Babu wa Kanisa ni jina la heshima ambalo kuanzia karne IV Kanisa Katoliki limewapatia Wakristo wa kale (hadi mwaka 750 hivi), wenye utakatifu, elimu na imani sahihi, ambao mafundisho yao yanawezesha kujua mapokeo ya Mitume. Orodha ya kwanza ya mababu wa Kanisa iliandikwa katika Hati ya Gelasi (karne VI); baadhi yao waliongezewa jina la Mwalimu wa Kanisa. Muhimu zaidi upande wa Mashariki ni: Atanasi, Basili Mkuu, Gregori wa Nazienzi na Yohane Krisostomo. Upande wa Magharibi ni: Ambrosi, Agostino wa Hippo, Jeromu na Papa Gregori I. Mababu wa Kanisa Maandishi ya Mababu wa Kanisa kwa Kiingereza Maandishi ya Kigiriki Maandishi ya Kilatini ChurchFathers.org - Madondoo ya Mababu yaliyopangwa kwa mada Church Fathers' works in English toleo la Philip Schaff katika Christian Classics Ethereal Library Church Fathers at the Patristics In English Project Site Early Church Fathers Additional Texts Sehemu ya maandishi ya Tertuliani. Excerpts from Defensor Grammaticus Archived 11 Julai 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Excerpts from the Church Fathers Archived 29 Novemba 2009 at the Wayback Machine. The Fathers, the Scholastics, and Ourselves by von Balthasar Archived 2013-06-30 at Archive.today Faulkner University Patristics Project Archived 27 Mei 2009 at the Wayback Machine.