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This work is the surviving remnant of the eulogy for Simeon, a distinguished scholar and churchman from Constantinople, celebrated for his eloquence, wisdom, and moral integrity. The author, Michael...

This work is a prayerful reflection on the challenges of adequately praising the Forerunner of the Word, emphasizing the inadequacy of human speech in expressing true gratitude. The speaker...

Ex commisso nobis was a papal bull issued on July 7, 1136 by Pope Innocent II in Pisa. His election six years earlier prompted a schism in the Western Church. The Polish church supported the...

This work, which survives only in a fragmentary form, belongs to the Syriac church father, St. Theodore of Mopsuestia, 5th century bishop of Antioch, dealing with the questions of Christian morality...

In a heartfelt appeal, the speaker from Gortyn addresses the Italian and Western audience, lamenting the fall of Greece while urging them to embrace Greek virtues and education. The discourse...

This is a collection of one hundred points of advise that was given by the 5th century Greek church father St. John of Karpathos to a collection of monks in the east. It is unclear if this is in fact...

This papal bull from 1312 was meant to negotiate a compromise between two disputing factions within the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscan) from the papal apartments in Avignon. The dispute was over...

This 5th century Coptic work, originally composed in Greek, is a powerful meditation on the fears associated with death, judgment, and the afterlife. It articulates a deep anxiety about the eternal...

In the year 1166, the Eastern Roman Emperor Manuel I made a request of the head of the Armenian church to compose a short explanation to the history and constitution of their church structure, so...

Explanation of the Prayer of the Mass highlighting the importance of faith, fervor, and righteousness in prayers and approaching the sacred altar with reverence and sincerity. The text, by the...

This work celebrates the feast of the Baptism of Jesus Christ and honors the martyr Abo, who is of Ishmaelite and Georgian descent. It reflects on the divine nature of Christ, who came to cleanse...

This text briefly delves into the significance of certain days within the ancient liturgical calendar, local saints, and historical events within the Melchite Christian church, shedding light on...

The 5th Council of Carthage, which met on the 28th of August, 397 AD reaffirmed the canons of prior Synod of Hippo Regius from four years earlier. Among other issues, it sought to clarify the...

Meqabyan, also referred to as Ethiopian Maccabees or Ethiopic Maccabees (Amharic: መቃብያን, which is also transliterated as Makabian), are three books found only in the...

The First Council of Orange was held in the diocese of Orange, then part of Gallia, in the Western Roman Empire, in 441. The meeting took place in a church called the 'Church of Justinian', under the...

The Council of Tarragona, held in 554, aimed to reaffirm and establish rules for clerics and bishops to maintain order and discipline within the church. The statutes addressed various issues...

The First Synod of Arles was one of the first church bodies to legally meet within the Roman Empire. It took place a year after the Edict of Milan, jointly issued east and west, in which Christianity...

In these letters, the Byzantine scholar Michael Pseullos shares a personal narrative of suffering and misfortune following a wedding that brought them no joy. After escaping an unhappy marriage, the...

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 is a text that is looking to reconcile the Celtic Church to that of the Roman tradition. This was particularly salient with the two titular issues, as the early Celtic church observed both a...

This famous bishop of Lyon, St. Eucherius, sought to counter some of the extremity of his own time, both in terms of the lawlessness which was becoming rampant in southern Gaul, as well as the...

This work is a compilation of four relatively brief works about the establishment of the Swedish church during the height of the medieval period. These include: Chronicle of the Bishops of Finland,...

This is a short library of some of the pastoral works of Pope Innocent IV, during his tenure over the Roman church in the 13th century. This includes the papal bulls: Dei Patris Inmensa (1245), Viam...

King Bela of Hungary, in a series of documents, addresses the governance of his kingdom by establishing land grants and privileges for his subjects. He reduces the number of jobagions in Turiec to...

Fourteen LettersAuthor: St Aldhelm of SherbornePublisher: Dalcassian Publishing CompanyPublication Date: 45480Number of Pages: 50 pagesBinding: ReligionISBN-10: ISBN-13: 9798348301071

The fourth synod of the church at Carthage was conducting dealing with some minor liturgical matters that were persistent in the Punic church. The primary issue cited was the clear teaching regarding...

This short volume compiles the few remains fragments of the sentinel work by the Byzantine Historian Hippolytus of Thebes. They are collected here translated into English for the first time. These...

Fragments of Lost Celtic LiturgiesAuthor: D. P. CurtinPublisher: Dalcassian Publishing CompanyPublication Date: 45313Number of Pages: 48 pagesBinding: ReligionISBN-10: ISBN-13: 9798348381646

The monastery of Qennesr? or Qenne?rine, founded by St. John Bar Aphtonia around 530 AD on the bank of the Euphrates opposite Europus (J?rabis), provided even more patriarchs of the Church of the...

This a collection of the councils of the Frankish & Visigothic realms that have surviving documents relating to their canons. This includes: 5th Council of Orleans (549 AD), Council of Auch (551 AD),...