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Francisco de Zurbarán, Saint Ambrose, c. 1626–1627 · Museo de Bellas Artes, Seville · Public domainFrancisco de Zurbarán, Saint Ambrose, c. 1626–1627, Museo de Bellas Artes, Seville
Our Lord did not then forbid these things because the exercise of benevolence was displeasing to Him, but because the motive of following after devotedness was more pleasing.
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