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Men like these probably did not belong in a convent, or arguably in holy orders at all.
He quit as he faced trial before an ecclesiastical court on 21 charges of conduct unbecoming a clerk in holy orders.
One hundred and fifty years later, the situation had so changed that a distinction was drawn between mere lay scholars and clerks in holy orders.
Only those entering holy orders were allowed to study theology and delve into Holy Writ.
The Church in England has already relaxed its celibacy rules by allowing married Anglican priests to convert and remain in holy orders.
In 1752 he became a monk at the monastery of the Escorial, and a year later was admitted to holy orders.
In 1848 he took holy orders in the Augustinian monastery where he also became choirmaster.
They don't have the luxury of a monk's vocation, the glorious lack of responsibility that a life in holy orders gives you.
The trouble was that despite being in holy orders they were easily tempted by the sins of the flesh.
Sometime during this period, Philips probably took holy orders, for in 1610 he was appointed to a canonry.
The discussion concerns postulants and candidates for holy orders, more particularly those who aspire to ordained ministry as vocational or permanent deacons.
Insofar as it is a grade of holy orders, the diaconate imprints a character and communicates a specific sacramental grace.
In 1575 he took holy orders and three years later was admitted to chaplaincy at S. Girolamo della Carita.
It may result in the putting on trial of the dean in the church courts on a charge of conduct unbecoming a clerk in holy orders, and an announcement is expected within weeks.
In 1560 he took holy orders, and the following year resigned his post at Ely Cathedral in order to take up a living at Doddington in the Isle of Ely.
The relation between the body of Christ which is the holy Eucharist and the body of Christ which is his Church passes through the sacrament of holy orders.
For the first six centuries of its existence, Cambridge, like Oxford, was a seminary, and until 1871 fellows were required to be celibates in holy orders.
During that time, any Fellow of a college at Cambridge or Oxford was required to take holy orders and become an ordained Anglican priest.
Only baptised males are ordained to holy orders as bishops, presbyters and deacons, or admitted to the public teaching office of reader.
The Episcopal Church is an apostolic church, tracing its bishops back to the apostles via holy orders.
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Bonivard never took monastic vows or holy orders, but held his living in commendam, as a lay-man.
He took holy orders, and eventually became rector of Stretton in Rutlandshire.
Precisely when Herrick was invested with holy orders is not ascertainable.
Boys were encouraged there to aspire to Holy Orders, and the education was such as might prepare an honest lad to spend his life in God's service.
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