De mysteriis

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De mysteriis is a theological treatise by the early Church Father Ambrose of Milan that explains and defends the Christian sacraments, especially baptism and the Eucharist.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
On the Mysteries 3
De mysteriis canonical 2
De Mysteriis 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian literature ⓘ
Latin prose work ⓘ
theological treatise ⓘ
approximateDateWritten c. 387 ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Ambrose of Milan ⓘ
audience newly baptized Christians ⓘ
author Ambrose of Milan ⓘ
circulatedIn Latin West ⓘ
dateWritten 4th century ⓘ
defendsPracticeOf Christian baptism ⓘ
Eucharistic celebration ⓘ
liturgical rites of initiation ⓘ
denominationalContext Western Christianity ⓘ
emphasizes connection between Old Testament types and Christian sacraments ⓘ
faith of the recipient in the sacraments ⓘ
explainsDoctrineOf Trinitarian baptismal formula ⓘ
baptismal regeneration ⓘ
real presence in the Eucharist ⓘ
sacramental symbolism ⓘ
fieldOfStudy patristic exegesis ⓘ
sacramental theology ⓘ
focusesOn interpretation of liturgical symbols ⓘ
ritual actions of baptism ⓘ
ritual actions of the Eucharist ⓘ
genre mystagogical catechesis ⓘ
hasForm series of homilies ⓘ
hasTitleInEnglish On the Mysteries ⓘ
linked to: De mysteriis
historicalContext post-baptismal catechesis of neophytes ⓘ
influenced later Western sacramental theology ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
literaryForm didactic discourse ⓘ
mainTopic Christian initiation ⓘ
Christian sacraments ⓘ
Eucharist ⓘ
linked to: Holy Eucharist

baptism ⓘ
mystagogy ⓘ
mentionsConcept mystery (sacrament) as hidden reality ⓘ
placeOfComposition Milan ⓘ
relatedWork De sacramentis ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
studiedIn historical theology ⓘ
liturgy studies ⓘ
patristics ⓘ
theologicalPosition Nicene Christianity ⓘ
theologicalTradition Latin Church Fathers ⓘ
timePeriod Patristic era ⓘ
usedBy medieval theologians ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aurelius Ambrosius → notableWork → De mysteriis ⓘ
Iamblichus of Chalcis → notableWork → On the Mysteries ⓘ
linked to: De mysteriis
De sacramentis → relatedWork → De mysteriis ⓘ
De mysteriis → hasTitleInEnglish → On the Mysteries ⓘ
linked to: De mysteriis
On the Duties of the Clergy → relatedWorkOfAuthor → On the Mysteries ⓘ
linked to: De mysteriis
Protrepticus → relatedWorkOfAuthor → De Mysteriis ⓘ
linked to: De mysteriis