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21commendatory — He who holds a church living or preferment in commendam …
22commendatory — adj. commending, recommending. Etymology: LL commendatorius (as COMMEND) …
23commendatory letters — In ecclesiastical law, such as are written by one bishop to another on behalf of any of the clergy, or others of his diocese traveling thither, that they may be received among the faithful, or that the clerk may be promoted, or necessaries… …
24commendatory letters — In ecclesiastical law, such as are written by one bishop to another on behalf of any of the clergy, or others of his diocese traveling thither, that they may be received among the faithful, or that the clerk may be promoted, or necessaries… …
25commendatory letters — Letters of recommendation; letters of credence from a hishop in behalf of travelers from his diocese …
26commendatory letter — noun : a letter of commendation; specifically : a letter of introduction testifying to an individual s good standing in a church and given by a bishop to a traveling member of his diocese or to a cleric transferring to another diocese …
27Abbot, Commendatory — • An ecclesiastic, or sometimes a layman, who holds an abbey in commendam Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
28Saints Vincent and Anastasius — Abbey of Saints Vincent and Anastasius † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abbey of Saints Vincent and Anastasius (TRIUM FONTIUM AD AQUAS SALVIAS, TRE FONTANE, or THREE FOUNTAINS). Located near Rome. Connected with, and belonging to the… …
29William Cartwright — For the seventeenth century actor, see William Cartwright (actor) William Cartwright (September 1, 1611 ndash; November 29, 1643), was an English dramatist and churchman.The son of a country gentleman turned innkeeper, he was born at Northway,… …
30In commendam — In canon law, commendam (or in commendam) was a form of transferring an ecclesiastical benefice in trust to the custody of a patron. The phrase in commendam was originally applied to the provisional occupation of an ecclesiastical benefice, which …
