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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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He found no takers, but several Italian newspapers bought his material after the Pope's death, and the angered Sacred College of Cardinals banned Galeazzi-Lisi from the Vatican.

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Bernardin is the only American among the 18 clerics who will be elevated to the Sacred College of Cardinals by Pope John Paul II at a special consistory on Feb. 2.

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For the first time in four centuries the Sacred College of Cardinals had been specially summoned to discuss church affairs.

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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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Moreover, in order to secure the effectiveness of these reforms, selection of the new cardinals was to be made by the votes of the members of the Sacred College given in writing.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

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