doorkeeper

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | 238 words | Copyright

doorkeeper. The doorkeepers constituted the lowest of the Minor Orders in the W. Church. They are mentioned in a letter of c.251. Their functions were similar to those of a modern verger. In the RC Church the office was abolished in 1972.

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