Saint exposes self to temptation but preserves chastity. Thus insures self greater reward in Heaven — Mythoi

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Saint exposes self to temptation but preserves chastity. Thus insures self greater reward in Heaven.

Sex. · Chastity and celibacy. · Anchorites under temptation. · view the constellation · filed as T335

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Filed under Anchorites under temptation.

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Man unsuccessfully tempted by woman. (St. Anthony.) Man tempted by fiend in woman's shape. (Or woman by fiend in man's shape.) Man mutilates himself to remove temptation Monk cures himself of desire for dead sweetheart. He digs up her remains Sight or touch of woman as source of sin Woman wagers that she can seduce anchorite Virtuous man seduced by woman

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