The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1842 page)
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Pongyi
(Burmese Buddhist monk):
(Burmese Buddhist monk):
Pontifex Maximus
(Lat.,
pontifex
, ‘bridge-maker’, of uncertain significance). Title of the
pope
. It was originally the title of the chief pagan priest at Rome. In English it is rendered ‘supreme pontiff’.
pontifex
, ‘bridge-maker’, of uncertain significance). Title of the
pope
. It was originally the title of the chief pagan priest at Rome. In English it is rendered ‘supreme pontiff’.
Pontifical
.
.
The liturgical book in the
Roman Catholic Church
which contains the prayers and ceremonies for rites involving a bishop.
Roman Catholic Church
which contains the prayers and ceremonies for rites involving a bishop.
Poor Clares
.
.
The ‘Second Order’ of St
Francis
, founded by him and St Clare some time between 1212 and 1214. Clare was moved by the preaching of Francis to abandon her possessions and to join a Benedictine house. In 1215, she became abbess of a new and separate community, living under a severe rule—later ameliorated for some convents. Nevertheless, Poor Clares are regarded as the most austere religious order in the
Roman Catholic Church
.
Francis
, founded by him and St Clare some time between 1212 and 1214. Clare was moved by the preaching of Francis to abandon her possessions and to join a Benedictine house. In 1215, she became abbess of a new and separate community, living under a severe rule—later ameliorated for some convents. Nevertheless, Poor Clares are regarded as the most austere religious order in the
Roman Catholic Church
.
Poor men of Lyons
(followers of Waldenses):
(followers of Waldenses):
P
p
.
p.
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