Kill them all; for the Lord knoweth them that are His. — Arnaud Amalric

Kill them all; for the Lord knoweth them that are His.

In the original Latin

Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius.

The Dialogue on Miracles · 1209
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Statement prior to the massacre at Beziers, France on July 22, 1209, as part of the Albigensian Crusade.

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Arnaud Amalric. Quoted in The Dialogue on Miracles, written by Caesarius of Hesterbach, translated by Ronald Pepin. Vol. 1, Liturgical Press, 2023.
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Arnaud Amalric. Quoted in The Dialogue on Miracles, written by Caesarius of Hesterbach. c. 1223.

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