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dea·con·ess [ˌdi:kəˈnes] N

deaconess

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Early written accounts of the ordination of deaconesses also reflect this practice. en.wikipedia.org

Women would not be a deacon but in fact a female deaconess, which is still laity, and not related to the office of priesthood. en.wikipedia.org

The others sometimes had a small cadre of deaconesses as staff. en.wikipedia.org

Deaconesses set the sacrament table and attend to the needs and development of the women of the church. en.wikipedia.org

Deaconess was also a pioneer in organ transplantation and immunological research. en.wikipedia.org

This is interpreted by some as a relic of the former rite of ordination of deaconesses. en.wikipedia.org

In 1854, she became a deaconess and deputy matron. en.wikipedia.org

Above the family were members known as elders and eldresses, deacons and deaconesses. en.wikipedia.org

Deaconesses do not have priesthood authority but prepare the communion tables. en.wikipedia.org

Deaconesses received blessing from the angel but were unordained. en.wikipedia.org

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