Meqabyan, also referred to as Ethiopian Maccabees or Ethiopic Maccabees (Amharic: መቃብያን, which is also transliterated as Makabian), are three books found only in the Ethiopian Orthodox Old Testament and Beta Israel Mäṣḥafä Kedus Biblical canon. These books are completely different in content and subject from the more commonly found books of Maccabees in Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Bibles. The account of the "Maccabees" described in these sacred texts are not those of the advent of politi...

The Jacobite Arabic Synaxarium is a hagiographical volume on the life of the saints of the Jacobite church. This is commonly a collection of the saints that would be venerated in the Arabic or West Syriac churches, traditionally part of the Syriac Orthodox Church. This synaxarium stands apart from other calendars of saints, as it is composed specifically for this church tradition, and has not previously been available in the English language. This first volume consists of the first month o...

The Jacobite Arab Synaxarium is a hagiographical volume on the life of the saints of the Jacobite church. This is commonly a collection of the saints that would be venerated in the Arabic or West Syriac churches, traditionally part of the Syriac Orthodox Church. This synaxarium stands apart from other calendars of saints, as it is composed specifically for this church tradition, and has not previously been available in the English language. This third volume consists of the second month of...

The Jacobite Arab Synaxarium is a hagiographical volume on the life of the saints of the Jacobite church. This is commonly a collection of the saints that would be venerated in the Arabic or West Syriac churches, traditionally part of the Syriac Orthodox Church. This synaxarium stands apart from other calendars of saints, as it is composed specifically for this church tradition, and has not previously been available in the English language. This second volume consists of the second month o...

At various point during the tenure of the Carolingian dynasty, it was necessary to resolve dynastic disputes through the intervention of ecclesiastical synods with the public task of electing a monarch for the realm from the family of Charles the Great. Enclosed in this short volume are the documents relating directly to four of these elections, for the persons of: Boso of Provence, Eudes of France, Louis III the Blind, and Guy II of Italy.

A calander of saints for the ancient Syriac church, based on a document from the 5th century. This calander notes some of the long forgotten saints of the Eastern church which have been largely forgotten by Western church historians.

This is the first volume of the book of Armenian saints for the month of Navasard. Each entry contains the account and hagiography about a saint that is sentinel to the Armenian Apostolic Church. For the month of Navasard specifically, emphasis is placed on St. Thomas the Apostle, St. Bartholomew, the alleged founder of the ancient church, and various Imperial martyrs that faced their death during the height of the Diocletian persecution.

This is a short collection of the few surviving documents from the early Scottish Church. Starting with the canonical works of St. Columba in the 6th century and ending with the assumption of the Church of Scotland under the English See of York in 1107 AD during the Norman period. Not included in this work are the larger vitas of early Scottish saints which would only be composed during the high medieval period.

The Second Book of Ethiopian Maccabees (II Meqabyan) relates the legend of Maccabeus the Moabite, his sons, and the rise of the king Tseerutsydan, who would persecute the children of Israel. The origins of this text are unknown, but only appear in the biblical canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox church. It consists of twenty-one chapter, and appears to be relatved to the narrative of the First Book of Ethiopian Maccabees.

This medieval Latin work describes the extraordinary works of God through saints, particularly focusing on Saint Berach of Ireland, who emerged after Saint Patrick. Born to noble parents, Berach was destined for greatness as foretold by the holy man Fregius. He was baptized shortly after birth and raised under Fregius's guidance, excelling in both spiritual and intellectual pursuits. Berach's mission was to convert the idol-worshipping inhabitants of Ireland, illuminating their path toward...

Here, in fragmentary form, is one of the surviving Georgian Synxarium of the medieval period. The author appears to date to the late 10th century, but appears to draw upon early Greek sources. It was discovered as an incomplete text in one of the libraries of St. Athos. Only 11 of its 63 entries are complete, as the document itself appears to be missing large sections of its original content. Its contents focus primarily on martyrdom of Sts. Peter, Paul, and Stephen.

This is a short library of the surviving letters of the early Irish church, consisting of works by: St. Patrick. St. Columba, St. Gall, St. Lawrence of Canterbury, and St. Cummanius. It represents a rare snapshot of the early Celtic church prior to the Synod of Whitby, bringing Celtic Christianity into canonical union with the See of Rome.