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Patristic literature is the body of writings by the early Christian Church Fathers and their contemporaries, produced roughly from the 2nd to the 8th centuries. Composed mainly in Greek and Latin, with important Syriac and Coptic contributions, these texts include theological treatises, biblical commentaries, sermons and homilies, letters, catechetical works, apologetics, hagiography, and conciliar documents. As a category, it encompasses primary sources (translations and critical editions) and modern studies that trace the formation of Christian doctrine and practice—such as teachings on the Trinity and Christ, liturgy, monasticism, and pastoral care—and the Church’s engagement with heresies and Greco-Roman culture. Representative authors include Augustine, Athanasius, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, John Chrysostom, Jerome, Irenaeus, Origen, Tertullian, and John of Damascus.

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