He was born on 25 May 1895 into a clerical family - his father was the Ven.

He came from a prominent clerical family with links to Clonmacnoise going back six centuries.

His daughters all married into either merchant or clerical families, and both his sons entered into religious life.

The Khatami family lived an exceptionally comfortable life for a clerical family.

Like many German poets of his age, he came from a clerical family and was intended for the church.

Hook was born on 1 December 1844 into a clerical family.

In the early years, the majority of its members were training as clergy or from clerical families.

Douglas was born into a clerical family.

His family was intermarried with the other academic and clerical families in the town.

Javadi was born into a clerical family in Qazvin on 24 June 1917.