Croziers

An episode of note was the exchange of croziers by Kentigern and Colmcille, a very formal pledge of friendship. ❋ John (2009)

Emerging fern croziers of Dixie wood fern, Dryopteris x australis also spread more thickly last fall will liven up the sea of spikes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When Irishmen were illuminating the Book of Kells and making the jewelled croziers in the National Museum, Byzantium was the centre of European civilisation and the source of its spiritual philosophy, so I symbolise the search for the spiritual life by a journey to that city. ❋ W.B. Yeats (2000)

It's always a joy that young families come to join us - the children like to see their own parish priest and give a wave to "Farver" as he goes by, and are usually quite impressed impressed by the procession with bishops and croziers and candles and so on..... ❋ Joanna Bogle (2007)

He could hardly be expected to sympathize with the religious externals of Catholic countries; and in a dislike of mitres and croziers he sympathized with Mr Snaith, though not in so cocksure a fashion. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Dominions are crowned angels, carrying scepters, croziers, or orbs as symbols of authority. ❋ Gertrude Grace Sill (1975)

Archbishops, abbots, and abbesses may also carry croziers as symbols of authority. ❋ Gertrude Grace Sill (1975)

No longer holds against neshek; the fat has covered their croziers .... ❋ Blish, James (1953)

The ornaments likewise partake of the character of the age; they are chiefly carved angels, croziers, and other sacred appendages. ❋ Lt-Col. Pinkney (N/A)

In the instances mentioned by MR. WALCOT, _croziers_ are repeatedly spoken of as having been borne at the funerals of _bishops_, while the crosses borne before Wolsey are called crosses, and not croziers. ❋ Various (N/A)

The statement that the crook of the bishop's staff was bent outwards, and that of the abbot's inward, is one which is often made in books; I should, however, be very glad to learn whether any difference has been observed to exist either in mediæval representations of croziers on seals, accompanying, effigies, or in paintings, or in the existing examples. ❋ Various (N/A)

It contains croziers of the 13th century, reliquaries of St. Loup and St. Bernard, with enamels of the 12th century, a tooth of St. Peter in a small gold box, etc. In the reliquary of St. Bernard is a bit of the skull of an Irish primate, ❋ C. B. Black (N/A)

Their croziers (made of gilt metal) were suspended over the tombs of Morley, 1684, and Mews, 1706. ❋ Various (N/A)

The French Gothic ivory croziers are perhaps more beautiful than others, the little figures standing in the carved volutes being especially delicate and graceful. ❋ Julia De Wolf Gibbs Addison (N/A)