Leviticus 21:13 (WEB)
“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
Fathers and councils · 4
Jerome
“In the law also it is enjoined that thehigh priest must not marry any but a virgin, nor must he take to wife a widow.” — editor's note: Levit. xxi. 13, 14.
Read the whole comment“Even the very priests might at their own discretion enjoy the same license.” — editor's note: Lev. xxi. 7, 13.
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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…
Read the whole comment“…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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Cross-references · 14
Cited together in Letters Letter 12.
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Cited together in Letters Letter 12.
Cited together in Letters Letter 12.
Cited together in Letters Letter 4.
Cited together in Letters Letter 12.
Cited together in Letters Letter 4.
Cited together in Letters Letter 4.
Cited together in Letters Letter 4.
Cited together in Letters Letter 12.
Cited together in Letters Letter 12.
Cited together in Letters Letter 12.
Cited together in Letters Letter 4.
Cited together in Letters Letter 4.
