Sabine Baring-Gould Quotes

Connected with the fall of Satan is his lameness. The devil is represented in art and in legion as limping on one foot; this was occasioned by his having broken his leg in his fall.

Sabine Baring-Gould

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• Devil
• Satan

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  • Fall
  • Broken