> - Chrysanthus' father got so upset when he heard his son had been
> baptized, he hired five prostitutes to get the lad to lose his religion;
The brothers of Thomas Aquinas tried a similar trick. The family wanted him to become Abbot of
Monte Cassino; he wanted to join the Dominicans. So they sent in a scantily-clad maiden to
tempt him. They thought this would disqualify him from becoming a Dominican, but evidently
didn't think it would hinder his progress towards becoming a Benedictine Abbot. In the event he
seized a brand from the fire and drove her out.
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