{"id":56222,"date":"2026-01-22T22:05:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T22:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=56222"},"modified":"2026-01-22T22:05:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T22:05:36","slug":"how-the-st-benedict-medal-became-a-shield-against-the-powers-of-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/how-the-st-benedict-medal-became-a-shield-against-the-powers-of-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoe de Sint-Benedictusmedaille een schild werd tegen de krachten van de duisternis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Portrait of St. Benedict (1926) by Herman Nieg (1849\u20131928); Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Austria; \u201cExorcism of St. Benedict,\u201d by Spinello Aretino, late 14th century. \/ Credit: Public domain National Catholic Register, Jul 11, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). Temptations in a fallen city, memories of a beautiful woman, a poisoned chalice, the attacks of an envious priest, curses from a pagan priest, a rock that won\u2019t budge and another that falls on a young monk, a kitchen in flames, a dragon that\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portrait of St. Benedict (1926) by Herman Nieg (1849\u20131928); Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Austria; \u201cExorcism of St. Benedict,\u201d by Spinello Aretino, late 14th century. \/ Credit: Public domain National Catholic Register, Jul 11, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). Temptations in a fallen city, memories of a beautiful woman, a poisoned chalice, the attacks of an envious priest, curses from a pagan priest, a rock that won\u2019t budge and another that falls on a young monk, a kitchen in flames, a dragon that\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":65196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-56222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22295,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/reverently-awe-inspiring-the-story-behind-twin-catholic-parishes-in-virginia-maryland\/","url_meta":{"origin":56222,"position":0},"title":"\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcReverently awe-inspiring\u2019: The story behind twin Catholic parishes in Virginia, Maryland","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"december 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] St. Benedict Church in Baltimore, Maryland (left) and St. Benedict Church in Richmond, Virginia. \/ Credit: St. Benedict Church; Daniel Payne\/CNA Richmond, Va., Dec 15, 2024 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). 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