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Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), Sandro Botticelli

Catena Aurea on Luke 8:26–39: 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 8:26–39

But by their being sent down violently into the lake, it is meant that the Church has been purified, and now that the Gentiles are delivered from the dominion of evil spirits, those who refuse to believe in Christ, carry on their unholy rites in hidden places with dark and secret watchings.

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

Also cites: ubi sup.

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