aureole of the saints

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According to Saint Thomas Aquinas, the three aureoles are particular rewards added to the essential happiness of eternity, three special points of resemblance to Christ

• victory over the flesh in virginity
• victory over the world in martyrdom
• victory over the devil in preaching truth

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• “aureole of the saints”. Saints.SQPN.com. 30 December 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/aureole-of-the-saints/>