Catholic Encyclopedia - A
- Aër:
(Greek aer , "the air").
The largest and outer-most ...
- Aërius of Pontus:
A friend and fellow ascetic of Eustathius, who became
- Aëtius:
A Roman general, patrician, and consul, b. towards the end of the fourth century; ...
- Añazco, Pedro de:
Born at
- Aachen: (In French, Aix-la-Chapelle , the name by which the city is generally known; in ...
- Aarhus, Ancient See of:
(ARUSIA, ARUSIENSIS).
The
- Aaron:
Brother of Moses, and High
- Abachum, Audifax, Martha, and Maris, Saints:
All martyred at
- Abaddon:
A Hebrew word signifying:
ruin, destruction (
- Abandonment:
(More properly, S ELF -A BANDONMENT )
A term used by ...
- Abarca, Pedro:
Theologian, born in Aragon in 1619; died 1 October, 1693, at Palencia. He ...
- Abarim:
( Hebrew har ha'abharim, hare ha'abharim ; Septuagint to oros to Abarim, en ...
- Abbé:
A French word meaning primarily and strictly an
- Abba:
Abba is the ...
- Abbadie, Antoine d': Antoine d'Abbadie
Astronomer, geodetist, genographer, physician, ...
- Abban of Magheranoidhe, Saint:
(Magheranoidhe is also rendered Murneave or Murnevin).
Nephew ...
- Abban of New Ross, Saint:
St. Abban of ...
- Abban the Hermit, Saint:
Though he lived in Abingdon ( England ), he was certainly an Irishman. He is ...
- Abbeloos, Jean Baptiste:
Orientalist, born 15 January, 1836, at Goyck, Belgium; died 25 February, 1906. He ...
- Abbess:
The female
- Abbey:
A monastery canonically erected and autonomous, with a community of not fewer ...
- Abbo Cernuus:
("The crooked").
French Benedictine
- Abbon, Saint:
(Or ABBO.)
Born near
- Abbot:
A title given to the
- Abbot, Commendatory:
An ecclesiastic, or sometimes a layman, who holds an
- Abbot, Henry:
Layman, martyred at York, 4 July, 1597, pronounced Venerable in 1886. His
- Abbot, Lay:
( abbatocomes, abbas laicus, abbas miles ).
A name used to ...
- Abbreviation, Methods of:
The use of abbreviations is due, in part, to exigencies arising from the
- Abbreviations, Ecclesiastical:
The words most commonly abbreviated at all times are proper names , titles ...
- Abbreviators:
( Abbreviare = "shorten", "curtail").
- Abdera:
A titular see in the province of Rhodope on the southern coast of Thrace, now ...
- Abdias:
(A Minor ...
- Abdias of Babylon:
An apocryphal writer, said to have been one of the seventy-two Disciples of ...
- Abdication:
Abdication, ecclesiastically considered, is the resignation of a
- Abdon and Sennen, Saints:
(Variously written in early calendars and martyrologies Abdo, Abdus; Sennes, ...
- Abduction:
Abduction may be ...
- Abecedaria:
Complete or partial lists of letters of the alphabet, chiefly Greek and Latin, ...
- Abecedarians:
A sect of
- Abel:
(From the Hebrew word for Vanity , "probably so called from the shortness of ...
- Abel:
("Meadow")
Name of several places distinguished by additional ...
- Abel, Blessed Thomas:
(Also ABLE, or ABELL.)
Priest and martyr, born about 1497; ...
- Abelard, Peter:
Dialectician, philosopher, and theologian, born 1079; died 1142. Peter Abelard ...
- Abelly, Louis:
Louis Abelly (1603-91) was
- Aben-Ezra, Abraham-ben-Méir:
(Or IBN 'EZRA).
A celebrated Spanish Rabbi, born at Toledo ...
- Abenakis:
A confederation of Algonquin tribes, comprising the Penobscots, Passamaquoddies, ...
- Abercius, Inscription of:
A Greek hagiographical text, which has, however, undergone alterations, and a ...
- Abercromby, John:
Died 1561. During the Scottish Reformation we know that the
- Abercromby, Robert:
(Sometimes known as Sanders and as Robertson).
A Jesuit ...
- Aberdeen, The Diocese of:
(Scotland).
A see was founded in 1063 at Mortlach by Bl. ...
- Aberdeen, The University of:
The founder of this, one of the three
- Aberle, Moritz von:
Catholic theologian, b. at Rottum, near Biberach, in Swabia, 25 April, 1819; d. at ...
- Abgar, The Legend of:
The historian Eusebius records a tradition (H.E., I, xii), which he himself ...
- Abhan, Saint:
St. Abban of ...
- Abiathar:
( Hebrew ebhyathar , Father of plenty, or, the great one is father).
- Abila:
A titular see of Phoenicia, in the region of Mt. Libanus, now Suk Wady Barada, ...
- Abingdon, The Abbey of:
This abbey, located in the County of Berkshire, England, was founded A.D. 675, ...
- Abington, Thomas:
(Or HABINGTON).
An English antiquarian, b. 1560; d. 1647. ...
- Abiogenesis and Biogenesis:
According to their Greek derivation these two terms refer to the origin of life. ...
- Abipones:
This Indian tribe, linguistically of Guaycuru stock, formerly roaming the east ...
- Abisai:
( Abhishay, abhshay ; Septuagint Abessa,
- Abjuration:
A denial, disavowal, or
- Abner:
A son of Ner, a cousin of Saul, and commander-in-chief of Saul's army (
- Abomination of Desolation, The:
The importance of this Scriptural expression is chiefly derived from the fact ...
- Abortion:
Abortion (from ...
- Abortion, Physical Effects of: Definition
The expulsion of the human ovum occurring during the first ...
- Abra de Raconis, Charles François d':
A French bishop, born at the Château de Raconis in 1580 of a Calvinistic ...
- Abrabanel, Don Isaac:
(Also: Abravanel, Abarbanel).
Jewish statesman,
- Abraham:
The original
- Abraham (in Liturgy):
While of peculiar interest to the liturgiologist (especially in the classification ...
- Abraham a Sancta Clara:
A Discalced ...
- Abraham Ecchelensis:
A learned Maronite, born in Hekel, or Ecchel (hence his surname), a village on ...
- Abraham, The Bosom of:
In the Holy Bible , the expression ...
- Abrahamites:
(1) Syrian
- Abram, Nicholas:
Jesuit theologian, born in 1589, at Xaronval, in Lorraine; died 7 September, 1655. ...
- Abrasax:
The study of
- Absalom:
( Abhshalom in Hebrew; Abessalom, Apsalomos in Greek).
...
- Absalon of Lund:
Also known as AXEL, a famous Danish prelate, b. in 1128, at Finnestoë in ...
- Absinthe:
( Hebrew la'anah .)
Wormwood, known for its repulsive ...
- Absolute, The:
A term employed in modern
- Absolution:
( Ab = from; solvere = to free)
- Abstemii:
An abstemius is one who cannot take wine without risk of vomiting. As, ...
- Abstinence:
Inasmuch as abstinence ...
- Abstinence, Physical Effects of:
The effects on the human system of
- Abstraction:
( Latin abs , from trahere , to draw).
- Abthain:
(Or ABTHANE).
An English or Lowland Scotch
- Abucara, Theodore:
A bishop of ...
- Abundius:
An Italian bishop, b. at
- Abydus:
(ABYDOS).
A titular see of
- Abyss:
(Greek abyssos ).
- Abyssinia: Geography
Abyssinia, extending from the sixth to the fifteenth degree of ...
- Acacia:
(In Hebrew shíttah , plural shíttîm ; Theod. pyxos ; ...
- Acacians, The:
Known also as the HOMOEANS, an Arian sect which first emerged into distinctness ...
- Acacius:
Bishop of Beroea. Born in
- Acacius:
Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine,
- Acacius:
Patriarch of Constantinople; Schismatic ; d. 489. When
- Acacius, Saint:
Bishop of
- Academies, Roman:
The Italian Renaissance at its apogee [from the close of the Western
- Academy, The French:
The French Academy was founded by
- Acadia:
The precise location and extent of
- Acanthus:
A titular see of Macedonia, on the Strymonic Gulf, now known as Erisso. Its ...
- Acanthus:
A plant, indigenous to middle Europe, the leaf of which has served in all ages as ...
- Acathistus:
(Greek
- Acca, Saint:
Bishop of Hexham, and patron of learning (c. 660-742). Acca was a Northumbrian by ...
- Accaron:
( Ekron ).
The most northern of the five principal ...
- Accentus Ecclesiasticus:
The counterpart of concentus . In the ancient Church music all that portion of ...
- Acceptance:
Acceptance, in
- Acceptants:
Those Jansenists who accepted without any reserve or mental restriction the ...
- Accession:
(From Latin accedere , to go to; hence, to be added to).
...
- Accessus:
A term applied to the voting in
- Acciajuoli:
Name of three cardinals belonging to an illustrious Florentine
- Accident:
[Latin accidere , to happen what happens to be in a subject; any contingent, or ...
- Acclamation:
( Latin ad , to, clamare , to cry out).
IN CIVIC LIFE
- Acclamation (in Papal Elections):
One of the forms of papal
- Accommodation, Biblical:
We shall consider (1) what is meant by biblical accommodation; (2) its use in ...
- Accomplice:
A term generally employed to designate a partner in some
- Accursius, Francesco:
( Italian Accorso ).
(1)FRANCESCO ACCURSIUS (1182-1260)
- Acephali:
A term applied to the Eutychians who withdrew from Peter Mongus, the Monophysite ...
- Acerenza:
(ACHERONTIA.)
This archdiocese, in the provinces of
- Achéry, Lucas d':
French Benedictine (Maurist), born 1609 at Saint Quentin in Picardy; died in the ...
- Achab:
( 'A'h'abh, Achaab in
- Achaia:
(Ægialeia).
The name, before the Roman conquest in 146 ...
- Achaicus:
A Corinthian Christian, who, together with
- Achaz:
(AHAZ).
King of Juda, placed variously, 741-726 B.C., ...
- Achiacharus:
Achiacharus is ...
- Achilleus and Nereus, Domitilla and Pancratius, Saints:
The commemoration of these four Roman saints is made by the Church on 12 May, ...
- Achimaas:
(1) Father of Achinoam, wife of
- Achimelech:
(1) The priest ...
- Achitopel:
Achitopel was an ...
- Achonry:
(Gaelic, Achadh-Chonnaire , Connary's Field).
In Ireland, ...
- Achor Valley:
The scene of the death of the "troubler" Achan, with whom its name is associated ( ...
- Achrida:
A titular see in Upper Albania, the famous
- Achterfeldt, Johann Heinrich:
Theologian, b. at Wesel, 17 June, 1788; d. at Bonn, 11 May, 1877. He was appointed ...
- Achtermann, Theodore William:
A German sculptor, was born in 1799, at Munster in Westphalia, of poor parents. ...
- Aci-Reale, The Diocese of:
(JACA REGALIS).
Located in the island of
- Acidalius, Valens:
( German, Havekenthal ).
Philologist, Latin poet, and ...
- Ackermann, Leopold:
A Catholic ...
- Acmonia:
A titular see of Phrygia Pacatiana, in
- Acoemetae:
(Greek akoimetai , from privative a and koiman , to rest).
- Acolouthia:
(From the Greek akoloutheo , to follow.)
In ...
- Acolyte:
(Greek akolouthos ; Latin sequens, comes , a follower, an attendant). ...
- Acosta, Joaquín:
A native of
- Acosta, José de:
The son of well-to-do and respected parents, born at Medina del Campo in Spain, ...
- Acquapendente:
A diocese in ...
- Acquaviva:
Name of several Italian cardinals.
FRANCESCO, b. 1665 at ...
- Acquaviva:
Name of several Italian cardinals.
FRANCESCO, b. 1665 at ...
- Acquaviva, Claudius:
Fifth General of the
- Acqui:
A diocese ...
- Acre:
(SAINT-JEAN-D'ACRE).
In Hebrew Accho , in the Books of ...
- Acre:
(SAINT-JEAN D'ACRE)
Ptolemais, a titular
- Acrostic:
( Akros stichos , "at the end of a verse".)
A poem the ...
- Act of Settlement (Irish):
In 1662 an act was passed by the Irish Parliament, the privileges of which were ...
- Acta Pilati:
(Or the Gospel of Nicodemus.)
This work does not assume to ...
- Acta Sanctæ Sedis:
A Roman monthly publication containing the principal public documents issued by ...
- Acta Sanctorum Hiberniæ:
The abbreviated title of a celebrated work on the Irish saints by the Franciscan, ...
- Acta Triadis Thaumaturgæ:
(THE ACTS OF A WONDER-WORKING TRIAD)
The lives of St. ...
- Acton, Charles Januarius:
An English cardinal, born at Naples, 6 March, 1803; died at Naples, 23 June, ...
- Acton, John:
An English canonist, after 1329
- Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg, Baron Acton:
Baron Acton, Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, 1895-1902, born at Naples, ...
- Acton, John Francis Edward:
Sixth Baronet of the name, son of a Shropshire physician, born at ...
- Acts of Roman Congregations:
A term used to designate the documents (called also decrees) issued by the
- Acts of the Apostles:
In the accepted order of the books of the
- Acts of the Martyrs:
In a strict sense the
- Acts, Canonical:
According to the old Roman jurisprudence,
- Acts, Human:
Acts are termed human ...
