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Quote by Peter Abelard

“The purpose and cause of the incarnation was that He might illuminate the world by His wisdom and excite it to the love of Himself.”

Quote by Peter Abelard

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Peter Abelard was a French philosopher and theologian who lived from 1079 to April 21, 1142. He is recognized for his contributions to scholastic philosophy and his seminal work, 'The Sic and the Non-Sic'. Abelard's philosophical ideas had a significant impact on the development of medieval thought. more

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