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Articles by Mark Masterson

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A Byzantine Ancestor to Same-Sex Marriage?
Mark Masterson – The Conversation, 4 Sep 2017

Brothers for life – First, how did men become spiritual brothers? In church two men would be blessed by a priest who would say a prayer over them. Many of these prayers survive and more are being located all the time. Spiritual brotherhood was popular.