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Origin of The Wedding Ring and Marriage Vows

The wedding vows as practised in most English-speaking countries derive ultimately from the Sarum rite of medieval England. The first part of the vows of the Sarum rite is given in Latin, but is instructed to be said by the priest “in linguam materna”, i.e. in the “mother tongue” of those present. Marriage vows, as […]