papal legate
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personal representative of the pope of the Catholic Church in foreign nations or for some special mission
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- ambassador
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- represents
- Pope
- female form of label
- legada
- Commons category
- Papal legations
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- topic's main category
- Category:Papal legations
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Encyclopedic overview
A woodcut showing Henry II of England greeting the Pope's legate.
A papal legate or apostolic legate (from the ancient Roman title legatus) is a personal representative of the Pope to foreign nations, to some other part of the Catholic Church, or to representatives of a state or monarchy. A legate is empowered in matters of Catholic faith and for the settlement of ecclesiastical matters.
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