- Acts, Indifferent:
A human act may be considered in the abstract ( in specie ) or in the concrete ...
- Actual Grace:
Grace ( ...
- Actus et Potentia:
A technical expression in scholastic phraseology.
I. The ...
- Actus primus:
A technical expression used in scholastic philosophy. Actus means ...
- Actus Purus:
A term employed in scholastic
- Acuas:
One of the first to spread Manicheism in the
- Ad Apostolicae Dignitatis Apicem:
Apostolic letter issued against Emperor
- Ad Limina Apostolorum:
An ecclesiastical term meaning a pilgrimage to the sepulchres of
- Ad Limina Visit:
(Sc. Apostolorum )
The visit ad limina means, ...
- Ad Sanctam Beati Petri Sedem:
This letter was issued by Alexander VII , and is dated at Rome, 16 October, ...
- Ad Universalis Ecclesiae:
A papal constitution dealing with the conditions for admission to religious ...
- Adalard, Saint:
Born c. 751; d. 2 January, 827. Bernard, son of
- Adalbert:
Archbishop of
- Adalbert I:
(Or ALBERT).
Archbishop of
- Adalbert, Saint:
Apostle of the ...
- Adalbert, Saint:
Born 939 of a noble Bohemian
- Adam:
The first man ...
- Adam in Early Christian Liturgy and Literature:
Adam's importance to the Fathers and to the authors of the many apocryphal ...
- Adam of Bremen:
A German historian and geographer of the eleventh century. The dates of his ...
- Adam of Fulda:
Born about 1450, died after 1537, one of the most learned musicians of his age. He ...
- Adam of Murimuth:
An English chronicler of about the middle of the fourteenth century. He was a
- Adam of Perseigne:
A French Cistercian,
- Adam of St. Victor:
A prominent and prolific writer of Latin Hymns, born in the latter part of the ...
- Adam of Usk:
An English priest, canonist, and chronicler, born at Usk, in Monmouthshire, ...
- Adam Scotus:
(Or THE PREMONSTRATENSIAN).
A theologian and Church ...
- Adam, John:
A distinguished preacher and a strenuous opponent of Calvinists and Jansenists, ...
- Adam, Nicholas:
Linguist and writer, b. in Paris, 1716; d. 1792. He achieved distinction by a ...
- Adam, The Books of:
The Book of Adam, or "Contradiction of
- Adami da Bolsena, Andrea:
An Italian musician b. at Bolsena, 1663; d. in Rome, 1742. Through the influence ...
- Adamites:
An obscure sect, dating perhaps from the second century, which professed to have ...
- Adamnan, Saint:
(Or Eunan).
Abbot of Iona, born at Drumhome, County Donegal, ...
- Adams, James:
Professor of humanities at St. Omers , born in England in 1737; died at ...
- Adams, Ven. John:
Priest, martyred at Tyburn, 8 October, 1586. He had been a Protestant minister, ...
- Adana:
A diocese of ...
- Adar:
(1) A frontier town in the South of Chanaan (
- Adauctus and Felix, Saints:
Martyrs at Rome, 303, under
- Adda, Ferdinando d':
Cardinal and Papal Legate, b. at Milan, 1649; d. at Rome, 1719. He was made ...
- Addai, Doctrine of:
( Latin Doctrina Addoei ).
A Syriac document which ...
- Addas:
One of the three original disciples of Manes, who according to the
- Addeus and Maris, Liturgy of:
This is an Oriental liturgy, sometimes assigned to the Syrian group because it ...
- Addresses, Ecclesiastical:
It is from
- Adelaide, Archdiocese of:
Centred in Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It comprises all the territory ...
- Adelaide, Saint:
Abbess, born in the tenth century; died at Cologne, 5 February, 1015. She was ...
- Adelaide, Saint:
(ADELHEID).
Born 931; died 16 December, 999, one of the ...
- Adelard of Bath:
A twelfth-century Scholastic philosopher, b. about 1100. Adelard was probably an ...
- Adelham, John Placid:
(Or ADLAND).
A Protestant minister, born in Wiltshire, who ...
- Adelmann:
Bishop of
- Adelophagi:
( Adelos = secretly, and phalo = I eat).
A sect ...
- Aden:
(ADANE).
It comprises all Arabia, and is properly known as ...
- Adeodatus:
Son of St. Augustine,
- Adeodatus (II), Pope Saint:
(Reigned 672-676).
A
- Adeodatus I, Pope Saint:
(Adeodatus I).
Date of birth unknown; consecrated pope, 19 ...
- Adeste Fidelis:
A hymn used ...
- Adjuration:
(Latin adjurare , to swear; to affirm by oath ).
An ...
- Administrator:
The term
- Administrator (of Ecclesiastical Property):
One charged with the care of church
- Admonitions, Canonical:
A preliminary means used by the Church towards a suspected person, as a ...
- Admont:
A Benedictine
- Ado of Vienne, Saint:
Born about 800, in the
- Adonai:
Adonai (Hebrew ...
- Adonias:
(Hebrew: Adoniyah, Adoniyahuh ,
- Adoption: IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
Adoption, as defined in
- Adoption, Canonical:
In a legal sense,
- Adoption, Supernatural:
( Latin adoptare , to choose.)
- Adoptionism:
Adoptionism, in a broad sense, a christological theory according to which Christ, ...
- Adoration:
In the strict sense, an act of
- Adoration, Perpetual:
A term broadly used to designate the practically uninterrupted
- Adorno, Francis:
A celebrated Italian preacher, b. 1531; d. at Genoa, 13 January, 1586. He was a ...
- Adoro Te Devote:
("I adore Thee devoutly").
A
- Adria:
An Italian bishopric, suffragan to Venice, which comprises 55 towns in the ...
- Adrian I, Pope:
From about 1 February, 772, till 25 December, 795; date of birth uncertain; d. 25 ...
- Adrian II, Pope:
(Reigned 867-872.)
After the death of
- Adrian III, Pope Saint:
Pope St. Adrian ...
- Adrian IV, Pope:
Born 1100 (?); died 1 September, 1159. Very little is known about the birthplace, ...
- Adrian of Canterbury, Saint:
An African by birth, died 710. He became
- Adrian of Castello:
Also called D E C ORNETO from his birthplace in
- Adrian V, Pope:
(OTTOBUONO FIESCHI).
A Genoese, and nephew of Innocent IV. He ...
- Adrian VI, Pope:
The last pontefice barbaro ( Guicciardini, XIV, v), and the only pope of modern ...
- Adrianople:
A city of Turkey in Europe. According to legend, Orestes, son of Agamemnon, built ...
- Adrichem, Christian Kruik van:
(Christianus Crucius Adrichomius).
Catholic
- Adso:
Abbot of the Cluniac monastery of Moutier-en-Der, d. 992, on a pilgrimage to ...
- Aduarte, Diego Francisco:
Missionary and historian, b. 1566, at Saragossa, in
- Adullam:
(Hebrew Adhullam , Vulgate Odollam , but
- Adulteration of Food:
( Latin adulterare , to pollute, to adulterate).
This act ...
- Adultery:
It is the purpose of this article to consider
- Advent:
(Latin ad-venio , to come to).
According to present [1907] ...
- Adventists:
A group of six American Protestant sects which hold in common a
- Advertisements, Book of:
A series of enactments concerning ecclesiastical matters, drawn up by
- Advocates of Roman Congregations:
Advocates of
- Advocates of St. Peter:
A body of jurists constituting a
- Advocatus Diaboli:
("Advocate of the Devil" or "Devil's Advocate").
A popular ...
- Advocatus Ecclesiæ:
A name applied, in the Middle Ages , to certain lay persons , generally of ...
- Advowson:
( Latin, advocatio ; Old French, avoëson ).
In ...
- Adytum:
(From adyton ; sc. a privative + dyo =enter).
A
- Aedan of Ferns, Saint:
( 'Aedh-og or Mo-Aedh-og ).
Bishop and patron of Ferns, in ...
- Aedh of Kildare:
King of Leinster, and an Irish saint, commemorated by Colgan under date of 4 ...
- Aegidius of Assisi, Blessed:
One of the original companions of St. Francis. He is also known as Blessed Giles, ...
- Aegidius of Viterbo:
Cardinal, theologian, orator, humanist, and poet, born at Viterbo,
- Aelfred the Great:
( Also Ælfred).
King of the West-Saxons, born Wantage, ...
- Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham:
Also known as "the Grammarian", the author of the homilies in Anglo-Saxon, a ...
- Aelnoth:
Monk and ...
- Aelred, Saint:
Abbot of Rievaulx, homilist and historian (1109-66). St. Ælred, whose name ...
- Aeneas of Gaza:
A Neo-Platonic philosopher, a convert to Christianity, who flourished towards ...
- Aengus, Saint (the Culdee):
An Irish saint who flourished in the last quarter of the eighth century, and is ...
- Aenon:
(Greek Ainon ; Vulgate, Ænnon ; Douay, Ennon ).
- Aeons:
The term appropriated by Gnostic heresiarchs to designate the series of spiritual ...
- Aesthetics:
Æsthetics may be defined as a systematic training to
- Aeterni Patris:
The Apostolic Letter of Pius IX, by which he summoned the Vatican Council. It ...
- Aeterni Patris (2nd):
An encyclical ...
- Affinity (in Canon Law):
A relationship ...
- Affinity (in the Bible):
Scripture ...
- Affirmation:
A solemn declaration accepted in legal procedure in lieu of the requisite oath. ...
- Afflighem:
A Benedictine
- Affre, Denis Auguste:
Archbishop of Paris, b. at St. Rome-de-Tam, in the Department of Tam, 27 ...
- Afonzo de Albuquerque:
(Also D ALBOQUERQUE ; surnamed "T HE G REAT ").
Died at ...
- Afra, Saint:
MARTYR.
The city of
- Africa:
This name, which is of Phoenician origin, was at first given by the
- African Church, Early:
The name, Early African Church, is given to the
- African Liturgy:
This liturgy ...
- African Synods:
There was no general council of the entire Church held at any
- Agabus:
Mentioned in Acts 11:28 ...
- Agape:
The celebration of funeral feasts in
- Agapetæ:
( agapetai , beloved).
In the first century of the
- Agapetus:
A deacon of the church of Sancta Sophia at
- Agapetus I, Pope Saint:
(Also AGAPITUS.)
Reigned 535-536. Date of birth uncertain; ...
- Agapetus II, Pope:
A Roman by birth, elected to the papacy 10 May, 946; he reigned, not ...
- Agar, William Seth:
An English Canon, born at York, 25 December, 1815; died 23 August, 1872. He was ...
- Agatha, Saint:
One of the most highly venerated virgin martyrs of
- Agathangelus:
A supposed secretary of Tiridates II, King of Armenia, under whose name there has ...
- Agathias:
A Byzantine historian and
- Agatho, Pope Saint:
Born towards the end of the sixth century in
- Agaunum:
(Today ST. MAURICEEN-VALAIS).
Agaunum, in the
- Agazzari, Agostini:
A musical composer, born 2 December 1578, of a noble
- Agde, Council of:
Held in 506 at Agatha or Agde in Languedoc, under the presidency of
- Age of Reason:
The name given to that period of human
- Age, Canonical:
The word age , taken in its widest meaning, may be described as "a period of ...
- Agen, Diocese of:
(AGINNUM.)
Comprises the Department of
- Agents of Roman Congregations:
Persons whose business it is to look after the affairs of their patrons at the ...
- Aggeus: Name and personal life
Aggeus, the tenth among the
- Aggressor, Unjust:
According to the accepted teaching of theologians, it is lawful, in the defense ...
- Agiles, Raymond d':
( Or AGUILERS.)
A chronicler and
- Agilulfus, Saint:
Abbot of Stavelot,
- Agios O Theos:
(O Holy God).
The opening words in Greek of an invocation, or ...
- Agnelli, Fra. Guglielmo:
Sculptor and architect, b. at Pisa, probably in 1238; d. probably in 1313. He was ...
- Agnelli, Giuseppe:
Chiefly known for his catechetical and devotional works, b. at Naples, 1621; d. ...
- Agnellus of Pisa, Blessed: Friar Minor and founder of the ...
- Agnellus, Andreas, of Ravenna:
Historian of that church, b. 805; the date of his death is unknown, but was ...
- Agnes of Assisi, Saint:
Younger sister of
- Agnes of Bohemia, Blessed:
(Also called Agnes of Prague). Born at
- Agnes of Montepulciano, Saint:
Born in the neighbourhood of
- Agnes of Prague, Blessed:
(Also called Agnes of Prague). Born at
- Agnes of Rome, Saint and Martyr:
Of all the virgin martyrs of
- Agnesi, Maria Gaetana:
Born at Milan, 16 May, 1718; died at Milan, 9 January, 1799, an Italian
- Agnetz:
(Latin, agnus , lamb), the Slavonic word for the square portion of bread cut ...
- Agnoetae:
( agnoetai ) from agnoeo , to be ignorant of)
The name ...
- Agnosticism:
A philosophical theory of the limitations of knowledge, professing
- Agnus Dei:
The name Agnus ...
- Agnus Dei (in Liturgy):
A name given to the formula recited thrice by the
- Agonistici:
( Agon ="struggle").
One of the names given by the
- Agony of Christ:
(From agonia , a struggle; particularly, in profane literature, the physical ...
