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| vestments | ||
| Distinctive clothing worn by clergy when performing liturgical and other services of the church. |
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| vestry | ||
| In Anglicanism, the board of directors of a church. The vestry elects the rector and oversees the church's secular affairs. |
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| Vicar of Christ | ||
| Title for the Pope since the 8th century, which replaced the older title "Vicar of St. Peter." It expresses the Pope's claim to be the appointed representative of Christ on earth (based on, e.g., "Feed my sheep" in John 21:15). |
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| Virgin Birth | ||
| Belief that Jesus Christ had no human father, but was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit coming upon the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is based on Matthew 1 and Luke 1 in the New Testament and is implied in the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds. |
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