Macrina was Gregory's sister and a major
influence on his thought. Apart from its religious
aspect, this is one of the few ancient biographies of
a woman intellectual. Clarke translation, 1916.
--- MSBP
A mediæval story about Armenian knights battling the
Persians in a religiously motivated war. Although ostensibly describing
events of the VII Century, it seems far closer in
spirit to the era of the Turkish invasion of Asia Minor much later.
Bedrosian translation, 1985.
--- AHS
Includes the prayerbook called Ginza Rba,
the Haran Gawaitha, the Book of John the
Baptist (Mead translation), and numerous fragments.
--- Gnostic Society
A philosophical treatise in the Stoic sense, praising love of God and neighbour as manifested in Orthodo
xy;
intended for a Manichee audience.
--- CCEL
Written soon after Augustine's ordination and addressed to a Manichee friend. An attack on the elitism and
intellectualism of
the Manichee movement, which put understanding before love.
--- CCEL
Written by Porphyry's own disciple.
Describes among other things how
the State, at the Church's request,
forcibly suppressed pagan worship
(although not all ancient sources agree that
Porphyry favored this.) Also describes
the veneration of the True Cross in Jerusalem.
Hill translation, 1913.
--- MSBP
It was Martin of Tours, more than anyone else, who was responsible for spreading monasticism in Western Europe, and it was this biography, written while the saint was still alive, which made Martin
famous throughout the Empire. Roberts translation, 1894. -- E. KNUTH
A history of the world from Creation to the End Times. Portions
of this work were heavily criticized by other Christian writers for factual errors, and the authenticity of the prophecies ascribed to St. Martin has often been questioned.
--- CCEL
