Could someone please describe and explain the St. Benedict Crucifix for me?
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St. Benedict Crucifix
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On the front of the medal is St. Benedict himself, holding the Cross and an open copy of his Rule for Monks. To his right is a shattered cup, signifying the poison of Satan, broken by the power of Christ. On his left is a raven carrying away a loaf of poisoned bread, which, according to legend, one of Benedict's enemies had sent to him.
Above the cup and the raven are the words CRUX S. PATRIS BENEDICTI (the cross of Father Benedict), meaning the medal in your hand. Around the outside edge of the medal are the words EIUS IN OBITU NOSTRO PRAESENTIA MUNIAMUR (May we be strengthened by his presence in the hour of our death); Benedictine monks hold St. Benedict as the patron saint of a happy and holy death in a state of grace. Underneath Benedict's feet are the words EX SM CASINO, MDCCCLXXX, which tells the origin and date of the medal: Abbey of Monte Cassino, 1880.
On the back of the medal is a Cross; written across the arms of the Cross are the first letters of a prayer in Latin: CRUX SACRA SIT MIHI LUX, NUNQUAM DRACO SIT MIHI DUX; ("May the Holy Cross ever be my light, and the dragon never guide me".) In the angles of the cross arms, the letters C S P B appear, which stand for CRUX SANCTI PATRIS BENEDICTI, (the cross of Father Benedict).
At the top of the Cross is the Latin word PAX,, or "peace", and around the edge of the medal are the letters V R S N S M V, S M Q L I V B---again, the first letters of a prayer in Latin: Vade retro, Satana! Nunquam suade mihi vana. Sunt mala quae libas; ipse venene bibas! ("Begone, Satan! Do not tempt me with your vanities. What you offer me is evil; therefore drink the poisoned cup yourself!")
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On the front of the medal is St. Benedict himself, holding the Cross and an open copy of his Rule for Monks. To his right is a shattered cup, signifying the poison of Satan, broken by the power of Christ. On his left is a raven carrying away a loaf of poisoned bread, which, according to legend, one of Benedict's enemies had sent to him.
Above the cup and the raven are the words CRUX S. PATRIS BENEDICTI (the cross of Father Benedict), meaning the medal in your hand. Around the outside edge of the medal are the words EIUS IN OBITU NOSTRO PRAESENTIA MUNIAMUR (May we be strengthened by his presence in the hour of our death); Benedictine monks hold St. Benedict as the patron saint of a happy and holy death in a state of grace. Underneath Benedict's feet are the words EX SM CASINO, MDCCCLXXX, which tells the origin and date of the medal: Abbey of Monte Cassino, 1880.
On the back of the medal is a Cross; written across the arms of the Cross are the first letters of a prayer in Latin: CRUX SACRA SIT MIHI LUX, NUNQUAM DRACO SIT MIHI DUX; ("May the Holy Cross ever be my light, and the dragon never guide me".) In the angles of the cross arms, the letters C S P B appear, which stand for CRUX SANCTI PATRIS BENEDICTI, (the cross of Father Benedict).
At the top of the Cross is the Latin word PAX,, or "peace", and around the edge of the medal are the letters V R S N S M V, S M Q L I V B---again, the first letters of a prayer in Latin: Vade retro, Satana! Nunquam suade mihi vana. Sunt mala quae libas; ipse venene bibas! ("Begone, Satan! Do not tempt me with your vanities. What you offer me is evil; therefore drink the poisoned cup yourself!")
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COOL!!! I've got to get one of those! Thanks Wols.
That also reminds me how much I want to learn Latin!
That also reminds me how much I want to learn Latin!
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