The Older Authorities

Thomas Aquinas

1225–1274

The Dominican theologian whose Summa Theologiae asked, among a great many other questions, when the wearing of amulets and sacred words is superstition, the question on which the Church’s use of sacramentals rests.

2 Entries in the Materia Medica

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  1. Breve, plate: Breverl, folded amulet with IHS
    BreveA written prayer or holy names folded and worn on the body.
  2. The prologue of JohnThe opening verses of the Gospel of John, “In the beginning was the Word,” written out and

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