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"You have won, O Galilean!" ~ Who killed Julian the Apostate?
Gloria Romanorum ^ | June 26, 2018 | Florentius

Posted on 06/26/2019 9:06:58 AM PDT by Antoninus

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Of course Augustine was written about by the person who knew him best—himself.


21 posted on 06/27/2019 12:10:16 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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Only the first half of his life. The second half including his death was written about by his friend Possidius, bishop of Calama.


22 posted on 06/27/2019 7:20:33 PM PDT by Antoninus ("In Washington, swamp drain you.")
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Thanks for bringing Possidius' Life of Augustine to my attention. I just read it and found that Augustine practiced Pence's Rule:

"...if some women asked to see or greet them, they never came to him except with some of the clerics as witnesses, and he never spoke to them alone, even if it was a matter of secrecy." (from chapter 26)

23 posted on 06/28/2019 1:20:22 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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"...if some women asked to see or greet them, they never came to him except with some of the clerics as witnesses, and he never spoke to them alone, even if it was a matter of secrecy." (from chapter 26)

Nice. We're about to republish Paulinus's Life of Saint Ambrose which is also a great read. Those were truly fascinating times.
24 posted on 06/28/2019 7:05:17 PM PDT by Antoninus ("In Washington, swamp drain you.")
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