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Caesarius of Arles

?–542

Patristic / Western voice, d. ~542

The life

Caesarius of Arles (d. ~542). Patristic / Western voice from the church's historical commentary tradition, present in MannaFest's quote pool with source citations. Full profile pending.

In their own words

  • “At the very beginning of the world, of those two sons who were born of Adam, Abel the younger is chosen, while as a figure of the unfaithful Jews, Cain the older one is condemned. Afterward, in the time of Abraham, the same figure is …”

    SERMON 104:1 · on the verse

  • “When the divine lesson was read just now, dearly beloved, we heard that our Lord told Moses to forge the censers in which those haughty, rebellious men had offered incense, beat them flat and fasten them to the altar as a sign of the rebellious …”

    SERMON 110.1 · on the verse

  • “These things which Christ threatened through the apostle should terrify us very much, but we should not despair of the mercy of God. Those of us who have been careless up to now can, with God's help, correct ourselves, provide that we are willing to …”

    SERMONS 199.5 · on the verse