marital rites
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And you, bishops, archimandrites, abbots, servants of the altar, feed the flock of Christ zealously, as preparing to give an account thereof, and fear the Judge of Heaven more than the earthly judge.'
From A Book of Golden Deeds by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
In Russia the bishops are commonly selected from the archimandrites.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
What could be more destructive to the hierarchy of popes, cardinals, and papal nuncios of the Latin, with the patriarchs, archimandrites, and papas of the Greek churches?
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John
The archimandrites and patriarchs, their white beards waving during the reading of the prayers, lifted golden arms to bless kneeling throngs.
From Against the Grain by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)
He had made his popes and his archimandrites dress themselves in those splendid and majestic insignia, which they have inherited from the Greeks.
From History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 by Ségur, Philippe-Paul, comte de
