File:StBenedictVadeRetroSatana.jpg

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English: 15th century image of St. Benedict with the "en:Vade retro satana" phrase based on 1415 manuscript from Metten Abbey.
The text on the staff reads approximately "Crux sancta sit m̀[=mihi] lux ñ[=non] draco sit mihi dux" (Latin for "The Holy Cross is my light, the Snake is not my leader").
The text on the scoll is "vade retro sathana nũq̃'[=numquam] suade m̀[=mihi] vana / sunt mala quæ libas ipsa venena libas." ("Step back Satan, don't tempt me with vain things / what you offer me to drink are evils, drink the poison yourself.").
These verses have became a traditional Catholic formula to repel evil.
Français : Saint Benoit portant une croix et un rouleau manuscrit. Les premiers mots sur le rouleau sont « Vade retro satana ». Illustration extraite de la dernière page d'un ouvrage de 1415 découvert à l'abbaye de Metten en Bavière.
Date 15th century
date QS:P,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Source Order of St Benedict [1]
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  • 2009-06-04 23:21 VanishedUserABC 219×365× (14224 bytes) 14th century image of St. Benedict with the "Vade Retro Satana" phrase Public domain due to age Source: Order of St Benedict [http://www.osb.org/gen/patterson/02origin.html]

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Drawing of St. Benedict holding a cross staff and the vade retro satana formula

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