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Two brief Latin letters attributed to Verus, bishop of Rouen (fl. late 5th–early 6th c.), address ecclesiastical discipline. The first letter concerns a mandate (iussori…

The Epistolae Dubiae attributed to Pope Felix I (r. 269–274) survive only in later canonical collections, most notably the Pseudo-Isidorian decretals, a 9th-century Fran…

The letters of Eusebius of Vercelli, preserved in Galland’s collection, are fourth-century Latin epistles written during the Arian controversy. Addressed to Emperor Cons…

The Epistolae Decretales SS Stephano Adscriptae are a collection of decretal letters spuriously attributed to Pope Stephen I (pontificate c. 254–257). These forgeries, p…

The Epistolae Duae, attributed to a certain Dynamus Patricius, are two Latin letters of moral-didactic instruction addressed to a lay aristocrat. They exhort the recipie…

Two letters by Nicetus, bishop of Trier (c. 525–566), addressed to the Lombard queen Chlodosuintha and the patrician Iustinus. They concern the Three Chapters controvers…

The Epistolae Duae are two Latin letters attributed to Vigilius, bishop of Thapsus (late 5th century), a North African participant in the Arian controversy. The first le…

Two letters transmitted under the name of Pope Anastasius I (399–401) but now considered spurious. Neither appears in standard patristic collections of his genuine corre…

The 'Epistolae Duae De Monacho Energumeno' are two Latin letters concerning a monk possessed by a demon. Transmitted among the spuria of Ambrose of Milan, their authorsh…

Dionysius Exiguus's Epistolae Duae De Ratione Paschae (Two Letters on the Reckoning of Easter), composed around 525 CE, respond to Bishop Petronius's queries about Easte…

The Epistolae Dubiae attributed to Pope Sixtus III (432–440) are a set of letters of uncertain authenticity, surviving only in later canonical collections such as the Ps…

The letters and decrees attributed to Pope Felix IV (III) (526–530) survive primarily through the Collectio Avellana and early canonical collections, forming part of the…

The Epistolae et Decreta of Pope Anastasius I (r. 399–401) comprise a collection of letters and decretals addressing ecclesiastical discipline, the condemnation of Orige…

The 'Epistolae et Decreta' attributed to Pope Felix I (r. 269–274) survive only in later medieval canonical collections, most notably the Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals. The…

The Epistolae et Decreta of Pope Boniface I (r. 418–422) comprise a collection of letters and decretals addressing ecclesiastical discipline, papal primacy, and episcopa…

The Epistolae Et Decreta — Monumenta Vetera Ad Arianorum Doctrinam Pertinentia is a Latin compilation of letters and decrees from 4th–5th century Christian authors, asse…

The Epistolae et Dicta attributed to Pope Liberius (352–366) survive only in later canonical and historical collections, not in contemporary manuscripts. Liberius’s pont…

The Epistolae II Dionysii Episcopi ad SS Dionysium is a Latin letter attributed to Dionysius of Alexandria, addressed to Dionysius the Areopagite. It survives only in a…

The Epistolae Quae ad Sixtum II Attinent, attributed in the manuscript tradition to Sixtus III (pope 432–440) but linked by title to Sixtus II (pope 257–258), is a colle…

The Epistolae Quae ad SS Stephanum I Papam Attinent is a collection of letters attributed to Pope Stephen I (pontificate 254–257) but surviving only in later canonical c…

The Epistolae Quatuor is a collection of four letters by Avitus of Vienne (c. 450–518), a Gallo-Roman bishop and theologian. The letters address doctrinal, pastoral, and…

The Epistolae Sancto Bonifacio Attributae are two Latin letters attributed to Pope Boniface I (r. 418–422), surviving in a single medieval manuscript tradition with sign…

The Epistolae Sancto Innocentio Attributae is a collection of letters attributed to Pope Innocent I (r. 401–417), preserved in Latin within canonical collections such as…

