Abstract
The Fathers elaborated a first reflection on marriage and family. The apostolic Fathers and the apologists put an emphasis on the marriage fidelity and the appropriate education of the children, and also defended the marriage against those who condemned it. Clement of Alexandria and Tertullian formulated the first theological intuitions. In the fourth century, the disputes with the Arianism intensified the efforts of Catholic writers; once this obstacle was overcome, Augustine of Hippo in the Latin West and John Chrysostom in the Greek East paid considerable attention to the matrimonial institution in their writings and preaching.
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