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The papal ferula (/ ˈ f ɛr əl ə /; Latin ferula, 'rod') is the pastoral staff used in the Catholic Church by the pope.It is a rod with a knob on top surmounted by a cross. It differs from a crosier, the staff carried by other Latin Church bishops, which is curved or bent at the top in the style of a shepherd's crook.
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 origins of the shepherd's leap may date back to the Guanches, the aboriginal inhabitants of the islands prior to the Castilian conquest period of the early 15th century. Canarian shepherds required a specialised means of transporting themselves safely across ravines and down steep embankments, and settled on the use of long wooden poles ...
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 ...
The shepherd's crook stood for kingship and the flail for the fertility of the land. [1] The earliest known example of a crook is from the Gerzeh culture (Naqada II), and comes from tomb U547 in Abydos [citation needed]. By late Predynastic times, the shepherd's crook was already an established symbol of rule. The flail initially remained ...
Raising Cane’s Co-CEO and COO AJ Kumaran joins the Yahoo Finance Live panel to discuss how the restaurant chain is overcoming the U.S. labor crunch.
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 .
The Caniac Combo at Raising Cane's is a meal that Mandy Tyler, M.Ed., RD, CSSD, LD recommends passing on. "It includes 6 chicken tenders, fries, Cane's sauce, Texas toast, and a large fountain ...