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Global Index
The following is an alphabetical list of Orthodox patristic texts, liturgical
documents, and saints' lives of all eras available without charge on the
Net. Some of these are part of the St. Pachomius Library; the rest are
at other sites. As some readers may recognize, this list is partly an "Orthodox
subset" of the ECOLE Documents
Page, which we also edit. Eventually, brief notes for identification
purposes will be added to all entries. (For a list of only those files
which comprise the library proper, having been edited to our standards
and fitted with internal anchors for easy citation of specified paragraphs,
please consult the Local
Index.)
We have tried to list only materials which are part of the Orthodox
tradition. For us, the term "Orthodox" includes the non-Chalcedonian communion,
but all texts from non-Chalcedonian sources are identified as such. We
have included Western sources only up to about the year 1000. Certain writers
are problematical: we have included St. Augustine although many of his
theological opinions are contrary to the main line of Orthodox teaching;
we have also listed Tertullian as a witness to the practise of the early
Church, even though he himself eventually strayed into Montanism. On the
other hand, we have entirely excluded Origen in spite of his importance.
Some New Testament Apocrypha have been included, but the reader should
view these works with caution.
God willing, this list will be continually updated; please send suggestions
to redingtn@pobox.com.
Through the prayers of the holy Abba Pachomius, may this collection
be of value to all those seeking the Kingdom of the Heavens even in this
age!
Karen Rae Keck and Norman (Dionysios) Redington, Editors.
ABBREVIATIONS: AU = AU
Catholic Resource Site; CCEL = Christian
Classics Ethereal Library; CN = CoptNet;
GNHP = Gregory
of Nyssa Homepage; ICL = Institute
for Christian Leadership; JOD =James
J. O'Donnell and colleagues; MSBP = Mediaeval
Sourcebook Project; NA = New
Advent; NNC=Northwest
Nazarene College Non-Canonical Homepage; OMACL=Online
Mediaeval and Classical Library; OSB = Order
of St. Benedict; SGPM = St.
Gregory Palamas Monastery of Ohio; SPL = St.
Pachomius Library;
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St. Adamnan, Abbot of Iona, (VII/VIII Centuries):
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St. Agatho, Pope of Rome, (VII Century):
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Letters:
About monothelitism and the Sixth Ecumenical Council. Schaff-Wace translation.
--- CCEL
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St. Alexander, Patriarch of Alexandria, (IV Century):
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St. Ambrose of Milan, bishop, theologian, and hymnographer, (IV Century):
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Against Auxentius:
Sermon justifying Ambrose's refusal to turn over Orthodox church
property to the state-supported Arian Church. --- NA
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On the Death
of his Brother Satyrus, and on Belief in the Resurrection: ---
NA
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On the Duties
of the Clergy: --- CCEL
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Exposition of
the Christian Faith: Link near middle of page. ---
CCEL
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On the Holy
Spirit: --- NA
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On the Mysteries:
--- NA
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On Repentence:
--- NA
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On Virgins,
to Marcellina his Sister: --- NA
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On Widows:
--- NA
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Seventeenth
Epistle: Opposing the desire of Symmachus to reinstall a pagan
altar in the Senate building. --- NA
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Eighteenth
Epistle (Reply to the Memorial of Symmachus): Refutes the argument
that abandoning paganism is a threat to Rome's security. De Romestin translation,
1896. --- MSBP
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Twentieth
Epistle (To his Sister Marcellina): Narrates the story of his opposition
to the construction of an Arian basilica in Milan. --- NA
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Twenty-First
Epistle: Argues that only clerics have the right the right to judge
in ecclesiastical cases. De Romestin translation, 1896. ---
MSBP
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Twenty-Second
Epistle (To Marcellina): Relates his discovery of the relics of
Saints Gervase and Protase. --- NA
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Fortieth
Epistle (To the Emperor Theodosius): Argues that a synagogue burnt
by order of an Eastern bishop should not be rebuilt at Church expense.
--- NA
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Forty-First
Epistle (To his Sister Marcellina): Narrates how he handled the
matter of the burnt synagogue. --- NA
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Fifty-First
Epistle (To the Emperor Theodosius): Demands the Emperor repent
for ordering a massacre in Thessalonica. De Romestin translation, 1896.
--- MSBP
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Fifty-Seventh
Epistle (To the Emperor Eugene): Criticizes Eugene's tolerance
of paganism. --- NA
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Sixty-First
Epistle (To the Emperor Theodosius): Congratulating him on his
victory over Eugene, and urging mercy for the vanquished. ---
NA
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Sixty-Second
Epistle (To Theodosius): Urges clemency for followers of the defeated
Eugene who sought refuge in churches. --- NA
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Sixty-Third
Epistle (To the Church at Vercell©¡): Describes the ideal ways
of life for clergy, monks, and ordinary parishoners; also argues against
some ex-monks who, under the influence of Epicurean philosophy (but without
really understanding Epicurus), were saying that fasting and continence
are unnecessary. --- NA
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St. Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium, poet, (IV Century):
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The Canon
of Scripture: A paragraph excerpted from the Iambics to Seleucus.
--- NA
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Canons:
Schaff-Wace translation. --- CCEL
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At
the Colosseum A short poem protesting the gladiatorial games. Barrett
Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
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St. Anastasius I, Pope of Rome (IV Century):
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Anastasius the Librarian, scholar, politician, and antipope, (IX Century):
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Anastasius the Monk:
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Anglo-Saxon Devotional Material and Hymnography:
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Codex Junius
11 Contains the pre-Conquest poems Genesis A & B, Exodus,
Daniel, and Christ and Satan, sometimes attributed to the VII
Century poet-saint C©¡dmon. Geo. W. Kennedy translation, 1916. ---
OMACL
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St. Anterus, Pope of Rome, (III Century):
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Aphrahat the Sage, Persian Christian theologian, (IV Century):
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Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha:
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The Non-Canonical Homepage
Very large and well-organized collection at Northwest Nazarene College.
