Difference between revisions of "Competentes"

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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_33787" /> ==
 
<p> a class of catechumens in the early Church. </p> <p> (See [[Catechumens]]). </p>
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<p> (i.e., seekers of the grace of Christ) was an advanced class of candidates for baptism, who had received adequate instruction. They acquired this name on Palm-Sunday, when the [[Creed]] was delivered to them; on the second Sunday following the Lord's [[Prayer]] was explained in their hearing. </p>
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<ref name="term_33780"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/competentes+(2) Competentes from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_33787"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/competentes Competentes from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
       
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Revision as of 09:55, 15 October 2021

Competentes [1]

(i.e., seekers of the grace of Christ) was an advanced class of candidates for baptism, who had received adequate instruction. They acquired this name on Palm-Sunday, when the Creed was delivered to them; on the second Sunday following the Lord's Prayer was explained in their hearing.

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