Or the twelfth year was the commencement of our Lord’s disputation with the doctors, for this was the number of the Evangelists necessary to preach the faith.
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).
Catena Aurea on Luke 2:42–50: Ambrose of Milan
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
CommentAmbrose of MilanPublic domainLuke 2:42–50
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