Shrovetide (Old English: to shrive, i.e., hear confessions) Monday and Tuesday (also sometimes the preceding Thursday) before Ash Wednesday, known in sourther Europe as the Carnival (carnem levare, taking away of flesh); a period of festivity before Lent. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Shrovetide Shrovetide is the English equivalent of what is known in the greater … Continue reading “Shrovetide”
Shrove Tuesday
SHROVE TUESDAY The day before Ash Wednesday or Lent, on which, in former times, persons went to their parish churches to confess their sins. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Shrove Tuesday the day before Ash Wednesday, so called from the custom among the Roman Catholics of confessing their sins on that day, and so qualifying themselves for … Continue reading “Shrove Tuesday”
Shrove, To
Shrove, To means to join in the festivities of Shrovetide. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Shrove Sign
Shrove Sign SEE SHRIFT SIGN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Shrove hand
Shrove hand SEE SHRIFT HAND. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Shrove box
Shrove box SEE SHRIVING PEW. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Shrouds, The
Shrouds, The a term for a covered walk or cloister in the old Cathedral of St. Paul, London. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Shroud of Turin
Shroud of Turin This name is given primarily to a relic, preserved at Turin, Italy, since 1578, for which the claim is made that it is the actual “clean linen coat” in which Joseph of Arimathea wrapped the body of Jesus Christ (Matthew 27), after the Crucifixion. It is a cloth about 13.5 feet long, … Continue reading “Shroud of Turin”
Shroud, Holy
Shroud, Holy This name is given primarily to a relic, preserved at Turin, Italy, since 1578, for which the claim is made that it is the actual “clean linen coat” in which Joseph of Arimathea wrapped the body of Jesus Christ (Matthew 27), after the Crucifixion. It is a cloth about 13.5 feet long, 4.25 … Continue reading “Shroud, Holy”
Shroud, Feast Of The Most Holy
Shroud, Feast Of The Most Holy a sacred festival of the Roman Catholic Church, held on the Friday after the second Sunday in Lent, in honor of the shroud in which our Lord was buried. Relics bearing the name of the shroud of our Blessed Lord are found in various places in Italy, France, and … Continue reading “Shroud, Feast Of The Most Holy”