Studying Christian Latin

Upcoming online meetings
  • Sept. 11, 2024, 6 pm CEST: Primer Unit 12
  • Sept. 11, 2024, 12 pm CEST: Latin translation, Origen: Homilies on Luke
  • Sept. 9, 2024, 4 pm CEST: Latin translation, John Jewel: Apologia ecclesiae anglicanae, 1562
  • Sept. 9, 2024, 8 am CEST: Primer Unit 19
  • Sept. 4, 2024, 12 pm CEST: Latin translation, Origen: Homilies on Luke
  • Sept. 2, 2024, 4 pm CEST: Latin translation, John Jewel: Apologia ecclesiae anglicanae, 1562
  • Sept. 2, 2024, 8 am CEST: Primer Unit 18

Online meetings 2023/24

The WCRS offers online courses to learn Christian Latin and to translate Latin texts together. Several groups are learning the basics using John F. Collins’ “Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin” (The Catholic of America University Press, it is possible to start a new group beginning with unit 1), other groups translate Latin sources. You can join one of the groups anytime. If you are interested in participating or have a suggestion for a Latin source to read, please contact Dr. Andreas Stegmann: stegmann@wittenbergcenter.de

What do you need to learn Latin?
  • A textbook that explains the grammar, contains the basic vocabulary and provides exercises.
  • A Latin grammar textbook that systematically presents the morphology and syntax of the Latin language.
  • A Latin-English dictionary with a sufficient number of entries.
Material for learning 16th century Latin