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Patrologia Latina (title page, vol. 5, Paris 1844)

The Patrologia Latina (Latin for The Latin Patrology) is an enormous collection of the writings of the Church Fathers and other ecclesiastical writers published by Jacques-Paul Migne between 1841 and 1855, with indices published between 1862 and 1865. It is also known as the Latin series as it formed one half of Migne's Patrologiae Cursus Completus, the other part being the Patrologia Graeca of patristic and medieval Greek works with their (sometimes non-matching) medieval Latin translations.

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Although consisting of reprints of old editions, which often contain mistakes and do not comply with modern standards of scholarship, the series, due to its availability (it is present in many academic libraries) and the fact that it incorporates many texts of which no modern critical edition is available, is still widely used by scholars of the Middle Ages and is in this respect comparable to the Monumenta Germaniae Historica .

The Patrologia Latina includes Latin works spanning a millennium, from Tertullian (d. 230) to Pope Innocent III (d. 1216), edited in roughly chronological order in 217 volumes; volumes 1 to 73, from Tertullian to Gregory of Tours, were published from 1841 to 1849, and volumes 74 to 217, from Pope Gregory I to Innocent III, from 1849 to 1855. Although the collection ends with Innocent III, [1] Migne originally wanted to include documents all the way up to the Reformation; this task proved too great, but some later commentaries or documents associated with earlier works were included.

Most of the works are ecclesiastic in nature, but there are also documents of literary, historical or linguistic (such as the Gothic bible in vol. 18) interest.

The original printing plates for the Patrologia were destroyed by fire in 1868. However, with help from the Garnier printing house they were restored, and new editions were printed beginning in the 1880s. The content within these reprints is not always identical to the original series, in either quality or internal arrangement. The new editions have been described as "inferior in a number of respects to Migne's own first editions". [2]

Table of contents

The Patrologia Latina contains authors of the 2nd to 13th centuries, in roughly chronological order, in 217 volumes: 2nd–4th c.: 1–19; 4th–5th c.: 20–63; 5th–6th c.: 64–72; 6th–7th c.: 74–88; 7th–8th c.: 89–96; 8th–9th c.: 97–130; 9th/10th c.: 131–136; 10th/11th c.: 137–149; 11th/12th c.: 151–174; 12th c.: 175–205; 12th/13th c.: 206–217.

