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whole world that one
chosen from
among the
presbyters should be
placed over the
others ... Therefore, as
presbyters may know that by the
custom of the church...
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Prester John (Latin:
Presbyter Ioannes) was a
mythical Christian patriarch,
presbyter, and king.
Stories po****r in
Europe in the 12th to the 17th centuries...
- John the
Presbyter was an
obscure figure of the
early Church who is
either distinguished from or
identified with the
Apostle John and/or John of Patmos...
- A
presbyteral council or
council of
priests is a
group of
priests chosen to ****ist the
local ordinary in an
advisory capacity in the
governance of a Roman...
- Deacons" "Diaconate", or "Deacons' Court".
These are
sometimes known as "
presbyters" to the full congregation.
Since the 20th century, most denominations...
- Caius,
Presbyter of Rome (also
known as Gaius) was a
Christian author who
lived and
wrote towards the
beginning of the 3rd century. Only
fragments of...
-
distinct offices,
bishop and
presbyter. The
bishop was
understood mainly as the
president of the
council of
presbyters, and so the
bishop came to be...
-
Presbyterian (or
presbyteral)
polity is a
method of
church governance ("ecclesiastical polity")
typified by the rule of ****emblies of
presbyters, or elders...
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Theophilus Presbyter (fl. c. 1070–1125) is the
pseudonymous author or
compiler of a
Latin text
containing detailed descriptions of
various medieval arts...
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branches of
Christianity over
whether there are two
ordained classes (
presbyters and deacons), or
three (bishops, priests, and deacons). The
first view...
