Verses on Various Occasions · Character
St. Philip
A gentle saint who could raise a people but not rule them, finding his truest service in musing on the past and resting in God.
major
Also known as Philip, thee, Thy, Himself, thy
First appearance: epigraph
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Invoked as a model of holiness and intercessor.
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In Verses on Various Occasions: Invoked as a model of holiness and intercessor. Later, in CI: The Church in Prayer: Addressed as 'Thou…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Apostolic and Poetic Devices
- Protagonist
- Divine and Biblical Figures
- Scriptural, Historical, and Allegorical Figures
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the stanza’s shift from defensive rebuke (“O rail not”) to a pr…
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- Verses on Various Occasions
- CI: The Church in Prayer
- St. Philip Neri in His Mission
- St. Philip in Himself
- St. Philip in His God
- CLXXI: St. Philip in His School
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