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Patristic A.D. 461 · Catena Aurea: Gospel of Matthew, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 27:51-56

Leo the Great, on Matt 27:51

Leo the Great · c. A.D. 400–461
Matt 27:51 · Douay-Rheims
“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.”
On this verse:
“(‘Leo, in Serm. de Pass.’ non occ.) The sudden commotion in the elements is a sufficient sign in witness of His venerable Passion, The earth quaked, and the rocks rent, and the graves were opened.”

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