Letter 1506: The priesthood is a sacred trust, not a career.
To Elias the Deacon: The licentious eye, which feeds upon the beauty of others...
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Latin / Greek Original
ΣΜΑ'. – ΗΛΙΑ ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟ.
Τὴν ἀκόλαστον ὄψιν, τὴν τοῖς ἀλλοτρίοις κάλλεσιν
Revision history
- 2026-03-20v2.1.0-import
Initial corpus import from Patrologia Graeca 78 OCR.
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