De officiis ministrorum
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De officiis ministrorum is a Christian ethical treatise by Ambrose of Milan that adapts and reinterprets Cicero’s De officiis for a clerical and theological context.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian ethical treatise
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Latin prose work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| adapts | Stoic ethical concepts ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 386–391 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ambrosian theology ⓘ |
| author | Ambrose of Milan ⓘ |
| comparesWith |
De officiis
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surface form:
Cicero’s De officiis
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| dateWritten | late 4th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
charity
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fortitude ⓘ humility ⓘ justice ⓘ prudence ⓘ temperance ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
care for the poor
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clerical lifestyle ⓘ pastoral responsibilities ⓘ use of church property ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian ethics
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moral theology ⓘ pastoral theology ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped Christianize classical moral philosophy
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influential in medieval clerical ethics ⓘ |
| inChristianEthics | early systematic treatment of clerical duties ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Cicero
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De officiis ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christian clergy
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bishops ⓘ deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
didactic treatise
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moral exhortation ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian virtue
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duties of the clergy ⓘ ecclesiastical ethics ⓘ pastoral conduct ⓘ |
| originalTitle | De officiis ministrorum self-link ⓘ |
| partOf | patristic literature ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Milan ⓘ |
| reinterprets | Roman moral philosophy ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | three books ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Latin Church worldwide
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surface form:
Latin Church
Western Christianity ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | On the Duties of the Clergy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
clerical formation
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theological education ⓘ |
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