• Saccho, Reinarius, (XIII Century):
  • On the Sects of Modern Heretics: A Catholic guide to heretical beliefs current in the mid 1200s. Excerpts available:
    • On the Waldenses: Maitland translation, 1832. --- MSBP
• Sa'di Shirazi, Persian Sufi poet, (XIII Century):
  • The Bustan: Horne translation, 1917. --- MSBP
  • The Gulistan: Translator not indicated. --- Tech Classics Archive
  • The Gulistan: Ross translation, 1890. --- MSBP
• Samuel Ha-Nagid, Vizier of Granada, Jewish official in Moorish Spain, (X/XI Centuries):
  • Secondary Sources:
    • Abraham ibn Daud (XII Century): On Samuel Ha-Nagid: From Sefer Seder Ha-Kabbalah. Marcus translation, 1938. --- MSBP
• Sebeos, Armenian historian, (VII Century):
  • History: History of Armenia in the VI and VII Centuries. Bedrosian translation, 1979.
• Sefer Yetzirah, Kabbalistic cosmological treatise, date uncertain:
  • Short Version: Translator not indicated. --- Caduceus
• Severus, Bishop of Al-Ushmunain, Coptic historian, (X Century):
  • History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria: Evetts translation. --- SPL
    • Prefaces: By the author and later scribes.
    • The Tale of Theodosius the Jew A story with antisemitic overtones claiming that Jesus was enrolled among the Jewish priests and known by them to be the Messiah, embedded in a very interesting "frame story" depicting the far from clear-cut relations of Jews and Gentiles in the Byzantine Near East and the author's awareness of the situation's psychological complexity.
    • St. Mark, Apostle and Evangelist: The story of the evangelization of Egypt and of the Apostle's martyrdom.
    • St. Demetrius, Twelfth Patriarch: Demetrius was patriarch in the time of Origen and led the opposition to his teachings, a conflict depicted in the second half of this work. The first half focuses on the personal life of the saint, who was one of the last famous married bishops.
    • St. Cyril the Great, Twenty-fourth Patriarch: Illustrates how this most celebrated of Egyptian hierarchs and his opponent Nestorius were remembered in the X Century. --- SPL
• Simeon of Gesir:
  • Potter Songs Ancient Syriac Christmas carols. Euringer-Meditz translation, 1996. ---SPL
• Simeon Metaphrastes, Byzantine hagiographer, (X Century):
  • Acrostic Poem Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
  • Life of St. Matrona of Perge: With additional excerpts from an earlier vita. Bennasser translation, 1984. --- MSBP
• Sixtus II, Pope of Rome, (III Century):
  • Secondary sources:
    • Rufinus: Preface to the Sayings of Xystus: --- NA
• Snorri Sturlesson, Icelandic intellectual and mythographer, (XII/XIII Centuries):
  • Heimskringla: The Chronicle of the Kings of the Norway, a compilation of historical sagas. S. Laing translation, 1844. --- OMACL
• Socrates Scholasticus, Byzantine historian, (V Century):
  • Ecclesiastical History: A continuation of Eusebius, covering the period 305 - 439 CE. --- CCEL
• Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem, (VI/VII Centuries):
  • The Life of our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt: The story of the Egyptian prostitute's conversion and subsequent life of miraculous asceticism is so important to the Eastern Orthodox that it is read aloud in church during the fifth week of Lent. Jordanville translation. --- ORTHODOX PAGE
• Sozomen, Byzantine historian, (V Century):
  • Ecclesiastical History: A history of the Church up to 425 C.E. Hartranft translation. --- CCEL
• Steegen, Gerhardt ter, German Catholic mystic, (XIV Century):
  • Selected Hymns: Bevan translation, 1894. --- CCEL
• Sufi (Anonymous) Material:
  • Godlas, Alan: Sufism. --- University of Georgia
  • Sufi Story Collection --- M. ISPAHANI
• Suger, Abbot of St.-Denis, (XII Century):
  • Abbot Suger's Book on What was Done in his Administration Burr translation, 1996. --- MSBP
  • Life of King Louis VI: --- MSBP
• Sulpitius Severus:
  • Life of St. Martin: 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
  • The Dialogues: Sequel to the Life of St. Martin. Roberts translation, 1894. --- CCEL
  • Sacred History: 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
  • Letters:
    • Authentic Letters: Roberts translation, 1894. --- CCEL
    • Letters of Disputed Authenticity: Roberts translation, 1894. --- CCEL
• Suso, Heinrich, German Catholic mystic, (XIV Century):
  • Selected Hymns: Bevan translation, 1894. --- CCEL
• Symmachus the Prefect:
  • Memorial --- CCEL
  • Secondary Sources:
    • Ambrose of Milan: Eighteenth Epistle (Reply to the Memorial of Symmachus): Refutes the argument that abandoning paganism is a threat to Rome's security. De Romestin translation, 1896. --- CCEL
• Synesius, Bishop of Cyrene, Christian Neo-Platonist philosopher, (IV/V Centuries):
  • Ninth Anacreontic Ode: Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
  • Ode to the Saviour: Barrett Browning translation, 1842. --- SPL
• Syriac Devotional Material:
  • The Malankara Malaylam Lectionary --- Bar-Ebroyo

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