Daily Catholic Quote from St. Irenaeus

by ICL Editor | June 28, 2013 7:30 am

"Madonna and Child" by Sassoferrato[1]

“Madonna and Child” by Sassoferrato

“The Word Himself, born of Mary who was still a Virgin, rightly received in birth the recapitulation of Adam, thereby recapitulating Adam Himself.” (Saint Irenaeus; Bishop of Lyons; ca. A. D. 140 – ca. A. D. 202; Against Heresies; Jurgens I § 223)

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