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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Vat. sir. 253 700 CE Syriac

See entry in Assemani

  • Binding
  • f. 1v-2r Colophon
  • f. 2v-167v Homiliary
    • f. 2ff St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the Annunciation
    • St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the Nativity of our Lord
    • f. 6 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on St. Stephen
    • f. 7 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the Lights
    • f. 48 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on temptation of our Lord
    • f. 56 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the festival of Hosannas according to Matthew
    • f. 59 Jacob or Sarug, Homily on the Festival of the Palms
    • f. 66 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on [the saying] "Father, if it is possible, take this cup from me"
    • f. 76 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the treason of the Jews
    • f. 79 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the Passion of the Lord
    • f. 81 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the Cross and the Thief
    • f. 82 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on Holy Friday
    • f. 86 Proclus of Constantinople, Homily on the treason of the Jews
    • f. 90 St. John Chrysostom, Homily 85 on John
    • f. 91 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the Resurrection of our Lord
    • f. 100 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the Resurrection of our Lord
    • f. 105 Severus of Antioch, Homily on Pentecost
    • f. 108 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the Cross, Adam, and Eve
    • f. 113 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the Passion of our Lord
  • fragments
  • Binding
Vat. sir. 368 800 CE Syriac

Catalog entry in Assemani

  • Gregory of Nyssa, On the Nativity
  • Proclus of Constantinople, On the Nativity
  • Proclus of Constantinople, On the commemoration of St. Stephen
  • Basil the Great, On Epiphany and the Baptism of our Lord
  • John Chrysostom, On Epiphany and the Baptism of our Lord
  • John Chrysostom, On the temptation of our Lord by Satan
  • Amphicolus, on the Manifestation of the Lord
  • Proclus of Constantinople, On the week before the 40-day fast
  • John Chrysostom, On the Sacred 40-day fast
  • John Chrysostom, On the ten Virgins
  • Basil the great, On the holy 40 martyrs of Sebaste
  • Basil the great, On the 40 martyrs
  • John Chrysostom, On the annunciation
  • John Chrysostom, On Lazarus, whom the Lord raised
  • John Chrysostom, On Palm sunday
  • John Chrysostom, On the 40-day fast
  • John Chrysostom, On Zaccheus the publican
  • John Chrysostom, On the sinful woman
  • John Chrysostom, On the treason of Judas
  • John Chrysostom, On the Lord's passion
  • Alexander of Alexandria, On the spirit and flesh
  • John Chrysostom, On the cross and on the thief of the right
  • John Chrysostom, On Holy Week
  • Gregory of Nyssa, On Pascha
  • Gregory Nazianzus, On Pascha
  • John Chrysostom, On St. Thomas the apostle and against the Arians
  • John Chrysostom, On the ascension of the Lord
  • John Chrysostom, Another on the ascension of the Lord
  • John Chrysostom, On Pentecost
  • John Chrysostom, On the Holy Apostles
  • John Chrysostom, Against Eudoxius
  • John Chrysostom, Why Sunday is honored
  • Alexander of Alexandria, On the Lord's Day
  • John Chrysostom, On the praise of martyrs
  • John Chrysostom, another on the praise of martyrs
  • John Chrysostom, On the departed
  • John Chrysostom, On St. Paul the Apostle
  • Proclus of Constantinople, On St. Clement the martyr
  • John Chrysostom, On the dance of Herodias
  • John Chrysostom, On the Psalm "I will guard my life so that I do not sin with my tongue"
  • Isaac the Doctor, On the Incarnation
  • Isaac the Doctor, On faith and against the heretics Nestorius and Eutyches
  • Isaac the Doctor, Another on faith
  • John Chrysostom, On the Prodigal Son
  • John Chrysostom, Another on the Prodigal Son
  • John Chrysostom, A Third on the Prodigal Son
  • John Chrysostom, On the tree cursed by Christ
  • John Chrysostom, On charity