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Western Ideas of Virtue

Western Ideas of Virtue

In Christianity, the theological virtues are:

Faith
Hope
Charity

From 1 Corinthians 13:13. St. Paul defined these three chief virtues. Christian Church authorities called them the “Three Theological Virtues” because they believed these virtues were not natural to man in his fallen state, but were conferred at Baptism.
The Four Cardinal Virtues:

Fortitude (Courage)
Temperance (Temperance)
Prudence (Wisdom)
Justice (Justice)

 
From Wisdom 8:7
The Seven Heavenly [...]