Apostles, The

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• APOSTLES, THE FOUR —    picture of St. John, St. Peter, St. Mark, and St. Paul, in the museum at Münich, painted by Albert Dürer …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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• Apostles —     Apostles     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Apostles     Under this title it may be sufficient to supply brief and essential information,     I. on the name Apostle ;     II. on its various meanings;     III. on the origin of the Apostolate;… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Church —     The Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church     The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Pope —     The Pope     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pope     (Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas, a variant of pappas father, in classical Latin pappas Juvenal, Satires 6:633).     The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below …   Catholic encyclopedia

• apostles —    The biblical apostles were the leaders of the first generation of the Christian movement. In more recent times, various Protestant and other religious leaders have claimed the title as well.    The exalted status of the original apostles in… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• The Apostolic Fathers —     The Apostolic Fathers     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Apostolic Fathers     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… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — Classification Latter Day Saint movement Theology Nontrinitarian, Mormonism Governance …   Wikipedia

• Apostles' Fast — The Apostles Fast, also called the Fast of the Holy Apostles, the Fast of Peter and Paul, or sometimes St. Peter s Fast, [Bulgakov, Sergei, Handbook for Church Servers , [http://www.transfigcathedral.org/faith/Bulgakov/0643.pdf Movable Feasts and …   Wikipedia

• The Apostles (Elgar) — The Apostles , op. 49, is an oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra composed by Edward Elgar. It was first performed on October 14, 1903.OverviewElgar had experienced international success with the Enigma Variations and The Dream of… …   Wikipedia