Church history or ecclesiastical history as an academic discipline studies the history of Christianity and the way the Christian Church has developed since its inception.
CHURCH HISTORY: From the Edict of Milan (A.D. 313) to Charlemagne (A.D. 800)
THE CHURCH FATHERS: Were They Advocates of Bible Truth?
The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, Christian Fathers, or Fathers of the Church were ancient, prominent, and influential Christian theologians and writers who lived between the second and fifth centuries C.E. and established the intellectual and doctrinal foundations of Christianity.