Patrologia Graeca
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The Patrologia Graeca is an edited collection of writings by the Christian
Church Fathers
and various secular writers, in the ancient Koine or medieval
variants of the Greek language
. It consists of 161 volumes produced in 1857–1866 by J. P. Migne's Imprimerie Catholique. It includes both the Eastern Fathers and those Western authors who wrote before Latin
became predominant in the Western Church in the 3rd century, e.g. the early writings collectively known as the Apostolic Fathers
, such as the First
and Second Epistle of Clement
, the Shepherd of Hermas, Eusebius, Origen
, and the Cappadocia
n Fathers Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus
, and Gregory of Nyssa
.
The 161 volumes are bound as 166 (vols. 16 and 87 being in three parts and vol. 86 in two). An important final volume, which included some supplements and a full index, was never published, as the plates were destroyed in a fire (1868) at the printer.
The first series contained only Latin translations of the originals (81 vols., 1856-61). The second series contains the Greek text with a synoptic Latin translation (166 vols., 1857-66). The texts are interlaced, with one column of Greek and a corresponding column on the other side of the page that is the Latin translation. Where the Greek original has been lost, as in the case of Irenaeus, the extant Greek fragments are interspersed throughout the Latin text. In one instance, the original is preserved in Syriac only and translated into Latin. Quite often, information about the author is provided, also in Latin.
A Greek, D. Scholarios, added a half-published list of the authors and subjects, (Athens, 1879) and began a complete table of contents (Athens, 1883). In 1912, Apud Garnier Fratres Editions published a Patrologia Graeca index volume, edited by Ferdinando Cavallera.
, the authors are (with a few exceptions) in chronological order, spanning the period from the earliest Christian writers to the Fall of Constantinople
.
pre-Nicaean
4th century
5th century
6th century
7th century
8th century
9th century
10th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
Church Fathers
Church Fathers
The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, Christian Fathers, or Fathers of the Church were early and influential theologians, eminent Christian teachers and great bishops. Their scholarly works were used as a precedent for centuries to come...
and various secular writers, in the ancient Koine or medieval
Medieval Greek
Medieval Greek, also known as Byzantine Greek, is the stage of the Greek language between the beginning of the Middle Ages around 600 and the Ottoman conquest of the city of Constantinople in 1453. The latter date marked the end of the Middle Ages in Southeast Europe...
variants of the Greek language
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
. It consists of 161 volumes produced in 1857–1866 by J. P. Migne's Imprimerie Catholique. It includes both the Eastern Fathers and those Western authors who wrote before Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
became predominant in the Western Church in the 3rd century, e.g. the early writings collectively known as the Apostolic Fathers
Apostolic Fathers
The Apostolic Fathers are a small number of Early Christian authors who lived and wrote in the second half of the first century and the first half of the second century. They are acknowledged as leaders in the early church, although their writings were not included in the New Testament...
, such as the First
First Epistle of Clement
The First Epistle of Clement, is a letter addressed to the Christians in the city of Corinth. The letter dates from the late 1st or early 2nd century, and ranks with Didache as one of the earliest — if not the earliest — of extant Christian documents outside the canonical New Testament...
and Second Epistle of Clement
Second Epistle of Clement
The Second Epistle of Clement, often referred to as 2 Clement, is an early Christian writing....
, the Shepherd of Hermas, Eusebius, Origen
Origen
Origen , or Origen Adamantius, 184/5–253/4, was an early Christian Alexandrian scholar and theologian, and one of the most distinguished writers of the early Church. As early as the fourth century, his orthodoxy was suspect, in part because he believed in the pre-existence of souls...
, and the Cappadocia
Cappadocia
Cappadocia is a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in Nevşehir Province.In the time of Herodotus, the Cappadocians were reported as occupying the whole region from Mount Taurus to the vicinity of the Euxine...
n Fathers Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople. He is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age...
, and Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa
St. Gregory of Nyssa was a Christian bishop and saint. He was a younger brother of Basil the Great and a good friend of Gregory of Nazianzus. His significance has long been recognized in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Catholic and Roman Catholic branches of Christianity...
.
The 161 volumes are bound as 166 (vols. 16 and 87 being in three parts and vol. 86 in two). An important final volume, which included some supplements and a full index, was never published, as the plates were destroyed in a fire (1868) at the printer.
The first series contained only Latin translations of the originals (81 vols., 1856-61). The second series contains the Greek text with a synoptic Latin translation (166 vols., 1857-66). The texts are interlaced, with one column of Greek and a corresponding column on the other side of the page that is the Latin translation. Where the Greek original has been lost, as in the case of Irenaeus, the extant Greek fragments are interspersed throughout the Latin text. In one instance, the original is preserved in Syriac only and translated into Latin. Quite often, information about the author is provided, also in Latin.
A Greek, D. Scholarios, added a half-published list of the authors and subjects, (Athens, 1879) and began a complete table of contents (Athens, 1883). In 1912, Apud Garnier Fratres Editions published a Patrologia Graeca index volume, edited by Ferdinando Cavallera.
List of volumes
As with the Patrologia LatinaPatrologia Latina
The Patrologia Latina is an enormous collection of the writings of the Church Fathers and other ecclesiastical writers published by Jacques-Paul Migne between 1844 and 1855, with indices published between 1862 and 1865....
, the authors are (with a few exceptions) in chronological order, spanning the period from the earliest Christian writers to the Fall of Constantinople
Fall of Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire, which occurred after a siege by the Ottoman Empire, under the command of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, against the defending army commanded by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI...
.
pre-Nicaean
- PG 1: Clement of Rome,
- PG 2: Clement of Rome, Epistle of BarnabasEpistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Barnabas is a Greek epistle containing twenty-one chapters, preserved complete in the 4th century Codex Sinaiticus where it appears at the end of the New Testament...
, Hermas, Epistle to DiognetusEpistle to DiognetusThe Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus is probably the earliest example of Christian apologetics, writings defending Christianity from its accusers...
, Anonymous Testaments of the 12 Patriarchs - PG 3-4: Pseudo-Dionysius the AreopagitePseudo-Dionysius the AreopagitePseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, also known as Pseudo-Denys, was a Christian theologian and philosopher of the late 5th to early 6th century, the author of the Corpus Areopagiticum . The author is identified as "Dionysos" in the corpus, which later incorrectly came to be attributed to Dionysius...
(5th-6th century), Maximus the ConfessorMaximus the ConfessorMaximus the Confessor was a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar. In his early life, he was a civil servant, and an aide to the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius...
(7th century) commentary on Pseudo-Dionysius, George PachymeresGeorge PachymeresGeorgius Pachymeres , a Byzantine Greek historian and miscellaneous writer, was born at Nicaea, in Bithynia, where his father had taken refuge after the capture of Constantinople by the Latins in 1204...
(14th century) commentary on Pseudo-Dionysius - PG 5: Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch was among the Apostolic Fathers, was the third Bishop of Antioch, and was a student of John the Apostle. En route to his martyrdom in Rome, Ignatius wrote a series of letters which have been preserved as an example of very early Christian theology...
, PolycarpPolycarpSaint Polycarp was a 2nd century Christian bishop of Smyrna. According to the Martyrdom of Polycarp, he died a martyr, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to touch him...
, Melito of SardisMelito of SardisMelito of Sardis was the bishop of Sardis near Smyrna in western Anatolia, and a great authority in Early Christianity: Jerome, speaking of the Old Testament canon established by Melito, quotes Tertullian to the effect that he was esteemed a prophet by many of the faithful...
, Papias of Hierapolis, Apollonius of EphesusApollonius of EphesusApollonius of Ephesus was an anti-Montanist Greek ecclesiastical writer, probably from Asia Minor.He was thoroughly acquainted with the Christian history of Ephesus and the doings of the Phrygian Montanists. The unknown author of Praedestinatus says he was a Bishop of Ephesus. However, the lack of...
, etc. - PG 6: Justin MartyrJustin MartyrJustin Martyr, also known as just Saint Justin , was an early Christian apologist. Most of his works are lost, but two apologies and a dialogue survive. He is considered a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church....
, TatianTatianTatian the Assyrian was an Assyrian early Christian writer and theologian of the 2nd century.Tatian's most influential work is the Diatessaron, a Biblical paraphrase, or "harmony", of the four gospels that became the standard text of the four gospels in the Syriac-speaking churches until the...
, Athenagoras of AthensAthenagoras of AthensAthenagoras was a Father of the Church, a Proto-orthodox Christian apologist who lived during the second half of the 2nd century of whom little is known for certain, besides that he was Athenian , a philosopher, and a convert to Christianity. In his writings he styles himself as "Athenagoras, the...
