HIS 277 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Virginity, Earthly Love
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Concerning virginity: virginity is a virtue and it makes martyrs, ambrose discourages marriage, parents should encourage virginity. St ambrose (340-397), concerning virginity, chapters 2-6, (377) " http://www. newadvent. org/fathers/34071. htm. Telling a story in the context of st. agnes. Being a virgin is a virtue and it is pure, as mother mary was a virgin who gave birth to christ. Being a virgin is a promise to jesus. Being a virgin gives you a closer relationship with. St. agnes was executed because she said she could never love a man the way she loves. Maybe she declined marriage to someone very important and this man was very upset. Ones body should be offered to the lord unstained. Virginity is showing discipline and a way to show that they were better than other religions and other people like the pagans. It is important to christians to deny physical pleasure to showcase your faith.
