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Here is the relevant part of the entry in Blaise's *Lexicon Latinitatis
Medii Aevi*, with the reference (to a single 12th cent. work) expanded:

*vir Dei* (v. lat. chr.) ; (en part.) prêtre, abbé : Ekk[ehardus]. *Cas*[*us
Sancti Galli* (1877)]. p. 125 ; *vir Domini, ibid.* p. 102 (en parlant d’un
abbé) ; *vir sancti Galli, ibid.* p. 448, moine de Saint-Gall

On Sat, 22 Jun 2019 at 03:50, Thomas Izbicki <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Meg,
>
> I ran the term through the Patrologia Latina Database. Not all uses of *vir
> dei* are for saints. However, I saw none for living clergy.
>
> Tom Izbicki
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> *From:* medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious
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> Jean <[log in to unmask]>
> *Sent:* Friday, June 21, 2019 12:46:32 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [M-R] vir dei
>
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> Greetings all,
> In the Middle Ages, would it be fair to say that the term 'vir dei' was
> used exclusively of saints, as opposed to other members of the clergy? when
> did the meaning as simply 'clergyman' , i.e. the modern 'man of God' become
> common?
> Thanks for your input,
> Meg
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