COLLEGIATE CHURCH Definition & Meaning

collegiate church

noun

a church that is endowed for a chapter of canons, usually with a dean, and that has no bishop's see.
(in the U.S.) a church or group of churches under the general management of one consistory or session.
a consolidation of formerly distinct churches under one or more pastors.
(in Scotland) a church or congregation the active pastor of which is the colleague and successor of the emeritus pastor.

collegiate church

noun

RC Church Church of England a church that has an endowed chapter of canons and prebendaries attached to it but that is not a cathedral
Protestantism one of a group of churches presided over by a body of pastors
Protestantism a church served by two or more ministers
a large church endowed in the Middle Ages to become a school
a chapel either endowed by or connected with a college

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of collegiate church¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

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At Easter and Christmas he would conduct services for pupils at St Peter's Collegiate Church in the city centre.

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In New York City, one of the oldest Protestant churches, Middle Collegiate Church, is now a politically progressive, thoroughly multiethnic congregation.

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Some Protestant pastors have emerged as outspoken advocates of abortion rights; among them is Jacqui Lewis, the first African American and first woman to serve as a senior minister in New York City’s historic Middle Collegiate Church.

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For the presentation of his religiously ornate spring 2023 collection, at Manhattan’s Marble Collegiate Church this past September, Chavarria exclusively featured models of color in lush fabrics and dramatic silhouettes.

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Dr Lizzie Swarbrick, an expert in Medieval Scottish art and architecture, said many of the carvings came from the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity in Edinburgh.

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