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The Lost Books of
the Bible: The much-reprinted XIX Century collection of New Testament
apocrypha and Apostolic Fathers, here enhanced with extensive marginal
notes (a feature inexplica bly rare in hypertext). --- Seraphim
Files
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The Life
of Adam and Eve, Translated and edited by G. A. Anderson and M.
E. Stone. One of the most ambitious attempts to create a scholarly hypertext
edition of an early Jud©¡o-Christian work. --- University
of Virginia
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The Apostolic Canons, early Church document, (I Century?):
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Aristakes of Lastivert, Armenian historian, (XI Century): [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]
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Aristeas, Hellenistic courtier, (III Century BCE):
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Letter
to Philocrates: Traditional account of the writing of the Septuagint
(Greek translation of the Old Testament). Authorship disputed. ---
NNC
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Aristides, Athenian Christian philosopher, (II Century):
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Apology:
One of the Kay translations, but it is not clear whether this electronic
edition is the Syriac or the Greek version, or just taken from Barlaam
and Ioasaph. --- NA
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St. Arsenios of Cappadocia, Greek hermit, (XX Century):
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Blessing-Psalter:
Suggestions on the use of the Psalms for specific situations in
life, by a famous Greek Orthodox hermit of the twentieth century; a snapshot
of Mediterranean peasant life in any era. Kollias translation, 1995. ---
SPL
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St. Athanasius the Great, Egyptian theologian and Patriarch of Alexandria,
(IV Century):
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Athenagoras of Athens, Christian philosopher, (II Century):
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St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, African theologian and philosopher,
(IV/V Centuries): [READ WITH CAUTION: Although he is a saint, some of his
opinions are strongly rejected by the Orthodox Church.]
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On
Baptism, Against the Donatists: Denies that St. Cyprian of Carthage
would have supported the Donatist movement, as the Donatists were claiming
. --- CCEL
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Biblical Commentaries:
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De
Bono Conjugali Defends the position that marriage is a good, not
an evil like fornication, but is a lesser good than celibacy. Also defends
Old Testament figures against critics who regard them as inferior to monks,
because married: they had to marry to become ancestors of the Messiah or
the Prophets. --- CCEL
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De
Bono Viduitatis Letter to a young widow. Remarriage is not forbidden,
but remaining single is better. --- CCEL
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On
Catechising the Uninstructed A ``how-to'' sort of work. Salmond
translation. --- CCEL
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City
of God: Augustine's masterpiece, and one of the most influential
books in the history of Western culture. A Christian meditation on the
nature of time and history in response to the sack of Rome in 410, contrasting
the earthly City with the heavenly. Also contains Augustine's theory of
original sin, widely accepted in the Western (but never in the Eastern)
Church. ---CCEL
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Confessions: Augustine's famous autobiographical meditation,
a classic of Latin literature.
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To
Consentius: Against Lying (somewhere in long, not-yet-indexed file)
--- CCEL
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On
Continence: Praises continence and the ascetic struggle, but rejects
the Manichee opinion that the flesh is by nature evil. ---
CCEL
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On
the Correction of Donatists: Holds that the Donatists are not without
hope of salvation, but also urges the Orthodox government to put legal
pressure on them. --- CCEL
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De
Cura Pro Mortuis (somewhere in long, not-yet-indexed file) ---
CCEL
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On
Dialectic: A typically late-antique educational treatise on the
science of argumentation. --- JOD
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Disputation with Fortunatus: Acts of a debate between Augustine
and a Manichee. --- CCEL
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De
Doctrina Christiana: A textbook of Biblical theology, hermeneutics,
and homiletics. ---CCEL
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Enchiridion:
A "handbook" of essential Christian doctrines as Augustine understood
them. Shaw translation. ---CCEL
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Against
the Epistle of Manich©¡us called "Fundamental" Attack on a key
document of the Manichee sect to which Augustine once belonged. ---
CCEL
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On
Faith of Things Not Seen We have faith in God as we do in the unseen
hearts of our friends. --- CCEL
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Against
Faustus the Manichaean:
Faustus was a Manich©¡an bishop, apologist, and Biblical critic whom
Augustine knew from his own days in the sect. --- CCEL
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De
Fide et Symbolo Expanded version of an address delivered at the
Council of Hippo-Regius in 393. --- CCEL
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Letters:
Augustine's many correspondents included Jerome, Paulinus, and other
major figures. --- CCEL
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De
Mendacio (somewhere in long, not-yet-indexed file) ---
CCEL
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De
Moribus Ecclesi©¡ Catholic©¡: A philosophical treatise in the Stoic
sense, praising love of God and neighbour as manifested in Orthodoxy; intended
for a Manichee audience. --- CCEL
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De
Moribus Manich©¡orum: Describes and attacks Manichee doctrine and
symbolism. --- CCEL
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On
the Nature of the Good, Against the Manich©¡ans: An attack on Manichee
dualism, with extracts from Mani's own works. --- CCEL
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De
Opere Monachorum (somewhere in long, not-yet-indexed file) ---
CCEL
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On
Patience (somewhere in long, not-yet-indexed file) ---
CCEL
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To the
People of the Church at C©¡sarea: An appeal for the Donatist Emeritus
to become Orthodox; upholds the essential Orthodoxy of Emeritus' beliefs
but affirms he can still not be saved outside the Church. Copyrighted translation
by Jean Goodwin, 1996. --- Northwestern University
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To
Petilian An open letter to the Donatist bishop of Constantine,
Algeria. --- CCEL
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Rule
of St. Augustine Widely used from the V Century on by Latin monks,
and in modern times by the Austin Friars and Canons. Russell translation,
1976.--- JOD
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Soliloquies
A very early work, written soon after his conversion. Augustine
himself later pointed out theological errors in it. Starbuck translation.
