Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ARCHDEACONRIES
Noun
archdeaconries
plural of archdeaconry
Source: Wiktionary
ARCHDEACONRY
Arch`dea"con*ry, n.
Definition: The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See Benefice. Every diocese is divided into archdeaconries. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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