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Cunigunde of Luxemburg, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Germany, and Nun, was canonized by Pope Innocent III in Rome on March 29th, 1200, 53 years after the canonization of her husband, the Emperor...

The Canon of Saint Anastasia of Serbia is a liturgical text that honors the life and virtues of Saint Anastasia, the mother of Saint Sava, the first archbishop of Serbia. The hymns express deep...

Upon the ascension of Edgar to the Anglo-Saxon throne, he immediately sought to reform the English church with the assistance of St. Dunstan, the former bishop of London. He held this council to...

The Council of Vladimir was a sentinel synod of the Russian and Ukrainian churches following the Mongol conquest of the region. The establish civil and ecclesiastical order had been upended by the...

Saint Peter's discourse on repentance provides guidelines for addressing the complexities of faith under persecution. He categorizes individuals who have denied Christ based on their...

This work, a letter from St. Aelfric to Wilfinus, bishop of Sherborne, is perhaps amongst the earliest works of Anglo-Saxon literature. He is writings to his episcopal peer relating some questions of...

The Fourth Council of Constantinople is the eighth ecumenical council of the Catholic Church, held in the city of Constantinople from 869 to 870. The council was called by Emperor Basil I the...

Carloman II, during his brief tenure as the teenage king of West Francia attempted to oversee the reformation of the Frankish church in 884. Enclosed here is a short collection of the ecclesiastical...

This is a short collection of the ecclesiastical works of the emperor Charles II the Bald during his Carolingian reform of the Frankish church. This includes documents relating to the coronation of...

The Charter of Prince Yaroslav Vladimirovich serves as a legal document that defines a comprehensive set of laws addressing moral and social conduct in 11th-century Rus'. It emphasizes the...

The charter of 1196 is a treaty issued by king Richard I of England, helping to define a clear boundary with the king of France, Philip II Augustus. This was achieved towards the end of his reign as...

The Charter of the Abbey of Tihany is a royal document known for including the oldest written words in the Hungarian language. The document is dated to 1055 AD, lists the lands the king donated to...

This work is the brief charter, composed in Latin at the court of the Emperor Sigismund, formed the chivalry society of the Order of the Dragon. Its membership was relegated to members of the German...

This collection of texts consists of several historical documents from the early 12th century, detailing the privileges and rights assigned to the canons of the Holy Sepulchre by the Latin Patriarchs...

The collection of 11th century texts includes a series of letters highlighting the plight of Christians under Turkish oppression and the call for a crusade to reclaim Jerusalem. Emperor Alexius I...

This work chronicles the history of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, highlighting the contributions of various rulers and the challenges they faced, including invasions by Turks and other forces. It...

The "Chronicle of the Goths" provides a historical overview of the Gothic kings from Athanaric to Leovigild, detailing their reigns, military campaigns, political alliances, and religious...

It is a history of the Byzantine emperors during the century leading up to Psellos' own time. It covers the reigns of fourteen emperors and empresses, beginning with the almost 50-year-long reign of...

This is a small library of the ecclesiastical documents issued by the German king, Louis II, during his tenure over the eastern Frankish realm. This includes his work on Ecclesiastical Constitution,...

After his defeat in 878, under the terms of his surrender to King Alfred the Great, Guthrum agreed to be baptized as a Christian and to convert his nation. He and Alfred draft these laws relating to...

Alfred the Great, during his tenure over the kingdom of Wessex, sough to reform and strengthen the English church through parochial and scholarly reform. Unlike most kings of the dark ages, Alfred...

The most important single work produced by the Church Fathers on any of the prophetic writings of the Old Testament, commenting upon the original Hebrew text, and showing a complete mastery of all...

St. Hilarion stands among some of the earliest saints of the Kievan church, helping to firmly root the Orthodox Christian faith in the Eurasian plain in Russia, Belarus and the Ukraine. While little...

This discourse addresses the brevity and tumult of human existence, likening life to a struggle filled with sorrow and challenges. It explores the cycle of life from birth to old age, highlighting...

This medieval account begins with the life of Saint Nino, revered as the enlightener of Georgia, and recounts the tale of Zabilon, a God-fearing man from Cappadocia. Zabilon secures victory in battle...

This text presents fragments from the apocryphal Coptic Gospel of the Twelve Apostles, detailing events such as Herod's actions against Philip, Jesus' interactions with his apostles, the ordination...

The Council of Clermont of 535 was one of the early synods of the Frankish church. Held at the Roman city of Arvernum, (later named Clermont), it was attended by fifteen prelates of the kingdom of...

King thelred's ecclesiastical laws, enacted after his secular ones, outline essential moral and religious guidelines for his kingdom. They stress the importance of loving God, obeying the king, and...

The Council of Hatfield, presided over by Archbishop Theodore, addressed various theological issues pertaining to the nature of Christ, the Trinity, and the Virgin Mary. It emphasized the importance...

The second synod of Mileum appealed to Pope Innocent I for a large scale repression of the Pelagian heresy, which was still strongly present in various cities in the African diocese. Sixty-one...