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21Monk — For other uses, see Monk (disambiguation). St. Anthony the Great, considered the Father of Christian Monasticism A monk (from Greek: μοναχός, monachos, single, solitary [1]) is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or… …
22Christian Burial — Christian Burial † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Burial The interment of a deceased person with ecclesiastical rites in consecrated ground. The Jews and most of the nations of antiquity buried their dead. Amongst the Greeks and… …
23Crucifer — For the vegetable family, see Cruciferae. A young girl carrying the cross A crucifer is, in some Christian churches (particularly the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, and Lutherans), a person appointed to carry the church s processional …
24Religious habit — St. Anthony the Great, wearing the Coptic habit. A religious habit is a distinctive set of garments worn by members of a religious order. Traditionally some plain garb recognisable as a religious habit has also been worn by those leading the… …
25Papal Mass — A Papal Mass is the Solemn Pontifical High Mass when celebrated by the Pope.There are numerous special ceremonials which are particular to the pope. A Solemn Papal Mass would be celebrated on solemn occasions such as a Papal Coronation, an ex… …
26Procession — A procession (French procession via Middle English, derived from Latin, processio, from procedere, to go forth, advance, proceed) is an organized body of people advancing in a formal or ceremonial manner. Funeral Procession, illustrated in a… …
27Christian burial — Ascension Parish burial ground, Cambridge, UK. A Christian burial is the burial of a deceased person with specifically Christian ecclesiastical rites; typically, in consecrated ground. Until recent times Christians generally objected to cremation …
28Christian monasticism — Icon of Saint Anthony the Great, the founder of Christian monasticism. Christian monasticism is a practice which began to develop early in the history of the Christian Church, modeled upon scriptural examples and ideals, including those in the… …
29Mount St. Peter Church — Mount Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church U.S. National Register of Historic Places …
30crossbearer — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : one that bears a cross: as a. : an attendant who carries a cross in a religious procession or ceremony : crucifer b. : a device of transverse bars for supporting the grate bars of a furnace or the planking or roadway of a… …
