Bible Encyclopedias
Decanicium
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
was the pastoral staff borne before the patriarch of Constantinople on solemn occasions, delivered to him in the first instance by the emperor. Pancirolus, however, states that it was a silver mace.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Decanicium'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/decanicium.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.