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Alpha and Omega
Christian symbol, first and last letters of the Greek alphabet
Anointing of the sick
Religious anointing/sacrament
Apostles' Creed
Early statement of Christian belief
Baptism
Christian rite of admission and adoption, almost invariably with the use of water
Basilica
Type of building in classical and church architecture
Cathedral
Christian church that is the seat of a bishop
Chapel
Christian place of prayer and worship
Chi Rho
Symbol with X and P together, representing Christ
Christian cross
Symbol of Christianity
Christian culture
Cultural practices common to Christianity
Christian liturgy
Pattern for worship used by a Christian congregation or denomination
Christian monasticism
Christian devotional practice
Christian mysticism
Mystical practices and theory within Christianity
Christian prayer
Activity in Christianity
Christian symbolism
Use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork or events, by Christianity
Church (building)
Building used for Christian religious activities
Church music
Christian music written for performance in church
Church service
Formalized period of Christian communal worship, often held in a church building
Confirmation
Christian religious practice
Crucifix
Image of Jesus on the cross
Dominican Order
Roman Catholic medicant order
Ecumenism
Cooperation between Christian denominations
Eucharist
Christian rite and sacrament
Franciscans
Group of religious orders within the Catholic Church
Hesychasm
Contemplative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Holy orders
Sacraments in some Christian churches
Ichthys
Christian symbol
Ignatian spirituality
Catholic religious tradition
Jesuits
Male religious congregation of the Catholic Church
Jesus Prayer
A short formulaic prayer esteemed and advocated especially within the Eastern churches
Lectio Divina
Traditional monastic practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God's word
Liturgical year
Annually recurring fixed sequence of Christian feast days
Lord's Prayer
Christian prayer attributed to Jesus
Mass in the Catholic Church
Central liturgical ritual of the Catholic Church
Nicene Creed
Statement of belief adopted at the First Ecumenical Council in 325
Ora et labora
Latin phrase and Benedictine motto and invocation
Order of Saint Augustine
Catholic order of mendicant friars
Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)
The Berlin-based Protestant branch of the Order, from which it separated during the Reformation
Rosary
Roman Catholic sacramental and Marian devotion to prayer
Rule of Saint Benedict
Book of monastic precepts written in 516
Sacrament
Christian rite recognized as of particular importance and significance
Sacrament of Penance
One of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church
Sermon
Oration by a member of the clergy