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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture At 04:07 PM 09/15/2002 -0500, Jill C. Havens wrote: >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > >Dear List members: > >I am currently editing a 14th c. Middle English sermon that includes the following quotation: 'And therefore seith seynt Bernard, "Sanguis Christi clavus est paradisi". The blode of Crist is the key of paradys.' I have been unable to trace this quotation in the writings of St Bernard. Does anyone recognize this quotation? Is it indeed from St Bernard, or is it from another source? > Saint Bernard may have used this quote somewhere, but its origin is in Jerome, Letter 129, 2. The same idea, but in different words, is expressed in Tertullian's _De anima_ 55: "Tota paradisi clavis tuus sanguis est." Stephen Allen [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html