, Theophilus of AntiochTheophilus of AntiochTheophilus, Patriarch of Antioch, succeeded Eros c. 169, and was succeeded by Maximus I c.183, according to Henry Fynes Clinton, but these dates are only approximations...
, Hermias philosophus - PG 7: IrenaeusIrenaeusSaint Irenaeus , was Bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul, then a part of the Roman Empire . He was an early church father and apologist, and his writings were formative in the early development of Christian theology...
- PG 8-9: Clement of AlexandriaClement of AlexandriaTitus Flavius Clemens , known as Clement of Alexandria , was a Christian theologian and the head of the noted Catechetical School of Alexandria. Clement is best remembered as the teacher of Origen...
- PG 10: Gregory ThaumaturgusGregory ThaumaturgusGregory Thaumaturgus, also known as Gregory of Neocaesarea or Gregory the Wonderworker, was a Christian bishop of the 3rd century.-Biography:Gregory was born at Neo-Caesarea around 213 A.D...
, Pope ZephyrinusPope ZephyrinusPope Saint Zephyrinus, born in Rome, was bishop of Rome from 199 to 217. His predecessor was bishop Victor I. Upon his death on December 20, 217, he was succeeded by his principal advisor, bishop Callixtus I.-Papacy:...
, Sextus Julius AfricanusSextus Julius AfricanusSextus Julius Africanus was a Christian traveller and historian of the late 2nd and early 3rd century AD. He is important chiefly because of his influence on Eusebius, on all the later writers of Church history among the Fathers, and on the whole Greek school of chroniclers.His name indicates that...
, Pope Urban IPope Urban IPope Saint Urban I was Pope from 14 October 222 to 230. He was born in Rome, Roman Empire and succeeded St. Callixtus I who had been martyred. For centuries it was believed that Urban too was martyred...
, Hippolytus of Rome, Theognostus of AlexandriaTheognostus of AlexandriaTheognostus was a late 3rd century Alexandrian theologian. He is known from quotes by Athanasius and Photios I of Constantinople. Philip of Side says that he presided over the school of Alexandria after Pierius . Although a disciple of Origen of Alexandria no reference of him can be found by...
, etc. - PG 11-17: OrigenOrigenOrigen , or Origen Adamantius, 184/5–253/4, was an early Christian Alexandrian scholar and theologian, and one of the most distinguished writers of the early Church. As early as the fourth century, his orthodoxy was suspect, in part because he believed in the pre-existence of souls...
- PG 18: Methodius of OlympusMethodius of OlympusThe Church Father and Saint Methodius of Olympus was a Christian bishop, ecclesiastical author, and martyr.-Life:Few reports have survived on the life of this first scientific opponent of Origen; even these short accounts present many difficulties. Eusebius does not mention him in his Church...
, Alexander of LycopolisAlexander of LycopolisAlexander of Lycopolis was the writer of a short treatise, in twenty-six chapters, against the Manicheans...
, Peter of Alexandria, Theodore of MopsuestiaTheodore of MopsuestiaTheodore the Interpreter was bishop of Mopsuestia from 392 to 428 AD. He is also known as Theodore of Antioch, from the place of his birth and presbyterate...
, etc.
4th century
- PG 19-24: Eusebius of CaesareaEusebius of CaesareaEusebius of Caesarea also called Eusebius Pamphili, was a Roman historian, exegete and Christian polemicist. He became the Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine about the year 314. Together with Pamphilus, he was a scholar of the Biblical canon...
- PG 25-28: Athanasius
- PG 29-32: Basil the Great
- PG 33: Cyril of JerusalemCyril of JerusalemCyril of Jerusalem was a distinguished theologian of the early Church . He is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. In 1883, Cyril was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIII...
, Apollinaris of LaodiceaApollinaris of LaodiceaApollinaris "the Younger" was a bishop of Laodicea in Syria. He collaborated with his father Apollinaris the Elder in reproducing the Old Testament in the form of Homeric and Pindaric poetry, and the New Testament after the fashion of Platonic dialogues, when the emperor Julian had forbidden...
, Diodorus of TarsusDiodorus of TarsusDiodore of Tarsus was a Christian bishop, a monastic reformer, and a theologian. A strong supporter of the orthodoxy of Nicaea, Diodore played a pivotal role in the Council of Constantinople and opposed the anti-Christian policies of Julian the Apostate...
, Peter II Bishop of Alexandria, Timotheus Bishop of Alexandria, Isaac the ex-Jew - PG 34: Macarius of EgyptMacarius of EgyptMacarius of Egypt was an Egyptian Christian monk and hermit. He is also known as Macarius the Elder, Macarius the Great and The Lamp of the Desert.-Life:...
and Macarius of AlexandriaMacarius of AlexandriaSaint Macarius of Alexandria was a monk in the Nitrian Desert. He was a slightly younger contemporary of Macarius of Egypt, and is thus also known as Macarius the Younger. He was also known as ho politikos. He was an extreme ascetic, and numerous miracles were ascribed to him... - PG 35-37: Gregory of NazianzusGregory of NazianzusGregory of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople. He is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age...
, Basil (the Minor) Bishop of Caesarea (10th century) - PG 38: Gregory of Nazianzus, Caesarius
- PG 39: Didymus the BlindDidymus the BlindDidymus the Blind was a Coptic Church theologian of Alexandria, whose famous Catechetical School he led for about half a century. He became blind at a very young age, and therefore ignorant of the rudiments of learning...
, Amphilochius Iconiensis, NectariusArchbishop Nectarius of ConstantinopleNectarius was the archbishop of Constantinople from AD 381 until his death, the successor to Saint Gregory Nazianzus.-Background:When Gregory resigned, Nectarius was praetor of Constantinople... - PG 40: Egyptian Fathers: St Anthony Abbot, PachomiusPachomiusSaint Pakhom , also known as Pachome and Pakhomius , is generally recognized as the founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism. In the Coptic churches his feast day is celebrated on May 9...
, Serapion, Bishop of Thmuis, Isaias the Abbot, OrsisiusOrsisiusOrsisius was an Egyptian monk and author of the fourth century.-Biography:He was a disciple of Pachomius on the Island Tabenna in the Nile. When Pacomius died , Orsisius was chosen as his successor; but he resigned in favour of Theodore.It was not till Theodore's death that Orsisius, advised by St...
, Theodorus the Abbot. Other: Asterius bishop of AmaseiaAsterius of AmasiaSaint Asterius of Amasea was made Bishop of Amasea between 380 and 390 AD, after having been a lawyer. He was born in Cappadocia and probably died in Amasea in modern Turkey, then in Pontus. Significant portions of his lively sermons survive, which are especially interesting from the point of...
, NemesiusNemesiusNemesius , was a Christian philosopher, and the author of a treatise De Natura Hominis . According to the title of his book, he was the Bishop of Emesa . His book is an attempt to compile a system of anthropology from the standpoint of Christian philosophy.Nemesius was also a physiological theorist...
, Hieronymus Theologus Græcus, Serapion of AntiochSerapion of AntiochSerapion was Patriarch of Antioch . He is known primarily through his theological writings. Eusebius refers to three works of Serapion in his history, but admits that others probably existed: first is a private letter addressed to Caricus and Pontius against Montanism, from which Eusebius quotes an...
, Philo Bishop of KarpasiaKarpasia (town)Karpasia, also Karpasion is said to have been founded by the Phoenician King Pygmalion of Tyre near Cape Sarpedon, now Cape St...
, Evagrius PonticusEvagrius PonticusEvagrius Ponticus , also called Evagrius the Solitary was a Christian monk and ascetic. One of the rising stars in the late fourth century church, he was well-known as a keen thinker, a polished speaker, and a gifted writer... - PG 41-42: EpiphaniusEpiphanius of SalamisEpiphanius of Salamis was bishop of Salamis at the end of the 4th century. He is considered a saint and a Church Father by both the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches. He gained a reputation as a strong defender of orthodoxy...
- PG 43: Epiphanius, NonnusNonnusNonnus of Panopolis , was a Greek epic poet. He was a native of Panopolis in the Egyptian Thebaid, and probably lived at the end of the 4th or early 5th century....
of Panopolis - PG 44-46: Gregory of NyssaGregory of NyssaSt. Gregory of Nyssa was a Christian bishop and saint. He was a younger brother of Basil the Great and a good friend of Gregory of Nazianzus. His significance has long been recognized in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Catholic and Roman Catholic branches of Christianity...
5th century
- PG 47-64: John ChrysostomJohn ChrysostomJohn Chrysostom , Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic...
- PG 65: Severian of GabalaSeverian of GabalaSeverian, Bishop of Gabala in Syria was a popular preacher in Constantinople at the end of the 4th century. He became the enemy of John Chrysostom and helped condemn him at the Synod of the Oak....
, Theophilus of AlexandriaTheophilus of AlexandriaTheophilus of Alexandria was Patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt, from 385 to 412. He is regarded as a saint by the Coptic Orthodox Church....
, Palladius Bishop of HelenopolisPalladius of GalatiaPalladius of Galatia was bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia, and a devoted disciple of Saint John Chrysostom. He is best remembered for his work, the Lausiac History; he was also, in all probability, the author of the Dialogue on the Life of Chrysostom....
, PhilostorgiusPhilostorgiusPhilostorgius was an Anomoean Church historian of the 4th and 5th centuries. Anomoeanism questioned the Trinitarian account of the relationship between God the Father and Christ and was considered a heresy by the Orthodox Church, which adopted the term "homoousia" in the Nicene Creed. Very little...
, Archbishop Atticus of ConstantinopleArchbishop Atticus of ConstantinopleAtticus was the archbishop of Constantinople, succeeding Arsacius of Tarsus in March 406. He had been an opponent of John Chrysostom and helped Arsacius of Tarsus depose him, but later became a supporter of him after his death...
, Proclus of Constantinople, Archbishop Flavian of ConstantinopleArchbishop Flavian of ConstantinopleFlavian was Archbishop of Constantinople from 446 to 449. He is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church....
, Marcus EremitaMarcus EremitaMarcus Eremita was a Christian theologian and ascetic writer of some importance in the fifth century.Mark is rather an ascetic than a dogmatic writer. He is content to accept dogmas from the Church; his interest is in the spiritual life as it should be led by monks...
, Marcus DiadochusMarcus DiadochusMarcus Diadochus was a Christian writer of the fourth century. Nothing is known of him but his name at the head of a "Sermon against the Arians", discovered by Wetsten in a manuscript codex of St...
, Marcus Diaconus - PG 66: Theodore of MopsuestiaTheodore of MopsuestiaTheodore the Interpreter was bishop of Mopsuestia from 392 to 428 AD. He is also known as Theodore of Antioch, from the place of his birth and presbyterate...
, SynesiusSynesiusSynesius , a Greek bishop of Ptolemais in the Libyan Pentapolis after 410, was born of wealthy parents, who claimed descent from Spartan kings, at Balagrae near Cyrene between 370 and 375.-Life:...
, Arsenius the Great - PG 67: Socrates ScholasticusSocrates ScholasticusSocrates of Constantinople, also known as Socrates Scholasticus, not to be confused with the Greek philosopher Socrates, was a Greek Christian church historian, a contemporary of Sozomen and Theodoret, who used his work; he was born at Constantinople c. 380: the date of his death is unknown...
and Sozomenus - PG 68-76: Cyril of AlexandriaCyril of AlexandriaCyril of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He came to power when the city was at its height of influence and power within the Roman Empire. Cyril wrote extensively and was a leading protagonist in the Christological controversies of the later 4th and 5th centuries...
- PG 77: Cyril of Alexandria, Theodotus of AncyraTheodotus of Ancyra (bishop)Saint Theodotus of Ancyra was a fifth-century bishop and theologian of Ancyra . He was a theologian who attended the Council of Ephesus in 431, during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II...
, Paul Bishop of Emesa, Acacius of BeroeaAcacius of BeroeaAcacius of Beroea, a Syrian by birth, lived in a monastery near Antioch, and, for his active defense of the Church against Arianism, was made Bishop of Berroea in 378 AD, by Eusebius of Samosata....
, John of AntiochJohn of AntiochJohn of Antioch was Patriarch of Antioch and led a group of moderate Eastern bishops during the Nestorian controversy. He is sometimes confused with John Chrysostom, who is occasionally also referred to as John of Antioch. John gave active support to his friend Nestorius in the latter's dispute...
, Memnon Bishop of Ephesus, Acacius Bishop of Melitene, Rabbulas Bishop of EdessaRabbulaRabbula was a bishop of Edessa from 411 to August 435, noteworthy for his opposition to the views of Theodore of Mopsuestia, as well as those of Nestorius...
, Firmus bishop of Caesarea, Amphilochius of SidaAmphilochius of SidaAmphilochius of Sida was a bishop of the first half of the fifth century, member of the Council of Ephesus , where he vigorously opposed the Messalians and subscribed to the condemnation and deposition of Nestorius.... - PG 78: Isidore of PelusiumIsidore of PelusiumIsidore of Pelusium was born in Egypt to a prominent Alexandrian family. He became an ascetic, and moved to a mountain near the city of Pelusium, in the tradition of the Desert Fathers....
- PG 79: Nilus of SinaiNilus of SinaiSaint Nilus the Elder, of Sinai , was one of the many disciples and fervent defenders of St. John Chrysostom.-Life:We know him first as a layman, married, with two sons...
- PG 80-84: Theodoretus of Cyrus
- PG 85: Basil of SeleuciaBasil of Seleucia-Biography:His date of birth is uncertain; died probably between 458 and 460; was distinguished during the period when the Eastern Church was convulsed by the Monophysite struggles, and was necessarily obliged to take sides in all those controversies...
, Euthalius Deacon of AlexandriaEuthaliusEuthalius was a deacon of Alexandria and later Bishop of Sulca. He lived towards the middle of the fifth century and is chiefly known through his work on the New Testament in particular as the author of the "Euthalian Sections"....
, John of KarpathosKarpathosKarpathos is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Together with the neighboring smaller Saria Island it forms the municipality Karpathos, which is part of the Karpathos peripheral unit. From its remote position Karpathos has preserved many...
, Aeneas of GazaAeneas of GazaAeneas of Gaza was a Neo-Platonic philosopher, a convert to Christianity, who flourished towards the end of the fifth century. In a dialogue entitled Theophrastus he alludes to Hierocles of Alexandria as his teacher, and in some of his letters mentions as his contemporaries writers whom we know to...
, Zacharias RhetorZacharias RhetorZacharias of Mytilene , also known as Zacharias Scholasticus or Zacharias Rhetor, was a bishop and ecclesiastical historian....
Bishop of MytileneMytileneMytilene is a town and a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the capital of the island of Lesbos. Mytilene, whose name is pre-Greek, is built on the...
, Gelasius of CyzicusGelasius of CyzicusGelasius of Cyzicus was an ecclesiastical writer in the fifth century. The often attributed name Gelasius is an error of Photius I of Constantinople and of the editor of the editio princeps; the anonymous author never mentioned his name....
, TheotimusTheotimosTheotimos is a Greek name, derived from theos, meaning 'god', and timè, meaning 'honour gift'.It and its latinized form Theotimus may refer to a number of people or works.-Saints called Theotimus:...
, AmmoniusAmmonius SaccasAmmonius Saccas was a Greek philosopher from Alexandria who was often referred to as one of the founders of Neoplatonism. He is mainly known as the teacher of Plotinus, whom he taught for eleven years from 232 to 243. He was undoubtably the biggest influence on Plotinus in his development of...
, Andreas Bishop of SamosataSamosataSamosata was an ancient city on the right bank of the Euphrates whose ruins existed at the modern city of Samsat, Adıyaman Province, Turkey until the site was flooded by the newly-constructed Atatürk Dam....
, Gennadius of Constantinople, Candidus Isaurus, Antipater of BostraAntipater of BostraAntipater of Bostra was a Greek prelate and one of the foremost critics of Origen. He lived in the 5th century.-External links:*...
, Dalmatius Bishop of CyzicusCyzicusCyzicus was an ancient town of Mysia in Anatolia in the current Balıkesir Province of Turkey. It was located on the shoreward side of the present Kapıdağ Peninsula , a tombolo which is said to have originally been an island in the Sea of Marmara only to be connected to the mainland in historic...
, Timothy Bishop of Berytus, Eustathius Bishop of Berytus.
6th century
- PG 86a: Presbyter Timothy of Constantinople, Joannes MaxentiusJoannes MaxentiusJoannes Maxentius, or John Maxentius, was the Byzantine leader of the so-called Scythian monks, a christological minority.-Biography:He appears in history at Constantinople in 519 and 520...
