APOSTOLIC

'Apostolic' may refer to:

★ The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them

★ Apostolic Succession, the doctrine connecting the Church to the original Twelve Apostles

★ The Apostolic Fathers, the earliest generation of Christian writers

★ The Apostolic Age, the period of Christian history when Jesus' apostles were living
Specific to the Roman Catholic Church:

★ The Apostolic Palace, the residence of the Pope in Vatican City

★ Apostolic constitution, a public decree issued by the Pope

★ Apostolic Administrator, appointed by the Pope to serve certain needy areas

★ Apostolic vicariate, a territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church

★ Apostolic prefect, the head of a mission of the Roman Catholic Church

★ Apostolic chancery, a historical office charged with preparation of Papal correspondence

★ Apostolic Camera, or "Apostolic Chamber", former department of finance for Papal administration
Other churches and religious movements:

★ Armenian Apostolic Church, also known as the Armenian Orthodox Church, the national church of Armenia

★ Apostolic Brethren, a 13th-century sect in northern Italy

★ Apostolic Church, a Pentecostal branch of Christianity

★ Apostolic Christian Church, an anabaptist branch of Christianity

★ Catholic Apostolic Church, a millenarian religious community

★ New Apostolic Church, a chiliastic church

★ Oneness Pentecostalism, a movement of the Pentecostal branch of Christianity

★ Primitive Apostolic Christianity (Sabbatarian)
Other uses:

★ Apostolic poverty, a doctrine professed in the 13th century by certain religious orders

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See also

See also

★ Apostle (disambiguation)