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  2. Seven Deacons - Wikipedia

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    Section of a fresco in the Niccoline Chapel by Fra Angelico, depicting Saint Peter consecrating the Seven Deacons. Saint Stephen is shown kneeling.. The Seven, often known as the Seven Deacons, were leaders elected by the early Christian church to minister to the community of believers in Jerusalem, to enable the Apostles to concentrate on 'prayer and the Ministry of the Word' and to address a ...

  3. Acts 6 - Wikipedia

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    Acts 6 is the sixth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the institution of the first seven deacons, [1] and the work of one of them, Stephen. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of ...

  4. Category:People in Acts of the Apostles - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "People in Acts of the Apostles" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 ...

  5. Acts of the Apostles - Wikipedia

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    The name "Acts of the Apostles" was first used by Irenaeus in the late 2nd century. It is not known whether this was an existing name for the book or one invented by Irenaeus; it does seem clear that it was not given by the author, as the word práxeis (deeds, acts) only appears once in the text (Acts 19:18) and there it refers not to the apostles but to deeds confessed by their followers.

  6. Christian laying on of hands - Wikipedia

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    Laying on of hands Finnish Lutheran ordination in Oulu. In Christianity, the laying on of hands (Greek: cheirotonia – χειροτονία, literally, "laying-on of hands") is both a symbolic and formal method of invoking the Holy Spirit primarily during baptisms and confirmations, healing services, blessings, and ordination of priests, ministers, elders, deacons, and other church officers ...

  7. Acts 2 - Wikipedia

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    Acts 2 is the second chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition asserted that Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of Luke. [1] This chapter records the events on the day of Pentecost, about 10 days after the ascension of ...