, Theodorus LectorTheodorus LectorTheodorus Lector was a lector, or reader, at the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople during the early sixth century. He wrote two works of history; one is a collection of sources which relates events beginning in 313, during Constantine's early reign, down to 439, in the reign Theodosius II...
, Procopius Deacon of Tyre, Theodorus Bishop of Scythopolis, Presbyter Timothy of Jerusalem, Theodosius I of Alexandria, Eusebius of AlexandriaEusebius of AlexandriaEusebius of Alexandria is an author to whom certain extant homilies are attributed.These homilies enjoyed some renown in the Eastern Church in the sixth and seventh centuries. Their homiletical merit does not rise above mediocrity, and nothing is known of the author. In all events, he was not a...
, Eusebius of EmesaEusebius of EmesaEusebius of Emesa was a learned ecclesiastic of the Greek church, and a pupil of Eusebius of Caesarea....
, Gregentius of TapharZafar, YemenẒafār or Dhafar is an ancient Himyarite site situated in the Yemen, some 130 km south-south-east of the capital Sana'a. Given mention in different ancient texts, there is little doubt about the pronunciation of the name...
, Patriarch Epiphanius of ConstantinoplePatriarch Epiphanius of ConstantinopleEpiphanius was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from February 25, 520 to June 5, 535, succeeding John II Cappadocia.-Biography:...
, Isaac of NinevehIsaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh also remembered as Isaac the Syrian and Isaac Syrus was a Seventh century bishop and theologian best remembered for his written work. He is also regarded as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church...
, Barsanuphius of PalestineBarsanuphius of PalestineBarsanuphius of Palestine , also known as Barsanuphius of Gaza, was a hermit of the sixth century. Born in Egypt, he lived in absolute seclusion for fifty years, and then near the monastery of Saint Seridon of Gaza in Palestine. He wrote many letters, 800 of which have survived...
, Eustathius monk, Emperor Justinian, Agapetus the DeaconAgapetus (deacon)Agapetus was a deacon of the church of Hagia Sophia at Constantinople , reputed tutor of Justinian, and author of a series of exhortations in seventy-two short chapters addressed to that emperor...
, Leontius ByzantinusLeontius (writer)Leontius , theological writer, born at Constantinople, flourished during the sixth century. He is variously styled Byzantinus, Hierosolymitanus Leontius (c. 485 – c. 543), theological writer, born at Constantinople, flourished during the sixth century. He is variously styled Byzantinus,... - PG 86b: Leontius Byzantinus (continuation), Patriarch Ephraim of AntiochEphraim of AntiochEphraim of Antioch or of Amida |Amida]] in Mesopotamia; d. in 545) was Patriarch of Antioch and a Church Father. He was one of the defenders of the Faith of the Council of Chalcedon against the Monophysites. He is an Orthodox saint.-Life:...
, Paulus Silentiarius, Patriarch Eutychius of ConstantinoplePatriarch Eutychius of ConstantinopleEutychius , considered a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Christian traditions, was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 552 to 565, and from 577 to 582. His feast is kept by the Byzantine Church on 6 April, and he is mentioned in the Catholic Church's "Corpus Iuris"...
, Evagrius ScholasticusEvagrius ScholasticusEvagrius Scholasticus was a Syrian scholar and intellectual living in the 6th century AD, and an aide to the patriarch Gregory of Antioch. His surviving work, Ecclesiastical History, comprises a six-volume collection concerning the Church's history from the First Council of Ephesus to Maurice’s...
, Eulogius of Alexandria, Simeon Stylites the YoungerSimeon Stylites the YoungerSaint Simeon Stylites the Younger [also known as 'St. Simeon of the Admirable Mountain'] is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Churches of Eastern and Latin Rites...
, Patriarch Zacharias of Jerusalem, Patriarch Modestus of JerusalemModestus of JerusalemModestus of Jerusalem was a Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, who is commemorated as a saint by the Orthodox church, on May 17, March 29 or December 17 in the Palestinian-Georgian calendar venerates him or December 16 and October 19 in the Acta Sanctorum.He was born in Cappadocian Sebasteia...
, Anonymous on the siege of Jerusalem by the PersiansSiege of Jerusalem (614)The Siege of Jerusalem in 614 was part of the final phase of the Byzantine-Sassanid Wars. The Persian Shah Khosrau II appointed his generals to conquer the Byzantine controlled areas of the Near East, establishing a strategic alliance with the Jewish population of the Sassanid Persia...
, Jobius, Erechthius Bishop of Antioch in PisidiaAntioch, PisidiaAntioch in Pisidia – alternatively Antiochia in Pisidia or Pisidian Antioch and in Roman Empire, Latin: Antiochia Caesareia or Antiochia Caesaria – is a city in the Turkish Lakes Region, which is at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Aegean and Central Anatolian regions, and formerly...
, Peter Bishop of Laodicea.
7th century
- PG 87a-87b: Procopius of GazaProcopius of GazaProcopius of Gaza was a Christian sophist and rhetorician, one of the most important representatives of the famous school of his native place...
- PG 87c: Procopius of Gaza, Joannes MoschusJoannes Moschus-Biography:He was born about 550 probably at Damascus. He was given the epithet "ὁ ἐγκρατής" . He lived successively with the monks at the monastery of St. Theodosius in Jerusalem, among the hermits in the Jordan Valley, and in the New Lavra of St...
, Sophronius, Alexander monk - PG 88: Cosmas IndicopleustesCosmas IndicopleustesCosmas Indicopleustes was an Alexandrian merchant and later hermit, probably of Nestorian tendencies. He was a 6th-century traveller, who made several voyages to India during the reign of emperor Justinian...
, Constantine the Deacon, Joannes Climacus, Agathias MyrinæAgathiasAgathias or Agathias Scholasticus , of Myrina , an Aeolian city in western Asia Minor , was a Greek poet and the principal historian of part of the reign of the Roman emperor Justinian I between 552 and 558....
, Gregory Bishop of AntiochGregory of AntiochGregory of Antioch was the Greek Patriarch of Antioch from 571 to 593.Gregory of Antioch began as a monk in the monastery of the Byzantines in Jerusalem, or so we learn from Evagrius Scholasticus. He was transferred by the emperor Justin II to Sinai. He was abbot there when the monastery was...
, Joannes Jejunator (Patriarch John IV of Constantinople)Patriarch John IV of ConstantinopleJohn IV , also known as John Nesteutes or John the Faster, was the 33rd bishop or Patriarch of Constantinople . He was the first to assume the title Ecumenical Patriarch...
, Dorotheus the ArchimandriteDorotheus of GazaDorotheus of Gaza or Abba Dorotheus was a Christian monk and abbot. He joined the monastery Abba Serid near Gaza through the influence of elders Barsanuphius and John. Around 540 he founded his own monastery nearby and became abbot there... - PG 89: Anastasius SinaitaAnastasius SinaitaSaint Anastasius Sinaïta or Anastasius of Sinai, also called Anastasios of Sinai, was a prolific and important seventh century Greek ecclesiastical writer, priest, monk, and abbot of Saint Catherine's Monastery at Mt. Sinai....
, Anastasius of AntiochAnastasius II of AntiochAnastasius II of Antioch, also known as Anastasius the Younger, succeeded Anastasius of Antioch as Bishop of Antioch, in 599. He is known for his opposition and suppression of simony in his diocese, with the support of Pope Gregory the Great...
, Anastasius Abbot of Euthymius, Anastasius IV Patriarch of Antioch, Antiochus of Sabe - PG 90: Maximus the Abbot
- PG 91: Maximus the ConfessorMaximus the ConfessorMaximus the Confessor was a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar. In his early life, he was a civil servant, and an aide to the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius...
, Thalassius the Abbot, Theodore of RaithuRaithuRaithu is the former name of El-Tor, the capital of South Sinai.----Raitu in Telugu language means Farmer.* Raithu Bidda, a 1939 Telugu film.... - PG 92: Paschal Chronicle, George Pisides
- PG 93: Olympiodorus Deacon of Alexandria, HesychiusHesychius of SinaiHesychius of Sinai was a hieromonk of Thorn-bush monastery on Mount Sinai, and an ascetic author of the Byzantine period in literature....
, LeontiusLeontios of NeapolisLeontios was Bishop of Neapolis in Cyprus in the 7th century AD.Works: Life of St. John the Merciful, commissioned by the archbishop of Constantia Arcadius, Life of Simeon the Holy Fool, a lost "Life of Spyridon" and an apologia against Jews...
Bishop of Neapolis in Cyprus, Leontius of Damascus
8th century
- PG 94-95: John of DamascusJohn of DamascusSaint John of Damascus was a Syrian monk and priest...
