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Title: Early Church Fathers Index
Author: MJ. Smith
Date: 2011 Oct 20 at 00:10

Early Church Fathers Index

Alternate Labels

  • Apostolic Fathers
  • Apologists
  • Alexandrian School
  • Antiochian School
  • Latin Fathers
  • Greek Fathers
  • Syriac Fathers

Key Passages

Reading List

Notes:
1. Resources being indexed:

2. Some entries may be incomplete especially those that do not include the writings in the table of contents. This affects Fragments and Appendices most frequently.
3. Not all spurious writings have been reassigned to anonymous or other probable author. Not all letters are moved to the writer rather than the recipient.
4. “Life, information and works” generally indicates biographic information only – no texts.
5. Translators are not shown. This is under consideration for a later version.
6. Orthodox patristics does not observe the same date restrictions as Western patristics.

Wikipedia indices of standard patristic collections

  • Wikipedia: Patrologia Latina | collection of the writings of the Church Fathers and other ecclesiastical writers
  • Wikipedia: Patrologia Graeca | collection of writings by the Christian Church Fathers and various secular writers, in the ancient Koine or medieval variants of the Greek language
  • Wikipedia: Patrologia Orientalis | collection of the writings by eastern Church Fathers in Syriac, Armenian, Arabic, Coptic, Ge’ez, Georgian, and Slavonic

Translations

Abraham, Testament of

Acacius of Berea (Acacius of Beroea) died 437

Acacius of Melitene (Acathius of Melitene) died circa 251

Adamantius (Pseudo-Origen) 4th century

Adamnan of Iona (Eunan, Naomh Adhamhnán) 627-704

Aeneas of Gaza died circa 518

Agatho of Rome (Agatho the Wonderworker Pope of Rome) 577-681

Agobard of Lyon circa 775-840

Alexander

(Pope) Alexander of Alexandria died 326 or 328

Alexander of Cappadocia

Alfred the Great 848-899

  • Prayer of Alfred | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Ambrose of Milan (Aurelius Ambrosius) circa 337-397

Ambrose of Optina 1812-1891

Amphilocius of Iconium (Amphilochius of Iconium) circa 339-403

Ananias of Shirak (Anania Shirakatsi) 610-685

  • Autobiography | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • On Pascha | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • On the Nativity | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

(Pope) Anastasius I of Rome died 401

Anastasius of Sinai (Anastasius Sinaita, Anastasios of Sinai) 7th century

Anastasius the Librarian (Anastasius Bibliothecarius) 810-878

Anatolius of Alexandria

(Patriarch) Anatolios of Constantinople (Anatolius of Constantinople) died 458

Andrew of Crete (Andreas of Crete, Andrew of Jerusalem) 650-712 or 726 or 740

Anna Comnena (Anna Komnene) 1083-1153

Anonymous

  • Harp of Glory: An African Akathist translated John A. McGuckin (Popular Patristics Series Vol. 34, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Anthology (contents partial unknown)

On the Dormition of Mary edited by Brian E. Daley (Popular Patristics Series, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

  • John of Thessalonica: Homily
  • St John of Damascus: Canon for the Feast to the Dormition of the Theotokos

Anthony the Great (Antony the Great, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius, Father of All Monks) circa 251-356

Antiochus Strategos (Antiochus of Palestine) 7th century

Aphrahat the Persian circa 270- circa 345

Apocalypses and Romances

Apocrypha of the New Testament

Apollonius of Ephesus flourished 180-210

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Apostles, Liturgy of the Blessed (see Early Liturgies)

Apostolic Constitutions and Canons

Apostolic Teaching (see Didache)

Archelaus

Aristeas (pseudo-Aristeas) 2nd century BC

Aristides the Philosopher flourished 2nd century

Aristo of Pella, mid-2nd century

Asterius of Amasea (Asterius of Amasia) circa 350 – circa 410

Asterius Urbanus

Athanasius of Alexandria (Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, Athanasius the Apostolic, Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria) circa 296-373

