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Prudentius' Psychomachia
'Conflict Of The Soul'
BnF Ms. Latin 8085, France (Reims ?), 870-899AD

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chasteté mettant son épée près de l'autel
Chastity stores her sword under the altar in the temple


PUDICITIA GLADIUM SUUM SUB ALTARE IN TEMPLO RECONDIT

Source: Biblioteque nationale de France

Prudentius (born in 348 in northern Spain, died after 405) spent most of his life following worldly pursuits, but later turned to writing, in which he aimed to glorify God and atone for his earlier sins. One of his most popular works is a poem called Psychomachia (Conflict of the Soul), which describes the battles between female personifications of human virtues and vices.