- Agony, Archconfraternity of Holy:
An association for giving special
- Agostini, Paolo:
Born at Vallerano in 1593; died 1629, famous composer and pupil of the celebrated ...
- Agostino Novello, Blessed:
(Matteo Di Termini), born in the first half of the thirteenth century, at Termini, ...
- Agoult, Charles Consstance César Joseph Matthieu d':
A French prelate, born at Grenoble, 1747; died at Paris, 1824. He studied at the ...
- Agra:
Archdiocese ; it is situated in British India, and lies between 25°30' and ...
- Agram:
(Also ZAGRAB; Latin Zagrabia ).
Archiepiscopal see of the ...
- Agrapha:
A name first used, in 1776, by J.G. Körner, for the Sayings of
- Agrarianism:
The Latin word agrarius was applied historically to laws or their partisans, ...
- Agreda, Maria de:
(Or, according to her conventual title, Maria of Jesus)
A
- Agria:
(ERLAU, EGER, JAGER).
An archiepiscopal see of Hungary, ...
- Agricius, Saint:
Bishop of
- Agricola, Alexander:
A celebrated composer of the fifteenth century, and pupil of Okeghem, was, ...
- Agricola, George:
(BAUER, latinized into AGRICOLA).
Physician, mineralogist, ...
- Agricola, Rudolph:
A distinguished humanist of the earlier period, and a zealous promoter of the ...
- Agrippa of Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius:
Born 14 September, 1486, at
- Agrippinus:
Bishop of
- Aguas Calientes:
(Lat. AQUAE CALIDAE).
A Mexican see dependent on Guadalajara; ...
- Aguirre, Joseph Saenz de:
Cardinal, and learned Spanish Benedictine ; born at Logro o, in Old Castile, 24 ...
- Ahicam:
("My brother has risen").
A high court official under
- Ahriman and Ormuzd:
(More correctly ORMUZD AND AHRIMAN.)
The modern Persian ...
- Aiblinger, Johann Caspar:
Composer, born 23 February, 1779, at Wasserburg, Bavaria ; died at Munich, 6 May ...
- Aichinger, Gregor:
Organist and composer of sacred music , born probably at
- Aidan of Lindisfarne, Saint:
An Irish monk ...
- Aiguillon, Duchess of:
Marie de Vignerot de Pontcourlay, Marquise of Combalet and Duchesse d'Aiguillon; ...
- Aikenhead, Mary:
Foundress of the Irish Sisters of Charity, born in Cork, 19 January, 1787; ...
- Ailbe, Saint:
Bishop of Emly in Munster (
- Aileran, Saint:
An Irish saint, generally known as "Sapiens" (the Wise), one of the most ...
- Ailleboust, Family of d': (1) Louis d'Ailleboust
Sieur de Coulanges, third Governor of Canada, ...
- Ailly, Pierre d':
(PETRUS DE ALLACO).
French theologian and philosopher,
- Aimerich, Mateo:
A learned philologist, born at Bordil, in Spain, 1715; died at Ferrara, 1799. He ...
- Aire:
(Abram).
Comprises the territory of the Department of Landes. ...
- Airoli, Giacomo Maria:
( Also Ayroli).
A Jesuit Orientalist and Scriptural ...
- Aisle:
( Latin ala ; Old Fr. aile ), sometimes written Isle, Yle, and Alley; in ...
- Aistulph:
(Also Aistulf, Astulph, Astulf, and Astolph).
King of the ...
- Aix, Archdiocese of:
( Aquae Sextiae ). Full title, the
- Aix-en-Provence, Councils of:
Councils were held at Aix in 1112, 1374, 1409, 1585, 1612, 1838, and 1850. In ...
- Ajaccio, Diocese of:
(ADJACENSIS).
Comprises the island of Corsica. It was ...
- Akathistos:
(Greek
- Akhmin:
A city of Upper Egypt, situated on the banks of the Nile. Of late years it has ...
- Akominatos, Michael & Nicetas:
Michael (d. 1215) and
- Alabama:
The twenty-second State admitted into the Federal Union of America. It lies north ...
- Alabanda:
A titular see of Caria in
- Alabaster:
(Greek alabastros , -on ; Latin
- Alagoas:
A South American diocese, in eastern Brazil, dependent on Bahia. By a
- Alagona, Pietro:
Theologian, born at Syracuse, 1549; died in Rome, 19 October, 1624. He entered the ...
- Alain de l'Isle:
(Also called ALAIN OF LILLE, ALANUS AB INSULIS, or DE INSULIS, ALAIN VON RYSSEL ...
- Alalis:
(ALALIUS).
A titular see of Phoenicia (
- Alaman, Lucas:
A Mexican statesman and historian of great merit, b. at Guanajuato in Mexico, of ...
- Alamanni, Niccolò:
A Roman antiquary of Greek origin, b. at Ancona, 12 January, 1583; d. in Rome, ...
- Alan of Tewkesbury:
A Benedictine
- Alan of Walsingham:
Died c. 1364; a celebrated architect, first heard of in 1314 as a junior
- Alanus de Rupe:
( Sometimes DE LA ROCHE).
Born about 1428; died at Zwolle ...
- Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de:
Novelist and poet, b. at Guadix, Spain, in 1833; d. at Valdemoro, near Madrid, ...
- Alaska: I. HISTORY
The first definite
- Alatri:
An Italian bishopric under the immediate jurisdiction of the Holy See, ...
- Alb:
A white linen vestment with close fitting sleeves, reaching nearly to the ground ...
- Alba Pompeia, Diocese of:
Comprises eighty towns in the province of Cuneo and two in the province of ...
- Alban, Saint:
First martyr ...
- Albanenses:
Manichæan
- Albani:
A distinguished Italian family, said to be descended from Albanian refugees of ...
- Albania:
The ancient Epirus and Illyria, is the most western land occupied by the Turks ...
- Albano:
A suburban see, comprising seven towns in the Province of Rome.
- Albany:
Diocese comprising the entire counties of Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Fulton, ...
- Albenga:
Diocese comprising seventy-nine towns in the province of Port
- Albergati, Niccolo:
Cardinal and
- Alberic of Monte Cassino:
Died 1088;
- Alberic of Ostia:
A Benedictine monk, and Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia from 1138-47. Born in 1080, ...
- Albero de Montreuil:
Archbishop of Trier, b. near Toul, in Lorraine, about 1080; d. at Coblenz, 18 ...
- Alberoni, Giulio:
Cardinal and statesman; b. 30 May, 1664, at Firenzuola in the duchy of
- Albert Berdini of Sarteano, Blessed:
Franciscan
- Albert II, Archbishop of Magdeburg in Saxony:
(Albrecht II.)
Eighteenth
- Albert of Aachen:
(ALBERTUS AQUENSIS).
A chronicler of the First Crusade . ...
- Albert of Brandenburg:
Cardinal and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, born 28 June, 1490; died 24 ...
- Albert of Castile:
Historian, born about 1460; died 1522. He entered the Order of St. Dominic at an ...
- Albert of Saxony:
(Albert of Helmstädt)
Fourteenth-century philosopher ; ...
- Albert of Stade:
A chronicler of the thirteenth century. He was born before the close of the ...
- Albert, Bishop of Riga:
(ALBRECHT.)
Bishop of Riga,
- Albert, Blessed (Patriarch of Jerusalem):
Patriarch of Jerusalem, one of the conspicuous ecclesiastics in the troubles ...
- Albert, Saint:
Cardinal,
- Alberta and Saskatchewan:
The twin provinces of the Canadian West, so called because they were formed on ...
- Alberti, Leandro:
Historian, born at
- Alberti, Leone Battista:
Born 18 February, 1404; died April, 1472, a Florentine ecclesiastic and artist of ...
- Albertini, Nicolò:
(AUBERTINI)
Medieval statesman, b. at Prato in Italy, c. ...
- Albertrandi, John Baptist:
(Also called Jan Chrzciciel, or Christian.)
A Polish Jesuit, ...
- Albertus Magnus, Saint:
Known as Albert the Great; scientist, philosopher, and theologian, born c. 1206; ...
- Albi (Albia), Archdiocese of:
Comprises the Department of the Tarn. An archiepiscopal see from 1678 up to the ...
- Albi, Council of:
The Council of Albi was held in 1254 by St. Louis on his return from his ...
- Albi, Juan de:
(Also, Alba ). A Spanish Carthusian of the
- Albicus, Sigismund:
Archbishop of Prague, a Moravian, born at Mährisch-Neustadt in 1347; died ...
- Albigenses:
(From Albi, Latin Albiga , the present capital of the Department of Tarn). ...
- Albinus:
A scholarly English monk, pupil of
- Albrechtsberger, Johann G.:
Master of musical theory, and teacher of Hummel and Beethoven, b. at ...
- Albright Brethren, The:
(Known as the EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION).
"A body of American ...
- Alcántara, Military Order of:
Alcántara, a town on the Tagus (here crossed by a bridge-- cantara , ...
- Alcalá, University of:
This university may be said to have had its inception in the thirteenth century, ...
- Alcedo, Antonio de:
Soldier, born at Quito (
- Alchemy:
(From Arabic al , the, and Greek chemia or chemeia , which occurs first in ...
- Alciati, Andrea:
An Italian jurist, born at Alzano, near Milan, 8 May, 1492; died at Pavia, 12 ...
- Alcimus:
( Alkimos , "brave," probably a Græcized
- Alcmund, Saint:
Bishop of Hexham ; died 781. Though we know practically nothing of the
- Alcock, John:
Bishop of Rochester, Worcester, and Ely, b. at Beverley, 1430; d. at Wisbeach ...
- Alcoholism:
The term
- Alcuin:
( Alhwin, Alchoin ; Latin
- Aldegundis, Saint:
Virgin and
- Aldersbach:
A former Cistercian
- Aldfrith:
A Northumbrian king, son of King Oswin; d. 14 December, 705. He succeeded his ...
- Aldhelm, Saint:
Abbot of
- Aldric, Saint:
Bishop of Le ...
- Aldrovandi, Ulissi:
Italian naturalist, b. at Bologna, 11 Sept., 1522; d. there 10 Nov., 1607. He was ...
- Alea, Leonard:
A French polemical writer of the early years of the nineteenth century, b. in ...
- Alegambe, Philippe:
A Jesuit historiographer, born in Brussels, 22 January, 1592; died in Rome, 6 ...
- Alegre, Francisco Xavier:
Historian, born at Vera Cruz, in Mexico, or New Spain, 12 November, 1729; died at ...
- Alemany, Joseph Sadoc:
First
- Alenio, Guilio:
Chinese missionary and scholar, born at Brescia, in Italy, in 1582; died at ...
- Aleppo:
Armenian Rite
- Ales and Terralba:
Diocese made up of 42 communes in the province of Cagliari, Archbishopric of ...
- Alessandria della Paglia:
Diocese in Piedmont, Italy, a suffragan of Vercelli. It was made a see in 1175 ...
- Alessi, Galeazzo:
A famous Italian architect, b. 1500; d. 1572. He showed an inclination for ...
- Alessio:
( Lissus, Alexiensis ).
Diocese in European Turkey, since ...
- Alexander (Name of Seven Men): (1) ALEXANDER THE GREAT
King of Macedon, 336-323 B.C. He is mentioned in 1 ...
- Alexander (Name of Several Early Bishops): ALEXANDER OF ANTIOCH
Thirty-eighth
- Alexander Briant, Blessed:
English Jesuit and martyr, born in Somersetshire of a yeoman
- Alexander I, Pope Saint:
St. Irenaeus of Lyons, writing in the latter quarter of the second century, reckons ...
- Alexander II, Pope:
Reigned 1061-1073
As Anselm of Lucca, he had been recognized ...
- Alexander III, Pope:
Pope from 1159-81 (Orlando Bandinelli), born of a distinguished Sienese
- Alexander IV, Pope:
Pope from 1254-61 (Rinaldo Conti), of the house of Segni, which had already given ...
- Alexander Natalis:
(Or NOEL ALEXANDRE).
A French historian and theologian, of ...
- Alexander of Abonoteichos:
The most notorious imposter of the second century of the
- Alexander of Hales:
Franciscan, theologian, and philosopher, one of the greatest of the scholastics, ...
- Alexander of Lycopolis:
The writer of a short treatise, in twenty-six chapters, against the ...
- Alexander Sauli, Blessed:
Apostle of ...
- Alexander V: Pietro Philarghi, born c. 1339, on the island of Crete (Candia), whence his ...
- Alexander VI, Pope:
Rodrigo Borgia, born at Xativa, near Valencia, in Spain, 1 January, 1431; died in ...
- Alexander VII, Pope:
Fabio Chigi, born at Sienna, 13 February, 1599; elected 7 April, 1655; died at ...
- Alexander VIII, Pope:
Pietro Ottoboni, born at Venice, April, 1610; elected 5 October, 1689; died at ...
- Alexander, Saint (Bishop of Comana):
St. Alexander, known as "The charcoal burner", was
- Alexander, Saint (Of Cappadocia and Jerusalem):
St. Alexander, who died in chains after cruel torments in the
- Alexander, Saint (Patriarch of Alexandria):
Patriarch of Alexandria, date of birth uncertain; died 17 April, 326. He is, ...
- Alexandre, Dom Jacques:
A learned Benedictine
- Alexandria:
An important seaport of Egypt, on the left bank of the Nile. It was founded by ...
