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The Patristics Master List, Page 2
Welcome to the A-Z index of patristic and liturgical sources texts available in the Monachos.net English library as part of the Patristics Master List. On this listing, blue links are to documents local to the Monachos collection, in our edited/corrected formats and style; grey links are to documents pending Monachos editing, and link to other web sites.
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| B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y
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J - Documents in the Monachos Library
- Jacob of Serug, Canticle on Edessa (extracts) [info, more]
- Hymn on the Church of Edessa, by Jacob of Serug ('Mar Jacoub'), posed in canticle-like refrain.
- Jacob of Serug, Homily on Guria and Shamuna
- Jacob of Serug's account of two elder martyrs, Shamuna and Guria, fashioned as a poetic ode to their suffering and witness.
- Jacob of Serug, Homily on Habib the Martyr
- Jacob of Serug's poetic homily on the martyrdom of Habib, consumed by fire, and his testimony to the Churches in the East.
- Jerome, Life of Paul of Thebes, the Hermit
- Jerome's account of the life of St Paul of Thebes, the elderly hermit who was Anthony of Egypt's predecessor in the ascetical life.
- Jerome, Preface to the Rule of Pachomius
- Jerome's introduction to Pachomius' Rule for monasteries, as found at the front of his translation of the text into Latin. (See also: The Rule of Pachomius)
- John I of Antioch, 'Formula of Reunion' with Cyril of Alexandria
- This short 'formula of union' between Cyril and John is sign of his return to the Cyrilline party.
- John Chrysostom, Paschal Homily
- The Paschal sermon as read alound in all Orthodox churches on the morning of Pascha; rendered in stanza format.
- John Chrysostom, Two Exhortations to Theodore of Mopsuestia After His Fall
- Two letters from John to Theodore concerning Christological articulation; with a translator's introduction.
- John Chrysostom ('the golden-mouthed') of Constantinople, Information and COLLECTION OF TEXTS (further info)
- John Chrysostom, Discourses on the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, no. 1 (also nos. 2, 3, 4; intro)
- John of Damascus, An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith
- The classic and seminal work of St John the Damascene, comprising a compendium of Orthodox doctrine and thought. This version includes study notes and a new translation of the text. (See below, in off-site links, for further texts by St John.)
- John Moschus, The Spiritual Meadow, Page 1 (Pgs
- 2, 3, 4)
- The classic account of John's travels through the Byzantine Empire in the 7th century, detailing the lives of the ascetics he encountered. The first 77 chapters are currently on-line; remainder forthcoming (read remainder here in interim).
- Julius Africanus (fully Sextus Julius Africanus; 2nd/3rd c.), Fragments of the Epistle to Aristides (info | more)
- Justin the Martyr and Philosopher, First Apology
- Justin's lengthy First Apology is among the more important examples of the apologetic period of the mid-second century, and contains his articulation of a number of Christian beliefs and practices in the framework of a defence aimed at the state. (For other works by Justin, see below)
K - Documents in the Monachos Library
- Klimakos, John >> See above, under 'J'
L - Documents in the Monachos Library
- Leo the Great of Rome, Homily 59: On the Passion of Christ
- Originally given in Wednesday of Passion Week, Leo explores the full implications of the Passion for human life.
- Leo the Great of Rome, Homily 71: On the Lord's Resurrection, I
- A sermon given by Leo on the occassion of the Resurrection of Christ, delivered during the Paschal Vigil service on Great and Holy Saturday.
- Leo the Great of Rome, Homily 72: On the Lord's Resurrection, II
- A second Paschal homily by St Leo.
- Leo the Great of Rome, The Tome to Flavian
- Leo's most significant contribution to the Christological discussion, the Tome played a formative role in the deliberations of the Council of Chalcedon.
- Leontius of Neapolis >> See 'John the Almsgiver', above
- Licinian, Letter 3 - Against those who maintain that letters fell from heaven onto the altar of the church of St Peter (intro)
M - Documents in the Monachos Library
- Macarius of Egypt, Spiritual Homilies 1-5 - also homilies 6-11 and 12-22.
- A collection of 22 homilies by Macarius the Great of Egypt on the nature of the soul and the state of humanity in prayer. Deeply ascetical in orientation, these spiritual homilies constitute an important witness to the understanding of the soul and prayer in the Christian desert fathers.
- Macrina the Younger ('the Philosopher') >> See Gregory of Nyssa, On the Soul and the Resurrection (info | Life of Macrina)
- Mark Eugenicus of Ephesus, Address on the day of his death (info | more | more)
- Martin of Tours ('the merciful'; 4th c.), Information and COLLECTION OF WORKS
- The full text of the Life of St Mary, as read in Orthodox churches during Great Lent.
- Troparia and kontakia to our holy Mother, Mary of Egypt; background; icons of her communion and dormition.
- Maximos the Confessor, On Knowledge (info)
- Selections from St Maximos' lengthy Chapters on Knowledge, in which our holy Father addresses the essence of true knowledge, its relationship to prayer and ascesis, and in which he discusses Scripture in its relationship to knowledge and the dispensation of truth. Extremely important and informative texts. Available in study format, with clickable topical indexes, interspersed summaries, and printable versions.
- Maximus the Confessor, Letter to Marinus - on the Filioque
- Maximus' brief yet succinct letter on the nature of the Filioque.
- Melito of Sardis, On Pascha (excerpts)
- An extremely early and important homily on the Lord's resurrection, with significant incarnational language.
