Appendix

The following writings and authors, arranged here by date, are cited in the Catechism. See the Index of Citations for a full list of these writers’ works referenced in the Catechism.

2nd Century

Barnabas (1st or 2nd century)

Ancient homily for Holy Saturday (anonymous) (c. 2nd century)

Aristides (2nd century)

Epistula ad Diognetum (c. 2nd century)

Hermas (2nd century)

St. Theophilus of Antioch (2nd century)

St. Clement of Rome (pope from 92-101)

St. Ignatius of Antioch (c. 35-107)

Didache XII Apostolorum (c. 150)

St. Polycarp of Smyrna (c. 70-156)

St. Justin (c. 100-165)

3rd Century

St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. 140-202)

Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-215)

St. Hippolytus of Rome (c. 170-235)

Tertullian (c. 155-240)

Origen (c. 185-253)

St. Cyprian of Carthage (c. 200-258)

4th Century

Constitutiones Apostolorum (c. 4th century)

Egeria (c. 4th century)

St. Hilary of Poitiers (c. 315-367)

St. Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 295-373)

St. Basil of Caesaria in Cappadocia (c. 330-379)

St. Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 315-386)

St. Gregory of Nazianzus (c. 330-389)

St. Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335-394)

St. Ambrose (c. 337-397)

Evagrius Ponticus (c. 345-399)

5th Century

Sermo de die dominica (c. 5th century)

St. Epiphanius (c. 315-403)

St. John Chrysostom (c. 344-407)

St. Jerome (c. 347-419)

St. Augustine (354-430)

St. John Cassian (c. 360-435)

St. Cyril of Alexandria (died 444)

St. Peter Chrysologus (c. 380-450)

St. Leo the Great (pope from 440-461)

Prosper of Aquitaine (c. 390-463)

Faustus of Riez (c. 400-490)

6th Century

St. Caesaria the Younger (6th century)

St. Fulgentius of Ruspe (467-527)

St. Caesarius of Arles (c. 470-542)

St. Benedict (c. 480-550)

7th Century

St. Gregory the Great (pope from 590-604)

St. Maximus the Confessor (c. 580-662)

8th Century

St. Isaac of Niniveh (died c. 700)

St. John Damascene (c. 645-749)

12th Century

Guigo the Carthusian (12th century)

St. Anselm of Canterbury (c. 1033-1109)

Hugh of Saint Victor (1096-1141)

St. Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1090-1153)

13th Century

Nicetas (c. 1155-1217)

St. Dominic (1170-1221)

St. Francis of Assisi (c. 1181-1226)

St. Bonaventure (c. 1217-1274)

St. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274)

14th Century

Julian of Norwich (c. 14th century)

St. Catherine of Siena (c. 1347-1380)

15th Century

Imitation of Christ (c. 1418)

St. Symeon of Thessalonica (died 1429)

St. Joan of Arc (1412-1431)

St. Nicholas of Flüe (1417-1487)

16th Century

St. Thomas More (1478-1535)

St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)

St. Teresa (of Jesus) of Avila (1515-1582)

St. John of the Cross (1542-1591)

17th Century

St. Rose of Lima (1586-1617)

St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

St. John Eudes (1601-1680)

18th Century

St. Alphonsus de Liguori (1696-1787)

19th Century

St. John Vianney (Curé d’Ars) (1786-1859)

Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801-1890)

St. Thérèse (of the Child Jesus) of Lisieux (1873-1897)

20th Century

St. Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880-1906)