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Shepherds travelling in Chambal, India Shepherd with grazing sheep in Făgăraș Mountains, Romania. A shepherd is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations; it exists in many parts of the globe, and it is an important part of pastoralist animal husbandry.
A crozier on the coat of arms of Basel, Switzerland which was ruled by Prince-Bishops during the Middle Ages. A crozier or crosier (also known as a paterissa, pastoral staff, or bishop's staff) [1] is a stylized staff that is a symbol of the governing office of a bishop or abbot and is carried by high-ranking prelates of Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox ...
Shepherd's crook A shepherd's crook. A shepherd's crook is a long and sturdy stick with a hook at one end, often with the point flared outwards, used by a shepherd to manage and sometimes catch sheep. In addition, the crook may aid in defending against attack by predators. When traversing rough terrain, a crook is an aid to balance.
The "Shepherd's Crook," the original insignia authorized for U.S. Army chaplains, 1880–1888, and still included as part of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps regimental insignia Early army chaplain uniforms used the color black as a symbol of a ministerial presence, before corps insignia had been instituted WWI Army uniform coat with Christian Chaplain insignia WWI Army dress uniform coat with ...
A Boston-area Catholic priest who pushed for the ouster of the powerful Bernard Cardinal Law in a church abuse scandal now faces his own allegations of sexual misconduct, a new lawsuit claims.
The staff with the longest history seems [clarification needed] to be the heqa-sceptre (the "shepherd's crook"). The sceptre also assumed a central role in the Mesopotamian world, and was in most cases part of the royal insignia of sovereigns and gods.
A celebration of life and high school scholarship have been planned to honor young actor Hudson Meek, known for his role in 2017's "Baby Driver."The 16-year-old died near his home in Alabama after ...
John Cena recently sat down with the Today Show to share his go-to McDonald’s order, and let’s just say it matches his larger-than-life persona. The WWE legend, actor and now McDonald’s ...