The ante-Nicene fathers were those who came after the apostolic fathers and before the Council of Nicea in A.D. 325. Such individuals as Iraenus, Ignatius, and Justin Martyr are ante-Nicene fathers.
Kuhani wa kabla ya Nicene walikuwa wale waliokuja baada ya kuhani mitume na kabla ya Baraza la Nicea katika AD 325. watu hao binafsi ni kama vile Iraenus, Ignatius, na Justin Martyr ndio kuhani wa kabla ya Nicene.