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Letters 1-91

By O.P. , Ambrose , St. , c. 340-397 & Beyenka , Mary Melchior

Book information

Publisher
Inc., Fathers of the Church
Year
1954
Language
eng
Format
DJVU
Filesize
22 MB (22934043 bytes)
Series
The Fathers of the Church
Volume
26.0
Pages
\544
Time added
2024-05-25 21:27:53
Saint Ambrose Bishop of Milan -397Theology -- Early churchTheology -- History -- Early church ca. 30-600

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pp. 152-63 (DjVu pp. 174-85): [Letter 5 (32) to Syagrius](https://archive.org/details/fathersofthechur009936mbp/page/152/mode/2up), "Bishop of Verona regarding the case of a virgin Indicia, who was brought to trial at the instigation of Maximus, her brother-in-law, at whose home she lived a retired life, and subjected to an examination [ *examen pudoris* , virginity test] by a midwife in order to establish her innocence."[*Summa Theologica* II-II q. 152 a. 1](https://isidore.co/aquinas/summa/SS/SS152.html#SSQ152A1THEP1) ("Whether virginity consists in integrity of the flesh?") notes that there is a bodily aspect to virginity (cf. [*Quodlibet* V, q. 2 a. 1](https://aquinas.cc/la/en/~QV.Q2.A1), "Whether God can repair a corrupted virgin"), so it would seem medically testable.cited in: Undheim [*Borderline Virginities*](https://isidore.co/calibre/#panel=book_details&book_id=8833) ref:10.120n189Latin: [*Letters of S. Ambrose*](https://isidore.co/calibre/#panel=book_details&book_id=8778) ref:33.52-78

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