's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Apostolic Fathers's instance of is recorded as group of humans[3].

Why It Matters

Apostolic Fathers draws 2,129 Wikipedia views per month (group_of_humans category, ranking #118 of 870).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → group of humans
    Instance of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Apostolic Fathers
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 20050, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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