Early Church Fathers

Council of Nicea (325)
1st Council of Constantinople (381) - Nicean Creed
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Roman Rulers
Apostolic Fathers
Greek Fathers
Great Fathers
Latin Fathers
Other Fathers

Major Digital Libraries & Collections

Here are resources that you can use to check the original texts and translations of the Early Church Fathers.

  1. Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) — Early Church Fathers Houses the Ante-Nicene, Nicene & Post-Nicene, and related collections (in English). (Christian Classics Ethereal Library)
  2. New Advent — Fathers of the Church A large collection of Church Fathers’ works (in English) with navigation by author and book. (New Advent)
  3. Wikisource — Early Church Fathers series Includes transcriptions of the volumes (English) of Ante-Nicene Fathers, Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers, etc. (Wikisource)
  4. Archive.org — Patrologia Latina (vols. 1-221) Scans / downloads of many volumes of Patrologia Latina are freely available. (Internet Archive)
  5. Early Christian Writings A site that collects works of early Christian authors, especially those from the 1st–3rd centuries. (Early Christian Writings)
  6. Tertullian.org — Early Church Fathers (Additional Works) English translations (public domain) not included in the standard 38-volume collections. (tertullian.org)
  7. Primary Texts Online – Early Christian Studies (Wheaton College guide) A curated guide with links to many online primary texts, both in translation and original languages. (guides.library.wheaton.edu)
  8. Catholic Culture — Fathers of the Church A selection of patristic texts (mainly in English) with links for reading. (Catholic Culture)
  9. Early Church Texts Offers original language (Greek/Latin) and English translations side by side for many early Christian works. (Early Church Texts)
  10. Patristica.net — Patrologia Latina Offers Latin texts from Migne’s Patrologia Latina, organized by volume and author. (patristica.net)
  11. Patrologia Latina Database / ProQuest A searchable, full-text (Latin) database of the Patrologia Latina (requires subscription or institutional access) (ProQuest)
  12. Corpus Corporum (University of Zurich / Corpus Córporum) A digital Latin/Greek repository that includes Patrologia Latina among many medieval / classical corpora. (Wikipedia)