Alphabetical list of 4th Century Patristic Greek and Latin Authors

The following list is an alphabetical compilation of the writers found in volume two of Clavis Patrum Graecorum and in Clavis Patrum Latinorum pp. 1-269. We also include a few Syriac author, one Coptic author, and papal writers.

There are several standard resources you may consult for more information about the authors in this list:
   Angelo DiBerardino, ed., Encyclopedia of the Early Church, 2 vol., trans. Adrian Walford (New York: Oxford University Press, 1991).
   Hubertus Drobner, The Fathers of the Church: A Comprehensive Introduction, trans. Siegfried Schatzmann; bibliographies by William Harmless & Hubertus Drobner (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2007)
   Everett Ferguson, Michael P. McHugh, & Frederick W. Norris, eds., Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, 2nd ed. (New York: Garland Publishing, 1998)
   Johannes Quasten, Patrology, 4 volumes (Westminster, MD: Christian Classics, 1950-53).

The dates are given with the following abbreviations:

c. circa, about
b. born
d. death
fl. flourished
p. papal reign



The third column notes the theological tendencies of writers who have been labeled as non-orthodox.
The language in which the author's writings have survived is given in the fourth column. An asterisk* denotes that this language is not the same language in which the author wrote.
In the fifth column gives the Clavis Patrum Graecorum or Clavis Patrum Latinorum numbers, which refer to work numbers, not page numbers, and include genuine and falsely attributed works. To see the genuine numbers only, click on the link above. JK refers to the numbers assigned to a Pope's writings in  P. Jaffé, W. Wattenbach, S. Loewenfeld, F. Kaltenbrunner, and P. Ewald.  Regesta pontificum romanorum: ab condita ecclesia ad annum post Christum natum MCXCVIII (Graz: Akademische Druck- U. Verlagsanstalt, 1956).
The final two columns show the geographical region(s) associated with the writer and the specific city if possible.

Name Date Non-orthodox affiliation Primary Language in which author's
writings have survived
CPG/CPL/JK number Geographical region Cities

Acacius of Caesarea

d. c. 366

 

Greek

CPG 3510-3515

Palestine

Caesarea

Aetius of Antioch

d. 366

 

Greek

CPG 3445-3451

Syria

Antioch

Aithalla Bishop of Edessa

fl. c. 324-346

 

Armenian*

CPG 3340

Mesopotamia

Edessa

Alexander of Alexandria

fl. 312-328

 

Greek

CPG 2000-21

Egypt

Alexandria

Alexander of Lycopolitus

fl. late. 3rd century

Neo-Platonist philosopher

Greek

CPG 2510

Egypt

Lycopolitus

Ambrose of Milan

c. 333-397; fl. 374-397

 

Latin

CPL 123-83

Italy

Milan

Ambrosiaster  

fl. Rome, late 4th century

 

Latin

CPL 184-88

Italy

 

Ammon of Adrianople

fl. late 4th century

 

Greek

CPG 2540

Asia Minor

Adrianople

Ammon the bishop

fl. late 4th century

 

Greek

CPG 2378

Egypt

 

Ammonas

fl. mid 4th century

 

Greek

CPG 2380-2393

Egypt

 

Amphilochus of Iconium

d. after 394

 

Greek

CPG 3230-3254

Asia Minor

Iconium

Anastasius of Rome p. 398-401   Latin JK 273-84    

Anonymous

 

Manichaean

Latin

CPL 727, 727b

North Africa

 

Anonymous

 

Pelagian

Latin

CPL 781a-82

 

 

Anonymous Arian writers

early 4th century

Arian

Greek

CPG 2080-2085

 

 

Anonymous - Book of Steps 4th century   Syriac   Persia  
Anonymous Scythian monk      Latin CPL 654 Ilyricum  

Anonymous Scythian monk

 

 

Latin

CPL 664a-c

Ilyricum

 

Anthony the Great

d. 356

 

Greek*

CPG 2330-2348

Egypt

The Desert

Antiochus bishop of Ptolemais

d. before 408

 

Greek

CPG 4296-4297

Egypt

Ptolemais

Aphrahat

c. 270-350

 

Syriac

 

Mesopotamia/Persia

 

Apollinaris of Laodicea

fl. c. 350-370

 

Greek

CPG 3645-3700

Syria

Laodicea

Arian Fragments

 

Arian

Latin

CPL 704-06

 