- Alexandria, Councils of:
In 231 a council of
- Alexandria, The Church of:
The Church of Alexandria, founded according to the constant tradition of both ...
- Alexandria, The Diocese of:
Suffragan of Kingston, Ontario. It comprises the counties of Glengarry and ...
- Alexandrian Library, The:
The Great Library of Alexandria, so called to distinguish it from the smaller or ...
- Alexandrine Liturgy, The:
The tradition of the Church of
- Alexandrinus, Codex:
A most valuable Greek manuscript of the Old and New Testaments, so named ...
- Alexian Nuns:
Early in the fifteenth century religious women began to be affiliated to the ...
- Alexians:
Or CELLITES.
A religious institute or congregation, which ...
- Alexis Falconieri, Saint:
Born in Florence, 1200; died 17 February, 1310, at Mount Senario, near Florence. ...
- Alexius, Saint:
CONFESSOR.
According to the most recent researches he was an ...
- Alfield, Venerable Thomas:
(AUFIELD, ALPHILDE, HAWFIELD, OFFELDUS; alias BADGER).
- Alfieri, Count Vittorio:
The greatest tragic poet of
- Alfieri, Pietro:
A priest and ...
- Alfonso de Zamora:
A converted Spanish Rabbi, baptized 1506; died 1531. He revised the Hebrew text ...
- Alfonso of Burgos:
Born of a noble family, in the city of that name ; died at Palencia, 8 December, ...
- Alford, Michael:
A Jesuit missionary in England during the persecution, b. in London 1587; d. ...
- Alfred the Great:
( Also Ælfred).
King of the West-Saxons, born Wantage, ...
- Alfrida, Saint:
Virgin, and recluse, c. 795. This saint, whose name is variously written ...
- Alfwold, Saint:
Bishop of Sherborne, in Dorsetshire; d. 1058. Alfwold, or Ælfwold, is a ...
- Alger of Liége: A learned French priest, b. at Liège, about 1055; d. at Cluny, 1132. He ...
- Alghero:
An Italian
- Algiers:
(I COSIUM )
Archdiocese comprising the province of Algeria ...
- Algonquins:
The Indians known by this name were probably at one
- Alife:
A diocese ...
- Alighieri, Dante:
Italian poet, born at Florence, 1265; died at Ravenna, Italy, 14 September, 1321. ...
- Alimentation:
Support or maintenance. Aliment in a broad sense means whatever is necessary ...
- Alimony:
(Latin, alimonia , nutriment, from alere , to nourish)
...
- Aliturgical Days:
This term, though not recognized by any English dictionary has lately come into ...
- All Hallows College:
An institution devoted to the preparation of priests for the missions in ...
- All Saints' Day:
[ The vigil of this feast is popularly called "Hallowe'en" or "Halloween".] ...
- All Souls' Day:
The commemoration of all the faithful departed is celebrated by the Church on 2 ...
- Allah:
The name of
- Allahabad:
Diocese ; suffragan of the
- Allard, Paul:
Archaeologist and historian, b. at Rouen 15 September, 1841, admitted to the bar ...
- Allatius, Leo:
(Alacci).
A learned Greek of the seventeenth century, b. on ...
- Allegranza, Joseph:
A Milanese Dominican who won distinction as a historian, archaeologist, and ...
- Allegri, Antonio:
Born in Correggio, a small Lombard town near Mantua, 1494; died 5 March, 1534. His ...
- Allegri, Gregorio:
A member of the same
- Alleluia:
The liturgical mystic expression is found
in the Book ...
- Allemand, Jean:
A French
- Allen, Edward Patrick:
Fifth Bishop ...
- Allen, Frances:
The first
- Allen, George:
Educator, born at Milton, Vermont, 17 December, 1808; died in Worcester, ...
- Allen, John:
(1476-1534)
Archbishop of Dublin, canonist, and Chancellor ...
- Allen, John:
Priest and martyr. He was executed at Tyburn in the beginning of the year 1538, ...
- Allen, William:
Cardinal ; b. England, 1522; d. Rome, 16 Oct., 1594. He was the third son of
- Allerstein, August:
(Or Hallerstein).
Jesuit missionary in China, born in ...
- Alliance, Holy:
The Emperor Francis ...
- Allies, Thomas William:
An English writer b. 12 February, 1813; d. 17 June, 1903. He was one in whom the ...
- Allioli, Joseph Franz:
Born at Sulzbach, 10 August, 1793; died at Augsburg, 22 May, 1873. He studied ...
- Allison, William:
One of the English priests who were victims of the plots of 1679-80, and died a ...
- Allocution:
Allocution is a ...
- Allori: (1) Angiolo di Cosimo
Called I L B RONZINO , an exceptionally able ...
- Allot, William:
A student of the University of Cambridge ; retired to Louvain on the
- Allouez, Claude:
One of the most famous of the early Jesuit missionaries and explorers of what is ...
- Alma:
A Hebrew signifying a "young
- Alma Redemptoris Mater:
(Kindly Mother of the Redeemer).
The opening words of one of ...
- Almagro, Diego de: D IEGO, THE E LDER
Date and place of birth not satisfactorily established ...
- Almedha, Saint:
Virgin and martyr, flourished c. 490. According to
- Almeida, John:
A Jesuit missionary, born in London, of
- Almeria:
A suffragan see of the
- Almici, Camillo:
A priest of ...
- Almond, John:
Cistercian,
- Almond, John, Venerable:
English priest ...
- Almond, Oliver:
Priest and writer, born in the
- Alms and Almsgiving:
(Greek eleemosyne , "pity," "mercy").
Any material favour ...
- Alnoth, Saint:
Hermit and
- Alogi:
( a privative and logos , "word"; sc. "Deniers of the Word"). St. ...
- Aloysius Gonzaga, Saint:
Born in the castle of Castiglione, 9 March, 1568; died 21 June, 1591. At eight he ...
- Alpha and Omega:
In
- Alpha and Omega (in Scripture):
Alpha and Omega are the first and the last letters, respectively, of the ...
- Alphabet, Christian Use of the:
The Hebrew, Greek and Latin alphabets have been variously made use of in
- Alphege, Saint:
(Or ALPHEGE).
Born 954; died 1012; also called Godwine, ...
- Alphonsus Liguori, Saint:
Born at Marianella, near Naples, 27 September, 1696; died at
- Alphonsus Rodriguez, Saint:
(Also Alonso).
Born at
- Alpini, Prospero:
Physician and botanist, born at Marostica, in the Republic of Venice, 23 November, ...
- Alsace-Lorraine:
The German Imperial Territory so known, and divided for State purposes into three ...
- Altamirano, Diego Francisco:
Jesuit, b. at Madrid, 26 October, 1625; d. Lima, 22 December, 1715. He wrote ...
- Altamura and Acquaviva:
An exempt archipresbyterate in the province of Bari, in southern Italy. ...
- Altar (in Liturgy):
In the New Law ...
- Altar Bell:
A small bell placed on the
- Altar Breadboxes:
These are made of wood, tin, britannia, silver, or other metal. In order that the ...
- Altar Breads:
Bread is one of the two elements absolutely necessary for the
- Altar Candles:
For mystical reasons the Church prescribes that the
- Altar Candlesticks:
An altar-candlestick consists of five parts: the foot, the stem, the knob about ...
- Altar Canopy:
The "Caeremoniale Episcoporum" (I, xii, 13), treating of the ornaments of the ...
- Altar Cards:
To assist the
- Altar Carpets:
The sanctuary ...
- Altar Cavity:
This is a small square or oblong chamber in the body of the altar, in which are ...
- Altar Cloths:
The use of altar-cloths goes back to the early centuries of the Church. St. ...
- Altar Crucifix:
The crucifix is the principal ornament of the altar. It is placed on the altar ...
- Altar Curtain:
Formerly, in most basilicas, cathedrals, and large churches a large structure in ...
- Altar Frontal:
The frontal ( antipendium,
- Altar Horns:
On the Jewish ...
- Altar Lamp:
In the Old Testament ...
- Altar Lanterns:
Lanterns are used in churches to protect the
- Altar Ledge:
Originally the altar was made in the shape of an
- Altar Linens:
The altar-linens are the corporal, pall, purificator, and finger- towels. The ...
- Altar of Our Lady:
From the beginning of
- Altar of Repose:
(Sometimes called less properly sepulchre or tomb, more frequently repository). ...
- Altar Protector:
A cover made of cloth, baize or velvet which is placed on the table of the ...
- Altar Rail:
The railing which guards the
- Altar Screen:
The Caerem. Episc (I, xii, n. 13) says that if the
- Altar Side:
That part of the altar which faced the congregation, in contradistinction to the ...
- Altar Steps:
In the beginning altars were not erected on steps. Those in the catacombs were ...
- Altar Stole:
An ornament, having the shape of the ends of a stole, which in the
- Altar Stone:
A solid piece of natural stone, consecrated by a bishop, large enough to hold ...
- Altar Tomb:
A tomb, or monument, over a grave, oblong in form, which is covered with a slab or ...
- Altar Vase:
Vase to hold flowers for the decoration of the altar. The
- Altar Vessels:
The chalice ...
- Altar Wine:
Wine is one of the two elements absolutely necessary for the
- Altar, Double:
An altar having a double front constructed in such a manner that
- Altar, High:
(ALTARE SUMMUM or MAJUS.)
The
- Altar, History of the Christian:
The Christian ...
- Altar, Portable:
A portable ...
- Altar, Privileged:
An altar is said to be privileged when, in addition to the
- Altar, Stripping of an:
On Holy Thursday the ...
- Altarage:
From the low Latin altaragium , which signified the revenue reserved for the ...
- Altarpiece:
A picture of some sacred subject painted on the wall or suspended in a frame ...
- Altars (in Scripture):
The English word altar , if the commonly accepted etymology be adopted -- ...
- Altars (in the Greek Churches):
The word altar (sometimes spelled oltar ) is used in the Old Slavonic and ...
- Altmann, Blessed:
The friend of Gregory VII and Anselm, conspicuous in the contest of the Guelphs ...
- Alto, Saint:
Recluse and missionary in Bavaria, c. 750. Alto has been variously described as ...
- Alton:
The Diocese of ...
- Altoona:
A suffragan see of the province of Philadelphia. The city of
- Altruism:
A term formed by Auguste Comte in 1851, on the Italian adjective altrui , and ...
- Alumbrados:
(Alumbrados.)
The name assumed by some false mystics who ...
- Alumnus:
(From Latin alo , "to nurse", or "feed").
- Alunno, Niccolò:
(Real name Niccolò di Liberatore)
Notable Umbrian ...
- Alva y Astorga, Pedro d':
A Friar
- Alva, The Duke of:
(FERNANDO ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO)
Born 1508, of one of the most ...
- Alvarado, Alonzo de:
A Knight of Santiago, b. at Secadura de Trasmura, near Burgos, date unknown; d. ...
- Alvarado, Fray Francisco de:
A native of Mexico, where he entered the Dominican order 25 July, 1574. He was ...
- Alvarado, Pedro de:
Of the companions of Cortez, and among the
- Alvarez de Paz:
A famous mystic of the
- Alvarez, Balthazar:
A Spanish mystic, who was the spiritual director of St. Teresa, b. At Cervera, ...
- Alvarez, Diego:
Spanish theologian, b. At Medina de Rio-Seco, Old Castile, about 1550; d. At Trani, ...
- Alvarez, Manoel:
Educator, b. on the island of Madeira, 1526; d. at Evora, 30 December 1582. In ...
- Alvarus Pelagius:
(ALVARO PELAYO.)
Celebrated writer, b. in
- Alypius, Saint:
The bosom friend of St. Augustine, though younger than he, was, after studying ...
- Alzate, José Antonio:
Born at Ozumba, Mexico, in 1738; died in 1799. Alzate, who was a priest, was one of ...
- Alzog, Johann Baptist:
A Catholic ...
- Ama:
( Or Amma.)
A Semitic term meaning mother, adopted by the ...
- Amadeo, Giovanni Antonio:
( Also spelled Omodeo).
An Italian architect and ...
- Amadia and Akra:
This double title designates two
- Amalarius of Metz:
A liturgical writer, b. at Metz, in the last quarter of the eighth century; d. ...
- Amalberga, Saint:
St. Amalberga, otherwise Amelia, was related in some way to Pepin of Landen. ...
- Amalberga, Saint:
A virgin, very much revered in Belgium, who is said to have been sought in ...
- Amalec:
(A MALECITES in Douay Version ; or A MALEK, A MALEKITES ).
- Amalfi:
The Archdiocese ...
- Amalricians:
( Latin, Almarici, Amauriani ).
An heretical sect ...
- Amalricus Augerii:
A church-historian of the fourteenth century, and member of the Augustinian ...
- Amandus, Saint:
One of the great
- Amasia:
(AMASEA.)
A titular see and
- Amastris:
(Now AMASSERAH or SAMASTRO.)
A titular see of Paphlagonia in ...
- Amat, Thaddeus:
Second Bishop ...
- Amathus:
Name of two titular sees, one in Syria, suffragan of Apameia, with an episcopal ...
- Amazones, Diocese of:
(Or MANÃOS.)
A South American diocese, dependent on
- Ambarach, Peter:
(Also called BENEDICTUS and BENEDETTI, these names being the equivalents of the ...
- Ambition:
The undue craving for honour. Anciently in
- Ambo:
(Pl. Ambos, or Ambones.)