Authors included in the Patrologia, listed by volume
Vol.Authors
1–2 Tertullianus
3–5 Minucius Felix, Dionysius Alexandrinus, Cornelius papa, Novatianus, Stephanus I, Cyprianus Carthaginensis, Arnobius Afer, Commodianus Gazaeus
6–7 Lactantius
8 Constantinus I, Victorinus Petavionensis
9–10 Hilarius Pictaviensis
11 Zeno Veronensis, Optatus Milevitanus
12 Eusebius Vercellensis, Firmicus Maternus
13 Damasus, Pacianus, Lucifer Calaritanus
14–17 Ambrosius Mediolanensis
18 Ulfilas Gothorum, Symmachus, Martinus Turonensis, Tichonius
19 Juvencus, Sedulius Coelius, Optatianus, Severus Rhetor, Faltonia Proba
20 Sulpicius Severus, Paulinus Mediolanensis, Faustus Manichaeus, Innocentius I, Aurelius Episcopus Carthaginensis
21 Rufinus Aquileiensis, Pelagius haeresiarcha
22–30 Hieronymus Stridonensis
31 Flavius Lucius Dexter, Paulus Orosius
32–47 Augustinus Hipponensis
48 Marius Mercator
49–50 Joannes Cassianus
51 Prosper Aquitanus
52 Petrus Chrysologus
53 Mamertus Claudianus, Salvianus Massiliensis, Arnobius junior, Patricius Hiberniae
54–56 Leo I
57 Maximus Taurinensis
58 Hilarus papa, Simplicius papa, Felix III
59 Gelasius I, Avitus Viennensis, Faustinus
60 Aurelius Prudentius, Dracontius
61 Paulinus Nolanus, Orientius, Auspicius Tullensis
62 Paschasius Diaconus, Sanctus Symmachus, Petrus Diaconus, Virgilius Tapsensis, Leo I Magnus, Concilium Chalcedonense, Athanasius, Rusticus Helpidius, Eugyppius Africae
63 Boetius, Ennodius Felix, Trifolius presbyter, Hormisdas I, Elpis
64 Boetius
65 Fulgentius Ruspensis, Felix IV, Bonifacius II
66 Benedictus pater monachorum Occidentalium
67 Dionysius Exiguus, Viventiolus Lugdunensis, Trojanus Santonensis, Pontianus Africae, Caesarius Arelatensis, Fulgentius Ferrandus
68 Primasius Adrumetanus, Arator, Nicetius Trevirensis, Aurelianus Arelatensis
69–70 Cassiodorus
71 Gregorius Turonensis
72 Pelagius II, Joannes II, Benedictus I
73–74Vitae Patrum
75–78 Gregorius I
79 Eutropius Episcopus, Gregorius I, Paterius (Notarius Gregorii I), Alulfus Tornacensis
80Auctores VI-VII saec. (Maximus Caesaraugustanus Episcopus, Eutropius Episcopus, Tarra Monachus, Dinothus Abbas, Dynamus Patricius, Augustinus Apostolus Anglorum, SS Bonifacius IV, Concilium Romanum III, Bulgaranus, Paulus Emeritanus Diaconus, Tamaius De Vargas. Thomas, Gondemarus Rex Gothorum, Marcus Cassinensis, Warnaharius Lingonensis Episcopus, Columbanus Hibernus, Alphanus Beneventianus Episcopus, Aileranus Scoto Hibernus, Ethelbertus Anglorum, SS Adeodatus I, Sisebutus Gothorum, Bertichramnus Cenomanensis, Protandius Vesuntinus Archiepiscopus, SS Bonifacius V, Sonniatus Rhemensis Archiepiscopus, Verus Ruthenensis Episcopus, Chlotarius II Francorum Rex, SS Honorius I, Dagobertus Francorum Rex, Hadoinudus Cenomanensis Episcopus, Sulpicius Bituricensis Episcopus, Autbertus Cameracensis, SS Ioannes IV, Eutrandus Ticinensis Diaconus, Victor Carthaginensis Episcopus, Braulio Caesaraugustiani, Taio Caesaraugustianus Episcopus)
81–84 Isidorus Hispalensis
85–86 Liturgia Mozarabica
87Auctores VII saec.
88 Venantius Fortunatus, Crisconius Africanus
89 Sergius I, Joannes VI, Felix Ravennatensis, Bonifacius Moguntinus
90–94 Beda
95 Beda, Paulus Winfridus
96 Hildefonsus Toletanus, Julianus Toletanus, Leo II
97–98 Carolus Magnus, Ludovicus I, Lotharius, Rudolphus I
99 Paulinus Aquileiensis, Theodorus Cantuariensis
100–101 Alcuinus
102 Smaragdus S. Michaelis
103 Benedictus Anianensis, Ardo Smaragdus, Sedulius Scotus, Grimlaicus
104 Agobardus Lugdunensis, Eginhardus, Claudius Taurinensis, Ludovicus Pius
105 Theodulfus Aurelianensis, Eigil Fuldensis, Dungalus reclusus, Ermoldus Nigellus, Symphosius Amalarius
106 Gregorius IV, Sergius II, Jonas Aurelianensis, Freculphus Lexoviensis, Frotharius Tullensis
107–112 Rabanus Maurus
113–114 Walafridus Strabo, the Glossa Ordinaria
115 Leo IV, Benedictus III, Eulogius Toletanus, Speraindeo, Prudentius Trecensis, Angelomus Lexoviensis
116–118 Haymo Halberstatensis
119 Nicolaus I, Florus Lugdunensis, Lupus Ferrariensis
120 Paschasius Radbertus
121 Ratramnus Corbeiensis, Aeneas Parisiensis, Remigius Lugdunensis, Wandalbertus Prumiensis, Paulus Alvarus Cordubensis, Gotteschalcus Orbacensis
122 Johannes Scotus Eriugena
123 Ado Viennensis
124 Usuardus Sangermanii, Carolus II Calvus
125–126 Hincmarus Rhemensis
127–129 Anastasius bibliothecarius
130 Isidorus Mercator
131 Remigius Antissiodorensis, Notkerus Balbulus
132 Regino Prumiensis, Hucbaldus S. Amandi
133 Odo Cluniacensis
134 Atto Vercellensis
135 Flodoardus Remensis, Joannes XIII
136 Ratherius Veronensis, Liutprandus Cremonensis
137 Hrothsuita Gandersheimensis, Widukindus Corbeiensis, Dunstanus Cantuariensis, Adso Dervensis, Joannes S. Arnulfi Metensis
138 Richerus S. Remigii
139 Sylvester II (Gerbertus), Aimoinus Floriacensis, Abbo Floriacensis, Thietmarus Merseburgensis
140 Burchardus Wormaciensis, Henricus II imperator, Adelboldus Trajectensis, Thangmarus Hildesheimensis