 

Arius

fl. c. 320

 

Greek

CPG 2025-42

Egypt

Alexandria

Arnobius

fl. early 4th century

 

Latin

CPL 93

North Africa

 

Asterius of Amasenus

c.330-c.425

 

Greek

CPG 3260-3261

Asia Minor

Amasenus

Asterius of Anseduna  

4th-5th century

 

Latin

CPL 642a

Ilyricum

Anseduna  

Asterius the Sophist

d. after 341

 

Greek

CPG 2815-2819

Syria

 

Athanasius of Alexandria

c. 295-373; fl. 325-373

 

Greek

CPG 2090-2309

Egypt

Alexandria

Athanasius of Anazarbus

early 4th century

 

Greek

CPG 2060-2061

Asia Minor

Anazarbus

Augustine of Hippo

354-430

 

Latin

CPL 250-388

North Africa

Hippo

Aurelius of Carthage  

bishop 391-430

 

Latin

CPL 393-96

North Africa

Carthage  

Auxentius of Durostor 

late 4th century

Arian

Latin

CPL 691

Gothic

Durostor 

Basil of Ancyra

d. after 363

 

Greek

CPG 2825-2827

Asia Minor

Ancyra

Basil (the Great) of Caesarea

b. c. 330; fl. 357-379

 

Greek

CPG 2835-2928

Asia Minor

 

Caesarea

Boniface I of Rome p. 418-422   Latin JK 348-65 Italy Rome

Caelestius 

d. after 431

Pelagian

Latin

CPL 767-70

North Africa

 

Calidius, deacon  

fl. early 5th century

 

Latin

CPL 578-79

Spain/Portugal

 

Candidus 

late 4th century

Arian

Latin

CPL 680-81

Italy

 

Chromatius of Aquileia  

fl. 400, d. 407

 

Latin

CPL 217-19

Italy

Aquileia  

Coelestinus I of Rome p. 422-432   Latin JK 366-388 Italy Rome

Cresconius  

fl. c. 405-411

Donatist

Latin

CPL 716

North Africa

 

Cresconius

4th-5th century

Manichaean

Latin

CPL 727a

North Africa

 

Cyprian of Carthage  

fl. mid-3rd century

 

Latin

CPL 38-67

North Africa

Carthage  

Cyril of Jerusalem

c. 315-386

 

Greek

CPG 3585-3618

Palestine

Jerusalem

Damasus of Rome p. 366-384   Latin JK 232-254 Italy Rome

Dictinius of Asturga

later 4th century

Priscillian

Latin

CPL 797

Spain/Portugal

Asturga

Didymus (the Blind)

313-398

 

Greek

CPG 2544-2572

Egypt

Alexandria

Diodore of Tarsus

d. before 394

 

Greek

CPG 3815-3822

Asia Minor

Tarsus

Emeritus of Caesaria  

fl. 394- c. 425

Donatist

Latin

CPL 713

North Africa

Caesaria  

Ephrem the Syrian c. 306-373   Syriac   Syria  

Ephraim, large collection of falsely attributed Greek writings

 

 

Greek

CPG 3905-4175

 

 

Epiphanius of Constantinople

d. 409

 

Greek

CPG 3744-3807

Asia Minor

Constantinople

Epiphanius of Salamis

c. 315-403

 

Greek

CPG 3744-3807

Greece

Salamis, Cyprus

Eudoxius of Constantinople

d. 370

 

Greek

CPG 3405

Asia Minor

Constantinople

Eugenius the deacon of Ancyra

c. 370

 

Greek

CPG 2810

Asia Minor

Ancyra

Eunomius of Cyzicus 

d. c. 395

 

Greek

CPG 3455-3460

Asia Minor

Cyzicus 

Eunomius the Apollinarian of Berea

late 4th century

 

Greek

CPG 3717

Macedonia

Berea

Euodius of Uzali  

d. c. 426

 

Latin

CPL 389-91

North Africa

Uzali  

Euprepius Bishop of Paltus

late 4th century

 

Greek

CPG 3440

Syria

Paltus

Eusebius of Caesarea

c. 260/263-340

 

Greek

CPG 3465-3507

Palestine

Caesarea

Eusebius of Emesa

c. 300-359

 

Greek

CPG 3525-3543

Syria

Emesa

Eusebius of Nicomedia

d. 340

 

Greek

CPG 2045-2056

 

