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De Quadripartita Specie Nuptiarum

De Quadripartita Specie Nuptiarum

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AuthorsInnocent III, Pope, 1160-1216
Published31 Dec 1754
Date27 Jul 2013
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describes the 4 types of marriage corresponding to the four senses (historical, allegorical, tropological, anagogical) of Holy Scriptures:

marriage between

  1. man & woman (2 it 1 flesh)
  2. Christ & Church (2 in 1 body)
  3. God & justified soul (2 in 1 spirit)
  4. Verbum & human nature (2 in 1 Person)

partial transl. & Latin original

Reynolds PDF pp. 91-3