“…almost not a single outstanding phenomenon of church life of the 2nd century could have happened without the participation of St. Irenaeus of Lyons. Such a person cannot but be of interest to the history of the Church. The principles and views that St. revealed and defended in his works. father, also form the basis of the doctrine and practice of our Orthodox Church. We accept the canon of St. established in the first centuries. books of the New Testament, Church Tradition as a source of doctrine along with Holy Scripture, we recognize the highest authority of bishops; We hold, in essence, the same views on other dogmatic issues (with the exception of chiliasm) that are revealed in the essay “Against Heresies.” The life and teaching of Irenaeus are therefore of even more interest and significance for us Orthodox.”

S. A. Fedchenkov