Ecclesiastical
41Ecclesiastical Conferences — Ecclesiastical Conferences † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Conferences Ecclesiastical Conferences are meetings of clerics for the purpose of discussing, in general, matters pertaining to their state of life, and, in… …
42Ecclesiastical Feasts — Ecclesiastical Feasts † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Feasts (Lat. Festum; Gr. heorte). Feast Days, or Holy Days, are days which are celebrated in commemoration of the sacred mysteries and events recorded in the history… …
43Ecclesiastical Tenure — Ecclesiastical Tenure † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Tenure I. In the feudal system an ecclesiastical fief followed all the laws laid down for temporal fiefs. The suzerain, e.g. bishop, abbot, or other possessor, granted an… …
44Ecclesiastical Commissioners — were, in England and Wales, a body corporate, whose full title is Ecclesiastical and Church Estates Commissioners for England. The commissioners were authorized to determine the distribution of revenues of the Church of England, and they made… …
45Ecclesiastical ordinances — are the bylaws of a Christian religious organization, especially that of a diocese or province of a church. They are used in the Anglican Communion, particularly the American Episcopal Church and Roman Catholic Church. Ecclesiastical Ordinances… …
46Ecclesiastical crime — is the term used to refer to crimes ( ) related to the clergy where the crime is against canon law. Compare Civil law.The crime of Simony is the ecclesiastical crime of paying for offices or positions in the hierarchy of a church. The crimes of… …
47Ecclesiastical Archives — • A collection of documents, records, and memorials, pertaining to the origin, foundation, growth, history, and constitutions of a diocese, parish, monastery, or religious community under the jurisdiction of the Church Catholic Encyclopedia.… …
48Ecclesiastical Letters — Ecclesiastical Letters † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Letters (LITTERÆ ECCLESIASTICÆ) Ecclesiastical letters are publications or announcements of the organs of ecclesiastical authority, e.g. the synods, more particularly …
49Ecclesiastical Pension — Ecclesiastical Pension † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Pension The right to a certain sum of money to be paid yearly out of the revenues of a church or benefice to a cleric, on account of just reasons approved by an… …
50Ecclesiastical Annals — Ecclesiastical Annals † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Annals The historical literature of the Middle Ages may be classed under three general heads: chronicles, annals, and lives of the saints. CHRONICLES Chronicles… …
