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January

2029
  1. 1Basil of CaesareaBook: On the Holy Spirit
  2. 2Gregory of NazianzusBook: Five Theological Orations
  3. 3Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  4. 4Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  5. 5Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  6. 6Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  7. 7Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  8. 8Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  9. 9Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  10. 10Gregory of NyssaBook: Five Theological Orations
  11. 11Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  12. 12Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  13. 13Hilary of PoitiersBook: On the Incarnation
  14. 14Quote: John Chrysostom
  15. 15Apostles
  16. 16Quote: Justin Martyr
  17. 17Anthony the GreatBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  18. 18Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  19. 19Quote: Pope Leo I
  20. 20Quote: Tertullian
  21. 21Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  22. 22Apostolic FathersBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  23. 23Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  24. 24Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  25. 25Gregory of NazianzusBook: Five Theological Orations
  26. 26Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  27. 27Quote: John Chrysostom
  28. 28Ephrem the SyrianBook: On the Holy Spirit
  29. 29ApologistsBook: First and Second Apologies
  30. 30Quote: Anthony the Great
  31. 31Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation

February

2029
  1. 1Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  2. 2Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  3. 3Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  4. 4Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  5. 5Ante-NiceneBook: On First Principles (De Principiis)
  6. 6Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  7. 7Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  8. 8Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  9. 9Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  10. 10Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  11. 11Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  12. 12NiceneBook: On the Incarnation
  13. 13Edict of MilanBook: Ecclesiastical History
  14. 14Quote: John of Damascus
  15. 15Quote: Justin Martyr
  16. 16Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  17. 17Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  18. 18Pope Leo IBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  19. 19Post-NiceneBook: City of God
  20. 20Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  21. 21Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  22. 22Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  23. 23Polycarp of SmyrnaBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  24. 24Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  25. 25Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  26. 26Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  27. 27Quote: Tertullian
  28. 28Quote: Ambrose of Milan

March

2029
  1. 1Quote: Anthony the Great
  2. 2Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  3. 3Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  4. 4Novatian schism in RomeBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  5. 5Apostles
  6. 6Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  7. 7Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  8. 8Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  9. 9Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  10. 10Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  11. 11Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  12. 12Pope Gregory I (the Great)Book: On the Unity of Christ
  13. 13Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  14. 14Benedict of NursiaBook: The Rule of Saint Benedict
  15. 15Quote: John Chrysostom
  16. 16Quote: John of Damascus
  17. 17Patrick of IrelandBook: Five Theological Orations
  18. 18Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  19. 19ApologistsBook: Against Heresies
  20. 20Quote: Pope Leo I
  21. 21Quote: Tertullian
  22. 22Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  23. 23Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  24. 24Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  25. 25Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  26. 26Ante-NiceneBook: Against Marcion
  27. 27Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  28. 28Quote: John Chrysostom
  29. 29Quote: Tertullian
  30. 30Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  31. 31Quote: Anthony the Great

April

2029
  1. 1Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  2. 2NiceneBook: Ecclesiastical History
  3. 3Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  4. 4Isidore of SevilleBook: On the Unity of Christ
  5. 5Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  6. 6Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  7. 7Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  8. 8Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  9. 9Post-NiceneBook: Confessions
  10. 10Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  11. 11Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  12. 12Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  13. 13Quote: Jerome
  14. 14Quote: John Chrysostom
  15. 15Donatist schism opens in AfricaBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  16. 16Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  17. 17Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  18. 18Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  19. 19Quote: Pope Leo I
  20. 20Quote: Tertullian
  21. 21Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  22. 22Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  23. 23Apostles
  24. 24Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  25. 25Mark the EvangelistBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  26. 26Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  27. 27Quote: John Chrysostom
  28. 28Quote: Tertullian
  29. 29Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  30. 30James, son of Zebedee

