Glosario

Un diccionario episcopal de la Iglesia

Definiciones del glosario adaptadas de Diccionario Episcopal de la Iglesia, una referencia fácil de usar para los episcopales., editado por Don S. Armentrout y Robert Boak Slocum, cortesía de Church Publishing Incorporated, Nueva York, NY.

cisgender

A cisgender person is someone living with the gender identity they were assigned at birth.

citations

Citations at the end of a quote should be in parentheses with the period at the end: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son…

Clare of Assisi

A 13th-century Italian nun who founded the Poor Clares, an order devoted to extreme poverty and austerity. Feast day: Aug. 11.

Clement of Alexandria

A third-century Greek theologian who combined Greek philosophy with the Christian faith, harmonizing faith and reason. One of the earliest Christian scholars, and a leading opponent of Gnosticism. Feast day: Dec. 5.

Clement of Rome

The fourth bishop of Rome, who in the first century planted the seed of the theology of apostolic succession. Feast day: Nov. 23.

Clergy

Persons in holy orders, ordained for the ministry of bishop, priest, or deacon.

Clericals

Distinctive clothes worn by clergy that make the wearer identifiable as a member of the clergy.