The Patrologia Latina (Latin for 'The Latin Patrology') 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 (sometimes non-matching) 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 (it is present in many academic libraries) 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 (d. 230) to Pope Innocent III (d. 1216), edited in roughly chronological order in 217 volumes: Volumes 1 to 73, from Tertullian to Gregory of Tours, were published from 1841 to 1849, and volumes 74 to 217, from Pope Gregory I to Innocent III, from 1849 to 1855.It includes some authors of the second quarter of the 13th century, such as John Halgren of Abbeville, and (exceptionally) John of Garland (died c. 1270) in volume 150, among authors of the 12th century.
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 (such as the Gothic Bible in vol. 18) 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".See ProQuest – Central To Research Around The World
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.
+Authors included in the Patrologia, listed by volume Vol.Authors 1–2 Tertullianus 3–5 Minucius Felix, Dionysius Alexandrinus, Cornelius papa, Novatianus, Stephanus I, Cyprianus Carthaginensis, Arnobius Afer, Commodianus Gazaeus 6–7 Lactantius 8 Constantinus I, Victorinus Petavionensis 9–10 Hilarius Pictaviensis 11 Zeno Veronensis, Optatus Milevitanus 12 Eusebius Vercellensis, Firmicus Maternus 13 Damasus, Pacianus, Lucifer Calaritanus 14–17 Ambrosius Mediolanensis 18 Ulfilas Gothorum, Symmachus, Martinus Turonensis, Tichonius 19 Juvencus, Sedulius Coelius, Optatianus, Severus Rhetor, Faltonia Proba 20 Sulpicius Severus, Paulinus Mediolanensis, Faustus Manichaeus, Innocentius I, Aurelius Episcopus Carthaginensis 21 Rufinus Aquileiensis, Pelagius haeresiarcha 22–30 Hieronymus Stridonensis 31 Flavius Lucius Dexter, Paulus Orosius 32–47 Augustinus Hipponensis 48 Marius Mercator 49–50 Joannes Cassianus 51 Prosper Aquitanus 52 Petrus Chrysologus 53 Mamertus Claudianus, Salvianus Massiliensis, Arnobius junior, Patricius Hiberniae 54–56 Leo I 57 Maximus Taurinensis 58 Hilarus papa, Simplicius papa, Felix III 59 Gelasius I, Avitus Viennensis, Faustinus 60 Aurelius Prudentius, Dracontius 61 Paulinus Nolanus, Orientius, Auspicius Tullensis 62 Paschasius Diaconus, Sanctus Symmachus, Petrus Diaconus, Virgilius Tapsensis, Leo I Magnus, Concilium Chalcedonense, Athanasius, Rusticus Helpidius, Eugyppius Africae 63 Boetius, Ennodius Felix, Trifolius presbyter, Hormisdas I, Elpis 64 Boetius 65 Fulgentius Ruspensis, Felix IV, Bonifacius II 66 Benedictus pater monachorum Occidentalium 67 Dionysius Exiguus, Viventiolus Lugdunensis, Trojanus Santonensis, Pontianus Africae, Caesarius Arelatensis, Fulgentius Ferrandus 68 Primasius Adrumetanus, Arator, Nicetius Trevirensis, Aurelianus Arelatensis 69–70 Cassiodorus 71 Gregorius Turonensis 72 Pelagius II, Joannes II, Benedictus I 73–74 Vitae Patrum 75–78 Gregorius I 79 Eutropius Episcopus, Gregorius I, Paterius (Notarius Gregorii I), Alulfus Tornacensis 80 Auctores VI-VII saec. (Maximus Caesaraugustanus Episcopus, Eutropius of