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Fabiola

Fabiola

noble Christian woman
Fabiola was a noble Christian woman to whom Augustine wrote about absence, pilgrimage, friendship, and the hope of the heavenly homeland.
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From Jeromec. 391 AD

Fabiola's visit to Bethlehem had been shortened by the threatened invasion of the Huns which compelled Jerome and his friends to take refuge for a time on the seaboard of Palestine. Fabiola here took leave of her companions and set sail for Italy, but not until Jerome had completed this letter for her use (§22). It contains a mystical account of...

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From Jeromec. 396 AD

A treatise on the Forty-two Mansions or Halting-places of the Israelites, originally intended for Fabiola but not completed until after her death. Sent to Oceanus along with the preceding letter. These Mansions are made an emblem of the Christian's pilgrimage, the true Hebrew hastening to pass from earth to heaven.

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From Augustine of Hippoc. 400 AD

Augustine writes Fabiola about absence, friendship, and the heavenly homeland.

augustine hippo #267