Early Church Leaders on Giving to the Poor

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Early Church Leaders on Giving to the Poor

Ambrose (theologian and church leader, 4th century) wrote: "There is your brother, naked and crying! And you stand confused over the choice of an attractive floor covering."

Basil the Great (theologian and bishop in modern-day Turkey, 4th century) wrote, ...

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