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In Wicca, it denotes a male or female who has been initiated into the priesthood in the 1st or 2nd degree depending on the tradition. High Priest/High Priestess: A Wiccan role. One becomes a High Priest/ess once they attain the second or third degree, depending upon which tradition of Wicca they belong to. Bard
Priests are colloquially addressed as "Father" (abbreviated as "Fr.") before either their true name or last name, even their nickname. Reverend Father as a full title is similar to Anglican or Eastern Orthodox usage, in contrast to practice in some other English-speaking nations.
Here may also be classed the abbreviated forms for the name of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost; also for the names of the Blessed Virgin, the saints, etc.; likewise abbreviations used in the administration of the Sacraments, mortuary epitaphs, etc. (to which class belong the numerous Catacomb inscriptions); finally some miscellaneous ...
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While most clerical names are clear, unambiguous and known, some names associated with clergy of some faiths make this difficult. In those religions which have hierarchies, the higher the level within that hierarchy, the greater the likelihood that the person's first name may have ceased to be used publicly, being replaced by a title.
(rel. name: Ursula) 23 October 1808 Baltimore, Maryland 1874 Emmitsburg, Maryland: Professed Religious, Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul: Buffalo: Heroic Virtues 1876 Giovanni Paulo Pietrobattista (rel. name: Pamfilo of Magliano) 12 (or 22) April 1824 Magliano de' Marsi, L'Aquila, Italy 15 November 1876 Rome, Italy
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 ...
A Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr in the Late Roman Empire. Aldred the Scribe: before and after 970 Tenth-century priest, otherwise known only as Aldred, who was a provost of the monastic community of St. Cuthbert at Chester-le-Street in 970. Alexis Bachelot: 22 February 1796 – 5 December 1837