May

2029
  1. 1Pelagius condemned at CarthageBook: Enchiridion
  2. 2Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  3. 3James the JustBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  4. 4Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  5. 5Second Council of ConstantinopleBook: On First Principles (De Principiis)
  6. 6Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  7. 7ApologistsBook: First and Second Apologies
  8. 8John the Apostle
  9. 9Pachomius the GreatBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  10. 10Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  11. 11Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  12. 12Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  13. 13Quote: Jerome
  14. 14Ante-NiceneBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  15. 15Pachomius the GreatBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  16. 16Quote: Justin Martyr
  17. 17Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  18. 18Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  19. 19Quote: Pope Leo I
  20. 20Quote: Tertullian
  21. 21Constantine the GreatBook: Five Theological Orations
  22. 22Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  23. 23Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  24. 24Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  25. 25Bede the VenerableBook: Ecclesiastical History of the English People
  26. 26Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  27. 27Bede the VenerableBook: Ecclesiastical History of the English People
  28. 28Post-NiceneBook: On the Unity of Christ
  29. 29Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  30. 30Quote: Anthony the Great
  31. 31Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation

June

2029
  1. 1Justin MartyrBook: First and Second Apologies
  2. 2Three Chapters controversyBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  3. 3Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  4. 4Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  5. 5Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  6. 6Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  7. 7Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  8. 8Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  9. 9Ephrem the SyrianBook: On the Holy Spirit
  10. 10Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  11. 11Apostles
  12. 12Quote: Jerome
  13. 13Quote: John Chrysostom
  14. 14Quote: John of Damascus
  15. 15JeromeBook: On the Incarnation
  16. 16Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  17. 17Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  18. 18Apostolic FathersBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  19. 19First Council of NicaeaBook: Ecclesiastical History
  20. 20Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  21. 21Eusebius of CaesareaBook: Ecclesiastical History
  22. 22Council of EphesusBook: On the Unity of Christ
  23. 23Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  24. 24Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  25. 25ApologistsBook: Against Heresies
  26. 26Quote: John Chrysostom
  27. 27Cyril of AlexandriaBook: On the Unity of Christ
  28. 28Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  29. 29Peter
  30. 30Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation

July

2029
  1. 1Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  2. 2Ante-NiceneBook: Against Heresies
  3. 3Second Council of OrangeBook: Enchiridion
  4. 4Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  5. 5Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  6. 6Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  7. 7Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  8. 8Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  9. 9First Council of ConstantinopleBook: Five Theological Orations
  10. 10Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  11. 11Benedict of NursiaBook: The Rule of Saint Benedict
  12. 12Quote: Jerome
  13. 13Quote: John Chrysostom
  14. 14Quote: John of Damascus
  15. 15Quote: Justin Martyr
  16. 16Post-NiceneBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  17. 17Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  18. 18Quote: Pope Leo I
  19. 19Macrina the YoungerBook: On the Incarnation
  20. 20Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  21. 21Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  22. 22Mary Magdalene
  23. 23John CassianBook: Ecclesiastical History
  24. 24Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  25. 25James, son of Zebedee
  26. 26Quote: John Chrysostom
  27. 27Quote: Tertullian
  28. 28Acacian Schism beginsBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  29. 29Quote: Anthony the Great
  30. 30Apostles
  31. 31Quote: Augustine of Hippo

August

2029
  1. 1Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  2. 2Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  3. 3Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  4. 4Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  5. 5Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  6. 6Apostolic FathersBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  7. 7Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  8. 8Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  9. 9Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  10. 10Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  11. 11Quote: Jerome
  12. 12Quote: John Chrysostom
  13. 13Hippolytus of RomeBook: Against Heresies
  14. 14Quote: Justin Martyr
  15. 15Mary, mother of Jesus
  16. 16Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  17. 17Quote: Pope Leo I
  18. 18Quote: Tertullian
  19. 19Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  20. 20Ante-NiceneBook: On First Principles (De Principiis)
  21. 21Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  22. 22Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  23. 23Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  24. 24Sack of Rome by AlaricBook: City of God
  25. 25Quote: John Chrysostom
  26. 26Quote: Tertullian
  27. 27NiceneBook: On the Incarnation
  28. 28Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  29. 29Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  30. 30Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  31. 31Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church

