But more important was the respect that the Vatican leaders have for his knowledge of church traditions and culture.

This gives a clue as to a long church tradition in the village.

According to a church tradition, his mother was a Komi woman.

There also were acts of religious drama based on the local church traditions.

He contributed a great deal to music in the Anglican church tradition.

In keeping with church tradition, all of his sons have served as missionaries.

Church tradition typically places them in the city of Ephesus.

However, in some church traditions he is regarded as having a "baptism of blood".

There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions.

It also describes the death of Paul by beheading, an early church tradition.