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Apostolic, College
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
A name given to the Apostles constituting one moral hierarchical body (not a body of equals) under Saint Peter as their head (Matthew 10; 11; 16; Luke 22). After the death of Judas to show that Christ wished them to be a religious society, they immediately elected Matthias "to take the place of this ministry and 'Apostleship" (Acts 1)
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Entry for 'Apostolic, College'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/a/apostolic-college.html. 1910.