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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Soul Cakes
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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a term used for the gifts of sweetened bread, anciently distributed at the church doors on All-souls'-day (Nov. 2) by the rich to the poor. They were frequently stamped with the impression of a cross, or were triangular in form. They were given away with inscriptions on paper or parchment, soliciting the prayers of the receivers for the souls of certain departed persons, whose names were thus put on record. Some of the earliest specimens of block printing consist of "soul papers," as they were termed.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Soul Cakes'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/soul-cakes.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Soul Cakes'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/soul-cakes.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