--- CCEL
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De
Symbolo ad Catechumenos An explanation of the Creed for catechumens.
--- CCEL
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On
the Trinity Augustine's famous theory about the details of the
triune structure of both divine and human nature, developed over the whole
course of his life. Very influential in the Latin West, but unpopular in
the East. --- CCEL
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On
the Two Souls, against the Manich©¡ans The Manichees' dualism extended
to their theory of human nature. --- CCEL
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O
n the Utility of Believing Written soon after Augustine's ordination
and addressed to a Manichee friend. An attack on the elitism and intellectualism
of the Manichee movement, which put understanding before love.---
CCEL
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On
Virginity Praises the superiority of virginity, but also cautions
the celibate against pride. --- CCEL
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Secondary Sources:
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Awlaad al-Assal, Coptic scholarly family, (XIII Century): [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]
B
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St. Barlaam the Hermit of Ethiopia or Great India, (IV Century?):
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St. Basil the Great, Bishop of C©¡sarea, Cappadocian Orthodox theologian,
(IV Century):
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Canons:
Schaff-Wace translation. --- CCEL
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Epistles:
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Complete collection.
Translator not given. --- NA
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Second
Epistle: In praise of the monastic way of life. Newman-Jackson
translation. --- SPL
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Seventh
Epistle A personal letter to Gregory the Theologian in which Basil
asserts that he is less suited than Gregory to the task of defending Orthodoxy.
Jackson translation. --- SPL
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Eighth
Epistle Ostensibly a justification of Basil's withdrawing into
the country to meditate, this is is one of the finest Orthodox expositions
of the Trinity to emerge from the Arian crisis. Jackson translation. ---
SP L
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The Hex©¡meron:
A commentary on the creation story in Genesis, also illustrating
Basil's views on science and its relationship to theology. ---
NA
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On the Holy
Spirit: One of the first detailed theological treatments of the
Third Person of the Trinity. --- NA
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Secondary sources:
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St. Bede the Venerable, English abbot, historian, and astronomer (VII/VIII
Centuries):
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St. Benedict of Nursia, Italian monastic leader, (V/VI Centuries):
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Monastic Rule: The
single most influential document, after the Bible, in the history of Latin
monasticism. Thatcher-McNeal translation. --- OSB
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Secondary Sources:
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Bible:
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St. Boethius, Roman Christian philosopher, scholar, and government official,
(V/VI Centuries):
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The
Consolation of Philosphy: The imprisoned philosopher is taught
to see Providence in the ever-spinning wheel of Fortuna. Cooper translation.
--- University of Virginia
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Secondary Sources:
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St. Boniface of Crediton, English martyr and missionary in Germany and
the Netherlands, (VII/VIII Centuries):
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Oath
of Loyalty to the Pope Boniface, an Anglo-Saxon, was strongly in favour
of canonical order and central administration -- unlike some of his missionary
colleagues who hailed from Ireland and with whom he was often in conflict.
Robinson translation. --- MSBP
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St. Brendan the Navigator, Abbot of Clonfert, (V/VI Centuries):
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Breviaries:
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Byzantine:
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Coptic: [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]
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Agpeya ---St.
Mary's Coptic Church
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Latin: [REFLECTS POST-SCHISM ROMAN CATHOLIC PRACTICE]
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Byzantine Devotional Material and Hymnography:
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St. Caedmon, English poet, (VII Century):
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Codex Junius
11 A manuscript of religious poetry (Genesis A & B; Exodus;
Daniel; Christ and Satan) compiled in the X Century. Although the authorship
is disputed, some or all of these poems may be the work of the illiterate
herdsman who (at the command of angels, according to Bede) founded English
literature. Geo. W. Kennedy translation, 1916. --- OMACL
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Secondary sources:
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Caius, Roman Christian priest, (II/III Centuries):
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Fragments:
Although Caius is important for his opposition to the Artemonian heresy,
his most interesting fragment for modern readers concerns the writing of
the New Testament. Salmond translation. --- NA
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St. Callistus I, Pope of Rome, (II/III Centuries):
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Carmina Gadelica: [READ WITH CAUTION: This is an example of an
oral tradition surviving from the Western Orthodox Church, but may contain
distortions due to centuries of transmission in an heterodox environment.]
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Carmichael
translation, with original Gaelic In the 1800s, Alexander Carmichael
(Beachd Alastair) collected over a hundred ancient poems and prayers still
current in the Hebrides. Many unquestionably date back to the early Celtic
Church. --- ISLE OF SKYE GAELIC COLLEGE
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Cassian, John: see John Cassian
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Cassiodorus, Roman scholar and statesman, (VI Century):
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Institutiones
(excerpts) A compendium of both sacred and secular learning for the
use of monks, including Goths unfamiliar with the classical heritage. ---
JOD
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Secondary sources:
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St. Clement I, Pope of Rome, (I Century):
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St. Clement of Alexandria, Christian philosopher, (II/III Centuries):
[READ WITH CAUTION: Although he is probably a saint (St. Photius, however,
questioned this), Clement's writings reflect the influence of the Gnostics
with whom he was constantly debating.]
