Bible Encyclopedias
Swords
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
and a ducal cap are blessed on Christmas eve, at the midnight mass, by the pope, in order to be sent to favored kings, as Edward IV, 1478; Henry VII, 1505; Henry VIII, 1517. The last gift of this kind was made by Leo XII to the due d'Angouleme in 1825.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Swords'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/swords.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.