Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius. Phrase
Meaning:
Kill them all. For the Lord knows those who are his.
Comment
Supposed statement by Abbot Arnaud Amalric before the massacre of Béziers during the Albigensian Crusade, recorded 30 years later, according to Caesarius of Heisterbach. cf. "Kill them all and let God sort them out."
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