Research guides: Patristics: Online Texts in English

This page lists modern English-language translations of patristic-era texts which are available online through the University of Toronto Libraries.

ACT = Ancient Christian Texts; ACW = Ancient Christian Writers; FC = Fathers of the Church; NCP = New City Press Augustine.

Please report spelling and link errors to noel.mcferran@utoronto.ca.

Ambrose of Milan

Cain and Abel, FC 42
Consolation on the Death of Emperor Valentinian, FC 22
De bono mortis (About the Good of Death), FC 65
De fuga saeculi (About Flight from the World), FC 65
De Iacob et vita beata (About Iacob and the Happy Life), FC 65
De interpretatione Iob et David (About the Prayer of Job and David, FC 65
De Ioseph (About Joseph), FC 65
De Isaac vel anima (About Isaac, or the Soul), FC 65
De patriarchis (About the Patriarchs), FC 65
Defense of the Prophet David to Theodosius Augustus, FC 140
Funeral Oration on the Death of Emperor Theodosius, FC 22
Hexameron (Six Days of Creation), FC 42
Holy Spirit, FC 44
Letters 1 - 91, FC 26
Mysteries, FC 44
On Noah, FC 140
On the Death of His Brother Satyrus, FC 22
Paradise, FC 42
Sacrament of the Incarnation of Our Lord, FC 44
Sacraments, FC 44
Second Defense of David, FC 140

Andrew of Caesarea

Commentary on the Apocalypse, FC 123

Athanasius of Alexandria

Life of St. Anthony, FC 15

Augustine of Hippo

Admonition and Grace (De correptione et gratia), FC 2
Adulterous Marriages (De incompententibus nuptiis), FC 27
Advantage of Believing (De utilitate credendi), FC 4
Advantage of Believing (De utilitate credendi), NCP 1:5
Against Julian, FC 35
Against Lying, FC 16
Answer to Julian, NCP1:24
Answer to the Jews (Adversus Judaeos), FC 27
Answer to Skeptics (Contra academicos), FC 5
Answer to the Two Letters of the Pelagians, NCP1:24
Arianism and Other Heresies, NCP 1:18
Care to Be Taken for the Dead (De cura pro mortibus gerenda), FC 27
Catholic and Manichaean Ways of Life (De moribus Ecclesiae Catholicae et de moribus Manichaeorum), FC 56
Christian Combat (De agone Christiano), FC 2
Christian Instruction (De doctrina Christiana), FC 2
Christian Life, FC 16
City of God (De civitate Dei), Books 1 - 7, FC 8
City of God (De civitate Dei), Books 8 - 16, FC 14
City of God (De civitate Dei), Books 17 - 22, FC 24
City of God (De civitate Dei), Books 1 - 10, NCP 1:6
City of God (De civitate Dei), Books 11 - 22, NCP 1:7
Commentary on the Lord's Sermon on the Mount, FC 11
Confessions, FC 21
Continence, FC 16
Creed (De symbolo ad catechumenos), FC 27
Divination of Demons (De divinatione daemonum), FC 27
Divine Providence and the Problem of Evil (De ordine), FC 5
Eight Questions of Dulcitius, FC 16
Eighty-Three Different Questions (De diversis quaestionibus LXXXIII), FC 70
Excellence of Widowhood, FC 16
Faith and the Creed (De fide et symbolo), FC 27
Faith and the Creed (De fide et symbolo), NCP 1:5
Faith and Works (De fide et operibus), FC 27
Faith in Things Unseen (De fide rerum quae non videntur), FC 4
Free Choice of the Will (De libero arbitrio), FC 59
Good of Marriage (De bono coniugali), FC 27
Grace and Free Will (De gratia et libero arbitrio), FC 59
Happy Life (De beata vita), FC 5
Holy Virginity (De sancta virginitate), FC 27
Immortality of the Soul (De immortalitate animae), FC 4
Faith, Hope and Charity (Enchiridion de fide, spe, et charitate), FC 2
Letter concerning The City of God, FC 8
Letters 1 - 82, FC 12
Letters 83 - 130, FC 18
Letters 131 - 164, FC 20
Letters 165 - 203, FC 30
Letters 204 - 270, FC 32
Literal Interpretation of Genesis, FC 84
Lying, FC 16
Magnitude of the Soul (De quantitate animae), FC 4
Marriage and Desire, NCP1:24
Music (De musica), FC 4
Nature and Grace, FC 86
Patience, FC 16
Predestination of the Saints and on the Gift of Perseverance, FC 86
Proceedings of Pelagius, FC 86
Revisions (Retractationes), FC 60
Revisions (Retractationes), NCP 1:2
Revisions (Retractationes), Book 1, chapter 19, FC 11
Selected Sermons, FC 11
Sermons 184 - 265, On the Liturgical Seasons, FC 38
Soliloquies (Solilioquia), FC 5
Teacher (De magistro), FC 59
Tractates on the First Epistle of John, FC 92
Tractates on the Gospel of John 1 - 10, FC 78
Tractates on the Gospel of John 11 - 27, FC 79
Tractates on the Gospel of John 28 - 54, FC 88
Tractates on the Gospel of John 55 - 111, FC 90
Tractates on the Gospel of John 112 - 124, FC 92
Trinity, FC 45
Trinity, NCP 1:5
True Religion (De vera religione), NCP 1:5
Two Books on Genesis Against the Manichees, FC 84
Usefulness of Fasting, FC 16
Work of Monks, FC 16

