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.
CHANTRY
chantry
(noun) a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor
chantry
(noun) an endowment for the singing of Masses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chantry (plural chantries)
An endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people
A chapel set up for this purpose
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Source: Wiktionary
Chant"ry, n.; pl. Chantries. Etym: [OF. chanterie, fr. chanter to sing.]
1. An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and offering of prayers, commonly for the founder.
2. A chapel or altar so endowed. Cowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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