- PG 96: John of Damascus, John of Nicæa, Patriarch John VI of ConstantinoplePatriarch John VI of ConstantinopleJohn VI , Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 712 to 715.John VI was placed on the patriarchal throne in 712 by Emperor Philippikos, as a replacement for the deposed Patriarch Kyros. John was favored by Philippikos, because he shared his Monothelite sympathies...
, Joannes of Eubœa - PG 97: John MalalasJohn MalalasJohn Malalas or Ioannes Malalas was a Greek chronicler from Antioch. Malalas is probably a Syriac word for "rhetor", "orator"; it is first applied to him by John of Damascus .-Life:Malalas was educated in Antioch, and probably was a jurist there, but moved to...
(6th century), Andrew of CreteAndrew of CreteFor the martyr of 766 of the same name, see Andrew of Crete .Saint Andrew of Crete For the martyr of 766 of the same name, see Andrew of Crete (martyr).Saint Andrew (Andreas) of Crete (also known as Andrew of Jerusalem) For the martyr of 766 of the same name, see Andrew of Crete (martyr).Saint...
, Elias of Crete and Theodore AbucaraTheodore AbucaraTheodore Abucara was a bishop of Caria province in Syria. In his anti-heretical dialogues he claimed frequently to reproduce the identical words of the great Eastern theologian, St. John of Damascus, whose disciple he was. St. John addressed to him three famous discourses in defence of the sacred... - PG 98: Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople, Cosmas of Jerusalem, St. Gregory II Bishop of Agrigentum, Anonymus Becuccianus, Pantaleon Deacon of Constantinople, Adrian monk, Epiphanius Deacon of Catania, Pachomius monk, Philotheus monk, Patriarch Tarasios of ConstantinoplePatriarch Tarasios of ConstantinopleSaint Tarasios was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from December 25, 784 until his death in 806.-Background:...
- PG 99: Theodore of Studion
9th century
- PG 100: Patriarch Nikephoros I of Constantinople, Stephen Deacon of Constantinople, Gregory of Decapolis, Patriarch Christopher I of AlexandriaPatriarch Christopher I of Alexandria-References:...
, Patriarch Methodios I of Constantinople - PG 101-103: Photius of Constantinople
- PG 104: Photius of Constantinople, Petrus SiculusPetrus SiculusPetrus Siculus or Peter Sikeliotes was either a monk or a learned nobleman, who in 870 was sent as a legate from the Byzantine emperor Basil I to the Paulician leader Chrysocheir, negotiating for an exchange of prisoners. He stayed in the Paulician city of Tephrike/Tibrica, now Divrigi in Turkey,...
, Peter bishop of Argos (Saint Peter the Wonderworker), Bartholomew of EdessaBartholomew of EdessaBartholomew of Edessa was a Syrian Christian apologist and polemical writer. The place of his birth is not known; it was probably Edessa or some neighbouring town, for he was certainly a monk of that city, and in his refutation of Agarenus, he calls himself several times "the monk of Edessa"... - PG 105: Nicetas ('David') of Paphlagonia, Nicetas Byzantius, Theognostus monkTheognostus the GrammarianTheognostus the Grammarian was a 9th century writer, known for his book Canons . This work is one of the source texts for A Greek-English Lexicon, a standard work on the Ancient Greek language....
, Anonymous, Joseph the HymnographerJoseph the HymnographerJoseph the Hymnographer was a monk of the ninth century. He is one of the greatest liturgical poets and hymnographers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is also known for his confession of the Orthodox Faith in opposition to Iconoclasm. He is called "the sweet-voiced nightingale of the Church".He...
10th century
- PG 106: Joseppus, Nicephorus the Philosopher, Andreas of Caesarea (Cappadocia)Andreas of CaesareaAndreas of Caesarea was a Greek theological writer and bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia. Krumbacher assigned him to the first half of the sixth century. He is variously placed by other scholars, from the fifth to the ninth century.-Works:...
, Arethas of CaesareaArethas of CaesareaArethas of Caesarea became Archbishop of Caesarea early in the 10th century, and is reckoned one of the most scholarly theologians of the Greek Orthodox Church.-Life:He was born at Patrae . He was a disciple of Photius...
in Cappadocia, Joannes Geometres, Cosmas VestitorCosmas VestitorCosmas Vestitor was a Byzantine homiletic. He lived between 730 and 850 and left five sermons on the translation of the relics of St. John Chrysostom, with a brief Vita, and three encomia for Zechariah, one for St. Barbara, St. Joachim and St. Anna.- References :...
, Leo the Patrician, Athanasius Bishop of Corinth, anonymous small Greek works - PG 107: Emperor Leo VI the WiseLeo VI the WiseLeo VI, surnamed the Wise or the Philosopher , was Byzantine emperor from 886 to 912. The second ruler of the Macedonian dynasty , he was very well-read, leading to his surname...
- PG 108: Theophanes Abbot and ConfessorTheophanes the ConfessorSaint Theophanes Confessor was a member of the Byzantine aristocracy, who became a monk and chronicler. He is venerated on March 12 in the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Church .-Biography:Theophanes was born in Constantinople of wealthy and noble iconodule parents: Isaac,...
, Unknown Author, Leo Grammaticus, Anastasius the Historian and Church LibrarianAnastasius BibliothecariusAnastasius Bibliothecarius was Head of archives and antipope of the Roman Catholic Church.- Family and education :... - PG 109: Scriptores post Theophanem (Theophanes ContinuatusTheophanes ContinuatusTheophanes Continuatus or Scriptores post Theophanem is the Latin name commonly applied to a collection of historical writings preserved in the 11th-century Vat. gr. 167 manuscript. Its name derives from its role as the continuation, covering the years 813–961, of the chronicle of Theophanes the...
) (edition of Combefisius) - PG 110: Georgius MonachusGeorge HamartolusGeorge Hamartolos or Hamartolus was a monk at Constantinople under Michael III and the author of a chronicle of some importance. Hamartolus is not his name but the epithet he gives to himself in the title of his work: "A compendious chronicle from various chroniclers and interpreters, gathered...
- PG 111: Nicholas Patriarch of ConstantinopleNicholas MystikosNicholas I Mystikos or Nicholas I Mysticus was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from March 901 to February 906 and from May 912 to his death in 925. His feast day in the Orthodox Church is May 16.Nicholas was born in the Italian Peninsula and had become a friend of the Patriarch Photios...
, Basil Bishop of Neai Patrai, Basil (the Minor) Bishop of Caesarea, Gregory Presbyter of Caesarea, Joseph GenesiusJoseph GenesiusGenesius is the conventional name given to the anonymous Greek author of the tenth century chronicle, On the reign of the emperors. His first name is sometimes given as Joseph, combining him with a "Joseph Genesius" quoted in the preamble to John Skylitzes.Composed at the court of Constantine...
, Moses son of Cepha in Syria, Theodorus Daphnopata, Nicephorus Presbyter of Constantinople, Patriarch Eutychius of AlexandriaPatriarch Eutychius of AlexandriaEutychius or Sa'id ibn Batriq or Bitriq was the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria. He is known for being one of the first Christian Egyptian writers to use the Arabic language...
, Georgius MonachusGeorge HamartolusGeorge Hamartolos or Hamartolus was a monk at Constantinople under Michael III and the author of a chronicle of some importance. Hamartolus is not his name but the epithet he gives to himself in the title of his work: "A compendious chronicle from various chroniclers and interpreters, gathered... - PG 112: Constantine Porphyrogenitus
- PG 113: Constantine Porphyrogenitus (De Thematibus Orientis et Occidentis Libri Duo , Liber de Adminstrando Imperio , Delectus Legum Compendiarius Leonis et Constantini , Constantini Porphyrogeniti Novelle Constitutiones , Excerpta de Legationibus), Nicon monk in Crete, Theodosius the Deacon
- PG 114-116: Symeon MetaphrastesSymeon MetaphrastesSymeon the Metaphrast was the author of the 10 volume medieval Greek menologion, or collection of saint's lives. He lived in the second half of the 10th century...
- PG 117: Emperor Basil IIBasil IIBasil II , known in his time as Basil the Porphyrogenitus and Basil the Young to distinguish him from his ancestor Basil I the Macedonian, was a Byzantine emperor from the Macedonian dynasty who reigned from 10 January 976 to 15 December 1025.The first part of his long reign was dominated...
