Western Virtues
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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 Virtues:
Faith
Hope
Charity
Courage
Justice
Temperance
Wisdom
The Heavenly Virtues combine the four Cardinal Virtues [...]
