Early Church Fathers

The Early Church Fathers is a 38-volume collection of writings from the first 800 years of the Church. This collection is divided into three series, Ante-Nicene (ANF), Nicene and Post-Nicene Series I (NPNF1), and Nicene and Post-Nicene Series II (NPNF2).

Henry Wace (1836-1924), former Dean of Canterbury and noted turn-of-the century scholar, author, and editor, is especially known for his work on the four-volume Dictionary of Christian Biography and with Philip Schaff on the fourteen-volume Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series.

Ante-Nicene Fathers
The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325

Volume I. The Apostolic Fathers
Justin Martyr and Irenaeus, Clement of Rome, Mathetes, Polycarp, Ignatius, Barnabas, Papias, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus

Volume II. Fathers of the Second Century
Hermas, Tatian, Theophilus, Athenagoras, Clement of Alexandria

Volume III. Latin Christianity:
Its Founder, Tertullian
Three Parts: I. Apologetic; II. Anti-Marcion; III. Ethical

Volume IV. The Fathers of the Third Century
Tertullian Part IV; Minucius Felix; Commodian; Origen

Volume V. The Fathers of the Third Century
Hippolytus; Cyprian; Caius; Novatian; Appendix

Volume VI. The Fathers of the Third Century
Gregory Thaumaturgus; Dinysius the Great; Julius Africanus; Anatolius and Minor Writers; Methodius; Arnobius

Volume VII. Fathers of the Third and Fourth Centuries
Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius, Victorinus, Dionysius, Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions, Homily, Liturgies

Volume VIII. Fathers of the Third and Fourth Centuries
The Twelve Patriarchs, Excerpts and Epistles, The Clementia, Apocrypha, Decretals, Memoirs of Edessa and Syriac Documents, Remains of the First Ages

Volume X. Recently Discovered Additions to Early Christian Literature;
Commentaries of Origen, The Gospel of Peter, The Diatessaron of Tatian, The Apocalypse of Peter, The Visio Pauli, The Apocalypses of the Virgin and Sedrach, The Testament of Abraham, The Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena, The Narrative of Zosimus, The Apology of Aristides, The Epistles of Clement (Complete Text), Origen's Commentary on John, Books I-X, Origen's Commentary on Mathew, Books I, II, and X-XIV

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
St. Augustine Volumes

Volume I. Prolegomena: St. Augustine's Life and Work, Confessions, Letters

Volume II. The City of God, Christian Doctrine

Volume III. On the Holy Trinity, Doctrinal Treatises, Moral Treatises

Volume IV. The Anti-Manichaean Writings, The Anti-Donatist Writings

Volume V. Anti-Pelagian Writings

Volume VI. Sermon on the Mount, Harmony of the Gospels, Homilies on the Gospels

Volume VII. Homilies on the Gospel of John, Homilies on the First Epistle of John, Soliloquies

Volume VIII. Expositions on the Psalms

St. Chrysostom Volumes

Volume IX. On the Priesthood, Ascetic Treatises, Select Homilies and Letters, Homilies on the Statutes

Volume X. Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew

Volume XI. Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistle to the Romans

Volume XII. Homilies on First and Second Corinthians

Volume XIII. Homilies on the Epistles to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, and Philemon

Volume XIV. Homilies on the Gospel of St. John and the Epistle to the Hebrews

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
Series II

Volume I. Eusebius: Church History from A.D. 1-324, Life of Constantine the Great, Oration in Praise of Constantine

Volume II. Socrates: Church History from A.D. 305-438; Sozomenus: Church History from A.D. 323-425

Volume III. Theodoret, Jerome and Gennadius, Rufinus and Jerome

Volume IV. Athanasius: Select Writings and Letters

Volume V. Gregory of Nyssa: Dogmatic Treatises; Select Writings and Letters

Volume VI. Jerome: Letters and Select Works

Volume VII. Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen

Volume VIII. Basil: Letters and Select Works

Volume IX. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus

Volume X. Ambrose: Select Works and Letters

Volume XI. Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lerins, John Cassian

Volume XII. Leo the Great, Gregory the Great

Volume XIII. Gregory the Great II, Ephriam Syrus, Aphrahat

Volume XIV. The Ecumenical Councils