A word of Greek origin, supposed to ...
- Ambo (in the Russian and Greek Church):
Its use has now practically disappeared in the Roman Rite and the only reminder ...
- Amboise, George d':
French cardinal, archbishop, and statesman, b. at Chaumont-sur-Loire in 1460; d. ...
- Ambronay, Our Lady of:
A sanctuary of ...
- Ambros, August Wilhelm:
Historian of music and art critic, one of the greatest in modern times, b. at ...
- Ambrose of Camaldoli, Saint:
An Italian theologian and writer, b. at Portico, near Florence, 16 September, ...
- Ambrose of Sienna, Blessed:
Born at Sienna, 16 April, 1220, of the noble
- Ambrose, Saint:
Bishop of
- Ambrosian Basilica:
This basilica ...
- Ambrosian Chant:
The question as to what constitutes Ambrosian chant in the sense of chant ...
- Ambrosian Hymnography:
The names of St. ...
- Ambrosian Library:
The Ambrosian ...
- Ambrosian Liturgy and Rite:
The liturgy and ...
- Ambrosians:
St. Ambrose ...
- Ambrosiaster:
The name given to the author of a commentary on all the Epistles of St. Paul , ...
- Ambulatory:
A cloister, gallery, or alley; a sheltered place, straight or circular, for ...
- Amelia:
The Diocese of ...
- Amelote, Denis:
Born at Saintes, 1609; died in Paris, 7 October, 1678. He was ordained in 1631, ...
- Amen:
The word Amen ...
- Amende Honorable:
An obsolete
- Amerbach, Veit:
Born at Wembdinden in 1503; died at Ingolstadt, 13 Sept., 1557, humanist, convert ...
- America:
America, also called the Western Continent or the New World, consists of three ...
- America, Pre-Columbian Discovery of:
Of all the alleged discoveries of
- American College at Louvain, The:
An institution for the
- American College in Rome, The:
The American
- American College in Rome, The South:
(Legal title, COLLEGIO PIO-LATINO-AMERICANO PONTIFICIO).
The ...
- American Protective Association, The:
Usually known as "the A.P.A.," a
- Amerigo Vespucci:
A famous Italian navigator, born at Florence, 9 March, 1451; died at Seville, 22 ...
- Amherst, Francis Kerril, D.D.:
Bishop of
- Amias, Ven. John:
An English
- Amiatinus, Codex:
The most celebrated manuscript of the Latin Vulgate Bible, remarkable as the ...
- Amice:
A short linen cloth, square or oblong in shape and, like the other sacerdotal ...
- Amico, Antonio:
Canon of ...
- Amico, Francesco:
One of the greatest theologians of his time, b. at Cosenza, in Naples, 2 April, ...
- Amida:
(DIARBEKIR.)
An Armenian Rite
- Amiens, Diocese of:
(AMBIANUM).
Comprises the department of ...
- Amiot, Joseph Maria:
A missionary to China, born at Toulon, 8 February, 1718; died at Pekin, 8 or 9 ...
- Amisus:
A titular see of
- Ammen, Daniel:
American naval officer and author, b. in Brown County, Ohio, 15 May, 1820; d. in ...
- Ammon:
(Egyptian Amun or
- Ammon, Saint:
Sometimes called AMUN or AMUS, born about 350; an Egyptian who, forced into ...
- Ammonian Sections:
Divisions of the four Gospels indicated in the margin of nearly all Greek and ...
- Ammonites: ORIGIN AND RACE
The
- Amorbach:
Former Benedictine
- Amorios:
(Also A MORIUM ), a titular see of Phrygia in
- Amorrhites:
A name of doubtful origin and meaning, used to designate an ancient people often ...
- Amort, Eusebius:
Philosopher and theologian, b. at Bibermuehle in Bavaria, 15 November, 1692; d. ...
- Amos: I. NAME
The third among the
- Amovibility:
A term applied to the
- Amoy:
Located in China, created in 1883, and entrusted to the care of the Dominicans. ...
- Ampè, André-Marie:
Physicist and mathematician, b. 22 January, 1775, at Lyons,
- Amphilochius of Iconium:
A Christian
- Amphilochius of Sida:
(Or Side , located in Pamphylia.)
A
- Amphoræ:
Vessels generally made of clay, and furnished with ears or handles.
- Ampleforth, The Abbey of:
Ampleforth, located in the county of Yorkshire, England, belongs to the English ...
- Ampullæ:
Among the smaller objects discovered in the catacombs are a number of fragments ...
- Ampurias:
(or CASTELSARDO and TEMPIO)
An Italian
- Amra:
The name of certain ancient Irish elegies or panegyrics on native saints. The ...
- Amrah:
Central Syria ...
- Amraphel:
King of Sennaar (Shinar), or Babylonia, one of the four Mesopotamian ...
- Amsterdam:
Amsterdam, the capital, and second residential city of the Kingdom of the ...
- Amulet:
See also USE AND ABUSE OF AMULETS
(Greek, phylakterion ...
- Amulets, Use and Abuse of:
The origin of the word
- Amyclae:
A titular see of Peloponnesus in Greece, in the ecclesiastical province of ...
- Amyot, Jacques:
Bishop of Auxerre, Grand Almoner of France, and
- Anæsthesia:
(From Greek a , privative, and aisthesis , feeling).
A ...
- Anabaptists:
(Greek ana , again, and baptizo , baptize ; rebaptizers).
- Anacletus II:
The title which was taken by
- Anacletus, Pope Saint:
The second successor of St. Peter . Whether he was the same as Cletus, who is ...
- Anagni: The Diocese of ...
- Analogy:
A philosophical term used to designate, first, a
- Analysis:
Analysis ( ana ...
- Anaphora:
(Greek, ànaphorá, offering, sacrifice).
A ...
- Anarchy:
( a privative, and arche , rule)
- Anastasia, Saint:
This martyr ...
- Anastasiopolis:
Name of four ancient episcopal sees located respectively in Galatia (suffragan of ...
- Anastasius Bibliothecarius:
Librarian of the Roman Church, b. about 810; d. 879. He was a nephew of
- Anastasius I, Pope Saint:
A pontiff who is remembered chiefly for his condemnation of Origenism. A Roman by ...
- Anastasius II, Pope:
A native of Rome, elected 24 Nov., 496; d. 16 Nov., 498. His congratulatory ...
- Anastasius III, Pope:
The one hundred and twenty-third occupant of the Holy See, elected September, ...
- Anastasius IV, Pope:
Crowned 12 July, 1153; d. in Rome, 3 December of the following year. It was ...
- Anastasius Sinaita, Saint:
A Greek ecclesiastical writer, b. at
- Anastasius, Saint:
Bishop of Antioch, A.D. 559, distinguished for his learning and austerity of ...
- Anastasius, Saint:
St. Anastasius, once a magician, became a convert of the Holy Cross and was ...
- Anathema:
(Greek
- Anathoth:
Possibly plural of Anath , a feminine Chaldean deity, worshipped in Chanaan ...
- Anatolia, Saint:
St. Anatolia, Virgin and
- Anatolia, Saint:
St. Anatolia, Virgin and
- Anatolius, Saint:
Bishop of
- Anatolius, Saint:
Patriarch of
- Anatomy:
(Greek, anatome ).
Literally, cutting up, or dissection; ...
- Anazarbus:
A titular
- Anchieta, Joseph:
A famous Jesuit missionary, commonly known as the
- Anchor (as Symbol), The:
The anchor, because of the great importance in navigation, was regarded in ancient ...
- Anchorites:
( `anachoréo, I withdraw), also
- Ancient of Days:
A name given to
- Ancilla Dei:
In early
- Ancona and Umana:
An Italian
- Ancona, Ciriaco d':
An Italian antiquary whose
- Ancren Riwle:
Or R EGULA I NCLUSARUM.
The name given to a ...
- Ancyra:
The modern A NGORA , a titular see of Galatia in
- Ancyra, Councils of:
Three councils were held in the former capital of Galatia (now Angora) in
- Andalusia:
This appellative is derived from the Al-Andulus , the name given by the Arabs ...
- Andechs:
A Benedictine monastery and famous place of pilgrimage on a hill about two ...
- Anderdon, William Henry:
English Jesuit and writer, born in London, 26 December, 1816; died 28 July, 1890. ...
- Anderledy, Anthony Maria:
General of the
- Anderson, Henry James:
Scientist and educator, b. in New York City, 6 February, 1799; d. at Lahore, ...
- Anderson, Lionel Albert:
An English Dominican, b. about 1620; d. 21 October, 1710. The son of a ...
- Anderson, Patrick:
A Scottish Jesuit, b. at Elgin in Morayshire in 1575; died in London, 24 ...
- Anderton, James:
An English Catholic, b. 1557; d. 1618. He belonged to the well-known
- Anderton, Roger:
A Catholic ...
- Anderton, Thomas:
An English Benedictine, b. in Lancashire in 1611; d. 9 October, 1671. He as the ...
- Anderton, Venerable Robert:
English priest ...
- Andlaw, Heinrich Bernhard, Freiherr von:
A famous
- Andlaw, Venerable William:
Martyred at York 4 July, 1597. He was born at Etton in Yorkshire of a well-known ...
- André, Bernard:
(Andreas.)
Native of Toulouse, Austin friar, poet laureate ...
- André, Yves Marie:
Mathematician, b. 22 May, 1675, at Chateaulin, in Lower Brittany; d. at Caen, 25 ...
- Andrés, Juan:
Littérateur and historian, b. at Planes, Valencia, Spain, in 1740; d. in ...
- Andrada de Payva, Diego:
A celebrated Portuguese theologian of the sixteenth century, b. at Coimbra 26 ...
- Andrada, Alonso:
Biographer and ascetic writer, b. at Toledo, Spain, 1590; d. at Madrid, 20 ...
- Andrada, Antonio de:
The pioneer missionary and explorer of Thibet in the seventeenth century, b. at ...
- Andrea Dotti, Blessed:
Born 1256, in Borgo San Sepolero, Tuscany,
- Andrea Pisano:
Or ANDREA DA PISA (the name by which Andrea da Pontadera is known).
- Andrea, Giovanni d':
Canonist, b. at Mugello, near Florence, about 1275; d. 1348. He was educated by ...
- Andreas of Caesarea:
Bishop of that see in Cappadocia, assigned by Krumbacher to the first half of ...
- Andreas of Ratisbon:
(Or REGENSBURG.)
Historian of the later fourteenth and earlier ...
- Andreas, Saint:
(Sometimes called Andreas in English biography), theologian, homilist, ...
- Andreis, Felix de:
First superior ...
- Andres, Juan:
A Spanish canonist, born at Xativa, or San Felipe, in Valencia. Of Moorish ...
- Andrew Avellino, Saint:
Born 1521 at Castronuovo, a small town in
- Andrew Bobola, Saint:
Martyr, born of an old and illustrious Polish family, in the Palatinate of ...
- Andrew Corsini, Saint:
Of the illustrious Corsini
- Andrew of Crete, Saint:
(Sometimes called Andreas in English biography), theologian, homilist, ...
- Andrew of Lonjumeau:
Dominican missionary and papal ambassador, born in the
- Andrew of Rhodes:
(Sometimes, of COLOSSUS)
Theologian, d. 1440. He was Greek by ...
- Andrew the Scot, Saint:
Archdeacon of Fiesole, born probably at the beginning of the ninth century; died ...
- Andrew, Saint (Apostle and Martyr):
The name "Andrew" (Gr., andreia , manhood, or valour), like other Greek names, ...
- Andrew, Saint (Martyr of Lampsacus):
A martyr of ...
- Andrews, William Eusebius:
Editor and author, born at Norwich, England, 6 December, 1773; died London, 7 ...
- Andria, Diocese:
Comprises three towns in the Province of
- Andronicus, Probus, and Tarachus, Saints:
Martyrs of the
- Anemurium:
Now ESTENMURE, a titular see of Cilicia, situated in antiquity on a high bluff ...
- Anerio, Felice:
An eminent Roman composer, b. c. 1560; d. c. 1630. From 1575 he was for four years ...
- Anerio, Giovanni Francesco:
Born in Rome ...
- Anfossi, Filippo:
An Italian Dominican, b. at Taggia, in the province of
- Ange de Saint Joseph:
French missionary
- Ange de Sainte Rosalie:
French genealogist and
- Angel:
(Latin angelus ...
- Angel, Guardian:
( See also FEAST OF THE GUARDIAN ANGELS .)
That every ...
- Angela Merici, Saint:
Foundress of the Ursulines, born 21 March, 1474, at Desenzano, a small town on ...
- Angela of Foligno, Blessed:
Umbrian penitent and mystical writer. She was born at
- Angeli, Francesco degli:
( Also Angelis).
Missionary to Ethiopia, born at Sorrento, ...
- Angeli, Girolamo degli:
An eminent pioneer missionary of
- Angelicals, The:
A congregation of women founded at
- Angelico, Fra:
A famous painter of the Florentine school, born near Castello di Vicchio in ...
- Angelo Carletti di Chivasso, Blessed:
Moral theologian of the order of Friars
- Angelo Clareno da Cingoli:
One of the leaders of the so-called Spiritual Franciscans, b. at
- Angels of the Churches:
St. John in ...
- Angels, Early Christian Representations of:
Angels were seldom represented in
- Angelus: PRESENT USAGE
The
- Angelus Bell:
The triple Hail Mary ...
