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• Processional Cross — • A crucifix which is carried at the head of a procession, and which is usually mounted upon a long staff or handle Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Processional Cross     Processional Cross …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Armagh — • Archdiocese founded by St. Patrick about 445, as the primatial and metropolitan see of Ireland Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Armagh     Armagh      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Armagh — The Archdiocese of Armagh (Latin: Archidioecesis Ardmachana ; Irish: Ard Deoise Ard Mhacha ) was founded by St. Patrick about 445, and became the senior primatial and metropolitan see of Ireland. The current Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of… …   Wikipedia

• Crosier — For other uses, see Crosier (disambiguation). Western crosier of Archbishop Heinrich of Finstingen, 1260 1286. A crosier (crozier, pastoral staff, paterissa, pósokh) is the stylized staff of office (pastoral staff) carried by high ranking… …   Wikipedia

• France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

• The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) —     The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     I. IN THE UNITED STATES     Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …   Catholic encyclopedia

• St. Thomas Christians —     St. Thomas Christians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Thomas Christians     An ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent from the Apostle St. Thomas. The subject will be treated under the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …   Universalium

• Josemaría Escrivá — Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer Saint of Ordinary Life Born 9 January 1902(1902 01 09) Barbastro, Aragon …   Wikipedia

• Mexico — • Situated at the extreme point of the North American continent, bounded on the north by the United States, on the east by the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, British Honduras, and Guatemala, and on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium