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Holy Year
Holy Year. A year during which the Pope grants a special Indulgence, the so-called Jubilee, to all who visit Rome, on certain conditions. It was instituted in 1300 by Boniface VIII, who meant it to be celebrated every 100 years; the interval was settled at 25 years in 1470.
In addition to the regular Holy Years, in the 20th cent. there were special ones of two kinds: Holy Years of Redemption celebrating the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ (conventionally dated 33 AD) and Marian Years celebrating the centenary of the definition of the Immaculate Conception and the presumed bimillenary of the birth of the BVM (in 1987–88). |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Holy Year." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Holy Year." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-HolyYear.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Holy Year." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-HolyYear.html |
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Holy Year
Holy Year. A year during which the pope grants, subject to particular conditions, a plenary indulgence, the so-called Jubilee, to all those who visit Rome. A bull specifies the particular purposes of the year and the conditions and benefits associated with it.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Holy Year." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Holy Year." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-HolyYear.html JOHN BOWKER. "Holy Year." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-HolyYear.html |
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holy year
holy year see jubilee . |
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"holy year." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "holy year." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-holyyear.html "holy year." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-holyyear.html |
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