apostleship
Americannoun
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The idea that statements about Mary Magdalene and her "apostleship" contradict the rulings of John Paul II is discounted by many Catholic commentators.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2017
Surely the Church of England, as part of the expansive British nation, has an apostleship to the nations comparable to St. Paul's.
From St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition by Gore, Charles
He had been surprised at his call to the apostleship: now he was overwhelmed.
From Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission by Whitney, Orson F.
The third is filled with the legendary traditions concerning the apostleship of St Thomas in India.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
He was an apostle, not an apostate, but his apostleship was of his own ideas.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob
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