Posted on 09/15/2011 9:21:34 AM PDT by Salvation
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A minor church officer whose duties have varied over the centuries and in different localities. Under Gregory the Great a beadle was the "guardian of the church," who was to light the lamps or candles. Later he came to be an usher who led people into their seats, or an announcer who read messages to the congregation, or something of a bodyguard who preceded a bishop or other prelate to clear the way for his passage through a crowd. (Etym. Anglo-Saxon b_odan, to command, to bid.)
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In my Catholic high school the student nearest the door to the classroom was the “beadle.” IIRC the beadle kept the attendance list for the teacher and might have had some other administrative duties.
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