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All Church Father quotes used by this website are direct quotes from the authors’ original works as cited. The English translations of all works used on this website can be found in the sources listed below. Most of the Church Father quotes used can be found in The Faith of the Early Fathers by William Jurgens. All of the Church Father quotes concerning Mary, the mother of Christ, are found in Mary and the Fathers of the Church by Luigi Gambero. The specific quotes from St Patrick and Sechnall of Ireland found in The Fathers Know Best by Jimmy Akin. Any complete works provided by this website were taken from The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First & Second Series, by Philip Schaff.
Sources Used:
- Jurgens, William A. (1979). The Faith of the Early Fathers, Vol. 1-3. The Liturgical Press, Collegeville Minnesota.
- Gambero, Luigi (1999). Mary and the Fathers of the Church: The Blessed Virgin Mary in Patristic Thought. Ignatius Press.
- Akin, Jimmy (2010). The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church. CATHOLIC ANSWERS PRESS; First edition (November 30, 2010)
- Schaff, Philip (1996) Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series, Volumes I-XIV. Hendrickson Pub; 2nd edition (February 1, 1996)
- Schaff, Philip (1994). Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Second Series, Volumes I-XIV. Hendrickson Pub (March 1, 1994)
- Brian E. Daley S.J. (1998). ON THE DORMITION OF MARY: Early Patristic Homilies. From the “Popular Patristics Series Volume 18”. St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press CRESTWOOD, NY 10707. Translation Copyright © 1998.
- Lawrence J. Johnson, (2010). Worship in the Early Church: An Anthology of Historical Sources; Volumes 1-4. Liturgical Press, 2010.
- Butler, Scott & Collorafi , John (2003). Keys Over the Christian World: Evidence for Papal Authority [33 A.D.- 800 A.D.] from Ancient Latin, Greek, Chaldean, Syriac, Armenian, Coptic and Ethiopian documents. Copyright by Scott Butler and John Collorafi
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. - Paul L. Maier. Eusebius- The Church History: A New Translation with Commentary. Kregel Publications (1999).
- Martin P. Harney, S.J. (1979). The Legacy of Saint Patrick: As Found in his Own Writings. Boston: St. Paul Editions.
- Edmon L. Gallagher and John D. Meade. The Biblical Canon Lists from Early Christianity: Texts and Analysis. Oxford University Press (2017).
- Gary G. Michuta. The Case for the Deuterocanon: Evidence and Arguments. Nikaria Press; 1st edition (April 23, 2015)
- Gamble, Harry Y. (1985). The New Testament Canon: Its Making and Meaning. Philadelphia: Fortress.
- Jaroslav Pelikan. Whose Bible Is It? A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages. Penguin Group (USA) Inc. (2005).
Lindberg, Carter (2006). A Brief History of Christianity. Blackwell Publishing.
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