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	Apostolic may refer to: The Twelve Apostles Twelve Apostles In Christianity, apostles were missionaries among the leaders in the Early Christianity and, in the Epistle to the Hebrews, Jesus Christ himself.... of Jesus, or something related to them Apostolic Succession Apostolic Succession Apostolic Succession is the doctrine in some of the more ancient Christian communions that the succession of bishops, in uninterrupted lines, is historically traceable back to the original twelve Apostles Within Catholic Christianity it "is one of four elements which define the true Church of Jesus Christ" and legitimizes the existing sacr... , the doctrine connecting the Church to the original Twelve Apostles The Apostolic Fathers Apostolic Fathers The Apostolic Fathers are a small number of Early Christianity authors who lived and wrote in the second half of the 1st century and the first half of the 2nd century.... , the earliest generation of Christian writers The Apostolic Age Apostolic Age The Apostolic Age of the History of Christianity is traditionally the period of the Twelve Apostles, from the Crucifixion of Jesus and the Great Commission until the death of John the Apostle , considered the last of the Deaths of the Twelve Apostles.... , the period of Christian history when Jesus' apostles were living Specific to the Roman Catholic Church: Apostolic Administrator Apostolic Administrator An apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration.... , appointed by the Pope to an apostolic administration or a diocese without a bishop Apostolic Camera Apostolic Camera The Apostolic Camera, or in Latin Camera Apostolica or Apostolica Camera, is the former central board of finance in the Papal administrative system, which at one time was of great importance in the government of the States of the Church, and in the administration of justice, led by the Cardinal Camerlengo.... , or "Apostolic Chamber", former department of finance for Papal administration Apostolic chancery Apostolic Chancery The Chancery of Apostolic Briefs , is a former office of the Roman Curia, merged into the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs by Pope Pius X on June 29, 1908 with the apostolic constitution Sapienti Consilio.... , a historical office charged with preparation of Papal correspondence Apostolic constitution Apostolic constitution An apostolic constitution is the highest level of decree issued by the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. The use of the term constitution comes from Latin language constitutio, which referred to any important law issued by the Roman emperor, and is retained in church documents because of the inheritance that the canon law of the R... , a public decree issued by the Pope Apostolic Palace Apostolic Palace The Apostolic Palace, also called the Sacred Palace, the Papal Palace or the Palace of the Vatican, is the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican City.... , the residence of the Pope in Vatican City Apostolic prefect Apostolic prefect An apostolic prefect is the missionary head of a particular church of the Catholic Church, known as apostolic prefecture, in missionary regions and countries where no diocese is yet established.... , the head of a mission of the Roman Catholic Church An Apostolic See Apostolic See An Apostolic See is any episcopal see whose foundation is attributed to one or more of the Twelve Apostles. Examples are the Churches in Thessalonica and Corinth and the many others founded by Paul the Apostle, such as the Maltese Church.... is any episcopal see whose foundation is attributed to one or more of the Apostles. Apostolic vicariate Apostolic vicariate An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries which do not have a diocese.... , a territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church Other churches and religious movements: Apostolic Apostolic Apostolic may refer to:The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to themApostolic Succession, the doctrine connecting the Church to the original Twelve Apostles... , Pentecostal, Oneness Oneness Oneness may refer to:* Divine oneness, the belief that God is without parts* Oneness Pentecostalism , a particular belief about the Godhead held largely by Oneness Pentecostalism... Armenian Apostolic Church Armenian Apostolic Church The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest national church and one of the most ancient Christianity communities.The official name of the church is the One Holy Universal Apostolic Orthodox Armenian Church .... , also known as the Armenian Orthodox Church, the national church of Armenia Apostolic Brethren Apostolic Brethren The Apostolic Brethren were a Christianity sect founded in northern Italy in the latter half of the 13th century by Gerard Segarelli, a native of Alzano in the territory of Parma.... , a 13th-century sect in northern Italy Apostolic Catholic and Spiritual Church, an independent Old Catholic Church List of Old Catholic Churches This is a list of national and local Church body which identify themselves as being within Old Catholic Church, a schismatic Catholic tradition originating in Europe with a split from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1870s, originally ultrajectine in doctrine.... of the Utrecht Succession Apostolic Christian Church Apostolic Christian Church The Apostolic Christian Church is a religious body in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Japan that originates from the Anabaptist movement.... , an anabaptist branch of Christianity Apostolic Church (denomination), a Evangelical Pentecostal denomination founded in 1916 in the United Kingdom Apostolic Johannite Church Apostolic Johannite Church The Apostolic Johannite Church is a Gnostic Christian Church which claims valid Apostolic Succession from various lineages including Catholic, Old Catholic and Orthodox Christianity bishops.... , a Gnostic church claiming apostolic succession Catholic Apostolic Church Catholic Apostolic Church The term Catholic Apostolic Church belongs to the entire community of Christians , quoting the last sentence of the Nicene Creed. It has, however, also become specifically applied to the movement often called Irvingism, although it was neither actually founded nor anticipated by Edward Irving, and nor was the title Catholic Apostolic... , a millenarian religious community, related to the Irvingism movement International Circle of Faith New Apostolic Church New Apostolic Church The New Apostolic Church is a Millennialism church , existing since 1879 in Germany and since 1897 in the Netherlands. It came forth from the Hamburg Schism in 1863 in the Catholic Apostolic Church, which was founded in 1847 in England and started in the 1830s as a renewal movement in, among others, the Anglican Church and Church of Scotlan... , a chiliastic church Oneness Pentecostal Oneness Pentecostal Oneness Pentecostalism is a movement of Pentecostal Christianity that believes in the Crucifixion of Jesus of Jesus Christ, his Resurrection of Jesus, his soon Second Coming, and the literal Biblical literalism as contained in the Bible.... , a large Christian grouping who assert a different doctrine of the Trinity to Evangelical churches Primitive Apostolic Christianity (Sabbatarian) Primitive Apostolic Christianity (Sabbatarian) Primitive Apostolic Christianity or Sabbatarianism is an effort to combine Old Testament Jewish Law with Christianity. It is a movement based on the belief that since the Apostles were Jewish proselytes to Christianity, they must have continued following Jewish Law as Christians.... Other uses: Apostolic poverty Apostolic poverty Apostolic poverty is a doctrine professed in the thirteenth century by the newly formed religious religious order, known as the mendicant orders, in direct response to calls for reform in the Roman Catholic Church.... , a doctrine professed in the 13th century by certain religious orders Apostolic King Apostolic King Apostolic King was a hereditary title borne by the King of Hungary. Stephen I of Hungary was supposed to have received it from Pope Sylvester II.The king's efforts to Christianize his people led to his comparison to one of the Twelve Apostles.... , hereditary title of the King of Hungary King of Hungary The King of Hungary was the head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 to 1918.From year 1097 onwards, Croatia was governed by a ban, because of the personal union of the two states.... See also Apostle (disambiguation) Apostle (disambiguation) An apostle is a messenger and ambassador.Apostle and apostles may also refer to:In religion:* The Apostle , 12 of Jesus' disciples chosen by him and given "the Great Commission"...