141 Fulbertus Carnotensis, Guido Aretinus, Joannes XIX
142 Bruno Herbipolensis, Odilo Cluniacensis, Berno Augiae Divitis
143 Hermannus Contractus, Humbertus Silvae Candidae, Leo IX
144–145 Petrus Damianus
146 Othlonus S. Emmerammi, Adamus Bremensis, Gundecharus Eichstetensis, Lambertus Hersfeldensis, Petrus Malleacensis
147 Joannes Abrincensis, Bertholdus Constantiensis, Bruno Magdeburgensis, Marianus Scottus, Landulfus Mediolanensis, Alphanus Salernitanus
148 Gregorius VII
149 Victor III, Anselmus Lucensis, Willelmus Calculus
150 Lanfrancus Cantuariensis, Herluinus Beccensis, Willelmus Beccensis Abbas, Boso Beccensis Abbas, Theobaldus Beccensis Abbas, Letardus Beccensis Abbas, Augustinus Cantuariensis Episcopus, Bonizio Sutrensis Placentinus Episcopus, Guillelmus Metensis Abbas, Wilhelmus Hirsaugensis Abbas, Herimannus Metensis Episcopus, Theodoricus S Audoeni Monachus, Guido Farfensis Abbas, Aribo Scholasticus, Henricus Pomposianus Clericus, Robertus De Tumbalena Abbas, Gerardus Cameracensis Episcopus II, Reynaldus Remensis Archiepiscopus I, Joannes Cotto, Fulco Corbeiensis Abbas, Gillebertus Elnonensis Monachus, Willelmus Clusiensis Monachus, Durandus Claromontanus Episcopus, Hemmingus Wigorniensis Monachus, Radbodus Tornacensis Episcopus, Agano Augustodunensis Episcopus, Oldaricus Praepositus, Bernardus Lutevensis Episcopus, Fulcoius Meldensis Subdiaconus, Constantinus Africanus Casinensis, Deusdedit Cardinalis, Willelmus Pictavensis Archidiaconus, Joannes De Garlandia, Rufinus Episcopus
151 Urbanus II
152–153 Bruno Carthusianorum
154 Hugo Flaviniacensis, Ekkehardus Uraugiensis, Wolphelmus Brunwillerensis
155 Godefridus Bullonius, Radulfus Ardens, Lupus Protospatarius
156 Guibertus S. Mariae de Novigento
157 Goffridus Vindocinensis, Thiofridus Efternacensis, Petrus Alphonsus
158–159 Anselmus Cantuariensis
160 Sigebertus Gemblacensis
161 Ivo Carnotensis
162 Ivo Carnotensis, Petrus Chrysolanus, Anselmus Laudunensis
163 Paschalis II, Gelasius II, Calixtus II
164–165 Bruno Astensis
166 Baldricus Dolensis, Honorius II, Cosmas Pragensis
167–170 Rupertus Tuitensis
171 Hildebertus Turonensis, Marbodus Redonensis
172 Honorius Augustodunensis
173 Leo Marsicanus, Petrus diaconus, Rodulfus S. Trudonis
174 Godefridus Admontensis
175–177 Hugo de S. Victore
178 Petrus Abaelardus
179 Willelmus Malmesburiensis
180 Eugenius III, Guillelmus S. Theodorici
181 Herveus Burgidolensis
182–185 Bernardus Claraevallensis
186 Sugerius S. Dionysii, Robertus Pullus, Zacharias Chrysopolitanus
187 Gratianus
188 Ordericus Vitalis, Anastasius IV, Adrianus IV
189 Petrus Venerabilis
190 Thomas Cantuariensis, Herbertus de Boseham, Gilbertus Foliot
191–192 Petrus Lombardus
193 Garnerius S. Victoris, Gerhohus Reicherspergensis
194 Gerhohus Reicherspergensis, Hugo Pictavinus, Isaac de Stella, Alcherus Claraevallensis
195 Eckbertus Abas Schonaugiensis, Elisabeth Schonaugiensis, Aelredus Rievallensis, Wolbero S. Pantaleonis
196 Richardus S. Victoris
197 Hildegardis abbatissa
198 Adamus Scotus, Petrus Comestor, Godefridus Viterbiensis
199 Joannes Saresberiensis
200 Alexander III
201 Arnulfus Lexoviensis, Guillelmus Tyrensis
202 Petrus Cellensis, Urbanus III, Gregorius VIII, Hugo Eterianus, Gilbertus Foliot
203 Philippus de Harveng
204 Reinerus S. Laurentii Leodiensis, Clemens III
205 Petrus Cantor, Gernerius Lingonensis episcopus, Gaufridus subprior canonoicorum regularium, Mauricius de Sulliaco Parisiensis episcopus, Odo Tullensis episcopus, Alexander Gemmeticensis abbas, Geraldus Cadurcensis episcopus, Matthaeus Vindocinensis
206 Coelestinus III, Thomas Cisterciensis, Joannes Algrinus
207 Petrus Blesensis
208 Martinus Legionensis
209Martinus Legionensis, Wilhelmus Daniae, Gualterus de Castellione
210 Alanus de Insulis
211 Stephanus Tornacensis, Petrus Pictaviensis, Adamus Perseniae
212 Helinandus Frigidi Montis, Guntherus Cisterciensis, Odo de Soliaco
213 Sicardus Cremonensis, Petrus Sarnensis
214–217 Innocentius III vol. 214 vol. 215 vol. 216
218–221Indices

Authors by rank or background

Secular rulers

  • Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus (155)
  • Crusader King Baldwin I of Jerusalem (155)
  • Roman emperor Constantine I (8)
  • Frankish Emperor Charlemagne (97–98)
  • King Charles the Bald (124)
  • Crusader Godfrey of Bouillon (155)
  • Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (140)
  • King Lotharius I (97–98)
  • King Louis the Pious (104)
  • King Louis VII of France (155)

Popes

Other bishops

Other clerics

Others

Including those not yet categorized

See also

Notes

  1. It includes some authors of the second quarter of the 13th century, such as John Halgren of Abbeville, and (exceptionally) John of Garland (died c. 1270) in volume 150, among authors of the 12th century.
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