Papal legate
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papal-legate-249-2474901
title:
Papal legate
text:
A papal legate or apostolic legate is a personal representative of the Pope to foreign nations, to some other part of the Catholic Church, or representatives of the state or monarchy. He is empowered on matters of Catholic faith and for the settlement of ecclesiastical matters. The legate is appointed directly by the Pope—the Bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church. Hence a legate is usually sent to a government, a sovereign or to a large body of believers or to take charge of a major rel
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description:
Personal representative of the Pope
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_legate
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date modified:
2024-01-21T16:00:49Z
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