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| - | + | The '''Church Fathers''', '''Early Church Fathers''', or '''Fathers of the Church''' are the early and influential [[theology|theologians]] and writers in the [[Christian Church]], particularly those of the first five centuries of Christian history. The term is used of writers and teachers of the Church, not necessarily [[saint]]s. Teachers particularly are also known as [[doctors of the Church]], although [[Athanasius of Alexandria|Athanasius]] called them ''men of little intellect''. | |
| - | The [[Renaissance of the 12th century]] saw a major search by [[Europe]]an scholars for new learning, which led them to the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] fringes of Europe, especially to [[Al-Andalus|Islamic Spain]] and [[History of Islam in southern Italy|Sicily]]. A typical story is that of [[Gerard of Cremona]] (c. 1114-87), who was described as having | + | |
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| - | :"arrived at a knowledge of each part of [philosophy] according to the study of the Latins, nevertheless, because of his love for the ''[[Almagest]]'', which he did not find at all amongst the Latins, he made his way to [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]], where seeing an abundance of books in Arabic on every subject, and pitying the poverty he had experienced among the Latins concerning these subjects, out of his desire to translate he thoroughly learnt the Arabic language...." | + | |
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| - | Unlike the interest in the literature of [[classical antiquity]] found in the [[Renaissance]], 12th century translators sought new [[Islamic science|scientific]], [[Early Islamic philosophy|philosophical]] and, to a lesser extent, religious texts. The latter concern was reflected in a renewed interest in translations of the [[Greek language|Greek]] [[Church Fathers]] into [[Latin]], a concern with translating [[Jew]]ish teachings from [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], and most significantly, an interest in the [[Qur'an]] and other [[Islam]]ic religious texts. In addition, some [[Arabic literature]] was also translated into Latin. | + | |
| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | * [[Renaissance of the 12th century]] | + | |
| - | * [[Islamic contributions to Medieval Europe]] | + | |
| - | * [[Lex Mahumet pseudoprophete]] | + | |
| - | * [[List of translators]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Mark of Toledo]] | + | |
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The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, or Fathers of the Church are the early and influential theologians and writers in the Christian Church, particularly those of the first five centuries of Christian history. The term is used of writers and teachers of the Church, not necessarily saints. Teachers particularly are also known as doctors of the Church, although Athanasius called them men of little intellect.
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