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Jorge's Sermon on the Antichrist from "The Name of the Rose". At the abbot's request, Jorge of Burgos delivers a terrifying sermon on the coming of the Antichrist.

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Jorge's Sermon on the Antichrist

At the abbot's request, Jorge of Burgos delivers a terrifying sermon on the coming of the Antichrist. He describes the signs of the end times and warns the monks of the pride and corruption within their own abbey. The sermon is a masterpiece of apocalyptic rhetoric, filling the listeners with fear and dread. It also serves as a veiled threat to those who would violate the library's secrets.