Sentences with word «legionary»

The word "legionary" refers to a soldier or warrior who is a part of a legion, which is a large military unit in ancient Rome. Full definition
He nodded off before dinner at our house, and after his lecture, he sat helpless as a clutch of Legionaries of Christ came up to kneel before him.
There may now be plastic shopfronts, café umbrellas, bank machines and the other trappings of the tourist industry; the sublime vaulted basement may be filled with souvenir and postcard stalls; the peristyle may now be crowded with tourists and local guides dressed up as Roman legionaries, but the thrilling fact is that it is still possible to see Spalatro almost as Robert Adam saw it in 1757.
When you play Pokemon at a competitive level for as long as I have, going through the endgame to get the random legionaries doesn't have the same certain something that it did when I was a kid.
It is understandable that Legionaries who have known Fr.
You pass through the «FC Barcelona: Benvinguts, Bienvenidos, Welcome» arch, past a man dressed (for some reason) as a blaugrana Roman legionary, and into what looks like nothing so much as a small suburban high street.
Father Fergal O'Duill, a Catholic priest of the Legionaries of Christ, regularly speaks to sceptical young people about the evidence for the shroud.
Making a clear distinction between the founder and the work he launched and led, the Vatican statement also said that «the worthy apostolate of the Legionaries of Christ and of the association Regnum Christi is gratefully recognized.»
Maciel is the founder of the Legionaries of Christ and its lay association, Regnum Christi.
Now comes a time of daunting challenges for the Legionaries of Christ.
The Legionaries of Christ and the members of Regnum Christi, following the example of Fr.
The mighty works of God that have been done and are being done by the Legionaries and Regnum Christi are manifest to all whose vision is not clouded by prejudice.
The same is true of communities such as the Legionaries of Christ.
Jose Barba Martin of Mexico tried for years to have his accusations against the founder of the Legionaries of Christ heard by the Congregation.
Maciel died in 2008 before the Legionaries admitted he had fathered at least one child and molested young seminarians.
The Catholic Herald reported it fairly straight, giving the bare facts with what seemed at first (and still seems to most) the inevitable conclusion: «Pope Benedict XVI has told the 86 year old founder of the Legionaries of Christ, one of the Church's most dynamic new orders, to stop saying Mass in public following an investigation into charges of sexual abuse.
The Legionaries of Christ might now be risking the latter emphasis.
The Legionaries are already making the CDF judgment part of Fr Maciel's cultus: «Father Maciel», they have announced «with the spirit of obedience to the Church that hasalways characterized him, has accepted this communiqué with faith, complete serenity and tranquillity of conscience, knowing that it is a new cross that God, the Father of Mercy, has allowed him to suffer and that will obtain many graces for the Legion of Christ and the Regnum Christi Movement.»
So, if the National Catholic Reporter was not gunning for Fr Maciel or the Legionaries of Christ, who was it gunning for?
«Due to certain circumstances in the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ and many other circumstances in the Church, I began to lose my grounding and became more and more disillusioned.»
The Legionaries of Christ, a Catholic religious order which faced difficulties when it was discovered that its founder led a double - life, has been hit by fresh scandal, with revelations that the head of its Rome seminary fathered two children.
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Shortly after Pilate's arrival he brought Roman troops into Jerusalem bearing their legionary standards on which images of animals or deities were often carved.
The provinces were administered by Roman governors or, in some cases, procurators, whose authority was based on the power of legionary and auxiliary troops.
Twenty as a legionary teaches you to be ready for the day.»
In decidedly - ahistoric fashion the Romans defeat their enemy in a free - for - all melee of blood and gore with their general Maximus (Russell Crowe) besting all his legionaries in body count.
I separated out several Roman Legionaries and placed them at varying distances in a misty environment.
Legionaries: The breed is an ancient one, and its history stretches back to the Roman Empire.
The tranquil countryside with its magnificent lakes, mountains and olive groves enfolds towns and cities that are seemingly impossibly ancient, yet still as frenetic and vibrant as ever, with the bustle and noise of modern life taking the place of marching Roman legionaries.
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