September

2029
  1. 1Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  2. 2Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  3. 3Pope Gregory I (the Great)Book: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  4. 4Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  5. 5Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  6. 6Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  7. 7Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  8. 8Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  9. 9Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  10. 10Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  11. 11Quote: John Chrysostom
  12. 12Quote: John of Damascus
  13. 13John ChrysostomBook: On Wealth and Poverty
  14. 14Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  15. 15Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  16. 16Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  17. 17Apostles
  18. 18Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  19. 19Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  20. 20Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  21. 21Matthew the Apostle
  22. 22Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  23. 23Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  24. 24Second Council of NicaeaBook: Three Treatises on the Divine Images
  25. 25Synod of WhitbyBook: Ecclesiastical History of the English People
  26. 26Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  27. 27Quote: Anthony the Great
  28. 28Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  29. 29Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  30. 30JeromeBook: Five Theological Orations

October

2029
  1. 1ApologistsBook: Against Heresies
  2. 2Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  3. 3Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  4. 4Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  5. 5Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  6. 6Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  7. 7Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  8. 8Council of ChalcedonBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  9. 9Pseudo-Dionysius the AreopagiteBook: Enchiridion
  10. 10Quote: Jerome
  11. 11Quote: John Chrysostom
  12. 12Martin of ToursBook: Ecclesiastical History
  13. 13Quote: Justin Martyr
  14. 14Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  15. 15NiceneBook: Ecclesiastical History
  16. 16Quote: Pope Leo I
  17. 17Ignatius of AntiochBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  18. 18Luke the EvangelistBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  19. 19Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  20. 20Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  21. 21Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  22. 22Post-NiceneBook: Enchiridion
  23. 23BoethiusBook: On the Unity of Christ
  24. 24Quote: John Chrysostom
  25. 25Quote: Tertullian
  26. 26Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  27. 27Quote: Anthony the Great
  28. 28Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  29. 29Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  30. 30Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  31. 31Quote: Benedict of Nursia

November

2029
  1. 1Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  2. 2Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  3. 3Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  4. 4Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  5. 5Apostles
  6. 6Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  7. 7Third Council of ConstantinopleBook: Centuries on Charity
  8. 8Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  9. 9Quote: Jerome
  10. 10Pope Leo IBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  11. 11Martin of ToursBook: Five Theological Orations
  12. 12Apostolic FathersBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  13. 13John ChrysostomBook: On Wealth and Poverty
  14. 14Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  15. 15Quote: Pope Leo I
  16. 16Matthew the Apostle
  17. 17Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  18. 18Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  19. 19ApologistsBook: First and Second Apologies
  20. 20Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  21. 21Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  22. 22Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  23. 23Clement of RomeBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  24. 24Quote: Tertullian
  25. 25Clement of RomeBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  26. 26Ante-NiceneBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  27. 27Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  28. 28Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  29. 29Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  30. 30Andrew

December

2029
  1. 1Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  2. 2Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  3. 3NiceneBook: On the Holy Spirit
  4. 4Clement of AlexandriaBook: Against Heresies
  5. 5Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  6. 6Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  7. 7Ambrose of MilanBook: On the Holy Spirit
  8. 8Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  9. 9Quote: Jerome
  10. 10Post-NiceneBook: City of God
  11. 11Quote: John of Damascus
  12. 12Quote: Justin Martyr
  13. 13Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  14. 14Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  15. 15Quote: Pope Leo I
  16. 16Quote: Tertullian
  17. 17Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  18. 18Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  19. 19Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  20. 20Ignatius of AntiochBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  21. 21Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  22. 22Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  23. 23Quote: John Chrysostom
  24. 24Apostles
  25. 25Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  26. 26Quote: Anthony the Great
  27. 27John the Apostle
  28. 28Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  29. 29Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  30. 30Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  31. 31Apostolic FathersBook: The Apostolic Fathers

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