And He most perfectly fulfilled what the name Augustus signifies, in that He was both desirous and able to increase (augere) His own.
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Catena Aurea on Luke 2:1–5: Bede
Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754
CommentBedePublic domainLuke 2:1–5
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