Alexander of Alexandria
Saint
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Early Church Fathers
The Fathers
The Fathers are the bishops, martyrs, and teachers the Church received in the first centuries. Their words stand behind the creeds and the councils. The writings are kept on this site, in the public-domain English of the Ante-Nicene Fathers and the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers.
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Alexander of Lycopolis
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (1)
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Ambrose
340-397 · Saint · Doctor of the Church
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The texts (11)
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Aphrahat/Aphraates
c. 280-367
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The texts (1)
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Archelaus
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The texts (1)
Aristides the Philosopher
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (1)
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Arnobius
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The texts (1)
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Athanasius
Saint · Doctor of the Church
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (20)
- Against the Heathen
- On the Incarnation of the Word
- Deposition of Arius
- Statement of Faith
- On Luke 10:22 (Matthew 11:27)
- Circular Letter
- Apologia Contra Arianos
- De Decretis
- De Sententia Dionysii
- Vita S. Antoni (Life of St. Anthony)
- Ad Episcopus Aegypti et Libyae
- Apologia ad Constantium
- Apologia de Fuga
- Historia Arianorum
- Four Discourses Against the Arians
- De Synodis
- Tomus ad Antiochenos
- Ad Afros Epistola Synodica
- Historia Acephala
- Letters
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Athenagoras
The writings are kept on this site.
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Augustine of Hippo
Saint · Doctor of the Church
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The texts (48)
- Confessions
- Letters
- City of God
- Christian Doctrine
- On the Holy Trinity
- The Enchiridion
- On the Catechising of the Uninstructed
- On Faith and the Creed
- Concerning Faith of Things Not Seen
- On the Profit of Believing
- On the Creed: A Sermon to Catechumens
- On Continence
- On the Good of Marriage
- On Holy Virginity
- On the Good of Widowhood
- On Lying
- To Consentius: Against Lying
- On the Work of Monks
- On Patience
- On Care to be Had For the Dead
- On the Morals of the Catholic Church
- On the Morals of the Manichaeans
- On Two Souls, Against the Manichaeans
- Acts or Disputation Against Fortunatus the Manichaean
- Against the Epistle of Manichaeus Called Fundamental
- Reply to Faustus the Manichaean
- Concerning the Nature of Good, Against the Manichaeans
- On Baptism, Against the Donatists
- Answer to Letters of Petilian, Bishop of Cirta
- Merits and Remission of Sin, and Infant Baptism
- On the Spirit and the Letter
- On Nature and Grace
- On Man's Perfection in Righteousness
- On the Proceedings of Pelagius
- On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin
- On Marriage and Concupiscence
- On the Soul and its Origin
- Against Two Letters of the Pelagians
- On Grace and Free Will
- On Rebuke and Grace
- The Predestination of the Saints/Gift of Perseverance
- Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount
- The Harmony of the Gospels
- Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament
- Tractates on the Gospel of John
- Homilies on the First Epistle of John
- Soliloquies
- The Enarrations, or Expositions, on the Psalms
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Bardesanes
154-222
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The texts (1)
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Barnabas
Saint
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The texts (1)
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Basil the Great
Saint · Doctor of the Church
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The texts (3)
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Caius
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The texts (1)
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Clement of Alexandria
Saint
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The texts (5)
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Clement of Rome
Saint
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The texts (5)
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Commodianus
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The texts (1)
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Cyprian of Carthage
Saint
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The texts (4)
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Cyril of Jerusalem
Saint · Doctor of the Church
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The texts (1)
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Dionysius of Rome
Saint
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The texts (1)
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Dionysius the Great
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Ephraim the Syrian
306-373 · Saint · Doctor of the Church
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The texts (7)
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Eusebius of Caesarea
c. 265-c. 340
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The texts (5)
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Gennadius of Marseilles
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The texts (1)
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Gregory the Great, Pope
c. 540-604 · Saint · Doctor of the Church
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The texts (2)
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Gregory Nazianzen
Saint · Doctor of the Church
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Gregory of Nyssa
Saint
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (15)
- Against Eunomius
- Answer to Eunomius' Second Book
- On the Holy Spirit (Against the Followers of Macedonius)
- On the Holy Trinity, and of the Godhead of the Holy Spirit (To Eustathius)
- On "Not Three Gods" (To Ablabius)
- On the Faith (To Simplicius)
- On Virginity
- On Infants' Early Deaths
- On Pilgrimages
- On the Making of Man
- On the Soul and the Resurrection
- The Great Catechism
- Funeral Oration on Meletius
- On the Baptism of Christ (Sermon for the Day of Lights)
