Mortification of the flesh
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Mortification of the flesh is an act by which an individual or group seeks to mortify or deaden their sinful nature, as a part of the process of sanctification.
A penitent flagellates himself with a discipline during the San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites
Fresco in the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella showing Saint Dominic with a discipline in his hand, kneeling before a crucifixion scene
A confraternity of penitents in Italy mortifying the flesh with disciplines in a seven-hour procession; penitents wear capirote so that attention is not drawn toward themselves as they repent but rather to God.
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Self-flagellation
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Self-flagellation is the disciplinary and devotional practice of flogging oneself with whips or other instruments that inflict pain. In Christianity, self-flagellation is practiced in the context of t
Mortification of the flesh
…fasting, abstinence, as well as pious kneeling. Also common among Christian religious orders in the past were the wearing of sackcloth, as well as self-flagellation in imitation of Jesus Christ's suffering and death. Christian theology holds that the Holy Spirit helps believers in the "mortification of the sins of…
Shia Muslims mourning the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in Hyderabad, India
Magdarame (penitents) during Holy Week in the Philippines
Zanjerzani in Iran