LOCAL FILES

The files below are those actually published by the St. Pachomius Library and maintained locally. They have been edited to our standards, and most contain internal anchors marking every paragraph for easy reference. To see a listing of all Orthodox patristic e-texts known to us, please consult the St. Pachomius Library Global Index.

• St. Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium, poet, (IV Century):
• At the Colosseum A short poem protesting the gladiatorial games. Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
• Anastasius the Librarian, scholar, politician, and antipope, (IX Century):
• Life of St. Peter of Alexandria Hawkins translation, 1879. --- SPL
• St. Arsenios of Cappadocia, Greek hermit, (XX Century):
• 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
• St. Basil the Great, Bishop of Cæsarea, Cappadocian Orthodox theologian, (IV Century):
• Second Epistle: In praise of the monastic way of life. Newman-Jackson translation. --- SPL
• 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
• 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
• St. Benedict of Nursia, Italian monastic leader, (V/VI Centuries):
• Secondary Sources:
• St. Gregory Dialogos, Pope of Rome: The Dialogues (Book II): The life of Benedict by his famous contemporary. --- SPL
• St. Brendan the Navigator, Abbot of Clonfert, (V/VI Centuries):
• Secondary Sources:
• Mediæval Hymnography: Including a hymn by Guido of Ivrea. --- SPL
• Byzantine Devotional Material and Hymnography:
• Elizabeth Barrett Browning (translator): Examples from the Greek Christian Poets. A remarkable anthology of Byzantine poetry, most of it religious, selected and translated in 1842 by one of the greatest poets of Victorian England. Unfortunately the electronic version includes only the poems and not Barrett Browning's witty and perceptive critical commentary. --- SPL
• St. Clement I, Pope of Rome, (I Century):
• First Epistle: Hoole translation, 1885. --- SPL
• Second Epistle: Wace translation. --- SPL
• St. Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria, (IV/V Centuries):
• First Letter to Nestorius:
• Pusey translation, 1872. --- SPL
• Third Letter to Nestorius:
• Pusey translation, 1872. --- SPL
• Letter of Cyril to John of Antioch:
• Pusey translation, 1872, (SPL);
• Homilies:
1. On St. Luke's Account of the Nativity: Smith translation, 1859
• St. Cyril, Patriarch of Jerusalem, (IV Century):
• Catechetical Lectures (Under construction) --- SPL
• The Didache:
• Hoole translation --- SPL
• St. Ephraim of Syria, Mesopotamian Christian poet, monastic, and theologian, (IV Century):
• Epistle to a Disciple: From Coptic papyrus. Budge translation. --- SPL
• A Hymn Against Bar-Daisan: Bar-Daisan was a celebrated intellectual whose version of Christianity incorporated Gnostic and possibly Hindu or Buddhist ideas. Jones translation, 1904. --- SPL
• The Pearl: Seven Hymns on the Faith Morris translation. --- SPL
• St. Eucherius, Bishop of Lyons, (IV/V Centuries):
• On Contempt for the World --- SPL
• St. Fiacc, Irish bard, (V Century):
• Hymn on the Life of St. Patrick: Very early source for life of Patrick. Anonymous 1868 translation. --- SPL
• St. Gregory I (Dialogos), Pope of Rome, (VI/VII Centuries):
 
• The Dialogues (Book II) "P. W." translation, 1608. --- SPL
• St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, Orthodox missionary in Asia Minor, III Century:
• A Statement of Faith: An important early credal formula. Salmond translation, 1871. --- SPL
• St. Gregory (Theologos) of Nazianzen, Cappadocian theologian, (IV Century):
• Body and Soul Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
• Oration 45 (Second Paschal Oration): Browne-Swallow translation. --- SPL
• Guido of Ivrea, Italian hymnographer, (XI Century): [Lived at the time of the schism, but reflected older traditions.]
• Hymnography for St. Brendan the Navigator: Guido came from the Irish-influenced North Italian monastic tradition. --- SPL
• St. Ignatius (Theophoros), Patriarch of Antioch, (I/II Centuries):
• Epistle to the Magnesians:
• Hoole translation. --- SPL
• Epistle to the Trallians:
• Hoole translation. --- SPL
• Epistle to the Philadelplhians:
• Hoole translation. --- SPL
• Epistle to the Smyræans:
• Hoole translation. --- SPL
• St. John of Damascus, Arab Christian theologian, (VI/VII Centuries):
• Anacreontic Hymn (extract): Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
• St. Justin Martyr, Hellenistic philosopher and Christian apologist, (II Century):
• Secondary Sources:
• The Martyrdom of the Holy Martyr Justin and his Companions who Suffered at Rome: --- SPL
• Lives of the Saints:
• St. Barsamya of Edessa:
 
• Martyrdom of Barsamya of Edessa --- SPL
• St. Benedict of Nursia:
 
