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Fossors

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(Latin: fodere, to dig)

Gravediggers in the Roman catacombs in the first three or four centuries of the Christian Era. The office was brought into existence by the determination of the Christians to bury their dead in their own cemeteries. They ranked among the minor clergy.

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Entry for 'Fossors'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​f/fossors.html. 1910.
 
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