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Alcuin of York, on John 2:12
Alcuin of York · c. A.D. 735–804
John 2:12 · Douay-Rheims
“After this he went down to Capharnaum, he and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they remained there not many days.”
On this verse:
“Or Capernaum, we may interpret “a most beautiful village,” and so it signifies the world, to which the Word of the Father came down.”
PD · Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels — St. John
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