The banns of marriage, commonly known simply as the "banns" or "bans" /ˈbænz/ (from a Middle English word meaning "proclamation", rooted in Frankish and...

and was commonly used in banns of marriage of the Church of England where the prospective bride was described as a "spinster of this parish". The Oxford...

celebrant with a Notice of Intended Marriage at least one month and up to 18 months before a wedding. A requirement for banns of marriage was introduced to...

elements of customary ritual while altering others. In some cases, there may be multiple proposals, and each partner may propose to the other. Banns of marriage...

(incestual marriage), bigamy, group marriage, or child marriage. A voidable marriage is a marriage that can be canceled at the option of one of the parties...

Bann may refer to: Banns of marriage River Bann, in Northern Ireland Bann Rowing Club, Coleraine, Northern Ireland River Bann, in Wexford, Ireland Bann...

Catholic Encyclopedia - Banns of Marriage". "Irish Citizens Information - Notification requirements for marriage". THE SPECIAL MARRIAGE ACT, 1954 - https://www...

reading of banns of marriage may also be required before the wedding date. In the Roman Catholic Church, Holy Matrimony is considered to be one of the seven...

in 1970 when banns of marriage were abolished. A marriage may be performed only by a marriage officer. All magistrates and justices of the peace are...

sacramental marriage in a decree called Fiducia Supplicans. Catholicism portal Banns of marriage Nuptial Mass Christian views of marriage Christian views...

"Clandestine" marriages were those that had an element of secrecy to them: perhaps they took place away from a home parish, and without either banns or marriage licence...

those under 21) or the publication of banns (which parents of those under 21 could forbid). Additionally, the Church of England dictated that both the bride...

Northeast. In most other parts of the country relatively few couples have them. Unlike publishing the banns of marriage, an engagement party has never...

research as evidence of marriage. Marriage bonds are also not to be confused with marriage contracts or prenuptial agreements. Marriage banns were similar in...

made Duke of Albany in Holyrood Abbey, and the banns of marriage were called in the parish of Canongate. A proclamation was made at the Cross of Edinburgh...

and the absence of banns or a licence – or even the fact that the marriage was not celebrated in a church – did not render the marriage void. The only...

marriages, taking advantage of the fact that Ontario law authorizes him to perform marriages without a previous license, via the issuance of banns of...

adopted for their male members a lifestyle of poverty, traveling, and living in urban areas for purposes of preaching, evangelization, and ministry, especially...

Basongo Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo An alternate spelling for "bann" as in banns of marriage Paiban, a clapper used in Chinese music...

For civil marriages, notices must be posted for 28 clear days, at the appropriate register office. Church of England marriages require the banns to be read...

sacraments and to abstain from contracting marriage at certain seasons. In the seventh-century Penitentiary of Theodore of Canterbury we find penalties imposed...

A putative marriage is an apparently valid marriage, entered into in good faith on the part of at least one of the partners, but that is legally invalid...

to the law there. They have been advised not to offer to publish banns for any marriage where one partner is from outside the European Union. Instead, the...

(/ˈsɪməni/) is the act of selling church offices and roles or sacred things. It is named after Simon Magus, who is described in the Acts of the Apostles as having...

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Church as "the obstinate denial or obstinate doubt after the reception of baptism of some truth which is to be believed by divine and Catholic faith". The...

legalize same-sex marriage. The first legal same-sex marriage registered in Ontario was that of Paula Barrero and Blanca Mejias, married by banns at the Emmanuel...

this case (canon 1323, §4). A marriage celebrated in due form but without express permission of the competent authority of the Catholic Church between a...

Promoter of the Faith: one who "argued against the canonization (sainthood) of a candidate to uncover any character flaws or misrepresentation of the evidence...

lives in areas where consanguinous marriages are preferred. The degree of relationships are also used to determine heirs of an estate according to statutes...