- Letters
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Gregory Thaumaturgus
Saint
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (11)
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Hermas
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The texts (1)
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Hilary of Poitiers
Saint · Doctor of the Church
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Hippolytus
Saint
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (9)
- The Refutation of All Heresies
- Some Exegetical Fragments of Hippolytus
- Expository Treatise Against the Jews
- Against Plato, On the Cause of the Universe
- Against the Heresy of Noetus
- Discourse on the Holy Theophany
- The Antichrist
- The End of the World (Pseudonymous)
- The Apostles and the Disciples (Pseudonymous)
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Ignatius of Antioch
Saint
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (9)
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Irenaeus of Lyons
Saint
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Jerome
Saint · Doctor of the Church
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The texts (13)
- Letters
- The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary
- To Pammachius Against John of Jerusalem
- The Dialogue Against the Luciferians
- The Life of Malchus, the Captive Monk
- The Life of S. Hilarion
- The Life of Paulus the First Hermit
- Against Jovinianus
- Against Vigilantius
- Against the Pelagians
- Prefaces
- De Viris Illustribus (Illustrious Men)
- Apology for himself against the Books of Rufinus
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John of Damascus
Saint · Doctor of the Church
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The texts (1)
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John Cassian
c. 360-c. 435
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John Chrysostom
Saint · Doctor of the Church
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The texts (36)
- Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew
- Homilies on Acts
- Homilies on Romans
- Homilies on First Corinthians
- Homilies on Second Corinthians
- Homilies on Ephesians
- Homilies on Philippians
- Homilies on Colossians
- Homilies on First Thessalonians
- Homilies on Second Thessalonians
- Homilies on First Timothy
- Homilies on Second Timothy
- Homilies on Titus
- Homilies on Philemon
- Commentary on Galatians
- Homilies on the Gospel of John
- Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews
- Homilies on the Statues
- No One Can Harm the Man Who Does Not Injure Himself
- Two Letters to Theodore After His Fall
- Letter to a Young Widow
- Homily on St. Ignatius
- Homily on St. Babylas
- Homily Concerning "Lowliness of Mind"
- Instructions to Catechumens
- Three Homilies on the Power of Satan
- Homily on the Passage "Father, if it be possible ..."
- Homily on the Paralytic Lowered Through the Roof
- Homily on the Passage "If your enemy hunger, feed him."
- Homily Against Publishing the Errors of the Brethren
- First Homily on Eutropius
- Second Homily on Eutropius (After His Captivity)
- Four Letters to Olympias
- Letter to Some Priests of Antioch
- Correspondence with Pope Innocent I
- On the Priesthood
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Julius Africanus
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (1)
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Justin Martyr
Saint
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (9)
The Catholic Encyclopedia account, kept here: Justin Martyr.
Lactantius
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (8)
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Leo the Great, Pope
c. 395-461 · Saint · Doctor of the Church
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Malchion
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (1)
Mar Jacob
452-521
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Mathetes
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The texts (1)
Methodius
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Minucius Felix
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The texts (1)
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Moses of Chorene
c. 400-c. 490
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The texts (1)
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Novatian
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (2)
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Origen
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (8)
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Pamphilus
Saint
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (1)
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Papias
Saint
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The texts (1)
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Peter of Alexandria
Saint
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The texts (3)
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Polycarp
Saint
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The texts (2)
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Rufinus
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Socrates Scholasticus
c. 379-c. 450
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The texts (1)
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Sozomen
c. 375-c. 447
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The texts (1)
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Sulpitius Severus
c. 363-c. 420
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Tatian
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (3)
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Tertullian
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (33)
- The Apology
- On Idolatry
- De Spectaculis (The Shows)
- De Corona (The Chaplet)
- To Scapula
- Ad Nationes
- An Answer to the Jews
- The Soul's Testimony
- A Treatise on the Soul
- The Prescription Against Heretics
- Against Marcion
- Against Hermogenes
- Against the Valentinians
- On the Flesh of Christ
- On the Resurrection of the Flesh
- Against Praxeas
- Scorpiace
- Appendix (Against All Heresies)
- On Repentance
- On Baptism
- On Prayer
- Ad Martyras
- The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity
- Of Patience
- On the Pallium
- On the Apparel of Women
- On the Veiling of Virgins
- To His Wife
- On Exhortation to Chastity
- On Monogamy
- On Modesty
- On Fasting
- De Fuga in Persecutione
The Catholic Encyclopedia account, kept here: Tertullian.
