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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…