Site Glossary

An educational institution for the formation and training of people for ordained and lay ministry.

The 19th-century first Church of England bishop of New Zealand, he encouraged churches in the English colonies to be independent of the Church of England. Feast day: April 11.

The city where the diocesan cathedral is located. A “see” generally refers to the geographic area of a bishop’s ecclesiastical authority.

An Episcopal seminary, The School of Theology at the University of the South is located in Sewanee, Tennessee. By 1878, the theological department of the university was formally organized as an Episcopal seminary. Education for Ministry (EfM) was developed at Sewanee.

The person who has been designated as the head or presider of a religious order or community.

A 20th-century American women’s rights leader and abolitionist, and organizer of the famed 1848 women’s conference in Seneca Falls, New York. Feast day: July 20, along with Amelia Bloomer and Sojourner Truth.

A 14th-century abbot, mystic, and a patron saint of Russia. Feast day: Sept. 25.

An Episcopal seminary in Austin, Texas, established in 1952 by Bishop John Hines, and one of only two seminaries west of the Mississippi River.

Sleeveless garment that hangs from the shoulders to the ankles.

Formally, the area of a church around the altar. In common usage, the entire worship space. See Nave.

Rotating service schedule that identifies who will serve in a particular ministry at scheduled services throughout a given period.

A container for religious relics.