Jerome. Lives of Illustrious Men

St Jerome (AD 345–420) · De viris illustribus · PL 23, 598–720

  1. pref. Preface
  2. list-of-writers. List of Writers
  3. 1. Simon Peter
  4. 2. James, the brother of our Lord
  5. 3. Matthew, surnamed Levi
  6. 4. Jude, the brother of James
  7. 5. Paul, formerly called Saul
  8. 6. Barnabas, surnamed Joseph
  9. 7. Luke, the evangelist
  10. 8. Mark, the evangelist
  11. 9. John, the apostle and evangelist
  12. 10. Hermas
  13. 11. Philo Judæus
  14. 12. Lucius Annæus Seneca
  15. 13. Josephus, son of Matthias
  16. 14. Justus of Tiberias
  17. 15. Clemens the bishop
  18. 16. Ignatius the bishop
  19. 17. Polycarp the bishop
  20. 18. Papias the bishop
  21. 19. Quadratus the bishop
  22. 20. Aristides the philosopher
  23. 21. Agrippa Castor
  24. 22. Hegesippus the historian
  25. 23. Justin the philosopher
  26. 24. Melito the bishop
  27. 25. Theophilus the bishop
  28. 26. Apollinaris the bishop
  29. 27. Dionysius the bishop
  30. 28. Pinytus the bishop
  31. 29. Tatian the heresiarch
  32. 30. Philip the bishop
  33. 31. Musanus
  34. 32. Modestus
  35. 33. Bardesanes the heresiarch
  36. 34. Victor the bishop
  37. 35. Irenæus the bishop
  38. 36. Pantaenus the philosopher
  39. 37. Rhodo, the disciple of Tatian
  40. 38. Clemens the presbyter
  41. 39. Miltiades
  42. 40. Apollonius
  43. 41. Serapion the bishop
  44. 42. Apollonius the senator
  45. 43. Theophilus another bishop
  46. 44. Bacchylus the bishop
  47. 45. Polycrates the bishop
  48. 46. Heraclitus
  49. 47. Maximus
  50. 48. Candidus
  51. 49. Appion
  52. 50. Sextus
  53. 51. Arabianus
  54. 52. Judas
  55. 53. Tertullian the presbyter
  56. 54. Origen, surnamed Adamantius
  57. 55. Ammonius
  58. 56. Ambrose the deacon
  59. 57. Trypho the pupil of Origen
  60. 58. Minucius Felix
  61. 59. Gaius
  62. 60. Berillus the bishop
  63. 61. Hippolytus the bishop
  64. 62. Alexander the bishop
  65. 63. Julius the African
  66. 64. Geminus the presbyter
  67. 65. Theodorus, surnamed Gregory the bishop
  68. 66. Cornelius the bishop
  69. 67. Cyprian the bishop
  70. 68. Pontius the deacon
  71. 69. Dionysius the bishop
  72. 70. Novatianus the heresiarch
  73. 71. Malchion the presbyter
  74. 72. Archelaus the bishop
  75. 73. Anatolius the bishop
  76. 74. Victorinus the bishop
  77. 75. Pamphilus the presbyter
  78. 76. Pierius the presbyter
  79. 77. Lucianus the presbyter
  80. 78. Phileas the bishop
  81. 79. Arnobius the rhetorician
  82. 80. Firmianus the rhetorician, surnamed Lactantius
  83. 81. Eusebius the bishop
  84. 82. Reticus the bishop
  85. 83. Methodius the bishop
  86. 84. Juvencus the presbyter
  87. 85. Eustathius the bishop
  88. 86. Marcellus the bishop
  89. 87. Athanasius the bishop
  90. 88. Antonius the monk
  91. 89. Basilius the bishop
  92. 90. Theodorus the bishop
  93. 91. Eusebius another bishop
  94. 92. Triphylius the bishop
  95. 93. Donatus the heresiarch
  96. 94. Asterius the philosopher
  97. 95. Lucifer the bishop
  98. 96. Eusebius another bishop
  99. 97. Fortunatianus the bishop
  100. 98. Acacius the bishop
  101. 99. Serapion the bishop
  102. 100. Hilary the bishop
  103. 101. Victorinus the rhetorician
  104. 102. Titus the bishop
  105. 103. Damasus the bishop
  106. 104. Apollinarius the bishop
  107. 105. Gregory the bishop
  108. 106. Pacianus the bishop
  109. 107. Photinus the heresiarch
  110. 108. Phœbadius the bishop
  111. 109. Didymus the Blind
  112. 110. Optatus the bishop
  113. 111. Acilius Severus the senator
  114. 112. Cyril the bishop
  115. 113. Euzoius the bishop
  116. 114. Epiphanius the bishop
  117. 115. Ephrem the deacon
  118. 116. Basil another bishop
  119. 117. Gregory another bishop
  120. 118. Lucius the bishop
  121. 119. Diodorus the bishop
  122. 120. Eunomius the heresiarch
  123. 121. Priscillianus the bishop
  124. 122. Latronianus
  125. 123. Tiberianus
  126. 124. Ambrose the bishop
  127. 125. Evagrius the bishop
  128. 126. Ambrose the disciple of Didymus
  129. 127. Maximus, first philosopher, then bishop
  130. 128. Another Gregory, also a bishop
  131. 129. John the presbyter
  132. 130. Gelasius the bishop
  133. 131. Theotimus the bishop
  134. 132. Dexter, son of Pacianus, now prætorian prefect
  135. 133. Amphilochius the bishop
  136. 134. Sophronius
  137. 135. Jerome the presbyter

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Philip Schaff and Henry Wace (eds.), New York: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1890-1900. Public domain: English translation first published 1885-1900 (Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series). Latin: Migne, Patrologia Latina (1844-1855), public domain; transcription from Corpus Corporum (University of Zurich).

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