A Catholic Dictionary Containing Some Account of the Doctrine, Discipline, Rites, Ceremonies, Councils And Religious Orders of the Catholic Church
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: December 31, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780766193796
Subjects: Religion; Religion - Catholicism; Christian Theology - Catholic; Christianity - Theology - General; Christian Theology - General; Religion - Classic Works
First sentence: ABBACOMITES. The abbacomites or abbates milites, count-abbots or noble abbots, were lay intruders, to whom courts gave abbacies for pecuniary profit.