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Presbyter, Priest Reverend, Rev., Father Presbyter is the official name of the ministers commonly called 'priest'; persons ordained to the presbyterate. Presbyters are ordained as ministers of word and sacrament, most commonly assigned to serve as pastors of parishes or to assist in this ministry. Pastor, "parish priest"
The Ark of the Covenant, [a] also known as the Ark of the Testimony [b] or the Ark of God, [c] [1] [2] is a purported religious storage and relic held to be the most sacred object by the Israelites. Religious tradition describes it as a wooden storage chest decorated in solid gold accompanied by an ornamental lid known as the Seat of Mercy .
On this occasion, the High Priest would enter the Holy of Holies several times, first to offer incense, then to offer blood from the two atonement sin-offerings (his bull and the people's goat). [11] Finally, the High Priest would place his hands on the head of the scapegoat, confess all the people's sins on it, and entrust it to messengers who ...
A Lutheran priest of the Church of Sweden prepares for the celebration of Mass in Strängnäs Cathedral. Archbishops/Presiding Bishops: the Most Reverend ( Most Rev. ); Archbishop ( Abp. ; Arch. ; Archbp. )/ Presiding Bishop ( P.B. ).
The north portal of the 12th-century Urnes stave church has been interpreted as containing depictions of snakes and dragons that represent Ragnarök. [1]In Norse mythology, Ragnarök (/ ˈ r æ ɡ n ə r ɒ k / ⓘ RAG-nə-rok or / ˈ r ɑː ɡ-/ RAHG-; [2] [3] [4] Old Norse: Ragnarǫk [ˈrɑɣnɑˌrɒk]) is a foretold series of impending events, including a great battle in which numerous ...
The Chapel of the Tablet at the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion is said to house the original Ark of the Covenant. The Ethiopian Church claims that one of its churches, Our Lady Mary of Zion, is host to the original Ark of the Covenant that Moses carried with the Israelites during the Exodus. Only one priest is allowed into the building where ...
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A Bohemian priest who doubted the doctrine of transubstantiation celebrated Mass at Bolsena, a town north of Rome. During the Mass the bread of the eucharist began to bleed. The blood from the host fell onto the altar linen in the shape of the face of Jesus as traditionally represented, and the priest came to believe.