- Angelus, Silesius:
(Johannes Scheffer)
Convert, poet, controversialist, the son ...
- Anger:
The desire of vengeance. Its ethical rating depends upon the
- Angers:
(Andegavum)
Comprises the territory embraced in the ...
- Angers, University of:
The University of
- Anges, Notre Dame de:
(OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS)
A
- Angilbert, Saint:
Abbot of Saint-Riquier, died 18 February, 814. Angilbert seems to have been ...
- Angiolini, Francesco:
A noted scholar, b. at Piacenza, Italy, 1750; d. at Polotsk, 21 February, 1788. ...
- Anglesea, The Priory of:
The Priory of ...
- Anglican Orders:
In the creed ...
- Anglicanism:
A term used to denote the religious
- Anglin, Timothy Warren:
Canadian journalist and member of Parliament, born in the town of Cloankilty, ...
- Anglo-Saxon Church, The: I. ANGLO-SAXON OCCUPATION OF BRITAIN
The word Anglo-Saxon is used as a ...
- Anglona-Tursi:
An Italian
- Angola and Congo:
Also known as SANTA CRUD DE REINO DE ANGOLA, and as SAO PAOLO DE LOANDA,
- Angora:
Armenian rite
- Angoulême:
(ENGOLIEIMA).
Diocese ; comprises the Department of the ...
- Angra:
The episcopal see of the Azores, suffragan of Lisbon, known as
- Angulo, Pedro:
Native of
- Anhalt:
Vicariate Apostolic comprising the territory of the German Duchy of Anhalt, with ...
- Anicetus, Pope Saint:
The Roman Pontiff who succeeded Pius towards the year 157, and reigned till ...
- Anima Christi:
This well-known prayer dates its ...
- Anima, College and Church of the, in Rome:
S. Maria dell' Anima, the German national church and
- Animals in Christian Art:
In Christian ...
- Animals in the Bible:
The Bible makes no pretensions to ...
- Animals, Cruelty to: Pagan antiquity
- Animism:
( Latin, Anima, Soul)
- Animuccia, Giovanni:
An Italian composer, born at
- Anise:
Anise (
- Anna:
(Septuagint
- Anna Comnena:
Byzantine historian, eldest daughter of Alexius Comnenus, Emperor of
- Annals, Ecclesiastical:
The historical literature of the
- Annas:
(According to Blass and Wescott-Hort,
- Annat, François:
French Jesuit, theologian, writer, and one of the foremost opponents of ...
- Annates:
The first fruits, or first year's revenue of an ecclesiastical
- Anne d'Auray, Sainte:
A little village three miles from the town of Auray (6,500 inhabitants), in the ...
- Anne de Beaupré, Sainte:
Devotion to Saint Anne , in Canada, goes back to the beginning of New France, ...
- Anne de Xainctonge, Venerable:
Foundress of the
- Anne Line, Saint:
English martyr, d. 27 Feb., 1601. She was the daughter of William Heigham of ...
- Anne, Saint:
Anne (Hebrew, Hannah , grace; also spelled Ann, Anne,
- Anne-Marie Javouhey, Venerable:
Foundress of the Sisters of St.
- Annecy:
(A NNECIENSIS )
Diocese comprising the Department of ...
- Annegarn, Joseph:
Catholic theologian and popular writer, b. 13 October, 1794, at Ostbevern in
- Annibaldi, Annibale d':
Theologian, b. of a Roman senatorial
- Annibale, Giuseppe d':
Cardinal, theologian, b. at Borbona in the
- Annius of Viterbo:
(Giovanni Nanni).
Archeologist and historian, born at ...
- Anno, Saint:
(Or HANNO).
Archbishop of
- Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Fact of the:
The fact of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin
- Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Feast of the:
The Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin
- Annunciation, The Orders of the: I. ANNUNCIADES
A penitential order founded by St. Jeanne de Valois (b. ...
- Anointing of the Sick: A sacrament of the New
- Anquetil, Louis-Pierre:
A French historian, b. in Paris, 21 Feb., 1723; d. 6 Sept., 1806. He entered the ...
- Ansaldi, Casto Innocenzio:
Theologian and archaeologist, b. at Piacenza, in Italy, 7 March, 1710; d. at ...
- Ansaloni, Giordano:
(Sometimes called GIORDANO DI SAN STEFANO.)
Born at San ...
- Anschar, Saint:
(Or ANSGARIUS.)
Called the
- Anse, Councils of:
Several medieval councils were held in this French town (near Lyons ). That of ...
- Ansegisus:
Archbishop of
- Ansegisus, Saint:
Born about 770, of noble parentage; died 20 July, 833, or 834. At the age of ...
- Anselm of Laon:
(ANSELMUS LAUDINENSIS.)
Died 15 July, 1117, one of the famous ...
- Anselm of Liège:
A Belgian chronicler of the eleventh century, b. 1008; d. about 1056. He was ...
- Anselm of Lucca (the Younger), Saint:
Born at Mantua ...
- Anselm, Saint:
Archbishop of Canterbury,
- Anselm, Saint:
Abbot, Duke of Forum Julii, the modern Friuli, in the northeastern part of Italy. ...
- Anselme, Antoine:
A celebrated French preacher, b. at l'Isle-Jourdain in the Comté ...
- Anslo, Reyer:
Dutch poet and convert, b. at
- Anstey, Thomas Chisholm:
Lawyer and politician, son of one of the first settlers in Tasmania, b. in ...
- Antediluvians:
(From Latin ante =before, and diluvium =flood; people who lived before the ...
- Anterus, Pope Saint:
(ANTEROS.)
(Reigned 21 November, 235-3 January, 236). We ...
- Anthelmi, Joseph:
A French ecclesiastical historian , b. at Fréjus, 25 July, 1648; d. in ...
- Anthemius:
A Byzantine official of the fourth and fifth centuries, of high rank and fine ...
- Anthony of Padua, Saint:
Franciscan Thaumaturgist, born at Lisbon, 1195; died at
- Anthony of Sienna:
A Dominican theologian, so called because of his great veneration for St. ...
- Anthony of the Desert, Saint:
Founder of
- Anthony of the Mother of God:
(A. DE OLIVERA).
A Spanish Carmelite, b. at
- Anthony, Orders of Saint:
Religious communities or orders under the patronage of Anthony the Hermit, father ...
- Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphites:
( anthropos , man, and morphe , form).
A term used in ...
- Antichrist:
(Greek Antichristos ).
In composition anti has ...
- Antidicomarianites:
An Eastern sect which flourished about A. D. 200 to 400, and which was so ...
- Antidoron:
(Greek, anti , instead of; doron , a gift; i.e. a gift instead of)
- Antigonish:
(Micmac, nalagitkooneech , "where the branches are torn off")
- Antimensium:
Also ANTIMINSION (Greek antimension , from anti , instead of, and mensa , ...
- Antinoe:
(or ANTINOPOLIS)
A titular see of the Thebaid, now Esneh ...
- Antinomianism:
( anti , against, and nomos ,
- Antioch: I. ANTIOCH OF SYRIA
It is difficult to realize that in the modern Antakieh ...
- Antioch, The Church of:
( Antiocheia, Antiochia )
I. ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE CITY
- Antiochene Liturgy:
The family of ...
- Antiochus of Palestine:
A monk of the ...
- Antipater of Bostra:
(In Arabia ) ...
- Antipatris:
A titular see of Palestine, whose episcopal list is known from 449 to 451 ( ...
- Antiphellos:
Now ANTEPHELO, or ANDIFILO, a titular see of Lycia, on the south coast of
- Antiphon:
(From the Greek antiphonon , sounding against, responsive sound, singing ...
- Antiphon (in Greek Liturgy):
The Greek
- Antiphon (in the Greek Church):
( antiphonon )
Socrates, the church historian (Hist. ...
- Antiphon, Communion:
The term Communion ( Communio ) is used, not only for the reception of the Holy ...
- Antiphonary:
(Latin antiphonarium, antiphonarius, antiphonarius liber, antiphonale ; Greek ...
- Antiphonary, Gregorian:
It is no longer possible to reconstruct completely a primitive
- Antipodes:
Speculations concerning the rotundity of the earth and the possible existence of ...
- Antipope:
A false claimant of the
- Antiquities, Biblical:
This department of archæology has been variously defined and classified. ...
- Antivari:
( Antibarium )
So called from its position opposite to
- Antofogaste:
Vicariate Apostolic in Chile, dependent on the Sacred Congregation of ...
- Antoine, Paul Gabriel:
A French theologian, born at Lunéville, 10 January, 1678; died at ...
- Anton Ulrich:
D UKE OF B RUNSWICK — L ÜNEBURG — W OLFENBÜTTEL ...
- Antonelli, Giacomo:
Cardinal ; Secretary of State to Pius IX, b. at Sonnino, in the Papal States, 2 ...
- Antonelli, Leonardo:
Cardinal, b. at Sinigaglia, 6 November 1730; d. 23 January, 1811, nephew of
- Antonelli, Nicolò Maria:
Cardinal, learned canonist, ecclesiastical historian, and Orientalist, b. at ...
- Antoniano, Giovanni:
Patrologist, b. at Nimeguen, in Holland, early in the sixteenth century; d. same ...
- Antoniano, Silvio:
Cardinal, writer on education, b. 31 December 1540 in
- Antoniewicz, Charles:
(Botoz.)
A Polish Jesuit and missionary, born in ...
- Antoninus Pius:
(T ITUS Æ LIUS H ADRIANUS A NTONINUS P IUS ).
...
- Antoninus, Saint:
Archbishop of Florence, b. at Florence, 1 March, 1389; d. 2 May, 1459; known ...
- Antonio Maria Zaccaria, Saint:
Founder of the
- Antonio of Vicenza, Maria:
A Reformed Minorite, b. at Vicenza, 1 March, 1834; d. at Rovigno, 22 June, 1884. ...
- Antonius:
A supposed Latin
- Antony, Franz Joseph:
Born 1790, at Muenster,
- Antwerp:
(ANVERS, ANTVERPEN, Spanish AMBERES)
A city of Belgium, in ...
- Anunciación, Fray Domingo de la:
Dominican missionary, b. at Fuenteovejuna, 1510; d. in Mexico, 1591. In the world ...
- Anunciación, Fray Juan de la:
Born at
- Aosta:
An Italian diocese, suffragan of Turin, and comprising 73 towns in the province ...
- Apaches:
A tribe of North American Indians belonging linguistically to the Athapascan ...
- Apameia:
A titular
- Aparisi y Guijarro, Antonio:
Parliamentary orator, jurisconsult,
- Apelles:
Founder of a Gnostic sect ; died at an advanced age late in the second century. ...
- Aphian, Saint:
St. Aphian (or Apian), an illustrious martyr, under the Emperor Maximian, c. 306. ...
- Aphraates:
(Greek,
- Apiarius of Sicca:
A priest of ...
- Apocalypse, Book of:
Apocalypse, from the verb apokalypto , to reveal, is the name given to the last ...
- Apocatastasis:
(Greek, apokatastasis ; Latin, restitutio in pristinum statum , restoration ...
- Apocrisiarius:
(Gr. apochrisis , an answer; cf. Lat. responsalis , from responsum ). ...
- Apocrypha: Overview
The scope of this article takes in those compositions which ...
- Apodosis:
(Greek
- Apollinarianism:
A Christological theory, according to which
- Apollinaris:
One of the first great martyrs of the church. He was made
- Apollinaris (the Elder):
A Christian ...
- Apollinaris Claudius, Saint:
A Christian ...
- Apollinaris, Saint:
The most illustrious of the
- Apollonia, Saint:
A holy virgin who suffered martyrdom in
- Apollonius of Ephesus:
Anti- Montanist Greek ecclesiastical writer, between 180 and 210, probably from ...
- Apologetics:
A theological science which has for its purpose the explanation and defence of ...
- Apolysis:
(Greek,
- Apolytikion:
A dismissal prayer or
- Apophthegmata Patrum:
( apo , from; phtheggomai , to cry out; pater , father)
- Aporti, Ferrante:
An educator and theologian, born at San Martino dell'Argine, province of Mantua, ...
- Apostasy:
( apo , from, and stasis , station, standing, or position).
- Apostle (in Liturgy):
The name given by the
- Apostle Spoons:
A set of thirteen spoons, usually silver, the handles of which are adorned with ...
- Apostles of Erin, The Twelve:
By this designation are meant twelve holy Irishmen of the sixth century who went ...
- Apostles' Creed:
A formula containing in brief statements, or "articles," the fundamental tenets of ...
- Apostles, Acts of the:
In the accepted order of the books of the
- Apostles, Portraits of the:
The earliest fresco representing
- Apostles, The:
Under this title it may be sufficient to supply brief and essential information, ...
- Apostleship of Prayer, The:
A pious association otherwise known as a league of
- Apostolic Blessing:
The solemn
- Apostolic Camera:
The former central board of finance in the papal administrative system, which at ...
- Apostolic Church-Ordinance:
A third-century pseudo-Apostolic collection of moral and hierarchical rules and ...
- Apostolic Churches:
The epithet Apostolic ( apostolikos ) occurs as far back as the beginning of ...
- Apostolic College:
This term designates The Twelve
- Apostolic Constitutions:
A fourth-century pseudo-Apostolic collection, in eight books, of independent, ...
- Apostolic Executor:
A cleric who ...
- Apostolic Expeditors:
(Latin Expeditionarius literarum apostolicarum, Datariae Apostolicae ...
