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penance

Burchard of Worms’ penitential in tradition of Seneca’s Controversiae

Medieval Bishop Burchard of Worms in his Decretum presented penitential canons in the time-tested classical Latin style of Seneca’s Controversiae. … Read the post Burchard of Worms’ penitential in tradition of Seneca’s Controversiae