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JUS PRIMAE NOCTIS
Law of the first night. In feudal times a master's "right" to spend the wedding night with a vassal's bride.
Today is the Memorial of St. Bonaventure (1221-1274), who was born in Italy in 1221. He joined the Franciscan Order and went to Paris for his studies. He was made General of his Order and deserves to be reckoned its second founder for his work in consolidating an institution that was as yet ill-defined in…
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