annates

A tax imposed by the popeThe Roman Catholic bishop of Rome who is regarded as the successor of the chief apostle, Peter, and as the Vicar of Christ is the holder of the Aposto... on a portion of the first year’s income derived from a beneficeis an ecclesiastical office, typically a bishopric, which included a source of income, from lands, tithes, or endowments. (Churcha term translated from the Greek word “Ecclesia” which means an assembly called together and is sometime translated as a congregation. A church is... position with rights to property and income) when transferred to a new priest.