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Catena Aurea on Matthew 1:1: Jerome

Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing, c. 1605–1606 · Galleria Borghese, Rome · Public domainCaravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing, c. 1605–1606, Galleria Borghese, Rome

CommentJeromePublic domainMatthew 1:1

‘The face of a man’ (in Ezekiel’s vision) signifies Matthew, who accordingly opens his Gospel with the human genealogy of Christ.

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

Also cites: Ez, i. 5. Hier. Prolog. in Com. in Matt.

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