Barnabas

Letter of Barnabas, FC 1

Barsanuphius of Palestine

Letters, volume 1, FC 113
Letters, volume 2, FC 114

Basil of Caesarea

Against Eunomius, FC 122
Ascetical Discourse (1), FC 9
Ascetical Discourse (2), FC 9
Ascetical Discourse and Exhortation on the Renunciation of the World and Spiritual Perfection, FC 9
Concerning Baptism, FC 9
Concerning Faith, FC 9
Discourse on Ascetical Discipline, FC 9
Exegetic Homilies, FC 46
Herewith Begin the Morals, FC 9
Homily 10, Against Those Who Are Prone to Anger, FC 9
Homily 11, Concerning Envy, FC 9
Homily 20, Of Humility, FC 9
Homily 21, On Detachment from Worldly Goods, FC 9
Homily on the Words 'Give Heed to Thyself', FC 9
Introduction to the Ascetical Life, FC 9
Letters 1 - 185, FC 13
Letters 186 - 368, FC 28
Long Rules, FC 9
On Mercy and Justice, FC 9
Preface on the Judgment of God, FC 9

Braulio of Saragossa

Letters, FC 63
Renotatio Isidori (List of the Books of Isidore), FC 63
Vita s. Aemiliani (Life of Saint Emilian, FC 63

Caesarius of Arles

Candidus the Arian

Letter to Marius Victorinus on the Divine Begetting, FC 69
Letter to Marius Victorinus (Second), FC 69

Chromatius of Aquileia

Sermons, ACW 75
Tractates on Matthew, ACW 75

Clement of Alexandria

Christ the Educator, FC 23
Stromateis, FC 85

Clement of Rome

Letter to the Corinthians, FC 1
So-Called Second Letter to the Corinthians, FC 1

Cyprian of Carthage

Dress of Virgins, FC 36
Exhortation to Martyrdom to Fortunatus, FC 36
Good of Patience, FC 36
Jealousy and Envy, FC 36
Lapsed, FC 36
Letters 1 - 81, FC 51
Lord's Prayer, FC 36
Mortality, FC 36
That Idols Are Not Gods, FC 36
To Demetrian, FC 36
To Donatus, FC 36
Unity of the Church, FC 36
Works and Almsgiving, FC 36

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on Amos, FC 116
Commentary on Habakkuk, FC 116
Commentary on Haggai, FC 124
Commentary on Hosea, FC 115
Commentary on Joel, FC 115
Commentary on John, Books I - V, ACT
Commentary on Jonah, FC 116
Commentary on Malachi, FC 124
Commentary on Micah, FC 116
Commentary on Nahum, FC 116
Commentary on Obadiah, FC 116
Commentary on Zechariah, FC 124
Commentary on Zephaniah, FC 124
Defense of the Twelve Anathemas against the Bishops of the Diocese of Oriens, FC 129
Defense of the Twelve Anathemas against Theodoret, FC 129
Festal Letters 1-12, FC 118
Festal Letters 13-30, FC 127
Glaphyra on the Pentateuch: Genesis, FC 137
Glaphyra on the Pentateuch: Exodus to Deuteronomy, FC 138
Letters 1 - 50, FC 76
Letters 51 - 110, FC 77
On Orthodoxy to Theodosius, FC 129

Cyril of Jerusalem

Catacheses I - XII (Lenten Lectures), FC 61
Catacheses XIII - XVIII (Lenten Lectures), FC 64
Epistole pros Konstantion (Letter to Constantius), FC 64
Homilia eis ton paralytikon ton epiten kolymbethran (Sermon on the Paralytic), FC 64
Katecheseis mystagogikai (Mystagogical Lectures), FC 64
Procatachesis (Introductory Lecture), FC 61

