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Ante-Nicene Fathers: Ante-Nicene Christian Library

Translations of the Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325 provided by Theology & Religion Online's Library of Catholic Thought

Ante-Nicene Christian Library

The Ante-Nicene Fathers ranges from the Apostolic Fathers to various third and fourth century sources including the liturgies and ancient Syriac documents. It was intended to comprise translations into English of all the extant works of the Fathers (with the exception of the more bulky works of Origen) down to the date of the first General Council held at Nicaea in 325 A.D. 

Volumes I-V

Volumes VI-X

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