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BENEDICTUS
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Dom Benedict Baur’s Light of the World was first published in 1952 by B. Herder
Book Co. The present edition by Benedictus Books® prefers fidelity to the original
over modernized diction, and so contains only minimal formatting and editorial
changes that do not affect the original content or style. Citations have been added
or amended where necessary.
Approbations from the original:
Imprimi Potest: Stephanus Schappler, O.S.B., Abbas Coadjutor
Conception Abbey, March 23, 1952
Imprimatur: Carolus Hubertus LeBlond, Episcopus Sancti Joseph
St. Joseph, March 26, 1952
Scripture quotations are either the author’s original translations from the
Latin Vulgate, or drawn from the Challoner version of the Douay-Rheims Bible,
per the imprint of John Murphy Company (Baltimore, 1899).
Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved.
Cover design by LUCAS Art & Design, Jenison, MI
Front cover art: Jesus Resurrected (Getty 538198794)
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2022946952
first edition