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My guess would be that the 7th comes from Tobit, a book which Hugh does not include as canonical (since he was following Jerome.) See chapter 8 of book four of the Didascalicon.
As for an introduction to the Victorines, you might try Steven Chase's Contemplation and Compassion.
Best,
James Arinello
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| Dear coleagues
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| In his 'De sacramentis christiane fidei', Hugh of St Victor lists the six
| 'works of mercy' as found in Chap. 25 of St Matthew's gospel; Peter the
| Chanter mentions the seventh, burying the dead, in the Verbum Abbreviatum.
| Does anyone know how, when, why, by whom the seventh was added? - was it
| just because everything else came in sevens?
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| And can anyone suggest an introduction to the Victorines, preferably in
| English, tho' I can manage the odd chapter in French.
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| with thanks, Cate Gunn
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James L. Arinello
Boston College
Department of Theology
PhD Program - History of Christian Life and Thought
Third Year
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