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Cluny, French monastery:
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Charter
of the Abbey of Cluny: Cluny was the center of one of the great
monastic reform movements, originally (at the time of the charter) an Orthodox
movement but later changing direction and contributing to the Schism. Henderson
translation. --- MSBP
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St. Columba of Iona, Irish abbot and missionary in Scotland, (VI Century):
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St. Columbanus of Bobbio, Irish missionary in Europe, (VI/VII Centuries):
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Commodian, Roman or African Christian poet, date unknown:
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The Instructions:
A series of acrostic poems on Christian themes, markedly apocalyptic
in tone. --- NA
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St. Constantine I (the Great), Emperor of Rome, (III/IV Centuries):
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St. Constantine VI, Emperor of the East, (VIII Century):
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Sacra:
Schaff-Wace translation. --- CCEL
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Coptic Devotional Material and Hymnography: [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]
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Cosmas Indicopleustes, Syrian monk and world traveler, (VI Century):
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Councils of the Church:
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Local Council of Carthage, 257:
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Canons:
Schaff-Wace translation. --- CCEL
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FIRST ECUMENICAL COUNCIL, Nic©¡a, 325: Repudiated Arianism, proclaimed
the Son of one essence with the Father, fixed the date of Pascha.
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Local Council at Ankara, 315:
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Canons:
Schaff-Wace translation --- CCEL
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Local Council of Neoc©¡sarea, 315:
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Canons:
Schaff-Wace translation --- CCEL
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Local Council of Gangra, 325-381:
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Local Council of Antioch in Enc©¡niis, 341
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Local Council of Sardica, 343:
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Canons:
Schaff-Wace translation. --- CCEL
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Local Council of Laodicea in Phrygia Pacatiana, 343-381:
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Canons:
Schaff-Wace translation --- CCEL
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SECOND ECUMENICAL COUNCIL, Constantinople, 381: Completed the Nicene
Creed; defended the divinity of the Holy Spirit, opposing Macedonius.
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Local Council of Constantinople, 394:
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Canons:
Schaff-Wace translation. --- CCEL
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Local Council of Carthage, 419:
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Canons:
Schaff-Wace translation. --- CCEL
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THIRD ECUMENICAL COUNCIL, Ephesus, 431: Declared the Virgin Mary to
be Theotokos, opposing Nestorius. Also opposed Pelagianism and other heresies.
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FOURTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL, Chalcedon, 451: Declared Christ to have two
natures, contrary to Eutyches. This Council is rejected by the Non-Chalcedonian
Orthodox, who however also oppose Eutychian Monophysitism. [READ WITH CAUTION:
The Latin text of Council documents differs from the Greek, and Western
translators often favour the Western version. The electronic editions do
not always indicate which version is being followed; the versions at New
Advent are based on the Latin text, which emphasizes papal authority.]
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Local Council of Orange, 529: [READ WITH CAUTION: The purpose of this
Western Council was to condemn the Semi-Pelagian heresy, but many Orthodox
feel it went too far and reject it.]
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FIFTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL, Constantinople, 553: Condemned Origen and
the Three Chapters.
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Local Council of Toledo, 675: [READ WITH EXTREME CAUTION: This Council
is rejected by most Orthodox.]
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Symbol
of Faith (This statement contributed greatly to the Filioque controversy.)
--- MSBP
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SIXTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL, Constantinople, 680-681: Proclaimed that Christ
had two wills.
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The Quinsext Council "in Trullo", Constantinople, 692:
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SEVENTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL, Nic©¡a, 787:
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Acts,
extracts: Schaff-Wace translation. --- CCEL
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Dogmatic Decree and Anathemas:
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Canons:
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Sacra:
Schaff-Wace translation. --- CCEL
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Creeds:
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St. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, African theologian and martyr, (III
Century):
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St. Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria, (IV/V Centuries):
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St. Cyril, Patriarch of Jerusalem, (IV Century):
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Declan of Ardmore, monk and missionary in Ireland, (V or VI Century):
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The Didache:
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St. Dionysius the Areopagite, Bishop of Athens, (I Century):
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St. Dionysius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria, (III Century):
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Dioscorus:
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Egeria, Western European pilgrim in East, (IV/V Centuries?):
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Description
of the Liturgical Year in Jerusalem (excerpt) From the journal
of an early Western visitor to the East. This excerpt describes in detail
Jerusalem's Christian liturgical cycle. Modified Duchesme translation.
-- Michael Fraser
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Encyclicals of the Eastern Patriarchs, (XIX Century): (in reply to Papal
encyclicals)
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St. Ephraim of Syria, Mesopotamian Christian poet, monastic, and theologian,
(IV Century):
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St. Epiphanius, Bishop of Salamis in Cyprus, (IV/V Centuries):
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Epistle of Barnabas:
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Epistle to Diognetus:
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St. Eucherius, Bishop of Lyons, (IV/V Centuries):
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Eusebius of C©¡sarea:
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St. Eustochium, Nun of Bethlehem:
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Evodius:
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St. Fabian, Pope of Rome, (III Century):
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St. Fiacc, Irish bard, (V Century):
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Gabrielia, Greek Orthodox Eldress, (XX Century):
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St. Gelasius I (Pope of Rome):
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St. Gennadius, Patriarch of Constantinople:
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Gennadius of Marseilles, historian, (V Century):
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George the Abbot, Syrian Christian apologist, (XII Century): [POSSIBLY
NON-CHALCEDONIAN]
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St. Gregory I (Dialogos), Pope of Rome, (VI/VII Centuries):
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St. Gregory II, Pope of Rome, (VII/VIII Centuries):
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St. Gregory (Theologos) of Nazianzen, Cappadocian theologian, (IV Century):
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St. Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, Cappadocian theologian, (IV Century):
[READ WITH CAUTION: Although he is a truly great Eastern saint, a few of
Gregory's opinions have since been rejected by the Church.]
