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'''Clement of [[Rome]]''' (active AD 90-100) is regarded as "The first Christian scholar" and became a [[saint]]. As a Bishop or Elder of the Church in Rome, he wrote a letter in about AD 96 to settle a dispute in the Corinthian church. The church had replaced its leaders with new, more youthful men. Clement argued that there was a 'chain of command' in the church: God the Father sent [[Christ]], [[Christ]] appointed [[the apostles]] and the apostles commissioned the [[bishop]]s. Though at his time there was clearly some truth in this, those who came after him developed this argument into the Roman [[Catholic]] doctrine of succession.
He is known for resisting [[Gnostic]] [[heresies]] and also for his belief that truth is found amongst the teachings of all men - thus paving the way for two millennia of apologetic writings in which believers have appealed to what men know by their own philosophies in order to help them come to a knowledge of the true God.
According to tradition, Clement became a missionary to the [[Crimea]]. He was [[martyred]] by being attached to an anchor and thrown into the sea.<ref>Who’s Who in Christianity, Lavinia Coh-Sherbok, 1998</ref>
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