Cappadocian Fathers

Target entity: Cappadocian Fathers
Context triple: [Catechetical School of Alexandria, influenced, Cappadocian Fathers]

• A. Apostolic Fathers
  The Apostolic Fathers are a group of early Christian theologians and church leaders of the late first and early second centuries whose writings form an important bridge between the New Testament and later Christian doctrine.
• B. Meletius of Antioch
  Meletius of Antioch was a 4th-century bishop and key figure in the Arian controversy who served as a leading pro-Nicene churchman and briefly presided over the First Council of Constantinople.
• C. Theodore of Mopsuestia
  Theodore of Mopsuestia was a prominent 4th–5th century Christian theologian and biblical exegete of the Antiochene school, later regarded as a precursor of Nestorianism.
• D. Basil of Caesarea
  Basil of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his role in shaping early Christian doctrine, especially the development of Trinitarian theology and monasticism in the Eastern Church.
• E. Church Fathers
  The Church Fathers are early Christian theologians and bishops whose writings and teachings helped define core doctrines, liturgy, and spiritual life in the formative centuries of the Church.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Cappadocian Fathers
Target entity description: The Cappadocian Fathers were a group of 4th-century Christian theologians—primarily Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nyssa—who played a key role in shaping orthodox Trinitarian doctrine in the early Church.

• A. Apostolic Fathers
  The Apostolic Fathers are a group of early Christian theologians and church leaders of the late first and early second centuries whose writings form an important bridge between the New Testament and later Christian doctrine.
• B. Meletius of Antioch
  Meletius of Antioch was a 4th-century bishop and key figure in the Arian controversy who served as a leading pro-Nicene churchman and briefly presided over the First Council of Constantinople.
• C. Theodore of Mopsuestia
  Theodore of Mopsuestia was a prominent 4th–5th century Christian theologian and biblical exegete of the Antiochene school, later regarded as a precursor of Nestorianism.
• D. Basil of Caesarea
  Basil of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his role in shaping early Christian doctrine, especially the development of Trinitarian theology and monasticism in the Eastern Church.
• E. Church Fathers
  The Church Fathers are early Christian theologians and bishops whose writings and teachings helped define core doctrines, liturgy, and spiritual life in the formative centuries of the Church.
• F. None of above. chosen