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down side: the cross. On the arms of the cross are the first letters of a rhythmic Latin prayer: Crux sacra sit mihi lux! Nunquam draco sit mihi dux (may the holy cross be my light! But the dragon never my guide!). In the corners of the cross, the letters CSPB stand for: Crux Sancti Patris Benedicti (The Cross of our Holy Father Benedict). Around the letters: v.r.s.n.s.m.v .. s.m.o.l.i.v.b. they stand for: Vade retro Satana! Nunquam suade mihi vana! Sunt mala quae libas. Ipse venena bibas! that means: Get out Satan! you never tempt me with your vanities! What you have to offer me is evil .. Drink the poison yourself! At the top in the middle the letters IHS = the monogram of Jesus
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