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13. Basil the Great (ca. 330-379) : Christian History Institute
Christian History Institute's "In Context" provides the background of bishop Basil the Great's remarks on conspicuous consumption.
http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/basil/
9: Perpetua (d. ca. 202)
In this famous quotation from Christian History Institute's In Context series, Perpetua, a young Christian mother in Carthage, explains how her prison became a palace.
http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/perpetua/
8: Justin Martyr (ca. 100 – ca. 165)
In this famous quote from Christian History Institute's In Context series, the Christian philosopher Justin Martyr, writing an apology to the emperor, declares Christians cannot be harmed.
http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/justin/
7: Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna (ca. 70 – ca. 155)
In a famous quote from Christian History Institute's in context series, Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, refuses to deny the Lord Jesus Christ even to save his life, and burns for it.
http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/polycarp/
6: Mathetes (fl. 2nd Century)
In a famous quote from Christian History Institute's In Context series, Mathetes writes to Diognetus, comparing Christians in the world to the soul in the body.
http://chitorch.org/index.php/in-context/mathetes/