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  • Title: Llanthony Story #19 Confession to devil as monk
  • Source: The Llanthony Stories: A Translation of the Narrationes aliquot fabulosae.   Edited by David R. Winter.  Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2021.  Pages 80 - 80.
  • Description: A knight confesses to an austere-looking monk. Though it is actually the devil in disguise, Mary intervenes at the knight's deathbed to ensure his salvation.
  • Article Type: Edition of Text ; Translation
  • Subject (See Also): Confession, Sacrament Devil Mary, Virgin, Saint Salvation, Theological Concept
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  • Geographic Area: British Isles
  • Century: 12- 13
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  • Related Resources: The edition of the Latin text on p. 100 is a transcription from Oxford, Corpus Christi College, MS 32, fols. 92r-99v. This is the only surviving manuscript of The Llanthony Stories.
  • Author's Affiliation: Brandon University
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  • Year of Publication: 2021.
  • Language: English ; Latin
  • ISSN/ISBN: 9780888443090 (pbk); 9781771104074 (online)