Apologetics
A theological science which has for its purpose the explanation and defence of the Christian religion.
Apolytikion
A dismissal prayer or hymn said or sung at the end of the Greek Mass and at other times during Matins and Vespers.
Aporti, Ferrante
An educator and theologian, born at San Martino dell'Argine, province of Mantua, Italy, 20 Nov., 1791; died 14 Nov., 1858, at Turin.
Apostle (in Liturgy)
The name given by the Greek Church to the Epistle of the Divine Liturgy, which is invariably of Apostolic origin and never taken, as sometimes happens in the Roman Rite, from the O…
Apostle Spoons
A set of thirteen spoons, usually silver, the handles of which are adorned with representations of Our Lord (the Master spoon) and the twelve Apostles.
Apostles of Erin, The Twelve
Twelve holy Irishmen of the sixth century who went to study at the School of Clonard in Meath.
Apostles, The
Apostolos (Apostle) means one who is sent forth, who is entrusted with a mission.
Apostles' Creed
A formula containing in brief statements, or "articles," the fundamental tenets of Christian belief, and having for its authors, according to tradition, the Twelve Apostles.
Apostleship of Prayer, The
A pious association otherwise known as a league of prayer in union with the Heart of Jesus.
Apostolic Camera
The former central board of finance in the papal administrative system, which at one time was of great importance in the government of the States of the Church, and in the administ…
Apostolic Church-Ordinance
A third-century pseudo-Apostolic collection of moral and hierarchical rules and instructions, compiled in the main from ancient Christian sources.
Apostolic Churches
All the individual orthodox churches could, in a sense, be called Apostolic Churches, because they were in some more or less mediate connection with the Apostles.
Apostolic Constitutions
A fourth-century pseudo-Apostolic collection, in eight books, of independent, though closely related, treatises on Christian discipline, worship, and doctrine, intended to serve as…
Apostolic Fathers, The
Christian writers of the first and second centuries who are known, or are considered, to have had personal relations with some of the Apostles, or to have been so influenced by the…
Apostolic Letters
The letters of the Apostles to Christian communities or those in authority.
Apostolic See, The
A metaphorical term, used, as happens in all languages, to express the abstract notion of authority by the concrete name of the place in which it is exercised.
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