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William Lang of Devon UK | Cephas | Saturday, June 26, 2010 |
Question: Thank you for your response and your tracing then origins of my name to its modern derivation. Ironically in naming me my mother, and incidentally we are late converts, had no knowledge of biblical ties and gave me a second name of Rhodes, this if it be traced back, strangely enough its feminine translates to Rhoda, the maid that served both Christ and recognize Peter (Cephas) when he sought entry to the upper room. I could go on but that is another story which entails a period of my Catholicism as a 13 year old which bears painful wounds not of the sexual nature but the unbending strictures of a church which I struggle to understand every day. |
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Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM
Dear Cephas: Thanks for the update. That document you linked does not appear to be a "List of Papist" only. It is entitled, List of Papists and Delinquents. William is not listed as a papist -- the "P" code. He certainly would have been a "delinquent" by virtue of the charges against him listed in the indictment (which did not include being a Papist). I presume the reason there is no code at all next to his name is that one cannot be a papist or delinquent from the grave. Anyway, it does not appear to me that he was Catholic, at least according to these documents. But, I have not researched this. I am not a genealogist. Anyway, I hoped a little anyway. God Bless, Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum
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