Athanasius of Mt. Athos (Athanasius the Athonite, Athanasios of Trebizond) circa 920 – circa 1000

Athenagoras of Athens (Athenagoras the Apologist) 133-190

Athusa the Venerable

Augustine of Hippo (Austin, Augoustinos, Augustine the Blessed, Aurelius Augustin) 354-430

Baptism of Heretics (see Councils)

Barnabas (born Joseph) died 61

Barsanuphius and John

  • Letters from the Desert translated by Father John Chryssavgis (Popular Patristics Series St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Basil of Caesarea (Basil the Great) 330-379

On Social Justice translated by Paul Schroeder (Popular Patristics Series Vol. 42 (replaces 5), St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

  • To the Rich
  • I Will Tear Down My Barns
  • In Time of Famine and Drought
  • Against Those Who Lend at Interest
  • Pseudo-Basilean Homily: On Mercy and Justice
  • A prayer | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • Prayer at the Ninth Hour | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Basilides flourished 117-138

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Bede the Venerable (Bǣda, Bēda) 672-735

Blandina the Martyr of Lyons (Eusebius) died 177

Boethius (Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius) circa 480-524

Caedmon the Melodist flourished 657-680

Caius, Presbyter of Rome (Gaius) early 3rd century

Cassiodorus (Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator) circa 485 – circa 585

Chromatius of Aquileia died 406

Chronicle of Arbela

The Chronicle of Edessa

Chrysostom, John (see John Chrysostom)

Claudius Appollinarus

Clement

Clement of Alexandria (Titus Flavius Clemens) circa 150 – circa 215

Clement of Rome (Pope Clement I, Clemens Romanus) flourished 96

(Pseudo-)Clement

Coelestius (Celestius) flourished late 4th century

Columba of Iona (Colum Cille, Colm Cille, Calum Cille, Kolban, Kolbjørn) 521-597

  • Monastic rule | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus, Constantine I) circa 272 – 337

Cornelius I, Pope of Rome died 253

  • Epistles | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Cosmas Indicopleustes 6th century

Cosmas of Aetolia (Kosmas of Aetolia, Cosmas/Kosmas the Aetolian, Patrokosmas, Kosmas Etolos) 1714–1779

Councils

Cyprian of Carthage died 258

Cyril of Alexandria (Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus) died 258

Cyril of Jerusalem circa 313-386

The Desert Fathers

The Decretals

The Didache

Diodore of Tarsus died circa 390

Diognetus late 2nd century

Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (the Great) died 265

Dionysius of Corinth flourished 2nd century

(Pseudo-)Dionysius the Areopagite late 5th century to early 6th century

  • The Liturgy | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)
  • Liturgy of Dionysius | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Early liturgies

Egeria the Pilgrim (Aetheria, Sylvia) flourished 381-384

Ephraim the Syrian (Ephraem Syrus, Mor/Mar Afrêm Sûryāyâ;) circa 306 – 373

Epiphanes legendary or late 1st to early 2nd century

Epiphanius of Salamis circa 315 – 403

Eucherius of Lyon circa 380 – circa 449

Eugippius flourished 492

  • Life of Severinus | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Eunomius of Cyzicus died 393

  • The First Apology | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)
  • First apology | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Eusebius Pamphili of Caesarea circa 263 – 339

  • Theophania | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)
  • Theophania | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Eutropius the Historian (Flavius Eutropius) flourished 2nd half 4th century

Eutyches circa 380 – circa 456

Evagrius Scholasticus 6th century

Galen (Aelius Galenus, Claudius Galenus, Galen of Pergamon) AD 129 – 199/217

Gennadius I of Constantinople flourished 458-471

Germanus of Constantinople

  • On the Divine Liturgy translated by Paul Meyendorff (Popular Patristics Series, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Gildas the Wise circa 599 – 570

