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Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, James Tissot

Leviticus 21:13

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Leviticus 21:13 (WEB)

“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.

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Leo the Great

  • “…wife,” and contrary to that precept of the ancient law which says by way of caution: “Let the priest take a virgin to wife, not a widow, not a divorced woman.”” — editor's note: Lev. xxi. 13, 14, cf. a letter of Innocent I. to Victricius, bishop of Rothomagus (Rouen) chap. v., ut mulierem (viduam) clericus non ducat uxorem: quia…

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  • “…of the statutes of God’s law as well, whereby it is clearly laid down that a priest is to marry a virgin, and that she who is to be the wife of a priest is not to know another husband?” — editor's note: Lev. xxi. 13.

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