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Peter's pence

From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

Peter's pence in the Roman Catholic Church, the annual voluntary laymen's contribution to the support of the pope. Formerly Peter's pence was a yearly tax of a penny levied by the Holy See on every household in England and elsewhere. The name derives from the fact that the Holy See is called the see of Peter.

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