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Name and Role Period of Activity Region of Origin Description and Legacy Thecla (Disciple of Paul the Apostle) fl. 30 CE: Iconium: Thecla, featured in The Acts of Paul and Thecla, is celebrated for her celibacy, preaching, and advocacy for equality. Although often considered more legendary than historical due to its hagiographic nature and lack ...
(Names are listed by alphabetically by given name in the western convention of given-name, surname for clarity.) Arashi Kishū – X; Ayako Matsuzaki – Ghost Hunt; Chikane Himemiya and Himeko Kurusugawa – Kannazuki no Miko; Kagome Higurashi, Kikyo, and Kaede – Inuyasha; Kagami Hiiragi and Tsukasa Hiiragi – Lucky Star; Kaho Mizuki ...
Pages in category "Christian female saints of the Middle Ages" The following 132 pages are in this category, out of 132 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A Catholic document from 2001 [95] made clear that, even if a bishop decided to permit female altar servers, the priest in charge of a church in that diocese was not obliged to accept them, since there was no question of anyone, male or female, having a right to become an altar server. Furthermore, the document states that: "it will always be ...
In many denominations of Christianity the ordination of women is a relatively recent phenomenon within the life of the Church. As opportunities for women have expanded in the last 50 years, those ordained women who broke new ground or took on roles not traditionally held by women in the Church have been and continue to be considered notable.
Oct. 25—When she comes up to the altar rail to receive a blessing during Communion while wearing her clerical vestments, the Rev. Anne Tropeano — known as "Father Anne" — receives a variety ...
Ecumenical Patriarch [insert name], His All-Holiness, Your All-Holiness. Bishop of Constantinople, with primacy within Orthodox communion; Successor of Saint Andrew the Apostle, one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus Christ: Patriarch: Patriarch [insert name] of [place], Patriarch, His Beatitude, Your Beatitude.
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