Clavis Patrum Graecorum
Encyclopedia
The Clavis Patrum Graecorum is a series of volumes published by Brepols
of Turnhout in Belgium
. The series aims to contain a list of all the Fathers of the Church
who wrote in Greek
from the 1st to the 8th centuries. For each it lists all their works, whether genuine or not, extant or not. Each work is assigned a number, which is widely used as a reference in scholarly literature. The text is in Latin
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Maurice Geerard, Clavis patrum graecorum: qua optimae quaeque scriptorum patrum graecorum recensiones a primaevis saeculis usque ad octavum commode recluduntur, Turnhout, 1974–2003 ;
Brepols
Brepols was once one of the largest printing companies of the world and one of the main employers in Turnhout . Besides its printing business, Brepols is also active as a publisher...
of Turnhout in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. The series aims to contain a list of all the Fathers of the Church
Church Fathers
The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, Christian Fathers, or Fathers of the Church were early and influential theologians, eminent Christian teachers and great bishops. Their scholarly works were used as a precedent for centuries to come...
who wrote in Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
from the 1st to the 8th centuries. For each it lists all their works, whether genuine or not, extant or not. Each work is assigned a number, which is widely used as a reference in scholarly literature. The text is in Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
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Maurice Geerard, Clavis patrum graecorum: qua optimae quaeque scriptorum patrum graecorum recensiones a primaevis saeculis usque ad octavum commode recluduntur, Turnhout, 1974–2003 ;
- vol. 1 : Patres antenicaeni, schedulis usi quibus rem paravit, F. Winkelmann, 1983 ; nos 1000 to 1925.
- vol. 2 : Ab Athanasio ad Chrysostomum, 1974; nos 2000 to 5197.
- vol. 3 : A Cyrillo Alexandrino ad Iohannem Damascenum, 1979; nos 5200 to 8240.
- vol. 3 A : A Cyrillo Alexandrino ad Iohannem Damascenum : addenda volumini III, a Jacques Noret Parata, 2003
- vol. 4 : Concilia : catenae, 1980; nos starting at 9000.
- vol. 5 : Indices, initia, concordantiae, cura et studio M. Geerard et F. Glorie, 1987
- (vol. 6 :) Supplementum cura et studio M. Geerard et J. Noret, - 1998.