Augustine of Hippo, on Matt 27:51

“And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent.”

“(de Cons. Ev. iii. 19.) The wording sufficiently shews that the veil was rent just when He gave up the ghost. If he had not added, And, lo! but had merely said, And the veil of the temple we as rent, it would have been uncertain whether Matthew and Mark had not inserted it here out of its place as they recollected, and Luke had observed the right order, who having said, And the sun was darkened, adds, And the veil of the temple was rent in twain; (Luke 23:46.) or, on the contrary, Luke had returned to what they had inserted in its place.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.