Lazarus
Friend of Christ, raised from the dead. Christ loves Lazarus, the man of mature years, and the tears of his friendship flow upon him.
Pope Clement VIII, Jerome's Prefaces, On Worship
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ON THE WORSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE SCRIPTURES.
— Christ loves Lazarus, the man of mature years
"He loves Saint John, the young man, and Lazarus, the man of mature years."
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ON THE WORSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE SCRIPTURES.
— The reader will see the tears of Christ's friendship flow upon Lazarus
"You will see the tears of his friendship flow upon Lazarus"