List of 4th Century Patristic Authors by region
The following list gives a selection of more well-known patristic writers grouped by the regions in which they lived.
About the table:
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| Language | The language in which the author’s writings have survived. | ||||||||||
| Region | The primary regions or cities associated with the author |
| Name | Date | Language | Cities/Regions |
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| Gaul: | |||
| Lactantius | c. 260-330 | Latin | Nicomedia; Africa; Trier |
| Hilary of Poitiers | c. 315-367 | Latin | Poitiers |
| John Cassian | c. 360-432 | Latin | Palestine; Egypt, Constantinople; Rome; Marseilles |
| Sulpicius Severus | c. 360-420 | Latin | "of a noble family of Aquitaine;" Elusum; Primuliacum |
| Vincent of Lérins | d. c. 435 | Latin | Lérins |
| Spain/Portugal: | |||
| Potamius of Lisbon | fl. c. 350-360 | Latin | Lisbon |
| Gregory of Elvira | fl. 359-385 | Latin | Elvira |
| Prudentius | c. 348-410 | Latin | Tarraconensis; Rome |
| Italy: | |||
| Marius Victorinus | fl. 355-362 | Latin | Rome |
| Eusebius of Vercelli | fl. c. 360 | Latin | Vercelli |
| Lucifer of Cagliari | fl. 370 | Latin | Cagliari Sardinia |
| Faustinus | fl. 380 | Latin | Rome |
| Filastrius of Brescia | fl. 395 | Latin | Brescia |
| Ambrose of Milan | c. 333-397; fl. 374-397 | Latin | Milan |
| Rufinus of Aquileia | c. 345-411 | Latin | Aquileia |
| Chromatius | fl. 400 | Latin | Aquileia |
| Pelagius | c. 354-420 | Greek | Britain; Rome |
| Maximus of Turin | d. 408/423 | Latin | Turin |
| Paulinus | 355-431 | Latin | Nola |
| Egypt and Africa: | |||
| Arius | fl. c. 320 | Greek | Alexandria |
| Alexander of Alexandria | fl. 312-328 | Greek | Alexandria |
| Pachomius | c. 292-347 | Coptic/Greek | Alexandria |
| Athanasius of Alexandria | c. 295-373; fl. 325-373 | Greek | Alexandria |
| Macarius of Egypt | c. 300-390 | Greek | Egypt |
| Didymus (the Blind) | 313-398 | Greek | Alexandria |
| Augustine of Hippo | 354-430 | Latin | Hippo |
| Quodvultdeus | fl. 430 | Latin | Carthage |
| Palladius of Helenopolis | c. 363/364-431 | Greek | Egypt |
| Asia Minor: | |||
| Methodius of Olympus | d. c. 311 | Greek | Olympus; Lycia |
| Basil the Great | b. c. 330; fl. 357-379 | Greek | Caesarea |
| Marcellus of Ancyra | c. 280-374 | Greek | Ancyra |
| Gregory of Nazianzus | b. 329/330; fl. 372-389 | Greek | Nazianzus |
| Gregory of Nyssa | c. 335-399 | Greek | Nyssa |
| Evagrius of Pontus | c. 345-399 | Greek | Pontus |
| Theodore of Mopsuestia | c. 350-428 | Greek | Mopsuestia |
| Syria: | |||
| Eusebius of Emesa | c. 300-359 | Greek | Emesa |
| Ephrem the Syrian | c. 306-373 | Syriac | Nisibis |
| Nemesius of Emesa | fl. late 4th century | Greek | Emesa |
| Severian of Gabala | fl. c. 400 | Greek | Gabala |
| 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 |
| Acacius of Caesarea | d. c. 366 | Greek | Caesarea |
| Cyril of Jerusalem | c. 315-386 | Greek | Jerusalem |
| Diodore of Tarsus | d. c. 394 | Greek | Tarsus |
| Jerome | c. 347-420 | Latin | Rome; Antioch; Bethlehem |
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Last updated 10-2-2016
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