Tertullian

Tertullian was a prominent early Christian author and church leader, who lived in the Roman Empire during the late second and early third centuries AD. He was born in Carthage, a city in North Africa, and was raised in a pagan family. He later converted to Christianity and became a prominent voice in the early Christian Church. Tertullian is considered to be the first Latin Christian author, and his writings represent an important source of information about the beliefs and practices of the early Church. 

Tertullian wrote extensively on a variety of theological and practical subjects, including the nature of God, the role of the Church, the Christian life, and the relationship between the Church and the Roman Empire. One of Tertullian's most famous works is "Apologeticus," a defense of the Christian faith against Roman accusations of atheism and immorality. In this work, Tertullian argued that Christianity was not only a lawful religion, but also a superior one, and he sought to refute the charges against Christians by highlighting their moral virtues and the rational basis of their beliefs.