Catena Aurea on Luke 1:26–27: Jerome

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CommentJeromePublic domainLuke 1:26–27

And rightly an angel is sent to the virgin, because the virgin state is ever akin to that of angels. Surely in the flesh to live beyond the flesh is not a life on earth but in heaven.

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

Also cites: Hieron. vol. xi. 92. De Assumpt.

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