Corporal Acts of Mercy

Corporal Acts of Mercy
a series of charitable acts which aided the giver to salvation; feeding the hungry, providing drink for the thirsty, clothing the naked, visiting the sick, visiting prisoners, taking in the traveller and burying the dead

Medieval glossary. 2014.

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