Ambrose: "Faith means battles"

"FAITH means battles; if there are no contests, it is because there are none who desire to contend."

~St. Ambrose: "Explanation of Psalm 118," 11, 21. (4th cent.)

St. Ambrose, by Cesare Fracanzano (1605-1651).
Oil on canvas, Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle.