- Look up
consistory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Consistory is the
anglicized form of the consistorium, a
council of the
closest advisors of the...
- A
consistory court is a type of
ecclesiastical court,
especially within the
Church of
England where they were
originally established pursuant to a charter...
-
Catholic Church a
consistory is a
formal meeting of the
College of
Cardinals called by the pope.
There are two
kinds of
consistories,
extraordinary and...
- In
Protestant usage, a
consistory designates certain ruling bodies in
various churches. The
meaning and the
scope of
functions varies strongly, also along...
- The
Genevan Consistory (French:
Consistoire de Genève) is a
council of the
Protestant Church of
Geneva similar to a
synod in
other Reformed churches. The...
-
establishment of
regional Israelite Consistories,
subordinate to the
Central Consistory,
across France. The
consistories were
ranked as établis****ts publics...
- A
Jewish consistory (or
Consistoire in French; see
conventional meanings:
consistory in Wiktionary) was a body
governing the
Jewish congregations of a...
- sign of
gratitude towards Pius XI." On 15
December 1937,
during his last
consistory, Pius XI
strongly hinted to the
cardinals that he
expected Pacelli to...
-
Benedict XVI (r. 2005–2013)
created 90
cardinals in five
consistories. With
three of
those consistories he
respected the
limit on the
number of
cardinal electors...
- The
Scottish Rite
Consistory Building in Des Moines, Iowa was
built during 1926–1927. It is a late date
example of Neo-classical
style architecture, designed...