The Epistolae Septem, attributed to Sulpicius Severus but now recognized as pseudepigraphical, are a collection of seven Latin letters dating from the 5th or 6th century…

The Epistolae Tres of Sulpicius Bituricensis (bishop of Bourges, early 7th century) are three Latin letters addressing episcopal jurisdiction and clerical discipline. Th…

The Epistolae Tres Ad Episcopum Franciae Directae, attributed to Bulgaranus Comes, are three Latin letters addressed to a Frankish bishop, likely composed during the Car…

The appendix to the works of Pope Leo I (440–461) collects letters and canons of uncertain origin that were transmitted alongside his genuine decretals in early medieval…

The Epistolas Castoris Aptensis Episcopi Ad Cassianum Abbatem Massiliensem is a Latin letter from Castor, bishop of Apt (early 5th century), to John Cassian, abbot of Ma…

The 'Epistolae VIII. Seu Rescriptum Ambrosii, Aliorumque Episcoporum ad Siricium Papam de Causa Supradicta' is a Latin letter attributed to Ambrose and other bishops, re…

The Epistula ad Eucherium Lugdunensem is a mid-5th-century Latin letter by Rusticus Presbyter to Eucherius of Lyon, addressing clerical discipline and exegetical practic…

Eugippius's Epistula ad Probam Virginem is a Latin letter offering spiritual counsel on virginity and ascetic life, addressed to a virgin named Proba. Written in the ear…

The Epistulae of Pseudo-Cyprian are a collection of two letters attributed to Cyprian of Carthage but now recognized as pseudepigraphal. They survive in a single manuscr…

Lucifer of Cagliari's Epistulae are a collection of polemical letters defending Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism during the mid-4th century. Written in a vehement, scri…

The Epistulae of Magnus Felix Ennodius (ca. 473–521 CE) comprise a nine-book collection of letters written between approximately 496 and 521 CE. Ennodius, a deacon, rhet…

The Epistulae of Faustus of Riez, written between c. 460 and 480, are a collection of letters from the late antique Gallic bishop and abbot. They survive in a single nin…

The Exemplum epistolae attributed to Pope Miltiades (Melchiades), bishop of Rome from 311 to 314, is a Latin letter preserved as a model in early medieval canon law coll…

The Fragmentum Epistolae Ad Grandensem Patriarcham is a fragmentary Latin letter attributed to Pope Benedict I (reigned 575–579), addressed to the patriarch of Grado in…

The letter of Hilary of Poitiers to his daughter Abram is a spiritual counsel on virginity and ascetic life, typical of 4th-century Latin patristic paraenesis. It surviv…

This work is a Latin commentary on Paul's Epistle to Titus, attributed to Ambrosiaster (pseudo-Ambrose) and dating to the late 4th century (c. 370–380 AD). It follows th…

The three letters of Nestorius, preserved only in Latin translation by Marius Mercator, date to Nestorius's episcopacy (428–431). The first two letters precede the Counc…

The 'Philosophorum Aliquot Epistolae' is a collection of Latin letters attributed to various ancient Greek philosophers, with the entire corpus questionably ascribed to…

Proclus of Constantinople's letter to the Armenians on the faith, surviving only in a Latin translation by Dionysius Exiguus (c. 500 CE), addresses the Nestorian controv…

The appendix to Gregory the Great's Registrum Epistolarum comprises 30–40 letters of disputed authenticity, preserved mainly in later canonical collections rather than t…

Hilary of Poitiers, writing from exile in Phrygia (c. 356–360), defends his orthodoxy against accusations of Arianism in this letter to an unnamed fellow bishop. The wor…

The 'Sententia ex Epistola Beati Pauli ad Romanos' is a letter by Avitus of Vienne (c. 450–518), a metropolitan bishop in Gaul, blending exegesis of Paul's Epistle to th…

The letter of Abbot Stephen to Bishop Aunarius of Auxerre (ca. 561–605) is a late sixth- or early seventh-century Latin epistolary preface to a hagiographical work on Sa…