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Urbi et Orbi
Urbi et Orbi (Lat., ‘to the city and to the world’). The blessing given by the pope on solemn occasions, initially from any one of the basilicas in Rome, but now from St Peter's. The custom was revived in 1922 after an interval of fifty years, becoming increasingly an occasion of adulation of the pope.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Urbi et Orbi." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Urbi et Orbi." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-UrbietOrbi.html JOHN BOWKER. "Urbi et Orbi." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-UrbietOrbi.html |
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Urbi et Orbi
Urbi et Orbi (Lat., ‘to the City [i.e. of Rome] and for the World’). A phrase used especially of the solemn blessing which the Pope imparts from time to time from the balcony of St Peter's, Rome.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Urbi et Orbi." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Urbi et Orbi." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-UrbietOrbi.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Urbi et Orbi." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-UrbietOrbi.html |
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urbi et orbi
urbi et orbi Latin phrase meaning, ‘to the city (of Rome) and to the world’, as used in papal proclamations and blessings.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "urbi et orbi." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "urbi et orbi." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-urbietorbi.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "urbi et orbi." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-urbietorbi.html |
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