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On Virginity (De Virginitate)
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Saint Ambrose
One favorite topic of his was the excellence of virginity, and so successful was he in persuading maidens to adopt the religious profession …
On Virginity
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St. Gregory of Nyssa
His admirable book "On Virginity", written about 370, was composed to strengthen in all who read it the desire for a life of perfe…
Of Holy Virginity
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Saint Augustine of Hippo
St. Augustine wrote in his Retractions 2:23: "After I had written 'on the Good of Marriage,' it was expected that I should write on Hol…
Letter 22 to Eustochium
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Saint Jerome
St. Jerome's most famous letter (Libellus de virginitate servanda), written to St. Eustochium, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the Roman wi…