Lucifer was an staunch, bold opponent of Arianism, and for that reason was exiled from his see by emperor Constantius in 355. He was able to return upon Constantius’ death in 361. His five treatises were well-underway before the death of Constantius. They contain numerous, lengthy quotations of Scripture, and are therefore important witnesses to the pre-Jerome Latin text of the Bible.

Below we list his 5 extant works and letters, along with CPL numbers and pages according to:

G.F. Diercks, ed., Luciferi Calaritani Opera quae Super sunt, CChr.SL vol. 8 (Turnholt 1978).

date title CPL number Diercks pp.
On the Venerable Athanasius Quia absentem nemo debet iudicare nec damnare siue De sancto Athanasio 114
Book I 3-76
Book II 77-132
On Apostate Kings De regibus apostaticis 113 133-161
There Must Be No Agreement with Heretics De non conveniendo cum haereticis 112 165-192
No Pardon for Those Who Sin against God De non parcendo in deum delinquentibus 115 193-262
We Must Die for the Son of God Moriundum esse pro dei filio 116 263-300
7 Letters: Epistulae Luciferi et aliorum 117 301-322
355 Letter of Lucifer, Pancratius, and Hilary to Eusebius of
Vercelli
2 Letters of Pope Liberius to Lucifer
Letter of Florentius, Magister Officiorum, to Lucifer
3 Letters of Athanasius to Lucifer

[Information taken from Claudio Moreschini and Enrico Norelli. Early Christian Greek and Latin Literature A Literary History. Matthew O'Connell, trans. (Peabody, Mass. 2005). pp. 252-61, and presented in the order proposed there.]

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