Nicomedia

Eusebius of Vercelli  

Italy, d. 371

 

Latin

CPL 105-11

Italy

Vercelli  

Eustathius of Antioch

fl. 324-331

 

Greek

CPG 3350-3398

Syria

Antioch

Eustathius of Sebastia

d. 380

 

Greek

CPG 2830

Palestine

Sebastia (Samaria)

Euthalius the deacon

4th century

 

Greek

CPG 3640-3642

possibly Egypt or Caesarea

 

Eutropius, priest  

fl. c. 400

 

Latin

CPL 565-67

Spain/Portugal

 

Evagrius of Pontus

c. 345-399

 

Greek

CPG 2430- 2482

Asia Minor

Pontus

Faustinus

fl. 380

Luciferian

Latin

CPL 119-20

Italy

Rome

Faustus of Milevis

d. before 400

Manichaean

Latin

CPL 726

North Africa

Milevis

Filastrius of Brescia  

fl. 380s

 

Latin

CPL 121

Italy

Brescia  

Firmicus Maternus  

b. Sicily, d. after 360

 

Latin

CPL 101-03

Italy

 

Flavianus I of Antioch

fl. 381-404

 

Greek

CPG 3430-3436

Syria

Antioch

Fortunat[ian]us of Aquileia  

b. North Africa, fl. mid-4th century

 

Latin

CPL 104

Italy

Aquileia  

Fulgentius  

fl. c. 420-430

Donatist

Latin

CPL 717

North Africa

 

Gaudentius of Brescia  

early 5th century

 

Latin

CPL 215-16

Italy

Brescia  

Gaudentius of Thamugada  

fl. c. 420

Donatist

Latin

CPL 715

North Africa

Thamugada  

Gelasius of Caesarea

d. 395

 

Greek

CPG 3520-3521

Palestine

Caesarea

Georgius of Laodicea 

d. c. 360

 

Greek

CPG 3555-3558

Syria

Laodicea

Germinius of Sirmium  

fl. c. 366

Arian

Latin

CPL 685-87

Ilyricum

Sirmium  

Gregory of Elvira

fl. 359-385

 

Latin

CPL 546-551

Spain/Portugal

Elvira

Gregory of Nazianzus (The Theologian)

b. 329/330; fl. 372-389

 

Greek

CPG 3010-3125

Asia Minor

Nazianzus

Gregory of Nyssa

c. 335-399

 

Greek

3135-3226

Asia Minor

Nyssa

Hegemonius

before 350

 

Latin* (wrote in Greek)

CPG 3570

Mesopotamia

 

Hilary of Poitiers

c. 315-367

 

Latin

CPL 427-72

Gaul

Poitiers

Honrius Augustus  

fl. c. 408

 

Latin

CPL 579a

Spain/Portugal

 

Abbot Horsiese post 347   Coptic   Egypt  

Hossius of Cordova  

fl. c. 325-358

 

Latin

CPL 537-40

Spain/Portugal

Cordova  

Ianuarianus  

early 5th century

 

Latin

CPL 392

North Africa

 

Innocent I of Rome p. 401-417   Latin JK 285-327 Italy Rome

Isaac  

late 4th century

 

Latin

CPL 189-92

Italy

 

Jerome

c. 347-420

 

Latin

CPL 580-642

Italy, Syria, Palestine

Rome; Antioch; Bethlehem

Jobius the Apollinarian

4th century

Apollinarian

Greek

CPG 3730

 

 

John Cassian

c. 360-432

 

Latin

 

Gaul

Palestine; Egypt; Constantinople; Rome; Marseilles

John Chrysostom

344/45-d. 407

 

Greek

CPG 4305-5197

Asia Minor

Antioch/Constantinople

John II of Jerusalem

fl. 387-417

 

Greek

CPG 3620-3627

Palestine

Jerusalem

Jovinian  

Rome, fl. c. 393

Pelagian

Latin

CPL 783

Italy

 

Julian of Eclanum 

c. 385-450

Pelagian

Latin

CPL 773-777a

Italy

Eclanum 

Julius

4th century

Apollinarian

Greek

CPG 3720

Syria

 

Julius

4th century

Arian

Greek

CPG 2075

 

 

Julius of Rome p. 337-352   Latin JK 182-206 Italy Rome

Lactantius

fl. 305-323

 

Latin

CPL 85-92

 