- Metaphrastes, Symeon >> See below, under 'S'
- Methodius of Olympus, On the Resurrection (fragments)
- These two short paragraphs are the only fragments that remain of an otherwise lost work, On the Resurrection. Relates the Passion and Resurrection of Christ to the story of Jonah in the belly of the whale.
- Methodius of Olympus, History of Jonah (fragment of lost On the Resurrection)
- Methodius of Olympus, Oration on Symeon and Anna
- Michael Psellos (11th c.), Chronographia
- Minucius Felix, Octavius
- Moschus, John >> See above, under 'J'
N - Documents in the Monachos Library
- Nazianzus, Gregory (the elder and the theologian) >> See above, under 'G'
- Nectarius of Calama (4th/5th c.), Letter to Augustine of Hippo
- Letter dated AD 408 from Nectarius to Augustine, found as epistle 40 in the collection of Augustine's correspondence.
- Nestorius of Constantinople, Second Epistle to Cyril of Alexandria
- Written as part of the ongoing correspondence between Nestorius and Cyril, leading up to the Third Ecumenical Council (Ephesus, AD 431), and in fact condemned by that council. Visit the Nestorius section of the Christology area.
- Nestorius of Constantinople, The Bazaar of Heracleides, book 1.1 (books 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, Appendix: frags.; preface, intro)
O - Documents in the Monachos Library
- Optatus of Milevis, Against the Donatists, book 1 (books 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; appendix 1, 2, 3-16; preface, intro)
- Origen of Alexandria [Pending]
P - Documents in the Monachos Library
- Pachomius, The Rule of Pachomius (info)
- The monastic rule of St Pachomius, commemorated as the founder of cenobitic monasticism. Full text with references.
- Palamas, Gregory >> See above, under 'G'
- Pammachius (4th/5th c.) >> See 'Oceanus', above
- Papias ('the Elder'), Fragments
- Fragments of the works of Papias, an early 'elder' of influence on Irenaeus, Clement and others. With notes on fragment sources.
- Paschal Troparia - Hymns for Easter
- The great Easter troparion in multiple languages.
- Paschal Greeting
- The common Greeting in the Easter-season, in over 59 modern languages.
- Pelagia of Caesarea, Life and Martyrdom of St Pelagia
- Acts of the life and martyrdom of Pelagia of Caesarea, with St Paul the Apostle as principle character; perhaps a fragment of a lost Acts of St Paul and St Thecla (see below). From the Ethiopian source.
- Pelagius (c.370-c.442), Letters
- A collection of correspondence between Pelagius and Augustine of Hippo, Pope Innocent I, and an unnamed presbyter.
- Pelagius (c.370-c.442), On Nature
- Reconstructed fragments from the text sent by Pelagius to Augustine, which occasioned the latter's On Nature and Grace as a reply. In his original text, Pelagius explores the question of whether humanity could - as a possibility - live from birth to death without sin.
- Pelagius (c.370-c.442), In Defense of the Freedom of the Will
- Reconstructed fragments of Pelagius' treatise dealing with free will and the grace of God.
- Pelagius (c.370-c.442), Records from the ecclesiastical trial of Pelagius at Lydda, in AD 415
- Records of the proceedings of the second and principal trial against Pelagius, at which he was found innocent of the charges of heresy brought against him.
- Pelagius (c.370-c.442), Chapters
- Reconstructed sentences and contents from the lost book that Pelagius read at his trial at Lydda, and which were responded to there. These fragments drawn from quotations in Augustine and Jerome.
- Pelagius (c.370-c.442), Anathema written by Pelagius
- The anathema Pelagius himself composed c. AD 418, condemning those things that had been charged against him.
- Perpetua of Carthage (2nd/3rd c.), The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity
- At least partially written by her own hand prior to her martyrdom in AD 203, this account of Perpetua's martyrdom is an important early martyrology, and one of the earliest texts by a Christian woman.
- Peter Archbishop of Alexandria >> cf. above, Anastasius the Librarian, Life of Peter of Alexandria
- Polycarp of Smyrna >> See above, in Local Collection
- Polycarp of Smyrna, Epistle to the Philippians
- First-century AD epistle to the Church at Philippi, from the martyr Polycarp (as in the collection of the Apostolic Fathers). Contains descriptions of various ecclesial offices (deacon, presbyter, etc), as well as inculcations to various graces and virtues.
- Polycarp of Smyrna, Martyrdom of
- The account of the martyrdom of Polycarp, as recorded in the contemporaneous cyclical epistle of the Church in Smyrna. One of the earliest Christian martyrdom accounts, and still one of the most poignant.
- Pontian I Pope of Rome (3rd c.), alleged General Epistle >> See Decretals, False
- Purported papal epistle; in fact among the 'False Decretals'.
- Pontian I, Pope of Rome, alleged Epistle to Felix Subscribonius >> See Decretals, False
- Purported papal epistle; in fact among the 'False Decretals'.
- Pontius the Deacon, Life and Passion of St Cyprian
- Pontius' complete account of the life and martyrdom of Cyprian.
- Proclus of Cyzicus in Asia Minor (5th c.), Against Nestorius
- Homily delivered by Bishop Proclus of Cyzicus, in the Great Church of Haghia Sophia in Constantinople, in the presence of Nestorious, wherein he confronts some of the latter's ideas and offers his confession of the single person in two natures who is Christ.
- Psalm 50: 'Have Mercy on me, O Lord...'
- The great psalm of repentance, in English, Church Slavonic, Russian and Greek-traditionally said before entering the temple, before communion and confession, and in all times of repentance and need.
- Psellos, Michael >> See above, under 'M'
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