  • The Ruin of Britain | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)
  • Fragments of Letters | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)
  • Penitential | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)
  • Lorica | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)

Gregory of Nazianzus (Gregory the Theologian, Gregory Nazianze) circa 329 – circa 390

Gregory of Nyssa (Gregorius Nyssenus, Grigor Niwsats’i) circa 335 – after 394

(Pope) Gregory I of Rome (Gregory the Great, Gregory the Dialogist) circa 540 – 604

  • Gregory the Great | Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers
  • Dialogues | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • Letter to King Ethelbert | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • Letter to Vergilius of Arles | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • Letters | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • Moralia in Job | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • Pastoral rule | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • The Book of Pastoral Rule translated by George E. Demacopoulos (Popular Patristics Series Vol. 34, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

(Pope) Gregory III of Rome 690- 741

Gregory Palamas 1296-1359

Gregory Thaumaturgos / Thaumaturgus (Gregory of Neocaesarea, Gregory the Wonderworker,) circa 213 – circa 270

(Pseudo-)Gregory Thaumaturgos

Gregory the Decapolite (Gregory of Decapolis)

Hegesippus circa 110 – 180

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Heracleon flourished 175

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Heraclitus

  • Fragments | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Hermas 1st or 2nd century (see The Shepherd of Hermas)

Hermias (Hermias Philosophus, Hermias the Philosopher) 3rd century

Hilary of Arles circa 403 – 449

  • Life of Honoratus | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Hilary of Poitiers circa 300 – circa 368

  • On the Trinity | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Hippolytus of Rome 170 – 235

  • On the Apostolic Tradition translated by Alistair Stewart-Sykes (Popular Patristics Series, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Ignatius Brianchaninov (born Demetrius Alexandrovich Brianchaninov) 1807-1867

  • The Cup of Christ | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Ignatius Of Antioch (Theophorus) circa 35 – circa 108

Ignatius (spurious writings)

Ignatius, Martyrdom of

Ignatius, Syriac

(Pope) Innocent I of Rome died 417

Innocent of Alaska (Innocent of Moscow) 1797 – 1879

Irenaeus of Lyons died 202

  • Irenaeus of Lyons | Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives

Empress Irene (Irene Sarantapechaina, Irene of Athens, Irene the Athenian) circa 752 – 803

  • Sacra | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Isaac of Nineveh

  • On Ascetical Life translated by Mary Hansbury (Popular Patristics Series, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Isadore of Seville

  • Chronicon | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Jacob of Serug

  • On the Mother of God (Popular Patristics Series St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

James, The Divine Liturgy of (see Early Liturgies)

Jerome

John Cassian

John Chrysostom

John Moschus

John of Damascus

John of Ephesus

John of Nikiu

  • Chronicle | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)

John Scotus Eriugena

John the Theologian (Pseudo)

Julius Africanus

Justin Martyr

  • Justin Martyr | Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives

Justinian

Lactantius

Leo the Great of Rome

Liturgies (see Early Liturgies)

Lucian of Samosata

Macarius Magnes

Mara Bar-Serpion

Marcion

Maria the Proselyte

Mark, The Divine Liturgy of (see Early Liturgies)

Mark the Monk

  • Counsels on the Spiritual Life translated by Tim Vivian and Augustine Casiday (Popular Patristics Series Vol. 37, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Mary, Blessed Virgin Mother

Mary of Egypt

  • Festal hymnography | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Mathetes (also see anonymous)

Maximus of Jerusalem

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Maximus the Confessor

  • Letter to Marinus – on the Filioque | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • On knowledge | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • On the Cosmic Mystery of Jesus Christ translated by Robert Louis Wilken (Popular Patristics Series, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Melito of Sardis

  • Melito of Sardis | Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives
  • On Pascha (excerpts) | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • On Pascha translated by Alistair Stewart-Sykes (Popular Patristics Series, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Memoirs of Edessa (see Eusebius)

