St. Peter Damian
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St. Peter Damian, who died in 1072, publicly exemplified scourging as a means of penance and mortification in the tenth and eleventh centuries. He wrote a special treatise in praise of self-flagellation and popularized the voluntary use of a small scourge known as a discipline, as a means of mortification and penance.
When
- First attested
- 1072 CE
- Attested period
- 900 – 1072
Relationships
- co occurs with
- St. Dominic Loricatus
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Scourging as a means of penance and mortification is publicly exemplified in the tenth and eleventh centuries by the lives of St. Dominic Loricatus and St. Peter Damian (died 1072). The latter wrote a special treatise in praise of self-flagellation”
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