Church Fathers
Writings of the Orthodox Saints and Sages
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1 – 99 AD
Barnabas the Apostle
- Epistle of Barnabas 🚧
Clement of Rome
- Letter to the Corinthians 🚧
- Recognitions 🚧
Dionysius the Areopagite
- On Divine Names 🚧
- Mystical Theology 🚧
- Celestial Hierarchy 🚧
- Ecclesiastical Hierarchy 🚧
- Letters 🚧
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Letter to the Philippians 🚧
100 – 199 AD
Clement of Alexandria
- Stromata 🚧
Origen of Alexandria
- Letter to Friends in Alexandria
- Philocalia 🚧
200 – 299 AD
Athanasius of Alexandria
- Letter to the Bishops of Africa 🚧
- Letters to Serapion 🚧
Gregory the Armenian
- The Teachings of Saint Gregory 🚧
Gregory Thaumaturgus
- Writings 🚧
300 – 399 AD
Ambrose of Milan
- On the Holy Spirit 🚧
Augustine of Hippo
- On the Trinity 🚧
Cyril of Alexandria
- Letters to Succensus 🚧
- 12 Anathemas Against Nestorius 🚧
Didymus the Blind
- On the Holy Spirit 🚧
Ephrem the Syrian
- Writings 🚧
Evagrius Ponticus
- 153 Chapters on Prayer 🚧
Hilary of Poitiers
- Writings 🚧
Macarius the Great
- Fifty Spiritual Homilies 🚧
- The Great Letter 🚧
Nilus of Sinai
- Writings 🚧
Shenouda the Archimandrite
- Writings 🚧
400 – 499 AD
Isaiah the Hermit
- Writings 🚧
Philoxenus of Mabbug
- Writings 🚧
Severus of Antioch
- Writings 🚧
500 – 599 AD
Jacob Baradaeus
- Writings 🚧
Severus Sebokht
- Writings 🚧
600 – 699 AD
Jacob of Edessa
- Writings 🚧
700 – 799 AD
Cyriacus of Antioch
- Writings 🚧
800 – 899 AD
John of Dara
- Writings 🚧
Moses Bar Kepha
- Writings 🚧
900 – 999 AD
Gregory of Narek
- Writings 🚧
1000 – 1099 AD
Pope Gabriel II of Alexandria (Ibn Turaik)
- Canons 🚧
1100 – 1199 AD
Dionysius Bar Salibi
- Writings 🚧
1200 – 1299 AD
Gregory Bar Hebraeus
- Book of the Dove 🚧
1300 – 1399 AD
Gregory of Datev
- Writings 🚧
1400 – 1499 AD
1500 – 1599 AD
Emperor Claudius of Ethiopia
1600 – 1699 AD
Pope Matthew IV of Alexandria
1700 – 1799 AD
Pope John XVIII of Alexandria
- Writings 🚧
Joseph el-Abbah
- Writings 🚧
1800 – 1899 AD
Pope Cyril V of Alexandria
- Foreword to The Invaluable Treasure 🚧
- On Pastoral Care 🚧
Filothaus Ibrahim
- A Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church 🚧
1900 – 1999 AD
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria
- On the Great Fast 🚧
- First Papal Encyclical 🚧
- Papal Letter on the Glorious Feast of the Nativity 🚧
A
Ambrose of Milan
- On the Holy Spirit 🚧
Athanasius of Alexandria
- Letter to the Bishops of Africa 🚧
- Letters to Serapion 🚧
Augustine of Hippo
- On the Trinity 🚧
B
Barnabas the Apostle
- Epistle of Barnabas 🚧
C
Claudius of Ethiopia, Emperor
Clement of Alexandria
- Stromata 🚧
Clement of Rome
- Letter to the Corinthians 🚧
- Recognitions 🚧
Cyriacus of Antioch
- Writings 🚧
Cyril I of Alexandria
- Letters to Succensus 🚧
- 12 Anathemas Against Nestorius 🚧
Cyril V of Alexandria
- Foreword to The Invaluable Treasure 🚧
- On Pastoral Care 🚧
Cyril VI of Alexandria
- On the Great Fast 🚧
