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This work, transmitted under the name of Augustine, is a poetic composition on Psalm 41 addressed to neophytes (newly baptized Christians). Its title suggests a homileti…

The Carmen Sodoma is a late antique Latin hexameter poem retelling the destruction of Sodom from Genesis 19. Written in an elevated epic style influenced by Vergil and O…

The Poema Conjugis Ad Uxorem is a Latin verse exhortation from a husband to his wife, urging continence and a shared spiritual life dedicated to God. Transmitted among p…

Psalmi et Hymni is a collection of psalm paraphrases and original hymns by the Carolingian deacon and poet Drepanius Florus of Lyon, composed in the second quarter of th…

Hilary of Poitiers' 'Psalmorum XV. XXXI et XLI Interpretatio' comprises three prose treatises on Psalms 15, 31, and 41, blending allegorical exegesis with anti-Arian pol…

Augustine's Psalmus Contra Partem Donati is an abecedarian polemical song composed around 393–394 CE, early in his episcopate, to counter Donatist popular verse. Designe…

The Chronica Regum Visigothorum (Appendix IV) is an anonymous late antique or early medieval chronicle listing Visigothic kings from Athanaric to Sisebut with regnal yea…

The Chronicon of Eutrandus Ticinensis Diaconus is a universal chronicle spanning from Creation to the author's own day, structured by regnal years and biblical chronolog…

The Chronicon of Maximus of Caesaraugusta is a universal chronicle from Creation to 620, focusing on Visigothic Spain. It survives only in a single 10th–11th-century man…

Isidore of Seville's Chronicon is a universal chronicle extending from Creation to the reign of the Visigothic king Sisebut (c. 615–621). It survives in two recensions:…

Victor of Tunnuna's Chronicon Continuans Ubi Prosper Desinit is a Latin chronicle that continues the world chronicle of Prosper of Aquitaine, covering events from 444 to…

The Chronicon, also known as the Liber Generationis ab Adam Usque ad Ordinem, is an anonymous Latin universal chronicle that traces history from Adam to the reign of Emp…

Marius Aventicensis, bishop of Avenches (ca. 530–594), composed a Latin chronicle continuing the works of Prosper of Aquitaine and Eusebius-Jerome. Covering events from…

The Chronicum Alterum, also known as the Pseudochronicum, is a late antique Latin chronicle spuriously attributed to Prosper of Aquitaine. It survives in a single manusc…

The Chronicum Integrum In Dua Partes Distributum [Appendicula] is a universal chronicle attributed to Prosper of Aquitaine, extending from Creation to the reign of Valen…

Augustine's 'Contra Partem Donati Post Gesta' is a polemical treatise composed shortly after the Conference of Carthage (411 CE). It blends legal argument from the offic…

The 'Fragmenta Quae Ad Historiam Francorum Pertinent' is a Frankish chronicle conventionally attributed to Fredegarius Scholasticus. It spans from the creation of the wo…

The Gesta cum Emerito Donatistarum Episcopum is a transcript of a public debate between Augustine of Hippo and the Donatist bishop Emeritus of Caesarea, held in Septembe…

The Gesta Liberii Papae is a fragmentary late antique or early medieval chronicle that purports to describe events of the 4th century under Pope Liberius (352–366). Surv…

The 'Historia De Excidio Hierosolymitanae Urbis Anacephalaeosis' is a Latin chronicle attributed to Ambrosius, likely composed in the 5th or 6th century. It survives in…

Gregory of Tours (c. 538–594) composed this Latin version of the Seven Sleepers legend, likely as part of his hagiographical collection. The story recounts seven Ephesia…

Monumenta Vetera Ad Donatistarum Historiam Pertinentia is a modern compilation of ancient documents related to the Donatist controversy, a schism in North African Christ…

The Sympsis Chronica Annorum VIII is a Latin chronicle traditionally attributed to Facondus of Hermiane, a sixth-century bishop known for defending the Three Chapters. T…

Ad Quendam Senatorem is a pseudonymous Latin letter attributed to Cyprian of Carthage but now recognized as part of the Pseudo-Cyprianic corpus. It exhorts a Roman senat…

The Consultatio sive Commonitorium ad Augustinum is a brief work by Paulus Orosius, written in a deferential, consultative register, in which he requests Augustine's gui…

