List of 4th Century Patristic Authors

 

Gaul Lactantius c. 260-330 Latin Nicomedia, Africa, Trier
Gaul Hilary of Poitiers c. 315-367 Latin Poitiers
Gaul John Cassian c. 360-432 Latin Palestine; Egypt; Constantinople; Rome; Marseilles
Gaul Sulpicius Serverus c. 360-420 Latin "of a noble family of Aquitaine," Elusum, Primuliacum
Gaul Vincent of Lérins d. c. 435 Latin Lérins
         
Spain/Portugal Potamius of Lisbon fl. c. 350-360 Latin Lisbon
Spain/Portugal Gregory of Elvira fl. 359-385 Latin Elvira
Spain/Portugal Prudentius c. 348-410 Latin

 

        
Italy Marius Victorinus fl. 355-362 Latin Rome
Italy Eusebius of Vercelli fl. c. 360 Latin Vercelli
Italy Lucifer of Cagliari fl. 370 Latin Cagliari Sardinia
Italy Faustinus fl. 380 Latin Rome
Italy Filastrius of Brescia fl. 395 Latin Brescia
Italy Ambrose of Milan c. 333-397; fl. 374-397 Latin Milan
Italy Rufinus of Aquileia c. 345-411 Latin Aquileia
Italy Chromatius fl. 400 Latin Aquileia
Italy Pelagius c. 354-420 Greek Britain; Rome
Italy Maximus of Turin d. 408/423 Latin Turin
Italy Paulinus of Nola 355-431 Latin Nola

 

        
Africa Arius fl. C. 320 Greek Alexandria
Africa Alexander of Alexandria fl. 312-328 Greek Alexandria
Africa Pachomius c. 292-347 Coptic/Greek? Egypt
Africa Athanasius of Alexandria c. 295-373; fl. 325-373 Greek Alexandria
Africa Macarius of Egypt c. 300-390 Greek Egypt
Africa Didymus (the Blind) 313-398 Greek Alexandria
Africa Augustine of Hippo 354-430 Latin Hippo
Africa Quodvultdeus fl. 430 Latin Carthage
Africa Palladius of Helenopolis c. 363/364-431 Greek Egypt
         
Asia Minor Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311 Greek Olympus; Lycia
Asia Minor Basil the Great b. c. 330; fl. 357-379 Greek Caesarea
Asia Minor Marcellus of Ancyra c. 280-374 Greek Ancyra
Asia Minor Gregory of Nazianzus b. 329/330; fl. 372-389 Greek Nazianzus
Asia Minor Gregory of Nyssa c. 335-399 Greek Nyssa
Asia Minor Evagrius of Pontus c. 345-399 Greek Pontus
Asia Minor Theodore of Mopsuestia c. 350-428 Greek Mopsuestia

 

        
Syria Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359 Greek Emesa
Syria Ephrem the Syrian c. 306-373 Syriac
Syria Nemesius of Emesa fl. Late 4th century Greek Emesa
Syria Severian of Gabala fl. C. 400 Greek Gabala
Syria John Chrysostom 344/354-407 Greek Antioch; Constantinople
         
Cyprus Epiphanius of Salamis c. 315-403 Greek Salamis, Cyprus

 

        
Mesopotamia/Persia Aphrahat c. 270-350 Syriac
         
Palestine Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260/263-340 Greek Caesarea
Palestine Acacius of Caesarea d. c. 366 Greek Caesarea
Palestine Cyril of Jerusalem c. 315-386 Greek Jerusalem
Palestine Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394 Greek Tarsus
Palestine Jerome c. 347-420 Latin Rome; Antioch; Bethlehem

 

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