About the Author

Father David Meconi, SJ, holds a Doctorate in Philosophy from Oxford University, England and the Pontifical Licentiate in Greek and Latin Patristic Theology from University of Innsbruck, Austria. He currently teaches as Assistant Professor of Patristic Studies at Saint Louis University. His books include Christ Unfurled (TAN Books, 2020), 101 Surprising Facts About Church History (TAN Books 2016), and 101 Surprising Facts About Mary (TAN Books, 2020), among others. He is the editor of Homiletic and Pastoral Review, and his articles have appeared in the Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Augustinian Studies, International Philosophical Quarterly, and New Oxford Review.