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Bandage, Nuns

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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is the linen band which nuns wear over their foreheads to signify that they have closed their eyes to all worldly objects. (See NUN).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Bandage, Nuns'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/bandage-nuns.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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