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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Constance wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> Found this out in my web wandering, thought it might be interesting to toss </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> into the "virtue" discussion as a comparison to the Chivalric virtues being </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> discussed, how do the two compare and, where there are differences, are these </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> differences things that we should also be discussing and emulating.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> The Seven Heavenly Virtues:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> faith, hope, charity, fortitude, justice, temperance, prudence</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Excellent point. I believe Tearlach and others have had this particular (or one very very similar to it) at their vigil to contemplate on. Apropos considering a vigil has more than a little religious significance.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">So we have another set of virtues, more than likely the initial groundwork for any medieval set of chivalric virtues. Here is a good history of the sins...<A HREF="http://deadlysins.com/sins/history.html">http://deadlysins.com/sins/history.html</A>. This site dates the original set of deadly sins some time in the 4th century by Evagrius of Pontus. Just more proof that in the long run it's best for people to find a list they are comfortable with, yet still manages to covers as many bases as possible.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Gregory<B></B></FONT>
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