Patrologia Latina


The Patrologia Latina 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 medieval Latin translations.
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 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 to Pope Innocent III, edited in roughly chronological order in 217 volumes:
Although the collection ends with Innocent III, Migne originally wanted to include documents all the way up to the Protestant 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 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".

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

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