Custos (under-sacristan) — The under sacristan or custos was a Roman Catholic office. The office is mentioned in the Decretals.[1] He was the assistant of the sacristan, was subject to the archdeacon, and discharged duties very similar to those of the sacristan. By the… … Wikipedia
Custos — is the Latin word for guard. It occurs in titles such as Custos rotulorum, keeper of the rolls Custos (Franciscans) Custos (Under sacristan) The nominative and accusative plural form custodes is well known from the proverbial phrase Quis… … Wikipedia
Custos — • 1) An under sacristan (2) A superior or an official in the Franciscan order Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Custos Custos † … Catholic encyclopedia
Sacristan — • An officer who is charged with the care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents. In ancient times many duties of the sacristan were performed by the doorkeepers (ostiarii), later by the mansionarii and the treasurers Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
Sacristan — A sacristan is an officer who is charged with the care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents. In ancient times many duties of the sacristan were performed by the doorkeepers (ostiarii), later by the mansionarii and the treasurers. The… … Wikipedia
Mozarabic Rite — • The name Mozarabic Rite is given to the rite used generally in Spain and in what afterwards became Portugal from the earliest times of which we have any information down to the latter part of the eleventh century, and still surviving in the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Chapter — • Designates certain corporate ecclesiastical bodies, said to be derived from the chapter of the rule book, which it was the custom to read in the assemblies of monks Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Chapter Chapter … Catholic encyclopedia