Ad Eugipium is a Latin epistola by Paschasius Diaconus, addressed to Eugipius, likely the abbot of Lucullanensis. The letter functions as a dedicatory preface, probably…

Dionysius Exiguus's letter to the presbyter Eugipius explains his method for calculating Easter dates and serves as a preface to his influential Easter table. Composed a…

Ad Exterum Res Hispanas Amantem is a Latin letter attributed to Paul the Deacon of Mérida (Paulus Emeritanus), a mid-7th-century Visigothic cleric. The work survives onl…

The appendices to Ad S. Cornelium (SS Cornelius) are a set of later medieval additions to the purported acts of Pope Cornelius (pontiff 251–253). Surviving in a single m…

This work is a letter from a group of bishops to Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths (r. 493–526), addressing ecclesiastical matters in early 6th-century Italy.…

Ad Virginem Devotam is a Latin poetic or hymn-like address to the Virgin Mary, traditionally attributed to Ambrose of Milan but likely composed in the 5th or 6th century…

Augustine's Adnotationes in Iob is a concise, early work of exegesis on the Book of Job, composed in Latin around the early 390s CE, shortly after his ordination as a pr…

Adversus Judaeos (Pseudo-Cyprian) is a Latin polemical treatise against Judaism, falsely attributed to Cyprian of Carthage. Dating from the late 3rd to early 5th century…

The Alethia (Greek for 'truth'), also known as the Carmen de historia Genesis, is a Latin hexameter poem by Claudius Marius Victor, a 5th-century rhetor from Marseille.…

The Alethia is a hexameter paraphrase of Genesis by Claudius Marius Victor, a fifth-century rhetor from Marseille. Composed circa 425–450, the poem engages contemporary…

The Allegoriae Quaedam Sacrae Scripturae is a reference work by Isidore of Seville that compiles allegorical interpretations of biblical names and terms. Arranged as a d…

The Allocutio Archidiaconi Ad Episcopum Pro Reconciliatione Poenitentium is a liturgical address attributed to Pope Leo I (440–461), used in the Maundy Thursday rite for…

The 'Altercatio inter Theophilum Christianum et Simonem Judaeum' is a Latin dialogue attributed to Evagrius Monachus, featuring a disputation between a Christian named T…

The Anathematismi et Fidei Catholicae Professio is a Latin profession of faith and set of anathemas against Manichaean doctrines, composed by a convert from Manichaeism…

The Annotationes Ad Quaedam Evangeliorum Loca is a series of brief, often allegorical notes on selected Gospel passages, likely composed by Arnobius the Younger in the m…

The Antiquus Ordo Romanus Ad Usum Monasteriorum, preserved uniquely in the Codex Morbacensis from the Abbey of Murbach in Alsace, is an early medieval liturgical ordo ad…

The 'Appendicula' is a short appendix to a larger collection of ancient documents, likely a canonical or liturgical dossier. It contains two documents from the chapter o…

The Appendix to Pope Damasus I (366–384) collects poems, epigrams, and letters traditionally attributed to him, though their dates of composition are uncertain. Survivin…

The *Appendix Ad Libros Regum* is a brief text traditionally attributed to Isidore of Seville, summarizing the succession of Hebrew kings and prophets. It survives in ma…

The Appendix Secunda Ad Secundam Patrem Operum S. Leonis Magni, also known as the Fragmenta S. Leoni Magno Attributa, is a collection of fragments transmitted in the 'og…

This appendix, part of the 'Archiepiscopi Toletani Veteres,' is a collection of texts attributed to early archbishops of Toledo, though the ascription is uncertain. The…

The Benedictio Cerei (I) by Magnus Felix Ennodius (c. 473–521) is a Latin blessing for the Paschal candle, composed for the Easter vigil during his diaconate or episcopa…

The Benedictio Cerei (II) is a liturgical blessing for the Easter candle attributed to Magnus Felix Ennodius (c. 473–521), bishop of Pavia. Composed in Latin during his…

The Breviarium Fidei Adversos Arianos Haereticos is a concise Latin statement of faith compiled to refute Arian doctrine, likely drawing on patristic sources. Its date i…

The Breviculus Collationis cum Donatistis is a summary composed by Augustine of Hippo shortly after the Conference of Carthage in 411 CE. It condenses the official proce…

