"An Account of the Life and Writings of S. Irenæus, Bishop of Lyons and Martyr" by James Beaven

Irenaeus was a Greek bishop noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the development of Christian theology by combating heterodox or Gnostic interpretations of Scripture as heresy and defining proto-orthodoxy. In this book, Beaven narrates the life of this fascinating character.