Difference between revisions of "Legate"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_137896" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_137896" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) An official assistant given to a general or to the governor of a province. </p> <p> (2): (n.) An ecclesiastic representing the pope and invested with the authority of the [[Holy]] See. </p> <p> (3): (n.) An ambassador or envoy. </p> <p> (4): (n.) Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) An official assistant given to a general or to the governor of a province. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) An ecclesiastic representing the pope and invested with the authority of the [[Holy]] See. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) An ambassador or envoy. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province. </p> | ||
== Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_20049" /> == | == Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_20049" /> == | ||
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_75969" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_75969" /> == | ||
<p> The title of the Pope's representative or ambassador; in medieval times this office was attached to certain bishoprics, and the bishops were styled <i> legati nati; </i> besides these there were <i> legati a latere </i> , generally cardinals, and <i> legati missi </i> , or nuncios specially appointed; legates used to claim full papal jurisdiction within their provinces, which caused many disputes; now they are ambassadors for spiritual purposes at | <p> The title of the Pope's representative or ambassador; in medieval times this office was attached to certain bishoprics, and the bishops were styled <i> legati nati; </i> besides these there were <i> legati a latere </i> , generally cardinals, and <i> legati missi </i> , or nuncios specially appointed; legates used to claim full papal jurisdiction within their provinces, which caused many disputes; now they are ambassadors for spiritual purposes at Roman [[Catholic]] Courts—Vienna, Münich, Madrid, Lisbon, and Paris—and do not interfere with the authority of the bishops. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:14, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) An official assistant given to a general or to the governor of a province.
(2): ( n.) An ecclesiastic representing the pope and invested with the authority of the Holy See.
(3): ( n.) An ambassador or envoy.
(4): ( n.) Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province.
Charles Buck Theological Dictionary [2]
A cardinal, or bishop whom the pope sends as his ambassador to sovereign princes.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [3]
The title of the Pope's representative or ambassador; in medieval times this office was attached to certain bishoprics, and the bishops were styled legati nati; besides these there were legati a latere , generally cardinals, and legati missi , or nuncios specially appointed; legates used to claim full papal jurisdiction within their provinces, which caused many disputes; now they are ambassadors for spiritual purposes at Roman Catholic Courts—Vienna, Münich, Madrid, Lisbon, and Paris—and do not interfere with the authority of the bishops.
