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(_Life_, § 1) is inconceivable if she did not live in wedlock; and he expressly states that eight "metropolitans" of Armagh were "married men"

St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh of Clairvaux Bernard 1899

In view of the subsequent struggles for precedence between the sees of Canterbury and York, the following passage in a letter from the Pope to Edwin is of interest: -- "We have ordered," the Pope says, "two palls, one for each of the metropolitans, that is for Honorius and Paulinus, that in case one of them is called from this life, the other may, in virtue of this our authority, appoint

The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See 1896

The Holy Father with some of the metropolitans having received the pallium:

Papal Mass for Ss. Peter and Paul 2009

The primate also reported that he met with the metropolitans (senior bishops) of the four ecclesiastical provinces last December as part of a team-building effort.

The Anglican Church of Canada in a downward spiral « Anglican Samizdat 2010

But a series of on the spot dispatches on any aspect of that "here be dragons" territory for our "provincial metropolitans" (pace General Zod) would make welcome reading either in the magazine itself or on a thread in these blogs.

Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

Twice to Agency people, to the Baltimore metropolitans, the Maryland State Police, and two Secret Service meetings and at each positions were marked, radio frequencies verified, aviation coordinates laid in, the parade of intricate planning and counterplanning gone over a third, a fourth, a fifth time.

Dead Zero Stephen Hunter 2010

Twice to Agency people, to the Baltimore metropolitans, the Maryland State Police, and two Secret Service meetings and at each positions were marked, radio frequencies verified, aviation coordinates laid in, the parade of intricate planning and counterplanning gone over a third, a fourth, a fifth time.

Dead Zero Stephen Hunter 2010

Especially if the backlash is directed against those rootless British metropolitans who are so revolted by anything natively British they are now incapable of leaving London except to go abroad.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

Especially if the backlash is directed against those rootless British metropolitans who are so revolted by anything natively British they are now incapable of leaving London except to go abroad.

Fight the wine orthodoxy! 2009

Especially if the backlash is directed against those rootless British metropolitans who are so revolted by anything natively British they are now incapable of leaving London except to go abroad.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009