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St. Gregory Palamas, Athonite mystic and theologian, (XIV Century):
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St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, Orthodox missionary in Asia Minor, III Century:
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A
Statement of Faith: An important early credal formula. Salmond translation,
1871. --- SPL
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Canons:
Schaff-Wace translation. --- CCEL
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Secondary sources:
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Guido of Ivrea, Italian hymnographer, (XI Century): [Lived at the time
of the schism, but reflected older traditions.]
H
I
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St. Ignatius (Theophoros), Patriarch of Antioch, (I/II Centuries):
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First Epistle to the Ephesians:
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Second Epistle to the Ephesians:
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Third Epistle to the Ephesians:
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Epistle to the Magnesians:
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Epistle to the Trallians:
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Epistle to the Romans:
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Epistle to the Philadelplhians:
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Epistle to the Smyr©¡ans:
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Epistle to St. Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna:
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Works of disputed authorship: [READ WITH CAUTION]
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Secondary sources:
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St. Ignatius Brianchaninov, Russian monk, (XIX Century):
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St. Innocent I, Pope of Rome, (IV/V Centuries):
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St. Ioasaph, Prince of Ethiopia or Great India, (IV Century?):
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John of Damascus:
Barlaam and Ioasaph. Considered by some to be patterned on the
life of the Buddha; the name Ioasaph resembles the Persian spelling of
Bodhisattva. Authorship disputed. Woodward and Mattingly translation, 1914.
--- OMACL
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St. Iren©¡us, Bishop of Lyons, (II Century):
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St. Irene, Empress of the East, Restorer of the Ikons, (VIII Century):
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Sacra:
Schaff-Wace translation. --- CCEL
J
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St. Jacob of Serugh, Syriac Christian hymnographer, (V/VI Centuries):
[Accepted by both Chalcedonians and Non-Chalcedonians.]
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St. Jerome, Latin theologian and Bible translator, (IV/V Centuries):
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John II, Pope of Rome:
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St. John Cassian the Roman, Daco-Romanian monastic active in Gaul, (IV/V
Centuries):
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Conferences:
Cassian visited Egypt and interviewed the famous hermits of the
desert. Gibson translation, 1894. --- OSB
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On the Incarnation,
against Nestorius: Gibson translation, 1894. ---
NA
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Institutes:
A detailed first-hand account of Egyptian monastic life, which
became a major source of information about Eastern practice for monks in
the West. Gibson translation, 1894. --- OSB
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St. John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople, (IV/V Centuries):
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St. John of Damascus, Arab Christian theologian, (VI/VII Centuries):
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St. John, Bishop of Kronstadt (Russia), (XIX/XX Centuries):
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Annunciation Sermon: Copyrighted Spruksts translation, 1996.
-- Orthodox List
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Preparation
for Confession: Short meditation. -- St. John's R.
O. Cathedral
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The
Word Became Flesh: Sermon on John 1:14. Copyrighted Spruksts translation,
1996. -- Orthodox List
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Jonas, monk at Bobbio in Italy, (VII Century):
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Joseph the Hesychast, Athonite Elder, (XIX/XX Centuries):
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Juansher, Georgian historian, (XII Century):
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Concise
History of the Georgians: History of Georgia from Tower of Babel
to XII Century. Translated from an Armenian (but apparently diophysite
pro-Chalcedon) version. Bedrosian translation, 1991. -- AHS
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Junillus:
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St. Justin Martyr, Hellenistic philosopher and Christian apologist,
(II Century):
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St. Justinian, Emperor of the East, (V/VI Centuries):
K
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Kirakos of Gandzak, Armenian historian, (XIII Century) [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]:
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History
of the Armenians: A general history of Church and state, with particular
emphasis on the XII and XIII Centuries, including the Mongol invasions.
