Arrhabonarii Explained

The Arrhabonarii were a Polish Christian sect who held that the Eucharist was not a present gift of grace but was a pledge of a gift to be bestowed in heaven.^[1] The sect's name is derived from the Greek Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἀρραβων, Arrha, meaning "earnest".^[2] The position was first argued by Francesco Stancaro in 1543.

Notes and References

1. Book: Blunt, John Henry. Dictionary of Sects, Heresies, Ecclesiastical Parties, and Schools of Religious Thought. 1874-01-01. Rivingtons. en.
2. Web site: History of Science: Cyclopædia, or, An universal dictionary of arts and sciences - Arboreus - artery. digicoll.library.wisc.edu. en-US. 2017-04-06.