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Definition of Almoner

Almoner
Almoner Al"mon*er, n. [OE. aumener, aulmener, OF. almosnier, aumosnier, F. aum[^o]nier, fr. OF. almosne, alms, L. eleemosyna. See Alms.] One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc.

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- An almoner (/ˈɑːmənər, ˈæl-/) is a chaplain or church officer who originally was in charge of distributing money to the deserving poor. The title almoner...
- the Lord High Almoner, an office dating from 1103. The almoner is responsible for distributing alms to the poor. The Lord High Almoner is usually a diocesan...
- romanized: Iōannēs ho Eleēmōn), also known as John the Almsgiver, John the Almoner, John the Comp****ionate, or John the Merciful, was the Chalcedonian/Melkite...
- The Lord Almoner's Professorships of Arabic were two professorships, one at the University of Oxford and one at the University of Cambridge. They were...
- alms. A bull of Pope Innocent III cites the almoner as an existing position while the post of apostolic almoner was formally erected by Pope Gregory X in...
- master of ceremonies from 1998 to 2013. In 2013, he was appointed as Papal Almoner to coordinate the charitable concerns of Pope Francis leading the Office...
- The Grand Almoner of France (French: Grand aumônier de France) was an officer of the French monarchy and a member of the Maison du Roi ("King's Household")...
- of the Secretariat of State The Secretary for Relations with States The Almoner of His Holiness The President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy...
- that retain royal courts. Examples of court appointments would include: Almoner Arch-Treasurer Butler Chamberlain Chancellor Chancery Chapelmaster Chaplain...
- buildings. The person designated to oversee the distribution was called an almoner. At Worcester Cathedral the alms are said to have been distributed on stone...