Bedrosian translation, 1986. --- AHS
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Latin Devotional Material and Hymnography: [OFTEN REFLECTS POST-SCHISM
ROMAN USAGE]
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Lectionaries:
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Coptic: [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]
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Syriac: [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]
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The Lenten Triodion:
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St. Leo I the Great, Pope of Rome, (V Century):
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Tomos: Leo's famous letter defending the doctrine of Christ's
two natures: Post-Nicene
Fathers Translation (NA); Tanner
Translation (St Michael's Depot)
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Sermon
1 (First Birthday Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
2 (Second Birthday Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
3 (Third Birthday Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
9 (Fourth Sermon on the Collections): --- NA
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Sermon
10 (Fifth Sermon on the Collections): --- NA
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Sermon
12 (First Sermon on the Fast of the Tenth Month): ---
NA
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Sermon
16 (Fifth Sermon on the Fast of the Tenth Month): ---
NA
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Sermon
17 (Sixth Sermon on the Fast of the Tenth Month): ---
NA
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Sermon
19 (Eighth Sermon on the Fast of the Tenth Month): ---
NA
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Sermon
21 (First Christmas Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
22 (Second Christmas Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
23 (Third Christmas Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
24 (Fourth Christmas Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
26 (Sixth Christmas Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
27 (Seventh Christmas Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
28 (Eighth Christmas Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
31 (First Epiphany Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
3 3 (Third Epiphany Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
34 (Fourth Epiphany Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
36 (Sixth Epiphany Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
39 (First Lenten Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
40 (Second Lenten Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
42 (Fourth Lenten Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
46 (Eighth Lenten Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
49 (Eleventh Lenten Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
51 (Sermon for Saturday before Second Sunday of Lent -- On the Transfiguration):
--- NA
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Sermon
54 (Palm Sunday Sermon -- On the Passion, III): ---
NA
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Sermon
55 (Holy Wednesday Sermon -- On the Passion, IV): ---
NA
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Sermon
58 (On the Passion, VII): --- NA
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Sermon
59 (Holy Wednesday Sermon -- On the Passion, VIII): ---
NA
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Sermon
62 (On the Passion, XI): --- NA
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Sermon
63 (Sermon for a Wednesday -- On the Passion, XII): ---
NA
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Sermon
67 (Sunday Sermon -- On the Passion, XVI): --- NA
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Sermon
68 (Wednesday Sermon -- On the Passion, XVII): ---
NA
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Sermon
71 (Easter Vigil Sermon -- On the Lord's Resurrection, I): ---
NA
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Sermon
72 (On the Lord's Resurrection, II): --- NA
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Sermon
73 (First Ascension Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
74 (Second Ascension Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
75 (First Pentecost Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
77 (Third Pentecost Sermon): --- NA
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Sermon
78 (First Sermon on the Pentecost Fast): --- NA
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Sermon
82 (Sermon on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul): ---
NA
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Sermon
84 (On the Neglect of the Commemoration): --- NA
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Sermon
85 (Sermon on the Feast of St. Laurence): --- NA
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Sermon
88 (Third Sermon on the Fast of the Seventh Month): ---
NA
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Sermon
90 (Fifth Sermon on the Fast of the Seventh Month): ---
NA
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Sermon 91
(Sixth Sermon on the Fast of the Seventh Month): ---
NA
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Sermon
95 (On the Beatitudes): --- NA
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Leters:
--- NA
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Liturgies:
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Celtic:
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Roman: [POST-SCHISM USAGE]
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St. Basil:
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Coptic
[NON-CHALCEDONIAN] ---St. Mary's Coptic Church
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St. James:
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St. John Chrysostom:
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Liutprand of Cremona:
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Lives of the Saints:
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General:
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Righteous Adam the First Created Man: (All these lives are legendary
and should be read with caution.)
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The Life
of Adam and Eve, Translated and edited by G. A. Anderson and M.
E. Stone. One of the most ambitious attempts to create a scholarly hypertext
edition of an early Jud©¡o-Christian work. --- University
of Virginia
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St.
Ephraim of Syria(?): The Cave of Treasures: Legendary lives
of the patriarchs who lived before the Deluge. Translated and edited by
G. A. Anderson and M. E. Stone. --- University of Virginia
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St. Anthony the Great:
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St. Athanasius the Great of Alexandria:
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St. Babylas of Daphne:
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St. Barlaam of Great India:
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St. Barsamya of Edessa:
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St. Basil the Great:
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St. Benedict Biscop:
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St. Benedict of Nursia:
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St. C©¡dmon of Northumbria:
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St. C©¡sarius, brother of Gregory the Theologian:
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St. Cecilia:
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St. Ceolfrid:
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St. Columba of Iona:
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St. Columbanus of Bobbio:
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Sts. Constantine and Helen:
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St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne:
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St. Cyprian of Carthage:
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St. Daniel the Stylite:
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St. Declan of Ardmore:
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St. Demetrius, Patriarch of Alexandria, (II/III Centuries):
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St. Domnina of Antioch:
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St. Easterwine of Northumbria:
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St. Erendruda of Salzburg:
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Righteous Eve the First Created Woman: (All these lives are legendary
and should be read with caution.)
-
The Life
of Adam and Eve, Translated and edited by G. A. Anderson and M.
E. Stone. One of the most ambitious attempts to create a scholarly hypertext
edition of an early Jud©¡o-Christian work. --- University
of Virginia
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St.
Ephraim of Syria(?): The Cave of Treasures: Legendary lives
of the patriarchs who lived before the Deluge. Translated and edited by
G. A. Anderson and M. E. Stone. --- University of Virginia
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Sts. Felicity and Perpetua of Carthage:
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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste:
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Sts. Gervase and Protase of Milan:
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St. Gorgonia, sister of Gregory the Theologian:
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St. Gregory of Nazianzen the Elder (father of the Theologian Gregory):
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St. Gregory Thaumaturgus:
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St. Guria of Syria:
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St. Habib of Telzeha:
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St. Hilarion:
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St. Huetberht of Northumbria:
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St. Ignatius of Antioch:
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St. Ioasaph of Great India:
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St. James the Apostle:
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St. Januarius of Benevento:
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St. John the Almsgiver:
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Abba John Khame: [PROBABLY NON-CHALCEDONIAN]
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St. Justin Martyr:
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St. Laurence the Deacon:
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Maccabee Family:
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St. Malchus the Maronite:
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St. Mark the Apostle:
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St. Martin of Tours:
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Sulpitius
Severus: Life of St. Martin: It was Martin of Tours, more than
anyone else, who was responsible for spreading monasticism in Western Europe,
and it was this biography, written while the saint was still alive, which
made Martin famous throughout the Empire. Roberts translation, 1894.
-- E. KNUTH
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St.
Sulpitius Severus: The Dialogues: Sequel to the Life of St.
Martin. Roberts translation, 1894. --- CCEL
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St. Mary of Egypt:
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St. Meletius, Bishop of Antioch:
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St. Nicholas of Myra:
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St. Nina (Nino) of Georgia:
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St. Olaf of Norway:
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St. Onnophrius (Onuphrius) of the Desert:
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St. Patrick of Ireland:
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St. Paul the Hermit:
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St. Pelagia of Caesarea:
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Sts. Perpetua and Felicity of Carthage:
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St. Peter of Alexandria:
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St. Pisentius of Qift [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]:
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St. Polycarp of Smyrna:
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Sts. Protase and Gervase of Milan:
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St. Rupert of Salzburg:
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Scillitan Martyrs (Carthage):
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St. Shamuna of Syria:
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St. Sharbil of Edessa:
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St. Sigfrid of Northumbria:
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Stephen the Protomartyr:
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St. Thecla of Iconium:
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St. Theodore the Greatmartyr:
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St. Theodore of Sykeon:
M
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Mamikonean, John, Armenian writer, (date unknown) [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]:
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The History
of Taron: A medi©¡val story about Armenian knights battling the
Persians in a religiously motivated war. Although ostensibly describing
events of the VII Century, it seems far closer in spirit to the era of
the Turkish invasion of Asia Minor much later. Bedrosian translation, 1985.
--- AHS
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Marcellus:
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St. Martin, Bishop of Tours, Roman (Pannonian) monastic and missionary
in Gaul, (IV Century):
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Secondary sources:
-
St.
Sulpitius Severus: Life of St. Martin: It was Martin of Tours,
more than anyone else, who was responsible for spreading monasticism in
Western Europe, and it was this biography, written while the saint was
still alive, which made Martin famous throughout the Empire. Roberts translation,
1894. -- E. KNUTH
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St.
Sulpitius Severus: The Dialogues: Sequel to the Life of St.
Martin. Roberts translation, 1894. --- CCEL
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St.
Sulpitius Severus: Sacred History: A history of the world from
Creation to the End Times. Portions of this work were heavily criticized
by other Christian writers for factual errors, and the authenticity of
the prophecies ascribed to St. Martin has often been questioned. ---
CCEL
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Maximus Margunius, Bishop of Cythera, Byzantine Renaissance humanist,
editor of the works of Chrysostom, (XVI/XVII Centuries):
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St. Mark, Bishop of Ephesus, (XV Century):
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Council of Basle, Ferara, and Florence, 1430s: An attempt to reform
the Church and to reunify East and West; the great Byzantine theologian
Mark of Ephesus was present, and later led Eastern opposition to the reunion:
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Marthoma Devotional Material: [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]
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Mary, the Blessed Virgin Theotokos, (I Century BCE / I Century):
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Works of disputed authenticity: [READ WITH EXTREME CAUTION]
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Mary of Cassobel©¡, Christian convert, (II Century):
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John Mauropous, Metropolitan of Euchaita, Byzantine hymnographer, poet,
and intellectual, (XI Century):
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Maximus of Madaura:
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St. Methodius of Olympus:
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Minucius Felix:
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Monastic Charters:
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Monastic Rules:
N
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Nectarius of Calama:
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Nicephorus, Archbishop of Slovania and Cherson, (XVIII Century):
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Against Baptism
by Pouring: Written during the intense controversy between Orthodox
and Roman Catholics in and around Ukraine. Copyrighted Naumendco translation.
--- Orthodoxinfo
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Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain, Athonite monk and scholar, (XVIII/XIX
Centuries):
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On Unceasing
Prayer: From the Life of St. Gregory Palamas in the Philokalia.
Palamas Monastery translation, 1997. --- SGPM
O
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Oceanus:
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St. Olaf II, King of Norway, (XI Century):
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Optina Elders, Russian monastics, (XIX/XX Centuries):
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Cell Rule
of the Optina Monastery: The rule of prayer for monks (not, it
should be stressed, for those in the world or without the guidance of an
Elder). --- Orthodoxinfo
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Otfrid of Weissenburg, German monk and poet, (IX Century):
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Letter
about the Translation of the Gospels: Otfrid wrote a life of Christ
in rhyming German verse at the request of the noblewoman Judith. This letter
to the Archbishop of Mainz describes the work, as well the challenges of
creating one of the first long written documents in the Germanic language.
Latin original followed by Marchand translation, 1992. ---
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
P
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Paisios, Athonite Elder, (XX Century):
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Sayings:
A modern representative of the tradition of the Desert Fathers. ---
TheoLogic
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St. Pammachius, Roman philanthropist, (IV/V Centuries):
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Paphnutius of the Desert:
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Papias, Christian writer, (I/II Centuries):
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St. Patrick of Ireland:
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Paul Silentiarius:
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Description of Hagia Sophia:
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St. Paula of Bethlehem:
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St. Peter, Crown of the Martyrs, Patriarch of Alexandria, (III/IV Centuries):
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St. Peter Mogila:
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Manuel Philes, Byzantine poet, (XIV Century):
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Philokalia, anthology of patristic texts, (compiled XVIII Century):
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George Pisides, Byzantine poet and historian, (VI/VII Centuries)
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Right
Rule Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
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St. Polycarp of Smyrna:
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St. Pontian, Pope of Rome, (III Century):
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Pontius the Deacon:
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Prayer Collections:
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Byzantine
Prayers --- ORTHODOX PAGE
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Carmina Gadelica: [READ WITH CAUTION: Based on ancient oral tradition,
but may contain distortions from long period of transmission in a heterodox
environment.]
