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On the Holy Spirit

Defends the Spirit's divine status and explains trinitarian worship in biblical and pastoral terms.

Ambrose of Milanc. AD 3814th century

Overview

Category
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
Genre
Treatise
Tradition
Western
Region
Western Mediterranean
Original language
Latin
Date certainty
Approximate

Historical context

Manuscript context

On the Holy Spirit circulated in Western Mediterranean and is received through Latin manuscript and translation traditions associated with Ambrose of Milan.

Themes

Trinitarian TheologyChristologySpiritual FormationTrinity

Controversies

  • Arian controversy
  • Christological debates

Source links

  • English translation

    www.newadvent.org · Source quality: Primary · Last checked: 2026-02-28

  • Archive mirror

    web.archive.org · Source quality: Archive · Last checked: 2026-02-28

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On the Holy Spirit

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