Acronyms and Abbreviations

a

first column of a page

b

second column of a page

BL

blessed

c.

capitulum (chapter)

ca.

circa (about)

d.

died

dist.

distinction

ed.

edited by

ep.

epistola (letter)

HCPMA

History of Christian Philosophy in the Middle Ages

lect.

lectio (reading)

LG

Lumen Gentium (Encyclical Letter: Light of the World)

n.

numerus (paragraph number)

O. Carm.

Ordo Carmelitarum (Carmelites)

O. Cart.

Ordo Cartusiensis (Carthusians)

O. Cist.

Ordo Cisterciensium (Cistercians)

O.F.M.

Ordo Fratrum Minorum (Franciscans)

O.P.

Ordo Praedicatorum (Dominicans)

O.E.S.A.

Ordo Eremitarum Sancti Augustini (Order of the Hermits of St. Augustine)

O.S.B.

Ordo Sancti Benedicti (Benedictines)

p.

page

PG

Patrologia Graeca (Greek Patrology)

PL

Patrologia Latina (Latin Patrology)

q.

quaestio or question

r.

reigned

St.

Saint