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Sacred College

British  

noun

  1. the collective body of the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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John Paul's only major statement was his address to the Sacred College of Cardinals the day after his election.

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The Sacred College has dwindled to 49 members�24 Italian, 25 non-Italian.

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On June 19, the members of the Sacred College of Cardinals, each to be accompanied by one aide, will assemble in the Sistine Chapel.

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Paul made the Sacred College in his own image, and he shunned the extremes.

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Before 1630 the members of the Sacred College were “Illustrissimi” and “Reverendissimi.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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