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January

2028
  1. 1Basil of CaesareaBook: On the Holy Spirit
  2. 2Gregory of NazianzusBook: Five Theological Orations
  3. 3ApologistsBook: First and Second Apologies
  4. 4Quote: Tertullian
  5. 5Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  6. 6Quote: Anthony the Great
  7. 7Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  8. 8Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  9. 9Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  10. 10Gregory of NyssaBook: Ecclesiastical History
  11. 11Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  12. 12Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  13. 13Hilary of PoitiersBook: On the Holy Spirit
  14. 14Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  15. 15Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  16. 16Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  17. 17Anthony the GreatBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  18. 18Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  19. 19Quote: Jerome
  20. 20Quote: John Chrysostom
  21. 21Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  22. 22Quote: Justin Martyr
  23. 23Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  24. 24Post-NiceneBook: On Wealth and Poverty
  25. 25Gregory of NazianzusBook: Five Theological Orations
  26. 26Quote: Tertullian
  27. 27Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  28. 28Ephrem the SyrianBook: On the Incarnation
  29. 29Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  30. 30Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  31. 31Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers

February

2028
  1. 1Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  2. 2Quote: John Chrysostom
  3. 3Quote: Tertullian
  4. 4Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  5. 5Quote: Anthony the Great
  6. 6Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  7. 7Apostles
  8. 8Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  9. 9Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  10. 10Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  11. 11Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  12. 12Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  13. 13Edict of MilanBook: Ecclesiastical History
  14. 14Apostolic FathersBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  15. 15Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  16. 16Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  17. 17Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  18. 18Pope Leo IBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  19. 19Quote: John Chrysostom
  20. 20Quote: John of Damascus
  21. 21ApologistsBook: Against Heresies
  22. 22Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  23. 23Polycarp of SmyrnaBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  24. 24Quote: Pope Leo I
  25. 25Quote: Tertullian
  26. 26Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  27. 27Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  28. 28Ante-NiceneBook: Against Marcion
  29. 29John CassianBook: Five Theological Orations

March

2028
  1. 1Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  2. 2Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  3. 3Quote: John Chrysostom
  4. 4Novatian schism in RomeBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  5. 5Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  6. 6NiceneBook: Ecclesiastical History
  7. 7Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  8. 8Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  9. 9Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  10. 10Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  11. 11Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  12. 12Pope Gregory I (the Great)Book: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  13. 13Post-NiceneBook: Enchiridion
  14. 14Benedict of NursiaBook: The Rule of Saint Benedict
  15. 15Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  16. 16Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  17. 17Patrick of IrelandBook: On the Holy Spirit
  18. 18Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  19. 19Quote: Jerome
  20. 20Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  21. 21Quote: John of Damascus
  22. 22Quote: Justin Martyr
  23. 23Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  24. 24Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  25. 25Quote: Pope Leo I
  26. 26Quote: Tertullian
  27. 27Apostles
  28. 28Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  29. 29Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  30. 30Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  31. 31Quote: Ignatius of Antioch

April

2028
  1. 1Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  2. 2Quote: John Chrysostom
  3. 3Apostolic FathersBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  4. 4Isidore of SevilleBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  5. 5Quote: Anthony the Great
  6. 6Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  7. 7Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  8. 8Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  9. 9Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  10. 10ApologistsBook: First and Second Apologies
  11. 11Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  12. 12Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  13. 13Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  14. 14Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  15. 15Donatist schism opens in AfricaBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  16. 16Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  17. 17Ante-NiceneBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  18. 18Quote: Jerome
  19. 19Quote: John Chrysostom
  20. 20Quote: John of Damascus
  21. 21Quote: Justin Martyr
  22. 22Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  23. 23Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  24. 24NiceneBook: On the Holy Spirit
  25. 25Mark the EvangelistBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  26. 26Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  27. 27Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  28. 28Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  29. 29Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  30. 30James, son of Zebedee

