Difference between revisions of "Vartabeds"
From BiblePortal Wikipedia
(Created page with "Vartabeds <ref name="term_64666" /> <p> an order of celibate priests in the Armenian Church (q.v.), who are attached to the churches as preachers (the married priests do...") |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Vartabeds <ref name="term_64666" /> | |||
<p> an order of celibate priests in the Armenian | Vartabeds <ref name="term_64666" /> | ||
==References == | <p> an order of celibate priests in the Armenian Church (q.v.), who are attached to the churches as preachers (the married priests do not usually preach), and from among whom the bishops and higher clergy are taken. It is a degree of honor corresponding very nearly to our doctor of divinity, and is given with the same solemnity as holy orders. </p> | ||
== References == | |||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_64666"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/vartabeds Vartabeds from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_64666"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/vartabeds Vartabeds from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:30, 15 October 2021
Vartabeds [1]
an order of celibate priests in the Armenian Church (q.v.), who are attached to the churches as preachers (the married priests do not usually preach), and from among whom the bishops and higher clergy are taken. It is a degree of honor corresponding very nearly to our doctor of divinity, and is given with the same solemnity as holy orders.
