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111Reformed Churches — • Protestant bodies which adopted the tenets of Zwingli and, later, the doctrinal principles of Calvin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Reformed Churches Reformed Churches …
112Christianity in Ireland — Saint Patrick, a Romano Briton Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognised patron saint of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Columba are also patron saints …
113Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada — The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada (referred to in older documents as the Primate of All Canada) is elected by the General Synod of the Church from among a list of five bishops nominated by the House of Bishops. The role of diocesan (or …
114United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
115Veneration of Images — Veneration of Images † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Veneration of Images I. IMAGES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT The First Commandment would seem absolutely to forbid the making of any kind of representation of men, animals, or even plants:… …
116Defrocking — laicization redirects here. For laicization meaning secularization, see secularization. To defrock, unfrock, or laicize ministers or priests is to remove their rights to exercise the functions of the ordained ministry. This may be due to criminal …
117John Dunmore Lang — (25 August 1799 ndash; 8 August 1878), Australian Presbyterian clergyman, writer, politician and activist, was the first prominent advocate of an independent Australian nation and of Australian republicanism.Background and FamilyLang was born… …
118World Communion of Reformed Churches — The World Communion of Reformed Churches is an ecumenical Christian body being formed by the union of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Reformed Ecumenical Council.After a two day meeting ending on 1 February 2006, Douwe Visser,… …
119Monsey Church — The Monsey Church New Hope Christian Church Postcard of the Monsey Church from the late 1940s or early 1950s …
120Confessing Movement — For an unrelated topic with a similar name regarding Protestantism and resistance to Nazism in Nazi Germany, see Confessing Church. The Confessing Movement is an Evangelical movement within several mainline Protestant denominations to return… …
