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vade retro satana -> ύπαγε οπίσω Σατανά | ὕπαγε, Σατανᾶ | ύπαγε οπίσω μου, Σατανά

Vade retro satana ("Go back, Satan" or "Step back, Satan") is a Medieval Catholic formula for exorcism, recorded in a 1415 manuscript found in the Benedictine Metten Abbey in Bavaria and its origin is traditionally associated with the Benedictines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vade_retro_satana
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Ὕπαγε ὀπίσω μου, Σατανᾶ is verbatim from Matthew 4:10 (Jesus to Satan) and Mark 8:33 (Jesus to Peter).
« Last Edit: 30 Jul, 2012, 07:49:34 by billberg23 »
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