"[Jesus] was born in time with a rational soul, by virtue of the Holy Spirit, from Mary, ever virgin; he has two births, one eternal from the God the Father, the other in time from his mother."

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[Gesù] è nato nel tempo con un'anima razionale, in virtù dello Spirito Santo, da Maria sempre vergine; ha due nascite, una eterna dal Padre, l'altra nel tempo dalla madre. — Pope Leo IX, letter Congratulamur vehementer, 681