Methodius of Olympus

Minucius Felix

The Naassene Gnostics

Nectarius of Calama

Nestorius of Constantinople

Nicene Council (see Councils)

Nicholas Cabasilas

Nikolai Velimirovich

Novatian

The Ophite Gnostics

Onophrius

Origen

  • Origen | Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers
  • Origen | Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives
  • On the Lord’s Prayer (Popular Patristics Series St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Palladius

Pamphilus

Pantaenus

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Papias the Elder

Paul, Apocalypse of

Pelegia of Caesarea

Pelagius

Perpetua of Carthage

Peter, Bishop of Alexandria

Philostorgius

Philoxenus of Hierapolis

Photius of Constantinople

Pierius of Alexandria

Pliny the Younger

Polycarp of Smyrna

Polycrates of Ephesus

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Polyxena

Pontius the Deacon

Protoevangelium of James

Ptolemy

Pseudo-Clementine Literature (see after Clementine)

Pseudo-Dionysius (see after Dionysius)

Pseudo-Ignatius (see after Ignatius)

Pseudo-Irenaeus (see after Irenaeus)

Quadratus of Athens

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Rabbula, Bishop of Urhai

Rebecca (see Apocalypses and Romances)

Remains of the 2nd and 3rd centuries (see anonymous)

Rhodon

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Richer of Rheims

Romanos the Melodist

Rufinus

Secundinus (Sechnall, Seachnall) flourished 5th century

Sedelius Scotus

Sedrach

Serapion of Antioch

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Severus of Antioch

Severus of al’Ushmunain (Severus ibn al-Muqaffa’, Severus of El Ashmunein, Sawiro Ibn Al-Muqafah) died 987

Sharbil of Edessa (Sarbelus of Edessa)

The Shepherd of Hermas

Sidonius Apollinaris

  • Letters | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)

Simeon Metaphrates

Socrates Scholastica

Sophronios of Jerusalem

Sozomen, Hermias

Suetonius

Symeon the New Theologian

  • Divine Eros Hymns of St. Symeon the New Theologian translated by Daniel Griggs (Popular Patristics Series Vol. 34, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)
  • On the Mystical Life, 3 volumes translated by Fr. Alexander Golitzin (Popular Patristics Series St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)
  • Trebnic prayer | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Syncletia

Cornelius Tacitus

  • The Annals | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)
  • Germania | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Tatian the Assyrian

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)
  • Fragments | Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume II These fragments lack separate headings. However, attributed sources include Clement of Alexandria, Hieron, Irenasus, Origen

Tertullian of Carthage

  • Tertullian | Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives
  • Appendix | Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume III
  • On Baptism | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)
  • On Baptism | Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume III
  • On baptism | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • On the Lord’s Prayer (Popular Patristics Series St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)
  • On Prayer | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)
  • On Prayer | Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume III
  • Scorpiace | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)
  • Scorpiace | Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume III
  • To Scapula | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)
  • To Scapula | Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume III
  • To Scapula | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

Thecla the Great Martyr

Theodore of Mopsuestia died 428

Theodore the Studite

  • On the Holy Icons (Popular Patristics Series St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Theodoret

Theodosius of Alexandria

Theodotus

Theognostus of Alexandria

Theonas of Alexandria

Theophan the Recluse

Theophilus of Alexandria

Theophilus of Antioch

Theophilus of Caesarea

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Tikhon, Metropolitan of Moscos

Twelve Patriarchs, Testaments of the

Venantius (Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus)

Victorinus of Petau

Vienna and Lugdunum, Churches

Virgin, Apocalypses of

Xantippe

‘Zachariah of Mitylene (Zacharias Rhetor’)

Zosimus

Revision: 153
Title: Early Church Fathers Index
Author: MJ. Smith
Date: 2011 Oct 20 at 07:37

