Patrologia Latina

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The Patrologia Latina is a monumental collection of the writings of Latin ecclesiastical authors, compiled by Jacques-Paul Migne. This extensive series, comprising 217 volumes, covers works from the early Christian era up to the time of Pope Innocent III. Migne, a French priest and prolific 19th-century publisher of theological literature, also produced the Patrologia Graeca, which contains the writings of Christian Greeks. The Patrologia Latina is considered invaluable for its vast scope and the inclusion of many works not available in other editions. The language used in these texts is known as Patristic Latin, referring to Latin as written by the Western church fathers.12

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This enormous series consists of Patrologia Latina, 217 vol. (1844–55; “Collection of the Latin Fathers”), the available works of Latin ecclesiastical writers up to the time 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…
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This enormous series consists of Patrologia Latina, 217 vol. (1844–55; “Collection of the Latin Fathers”), the available works of Latin ecclesiastical writers up to the time 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…
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