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Pentecost
Who Taught Whom

Lineage

Teacher-disciple transmission across Christian history. The apostles taught Polycarp; Polycarp taught Irenaeus; Irenaeus taught Hippolytus. Schools, monastic lineages, Reformation transmission. Each link descriptive — follow the chain through the Person pages.

Apostolic Age (1st century)

Ante-Nicene (2nd – early 4th century)

Patristic Era (4th – 8th century)

Medieval (9th – 15th century)

Reformation & Early Modern (16th – 18th century)

Modern (19th century – present)