power of the clergy
1The Power and the Glory — Infobox Book | name = The Power and the Glory title orig = a prayer translator = image caption = author = Graham Greene cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Penguin USA release date = 1940… …
2Submission of the Clergy — The Submission of the Clergy was a process by which the Church of England gave up their power to formulate church laws without the King s licence and assent. It was first passed by the Convocation of Canterbury in 1532 and then by the Reformation …
3Celibacy of the Clergy — • The renunciation of marriage implicitly or explicitly made, for the more perfect observance of chastity, by all those who receive the Sacrament of Orders in any of the higher grades Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Celibacy of the… …
4French Revolution from the abolition of feudalism to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy — The French Revolution was a period in the history of France covering the years 1789 to 1799, in which republicans overthrew the Bourbon monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. This article covers the year… …
5Civil Constitution of the Clergy — A commemorative plate from 1790 shows a curate swearing the Constitution. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy (French: Constitution civile du clergé ) was a law passed on 12 July 1790 during the French Revolution, that subordinated the Roman… …
6Declaration of the Clergy of France — Under the Declaration of the Clergy of France of 1682, the following privileges were claimed by France in relation to the Holy See. They are the framework of Gallicanism, and have never been accepted by the Pope. Kings of France had the right to… …
7clergy — cler|gy [ˈklə:dʒi US ˈklə:r ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: clergie, from clerc; CLERK1] the clergy [plural] the official leaders of religious activities in organized religions, such as priests, ↑rabbis, and ↑mullahs →↑clerical ▪ the… …
8clergy — noun the clergy (plural) the priests in the Christian church: the power of the clergy in the Middle Ages …
9The Reformation — The Reformation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Reformation The usual term for the religious movement which made its appearance in Western Europe in the sixteenth century, and which, while ostensibly aiming at an internal renewal of the …
10The Religion of Russia — The Religion of Russia † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Religion of Russia A. The Origin of Russian Christianity There are two theories in regard to the early Christianity of Russia; according to one of them, Russia was Catholic from …
