Jun 10, 2020
He started as a papal critic, became history's first antipope, and today is honored — with the pope he rejected — as a saint whose feast day is universal. Go figure. Hippolytus of Rome is one of the great curiosities of early Christian history. In ancient times he was known for his encyclopedic books of theology, which became standard reference works in the centuries to follow. The Church revived his Mass prayers in the last century, and they're still in use today.
Links
The Refutation of All Heresies
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1706
The Extant Works and Fragments of Hippolytus: Part
I.—exegetical
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1728
The Extant Works and Fragments of Hippolytus: Part
II.—dogmatical and Historical
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1730
More works by the Fathers
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/
Mike Aquilina’s website
https://fathersofthechurch.com
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Theme music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of http://www.ccwatershed.org.