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What’s New
Recent Additions lists the most recent additions and updates to the Fourth-Century Christianity (FCC) website.
Tools
Bibliographical Helps
Chronological charts
Early Christian Councils contains a list of early church councils
Early Egyptian Monasticism This student project revolves around a hypothetical map of a Pachomian monastery, but also lists the positions and areas of a Pachomian monastery, based on the rules of Pachomius
Imperial Laws and Letters – A list of over 500 Roman imperial letters and laws from the years A.D. 311-431. The list takes three pages.
Writers of the Fourth Century
Primary Texts
Collectio Avellana page gives brief information on the Avellana, a link to download the Avellana from Google Books, and a summary of all the Avellana’s documents dealing with the fourth century.
Conciliar Creeds of the Fourth Century contains a list and translations of several conciliar creeds from the fourth century
Documents Concerning the Meletian Schism contains a chart listing reference numbers, descriptions, ancient sources and English translations of the extant documents of the Meletian Schism from c. A.D. 303-335
Documents of the Early Arian Controversy contains a chart listing reference numbers, descriptions, ancient sources and English translations of the extant documents of the Arian Controversy from c. A.D. 318-333. The chart is based on Opitz’s Urkunden (the supplemental volume of early Arian documents in his edition of Athanasius Werke, 1934). Each document is also available in translation with brief notes.
Fourth Century Papacy contains material related to two fourth-century popes.
Marcellus of Ancyra Fragments contains translations of 128 fragments of Marcellus of Ancyra.
Website Related
Abbreviations lists the abbreviations used in the website with bibliographic information.
Links to other websites with useful information relating to fourth-century Christianity.
Site Contributors lists information about the contributors to this site.

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