- First Papal Encyclical 🚧
- Papal Letter on the Glorious Feast of the Nativity 🚧
D
Didymus the Blind
- On the Holy Spirit 🚧
Dionysius the Areopagite
- On Divine Names 🚧
- Mystical Theology 🚧
- Celestial Hierarchy 🚧
- Ecclesiastical Hierarchy 🚧
- Letters 🚧
Dionysius Bar Salibi
- Writings 🚧
E
Ephrem the Syrian
- Writings 🚧
Evagrius Ponticus
- 153 Chapters on Prayer 🚧
F
Filothaus Ibrahim
- A Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church 🚧
G
Gabriel II of Alexandria (Ibn Turaik)
- Canons 🚧
Gregory the Armenian
- The Teachings of Saint Gregory 🚧
Gregory Bar Hebraeus
- Book of the Dove 🚧
Gregory of Datev
- Writings 🚧
Gregory of Narek
- Writings 🚧
Gregory Thaumaturgus
- Writings 🚧
H
Hilary of Poitiers
- Writings 🚧
I
Isaiah the Hermit
- Writings 🚧
J
Jacob Baradaeus
- Writings 🚧
Jacob of Edessa
- Writings 🚧
John of Dara
- Writings 🚧
Joseph el-Abbah
- Writings 🚧
John XVIII of Alexandria
- Writings 🚧
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M
Macarius the Great
- Fifty Spiritual Homilies 🚧
- The Great Letter 🚧
Matthew IV of Alexandria
Moses Bar Kepha
- Writings 🚧
N
Nilus of Sinai
- Writings 🚧
O
Origen of Alexandria
- Letter to Friends in Alexandria
- Philocalia 🚧
P
Philoxenus of Mabbug
- Writings 🚧
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Letter to the Philippians 🚧
Q
R
S
Severus of Antioch
- Writings 🚧
Severus Sebokht
- Writings 🚧
Shenouda the Archimandrite
- Writings 🚧
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By Year (1 - 2022 ad)
By Name (A - Z)
By Year (1 - 2022 ad)
1 – 99 AD
Barnabas the Apostle
- Epistle of Barnabas 🚧
Clement of Rome
- Letter to the Corinthians 🚧
- Recognitions 🚧
Dionysius the Areopagite
- On Divine Names 🚧
- Mystical Theology 🚧
- Celestial Hierarchy 🚧
- Ecclesiastical Hierarchy 🚧
- Letters 🚧
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Letter to the Philippians 🚧
100 – 199 AD
Clement of Alexandria
- Stromata 🚧
Origen of Alexandria
- Letter to Friends in Alexandria
- Philocalia 🚧
200 – 299 AD
Athanasius of Alexandria
- Letter to the Bishops of Africa 🚧
- Letters to Serapion 🚧
Gregory the Armenian
- The Teachings of Saint Gregory 🚧
Gregory Thaumaturgus
- Writings 🚧
300 – 399 AD
Ambrose of Milan
- On the Holy Spirit 🚧
Augustine of Hippo
- On the Trinity 🚧
Cyril of Alexandria
- Letters to Succensus 🚧
- 12 Anathemas Against Nestorius 🚧
Didymus the Blind
- On the Holy Spirit 🚧
Ephrem the Syrian
- Writings 🚧
Evagrius Ponticus
- 153 Chapters on Prayer 🚧
Hilary of Poitiers
- Writings 🚧
Macarius the Great
- Fifty Spiritual Homilies 🚧
- The Great Letter 🚧
Nilus of Sinai
- Writings 🚧
Shenouda the Archimandrite
- Writings 🚧
400 – 499 AD
Isaiah the Hermit
- Writings 🚧
Philoxenus of Mabbug
- Writings 🚧
Severus of Antioch
- Writings 🚧
500 – 599 AD
Jacob Baradaeus
- Writings 🚧
Severus Sebokht
- Writings 🚧
600 – 699 AD
Jacob of Edessa
- Writings 🚧
700 – 799 AD
Cyriacus of Antioch
- Writings 🚧
800 – 899 AD
John of Dara
- Writings 🚧
