Geremia
Of Holy Virginity
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…
On Virginity
His admirable book "On Virginity", written about 370, was composed to strengthen in all who read it the desire for a life of perfe…
On Virginity (De Virginitate)
One favorite topic of his was the excellence of virginity, and so successful was he in persuading maidens to adopt the religious profession …
Letter 22 to Eustochium
St. Jerome's most famous letter (Libellus de virginitate servanda), written to St. Eustochium, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the Roman wi…