banns of marriage

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | 346 words | Copyright

banns of marriage. The custom of announcing a forthcoming marriage during Divine Service seems to have been developed in the early Middle Ages to prevent consanguinity. The BCP regards the publication of banns as the normal prelude to marriage; they must be published in church on three Sundays preceding the marriage. See also MARRIAGE LICENCES.

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