A Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D., with an Account of the Principal Sects and Heresies is a 1911 religious encyclopedia of biographies.

Edited by William C. Piercy and Henry Wace, Dean of Canterbury

Dean of Canterbury

The Dean of Canterbury is the head of the Chapter of the Cathedral of Christ Church, Canterbury, England. The office of dean originated after the English Reformation, and its precursor office was the prior of the cathedral-monastery...

 (1836–1924) in English language version, it is in the public domain

Public domain

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 as of 2004. The Christian Classics Ethereal Library

Christian Classics Ethereal Library

The Christian Classics Ethereal Library is a digital library that provides free electronic copies of Christian scripture and literature texts....

 has scanned the original printed copy. In 1999, Hendrickson Publishers reprinted it under the title A Dictionary of Early Christian Biography.

Its predecessor was A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines (four volume, 1877–87) edited by Wace and William Smith

William Smith (lexicographer)

Sir William Smith Kt. was a noted English lexicographer.-Early life:Born at Enfield in 1813 of Nonconformist parents, he was originally destined for a theological career, but instead was articled to a solicitor. In his spare time he taught himself classics, and when he entered University College...

. That in turn represented an updated version of Smith's Bible Dictionary

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Smith's Bible Dictionary, originally named A Dictionary of the Bible, was a 19th century Bible dictionary containing upwards of four thousand entries that became named after its editor, William Smith...

of 1863.