Penitentiary
one of the offices of the Roman Curia, taking special cognizance of matters relating to the confessional and dispensations from such impediments to marriage as are not diriment. The dignitary who presides over the office described above. He is a car- PENN and sent his son abroad. Young Penn visited France and Italy, and returned to his native country in 1664. He spent two years in the study of law at Lincoln's Inn, and was then sent to Ireland to manage his father's estates; but, happening to hear a discourse at Cork, by Thomas Loe, a leading Quaker, he reverted to his former opinions, and traveled to propagate this new faith. He was taken up for preaching, and sent to prison; but was released through the into England, he was sent to the Tower, on terest of his father. After return account of a book which he had written WILLIAM PENN and, while there, he composed his principal work, entitled "No Cross, no Crown," intended to show the benefit of suffering.
On his release, he resumed his former labors, and was apprehended, with some others, and tried for preaching at a condinal priest and must be a doctor of theology or canon law. That part of the church to which penitents are restricted. venticle in Gracechurch Street. The Canon penitentiary: In the Roman jury persisted in finding them not guilty, Church a canon appointed in compliance and were fined for acting contrary to the with a decree of the Council of Trent which directs that in every cathedral church, if possible, a penitentiary should be appointed. He must be 40 years of age, master of arts, a doctor, or a licentiate in theology or canon law. His duty is to deal with reserved cases, and his attendance in confessional is considered equivalent to presence in choir. A prison: a reformatory for criminals.