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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Cordeliers
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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a name given to the Franciscans (q.v.) in France. The name is said to have originated in the war of St. Louis against the Infidels, in which the friars having repulsed the barbarians, and the king having inquired their name, it was answered they were people cordelies, that is, tied with ropes. (See FRANCISCANS).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cordeliers'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/cordeliers.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cordeliers'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/cordeliers.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.