Didache, or Teaching of the Apostles

Didache, FC 1

Didymus the Blind

Commentary on Genesis, FC 132
Commentary on Zechariah, FC 111

Diognetus

Letter of Diognetus, FC 1

Ennodius

Life of St. Epiphanius, FC 15

Ephraem the Syrian

Epiphanius

Ancoratus, FC 128

Eugippus

Eusebius of Caesarea

Commentary on Isaiah, ACT
Against Marcellus, FC 135
Ecclesiastical History, Books I - V, FC 19
Ecclesiastical History, Books VI - X, FC 29
On Ecclesiastical Theology, FC 135

Fructuosus of Braga

Consensoria monachorum (Monastic Agreement), FC 62
Letter to King Receswinth, FC 62
Pact, FC 62
Regula monachorum Complutensis (Rule for the Monastery of Compludo), FC 62
Regula monastica communis (General Rule for Monasteries), FC 62

Fulgentius

First Letter to the Scythian Monks, FC 126
Letters, FC 95
Life of the Blessed Bishop Fulgentius, FC 95
On the Forgiveness of Sins, FC 95
Second Letter to the Scythian Monks, FC 126
To Monimus, FC 95
To Peter on the Faith, FC 95
Truth about Predestination and Grace, FC 126

Gregory of Nazianzus

Concerning Himself and the Bishops, FC 75
Concerning His Own Affairs, FC 75
Concerning His Own Life, FC 75
Four Funeral Orations, FC 22
Orations 6, 9-11, 13-15, 17, 19-20, 22--26, 32, 35-36, and 44, FC 107

Gregory of Nyssa

Life of Saint Gregory the Wonderworker, FC 98
Life of Saint Macrina, FC 58
On Perfection, FC 58
On the Christian Mode of Life, FC 58
On the Soul and the Resurrection, FC 58
On Virginity, FC 58
On What It Means to Call Oneself a Christian, FC 58

Gregory Thaumaturgus

Address of Thanksgiving to Origen, FC 98
Canonical Epistle, FC 98
Metaphrase on the Ecclesiastes of Solomon, FC 98
To Philagrius, on Consubstantiality, FC 98
To Theopompus, on the Impassibility and Passibility of God, FC 98

Gregory the Great

Dialogues, FC 39

Hilary of Arles

Life of St. Honoratus, FC 15

Hilary of Poitiers

Commentary on Matthew, FC 125
Trinity, FC 25

Ignatius of Antioch

Letters, FC 1

Isidore of Seville

De ecclesiasticis officiis (Sententiae), ACW 61

Jerome

Apology Against the Books of Rufinus, FC 53
Commentary on Galatians, FC 121
Commentary on Habakkuk, ACT
Commentary on Haggai, ACT
Commentary on Jonah, ACT
Commentary on Matthew, FC 117
Commentary on Micah, ACT
Commentary on Nahum, ACT
Commentary on Obadiah, ACT
Commentary on Zephaniah, ACT
Dialogue Against the Pelagians, FC 53
Homilies 1 - 59, On the Psalms, FC 48
Homilies 60 - 74, On the Psalms, FC 57
Homilies 75 - 84, On the Gospel of Saint Mark, FC 57
Homilies 85 - 96, FC 57
Life of Hilarion of Gaza, FC 15
Life of Malchus, the Captive Monk, FC 15
Life of Paul the Hermit, FC 15
On Illustrious Men, FC 100
On the Perpetual Virginity of the Blessed Mary Against Helvidus, FC 53

John Cassian

Institutes, ACW 58

John Chrysostom

Commentary on Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist, Homilies 1 - 47, FC 33
Commentary on Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist, Homilies 48 - 88, FC 41
Demonstration Against the Pagans that Christ is God, FC 73
Discourse on Blessed Babylas and Against the Greeks, FC 73
Discourses against Judaizing Christians, FC 68
Homilies on Genesis 1 - 17, FC 74
Homilies on Genesis 18 - 45, FC 82
Homilies on Genesis 46 - 67, FC 87
Nine Homilies on Repentance, FC 96
On the Incomprehensible Nature of God, FC 72
Sermon on Almsgiving, FC 96

John of Damascus

Julian of Eclanum

Justin Martyr

Lactantius

De ave phoenice (Phoenix), FC 54
De ira Dei (On the Wrath of God), FC 54
De mortibus persecutorum (On the Deaths of the Persecutors), FC 54
De motibus animi (On the Motions of the Soul), FC 54
De opificio Dei (On the Workmanship of God), FC 54
De passione Domini (On the Passion of the Lord), FC 54
Divinae institutiones (Divine Institutes), FC 49

Leander of Seville

Leo the Great

Select Letters, FC 34
Sermons, FC 93

Martin of Braga

De correctione rusticorum (Reforming the Rustics), FC 62
De ira (On Anger), FC 62
De pascha (On Easter), FC 62
De superbia (Pride), FC 62
De trina mersione (On Triple Immersion), FC 62
Exhortatio humilitatis (Exhortation to Humility), FC 62
Formula vitae honestae (Rules for an Honest Life), FC 62
Pro repellanda iactantia (Driving away Vanity), FC 62
Sententiae Patrum Aegyptiorum (Sayings of the Egyptian Fathers), FC 62

Maximus the Confessor

On Difficulties in Sacred Scripture, FC 136

Minucius Felix

Octavius, FC 10

Moralia et asceticia armeniaca

Moralia et asceticia armeniaca, FC 143

Niceta of Remesiana

Novatian

De bono pudicitiae (On the Good of Purity), FC 67
De cibis Iudaicis (On Jewish Foods), FC 67
De spectaculis (On Spectacles), FC 67
De Trinitate (On the Trinity), FC 67
Epistulae (Letters), FC 67

Oecumenius

Commentary on the Apocalypse, FC 112

Origen

Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans 1 - 5, FC 103
Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans 6 - 10, FC 104
Commentary on the Gospel of John 1 - 10, FC 80
Commentary on the Gospel of John 13 - 32, FC 89
Homilies on Exodus, FC 71
Homilies on Genesis, FC 71
Homilies on Isaiah, FC 142
Homilies on Jeremiah, FC 97
Homilies on Joshua, FC 105
Homilies on Judges, FC 119
Homilies on Leviticus, FC 83
Homilies on Luke, FC 94
Homilies on the Psalms, FC 141
Homily on 1 Kings 28, FC 97

Orosius of Braga

Pacian of Barcelona

Letters, FC 97
On Baptisms, FC 97
On Penitents, FC 97

Pamphilus

Apology for Origen, FC 120

Papias

Fragments of Papias, FC 1

Paschasius of Dumium

Interrogationes et responsiones Graecorum patrum (Questions and Answers of the Greek Fathers), FC 62

Paulinus

Life of St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, FC 15

Peter Chrysologus

Polycarp

Letter to the Philippians, FC 1
Martyrdom of St. Polycarp, FC 1

Pontius

Life of St. Cyprian, FC 15

Possidius

Life of St. Augustine, FC 15

Prosper of Aquitaine

Grace and Free Will, FC 7

Prudentius

Apotheosis (Divinity of Christ), FC 52
Contra Symmachum (Against Symmachus), FC 52
Epilogue, FC 52
Hamartigenia (Origin of Sin), FC 52
Hymns for Every Day, FC 43
Martyrs' Crowns, FC 43
Psychomachia (Spiritual Combat), FC 52
Tituli historiarum, qui 'Dittochaei' nomine circumferuntur (Scenes from Sacred History, or Twofold Nourishment), FC 52

Rufinus of Aquileia

History of the Church, FC 133
On the Falsification of the Books of Origen, FC 120

Salvian the Presbyter

Ad ecclesiam (Four Books of Timothy to the Church), FC 3
De gubernatione Dei (Governance of God), FC 3
Letters, FC 3

Shepherd of Hermas

Shepherd of Hermas, FC 1

Sulpicius Severus

First Dialogue, FC 7
Letter to Bassula, FC 7
Letter to Eusebius, FC 7
Letter to the Deacon Aurelius, FC 7
Life of Saint Martin, Bishop and Confessor, FC 7
Second Dialogue, FC 7
St. Martin and the Condemnation of Priscillian (from The Chronicles), FC 7
Third Dialogue, FC 7

Tertullian

Apology, FC 10
Apparel of Women, FC 40
Chaplet, FC 40
Flight in Time of Persecution, FC 40
On the Soul, FC 10
Patience, FC 40
Prayer, FC 40
Spectacles, FC 40
Testimony of the Soul, FC 10
To Scapula, FC 10
To the Martyrs, FC 40

Theodore of Mopsuestia

Commentary on the Twelve Prophets, FC 108

Theodoret

Commentary on the Psalms 1 - 72, FC 101
Commentary on the Psalms 73 - 150, FC 101
Eranistes, FC 106

Ticonius of Carthage

Exposition of the Apocalypse, FC 134

Valerian

Homilies, FC 17
Letter to the Monks, FC 17

Victorinus

Letter to Candidus the Arian, FC 69
Letter to Candidus the Arian, Against Arius, FC 69
On the Necessity of Accepting Homoousion, FC 69

Vincent of Lerins

Commontories, FC 7