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  • 71Pontifical High Mass — In the context of the Tridentine Mass of the Roman Catholic Church, a Pontifical High Mass, also called Solemn Pontifical Mass, is a Solemn or High Mass celebrated by a bishop using certain prescribed ceremonies. The term is also used among Anglo …

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  • 72Stole (vestment) — For other uses, see stole (disambiguation) .The stole is a liturgical vestment of various Christian denominations. It consists of a band of colored cloth, formerly usually of silk, about seven and a half to nine feet long and three to four inches …

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  • 73Roman army — The Roman army was a set of military forces employed by the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and later Roman Empire as part of the Roman military. For its main infantry constituent and for much of its history, see Roman legion; for a catalogue of… …

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  • 74Major orders — Pope praying the prayer of consecration. The term major orders or sacred orders was a part of the clerical terminology of the Roman Catholic Church until shortly after the Second Vatican Council, when the use widely disappeared due to reform of… …

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  • 75Epimanikia — (singular epimanikion ) are liturgical vestments of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. They are cuffs (Russian: porútchi ) made of thickened fabric, usually brocade, that lace onto the wrists of a bishop, priest, or deacon …

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  • 76Phalanx formation — Phalanx redirects here. For other uses, see Phalanx (disambiguation). The phalanx (Ancient Greek: φάλαγξ, Modern Greek: φάλαγγα, phālanga; plural phalanxes or phalanges; Ancient and Modern Greek: φάλαγγες, phālanges) is a rectangular mass… …

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  • 77Aquila (Roman) — The signa militaria were the Roman military ensigns or standards. The most ancient standard employed by the Romans is said to have been a handful ( maniple ) of straw fixed to the top of a spear or pole. Hence the company of soldiers belonging to …

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  • 78Choir dress — Roman Catholic bishop in choir dress: cassock, rochet, cappa magna with ermine hood, and pectoral cross on cord, 18th century. Choir dress is the vesture of the clerics, seminarians and religious of traditional churches worn for public …

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  • 79Sudarium — is a Latin word, literally meaning sweat cloth , used for wiping clean.In Christian liturgy, the term has been used as a synonym for several textile objects: * The original maniple, a cloth of fine quality to wipe away perspiration, or an… …

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  • 80Military establishment of the Roman Republic — This article is part of the series on: Military of ancient Rome (portal) 753 BC – AD 476 Structural history Roman army (unit types and ranks …

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