When did the practice of not eating meat on Fridays in Lent start?

[dlou]

when did the practice of not eating meat on friday and why

 

[Leonie_Ambrose]

dlou,

The following link should assist you in better understanding the Catholic Church’s teaching on the Lenten tradition of abstinence from meat. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.

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