Nicomedia, Africa, Trier, Constantinople

Laurentius of Novae  

fl. early 5th century

 

Latin

CPL 644-45

Ilyricum

Novae  

Leporius, monk  

fl. c. 426

 

Latin

CPL 515

Gaul

 

Liberius of Rome p. 352-366   Latin JK 207-29 Italy Rome

Lucifer of Cagliari

fl. c. 355-360

Luciferian

Latin

CPL 112-18

Italy

Cagliari, Sardinia

Lucius of Alexandria

fl. c. 365-380

Arian

Greek

CPG 2535

Egypt

Alexandria

Macarius of Alexandria

fl. mid 4th century

 

Greek

CPG  2400-2403

Egypt

Alexandria

Marcellus of Ancyra

c. 280-374

 

Greek

CPG 2800-2806

Asia Minor

Ancyra

Marcian the ascetic 

d. c. 385-387

 

Greek

CPG 3885-3898

Macedonia

 

Marius Victroninus

b. Africa c. 275, d. Italy after 363

 

Latin

CPL 94-100

Italy

Rome

Maximinus, bishop of the Goths  

c.365  c. 428

Arian

Latin

CPL 692-702

Gothic

 

Maximus (II) of Turin  

fl. c. 451-465

 

Latin

CPL 219b

Italy

Turin  

Maximus of Afri[n]ca[t]inus  

early 5th century

 

Latin

CPL 484

Gaul

 

Maximus of Turin 

d. between 408-423

 

Latin

CPL 219a

Italy

Turin  

Meletius of Antioch

fl. 361-381

 

Greek

CPG 3415-3425

Syria

Antioch

Methodius of Olympus

d. c. 311

 

Greek

 

Asia Minor

Olympus; Lycia

Minucius Felix  

fl. c. 225

 

Latin

CPL 37

Italy

Rome

Nectariaus of Constantinople

d. 397

 

Greek

CPG 4300-4301

Asia Minor

Constantinople

Nemesius of Emesa

fl. c. 390

 

Greek

CPG 3550

Syria

Emesa

Nicetas of Remesiana 

fl. c. 400

 

Latin

CPL 646-52

Ilyricum

Remesiana 

Novatian  

fl. mid-3rd century

Novatian

Latin

CPL 68-76

Italy

Rome

Olympius  

4th-5th c.

 

Latin

CPL 558

Spain/Portugal

 

Optatus of Milevis 

fl. c. 364-367

 

Latin

CPL 244-49

North Africa

Milevis 

Orsiesius of Tabenna

d. 380

 

Greek

CPG 2363-2371

Egypt

Tabenna

Pachomius

c. 292-347

 

Coptic/ Greek

CPG 2352-2358

Egypt

Egypt

Pacianus of Barcilona  

late 4th century

 

Latin

CPL 561-63

Spain/Portugal

Barcilona  

Palladius of Helenopolis

c. 363/364-431

 

Greek

 

Egypt

Helenopolis

Palladius of Ratiaria  

fl. c. 379

Arian

Latin

CPL 688

Dacia

Ratiaria  

Parmenianus of Carthage  

d. 393

Donatists

Latin

CPL 711

North Africa

Carthage  

Pascentius 

fl. c. 404-411

Arian

Latin

CPL 703

North Africa

 

Pastor of Gallecia  

fl. c. 430

 

Latin

CPL 559

Spain/Portugal

Gallecia  

Paulinus of Nola

355-431

 

Latin

CPL 202-06

Italy

Nola

Paulus Orosius, priest of Braga  

d. after 418

 

Latin

CPL 571-75

Spain/Portugal

Braga  

Pelagius  

c.350  c. 429

Pelagian

Latin

CPL 728-66

Italy

Britain; Rome

Peter II of Alexandria

fl. 373-380

 

Greek

CPG 2515-2517

Egypt

Alexandria

Petilianus of Cirta  

fl. c. 400-420

Donatist

Latin

CPL 714

North Africa

Citra

Phoebadius of Agen  

d. c. 393

 

Latin

CPL 473

Gaul

Agen  

Polemon

latter 4th century

Apollinarian 

Greek

CPG 3710-3713

Syria

 

Polychronius of Apamea 

d. c. 430

 

Greek

CPG 3878-3882

Syria

Apamea

Potamius of Lisbon

fl. c. 350-360

 

