Miles Christianus
Christian allegory based on New Testament military metaphors / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The miles Christianus (Christian soldier) or miles Christi (soldier of Christ) is a Christian allegory based on New Testament military metaphors, especially the Armor of God metaphor of military equipment standing for Christian virtues[1] and on certain passages of the Old Testament from the Latin Vulgate.[2] The plural of Latin miles (soldier) is milites or the collective militia.[3]
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By the 5th century, the Church had started to develop doctrines that allowed for Christian participation in battle, though this was limited by a requirement that the fighting must be undertaken to convert infidels or spread the glory of Christ. Christians were not to fight for conquest or personal glory.[4]