The Holy See

pirwany | 14:58 Fri 17th Sep 2010 | History

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Why is "The Holy See" so names?

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coz you can see it is holy lololol

The term "see" comes from the Latin word "sedes", meaning "seat", It is the seat of the Catholic Church.

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a 'see' is the area of jurisdiction of a bishop, the 'holy see' is the jurisdiction of the bishop of rome whoever he may be.

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