Fourth Century Christianity

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 authors and one Coptic author.

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

About the table:

Name	Bishops are listed according to their see
Date	c. circa, about b. born d. death fl. flourished p. papal reign
Affiliation	theological tendencies of writers who have been labeled as non-orthodox.
Language	The language in which the author’s writings have survived. An asterisk* denotes that this language is not the same language in which the author wrote.
Reference	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 romanorumI (Graz, 1956).
Region	the primary region associated with the author

Name	Date	Affiliation	Language	Reference Number	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	-
Amphilochius 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 216	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. c. 394-425	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 Salamis	c. 315-403	-	Greek	CPG 3744-3807	Greece	Salamis, Cyprus
Eudoxius of Constantinople	d. 370	-	Greek	CPG 3405	Asia Minor	Constantin- ople
Eugenius of 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	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	f. 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	Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa	c. 335-399	-	Greek	CPG 3135-3226	Asia Minor	Nyssa
Hegemonius	before 350	-	Latin*	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	after 347	-	Coptic	-	Egypt	-
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; Constantin- ople; Rome; Marseilles
John Chrysostom	344/45-407	-	Greek	CPG 4305-5197	Asia Minor	Antioch/ Constantin- ople
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; Constantin- ople
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	c. 280-374	-	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
Melitius 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	Constantin- ople
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 century	-	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
Ossius of Cordova	fl. c. 325-358	-	Latin	CPL 537-40a	Spain/ Portugal	Cordova
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	Donatist	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	Cirta
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	Latin	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 Severus	c. 360-420	-	Latin	CPL 474-77	Gaul	Aquitaine
Sympronia / Sympronianus	end of 4th century	Novatian	Latin	CPL 784	Spain/ Portugal	-
Abbot Theodore	latter 4th century	-	Coptic	-	Egypt	-
Theodore of Mopseuestia	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	earth 5th century	-	Latin	CPL 558a	Spain/ Portugal	Calagori- tanus
Victorinus of Pettau	Pannonia, d. 304	-	Latin	CPL 79-84	Ilyricum	Pettau
Victricius of Rouen	d. c. 407	-	Latin	CPL 481	Gaul	Rouen
Virgilius of Trent	fl. 385-405	-	Latin	CPL 212-14	Italy	Trent
Vincent of Lérins	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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