Note 138 — Chapter IV · The Sabbat (continued 2)
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Presumably S. Cæsarius of Arles, 470-543, who incidentally was famous for eradicating the last traces of Pagan superstitions and practices. He imposed the penalty of excommunication upon all those who consulted augurs and wore heathen amulets. The Gnostics were especially notorious for their employment of such periapts, talismans, and charms.