Moses Bar Kepha
- Writings 🚧
900 – 999 AD
Gregory of Narek
- Writings 🚧
1000 – 1099 AD
Pope Gabriel II of Alexandria (Ibn Turaik)
- Canons 🚧
1100 – 1199 AD
Dionysius Bar Salibi
- Writings 🚧
1200 – 1299 AD
Gregory Bar Hebraeus
- Book of the Dove 🚧
1300 – 1399 AD
Gregory of Datev
- Writings 🚧
1400 – 1499 AD
1500 – 1599 AD
1600 – 1699 AD
Pope Matthew IV of Alexandria
- A Refutation of the Calvinists 🚧
1700 – 1799 AD
Pope John XVIII of Alexandria
- Writings 🚧
Joseph el-Abbah
- Writings 🚧
1800 – 1899 AD
Pope Cyril V of Alexandria
- Foreword to The Invaluable Treasure 🚧
- On Pastoral Care 🚧
Filothaus Ibrahim
- A Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church 🚧
1900 – 1999 AD
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria
- On the Great Fast 🚧
- First Papal Encyclical 🚧
- Papal Letter on the Glorious Feast of the Nativity 🚧
By Name (A - Z)
A
Ambrose of Milan
- On the Holy Spirit 🚧
Athanasius of Alexandria
- Letter to the Bishops of Africa 🚧
- Letters to Serapion 🚧
Augustine of Hippo
- On the Trinity 🚧
B
Barnabas the Apostle
- Epistle of Barnabas 🚧
C
Clement of Alexandria
- Stromata 🚧
Clement of Rome
- Letter to the Corinthians 🚧
- Recognitions 🚧
Cyriacus of Antioch
- Writings 🚧
Cyril I of Alexandria
- Letters to Succensus 🚧
- 12 Anathemas Against Nestorius 🚧
Cyril V of Alexandria
- Foreword to The Invaluable Treasure 🚧
- On Pastoral Care 🚧
Cyril VI of Alexandria
- On the Great Fast 🚧
- First Papal Encyclical 🚧
- Papal Letter on the Glorious Feast of the Nativity 🚧
D
Didymus the Blind
- On the Holy Spirit 🚧
Dionysius the Areopagite
- On Divine Names 🚧
- Mystical Theology 🚧
- Celestial Hierarchy 🚧
- Ecclesiastical Hierarchy 🚧
- Letters 🚧
Dionysius Bar Salibi
- Writings 🚧
E
Ephrem the Syrian
- Writings 🚧
Evagrius Ponticus
- 153 Chapters on Prayer 🚧
F
Filothaus Ibrahim
- A Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church 🚧
G
Gabriel II of Alexandria (Ibn Turaik)
- Canons 🚧
Gregory the Armenian
- The Teachings of Saint Gregory 🚧
Gregory Bar Hebraeus
- Book of the Dove 🚧
Gregory of Datev
- Writings 🚧
Gregory of Narek
- Writings 🚧
Gregory Thaumaturgus
- Writings 🚧
H
Hilary of Poitiers
- Writings 🚧
I
Isaiah the Hermit
- Writings 🚧
J
Jacob Baradaeus
- Writings 🚧
Jacob of Edessa
- Writings 🚧
John of Dara
- Writings 🚧
Joseph el-Abbah
- Writings 🚧
John XVIII of Alexandria
- Writings 🚧
K
L
M
Macarius the Great
- Fifty Spiritual Homilies 🚧
- The Great Letter 🚧
Matthew IV of Alexandria
- A Refutation of the Calvinists 🚧
Moses Bar Kepha
- Writings 🚧
N
Nilus of Sinai
- Writings 🚧
O
Origen of Alexandria
- Letter to Friends in Alexandria
- Philocalia 🚧
P
Philoxenus of Mabbug
- Writings 🚧
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Letter to the Philippians 🚧
Q
R
S
Severus of Antioch
- Writings 🚧
Severus Sebokht
- Writings 🚧
Shenouda the Archimandrite
- Writings 🚧
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V
W
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Y
Z