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A modern dictionary of Catholic terms, both common and obscure. Find accurate definitions of words and phrases.
HEALTH AND APOSTOLIC BENEDICTION
Salutation in letters written by the Pope. It was first used by Pope St. Anacletus, second successor of St. Peter.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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