Christi Day
Preserved but no longer current.
They began in Pateinoster Row with the Lord's Prayer in Latin, which was continued to the end of the street; then said Amen, at the corner or bottom of the Row; then turning down Ave Maria Lane, com- menced chanting the "Hail, Mary!" then crossing Ludgate, entered Creed Lane chant- ing the Credo.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Christi Day” mean?
They began in Pateinoster Row with the Lord's Prayer in Latin, which was continued to the end of the street; then said Amen, at the corner or bottom of the Row; then turning down Ave Maria Lane, com- menced chanting the "Hail, Mary!" then crossing Ludgate, entered Creed Lane chant- ing the Credo.
Is “Christi Day” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.