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  • 21Apostolic king — Apostolic Ap os*tol ic, Apostolical Ap os*tol ic*al, a. [L. apostolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. apostolique.] 1. Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times, or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the apostolic age. [1913… …

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  • 22Apostolic see — Apostolic Ap os*tol ic, Apostolical Ap os*tol ic*al, a. [L. apostolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. apostolique.] 1. Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times, or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the apostolic age. [1913… …

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  • 23Apostolic Church-Ordinance — • A third century pseudo Apostolic collection of moral and hierarchical rules and instructions, compiled in the main from ancient Christian sources Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apostolic Church Ordinance      …

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  • 24Apostolic Church-Ordinance — The Apostolic Church Ordinances is a 3rd century pseudo Apostolic collection of moral and hierarchical rules and instructions, compiled from early Christian sources. It was first published in Ethiopic by Hiob Ludolf (with Latin translation) [In… …

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  • 25Apostolic Tradition — The Apostolic Tradition is an early manual of Christian church life and discipline which includes early forms of worship. It was formerly known as the Egyptian Church Order but is now held to be the work of the third century Roman theologian… …

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  • 26The English College, in Rome —     The English College, in Rome     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The English College, in Rome     I. FOUNDATION     Some historians (e.g., Dodd, II, 168, following Polydere Vergil, Harpsfield, Spelman, etc.) have traced the origin of the English… …

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  • 27The Pious Society of Missions —     The Pious Society of Missions     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pious Society of Missions     Founded by Ven. Vincent Mary Pallotti in 1835. The members of the society are generally called Pallottini Fathers. Its object is to preserve the… …

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  • 28The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist —     The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist     In this article we shall consider:     ♦ the fact of the Real Presence, which is, indeed, the central dogma;     ♦ the …

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  • 29The Rosary —     The Rosary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rosary     I. IN THE WESTERN CHURCH      The Rosary , says the Roman Breviary, is a certain form of prayer wherein we say fifteen decades or tens of Hail Marys with an Our Father between each ten,… …

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  • 30Apostolic constitution — This article is part of a series on the Law of the Catholic Church Codes of Canon Law 1983 Code of Canon Law Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches 1917 Code of Canon Law Concord …

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