The Holy Nativity Patristic Library
Scholarly editions of the Early Church Fathers — individually bound, carefully indexed, and beautifully typeset. A new critical edition for the modern reader.
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Published Volumes
Five volumes available now. Each contains scholarly footnotes, hand-crafted indexes, and professional typesetting in Garamond Premier Pro.
What Sets Us Apart
Every volume preserves the original scholarly apparatus from the Schaff collection — over 800 footnotes across our first five publications, curated and formatted for the modern reader.
Subject and scripture indexes built entry by entry at precise locations in the text. Not auto-generated — each of our 890 index entries is placed by hand.
Each translator is individually researched and credited. We distinguish the actual translator from the series editor — a distinction most reprints ignore entirely.
Typeset in Garamond Premier Pro at 9.5pt on a 4.5×6.5″ trim. Designed to travel with you — to the seminary, the parish, or the reading chair.
About the Source
Our editions are typeset from the 38-volume collection of Early Church Fathers edited by Philip Schaff, D.D., LL.D., and published between 1886 and 1900. This collection remains the standard English-language reference for patristic scholarship.
The Holy Nativity Patristic Library transforms these texts into individually bound, pocket-sized volumes with modern typesetting and comprehensive indexes — making the Church Fathers accessible for personal study, seminary coursework, and devotional reading.
