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Western Christianity

  • Mass (liturgy)The English noun Mass derives from the Middle Latin word missa. This term entered Old English as mæsse, sometimes glossed as sendnes meaning a sending or…
  • VulgateIn 382, Pope Damasus I commissioned Jerome to revise the Gospels used by the Roman Church. This task began as a specific assignment to update four Gospel…
  • Holy Roman EmpireOn Christmas Day of 800, Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king Charlemagne emperor in Rome. This event revived a title that had lapsed more than three…