Latin

CPL 541-45

Spain/Portugal

Lisbon

Primianus of Carthage  

fl. 393-411

Donatist

Latin

CPL 711

North Africa

Carthage  

Priscillian of Avila  

d. 385

Priscillian

Latin

CPL 785-96

Spain/Portugal

Avila  

Prosper of Aquitaine 

fl. c. 410-450

 

Latin

CPL 516-36

Gaul

Aquitaine 

Prudentius

c. 348-410

 

Latin

 

Spain/Portugal

 

Pseudo-Hegemonius  

fl. Rome, c. 400

 

Latin

CPL 122

Italy

 

Reticus of Autun  

fl. Gaul, early 4th century

 

Latin

CPL 77-78

Gaul

Autun  

Rufinus of Aquileia

c. 345-411

 

Latin

CPL 195-201

Italy

Aquileia

Rufinus, the Syrian 

fl. c. 400

Pelagian

Latin

CPL 779

Syria

 

Secundinus  

fl. c. 400

Manichaean

Latin

CPL 725

Italy

Rome

Serapion of Thmuis

Egypt, d. c. 362

 

Greek

CPG 2485-2504

Egypt

Thmuis

Severian of Gabala

fl. c. 400

 

Greek

CPG 4185-4295

Syria

Gabala

Severus of Minorca  

fl. c. 417

 

Latin

CPL 576-577

Spain/Portugal

Minorca  

Shenoute fl. c. 375   Coptic   Egypt  
Siricius of Rome p. 384-398   Latin JK 255-272 Italy Rome

Sufferings of the Donatist Martyrs 

4th century

Donatist

Latin

CPL 719-24

North Africa

 

Sulpicius Serverus

c. 360-420

 

Latin

CPL 474-77

Gaul

Aquitaine

Sympronia /  Sempronianus

end of 4th century

Novatian

Latin

CPL 784

Spain/Portugal

 

Abbot Theodore second half of 4th cent.   Coptic   Egypt  

Theodore of Mopsuestia

c. 350-428

 

Greek

CPG 3827-3873

Asia Minor

Mopsuestia

Theodorus of Heracleia 

d. 355

 

Greek

CPG 3561-3567

Asia Minor

Heracleia 

Theodorus of Tabenna

c. 314-368

 

Greek

CPG 2373-2376

Egypt

Tabenna

Theognus of Nicea

fl. mid 4th century

 

Greek

CPG 2070-2071

Asia Minor

Nicea

Theophilus of Alexandria

d. 412

 

Greek

CPG 2580-2684

Egypt

Alexandria

Timothy

fl. c. 362-385

Apollinarian

Greek

CPG 3723-3726

Syria

Berytus

Timotheus I of Alexandria

Egypt, fl. 380-385

 

Greek

CPG 2520-2530

Egypt

Alexandria

Titus of Bostra

fl. 362-371

 

Greek

CPG 3575-3581

Syria

Bostra

Trifolius, priest  

fl. c. 520

 

Latin

CPL 655

Ilyricum

 

Tyconius  

fl. c. 400

Donatist

Latin

CPL 709-10

North Africa

 

Ulfilas, bishop of the Goths  

d. 383

Arian

Latin

CPL 689

Gothic

 

Uranius

Nola, 431

 

Latin

CPL 207

Italy

 

Ursacius of Singidunum  and Valens of Mursa  

fl. 335-370

Arian

Latin

CPL 682-84

Ilyricum

Belgrade

Valentinius the Apollinarian

late 4th century

Apollinarian

Greek

CPG 3732

 

 

Valerian of Calagoritanus  

early 5th c

 

Latin

CPL 558a

Spain/Portugal

Calagoritanus  

Victorinus of Pettau  

Pannonia, d. 304

 

Latin

CPL 79-84

Ilyricum

Pettau  

Victricius of Rouen  

d. c. 407

 

Latin

CPL 481

Gaul

Rouen  

Vigilius of Trent  

fl. 385-405

 

Latin

CPL 212-14

Italy

Trent  

Vincent of Lerins  

fl. c. 434

 

Latin

CPL 510-11

Gaul

Lérins

Vitalis of Antioch

late 4th century

Apollinarian 

Greek

CPG 3705

Syria

 

Zeno of Verona   fl. Italy, 360s   Latin CPL 208-09 Italy Verona  
Zosimus of Rome p. 417-418   Latin JK 328-47 Italy Rome

 



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