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On Virginity
In On Virginity, St. Gregory of Nyssa considers the Christian ideal of virginity as a path toward a life of virtue. Written in the fourth ce…
Of Holy Virginity
St. Augustine wrote in his Retractions 2:23: "After I had written 'on the Good of Marriage,' it was expected that I should write on Hol…
On Virginity (De Virginitate)
One favorite topic of his was the excellence of virginity, and so successful was he in persuading maidens to adopt the religious profession …
Letter 22 to Eustochium
St. Jerome's most famous letter (Libellus de virginitate servanda), written to St. Eustochium, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the Roman wi…