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Archdeacons , ARCHDEACON
Although the title of archdeacon is first referred to by St. Optatus of Milevis (4th century), from the 3d century the bishop would select… STOLE , STOLE
A band of material worn by bishops, priests, and deacons for all liturgical services; bishops and priests wear it about the neck and with the e… Presbyter , An official in the early Christian Church. This article treats of the use of this title, first as found in the Bible, then as employed in the early p… Patriarch , pa·tri·arch / ˈpātrēˌärk/ • n. 1. the male head of a family or tribe. ∎ a man who is the oldest or most venerable of a group: Hollywood's reigning pa… Saint Cyprian , Thascius Caecilianus Cyprianus
Thascius Caecilianus Cyprianus
Thascius Caecilianus Cyprianus (died 258) is known as St. Cyprian. As bishop of Carthag… Bishops , bishops. The office and work of a bishop has evolved from that of the apostles in the New Testament church. That church recognized two differing form…
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