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  • 1Fathers of the Church — • The word Father is used in the New Testament to mean a teacher of spiritual things, by whose means the soul of man is born again into the likeness of Christ: Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Fathers of the Church      …

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  • 2The Church —     The Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church     The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …

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  • 3The Church in China —     The Church in China     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church in China     Ancient Christians     The introduction of Christianity into China has been ascribed not only to the Apostle of India, St. Thomas, but also to St. Bartholomew. In the… …

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  • 4The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — Classification Latter Day Saint movement Theology Nontrinitarian, Mormonism Governance …

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  • 5Holy fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu — The Holy fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu are saints venerated together on January 14 by the Eastern Orthodox Church. They comprise two different groups of saints who were killed at different times and at different locations. Their names are… …

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  • 6Use of Numbers in the Church —     Use of Numbers in the Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Use of Numbers in the Church     No attentive reader of the Old Testament can fail to notice that a certain sacredness seems to attach to particular numbers, for example, seven, forty …

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  • 7Classical Latin Literature in the Church — • This article deals only with the relations of the classical literature, chiefly Latin, to the Catholic Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Classical Latin Literature in the Church     Classic …

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  • 8Trinity of the Church Fathers — The Trinity formula occurred very early in the history of the Christian Church. Originally the meaning of the formula was not explicitly expressed, but in the Church Fathers apologetic debate against outside criticism, for society acceptance and… …

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  • 9Infallibility of the Church — The Infallibility of the Church (or, more properly, indefectibility of the Church) is the belief that the Holy Spirit will not allow the Church to err in its belief or teaching under certain circumstances. In Christianity, this belief is held… …

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  • 10Geography and the Church — • Explains the nature of this science and the course of its evolution Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Geography and the Church     Geography and the Church      …

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