May

2028
  1. 1Pelagius condemned at CarthageBook: Enchiridion
  2. 2Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  3. 3James the JustBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  4. 4Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  5. 5Second Council of ConstantinopleBook: On First Principles (De Principiis)
  6. 6Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  7. 7Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  8. 8John the Apostle
  9. 9Pachomius the GreatBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  10. 10Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  11. 11Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  12. 12Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  13. 13Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  14. 14Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  15. 15Pachomius the GreatBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  16. 16Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  17. 17Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  18. 18Quote: Jerome
  19. 19Quote: John Chrysostom
  20. 20Quote: John of Damascus
  21. 21Constantine the GreatBook: On the Holy Spirit
  22. 22Apostolic FathersBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  23. 23Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  24. 24Quote: Pope Leo I
  25. 25Bede the VenerableBook: Ecclesiastical History of the English People
  26. 26Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  27. 27Bede the VenerableBook: Ecclesiastical History of the English People
  28. 28Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  29. 29ApologistsBook: Against Heresies
  30. 30Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  31. 31Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies

June

2028
  1. 1Justin MartyrBook: First and Second Apologies
  2. 2Three Chapters controversyBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  3. 3Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  4. 4Quote: Anthony the Great
  5. 5Ante-NiceneBook: Against Heresies
  6. 6Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  7. 7Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  8. 8Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  9. 9Ephrem the SyrianBook: Ecclesiastical History
  10. 10Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  11. 11Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  12. 12NiceneBook: Five Theological Orations
  13. 13Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  14. 14Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  15. 15JeromeBook: Five Theological Orations
  16. 16Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  17. 17Quote: Jerome
  18. 18Quote: John Chrysostom
  19. 19First Council of NicaeaBook: On the Incarnation
  20. 20Quote: Justin Martyr
  21. 21Eusebius of CaesareaBook: Ecclesiastical History
  22. 22Council of EphesusBook: On the Unity of Christ
  23. 23Quote: Pope Leo I
  24. 24Quote: Tertullian
  25. 25Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  26. 26Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  27. 27Cyril of AlexandriaBook: On the Unity of Christ
  28. 28Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  29. 29Peter
  30. 30Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies

July

2028
  1. 1Quote: John Chrysostom
  2. 2Quote: Tertullian
  3. 3Second Council of OrangeBook: Enchiridion
  4. 4Quote: Anthony the Great
  5. 5Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  6. 6Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  7. 7Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  8. 8Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  9. 9First Council of ConstantinopleBook: On the Holy Spirit
  10. 10Apostolic FathersBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  11. 11Benedict of NursiaBook: The Rule of Saint Benedict
  12. 12Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  13. 13Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  14. 14Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  15. 15Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  16. 16Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  17. 17ApologistsBook: First and Second Apologies
  18. 18Quote: John Chrysostom
  19. 19Macrina the YoungerBook: Five Theological Orations
  20. 20Quote: Justin Martyr
  21. 21Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  22. 22Mary Magdalene
  23. 23John CassianBook: On the Incarnation
  24. 24Ante-NiceneBook: On First Principles (De Principiis)
  25. 25James, son of Zebedee
  26. 26Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  27. 27Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  28. 28Acacian Schism beginsBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  29. 29Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  30. 30Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  31. 31NiceneBook: On the Incarnation

August

2028
  1. 1Quote: Tertullian
  2. 2Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  3. 3Quote: Anthony the Great
  4. 4Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  5. 5Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  6. 6Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  7. 7Post-NiceneBook: On the Unity of Christ
  8. 8Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  9. 9Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  10. 10Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  11. 11Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  12. 12Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  13. 13Hippolytus of RomeBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  14. 14Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  15. 15Mary, mother of Jesus
  16. 16Quote: Jerome
  17. 17Quote: John Chrysostom
  18. 18Quote: John of Damascus
  19. 19Quote: Justin Martyr
  20. 20Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  21. 21Apostles
  22. 22Quote: Pope Leo I
  23. 23Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  24. 24Sack of Rome by AlaricBook: City of God
  25. 25Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  26. 26Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  27. 27Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  28. 28Augustine of HippoBook: Enchiridion
  29. 29Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  30. 30Quote: John Chrysostom
  31. 31Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church

