Heroes of the Early Church Curriculum Plan

Build your student's faith in Christ with amazing stories from fearless Christian heroes! This lesson plan pdf download includes a suggested family read aloud, alternate reading and links to biographies and videos for 16 heroes of the early church starting with the apostle Paul (c. 33AD) and ending with Benedict of Nursia (c. 547).
 
Pair with either CitE Heroes of the Bible* or CitE Medieval Heroes of the Faith* for a complete year of faith hero studies. *coming soon! Also download our See It Excellent Heroes of the Early Church Notebooking Pages, coming soon! 
 
If your student has a heroes of the faith club or faces of history presentation coming up this year, you'll definitely want this!
 
Heroes Included:
Apostle Paul
Irenaeus
Polycarp
Justin the Martyr
Blandina
Perpetua
Origen
Saint Valentine
Constantine
Athanasius
Ambrose
Jerome
Monica of Thagaste
Augustine
Saint Patrick
Benedict of Nursia
 
Recommended Read-Alouds:
Peril and Peace, Mindy and Brandon Withrow
Irenaeus of Lyon, Christian  Biographies for Young Readers, Simonetta Carr
Polycarp: The Crown of Fire (Torchbearers), William Chad Newsom
Saint Valentine, Robert Sabuda
Ten Girls Who Didn't Give In, Irene Howat
Ten Girls Who Made a Difference, Irene Howat