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Saint Jerome and Saint Ambrose This wood carving shows Saint Jerome and Saint Ambrose, two of the most important early church fathers, hard at work writing. Divine inspiration appears in the form of an angel and a dove.
(Duomo, Modena, Italy/Photo: Ghigo Roli, 1999. Franco Cosimo Panini Editore © Management Fratelli Alinari/Alinari/Art Resource, NY)