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Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), Sandro Botticelli

Catena Aurea on Luke 10:29–37: Augustine of Hippo

Sandro Botticelli, Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), c. 1480 · Ognissanti, Florence · Public domainSandro Botticelli, Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), c. 1480, Ognissanti, Florence

CommentAugustine of HippoPublic domainLuke 10:29–37

His beast is our flesh, in which He has condescended to come to us. To be placed on the beast is to believe in the incarnation of Christ.

Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).

Also cites: de Quæst. Ev. ii. q. 19.

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