Apostolic

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Apostolic may refer to:

• The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them
• Apostolic Succession, the doctrine connecting the Church to the original Twelve Apostles
• The Apostolic Fathers, the earliest generation of Christian writers
• The Apostolic Age, the period of Christian history when Jesus' apostles were living

Specific to the Roman Catholic Church:

• The Apostolic Palace, the residence of the Pope in Vatican City
• Apostolic constitution, a public decree issued by the Pope
• Apostolic Administrator, appointed by the Pope to serve certain needy areas
• Apostolic vicariate, a territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church
• Apostolic prefect, the head of a mission of the Roman Catholic Church
• Apostolic chancery, a historical office charged with preparation of Papal correspondence
• Apostolic Camera, or "Apostolic Chamber", former department of finance for Papal administration

Other churches and religious movements:

• Armenian Apostolic Church, also known as the Armenian Orthodox Church, the national church of Armenia
• Apostolic Brethren, a 13th-century sect in northern Italy
• Apostolic Christian Church, an anabaptist branch of Christianity
• Catholic Apostolic Church, a millenarian religious community
• New Apostolic Church, a chiliastic church
• Oneness Pentecostalism, Apostolic Churches within the Pentecostal branch of Christianity
• Primitive Apostolic Christianity (Sabbatarian)
• Apostolic Johannite Church, a Gnostic church claiming apostolic succession
• Apostolic Catholic and Spiritual Church, An Independent Old Catholic Church of the Utrecht Succession

Other uses:

• Apostolic poverty, a doctrine professed in the 13th century by certain religious orders

[edit] See also

• Apostle (disambiguation)