Glosario

An honorific used by some female priests.

A short cape that covers the shoulders, traditionally worn by bishops.

A 19th-century American priest, educator and liturgical reformer. Feast day: April 8.

A 20th-century attorney, civil rights activist, feminist, and scholar who became the first African-American female priest.

Entry space, foyer, or anteroom of a church between the front door and the nave, used for the gathering and formation of processions.

A seminary of The Episcopal Church in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, located in Nashotah, Wisconsin, offering intensive sacramental, spiritual, and monastic-like formation for ministry.

The place where the congregation gathers to worship. Often referred to as the sanctuary, although that term properly is reserved for the area around the altar.

A 19th-century British cleric, hymn writer, and translator. Feast day: Aug. 7.

The fundamental statement of Christian faith, dating to the fourth century. Recited by the congregation during most Eucharistic services.

A fourth-century Greek bishop who became known as the patron saint of children and of seafarers. Santa Claus is based on Nicholas, who was a bearer of gifts to children. Feast day: Dec. 6.