Theodoret
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (5)
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Theodotus
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (1)
Theophilus
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (1)
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Venantius
The writings are kept on this site.
The texts (1)
Victorinus
Saint
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Vincent of Lérins
d. c. 450 · Saint
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Also in the collection
These stand with the Fathers in the same public-domain collection. They are not the Fathers. The apocrypha are not the canon of Scripture.
Liturgies
Councils
- Carthage under Cyprian (257)
- Ancyra (314)
- Neocaesarea (315)
- Nicaea I (325)
- Antioch in Encaeniis (341)
- Gangra (343)
- Sardica (344)
- Constantinople I (381)
- Constantinople (382)
- Laodicea (390)
- Constantinople under Nectarius (394)
- Carthage (419)
- Ephesus (431)
- Chalcedon (451)
- Constantinople II (553)
- Constantinople III (680)
- Constantinople/"Trullo"/Quinisext (692)
- Nicaea II (787)
Apocrypha
- Apocalypse of Peter (c. 130)
- Protoevangelium of James (c. 150)
- Acts of Paul and Thecla (c. 180)
- Gospel of Peter (c. 190)
- The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (c. 192)
- Acts of Peter and Paul (c. 200)
- Gospel of Thomas (c. 200)
- Acts of Thomas (c. 240)
- Acts of Thaddaeus (c. 250)
- Acts of Andrew (c. 260)
- Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena (c. 270)
- Acts of John
- Acts of Philip (c. 350)
- Apocalypse of Paul (c. 380)
- Gospel of Nicodemus
- The Doctrine of Addai (c. 400)
- Assumption of Mary (c. 400)
- History of Joseph the Carpenter (c. 400)
- Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew (c. 400)
- Acts of Barnabas (c. 500)
- Acts of Bartholomew (c. 500)
- Acts and Martyrdom of St. Matthew the Apostle (c. 550)
- Arabic Gospel of the Infancy of the Saviour (c. 600)
- Avenging of the Saviour (c. 700)
- Apocalypse of John (unknown date; late)
- Apocalypse of Moses (unknown date)
- Apocalypse of Esdras (unknown date)
- Testament of Abraham (unknown date)
- Narrative of Zosimus (unknown date)
- Gospel of the Nativity of Mary (unknown date; late)
- Narrative of Joseph of Arimathea (unknown date; late)
- Report of Pontius Pilate (unknown date; late)
- Letter of Pontius Pilate (unknown date; late)
- Giving Up of Pontius Pilate (unknown date; late)
- Death of Pilate (unknown date; late)
- Apocalypse of the Virgin (unknown date; very late)
- Apocalypse of Sedrach (unknown date; very late)
- Acts of Andrew and Matthias
- Acts of Peter and Andrew
- Consummation of Thomas the Apostle
Miscellaneous
- The Didache (c. 100)
- Apostolic Constitutions (c. 400)
- The Legend of Barlaam and Josaphat
- The Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs (c. 180)
- A Treatise Against the Heretic Novatian (c. 255)
- A Treatise on Re-Baptism (c. 255)
- Remains of the Second and Third Centuries (various dates)
- Apostolic Constitutions, Book VIII, Chapter 47
- Acts of Sharbil (unknown date)
- The Martyrdom of Barsamya (unknown date)
- Extracts from Various Books Concerning Abgar the King and Addaeus the Apostle (unknown date)
- The Teaching of the Apostles (unknown date)
- The Teaching of Simon Cephas in the City of Rome (unknown date)
- Martyrdom of Habib the Deacon (unknown date)
- Martyrdom of the Holy Confessors Shamuna, Guria, and Habib (unknown date)
- A Letter of Mara, Son of Serapion (unknown date)
- Ambrose (unknown date)
- The False Decretals (c. 850)