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Bible Encyclopedias
Ember Days
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Four annually recurring periods of three days each, appointed by the Romish and English Churches to be devoted to fasting and praying; they are the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the first Sunday in Lent, after Pentecost, after the 14th September, and after the 13th December.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Ember Days'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/e/ember-days.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Ember Days'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/e/ember-days.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
