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A seraphim holds the closed book of life, upon which these words are carved: 'Hic signatur liber vitae. On various parts of the portal are numerous inscriptions, some of which, like the following, are in leonine verses: 'Casti pacifici mites pietatis amici Sic stant gaudentes securi nil metuentes. The archaeological interest of Conques is not confined to its church.
Chief among them was the abbot's stall, festooned with sculptured vine wreaths and clustering grapes, and bearing the auspicious inscription: Semper gaudentes sint ista sede sedentes: singularly inapplicable, however, to the last prelate who filled it.
This happiness is thus expressed in the New Testament: Ibant gaudentes, quoniam digni habiti sunt pro nomine Jesu contumeliam pati. They went away rejoicing, because they were thought worthy to suffer reproach for the name of Jesus.”
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