The Early Church Fathers were ancient and influential Christian theologians and writers. There is no definitive list. The era of these scholars who set the theological and scholarly foundations of Christianity largely ended by AD 700. In the past, the Church Fathers were regarded as authoritative and more restrictive definitions were used which sought to limit the list to authors treated as such. However, the definition has widened as scholars of patristics, the study of the Church Fathers, have expanded their scope. This collection of writings is available thanks to the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
Ante-Nicene Fathers
Ante-Nicene Church Fathers: Volume I
The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus
Clement of Rome, Mathetes, Polycarp, Ignatius, Barnabas, Papias, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus.
Ante-Nicene Church Fathers: Volume II
Fathers of the Second Century
Hermas, Tatian, Theophilus, Athenagoras, Clement of Alexandria
Ante-Nicene Church Fathers: Volume III
Latin Christianity: Its Founder, Tertullian
Three Parts: I. Apologetic; II. Anti-Marcion; III. Ethical
Ante-Nicene Church Fathers: Volume IV
The Fathers of the Third Century
Tertullian Part IV; Minucius Felix; Commodian; Origen
Ante-Nicene Church Fathers: Volume V
The Fathers of the Third Century
Hippolytus; Cyprian; Caius; Novatian; Appendix
Ante-Nicene Church Fathers: Volume VI
The Fathers of the Third Century
Gregory Thaumaturgus; Dionysius the Great; Julius Africanus; Anatolius and Minor Writers; Methodius; Arnobius
Ante-Nicene Church Fathers: Volume VII
The Fathers of the Third and Fourth Centuries
Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius, Victorinus, Dionysius, Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions, Homily, Liturgies
Ante-Nicene Church Fathers: Volume VIII
The Twelve Patriarchs, Excerpts and Epistles, The Clementia, Apocrypha, Decretals, Memoirs of Edessa and Syriac Documents, Remains of the First Ages
Ante-Nicene Church Fathers: Volume IX
Recently Discovered Additions to Early Christian Literature; Commentaries of Origen
The Gospel of Peter, The Diatessaron of Tatian, The Apocalypse of Peter, The Visio Pauli, The Apocalypses of the Virgin and Sedrach, The Testament of Abraham, The Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena, The Narrative of Zosimus, The Apology of Aristides, The Epistles of Clement (Complete Text), Origen’s Commentary on John, Books I-X, Origen’s Commentary on Mathew, Books I, II, and X-XIV
Ante-Nicene Church Fathers: Volume X
Bibliographic Synopsis; General Index [not reproduced]
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
Series I
St. Augustine Volumes
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Volume I
Prolegomena: St. Augustine’s Life and Work, Confessions, Letters
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Volume II
The City of God, Christian Doctrine
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Volume III
On the Holy Trinity, Doctrinal Treatises, Moral Treatises
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Volume IV
The Anti-Manichaean Writings, The Anti-Donatist Writings
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Volume V
Anti-Pelagian Writings
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Volume VI
Sermon on the Mount, Harmony of the Gospels, Homilies on the Gospels
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Volume VII
Homilies on the Gospel of John, Homilies on the First Epistle of John, Soliloquies
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Volume VIII
Expositions on the Psalms
St. Chrysostom Volumes
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Volume IX
On the Priesthood, Ascetic Treatises, Select Homilies and Letters, Homilies on the Statutes
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Volume X
Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Volume XI
Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistle to the Romans
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Volume XII
Homilies on First and Second Corinthians
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Volume XIII
Homilies on the Epistles to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Volume XIV
Homilies on the Gospel of St. John and the Epistle to the Hebrews
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
Series II
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II, Volume I
Eusebius: Church History from A.D. 1-324, Life of Constantine the Great, Oration in Praise of Constantine
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II, Volume II
Socrates: Church History from A.D. 305-438; Sozomenus: Church History from A.D. 323-425
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II, Volume III
Theodoret, Jerome and Gennadius, Rufinus and Jerome
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II, Volume IV
Athanasius: Select Writings and Letters
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II, Volume V
Gregory of Nyssa: Dogmatic Treatises; Select Writings and Letters
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II, Volume VI
Jerome: Letters and Select Works
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II, Volume VII
Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II, Volume VIII
Basil: Letters and Select Works
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II, Volume IX
Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II, Volume X
Ambrose: Select Works and Letters
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II, Volume XI
Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lerins, John Cassian
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II, Volume XII
Leo the Great, Gregory the Great
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II, Volume XIII
Gregory the Great II, Ephriam Syrus, Aphrahat
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II, Volume XIV
The Seven Ecumenical Councils