![]() ![]() Thomas derives the various significations of the virtues as cardinal, whether in the generic sense, inasmuch as they are the common qualities of all other moral virtues, or in the specific sense, inasmuch as each has a distinct formal object determining its nature. The term cardo means a hinge, that on which a thing turns, its principal point and from this St. Jerome also uses the term is a statement which rests on a treatise not written by him, but published among his works it is to be found in Migne, P.L., XXX, 596. Augustine (Common of Many Martyrs, third nocturn, second series also Migne, P.L., XV, 1653 St. A little later we find cardinal employed in like manner by St. Luke, makes use of the expression: "Hic quattuor velut virtutes amplexus est cardinales". Ambrose, while trying to identify the eight Beatitudes recorded by St. Those who recite the Divine Office find constantly recurring what seems to be the earliest instance of the word cardinal as applied to the virtues. The four principal virtues upon which the rest of the moral virtues turn or are hinged. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99. Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. ![]()
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