Dante’s PURGATORY, Canto 21: PURGING SINS TAKES TIME

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

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PURGING SINS TAKES TIME

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Purging sins takes time:

One thousand two hundred and

Four years to purge his

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NOTE: The Mountain of Purgatory shook because Statius’ sins have been purged after his spending 1204 years on the mountain. For other saved souls, the time spent on the mountain can be greater or lesser.

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https://davidbruceblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/23/dantes-purgatory-canto-21-retelling-fifth-ledge-avarice-and-wastefulness/

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