The Latin text 'C. L. Ptolemaei Inerrantium stellarum significationes (a Graeco translatae)' is a translation of a lost Greek work attributed to Claudius Ptolemy, the 2n…

The 'Canon vel Constitutio Qualiter Ecclesiastici Gradus Custodiantur' is a disciplinary decree attributed to Pope Silvester I (314–335) that prescribes the maintenance…

The Carta Restaurationis Capituli Sancti Stephani is a Latin charter dated 7 March 1030, issued by Archbishop Protandius of Besançon. It records the restoration of the c…

The Catalogus Alter Episcoporum Vesuntionensis Ecclesiae is a medieval Latin episcopal list for the Diocese of Besançon, traditionally attributed to Archbishop Protandiu…

The Charta Patricius is a medieval Latin charter attributed to Saint Patrick, purporting to record a grant or privilege. Its genre as a legal document shapes its formula…

The Charta Qua Lonegisilus Monasteriolum A Se Conditum Ac Quidquid Acquisivit is a Merovingian royal diploma issued by King Chlotarius II (r. 584–629) confirming the fou…

The Charta Renuntiationis Jurium Ecclesiae Sancti Martini is a formal episcopal charter in which Alphanus, Bishop of Benevento (1085–1112), renounces certain rights or c…

The Chronologia et series Gothicorum regum ex Codice Reliovaticano 667 (Appendix V) is an anonymous Latin chronicle listing Gothic kings, preserved as a fifth appendix i…

The Coena [Falso Inscripta] is a late antique Latin text falsely attributed to Cyprian of Carthage. Its title, meaning 'Supper,' suggests a meal setting, likely a sympos…

The Collatio Episcoporum Coram Rege Gundebaldo Adversos Arianos is a formal record of a theological debate between Catholic and Arian bishops, presided over by the Arian…

The Collectio Quarta is an anonymous Latin canonical collection, likely compiled in the late 11th or early 12th century, with a terminus ante quem of circa 1120. It surv…

The Collectio Secunda is an anonymous early medieval Latin canonical collection of church law, compiled in Gaul or Italy between the late 5th and early 6th centuries. It…

The Collectio Tertia is an anonymous Latin compilation of ecclesiastical canons, likely assembled in the 9th–10th centuries. It survives in a narrow manuscript tradition…

Augustine's Commonitorium is a brief handbook on the Catholic faith, likely composed for a lay or clerical audience. Its register is catechetical and exhortatory, not sp…

The Commonitorium is a didactic poem in elegiac couplets by Orientius, traditionally identified as the bishop of Auch in Aquitania (ca. 430–450). Addressed to a certain…

The Commonitorium Quomodo Sit Agendum Cum Manichaeis Qui Convertuntur is a practical manual, likely from the late fourth or early fifth century, offering pastoral and di…

The Computus Paschalis attributed to Cassiodorus is a late antique Latin manual for calculating the date of Easter, combining tables, rules, and explanatory notes. It li…

The 'Concordia Quorumdam Testimoniorum' is a compilation of patristic testimonies traditionally attributed to Pope Gregory I (c. 540–604). The work aims to harmonize scr…

The 'Confessio [Incertus]' is a Latin confessional text attributed to Prosper of Aquitaine in the manuscript tradition, but this ascription is insecure. Likely a later c…

The Constitutio Generalis is a legislative edict issued by Clotarius I, king of the Franks (r. 511–561), regulating ecclesiastical and secular matters. It reflects early…

The Consultatio sive Commonitorium ad Sanctum Augustinum is a Latin treatise by Orosius, addressed to Augustine of Hippo, composed ca. 414–415. It serves as a formal con…

The Coronis Sidoniana is a short verse piece by Sidonius Apollinaris, likely a colophon or epilogue to his collected letters and poems. It appears in manuscripts of his…

The work, known as *Decem tentationes populi Israel in deserto*, is a brief moralizing catalogue attributed spuriously to Jerome. It enumerates ten trials of the Israeli…

The Descriptio Consulum Ex Quo Primum Ordinati Sunt is a Latin list of Roman consuls beginning with the first consuls (Brutus and Collatinus, 509 BCE) and attributed to…

