limina
- plural of limen.
Example Sentences
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According to Quinn, the ad limina visits—obligatory meetings between bishops and the pope, during which each bishop reports on the state of his diocese—that take place every five years have not been very useful either.
From Time ● Oct. 13, 2014
The truly important issues never get talked about in ad limina visits,” says Quinn.
From Time ● Oct. 13, 2014
When they were bishops, these men would also have been asked to report to Rome every five years for "ad limina" visits—or planning and prayer meetings with the pope and other officials.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2013
Yugoslav bishops easily gained travel permits to attend the Vatican Council or make their normal ad limina visits to the Pope.
From Time Magazine Archive
"There is a spell about the limina Apostolorum," said Charles; "St. Peter and St. Paul are not there for nothing."
From Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert by Newman, John Henry
