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In the 19th century, Serbian Orthodox priests in the Balkans regularly led armies into battle. This was Bogdan Zimonjić, a famous Serbian warrior priest and military commander. (infosec.pub)
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Bogdan Zimonjić was a Serbian Orthodox priest and military commander who led armies in the Balkans during the 19th century.

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[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 hours ago

There has been warrior Popes. So this doesn’t surprise me at all.

[–] TurgidSturgeon@piefed.zip 1 points 2 hours ago

"It's a Buddhist meditation technique, focuses your aggression. The monks used to do it before they went into battle."

"What kind of Buddhism IS this, Otto?"