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Encyclopedia: Benefice

Originally a benefice was a gift of land (precaria) for life as a reward for services rendered. The word comes from the Latin noun beneficium meaning "benefit". Originally a concept in the Roman Catholic Church, it was abandoned by Protestantism (excepting the Church of England).

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How to say "Benefice" in other languages:

	(German)	Pfründe
	(French)	Bénéfice (Moyen Âge)

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Beneficence

Beneficence Beneficence serves as the motto and logo for Ball State University, located in... renowned sculptor Daniel Chester French, who would then sculpt and name Beneficence , which he felt... the midst of the Great Depression, Beneficence has become a chief icon of the University, and it...

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Order of Saint Vladimir

The Order of Saint Vladimir was an Imperial Russian Order established in 1782 in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Kniaz (Prince) and the Baptizer of the Kievan Rus. The order had four degrees and was awarded for continuous civil and military service. Its motto: 'Beneficence, Honour and...

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Acephali

denote clerici vagantes , i.e. clergy without title or benefice, picking up a living anyhow. Certain...

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Devolution

, devolution is a bishop's appointment of a person to a benefice (e.g. a parish) when the ordinary patron or...

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Johannes Longinus

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Philemon

), and held a prominent place in the Christian community for his piety and beneficence (4-7). He is...

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Praemunire

, the disposal of ecclesiastical benefices, before the same became vacant, to men of the pope’s own... him the seignories of possession and benefices of the holy Church of the realm of England doth give and grant the same benefices to aliens which did never dwell in England, and to cardinals, which might...

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Chinese courtesy name

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Medical ethics

. Six of the principles commonly included are: Beneficence - a practitioner should act in the best... example, the principles of autonomy and beneficence clash when patients refuse life-saving blood...

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Adelaide Anne Procter

fact that they are the cultured expression of an earnest and beneficent life. Among the best known of...

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