, Emperor Nikephoros IINikephoros IINikephoros II Phokas was a Byzantine Emperor whose brilliant military exploits contributed to the resurgence of Byzantine Empire in the tenth century.-Early exploits:...
, Leon DiaconusLeo the DeaconLeo the Deacon was a Byzantine Roman historian and chronicler.He was born around 950 at Kaloe in Asia Minor, and was educated in Constantinople, where he became a deacon in the imperial palace. While in Constantinople he wrote a history covering the reigns of Romanus II, Nicepheros II, John...
, Hyppolitus of Thebes, Joannes Georgides monk, Ignatius the Deacon, Nilus the Eparch, Christophorous Protoasecretis, Michael Hamartolus, Anonymus, SuidasSudaThe Suda or Souda is a massive 10th century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, formerly attributed to an author called Suidas. It is an encyclopedic lexicon, written in Greek, with 30,000 entries, many drawing from ancient sources that have since been lost, and often... - PG 118: Oecumenius Bishop of TrikkaŒcumeniusOecumenius , once believed to be a Bishop of Trikka in Thessaly writing about 990 , was reputed to be the author of several commentaries on books of the New Testament...
- PG 119: Oecumenius Bishop of Trikka, various writers (patriarchs, bishops, other) on Jus Canonicum Græco-Romanum
11th century
- PG 120: Anonymous on the Life of Nilus the Younger, Theodorus Bishop of Iconium, Leo Presbyter, Leo Grammaticus, Joannes Presbyter, Epiphanius of Jerusalem monk, Patriarch Alexius of Constantinople, Demetrius Syncellus Bishop of Cyzicus, Nicetas Chartophylax of Nicaea, Patriarch Michael Cerularius of Constantinople, Samonas Bishop of Gaza, Leo of OhridLeo of OhridLeo of Ohrid was a leading 11th century churchman and advocate of the Eastern Orthodox view.He is first noted as holding a position in the Hagia Sophia. In 1037 he was consecrated as autocephalous archbishop of "the whole of Bulgaria", becoming the first Archbishop of Ohrid...
Archbishop of Bulgaria, Nicetas Pectoratus (Stethatos) presbyter and monk of Monastery of Stoudios, Joannes Bishop of EuchaitaJohn MauropousJohn Mauropous was a Byzantine Greek poet, hymnographer and author of letters and orations, living in the 11th century AD.-Life:...
, Patriarch Joannes Xiphilinus of ConstantinoplePatriarch John VIII of ConstantinopleJohn VIII Xiphilinus , a native of Trebizond, was patriarch of Constantinople from 1064-1075. He was the uncle of John Xiphilinus the Epimator. John VIII also wrote a hagiography of Saint Eugenios of Trebizond....
, Joannes Deacon of Constantinople, Symeon the YoungerSymeon the New TheologianSymeon the New Theologian was a Byzantine Christian monk and poet who was the last of three saints canonized by the Eastern Orthodox church and given the title of "Theologian"... - PG 121-122: Georgius Cedrenus
- PG 123-126: Theophylactus Bulgarias
12th century
- (vol. 127 really spans 11th to 12th c.)
- PG 127: Nicephorus Bryennius, Constantinus Manasses, Patriarch Nicholas III of ConstantinoplePatriarch Nicholas III of ConstantinopleNicholas III Grammatikos or Grammaticus was an Eastern Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople .Educated in Constantinople, Nicholas spent much of his early years in Pisidian Antioch, where it is believed he took his monastic vows. He eventually left the city around 1068 when it was threatened by...
, Luce VII Abbot of GrottaferrataGrottaferrataGrottaferrata, Italy is a small town and comune in the province of Rome, situated on the lower slopes of the Alban Hills, 20 km south east of Rome. It is bounded by other communes, Frascati, Rocca di Papa, Marino, and Rome.-History:...
, Nicon monk in RaithuRaithuRaithu is the former name of El-Tor, the capital of South Sinai.----Raitu in Telugu language means Farmer.* Raithu Bidda, a 1939 Telugu film....
, Anastasius Archbishop of Caesarea, Nicetas Serronius, Jacobus monk in Coccinobaphi, Philippus Solitarius, Job monk, Petrus Chrysolanus Mediolanensis ArchiepiscopusGrossolanoGrossolanus, Grossolano, or Grosolano, born Peter, was the Archbishop of Milan from 1102 to 1112. He succeeded Anselm IV, who had made him vicar during his absence on the Crusade of 1101, and was succeeded by Jordan, who had been his subdeacon....
, Irene AugustaIrene DoukainaIrene Doukaina or Ducaena was the wife of the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos, and the mother of the emperor John II Komnenos and of the historian Anna Komnene.-Succession of Alexios and Irene:...
, Emperor Nicephoros III BotaneiatesNikephoros IIINikephoros III Botaneiates, Latinized as Nicephorus III Botaniates was Byzantine emperor from 1078 to 1081. He belonged to a family which claimed descent from the Byzantine Phokas family.- Early career :...
, Nicetas of Side - PG 128-130: Euthymius ZigabenusEuthymius ZigabenusEuthymius Zigabenus or Zigadenus or Zygadenus was a 12th century monk and commentator on the Bible. He was a friend of the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus, for whom he wrote a lengthy work on heresies, Panoplia Dogmatica or Panoply. This began in the apostolic era and continued down to the...
- PG 131: Euthymius Zigabenus, Anna Comnena Porphyrogenita CæsarissaAnna KomneneAnna Komnene, Latinized as Comnena was a Greek princess and scholar and the daughter of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos of Byzantium and Irene Doukaina...
- PG 132: Theophanes KerameusTheophanes KerameusTheophanes Kerameus was bishop of Rossano, in Calabria, Italy, and a celebrated homiletic writer.His sermons, ninety-one of which are known in manuscript, are mostly exegetical, and written in Greek, which was then still extensively spoken in Sicily and Southern Italy...
, Nilus Doxapatris, John Bishop of AntiochJohn the OxiteJohn VII the Oxite was the Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch at the time of the Siege of Antioch in 1097 in front of the besieging army of the First Crusade. He was imprisoned by the Turkish governor, Yaghi-Siyan, who suspected his loyalty. On occasion he was hung from the walls and his feet were hit...
, Emperor John II KomnenosJohn II KomnenosJohn II Komnenos was Byzantine Emperor from 1118 to 1143. Also known as Kaloïōannēs , he was the eldest son of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and Irene Doukaina...
, Isaac Catholicus of Magnæ Armeniæ - PG 133: Arsenius monk in Philotheou monasteryPhilotheou monasteryFilotheou monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It stands on the north-eastern side of the peninsula.It was founded by the Blessed Philotheus, in the end of the 10th century...
, Alexius AristenusAlexius AristenusAlexius Aristenus was Oeconomus of the Great Church at Constantinople. He flourished around 1166 AD, in which year he was present at the Council of Constantinople. He edited a Synopsis Canonum with scholia, which is given by Bishop Beveridge in his Pandectae Canonum, Oxon. 1672, fol. vol. ii....
, Patriarch Lucas Chrysoberges of ConstantinopleLuke ChrysobergesLuke Chrysoberges was Patriarch of Constantinople between 1156 and 1169.During Luke's patriarchate several other major theological controversies occurred. In 1156–1157 the question was raised, whether Christ had offered himself as a sacrifice for the sins of the world to the Father and to the Holy...
, Theorianus Philosophus, Joannes Cinnamus, Manuel Comnenus, Emperor Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor Andronicus Comnenus, Theodorus Prodromus - PG 134: Joannes ZonarasJoannes ZonarasIoannes Zonaras was a Byzantine chronicler and theologian, who lived at Constantinople.Under Emperor Alexios I Komnenos he held the offices of head justice and private secretary to the emperor, but after Alexios' death, he retired to the monastery of St Glykeria, where he spent the rest of his...
- PG 135: Joannes Zonaras, Patriarch Georgius Xiphilinus of ConstantinoplePatriarch George II of ConstantinopleGeorge II Xiphilinos or Xiphilinus, was the Patriarch of Constantinople between 1191 and 1198 AD. According to Balsamon, George, during the reign of Alexios I Komnenos, added one member to the Exocatacoeli , making it six.- References :...
, Emperor Isaac II AngelosIsaac II AngelosIsaac II Angelos was Byzantine emperor from 1185 to 1195, and again from 1203 to 1204....
, Neophytus Presbyter, Joannes Chilas Metropolite of Ephesus, Nicolaus Metropolite of MethoneMethoni, MesseniaMethoni is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is a municipal unit. Its name may be derived from Mothona, a mythical rock. It is located 11 km south of Pylos and...
