Apostolic See
Americannoun
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the Church of Rome, traditionally founded by St. Peter.
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Also called Apostolic Church. a church founded by an apostle.
noun
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RC Church the see of the pope regarded as the successor to Saint Peter
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(often not capitals) a see established by one of the Apostles
Etymology
Origin of Apostolic See
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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In late 2017, Zanchetta left Oran to work in the Vatican’s Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, a financial and accounting office that also manages church properties in Italy.
From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2022
"It is an activity that supports the most needy and ecclesial communities in difficulty who approach the Apostolic See for help."
From Fox News • Dec. 13, 2019
The pope affirmed that it “dishonours the Apostolic See, injures the king’s right, shames the English nation, and endangers the crusade.”
From New York Times • May 21, 2010
I, by the faculty given to me by the Apostolic See, grant to you a plenary indulgence and remission of all sins and I bless you.
From Time Magazine Archive
Meantime he sent his secretary, Sanga, to Paris to beg aid; and to Henry personally he made a passionate appeal, imploring him not to desert the Apostolic See in its hour of extreme need.
From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.
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