Fasti Apostolici: A Chronological Survey of the Years Between the Ascension of Our Lord and the Martyrdom of SS. Peter and Paul

Fasti Apostolici was written by William Henry Anderdon, a notable figure who transitioned from a high-ranking Anglican clergyman to a prominent Jesuit priest during the 19th-century Oxford Movement. The work was conceived as a rigorous, scholarly attempt to establish a definitive timeline for the early apostolic age, specifically bridging the gap between the Ascension of Jesus and the final martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul in Rome. It reflects the Victorian obsession with hagiography and the attempt to reconcile burgeoning historical critical methods with traditional ecclesiastical chronologies.

The volume is characterized by its dense, analytical approach, typical of the intellectual rigor demanded by the Catholic revival in Victorian England. Anderdon sought to provide a reliable reference for clergy and historians, utilizing available patristic sources to reconstruct the narrative of the infant Church. Because it represents a niche theological endeavor, it was received primarily within academic and ecclesiastical circles as a dedicated reference tool, rather than a popular commercial publication, serving as an enduring, if specialized, entry in the history of Catholic scholarship.