# apostolic succession

> method whereby the ministry of the Christian Church is held to be derived from the apostles by a continuous succession

**Wikidata**: [Q49482](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49482)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_succession)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/apostolic-succession


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. YSO-Wikidata mapping project
3. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File