The Scapular of St. Benedict is the emblem of the confraternity of that saint, founded in the latter half of the 19th century with the object of associating the faithful with the Benedictine Order. The Confraternity was granted indulgences in 1882 and 1883, and members wear a small black cloth scapular in two segments, one of which usually has a picture of Saint Benedict, although not strictly required.St. Benedict, pray for us!
The Death Penalty
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Plutarch, *Life of Solon* 17.1-2 (tr. Ian Scott-Kilvert):
Under the Draconian code almost any kind of offence was liable to the death
penalty, so that eve...
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