, Eustathius of ThessalonicaEustathius of ThessalonicaArchbishop Eustathius of Thessalonica was a Greek bishop and scholar. He is most noted for his contemporary account of the sack of Thessalonike by the Normans in 1185, for his orations and for his commentaries on Homer, which incorporate many remarks by much earlier researchers.- Life :After being... - PG 136: Eustathius of Thessalonica, Antonius MelissaAntonius MelissaAntonius Melissa , is the name given to a Greek monk who wrote a compilation of moral sentences called Loci Communes.Nothing is known about Antonius. The surname traditionally applied to him, Melissa , seems to have been, in fact, the original title of his compilation...
13th century
- PG 137-138: Theodorus Balsamon
- PG 139: Isidorus Metropolite of Thessalonica, Nicetas of Maroneia Metropolite of Thessalonica, Joannes Bishop of Citrus (PydnaPydnaPydna was a Greek city in ancient Macedon, the most important in Pieria. Modern Pydna is a small town and a former municipality in the northeastern part of Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pydna-Kolindros, of which it is a...
), Patriarch Marcus of AlexandriaPatriarch Mark III of AlexandriaMark III served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1180 and 1209. He is commemorated in the Coptic Synaxarion on the 6th day of Tubah.-References:...
, Joel the Chonographer, Nicetas Choniates - PG 140: Nicetas ChoniatesNicetas ChoniatesNicetas or Niketas Choniates , sometimes called Acominatos, was a Greek historian – like his brother Michael Acominatus, whom he accompanied from their birthplace Chonae to Constantinople...
, Anonymus Greek, Michael Acominatus Archbishop of Athens, Theodorus Bishop of Alania, Theodorus bishop of (S)Andide, Manuel Magnus Rhetor of Constantinople, Pantaleo Deacon of Constantinople, Manuel CharitopulusPatriarch Manuel I of ConstantinopleManuel I, surnamed Sarantenos or Charitopoulos , was Patriarch of Constantinople from December 1216 or January [1217] to [1222. He seems to have been called "the Philosopher": George Akropolites says he was "a philosopher, it seems, in deed, and so named by the people." Manuel was...
, Patriarch Germanus II of ConstantinoplePatriarch Germanus II of ConstantinopleGermanus II was Patriarch of Constantinople from 1223 until his death in June 1240.He was born at Anaplous in the second half of the 12th century...
, Michael Chumnus Metropolite of Thessalonica, Emperor Theodore I LaskarisTheodore I LaskarisTheodoros I Komnenos Laskaris was emperor of Nicaea .-Family:Theodore Laskaris was born to the Laskaris, a noble but not particularly renowned Byzantine family of Constantinople. He was the son of Manuel Laskaris and wife Ioanna Karatzaina . He had four older brothers: Manuel Laskaris Theodoros...
, Methodius monk, Patriarch Nicephorus II of Constantinople, Constantine AcropolitaConstantine AcropolitaConstantine Akropolites or Acropolites , son of the scholar and statesman George Akropolites, was also a minister of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos, until he was disgraced. Under his successor Andronikos II, however, he was again in favor...
, Arsenius Autorianus (Patriarch Arsenius I of ConstantinoplePatriarch Arsenius I of ConstantinopleArsenios Autoreianos , Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, lived about the middle of the 13th century....
), Georgius AcropolitaGeorgius AcropolitaGeorge Akropolites, latinized as Acropolites or Acropolita , was a Byzantine Greek historian and statesman born at Constantinople.- Life :...
, Nicephorus Chumnus, Alexander IVPope Alexander IVPope Alexander IV was Pope from 1254 until his death.Born as Rinaldo di Jenne, in Jenne , he was, on his mother's side, a member of the de' Conti di Segni family, the counts of Segni, like Pope Innocent III and Pope Gregory IX...
, Sixtus IV - PG 141: Joannes Veccus, Constantine Meliteniotes, Georgius Metochita
- PG 142: Georgius CyprusPatriarch Gregory II of ConstantinopleGregory II of Cyprus was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between 1283-1289.His name was originally George. His parents were middle class but of noble origin. He moved to Nicosia as a teenager seeking further education...
, Athanasius Patriarch of Constantinople, Nicephorus Blemmida
14th century
- PG 143: Ephraemius Chronographus, Theoleptus Metropolite of PhiladelphiaAlasehirAlaşehir, in Antiquity and the Middle Ages known as Philadelphia , i.e. " brotherly love" is a town and district of Manisa Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is situated in the valley of the Kuzuçay , at the foot of the Bozdağ...
, George PachymeresGeorge PachymeresGeorgius Pachymeres , a Byzantine Greek historian and miscellaneous writer, was born at Nicaea, in Bithynia, where his father had taken refuge after the capture of Constantinople by the Latins in 1204... - PG 144: George Pachymeres, Theodore MetochitesTheodore MetochitesTheodore Metochites was a Byzantine statesman, author, gentleman philosopher, and patron of the arts. From c. 1305 to 1328 he held the position of personal adviser to emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos.- Life :...
, Matthew BlastaresMatthew BlastaresMatthew Blastares was a 14th-century Byzantine Greek monk in Thessalonica and early scholarly opponent of reconciliation with Rome. He was also the writer of the Syntagma Canonum.-External links:*... - PG 145: Matthew Blastares, Theodulus monk alias Thomas MagisterThomas MagisterThomas, surnamed Magister , also known as a monk by the name Theodulos Monachos, a native of Thessalonica, Byzantine scholar and grammarian and confidential adviser of Andronicus II Palaeologus ....
, Nicephorus Callistus XanthopoulosNicephorus Callistus XanthopoulosNikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos, latinized as Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopulus , of Constantinople, the last of the Greek ecclesiastical historians, flourished around 1320.... - PG 146: Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos
- PG 147: Nicephorus Callistus XanthopoulosNicephorus Callistus XanthopoulosNikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos, latinized as Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopulus , of Constantinople, the last of the Greek ecclesiastical historians, flourished around 1320....
, Callistus and Ignatius Xanthopuli monks, Patriarch Callistus of ConstantinoplePatriarch Callistus I of ConstantinopleKallistos I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two periods from June 1350 to 1353 and from 1354 to 1363. Kallistos I was an Athonite monk and supporter of Gregory Palamas. He died in Constantinople in 1363.-Life:...
, Callistus Telicoudes, Callistus Cataphugiota, Nicephorus monk, Maximus PlanudesMaximus PlanudesMaximus Planudes, less often Maximos Planoudes , Byzantine grammarian and theologian, flourished during the reigns of Michael VIII Palaeologus and Andronicus II Palaeologus. He was born at Nicomedia in Bithynia, but the greater part of his life was spent in Constantinople, where as a monk he... - PG 148: Nicephorus GregorasNicephorus GregorasNikephoros Gregoras, latinized as Nicephorus Gregoras , Byzantine astronomer, historian, man of learning and religious controversialist, was born at Heraclea Pontica....
- PG 149: Nicephorus Gregoras, Nilus CabasilasNilus CabasilasNilus Cabasilas was a fourteenth century bishop of Thessalonika, uncle of notable Palamite theologian Nicholas Cabasilas, and teacher of Demetrius Cydones...
Metropolite of Thessalonica, Theodorus of Melitene Magnæ Ecclesiæ SakellariosSakellariosSakellarios is an official entrusted with administrative and financial duties . The title was used in the Byzantine Empire with varying functions, and remains in use in the Eastern Orthodox Church....
, Georgius Lapitha the Cypriot - PG 150: Constantine HarmenopulusKonstantinos ArmenopoulosConstantine Harmenopoulos was a Byzantine jurist from Greece who held the post of katholikos kritēs of Thessalonica, one of the highest judicial offices in the Byzantine Empire....
, Macarius Chrysocephalus Metropolite of Philadelphia, Joannes CalecaPatriarch John XIV of ConstantinopleJohn XIV, surnamed Kalekas was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1334 to 1347. He was an anti-hesychast and opponent of Gregory Palamas. He was an active participant in the Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 as a member of the regency for John V Palaiologos, against John VI...
, Theophanes Archbishop of Nicæa, Nicolaus CabasilasNicholas CabasilasNicholas Cabasilas was a Byzantine mystic and theological writer.Cabasilas is a saint within the Orthodox Church. His feast day is June 20.-Life:...
, Gregorius Palamas - PG 151: Gregorius Palamas, Gregorius Acindynus, Barlaam of Seminara (Calabria)
- PG 152: Manuel Calecas, Joannes Cyparissiotes, Emperor Matthew KantakouzenosMatthew KantakouzenosMatthew Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzenus was Byzantine Emperor from 1353 to 1357.-Life:...
