Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London : Bickers & Son · leaf 265
in the interest of his crown ; butthey were never scrupulously obeyed on this point, and the Order of theHoly Ghost, while preserving its military and religious character on allceremonial occasions, never played any other part than one of display andheraldic pretension. The sovereigns, however, at… … HUYOT Fig. 159.—St. George, the patron of warriors, vanquishing the Dragon.—From the Tomb ofCardinal Georges dAmboise, at Rouen (Sixteenth Century). LITUEGY AND CEREMONIES. Prayer.—Liturgy of St. James, of St. Basil, and of St. John-Chrysostom.— Apostolical Consti-tutions.—The Sacrifice of the…
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