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Catholic Dictionary

Find accurate definitions of over 5,000 Catholic terms and phrases (including abbreviations). Based on Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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FIRSTBORN

The firstborn male considered as the spiritual and material heir of his father. Especially seen in the biblical account of Jacob, who persuaded his brother Esau to sell his birthright for a mess of pottage (Genesis 25:31-34). In memory of the firstborn among Jews being spared in Egypt, the fast of the firstborn was established for the fourteenth of Nisan.

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Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr

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The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch (50-107), who was one of the great bishops of the early Church. He was the successor of St. Peter as Bishop of Antioch. He was condemned to death by wild beasts during the Emperor Trajan's persecution. On his way to Rome, he wrote seven…

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