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Carmichael
translation, with original Gaelic In the 1800s, Alexander Carmichael
(Beachd Alastair) collected over a hundred ancient poems and prayers still
current in the Hebrides. Many unquestionably date back to the early Celtic
Church. --- ISLE OF SKYE GAELIC COLLEGE
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Coptic Prayers [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]
--- CN
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Latin
Prayers and Hymns with English Translations [REFLECTS POST-SCHISM ROMAN
PRACTICE] --- CATHOLIC RESOURCES ON THE NET
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St. Proclus, Bishop of Cyzicus in Asia Minor, (V Century):
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Theodore Prodromus, Byzantine poet, (XII Century):
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St. Protase of Milan, martyr, (date unknown):
R
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Rufinus: [READ WITH CAUTION: An important early Christian thinker, but
not canonized, and somewhat influenced by Origen.]
S
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Sebeos, Armenian historian, (VII Century): [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]
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History:
History of Armenia in the VI and VII Centuries. Bedrosian translation,
1979.
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Severus, Bishop of Al-Ushmunain, Coptic historian, (X Century): [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]
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History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria: Evetts translation.
--- SPL
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Prefaces:
By the author and later scribes.
-
The
Tale of Theodosius the Jew A story with antisemitic overtones claiming
that Jesus was enrolled among the Jewish priests and known by them to be
the Messiah, embedded in a very interesting "frame story" depicting the
far from clear-cut relations of Jews and Gentiles in the Byzantine Near
East and the author's awareness of the situation's psychological complexity.
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St.
Mark, Apostle and Evangelist: The story of the evangelization of Egypt
and of the Apostle's martyrdom.
-
St.
Demetrius, Twelfth Patriarch: Demetrius was patriarch in the time of
Origen and led the opposition to his teachings, a conflict depicted in
the second half of this work. The first half focuses on the personal life
of the saint, who was one of the last famous married bishops. The author's
desire to praise chastity perhaps goes a bit overboard.
-
Simeon of Gesir:
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Potter
Songs Ancient Syriac Christmas carols. Euringer-Meditz translation,
1996. ---SPL
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St. Simeon Metaphrastes, Byzantine hagiographer, (X Century):
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St. Sixtus II, Pope of Rome, (III Century):
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Socrates Scholasticus, Byzantine historian, (V Century):
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St. Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem, (VI/VII Centuries):
-
The
Life of our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt: The story of the Egyptian
prostitute's conversion and subsequent life of miraculous asceticism is
so important to the Eastern Orthodox that it is read aloud in church during
the fifth week of Lent. Jordanville translation. --- ORTHODOX
PAGE
-
Sozomen, Byzantine historian, (V Century):
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St. Sulpitius Severus:
-
Life
of St. Martin: It was Martin of Tours, more than anyone else, who
was responsible for spreading monasticism in Western Europe, and it was
this biography, written while the saint was still alive, which made Martin
famous throughout the Empire. Roberts translation, 1894.
-- E. KNUTH
-
The
Dialogues: Sequel to the Life of St. Martin. Roberts translation,
1894. --- CCEL
-
Sacred
History: [READ WITH CAUTION] A history of the world from Creation
to the End Times. Portions of this work were heavily criticized by other
Christian writers for factual errors, and the authenticity of the prophecies
ascribed to St. Martin has often been questioned. --- CCEL
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Letters:
-
Synesius, Bishop of Cyrene, Christian Neo-Platonist philosopher, (IV/V
Centuries): [READ WITH CAUTION: The author is not canonized, and was heavily
influenced by non-Christian writers.]
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Syriac Devotional Material: [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]
T
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Tatian, Assyrian-born Hellenistic Christian philosopher, first Orthodox,
later Gnostic, (II Century): [READ WITH EXTREME CAUTION]
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Address to
the Greeks: Styling himself a "barbarian philosopher", the young
(Orthodox) Tatian ferociously attacks nearly all aspects of Hellenistic
civilization as corrupt or fraudulent. Ryland translation. ---
NA
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Diatessaron:
An attempt to combine passages of all four Gospels into a single
narrative. --- NA
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Fragments:
Emphasis is on Tatian's later heresies. Ryland translation. ---
NA
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Tertullian, African theologian, first Orthodox, later Montanist, (II/III
Centuries): [READ WITH CAUTION: Most writings are from Orthodox period
and are a major primary source about the early Church, but they do not
have patristic authority.]
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St. Theodore of Studium:
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Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrrhus:
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Theodotus:
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Theophilus of Antioch:
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St. Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria:
---CCEL
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St. Timothy, Patriarch of Alexandria:
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T'ovma of Metsob, Armenian monk and intellectual, (XIV/XV Centuries):
[NON-CHALCEDONIAN]
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John Tzetzes, Byzantine poet, (XII Century):
U
St. Urban I, Pope of Rome, (II/III Centuries):
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Epistle:
On gifts to the Church from non-believers; on why bishops have special
thrones in all churches; on shunning the excommunicated. ---
NA
V
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Vigilius, Pope of Rome, (VI Century):
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Decretal:
In support of the Fifth Ecumenical Council. Schaff-Wace translation. ---
CCEL
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St. Vincent of L?rins:
W
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Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York, English political philosopher, (X/XI
Centuries):
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Sermon
of the Wolf to the English: Jeremiad, consciously modeled on that
of St. Gildas the Wise, denouncing the corruption and chaos of English
society and making a nationalist appeal against Viking occupation. An interesting
view of the last years of Orthodoxy in Britain. Old English with modern
English translation; remarkable hypertext edition by Melissa J. Bernstein.
--- Univ. of Rochester
Z
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St. Zephyrinus, Pope of Rome, (II/III Centuries):
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