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• Curia (Roman Catholic Church) — For the Ancient Roman usage, see Curia. In Roman Catholicism, a curia consists of a group of officials who assist in the governance of a particular Church. These curias range from the relatively simple diocesan curia, to the larger patriarchal… …   Wikipedia

• Roman Curia — • Strictly speaking, the ensemble of departments or ministries which assist the sovereign pontiff in the government of the Universal Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Roman Curia     Roman Curia …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Curia (disambiguation) — Curia may refer to: in Roman antiquity Curia, one of the ten subdivisions of each of the three Roman tribes. Also of similar divisions in other cities. The building belonging to a Roman curia, serving mainly as its place of worship, see Ancient… …   Wikipedia

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• Roman — /roh meuhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the ancient or modern city of Rome, or to its inhabitants and their customs and culture: Roman restaurants. 2. of or pertaining to the ancient kingdom, republic, and empire whose capital was the city of… …   Universalium

• roman — /rddaw mahonn /, n., pl. romans / mahonn /. French. 1. a metrical narrative, esp. in medieval French literature. 2. a novel. * * * I Typeface used most widely in Western typography, the general term for the type of this book s text. Characterized …   Universalium

• Roman Historical Institutes —     Roman Historical Institutes     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Roman Historical Institutes     Collegiate bodies established at Rome by ecclesiastical or civil authority for the purpose of historical research, notably in the Vatican archives.… …   Catholic encyclopedia