- Apostolic Fathers, The:
Christian writers of the first and second centuries who are known, or are ...
- Apostolic Letters:
( Litterae apostolicae ).
1. The letters of the
- Apostolic Majesty:
A title given to the
- Apostolic See, The:
( Soles apostolica,
- Apostolic Succession:
Apostolicity as ...
- Apostolic Union of Secular Priests, The:
An association of secular priests who observe a simple rule embodying the common ...
- Apostolicæ Sedis Moderationi:
A Bull of Pius IX (1846-78) which regulates anew the system of censures and ...
- Apostolicæ Servitutis:
A Bull issued by Benedict XIV, 23 February, 1741, against secular pursuits on ...
- Apostolicae Curae:
Note: An English translation of
- Apostolici:
The name of four different heretical bodies.
I.
- Apostolici Ministerii:
A Bull issued 23 May, 1724, by Innocent XIII, for the revival of ecclesiastical ...
- Apostolici Regiminis:
A Bull issued 19 December, 1513, by Leo X, in defence of the
- Apostolicity:
Apostolicity is ...
- Apostolicum Pascendi Munus:
A Bull issued by Clement XIII, 12 January, 1765, in defense of the
- Apotactics:
(From Greek, apotassomai , to renounce).
The adherents of ...
- Apotheosis:
(Greek
- Apparitions:
This article
- Apparitor:
The official name given to an officer in ecclesiastical courts designated to ...
- Appeal as from an abuse:
( Appel comme d'abus )
Appeal was originally a recourse to ...
- Appeals:
The purpose of this article is to give a comprehensive view of the positive ...
- Appetite:
( ad , to + petere , to seek)
A tendency, an ...
- Approbation:
Approbation is ...
- Appropriation:
In general, consists in the attribution to a
- Apse:
(Latin, apsis or absis , Ionic Greek, apsis , an arch).
- Apse Chapel:
A chapel ...
- Apsidiole:
(Also written ABSIDIALE).
A small or secondary apse, one of ...
- Apt, Council of:
Held 14 May, 1365, in the
- Aquarians:
(Greek, Hydroparastatai ; Latin, Aquarii ).
A name ...
- Aquila:
An Italian
- Aquila and Priscilla:
( Or Prisca.)
Jewish tentmakers, who left
- Aquileia:
A former city of the Roman Empire, situated at the head of the Adriatic, on what ...
- Aquileia, Councils of:
A council held in 381, presided over by St.
- Aquileian Rite:
The See of
- Aquinas, St. Thomas:
Philosopher, theologian,
- Aquino, Sora, and Pontecorvo:
An Italian
- Arévalo, Faustino:
A learned Jesuit hymnographer and patrologist, born 23 July, 1747. at ...
- Arévalo, Rodríguez Sanchez de:
A learned Spanish bishop. b. 1404, in the
- Arabia:
Arabia is the ...
- Arabia, Councils of:
In 246 and 247 two councils were held at
- Arabia, Vicariate Apostolic of:
Arabia formerly ...
- Arabian School of Philosophy:
Until the eighth century the Arabians, although they expressed their religious ...
- Arabici:
A small sect of the third century, whose founder is unknown, and which is ...
- Arabissus:
A titular see of Armenia, suffragan of
- Arad:
A titular see of Palestine, said to be identical with the eminence of Tell'
- Aragon and Castile:
The united kingdom which came into existence by the marriage (1469) of Isabella, ...
- Aran, The Monastic School of:
The three islands of Aran stretch across the mouth of Galway Bay, forming a kind ...
- Aranda, Council of:
Held at Aranda in the province of
- Aranda, Philip:
Jesuit theologian, born at Moneva, Aragon, 3 February 1642; died at Saragossa, 3 ...
- Arason Jón:
The last
- Arator:
A Christian ...
- Araucania:
Located in Chile, established by Leo XIII in 1901, and confided to the ...
- Araucanians:
( Also Araucans, Moluches, Mapuches).
The origin of the ...
- Araujo, Antonio de:
Brazilian missionary, born at St. Michael's in the
- Araujo, Francisco de:
Spanish theologian, b. at Verin, Galicia, 1580; d. Madrid, 19 March, 1664. In 1601, ...
- Arawaks:
( Also Aruacans).
The first American aborigines met by ...
- Arbieto, Ignacio de:
Jesuit, born at Madrid, February, 1585; died at Lima, Peru, 7 August 1670. He ...
- Arbitration:
Arbitration in ...
- Arbogast, Saint:
(Gaelic Arascach ).
- Arbroath, Abbey of:
This monastery was founded on the east coast of
- Arbuthnott, Missal of:
A manuscript Scottish
- Arca:
A box in which the
- Arcachon, Our Lady of:
A miraculous ...
- Arcadelt, Jacob:
(Also ARCHADELT, ARKADELT, HARCADELT)
A distinguished ...
- Arcadiopolis:
A titular see of
- Arcae:
Also ARCA, now TEL-ARKA.
A titular see on the coast of ...
- Arcanum:
An Encyclical ...
- Arch:
A structure composed of separate pieces, such as stone or bricks, having the shape ...
- Archæology, Christian:
Christian archaeology is that branch of the science of archaeology the object ...
- Archæology, The Commission of Sacred:
An official pontifical board founded in the middle of the nineteenth century for ...
- Archange de Lyon:
A preacher of the Capuchin order whose name was Michael Desgranges, b. at ...
- Archbishop:
( Archiepiskopos , archiepiscopus ).
I. IN THE CATHOLIC ...
- Archconfraternity:
A confraternity empowered to aggregate or affiliate other confraternities of the ...
- Archdeacon:
( Latin archidiaconos ; Greek archidaikonos ).
The ...
- Archdeacon, Richard:
An Irish Jesuit, whose name is sometimes given as Archdekin or Arsdekin, b. at ...
- Archdiocese:
( Archidioikesis , archidioecesis ).
This term does not ...
- Archelais:
A titular see of Palestine, twelve miles west of the Jordan. Its episcopal ...
- Archeology, Christian:
Christian archaeology is that branch of the science of archaeology the object ...
- Archer, James:
An English missionary priest, born in London, 17 November, 1751; died 22 ...
- Arches, The Court of:
The Court of Arches, so called from the fact that it was anciently held in the ...
- Archiereus:
(Russian, arkhierei ).
A Greek word for bishop, when ...
- Archimandrite:
(Greek archo , I command, and mandra , a sheepfold).
In ...
- Archinto, Filipo:
An Italian theologian and diplomatist, born 1500 at
- Architecture, Ecclesiastical:
The best definition of architecture that has ever been given is likewise the ...
- Architecture, Gothic:
The term Gothic was first used during the later Renaissance, and as a term of ...
- Archives, Ecclesiastical:
Ecclesiastical archives may be described as a collection of documents, records, ...
- Archontics:
(From archon , prince, ruler).
A Gnostic sect which ...
- Archpriest:
Just as among the
- Archpriest Controversy:
This controversy arose in England on the appointment of George Blackwell as
- Arcosolium:
This word is derived from arcus "arch" and solium , a term sometimes used by ...
- Arculf:
A Frankish
- Ardagh:
(High Field).
Ardagh, an Irish
- Ardbraccan:
(Hill of Braccan, or Brecan)
Site of an ancient abbey, now a ...
- Ardchatten, The Priory of:
An Argyllshire house, one of the three in
- Arden, Edward:
An English Catholic, executed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, b. 1542 (?); ...
- Ardilliers, Notre Dame des:
(Latin argilla , French argile , colloquial ardille , clay).
- Aremberg, Prince Charles d':
Definitor-general and Commissary of the Capuchins ; died at Brussels, 5 June, ...
- Areopolis:
(Rabbath-Moab).
A titular see of Palestine. Its episcopal ...
- Arequipa, Diocese of:
Suffragan of the
- Arethas of Caesarea:
Born at Patrae, Greece, about 860; was, like all the eminent men of that time, a ...
- Arethusa:
A titular see of
- Arezzo:
A diocese of ...
- Argüello, Luis Antonio:
Governor of California, born at San Francisco, 1784; died there in 1830. His
- Argenson, Pierre de Voyer d':
Called the vicomte d'Argenson, chevalier, vicomte de Mouzé, seigneur de ...
- Argentina:
(Argentine Republic).
A South American confederation of ...
- Argos:
A titular see of Peloponnesian Greece, from the fifth to the twelfth century, ...
- Argyll and the Isles, Diocese of:
The Diocese of ...
- Argyropulos, John:
Humanist, and translator of Aristotle, born at Constantinople, 1416; died at
- Arialdo, Saint:
Martyred at
- Arianism:
A heresy ...
- Ariano:
Diocese in the
- Arias de Avila, Pedro:
(Also known as Pedrarias Davila).
A Spanish knight from ...
- Arias Montanus, Benedictus:
Orientalist, exegete, and editor of the "Antwerp Polyglot", born at Frejenal de la ...
- Arias, Francis:
Writer of ascetical treatises, born at
- Ariassus:
A titular see of Pamphylia in
- Aribo:
Archbishop of
- Arindela:
A titular see of Palestine, whose episcopal list (431-536) is given in Gams ...
- Ariosto, Ludovico:
Called "The Italian Homer". He was the son of Nicolo Ariosto, Governor of Reggio, ...
- Aristeas:
A name given in Josephus (Ant. XII, ii passim ) to the author of a letter ...
- Aristides:
A Christian
- Aristotle:
The greatest of heathen Philosophers, born at Stagira, a Grecian colony in the ...
- Arius:
An heresiarch, born about A.D.ú died 336. He is said to have been a Libyan ...
- Arizona:
Said to have been, probably in the original
- Ark of the Covenant:
The Hebrew aron , by which the
- Ark, Noah's:
The Hebrew name to designate Noah's Ark, the one which occurs again in the ...
- Arkansas:
One of the United States of
- Arlegui, Fray José:
A Spaniards from Biscay, first attached to the Franciscan province of Cantabria, ...
- Arles, The Synods of:
The first Council of Arles was held in 314, for the purpose of putting an end to ...
- Armada, The Spanish:
The Spanish Armada, also called the Invincible Armada ( infra ), and more ...
- Armagh:
Archdiocese founded by
- Armagh, The Book of:
Technically known as LIBER AR(D)MACHANUS.
A celebrated ...
- Armagh, The School of:
The School of
- Armagnac, Georges d':
French cardinal ...
- Armellino, Mariano:
Benedictine historian, b. in
- Armenia:
A mountainous region of Western
- Armenierstadt:
( Hungarian, Szamos-Ujvar , Latin, Armenopolis ).
A city ...
- Armentia, Fray Nicolás:
Bishop of La ...
- Armidale:
A diocese ...
- Arminianism:
The popular designation of the doctrines held by a party formed in the early days ...
- Arnauld:
(A RNAUT, or A RNAULT .)
A celebrated family, the ...
- Arne, Thomas Augustine:
English composer, b. 12 March 1710, at London ; d. 5 March, 1778. Although of
- Arni Thorlaksson:
An Icelandic bishop, b. in Iceland, 1237; d. at Bergen, 1297. While a deacon, ...
- Arnobius:
A Christian ...
- Arnold:
Name of several medieval personages.
- Arnold of Brescia:
(ARNALDUS, ARNOLDUS, ERNALDUS)
Born at
- Arnoldi, Alberto:
(Or di Arnoldo).
Italian sculptor and architect, b. at ...
- Arnoldi, Bartholomaeus:
Usually called Usingen, after his birthplace, an Augustinian friar, teacher of ...
- Arnolfo di Cambio:
Sometimes called di Lapo, the principal master of Italian Gothic, b. at Florence, ...
- Arnoudt, Peter Joseph:
( Also: Aernoudt, Arnold).
Jesuit writer on spiritual ...
- Arnpeck, Veit:
Bavarian historian, b. at Landshut in 1440; d. at the same place about the year ...
- Arnulf of Bavaria:
Son of Luitpold of the Agilulfing
- Arnulf of Lisieux:
(Lexoviensis or Luxoviensis).
In
- Arnulf of Metz, Saint:
Statesman,
- Arras:
(Atrebatum).
Diocese comprising the Department of ...
- Arras, Councils of:
In 1025 a council was held at
- Arriaga, Pablo José:
Born at Vergara, in Biscay, 1564, entered the
- Arricivita, Juan:
A native of
- Arrighetti, Nicolò:
A professor of natural
- Arrighetti, Nicola:
Mathematician, b. at
- Arrowsmith, Venerable Edmund:
English martyr, born in 1585 at Haddock; executed at Lancaster, 23 August, 1628. He ...
- Arsacidæ:
It was under the Dynasty of the Arsacids, who ruled the Persian empire from the ...
- Arsenius Autorianos:
Patriarch of Constantinople, in the thirteenth century; died 1273. He entered a ...
- Arsenius, Saint:
Anchorite; born 354, at
- Arsinoe:
A titular see of Egypt, now Medinet el Fayum, capital of the district of that ...
- Art, Christian:
" Christian ...
- Art, Ecclesiastical:
Before speaking in detail of the developments of
- Artemon:
(Or Artemas).
Mentioned as the leader of an Antitrinitarian ...
- Arthur, James:
(Didacus Arturus).
A Dominican friar, and a theologian of ...
- Arthur, Thomas:
A celebrated
- Articles of Faith:
(Greek, arthron ; Latin, articulus , joint).