September

2028
  1. 1Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  2. 2Quote: Anthony the Great
  3. 3Pope Gregory I (the Great)Book: On Wealth and Poverty
  4. 4ApologistsBook: Against Heresies
  5. 5Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  6. 6Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  7. 7Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  8. 8Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  9. 9Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  10. 10Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  11. 11Ante-NiceneBook: Against Marcion
  12. 12Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  13. 13John ChrysostomBook: On Wealth and Poverty
  14. 14Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  15. 15Quote: Jerome
  16. 16Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  17. 17Quote: John of Damascus
  18. 18NiceneBook: Ecclesiastical History
  19. 19Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  20. 20Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  21. 21Matthew the Apostle
  22. 22Quote: Tertullian
  23. 23Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  24. 24Second Council of NicaeaBook: Three Treatises on the Divine Images
  25. 25Synod of WhitbyBook: Ecclesiastical History of the English People
  26. 26Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  27. 27Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  28. 28Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  29. 29Quote: John Chrysostom
  30. 30JeromeBook: On the Holy Spirit

October

2028
  1. 1Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  2. 2Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  3. 3Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  4. 4Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  5. 5Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  6. 6Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  7. 7Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  8. 8Council of ChalcedonBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  9. 9Pseudo-Dionysius the AreopagiteBook: City of God
  10. 10Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  11. 11Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  12. 12Martin of ToursBook: On the Incarnation
  13. 13Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  14. 14Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  15. 15Quote: Jerome
  16. 16Apostolic FathersBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  17. 17Ignatius of AntiochBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  18. 18Luke the EvangelistBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  19. 19Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  20. 20Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  21. 21Quote: Pope Leo I
  22. 22Quote: Tertullian
  23. 23BoethiusBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  24. 24Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  25. 25Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  26. 26Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  27. 27Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  28. 28Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  29. 29Quote: John Chrysostom
  30. 30Ante-NiceneBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  31. 31Quote: Ambrose of Milan

November

2028
  1. 1Quote: Anthony the Great
  2. 2Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  3. 3Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  4. 4Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  5. 5Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  6. 6NiceneBook: On the Holy Spirit
  7. 7Third Council of ConstantinopleBook: Centuries on Charity
  8. 8Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  9. 9Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  10. 10Pope Leo IBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  11. 11Martin of ToursBook: On the Holy Spirit
  12. 12Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  13. 13John ChrysostomBook: On Wealth and Poverty
  14. 14Quote: Jerome
  15. 15Quote: John Chrysostom
  16. 16Matthew the Apostle
  17. 17Quote: Justin Martyr
  18. 18Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  19. 19Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  20. 20Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  21. 21Quote: Tertullian
  22. 22Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  23. 23Clement of RomeBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  24. 24Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  25. 25Clement of RomeBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  26. 26Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  27. 27Apostles
  28. 28Quote: John Chrysostom
  29. 29Quote: Tertullian
  30. 30Andrew

December

2028
  1. 1Quote: Anthony the Great
  2. 2Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  3. 3Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  4. 4Clement of AlexandriaBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  5. 5Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  6. 6Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  7. 7Ambrose of MilanBook: Ecclesiastical History
  8. 8Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  9. 9Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  10. 10Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  11. 11ApologistsBook: Against Heresies
  12. 12Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  13. 13Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  14. 14Quote: Jerome
  15. 15Quote: John Chrysostom
  16. 16Quote: John of Damascus
  17. 17Quote: Justin Martyr
  18. 18Ante-NiceneBook: Against Heresies
  19. 19Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  20. 20Ignatius of AntiochBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  21. 21Quote: Tertullian
  22. 22Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  23. 23Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  24. 24Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  25. 25NiceneBook: Five Theological Orations
  26. 26Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  27. 27John the Apostle
  28. 28Quote: John Chrysostom
  29. 29Quote: Tertullian
  30. 30Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  31. 31Quote: Anthony the Great

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