, Synodical and Patriarchical canons and legislations of various Patriarchs of Constantinople (Joannes Glycys (or Glycas)Patriarch John XIII of ConstantinopleJohn XIII was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1315 to 1320....
, IsaiasPatriarch Isaias I of ConstantinopleIsaias was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1323 to 1334.The Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos had Isaias confined to the monastery section of the Magnaura school in Constantinople in 1327, possibly due to the Patriarch's support for the emperor's grandson, Andronikos III...
, Joannes CalecaPatriarch John XIV of ConstantinopleJohn XIV, surnamed Kalekas was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1334 to 1347. He was an anti-hesychast and opponent of Gregory Palamas. He was an active participant in the Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 as a member of the regency for John V Palaiologos, against John VI...
, IsidorusPatriarch Isidore I of ConstantinopleIsodore I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1347 to 1350. Isidore Buchiras was a disciple of Gregory Palamas.-Early life:Little is known of his early life. Isidore was born in Thessaloniki during the latter part of the 1290s where he became a teacher and spiritual...
, CallistusPatriarch Callistus I of ConstantinopleKallistos I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two periods from June 1350 to 1353 and from 1354 to 1363. Kallistos I was an Athonite monk and supporter of Gregory Palamas. He died in Constantinople in 1363.-Life:...
, Philotheus) - PG 153: John Cantacuzenus
- PG 154: John Cantacuzenus, Philotheus Archbishop of Selymbria, Demetrius CydonesDemetrius CydonesDemetrios Kydones, latinized as Demetrius Cydones or Demetrius Cydonius , was a Byzantine theologian, translator, writer and influential statesman, who served an unprecedented three terms as Mesazon of the Byzantine Empire under three successive emperors: John VI Kantakouzenos, John V Palaiologos...
, Maximus Chrysoberges monk
15th century
- PG 155: Symeon Archbishop of Thessalonica
- PG 156: Manuel ChrysolorasManuel ChrysolorasManuel Chrysoloras was a pioneer in the introduction of Greek literature to Western Europe during the late middle ages....
, Joannes CananusJohn CananusJohn Cananus or John Kananos was a Byzantine Greek historian who lived during the first half of the 15th century. He wrote an account of the failed siege of Constantinople by the Ottomans under the sultan Murad II in 1422. Cananus attributes the survival of the Byzantine capital to the miraculous...
, Manuel II Palaeologus, Joannes AnagnostaJohn AnagnostesJohn, called Anagnostes was a Greek historian of the fifteenth century. He was an eyewitness to the Ottoman sack of Thessalonica on March 29, 1430; an event he described in detail in his "Account of the Last Capture of Thessalonica" , which he wrote with an accompanying monodia lamenting the...
, George SphrantzesGeorge SphrantzesGeorge Sphrantzes, also Phrantzes or Phrantza was a late Byzantine Greek historian. He was born in Constantinople. At an early age he became secretary to Manuel II Palaiologos; in 1432 protovestiarites; in 1446 prefect of Mistras, and subsequently great logothete... - PG 157: Georgius Codinus CuropalatesGeorge CodinusGeorge Kodinos or Codinus , also Pseudo-Kodinos, kouropalates in the Byzantine court, is the reputed 14th-century author of three extant works in late Byzantine literature....
, DucasMichael Doukas (historian)Doukas was Byzantine historian who flourished under Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine Emperor. He is one of the most important sources for the last decades and eventual fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottomans.-Life:...
the historian - PG 158: Michael GlycasMichael GlycasMichael Glycas or Glykas was a Byzantine historian, theologian, mathematician, astronomer and poet. He was probably from Corfu and lived in Constantinople ....
, Joannes Deacon of Adrianople, Isaias of Cyprus, Hilarion monk, John ArgyropoulosJohn ArgyropoulosJohn Argyropoulos was a Greek lecturer, philosopher and humanist, one of the émigré scholars who pioneered the revival of Classical learning in Western Europe in the 15th century...
, Patriarch Joseph II of ConstantinoplePatriarch Joseph II of ConstantinopleJoseph II was Patriarch of Constantinople from 1416 to 1439.Born the son of Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria in 1360, little is known of his early life before he became a monk on Mount Athos. He became Metropolitan of Ephesus in 1393, before being elected Patriarch of Constantinople on 21 May 1416...
, Job monk, Bartholomæus de Jano Ord. Minorum, Nicolaus Barbarus Patricius Venetus, Anonymus on the life of Mehmed IIMehmed IIMehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from... - PG 159: Laonicus ChalcondylesLaonicus ChalcondylesLaonikos Chalkokondyles, latinized as Laonicus Chalcondyles was a Byzantine Greek scholar from Athens.- Life :He was a Byzantine historian, son of George and cousin of Demetrios Chalcocondylas...
of Athens, Leonardus Chiensis Archbishop of Mitylene, Isidore of Thessalonica, Josephus Bishop of MethoneMethoneMethone can refer to:* Methone , one of the seven Alkyonides, daughters of the giant Alkyoneus in Greek mythology*Methone , a small moon of Saturn, discovered in 2004*Methoni, Messenia, a town in the prefecture of Messenia, Greece... - PG 160: Patriarch Gregory III Mammas of ConstantinoplePatriarch Gregory III of ConstantinoplePatriarch Gregory III, surnamed Mammis or Μammas, was Ecumenical Patriarch during the period 1443-1450. Few things are known about his life and his patriarchate. Not even his surname is certain, with the names Mammis or Mammas being probably mocking appellations...
, Patriarch Gennadios II of Constantinople, Georgius Gemistus Plethon, Matthæus Camariota, Marcus Eugenicus Metropolite of EphesusMark of EphesusMark of Ephesus , a 15th century Archbishop of Ephesus, is famous for his defense of Eastern Orthodoxy at the Council of Florence in spite of Byzantine Emperor John VIII Palaeologus and Pope Eugene IV...
, pope Nicholas VPope Nicholas VPope Nicholas V , born Tommaso Parentucelli, was Pope from March 6, 1447 to his death in 1455.-Biography:He was born at Sarzana, Liguria, where his father was a physician... - PG 161: Bessarion, George of TrebizondGeorge of TrebizondGeorge of Trebizond was a Greek philosopher and scholar, one of the pioneers of the Renaissance.-Life:He was born on the island of Crete, and derived his surname Trapezuntius from the fact that his ancestors were from Trebizond.At what period he came to Italy is not certain; according to some...
, Constantinus Lascaris, Theodorus GazaTheodorus GazaTheodorus Gaza or Theodore Gazis also called by the epithet Thessalonicensis and Thessalonikeus was a Greek humanist and translator of Aristotle, one of the Greek scholars who were the leaders of the...
, Andronicus CallistusAndronicus CallistusAndronicus Callistus was one of the most able Greek scholars of the 15th century and cousin of the distinguished scholar Theodorus Gaza.- Life :...
Republication
A new edition has been prepared by the Centre for Patristic Studies, Athens (Κέντρο Πατερικών Εκδόσεων). It comprises additional supplements: introductions, bibliographies, biographical summaries, detailed containment boards and hagiographic passages.See also
- Patrologia LatinaPatrologia LatinaThe Patrologia Latina is an enormous collection of the writings of the Church Fathers and other ecclesiastical writers published by Jacques-Paul Migne between 1844 and 1855, with indices published between 1862 and 1865....
– writings in Latin (221 volumes). - Patrologia OrientalisPatrologia OrientalisThe Patrologia Orientalis is an attempt to create a comprehensive collection of the writings by eastern Church Fathers in Syriac, Armenian, Arabic, Coptic, Ge'ez, Georgian, and Slavonic. It is designed to complement the comprehensive, influential, and monumental Latin and Greek patrologies...
, which includes writings by eastern Church Fathers in SyriacSyriac languageSyriac is a dialect of Middle Aramaic that was once spoken across much of the Fertile Crescent. Having first appeared as a script in the 1st century AD after being spoken as an unwritten language for five centuries, Classical Syriac became a major literary language throughout the Middle East from...
, ArmenianArmenian languageThe Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...
and ArabicArabic languageArabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
. It was added after Migne's death.
External links
- Indexes of PG volumes reporting the columns' numbers and scans, with Greek Texts with word by word analytical indexes and Concordances made on the whole writings of every author
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- Detailed table of contents to Patrologia Graeca, vol. 1 to 18, by Logos Bible Software
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