Jerome - Select Letters Eustathius

Eustathius

a Letter of Consolation

but rather poetic proclamations of Christian doctrine

From the end of the second century comes this delightful spiritual poem

Do the sufferings of martyrs and confessors sometimes supersede the normal order

Jerome - Select Letters EustathiusFrom the Loeb Classical Library; Latin and English text on facing pages. The Woman Struck by Seven Swords, Family Affairs, the Ascetic Life, the Virgin's Profession, A Good Woman, Onasus the Windbag, The Country Life, a Letter of Thanks, Innocent Friendships, a Clergyman's Duties, Widows, a Letter of Consolation, a Girl's Education, Dangerous Friendships, Good and Bad Monks, Marcella and the Sack of Rome, and Feminine Training much food for thought