Early Church Fathers Index

Alternate Labels

  • Apostolic Fathers
  • Apologists
  • Alexandrian School
  • Antiochian School
  • Latin Fathers
  • Greek Fathers
  • Syriac Fathers

Key Passages

Reading List

Notes:
1. Resources being indexed:

2. Some entries may be incomplete especially those that do not include the writings in the table of contents. This affects Fragments and Appendices most frequently.
3. Not all spurious writings have been reassigned to anonymous or other probable author. Not all letters are moved to the writer rather than the recipient.
4. “Life, information and works” generally indicates biographic information only – no texts.
5. Translators are not shown. This is under consideration for a later version.
6. Orthodox patristics does not observe the same date restrictions as Western patristics.

Wikipedia indices of standard patristic collections

  • Wikipedia: Patrologia Latina | collection of the writings of the Church Fathers and other ecclesiastical writers
  • Wikipedia: Patrologia Graeca | collection of writings by the Christian Church Fathers and various secular writers, in the ancient Koine or medieval variants of the Greek language
  • Wikipedia: Patrologia Orientalis | collection of the writings by eastern Church Fathers in Syriac, Armenian, Arabic, Coptic, Ge’ez, Georgian, and Slavonic

Translations

Abraham, Testament of

Acacius of Berea (Acacius of Beroea) died 437

Acacius of Melitene (Acathius of Melitene) died circa 251

Adamantius (Pseudo-Origen) 4th century

Adamnan of Iona (Eunan, Naomh Adhamhnán) 627-704

Aeneas of Gaza died circa 518

Agatho of Rome (Agatho the Wonderworker Pope of Rome) 577-681

Agobard of Lyon circa 775-840

Alexander

(Pope) Alexander of Alexandria died 326 or 328

Alexander of Cappadocia

Alfred the Great 848-899

  • Prayer of Alfred | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Ambrose of Milan (Aurelius Ambrosius) circa 337-397

Ambrose of Optina 1812-1891

Amphilocius of Iconium (Amphilochius of Iconium) circa 339-403

Ananias of Shirak (Anania Shirakatsi) 610-685

  • Autobiography | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • On Pascha | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • On the Nativity | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

(Pope) Anastasius I of Rome died 401

Anastasius of Sinai (Anastasius Sinaita, Anastasios of Sinai) 7th century

Anastasius the Librarian (Anastasius Bibliothecarius) 810-878

Anatolius of Alexandria

(Patriarch) Anatolios of Constantinople (Anatolius of Constantinople) died 458

Andrew of Crete (Andreas of Crete, Andrew of Jerusalem) 650-712 or 726 or 740

Anna Comnena (Anna Komnene) 1083-1153

Anonymous

  • Harp of Glory: An African Akathist translated John A. McGuckin (Popular Patristics Series Vol. 34, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Anthology (contents partial unknown)

On the Dormition of Mary edited by Brian E. Daley (Popular Patristics Series, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

  • John of Thessalonica: Homily
  • St John of Damascus: Canon for the Feast to the Dormition of the Theotokos

Anthony the Great (Antony the Great, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius, Father of All Monks) circa 251-356

Antiochus Strategos (Antiochus of Palestine) 7th century

Aphrahat the Persian circa 270- circa 345

Apocalypses and Romances

Apocrypha of the New Testament

Apollonius of Ephesus flourished 180-210

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Apostles, Liturgy of the Blessed (see Early Liturgies)

Apostolic Constitutions and Canons

Apostolic Teaching (see Didache)

Archelaus

Aristeas (pseudo-Aristeas) 2nd century BC

Aristides the Philosopher flourished 2nd century

Aristo of Pella, mid-2nd century

Asterius of Amasea (Asterius of Amasia) circa 350 – circa 410

Asterius Urbanus

Athanasius of Alexandria (Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, Athanasius the Apostolic, Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria) circa 296-373