The Descriptio Urbis Romae, traditionally attributed to Publius Victor, is a late antique descriptive catalogue of Rome's monuments and administrative regions. The extan…

The Dictiones of Magnus Felix Ennodius (ca. 473–521 CE) are a collection of model speeches designed for rhetorical training in late antique Christian schools. Composed b…

The Diplomata of Columbanus Hibernus is a collection of letters, sermons, and monastic rules attributed to the Irish missionary Columbanus (c. 543–615). The letters, dat…

The Documenta Synodi Mesopotamica Archelai is a Latin translation of a lost Greek original, purporting to record a mid-3rd-century synod in Mesopotamia. The text survive…

The Documenta Varia of Pope Honorius I (reigned 625–638) is a collection of papal letters, decrees, and administrative writings from his pontificate. The dossier include…

The Donationes Ad Diversas Ecclesias — Ethelbertus Anglorum Rex is a Latin royal donation charter attributed to a King Ethelbertus, a name not found among known Anglo-Sa…

The Enchiridion Veteris Et Novi Testamenti — Amoenus is a concise Latin manual of biblical history and doctrine, blending Old and New Testament material in a catechetica…

Ennodius, Magnus Felix (c. 473–521), a deacon and later bishop of Milan, wrote this letter to two recipients, Ambrosius and Beatus, likely bishops or monastic leaders in…

The work transmitted under the name of Eutherius of Thyanensis is a Latin theological treatise, likely translated from a lost Greek original, dating to the early fifth c…

The work is a Latin translation of a Greek catena (chain commentary) on the four Gospels, attributed to Victor, bishop of Capua (fl. mid-6th century). The title presents…

The Excerptum Ex GregorioTuronensis — Eugenius Carthaginensis Episcopus is a brief Latin excerpt from Gregory of Tours preserving a notice on Eugenius, bishop of Carthag…

The Exemplaria Pauli Collecta is a collection of exemplary Pauline texts compiled by the deacon Paulus Emeritanus, likely for moral or liturgical instruction. It survive…

The Exhortatio Ad Monachos is a hortatory letter attributed to Eucherius of Lyon (d. ca. 450), blending monastic exhortation with patristic moral instruction. It survive…

The Exhortatio ad Monachos is a Latin ascetic address spuriously attributed to Athanasius of Alexandria. It urges monks toward discipline and spiritual vigilance, employ…

The Exhortatio ad Presbyteros, attributed to Pope Eutychianus (r. 275–283), is a hortatory and instructional text addressed to presbyters, likely a sermon or pastoral le…

The Exhortatio Ad Sponsam Christi is a pseudonymous Latin exhortation addressed to a consecrated virgin, traditionally attributed to Athanasius of Alexandria but not by…

The Exhortatio Humilitatis is a brief Latin exhortation on humility, likely composed for a monastic audience. Its style and themes echo Isidore of Seville, but the attri…

The Exhortatio Poenitendi Cum Consolatione Et Misericordia Dei is a Latin hortatory address on penance and divine mercy, traditionally attributed to Isidore of Seville b…

The Exorcismus attributed to Ambrose is a liturgical exorcism formula surviving in a single early medieval manuscript tradition, with no independent witnesses before the…

Avitus of Vienne's sermon for the Tuesday of Rogation Days defends the recently instituted Gallic observance against critics, using biblical exempla to argue for its spi…

Fides Rufini is a Latin translation of Rufinus of Aquileia's version of Origen's De Principiis, accompanied by notes from Marius Mercator, a 5th-century Latin theologian…

The 'Fondatio Abbatiae — Augustinus Apostolus Anglorum' is a modern editorial title for a Latin foundation narrative of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, centered on Aug…

Eucherius of Lyon's 'Formulae Spiritalis Intellegentiae' is a systematic handbook of biblical allegory, typology, and moral interpretation, composed during his episcopac…

The Versus ad Bertichramnum is a verse epistle by Venantius Fortunatus addressed to Bertichramnus, bishop of Le Mans. It belongs to the genre of occasional poetry common…

The Fragmenta of Lactantius is a collection of excerpts and quotations from the works of the Christian apologist Lactantius (c. 240–c. 320), preserved only in later manu…

The Fragmenta attributed to Pope Gelasius I (492–496) survive only in later canonical and liturgical collections, with no contemporary manuscript of the complete work kn…