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The Early Church Fathers were often used by Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and other Christian denominations to substantiate their traditions and doctrinal teachings.

The Church Fathers showed great leadership in the early Church, especially in defending, expounding and developing Christian Catholic doctrines. For the first two centuries, most of these men were bishops, although in later years certain priests and deacons became recognised as Fathers.
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Church Fathers - Treatise, Letters, Texts & Epistles

Barnabas | 70 - 130 AD

  1. Epistle of Barnabas

Clement of Rome | 95 - 97 AD

  1. First Epistle
  2. Second Epistle
  3. Two Epistles Concerning Virginity
  4. Recognitions
  5. Clementine Homilies

Ignatius of Antioch | 110 - 110 AD

  1. Epistle to the Ephesians
  2. Epistle to the Magnesians
  3. Epistle to the Trallians
  4. Epistle to the Romans
  5. Epistle to the Philadelphians
  6. Epistle to the Smyrnaeans
  7. Epistle to Polycarp
  8. The Martyrdom of Ignatius
  9. The Spurious Epistles

Polycarp | 110 - 150 AD

  1. Epistle to the Philippians
  2. The Martyrdom of Polycarp

Hermas | 115 - 140 AD

  1. The Pastor (or "The Shepherd")

Didache | 120 - 150 AD

  1. The Didache

Papias of Hierapolis | 130 - 140 AD

  1. Fragments

Irenaeous | 130 - 202 AD

  1. Adversus haereses
  2. Fragments from the Lost Writings of Irenaeus

Diognetus | 150 - 150 AD

  1. Epistle to Diognetus

Justin Martyr | 150 - 155 AD

  1. First Apology
  2. Second Apology
  3. Dialogue with Trypho
  4. Hortatory Address to the Greeks
  5. On the Sole Government of God
  6. Fragments of the Lost Work on the Resurrection
  7. Miscellaneous Fragments from Lost Writings
  8. Martyrdom of Justin, Chariton, and other Roman Martyrs
  9. Discourse to the Greeks

Clement of Alexandria | 150 - 215 AD

  1. Who is the Rich Man That Shall Be Saved?
  2. Exhortation to the Heathen
  3. The Instructor
  4. The Stromata, or Miscellanies
  5. Fragments

Tertullian | 150 - 220 AD

  1. The Apology
  2. On Idolatry
  3. De Spectaculis (The Shows)
  4. De Corona (The Chaplet)
  5. To Scapula
  6. Ad Nationes
  7. An Answer to the Jews
  8. The Soul's Testimony
  9. A Treatise on the Soul
  10. The Prescription Against Heretics
  11. Against Marcion
  12. Against Hermogenes
  13. Against the Valentinians
  14. On the Flesh of Christ
  15. On the Resurrection of the Flesh
  16. Against Praxeas
  17. Scorpiace
  18. Appendix (Against All Heresies)
  19. On Repentance
  20. On Baptism
  21. On Prayer
  22. Ad Martyras
  23. The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity
  24. Of Patience
  25. On the Pallium
  26. On the Apparel of Women
  27. On the Veiling of Virgins
  28. To His Wife
  29. On Exhortation to Chastity
  30. On Monogamy
  31. On Modesty
  32. On Fasting
  33. De Fuga in Persecutione

Origen | 185 - 254 AD

  1. De Principiis
  2. Africanus to Origen
  3. Origen to Africanus
  4. Origen to Gregory
  5. Against Celsus
  6. Letter of Origen to Gregory
  7. Commentary on the Gospel of John
  8. Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew

Cyril of Jerusalem | 315 - 386 AD

  1. Catechetical Lectures

Eusebius of Caesarea | 325 - 340 AD

  1. Church History
  2. Life of Constantine
  3. Oration of Constantine "to the Assembly of the Saints"
  4. Oration in Praise of Constantine
  5. Letter on the Council of Nicaea

Athanasius of Alexandria | 367 - 367 AD

  1. Against the Heathen
  2. On the Incarnation of the Word
  3. Deposition of Arius
  4. Statement of Faith
  5. On Luke 10:22 (Matthew 11:27)
  6. Circular Letter
  7. Apologia Contra Arianos
  8. De Decretis
  9. De Sententia Dionysii
  10. Vita S. Antoni (Life of St. Anthony)
  11. Ad Episcopus Aegypti et Libyae
  12. Apologia ad Constantium
  13. Apologia de Fuga
  14. Historia Arianorum
  15. Four Discourses Against the Arians
  16. De Synodis
  17. Tomus ad Antiochenos
  18. Ad Afros Epistola Synodica
  19. Historia Acephala
  20. Letters

Augustine of Hippo | 400 - 400 AD

  1. Confessions
  2. Letters
  3. City of God
  4. Christian Doctrine
  5. On the Holy Trinity
  6. The Enchiridion
  7. On the Catechising of the Uninstructed
  8. On Faith and the Creed
  9. Concerning Faith of Things Not Seen
  10. On the Profit of Believing
  11. On the Creed: A Sermon to Catechumens
  12. On Continence
  13. On the Good of Marriage
  14. On Holy Virginity
  15. On the Good of Widowhood
  16. On Lying
  17. To Consentius: Against Lying
  18. On the Work of Monks
  19. On Patience
  20. On Care to be Had For the Dead
  21. On the Morals of the Catholic Church
  22. On the Morals of the Manichaeans
  23. On Two Souls, Against the Manichaeans
  24. Acts or Disputation Against Fortunatus the Manichaean
  25. Against the Epistle of Manichaeus Called Fundamental
  26. Reply to Faustus the Manichaean
  27. Concerning the Nature of Good, Against the Manichaeans
  28. On Baptism, Against the Donatists
  29. Answer to Letters of Petilian, Bishop of Cirta
  30. Merits and Remission of Sin, and Infant Baptism
  31. On the Spirit and the Letter
  32. On Nature and Grace
  33. On Man's Perfection in Righteousness
  34. On the Proceedings of Pelagius
  35. On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin
  36. On Marriage and Concupiscence
  37. On the Soul and its Origin
  38. Against Two Letters of the Pelagians
  39. On Grace and Free Will
  40. On Rebuke and Grace
  41. The Predestination of the Saints/Gift of Perseverance
  42. Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount
  43. The Harmony of the Gospels
  44. Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament
  45. Tractates on the Gospel of John
  46. Homilies on the First Epistle of John
  47. Soliloquies
  48. The Enarrations, or Expositions, on the Psalms


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