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Sourcebook.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/boniface-letters.html

"    Strive with all your might against foolish
superstitions in dress, a thing hateful to God. These
ornaments, as they call them, but which others call
foulness, with their wide embroidered purple stripes, are
sent by Antichrist to herald his coming. Through his [134]
craftiness he introduces into monasteries his own servants,
fornication and lust, sinful friendships of youths in purple
garments, distaste for study and prayer, and the ruin of
souls. Such attire shows the wickedness of their souls,
giving proof of arrogance and pride, luxury, vanity, of
which Wisdom says: " Pride and arrogance and the evil way of
the froward mouth I hate."   "


Robert J Welenc wrote:
> 
> Can anyone help this good gentle?  (I want to see that quote myself!)
> 
> Alanna
> 
> >Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 16:50:05 EST
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> >To: h-needlework at ansteorra.org, sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu
> >Subject: quote from St. Boniface
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> >Hello to the list.
> >
> >I am looking for the actual quote from St. Boniface where, in 745
> CE, he
> >argued that luxurious dress, especially garments with broad
> decorative bands
> >depicting dragons embroidered in purple, tended to introduce
> fornication and
> >lasciviousness into religious houses.  (Don't you just love that?!)
> >