# Ep. 117 - Purgatorio and Love? with Dr. Anthony Esolen

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Podcast: [Magnus Podcast: Conversations from the Catacombs of Liberal Education](https://stenobird.com/podcast/magnus-podcast-conversations-from-the-catacombs-of-liberal-education-251308)
Published: 2026-03-17T18:17:43+00:00
Episode link: https://magnuspodcast.podbean.com/e/ep-117-purgatorio-and-love-with-dr-anthony-esolen/
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Duration seconds: 5823

## Resource

When one thinks of Purgatory, especially as described in Dante's Purgatorio, love is not the first thing that comes to mind. In this episode, Dr. Anthony Esolen leads a seminar from his Magnus Fellowship course "Into the World Beyond, With Dante" on the theme of love through the purification in Dante's Purgatorio, much like our own purging that purifies our love during the season of Lent.

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