Valencia, Tarra Monachus, Dinothus Abbas, Dynamus Patricius, Augustinus Apostolus Anglorum, SS Bonifacius IV, Concilium Romanum III, Bulgaranus, Paulus Emeritanus Diaconus, Tamaius De Vargas. Thomas, Gondemarus Rex Gothorum, Marcus Cassinensis, Warnaharius Lingonensis Episcopus, Columbanus Hibernus, Alphanus Beneventianus Episcopus, Aileranus Scoto Hibernus, Ethelbertus Anglorum, SS Adeodatus I, Sisebutus Gothorum, Bertichramnus Cenomanensis, Protandius Vesuntinus Archiepiscopus, Pope Boniface V, Sonniatus Rhemensis Archiepiscopus, Verus Ruthenensis Episcopus, Chlotarius II Francorum Rex, Pope Honorius I, Dagobertus Francorum Rex, Hadoinudus Cenomanensis Episcopus, Sulpicius Bituricensis Episcopus, Autbertus Cameracensis, SS Ioannes IV, Eutrandus Ticinensis Diaconus, Victor Carthaginensis Episcopus, Braulio Caesaraugustiani, Taio Caesaraugustianus Episcopus) 81–84 Isidorus Hispalensis 85–86 Liturgia Mozarabica 87 Auctores VII saec. 88 Venantius Fortunatus, Crisconius Africanus 89 Sergius I, Joannes VI, Felix Ravennatensis, Bonifacius Moguntinus 90–94 Beda 95 Beda, Paulus Winfridus 96 Hildefonsus Toletanus, Julianus Toletanus, Leo II 97–98 Carolus Magnus, Ludovicus I, Lotharius, Rudolphus I 99 Paulinus Aquileiensis, Theodorus Cantuariensis 100–101 Alcuinus 102 Smaragdus S. Michaelis 103 Benedictus Anianensis, Ardo Smaragdus, Sedulius Scotus, Grimlaicus 104 Agobardus Lugdunensis, Eginhardus, Claudius Taurinensis, Ludovicus Pius 105 Theodulfus Aurelianensis, Eigil Fuldensis, Dungalus reclusus, Ermoldus Nigellus, Symphosius Amalarius 106 Gregorius IV, Sergius II, Jonas Aurelianensis, Freculphus Lexoviensis, Frotharius Tullensis 107–112 Rabanus Maurus 113–114 Walafridus Strabo, the Glossa Ordinaria 115 Leo IV, Benedictus III, Eulogius Toletanus, Speraindeo, Prudentius Trecensis, Angelomus Lexoviensis 116–118 Haymo Halberstatensis 119 Nicolaus I, Florus Lugdunensis, Lupus Ferrariensis 120 Paschasius Radbertus 121 Ratramnus Corbeiensis, Aeneas Parisiensis, Remigius Lugdunensis, Wandalbertus Prumiensis, Paulus Alvarus Cordubensis, Gotteschalcus Orbacensis 122 Johannes Scotus Eriugena 123 Ado Viennensis 124 Usuardus Sangermanii, Carolus II Calvus 125–126 Hincmarus Rhemensis 127–129 Anastasius bibliothecarius 130 Isidorus Mercator 131 Remigius Antissiodorensis, Notkerus Balbulus 132 Regino Prumiensis, Hucbaldus S. Amandi 133 Odo Cluniacensis 134 Atto Vercellensis 135 Flodoardus Remensis, Joannes XIII 136 Ratherius Veronensis, Liutprandus Cremonensis 137 Hrothsuita Gandersheimensis, Widukindus Corbeiensis, Dunstanus Cantuariensis, Adso Dervensis, Joannes S. Arnulfi Metensis 138 Richerus S. Remigii 139 Sylvester II (Gerbertus), Aimoinus Floriacensis, Abbo Floriacensis, Thietmarus Merseburgensis 140 Burchardus Wormaciensis, Henricus II imperator, Adelboldus Trajectensis, Thangmarus Hildesheimensis 141 Fulbertus Carnotensis, Guido Aretinus, Joannes XIX 142 Bruno Herbipolensis, Odilo Cluniacensis, Berno Augiae Divitis 143 Hermannus Contractus, Humbertus Silvae Candidae, Leo IX 144–145 Petrus Damianus 146 Othlonus S. Emmerammi, Adamus Bremensis, Gundecharus