Athanasius of Mt. Athos (Athanasius the Athonite, Athanasios of Trebizond) circa 920 – circa 1000

Athenagoras of Athens (Athenagoras the Apologist) 133-190

Athusa the Venerable

Augustine of Hippo (Austin, Augoustinos, Augustine the Blessed, Aurelius Augustin) 354-430

Sermons

Baptism of Heretics (see Councils)

Barnabas (born Joseph) died 61

Barsanuphius and John

  • Letters from the Desert translated by Father John Chryssavgis (Popular Patristics Series St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Basil of Caesarea (Basil the Great) 330-379

On Social Justice translated by Paul Schroeder (Popular Patristics Series Vol. 42 (replaces 5), St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

  • To the Rich
  • I Will Tear Down My Barns
  • In Time of Famine and Drought
  • Against Those Who Lend at Interest
  • Pseudo-Basilean Homily: On Mercy and Justice
  • A prayer | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • Prayer at the Ninth Hour | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Basilides flourished 117-138

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Bede the Venerable (Bǣda, Bēda) 672-735

Blandina the Martyr of Lyons (Eusebius) died 177

Boethius (Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius) circa 480-524

Caedmon the Melodist flourished 657-680

Caius, Presbyter of Rome (Gaius) early 3rd century

Cassiodorus (Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator) circa 485 – circa 585

Chromatius of Aquileia died 406

Chronicle of Arbela

The Chronicle of Edessa

Chrysostom, John (see John Chrysostom)

Claudius Appollinarus

Clement

Clement of Alexandria (Titus Flavius Clemens) circa 150 – circa 215

Clement of Rome (Pope Clement I, Clemens Romanus) flourished 96

(Pseudo-)Clement

Coelestius (Celestius) flourished late 4th century

Columba of Iona (Colum Cille, Colm Cille, Calum Cille, Kolban, Kolbjørn) 521-597

  • Monastic rule | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus, Constantine I) circa 272 – 337

Cornelius I, Pope of Rome died 253

  • Epistles | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Cosmas Indicopleustes 6th century

Cosmas of Aetolia (Kosmas of Aetolia, Cosmas/Kosmas the Aetolian, Patrokosmas, Kosmas Etolos) 1714–1779

Councils

Cyprian of Carthage died 258

Cyril of Alexandria (Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus) died 258

Cyril of Jerusalem circa 313-386

The Desert Fathers

The Decretals

The Didache

Diodore of Tarsus died circa 390

Diognetus late 2nd century

Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (the Great) died 265

Dionysius of Corinth flourished 2nd century

(Pseudo-)Dionysius the Areopagite late 5th century to early 6th century

  • The Liturgy | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)
  • Liturgy of Dionysius | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Early liturgies

Egeria the Pilgrim (Aetheria, Sylvia) flourished 381-384

Ephraim the Syrian (Ephraem Syrus, Mor/Mar Afrêm Sûryāyâ;) circa 306 – 373

Epiphanes legendary or late 1st to early 2nd century

Epiphanius of Salamis circa 315 – 403

Eucherius of Lyon circa 380 – circa 449

Eugippius flourished 492

  • Life of Severinus | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Eunomius of Cyzicus died 393

  • The First Apology | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)
  • First apology | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Eusebius Pamphili of Caesarea circa 263 – 339

  • Theophania | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)
  • Theophania | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Eutropius the Historian (Flavius Eutropius) flourished 2nd half 4th century

Eutyches circa 380 – circa 456

Evagrius Scholasticus 6th century

Galen (Aelius Galenus, Claudius Galenus, Galen of Pergamon) AD 129 – 199/217

Gennadius I of Constantinople flourished 458-471

Germanus of Constantinople

  • On the Divine Liturgy translated by Paul Meyendorff (Popular Patristics Series, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Gildas the Wise circa 599 – 570

