Timeline of the Early Church Fathers

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Council of Nicea (325 AD)
Nicean Creed
1st Council of Constantinople (381 AD)
Council of Chalcedon (451 AD)
Athanasian Creed (500 AD?)
Apostolic Fathers
Greek Fathers
Latin Fathers
Other Fathers
Great Fathers
Other Figures

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)