Eichstetensis, Lambertus Hersfeldensis, Petrus Malleacensis 147 Joannes Abrincensis, Bertholdus Constantiensis, Bruno Magdeburgensis, Marianus Scottus, Landulfus Mediolanensis, Alphanus Salernitanus 148 Gregorius VII 149 Victor III, Anselmus Lucensis, Willelmus Calculus 150 Lanfrancus 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 151 Urbanus II 152–153 Bruno Carthusianorum 154 Hugo Flaviniacensis, Ekkehardus Uraugiensis, Wolphelmus Brunwillerensis 155 Godefridus Bullonius, Radulfus Ardens, Lupus Protospatarius 156 Guibertus S. Mariae de Novigento 157 Goffridus Vindocinensis, Thiofridus Efternacensis, Petrus Alphonsus 158–159 Anselmus Cantuariensis 160 Sigebertus Gemblacensis 161 Ivo Carnotensis 162 Ivo Carnotensis, Petrus Chrysolanus, Anselmus Laudunensis 163 Paschalis II, Gelasius II, Calixtus II 164–165 Bruno Astensis 166 Baldricus Dolensis, Honorius II, Cosmas Pragensis 167–170 Rupertus Tuitensis 171 Hildebertus Turonensis, Marbodus Redonensis 172 Honorius Augustodunensis 173 Leo Marsicanus, Petrus diaconus, Rodulfus S. Trudonis 174 Godefridus Admontensis 175–177 Hugo de S. Victore 178 Petrus Abaelardus 179 Willelmus Malmesburiensis 180 Eugenius III, Guillelmus S. Theodorici 181 Herveus Burgidolensis 182–185 Bernardus Claraevallensis 186 Sugerius S. Dionysii, Robertus Pullus, Zacharias Chrysopolitanus 187 Gratianus 188 Ordericus Vitalis, Anastasius IV, Adrianus IV 189 Petrus Venerabilis 190 Thomas Cantuariensis, Herbertus de Boseham, Gilbertus Foliot 191–192 Petrus Lombardus 193 Garnerius S. Victoris, Gerhohus Reicherspergensis 194 Gerhohus Reicherspergensis, Hugo Pictavinus, Isaac de Stella, Alcherus Claraevallensis 195 Eckbertus Abas Schonaugiensis, Elisabeth Schonaugiensis, Aelredus Rievallensis, Wolbero S. Pantaleonis 196 Richardus S. Victoris 197 Hildegardis abbatissa 198 Adamus Scotus, Petrus Comestor, Godefridus Viterbiensis 199 Joannes Saresberiensis 200 Alexander III 201 Arnulfus Lexoviensis, Guillelmus Tyrensis 202 Petrus Cellensis, Urbanus III, Gregorius VIII, Hugo Eterianus, Gilbertus Foliot 203 Philippus de Harveng 204 Reinerus S. Laurentii Leodiensis, Clemens III 205 Petrus Cantor, Gernerius Lingonensis episcopus, Gaufridus subprior canonicorum regularium, Mauricius de Sulliaco Parisiensis episcopus, Odo Tullensis episcopus, Alexander Gemmeticensis abbas, Geraldus Cadurcensis episcopus, Matthaeus Vindocinensis 206 Coelestinus III, Thomas Cisterciensis, Joannes Algrinus 207 Petrus Blesensis 208 Martinus Legionensis 209 Martinus Legionensis, Wilhelmus Daniae, Gualterus de Castellione 210 Alanus de Insulis 211 Stephanus Tornacensis, Petrus Pictaviensis, Adamus Perseniae 212 Helinandus Frigidi Montis, Guntherus Cisterciensis, Odo de Soliaco 213 Sicardus Cremonensis, Petrus Sarnensis 214–217 Innocentius III vol. 214 vol. 215vol. 216 218–221 Indices
Authors by rank or background Secular rulers Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos (vol. 155) Crusader King Baldwin I of Jerusalem (155) Roman emperor Constantine I (8) Frankish Emperor Charlemagne (97–98) King Charles the Bald (124) Crusader Godfrey of Bouillon (155)