Apostolic

Apostolic may refer to:

• The Twelve Apostles In Christianity, the Apostles were missionaries among the leaders in the Early Church and, in the Epistle to the Hebrews,[3:1] Jesus Christ himself. The term was also used, especially by the Gospel of Luke, for "the Twelve," Jesus' inner circle of disciples (students). They were, according to the Acts of the Apostles and Christian of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles
• Apostolic succession Apostolic succession is a doctrine, held by some Christian denominations, which asserts that the chosen successors (properly ordained bishops) of the Twelve Apostles, from the first century to the present day, have inherited the spiritual, ecclesiastical and sacramental authority, power, and responsibility that were conferred upon them by the, the doctrine connecting the Christian Church Christian Church and church (Greek kyriakon , "thing belonging to the Lord"; also ekklesia (ἐκκλησία) (Latinized as ecclesia, "assembly") are used to denote both a Christian association of people and a place of worship. In the phenomenological sense there are many such associations of people that call themselves to the original Twelve Apostles
• The Apostolic Fathers The Apostolic Fathers are a small number of Early Christian authors who lived and wrote in the second half of the 1st century and the first half of the 2nd century. They are acknowledged as leaders in the early church, although their writings were not included in the New Testament. They include St. Clement of Rome, St. Ignatius of Antioch, and St, the earliest generation of post-Biblical Christian writers
• The Apostolic Age The Apostolic Age of the history of Christianity is traditionally the period of the Twelve Apostles, dating from the Crucifixion of Jesus and the Great Commission until the death of John the Apostle (c. 100). Since it is believed that John lived so long and was the last of the twelve to die, there is some overlap between the "Apostolic Age&, the period of Christian history when Jesus' apostles were living
• The Apostolic Constitutions The Apostolic Constitutions is a late 4th century collection, in 8 books, of independent, though closely related, treatises on Early Christian discipline, worship, and doctrine, intended to serve as a manual of guidance for the clergy, and to some extent for the laity. It purports to be the work of the Twelve Apostles, whose instructions, whether, part of the Ante-Nicene Fathers The Ante-Nicene Fathers, subtitled "The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325", is a collection of books in 10 volumes containing English translations of the majority of Early Christian writings. The period covers the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. The collection.

Specific to the Roman Catholic Church:

• 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. An apostolic administration can either be an area that is not yet a diocese or for a diocese that either has no bishop (an apostolic administrator sede vacante) or, in very rare cases, has an, appointed by the Pope to an apostolic administration or a diocese without a bishop
• Apostolic Camera, or "Apostolic Chamber", former department of finance for Papal administration
• Chancery of Apostolic Briefs, a historical office charged with preparation of Papal correspondence
• Apostolic constitution An apostolic constitution is the highest level of decree issued by the Pope. The use of the term constitution comes from Latin 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 Roman Catholic Church received from Roman law, a public decree issued by the Pope
• Apostolic Palace The Apostolic Palace is the official residence of the Pope which is located in Vatican City, the residence of the Pope in Vatican City
• Apostolic prefect, the head of a mission of the Roman Catholic Church
• An Apostolic See In Christianity, an apostolic see is any episcopal see whose foundation is attributed to one or more of the apostles of Jesus is any episcopal see whose foundation is attributed to one or more of the Apostles.
• Apostolic vicariate An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries which do not have a diocese. It is therefore essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more. The ultimate hope is that the region will generate sufficient numbers of Catholics and become, a territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church

Other churches and religious movements:

• Apostolic Catholic Church, a church based in the Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam. The Sulu Sea to the southwest lies between the country and the island of Borneo, and
• Apostolic Pentecostalism Oneness Pentecostalism refers to a grouping of denominations and believers within Pentecostal Christianity, all of whom subscribe to the theological doctrine of Oneness. This movement claims an estimated 24 million adherents today. Oneness Pentecostal denominations are listed at Oneness Pentecostal denominations. This movement first emerged around, also known as Oneness Pentecostalism, a form of Pentecostal Christianity
• Armenian Apostolic Church The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest National Church and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, in establishing this church. The Armenian Apostolic Church traces its origins to the missions of Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus in the 1, also known as the Armenian Orthodox Church, the national church of Armenia
• Apostolic Brethren, a 13th-century sect in northern Italy
• Apostolic Catholic and Spiritual Church, an independent Old Catholic Church of the Utrecht Succession
• Apostolic Christian Church, an anabaptist branch of Christianity
• Apostolic Church (denomination), an Evangelical Pentecostal denomination founded in 1916 in the United Kingdom
• Apostolic Johannite Church, a Gnostic church claiming apostolic succession
• Catholic Apostolic Church, a millenarian religious community, related to the Irvingism movement
• International Circle of Faith
• New Apostolic Church, a chiliastic church
• Oneness Pentecostalism Oneness Pentecostalism refers to a grouping of denominations and believers within Pentecostal Christianity, all of whom subscribe to the theological doctrine of Oneness. This movement claims an estimated 24 million adherents today. Oneness Pentecostal denominations are listed at Oneness Pentecostal denominations. This movement first emerged around, a large Christian grouping who assert a different doctrine of the Trinity to Evangelical churches
• Primitive Apostolic Christianity (Sabbatarian)

Other uses:

• Apostolic poverty Apostolic poverty is a doctrine professed in the thirteenth century by the newly formed religious orders, known as the mendicant orders, in direct response to calls for reform in the Roman Catholic Church. In this, these orders attempted to live their lives without ownership of lands or accumulation of money, to varying degrees, a doctrine professed in the 13th century by certain religious orders
• Apostolic King, hereditary title of the King of Hungary The King of Hungary was the head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 (or 1001) to 1918. After 1688, the principle of hereditary monarchy was enacted, and the son was typically crowned after his father's death

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