Patrologia Graeca

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The Patrologia Graeca is a monumental collection of the writings of the early Christian Greek Church Fathers. This extensive series, comprising 162 volumes, features the original Greek texts alongside Latin translations. It covers the works of Christian Greeks up to the year 1439.1

This collection is considered invaluable because it preserves many texts that are not available in other editions. The Patrologia Graeca is part of the larger Patrologiae cursus completus, initiated by the French priest and publisher Jacques-Paul Migne in the 19th century. Migne was a prolific publisher of theological literature, aiming to make religious works accessible at popular prices. The term "Patristic Greek" itself refers to the specific style of Greek used by these early Christian writers.12

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), Patrologia Graeca, vol. 106 (1866).
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), Patrologia Graeca, vol. 106 (1866).
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Jacques-Paul Migne
…of Pope Innocent III; and Patrologia Graeca, 162 vol. (“Collection of the Greek Fathers”; Greek text and Latin translation, 1857–66), the writings of Christian Greeks to 1439. The Patrologiae is invaluable because its vast scope contains many works nonexistent in other editions.
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…of Pope Innocent III; and Patrologia Graeca, 162 vol. (“Collection of the Greek Fathers”; Greek text and Latin translation, 1857–66), the writings of Christian Greeks to 1439. The Patrologiae is invaluable because its vast scope contains many works nonexistent in other editions.
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