Candidati

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Candidati [1]

(from Lat. Candidus, white). The catechumens (q.v.) of the early Christian Church were so called because they were accustomed to appear dressed in white on their admission into the Church by baptism.

References

  1. ↑ Candidati from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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