Johannes Quasten (3 May 1900 in Homberg – 10 March 1987 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German Catholic theologian and scholar of patristics.
Johannes Quasten (3 May 1900 in Homberg – 10 March 1987 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a Roman Catholic theologian and scholar of patristics.
In 1927 he earned his doctorate with F.J. Dölger in Münster with a thesis on "Music and singing in the cults of the ancient pagan and early Christian times".
Showcasing his expert knowledge and years spent in the field, this three-volume mammoth outlines the writings and contributions of the Early Church Fathers.
"[1] The Patrology (Patrologia) series was later continued by Angelo Di Berardino, OSA, of the Patristic Institute Augustinianum in Rome.