![15th century image of St. Benedict with the "en:Vade retro satana" phrase based on 1415 manuscript from Metten Abbey.The text on the staff reads approximately "Crux sancta sit m̀[=mihi] lux ñ[=non] draco sit mihi dux" (Latin for "The Holy Cross is my light, the Snake is not my leader").The text on the scoll is "vade retro sathana nũq̃'[=numquam] suade m̀[=mihi] vana / sunt mala quæ libas ipsa venena libas." ("Step back Satan, don't tempt me with vain things / what you offer me to drink are evils, drink the poison yourself.").These verses have became a traditional Catholic formula to repel evil.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/StBenedictVadeRetroSatana.jpg)
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15th century image of St. Benedict with the "en:Vade retro satana" phrase
based on 1415 manuscript from Metten Abbey. The text on the staff reads approximately "Crux sancta sit m̀[=mihi] lux ñ[=non] draco sit mihi dux" (Latin for "The Holy Cross is my light, the Snake is not my leader"). The text on the scoll is "vade retro sathana nũq̃'[=numquam] suade m̀[=mihi] vana / sunt mala quæ libas ipsa venena libas." ("Step back Satan, don't tempt me with vain things / what you offer me to drink are evils, drink the poison yourself."). These verses have became a traditional Catholic formula to repel evil. |
| Date | 15th century |
| Source | Order of St Benedict [1] |
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