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Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-27 - Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
In the fourth century, clerics began to distinguish themselves from members of the laity by virtue of their augmented claims to holiness. Because clerical celib
Language: en
Pages: 352
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