The Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325, Volume VII Fathers of the Third and Fourth Century - Lactantius, Venanti - Hardcoverby Reverend Alexander Roberts (Editor) "One of the first great events in Christian history was the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, convened to organize Christian sects and beliefs into a unified doctrine. The great Christian clergymen who wrote before this famous event are referred to as the Ante Nicenes and the Apostolic Fathers, and their writings are collected here in a ten volume set. The Ante Nicenes lived so close to the time of Christ that their