  • The Ruin of Britain | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)
  • Fragments of Letters | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)
  • Penitential | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)
  • Lorica | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)

Gregory of Nazianzus (Gregory the Theologian, Gregory Nazianze) circa 329 – circa 390

Gregory of Nyssa (Gregorius Nyssenus, Grigor Niwsats’i) circa 335 – after 394

(Pope) Gregory I of Rome (Gregory the Great, Gregory the Dialogist) circa 540 – 604

  • Gregory the Great | Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers
  • Dialogues | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • Letter to King Ethelbert | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • Letter to Vergilius of Arles | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • Letters | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • Moralia in Job | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • Pastoral rule | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • The Book of Pastoral Rule translated by George E. Demacopoulos (Popular Patristics Series Vol. 34, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

(Pope) Gregory III of Rome 690- 741

Gregory Palamas 1296-1359

Gregory Thaumaturgos / Thaumaturgus (Gregory of Neocaesarea, Gregory the Wonderworker,) circa 213 – circa 270

(Pseudo-)Gregory Thaumaturgos

Gregory the Decapolite (Gregory of Decapolis)

Hegesippus circa 110 – 180

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Heracleon flourished 175

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Heraclitus

  • Fragments | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Hermas 1st or 2nd century (see The Shepherd of Hermas)

Hermias (Hermias Philosophus, Hermias the Philosopher) 3rd century

Hilary of Arles circa 403 – 449

  • Life of Honoratus | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Hilary of Poitiers circa 300 – circa 368

  • On the Trinity | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Hippolytus of Rome 170 – 235

  • On the Apostolic Tradition translated by Alistair Stewart-Sykes (Popular Patristics Series, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Ignatius Brianchaninov (born Demetrius Alexandrovich Brianchaninov) 1807-1867

  • The Cup of Christ | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Ignatius Of Antioch (Theophorus) circa 35 – circa 108

Ignatius (spurious writings)

Ignatius, Martyrdom of

Ignatius, Syriac

(Pope) Innocent I of Rome died 417

Innocent of Alaska (Innocent of Moscow) 1797 – 1879

Irenaeus of Lyons died 202

  • Irenaeus of Lyons | Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives

Empress Irene (Irene Sarantapechaina, Irene of Athens, Irene the Athenian) circa 752 – 803

  • Sacra | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Isaac of Nineveh

  • On Ascetical Life translated by Mary Hansbury (Popular Patristics Series, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Isadore of Seville

  • Chronicon | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Jacob of Serug

  • On the Mother of God (Popular Patristics Series St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

James, The Divine Liturgy of (see Early Liturgies)

Jerome

John Cassian

John Chrysostom

John Moschus

John of Damascus

John of Ephesus

John of Nikiu

  • Chronicle | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)

John Scotus Eriugena

John the Theologian (Pseudo)

Julius Africanus

Justin Martyr

  • Justin Martyr | Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives

Justinian

Lactantius

Leo the Great of Rome

Liturgies (see Early Liturgies)

Lucian of Samosata

Macarius Magnes

Mara Bar-Serpion

Marcion

Maria the Proselyte

Mark, The Divine Liturgy of (see Early Liturgies)

Mark the Monk

  • Counsels on the Spiritual Life translated by Tim Vivian and Augustine Casiday (Popular Patristics Series Vol. 37, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Mary, Blessed Virgin Mother

Mary of Egypt

  • Festal hymnography | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Mathetes (also see anonymous)

Maximus of Jerusalem

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Maximus the Confessor

  • Letter to Marinus – on the Filioque | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • On knowledge | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • On the Cosmic Mystery of Jesus Christ translated by Robert Louis Wilken (Popular Patristics Series, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Melito of Sardis

  • Melito of Sardis | Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives
  • On Pascha (excerpts) | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • On Pascha translated by Alistair Stewart-Sykes (Popular Patristics Series, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Memoirs of Edessa (see Eusebius)

