Examen

Before the end of the year Vesalius composed a cordial reply, Anatomicarum Gabrielis Fallopii observationum examen, generally referred to as the Examen.

I ask God for an insight and a strength that will make this Examen the work of grace, fruitful beyond my human capacity alone.

If you have never prayed the Examen, or have been lukewarm in its practice, I encourage you to give it a try this week.

Examen des graisses d'homme, de mouton, de boeuf, de jaguar et d'oie" (Chemical researches on fatty substances, and particularly on their combinations o filippos ine kapios with alkalis.