In certain Christian denominations, holy orders are the ordained ministries of bishop, priest (presbyter), and deacon, and the sacrament or rite by which...
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The sacrament of holy orders in the Catholic Church includes three orders: bishops, priests, and deacons, in decreasing order of rank, collectively comprising...
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The orders, decorations, and medals of the Holy See include titles, chivalric orders, distinctions and medals honoured by the Holy See, with the Pope as...
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Catholic Church (redirect from Holy Roman Catholic)
Sick (formerly called Extreme Unction, one of the "Last Rites"), Holy Orders and Holy Matrimony. Sacraments are visible rituals that Catholics see as signs...
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members of religious orders and individual holy persons. The Second Council of Lyon (1274) recognised four main mendicant orders, created in the first...
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Death in Holy Orders is a 2001 detective novel in the Adam Dalgliesh series by English writer P. D. James. The novel is mainly set in and around an Anglo-Catholic...
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Minister (Christianity) (redirect from Clerk in Holy Orders)
term Clerk in Holy Orders is still the official title for certain Christian clergy and its usage is prevalent in canon law. Holy orders refer to any recipient...
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Sacraments of the Catholic Church (section Holy Orders)
Penance and the Anointing of the Sick; and the sacraments of service: Holy Orders and Matrimony. Furthermore, Baptism and penance were also known as the...
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Lutheran sacraments (section Holy Orders)
same-sex weddings. Although the Lutheran Confessions do not deny that Holy Orders may be considered Sacramental (See "Apology to the Augsburg Confession...
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