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Theological Virtues

Faith, hope, and love, the God-given graces that turn the heart toward God

The theological virtues are faith, hope, and love, named together in Paul's hymn in 1 Corinthians 13 and developed by Augustine and Aquinas. Unlike the moral virtues acquired by practice, these are understood as infused gifts of God that orient the whole person directly toward him. Aquinas treats them as the supernatural foundation of the Christian life, with love as the greatest.

How it traveled

  1. James
    Jerusalem · 62
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  2. 1 Peter
    Rome · 64
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  3. Romans
    Corinth · 67
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  4. 1 Corinthians
    Ephesus · 67
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  5. Philippians
    Rome · 67
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  6. Colossians
    Rome · 67
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  7. 1 John
    Ephesus · 100
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  8. On Patience.
    — · 220
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  9. The Letters
    Caesarea (Cappadocia) · 379
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  10. On the Duties of the Clergy
    Milan · 397
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  11. Homilies on First Corinthians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  12. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  13. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  14. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the Romans
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  15. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  16. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Hebrews
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  17. The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  18. Homilies on Second Corinthians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  19. A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  20. The Letters of St. Jerome
    Bethlehem · 420
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  21. Expositions on the Book of Psalms
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  22. Letters of St. Augustin
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  23. On the Morals of the Catholic Church
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  24. The Enchiridion
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  25. On Christian Doctrine
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  26. Of Holy Virginity
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  27. City of God
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  28. Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  29. Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  30. A Treatise on Grace and Free Will
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  31. On the Holy Trinity
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  32. On Patience
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  33. The Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, of Gregory the Great
    Rome · 604
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  34. Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90)
    Paris · 1274
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  35. Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59)
    Paris · 1274
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  36. Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It
    Geneva · 1564
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  37. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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  38. A Dissertation on the Nature of True Virtue
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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  39. Seventeen Occasional Sermons
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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  40. Thoughts on the Revival of Religion in New England
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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