take holy orders

He took holy orders in order to take his teaching position.

He took holy orders and served the church from 1909 to 1922.

After leaving the Army in 1957, he took holy orders.

He became a fellow of his college and took holy orders.

Young was nearly fifty when he decided to take holy orders.

He wanted to take holy orders, but his father prohibited such a step.

After taking holy orders James set out on a long series of travels.

He had trained as a soldier before taking holy orders.

He took holy orders in 1824, but was never a parish priest.

Around this time, Hitler is said to have dreamed of taking holy orders.

Towards the end of his life he had a spiritual crisis and took holy orders.

He reverted to the other family tradition and took holy orders.

He took holy orders in 1582, and preached around Oxford for some time.

However, Moe had long intended to take holy orders, and in 1853 he did so.

He had never, however, taken holy orders before his consecration on 3 November.

After taking holy orders, he exercised only legal functions for most of his career.

In order to fully qualify himself for the office he soon afterwards took holy orders.

Intended for the Church, his religious views did not permit him to take holy orders.

After taking holy orders he was a noted preacher in the university and elsewhere.

It is a denomination that permits women to take holy orders.

Didn't mother tell you I was to take holy orders?"

King took holy orders, but never held any cure.

Another source claimed that he took holy orders, but this is now discounted.

He took holy orders, and preached his first sermon in April 1632.

Suffering from poor health, Herbert died of tuberculosis only three years after taking holy orders.