Methodius of Olympus

Minucius Felix

The Naassene Gnostics

Nectarius of Calama

Nestorius of Constantinople

Nicene Council (see Councils)

Nicholas Cabasilas

Nikolai Velimirovich

Novatian

The Ophite Gnostics

Onophrius

Origen

  • Origen | Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers
  • Origen | Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives
  • On the Lord’s Prayer (Popular Patristics Series St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Palladius

Pamphilus

Pantaenus

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Papias the Elder

Paul, Apocalypse of

Pelegia of Caesarea

Pelagius

Perpetua of Carthage

Peter, Bishop of Alexandria

Philostorgius

Philoxenus of Hierapolis

Photius of Constantinople

Pierius of Alexandria

Pliny the Younger

Polycarp of Smyrna

Polycrates of Ephesus

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Polyxena

Pontius the Deacon

Protoevangelium of James

Ptolemy

Pseudo-Clementine Literature (see after Clementine)

Pseudo-Dionysius (see after Dionysius)

Pseudo-Ignatius (see after Ignatius)

Pseudo-Irenaeus (see after Irenaeus)

Quadratus of Athens

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Rabbula, Bishop of Urhai

Rebecca (see Apocalypses and Romances)

Remains of the 2nd and 3rd centuries (see anonymous)

Rhodon

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Richer of Rheims

Romanos the Melodist

Rufinus

Secundinus (Sechnall, Seachnall) flourished 5th century

Sedelius Scotus

Sedrach

Serapion of Antioch

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Severus of Antioch

Severus of al’Ushmunain (Severus ibn al-Muqaffa’, Severus of El Ashmunein, Sawiro Ibn Al-Muqafah) died 987

Sharbil of Edessa (Sarbelus of Edessa)

The Shepherd of Hermas

Sidonius Apollinaris

  • Letters | Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts (Roger Pearse)

Simeon Metaphrates

Socrates Scholastica

Sophronios of Jerusalem

Sozomen, Hermias

Suetonius

Symeon the New Theologian

  • Divine Eros Hymns of St. Symeon the New Theologian translated by Daniel Griggs (Popular Patristics Series Vol. 34, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)
  • On the Mystical Life, 3 volumes translated by Fr. Alexander Golitzin (Popular Patristics Series St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)
  • Trebnic prayer | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

Syncletia

Cornelius Tacitus

  • The Annals | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)
  • Germania | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Tatian the Assyrian

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)
  • Fragments | Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume II These fragments lack separate headings. However, attributed sources include Clement of Alexandria, Hieron, Irenasus, Origen

Tertullian of Carthage

  • Tertullian | Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives
  • Appendix | Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume III
  • On Baptism | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)
  • On Baptism | Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume III
  • On baptism | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study
  • On the Lord’s Prayer (Popular Patristics Series St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)
  • On Prayer | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)
  • On Prayer | Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume III
  • Scorpiace | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)
  • Scorpiace | Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume III
  • To Scapula | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)
  • To Scapula | Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume III
  • To Scapula | Monachos.net: Orthodoxy through Patristic, Monastic & Liturgical Study

The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

Thecla the Great Martyr

Theodore of Mopsuestia died 428

Theodore the Studite

  • On the Holy Icons (Popular Patristics Series St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press)

Theodoret

Theodosius of Alexandria

Theodotus

Theognostus of Alexandria

Theonas of Alexandria

Theophan the Recluse

Theophilus of Alexandria

Theophilus of Antioch

Theophilus of Caesarea

  • Fragments | Early Christian Writings (Roger Pearse)

Tikhon, Metropolitan of Moscos

Twelve Patriarchs, Testaments of the

Venantius (Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus)

Victorinus of Petau

Vienna and Lugdunum, Churches

Virgin, Apocalypses of

Xantippe

‘Zachariah of Mitylene (Zacharias Rhetor’)

Zosimus



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