Aspirant
A person seeking ordination as a deacon or priest, or a person who desires to be admitted to a religious order. May also be referred to as an applicant.
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An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church
Glossary definitions adapted from An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, A User Friendly Reference for Episcopalians, edited by Don S. Armentrout and Robert Boak Slocum, provided courtesy of Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY.
Assistant Bishop
A bishop who supports the diocesan bishop by extending episcopal ministry, presence, and pastoral service in the diocese.
Athanasian Creed
A statement of faith dating from the fourth or fifth centuries, never appointed for use in the Episcopal liturgy.
Athanasius of Alexandria
A fourth-century Egyptian bishop and theologian, regarded as the theologian of the incarnation for his insistence on the full divinity of the second person of the Trinity. Feast day: May 2.
Augustine
A Christian monk who became the first archbishop of Canterbury in the late sixth century. Feast day: May 26.
Augustine of Hippo
A fifth-century bishop and theologian from North Africa, widely regarded as one of the major theologians in the history of Christianity. Feast day: Aug. 28.
Aumbry
A cupboard or secure receptacle in the side wall of the sanctuary or sacristy, used to store sacred vessels or the reserved elements of the Eucharist.