grand penitentiary

[grand pen-i-ten-shuh-ree]

noun

1. Roman Catholic Church.,  penitentiary2

Example Sentences

To Lorenzo Cardinal Lauri, Grand Penitentiary of the Holy Roman Church, Pius XI, propped up by pillows, whispered his confession, received absolution for his sins.

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M. de Vallemont quotes as his final authority the Abb� Gallet, Grand Penitentiary of the Church of Carpentras.

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He was received by the Pope with marked courtesy, and was appointed “Grand Penitentiary of England,” but his argument, if he ever had the opportunity of stating it, did not lead to any practical decision of the question.

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Afterwards, Lorenzo Pucci, Cardinal of Santi Quattro, having been created Grand Penitentiary, Raffaello was favoured by him with a commission to paint a panel for S. Giovanni in Monte at Bologna, which is now set up in the chapel wherein lies the body of the Blessed Elena dall' Olio: in which work it is evident how much grace, in company with art, could accomplish by means of the delicate hands of Raffaello.

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The Grand Penitentiary, Cardinal Gregorio, again took his seat in the chair of the Great Confessional.

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