Significado de Cristo Médico en san Agustín

Abstract

The Synoptics attribute the title of Doctor to Christ in order to describe his healing activity (cf. Mk 2:17; Lk 4:23). It is often use by St. Augustine’s works as well, primarily in his preaching. The article presents the Augustinian reading on this image, following the previous Patristic Tradition and after retrieving some of its cultural and religious background. St. Augustine’s “Medicus humilis” is a powerful symbol that communicates the unique saving Mediation of Christ in terms easily acknowledged today.