• Gregory the Great: Second Dialogue --- SPL
• St. Demetrius, Patriarch of Alexandria, (II/III Centuries):
• Severus of Al-Ushmunain [NON-CHALCEDONIAN WRITER]: St. Demetrius, Twelfth Patriarch: The author's desire to praise chastity perhaps goes a bit overboard. Evetts translation. --- SPL
• St. Erendruda of Salzburg:
 
• Two Lives of Saints Rupert and Erendruda of Salzburg --- SPL
• St. Habib of Telzeha:
 
• Martyrdom of Habib the Deacon --- SPL
• St. Januarius of Benevento:
 
• Acts of the Hieromartyr Januarius --- SPL
• Abba John Khame [PROBABLY NON-CHALCEDONIAN]:
 
• The Life of Abba John Khame: Davis translation, 1919. --- SPL
• St. Justin the Philosopher and Companions:
 
• The Martyrdom of the Holy Martyr Justin and his Companions who Suffered at Rome: --- SPL
• St. Mark the Apostle:
 
• Severus of Al-Ushmunain: Life of St. Mark Coptic source. --- SPL
• St. Onnophrius of the Desert:
 
• Paphnutius of the Desert: Life of St. Onnophrios. Budge translation. --- SPL
• St. Patrick of Ireland:
 
• Fiacc: Hymn on the Life of St. Patrick --- SPL
• St. Pelagia of Caesarea:
 
• Ethiopian Life of St. Pelagia of Caesarea --- SPL
• St. Peter of Alexandria:
 
• Anastasius the Librarian: Martyrdom of Peter of Alexandria --- SPL
• St. Pisentius of Qift [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]:
 
• The Ethiopic Synaxarium: Besendyos of Keft --- SPL
• St. Polycarp of Smyrna:
 
• The Martyrdom of Polycarp: Hoole translation, 1885. --- SPL
• St. Rupert of Salzburg:
 
• Two Lives of Saints Rupert (Robert) and Erendruda --- SPL
• St. Thecla of Iconium:
 
• Acts of Paul and Thecla --- SPL
• Maximus Margunius, Bishop of Cythera, Byzantine Renaissance humanist, editor of the works of Chrysostom, (XVI/XVII Centuries):
• Fifth Anacreontic Hymn (excerpt): Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
• John Mauropous, Metropolitan of Euchaita, Byzantine hymnographer, poet, and intellectual, (XI Century):
• Ikons: Short poems inspired by ikons. Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
• To My Old House (extract): Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
• St. Methodius of Olympus:
• Oration on Simeon and Anna --- SPL
• Paul Silentiarius:
• Description of Hagia Sophia:
• Extract, Barrett Browning translation --- SPL
• St. Peter, Crown of the Martyrs, Patriarch of Alexandria, (III/IV Centuries):
• Secondary sources:
• Anastasius the Librarian: Life of St. Peter of Alexandria Hawkins translation, 1879. --- SPL
• Manuel Philes, Byzantine poet, (XIV Century):
• The Grecophile Herons: Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
• To the Holy Spirit: Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
• George Pisides, Byzantine poet and historian, (VI/VII Centuries)
• Right Rule Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
• St. Polycarp of Smyrna:
• Secondary sources:
• The Martyrdom of Polycarp: Hoole translation, 1885. --- SPL
• St. Proclus, Bishop of Cyzicus in Asia Minor, (V Century):
• Against Nestorius: Budge translation from a Coptic source.
• Theodore Prodromus, Byzantine poet, (XII Century):
• Life Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
• Providence (excerpt): Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
• Severus of Al-Ushmunain: [NON-CHALCEDONIAN]
• History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria: --- SPL
• Preface
• The Tale of Theodosius the Jew
• St. Mark I, Apostle and Evangelist
• St. Demetrius, Twelfth Patriarch: The author's desire to praise chastity perhaps goes a bit overboard. Evetts translation. --- SPL
• Simeon of Gesir:
• Potter Songs Ancient Syriac Christmas carols. Euringer-Meditz translation, 1996. ---SPL
• St. Simeon Metaphrastes, Byzantine hagiographer, (X Century):
• Acrostic Poem Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
• 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.]
• Ninth Anacreontic Ode: Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
• Ode to the Saviour: Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
• St. Theodore of Studium:
• Letter to Casia --- SPL
• Selected Poems --- SPL
• Twenty-Seventh Discourse from the Magna Catechesis --- SPL
• Sixty-First Discourse from the Magna Catechesis --- SPL
• Forty-Seventh Discourse from the Magna Catechesis On fasting, dispassion, and purity. Orthodox Life translation, 1988. --- SPL
• Forty-Eighth Discourse from the Magna Catechesis On adorning one's eternal habitation with virtue. Orthodox Life translation, 1988. --- SPL
• John Tzetzes, Byzantine poet, (XII Century):
• The Phoenix: Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL

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