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<p> is the official formal seal of a bishop, attached to letters of orders, licenses, deeds of institution, induction, degradation, and other documents. They represent the arms of the diocese, impaled with the personal arms of the bishop. Bishops commonly have two official seals — a large and a small one. These, in England, on their death, are sent to [[Lambeth]] [[Palace]] to be defaced and destroyed under the direction of the archbishop's official. </p> | Episcopal Seal <ref name="term_59596" /> | ||
==References == | <p> is the official formal seal of a bishop, attached to letters of orders, licenses, deeds of institution, induction, degradation, and other documents. They represent the arms of the diocese, impaled with the personal arms of the bishop. Bishops commonly have two official seals '''''—''''' a large and a small one. These, in England, on their death, are sent to [[Lambeth]] [[Palace]] to be defaced and destroyed under the direction of the archbishop's official. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_59596"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/seal,+episcopal Episcopal Seal from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_59596"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/seal,+episcopal Episcopal Seal from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:00, 15 October 2021
Episcopal Seal [1]
is the official formal seal of a bishop, attached to letters of orders, licenses, deeds of institution, induction, degradation, and other documents. They represent the arms of the diocese, impaled with the personal arms of the bishop. Bishops commonly have two official seals — a large and a small one. These, in England, on their death, are sent to Lambeth Palace to be defaced and destroyed under the direction of the archbishop's official.
