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Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), Sandro Botticelli

Catena Aurea on Matthew 3:17: 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 domainMatthew 3:17

Though Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are one nature, yet do thou hold most firmly that They be Three Persons; that it is the Father alone who said, “this is my beloved Son;” the Son alone over whom that voice of the Father was heard; and the Holy Ghost alone who in the likeness of a dove descended on Christ at His baptism.

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

Also cites: Fulgent. de Fide ad Petrum. c. 9

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