Certain ...
- Articles, The Organic:
A name given to a
- Artoklasia:
(Greek artos = bread, klao = to break; the breaking of bread).
- Arts, Bachelor of:
A degree marking the completion of the traditional curriculum of the college. In ...
- Arts, Master of:
An academic degree higher than that of Bachelor. The conferring of the degree of ...
- Arts, The Faculty of:
One of the four traditional divisions of the teaching body of the university. It ...
- Arts, The Seven Liberal:
The expression artes liberales , chiefly used during the Middle Ages, does not ...
- Artvin:
Artvin, a Russian city in the trans-Caucasian province of Kutais, is situated near ...
- Arundel, Thomas:
Sixtieth
- Arundell: Thomas, first Lord
- Asaph, Saint:
(Or Asa).
First
- Ascalon:
A titular see of Palestine whose episcopal list (351-930 or 40) is given in ...
- Ascelin:
Ambassador of
- Ascendente Domino:
A Bull issued by Gregory XIII, 24 May, 1584, in favor of the
- Ascension:
See also The Feast of the
- Ascension, Feast of the:
See also The Fact of the
- Ascetical Theology:
Ascetics, as a branch of theology, may be briefly defined as the scientific ...
- Asceticism:
The word
- Aschbach, Joseph, Ritter von:
German historian, b. at Hochst, in Hesse-Nassau, 29 April, 1801; d. at Vienna, 25 ...
- Ascoli, Satriano, and Cirignola:
An Italian diocese, suffragan to the
- Ascoli-Piceno:
Diocese comprising sixteen towns in the Province of Ascoli-Piceno, two in that of ...
- Aseity:
Aseity (Latin ...
- Aseneth:
The daughter of Putiphare (Poti-phera),
- Aser:
Though the form ...
- Asgaard:
Asgaard (from ...
- Ash Wednesday:
The Wednesday after
- Ashby, George:
Monk of the ...
- Ashby, Thomas:
Suffered at Tyburn, 29 March, 1544. His name was originally contained in the ...
- Ashes:
It is not easy to arrive at the fundamental conception of the liturgical use of ...
- Ashley, Venerable Ralph:
Martyr and Jesuit lay-brother; first heard of, it seems, as cook at Douay ...
- Ashton, John:
An early Jesuit missionary in
- Ashton, Venerable Roger:
Martyr, third son of
- Asia:
In the present article it is intended to give a rapid survey of the geography, ...
- Asia Minor:
The peninsular mass that the ...
- Asiongaber:
More properly Ezion-geber, a city of Idumea, situated on the northern extremity ...
- Aske, Robert:
An English gentleman, and nominal leader of the 30,000 Northern Catholics who ...
- Asmodeus:
The name of the
- Aspendus:
A titular see of Pamphylia in
- Asperges:
(Latin, aspergere, to wash, sprinkle).
The rite of ...
- Aspilcueta, Martin:
(Also AZPILCOETA.)
Generally known as Navarrus, or
- Ass, The, in Caricature of Christians:
The calumny ...
- Assam:
A Prefecture Apostolic in the ecclesiastical province of Calcutta, India, ...
- Assemani:
(Arabic, Sam'an , i.e.
- Assemblies of the French Clergy:
Quinquennial representative meetings of the Clergy of
- Asser, John:
(Or Asserius Menevensis).
A learned
- Asses, Feast of:
The celebration of the "Festum Asinorum" in medieval and ecclesiastical circles ...
- Assessor of the Holy Office:
An official of the Congregation of the Inquisition. The Holy Office is better ...
- Assessors:
Assessors, in ecclesiastical law, are learned persons who function is to counsel ...
- Assicus, Saint:
Bishop and Patron of Elphin, in Ireland, one of St. Patrick's converts, and ...
- Assideans:
Assideans ...
- Assimilation, Physiological:
In this sense the word may be defined as that vital function by which an organism ...
- Assimilation, Psychological:
As applied to a mental process, assimilation derives all its force and meaning ...
- Assisi:
Diocese located in the civil province of Umbria, Italy. The town of
- Assistant at the Pontifical Throne:
(ASSISTENS THRONO PONTIFICIO.)
Bishops-assistant at the ...
- Assizes of Jerusalem:
The signification of the word assizes in this connection is derived from the ...
- Assmayer, Ignaz:
An Austrian musician, born at Salzburg, 11 February, 1790; died in Vienna, 31 ...
- Association of Ideas:
(1) A principle in
- Association of Priestly Perseverance:
A sacerdotal association founded in 1868 at Vienna, and at first confined to ...
- Association, Right of Voluntary: I. LEGAL RIGHT
A
- Associations, Pious:
Under this term are comprehended all those organizations, approved and ...
- Assuerus:
The name of two different persons in the
- Assumption of Mary:
The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 15 August; also called in ...
- Assumption, Augustinians of the:
(Also called the
- Assumption, Little Sisters of the:
A congregation whose work is the nursing of the sick poor in their own homes. ...
- Assumption, Sisters of the:
A congregation of French
- Assumptionists:
(Also called the
- Assur (multiple definitions):
(Septuagint Assour .)
(1) The name used in the Old ...
- Assur (titular see):
(Or Assuræ.)
A titular see of Proconsular Africa, now ...
- Assyria:
In treating of
- Assyrian Rite:
Also known as the Chaldean, Assyrian, or Persian Rite.
History and ...
- Asterisk:
(From the Greek aster , a star).
This is a utensil for the ...
- Asterius:
Name of several prominent persons in early
- Asti:
One of the divisions of the province of Alexandria, and suffragan of Turin.
- Aston:
The name of several English Catholics of prominence.
Sir ...
- Astorga:
(ASTURIGA AUGUSTA.)
Suffragan of Valladolid in Spain, dates ...
- Astrology:
The supposed science which determines the influence of the stars, especially of ...
- Astronomy:
(From Greek astron , star; nemein , to distribute).
A ...
- Astronomy in the Bible:
No systematic observations of the heavenly bodies were made by the Jews. Astral ...
- Astros, Paul-Thérèse-David d':
A French cardinal, b. At Tourves (Var.) in 1772; d. 29 September, 1851. He was a ...
- Astruc, Jean:
Born At Sauves, 19 March, 1684; died At Paris, 5 May, 1766. He was the son of a ...
- Atahuallpa:
Properly ATAU-HUALLPA (etymology usually given as from huallpa , the name of some ...
- Atahualpa, Jean Santos:
An Indian from Cuzco who, being in the service of a Jesuit, went to
- Atavism:
(Latin, atavus , a great-grandfather's grandfather, an ancestor).
- Athabasca:
(Northwest Territories).
Suffragan of
- Athanasian Creed, The:
One of the symbols of the
- Athanasius, Saint:
Bishop of
- Atheism:
( a privative, and theos , God, i.e. without
- Athelney, The Abbey of:
The Abbey of ...
- Athenagoras:
A Christian
- Athenry:
A small inland town in the county Galway, Ireland, anciently called Athnere, from ...
- Athens, Christian:
Christianity was first preached in Athens by St. Paul. He came to Athens from ...
- Athens, Modern Diocese of:
The Greeks have long regarded their
- Athias, Joseph:
Born in Spain, probably in Cordova, at the beginning of the seventeenth century; ...
- Athos, Mount:
Athos is a small tongue of land that projects into the Aegean Sea, being the ...
- Atienza, Juan de:
Born at Tordehumos, near Valladolid, in Spain, in the year 1546, eldest son of ...
- Atkinson, James:
Catholic confessor, tortured to death in Bridewell prison in 1595. His pathetic and ...
- Atkinson, Nicholas:
Priest and martyr, probably to be identified with Venerable Thomas Atkinson. ...
- Atkinson, Paul, of St. Francis:
One of the notable
- Atkinson, Sarah:
Philanthropist and biographer, born at Athlone, Ireland, 13 October, 1823; died
- Atkinson, Ven. Thomas:
Martyred at York, 11 March, l6l6. He was born in the East Riding of Yorkshire, ...
- Atom:
(Gr. a privative, and temno , cut; indivisible). Primarily, the smallest ...
- Atomism:
Atomism [ a ...
- Atonement, Day of:
( Hebrew Yom Hakkippurim . Vulgate, Dies Expiationum , and Dies ...
- Atonement, Doctrine of the:
The word atonement , which is almost the only theological term of English ...
- Atrib:
A titular see of Lower
- Atrium:
I. An open place or court before a church. It consisted of a large quadrangle with ...
- Attainder:
A bill of
- Attala, Saint:
Born in the sixth century in
- Attalia:
(Also ATTALEIA.)
A titular
- Attaliates, Michael:
Byzantine statesman and historian, probably a native of
- Atticus:
Patriarch of
- Attigny, Councils of:
In 765, St. Chrodegang of
- Attila the Hun:
King and general of the Huns; died 453. Succeeding in 433 to the kingship of ...
- Attiret, Jean Denis:
Painter, born at Dole, France, 31 July, 1702; died at Pekin, 8 December, 1768. He ...
- Atto:
A faithful follower of Gregory VII in his conflict with the simoniac clergy, ...
- Atto of Pistoia:
Born at
- Atto of Vercelli:
A learned theologian and canonist of the tenth century, son of the Viscount ...
- Attracta, Saint:
(Or ST. ARAGHT).
A contemporary of
- Attributes, Divine:
In order to
- Attrition:
Attrition or ...
- Attuda:
A titular see of Phrygia in
- Aubarède, Jean-Michel-d'Astorg:
Canon regular, ...
- Aubermont, Jean-Aontoine d':
Theologian of
- Aubery, Joseph:
Jesuit missionary in Canada, born at Gisors in Normandy, 10 May, 1673; died at ...
- Aubignac, François Hédelin, Abbé d':
Grammarian, poet, preacher, archeologist, philologist. Born at Paris, 4 August, ...
- Aubusson, Pierre d':
Grand Master of the Order of St.
- Auch:
(Augusta Auscorum).
Archdiocese ; comprises the Department ...
- Auckland:
Diocese comprising the
- Auctorem Fidei:
A Bull issued by Pius VI, 28 August, 1794, in condemnation of the Gallican and ...
- Audiences, Pontifical:
Pontifical Audiences are the receptions given by the pope to cardinals, ...
- Audifax, Abachum, Martha, and Maris, Saints:
All martyred at
- Audiffredi:
Born at Saorgio, near Nice, in 1734; died at Rome, July, 1794. He entered the ...
- Audin, J.-M.-Vincent:
Born at Lyons in 1793; died in Paris, 21 February, 1851. He first studied ...
- Audisio, Guglielmo:
Born at Bra, Piedmont, Italy, 1801; died in Rome, 27 September, 1882. He was ...
- Auditor:
The designation of certain officials of the Roman Curia, whose
- Audran:
The family name ...
- Auenbrugger, Leopold:
( Or von Auenbrugg).
An Austrian physician, born 19 ...
- Aufsees, Jobst Bernhard von:
Canon of
- Auger, Edmond:
Born 1530, near
- Augilæ:
( Or Augila).
A titular see of Cyrenaica in Northern ...
- Augsburg:
Diocese in the Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, suffragan of the
- Augsburg, Synods of:
From the time ...
- Augusta:
A titular see of Cilicia in
- Augustin von Alfeld:
(Alveldt, or Alveldianus)
One of the earliest and most ...
- Augustine of Canterbury, Saint:
First
- Augustine of Hippo, Life of Saint:
( See also WORKS OF SAINT AUGUSTINE and TEACHING OF SAINT AUGUSTINE .)
- Augustine of Hippo, Teaching of Saint:
St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) is "a philosophical and theological genius of ...
- Augustine of Hippo, Works of Saint:
St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) was one of the most prolific geniuses that ...
- Augustine, Rule of Saint:
The title, Rule of Saint Augustine , has been applied to each of the following ...
- Augustinian Canons:
(Also called REGULAR CLERICS, RELIGIOUS CLERICS, CLERIC-CANONS, AUGUSTINIAN ...
- Augustinians:
(Generally called
- Augustinians of the Assumption:
(Also called the
- Augustinus, Antonius:
Historian of
- Augustinus-Verein, The:
An association organized in 1878 to promote the interests of the
- Augustopolis:
A titular see of Palestine, suffragan of Petra. Its episcopal list (431-536) ...
- Augustus:
The name by which
- Augustus Abbey, Fort:
St. Benedict's Abbey, at Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, is at present the only ...
- Aulne Abbey:
(Alna).
A former Cistercian monastery near Landelies on the ...
- Aumbry:
Variously written AMBRY, or AUMBRYE, is a derivative through the French of the ...
- Aunarius, Saint:
(Or Aunacharius).
Bishop of Auxerre in France, born 573, ...
- Aurea:
(Golden).
A title given to certain works and documents: ...
- Aurelian:
(Lucius Dominius Aurelianus).
Roman Emperor, 270-275, born of ...
- Aureliopolis:
A titular see of Lydia in
- Aurelius:
Archbishop of
- Aurelius Antoninus, Marcus:
Roman Emperor, A.D. 161-180, born at Rome, 26 April, 121; died 17 March, 180. ...
- Aureoli, Petrus:
(Aureolus, D'auriol, Oriol).
A Franciscan philosopher and ...
- Auriesville:
The site of the Mohawk village, Montgomery County, New York, U.S.A. in which ...
- Aurispa, Giovanni:
A famous ltalian humanist and collector of Greek manuscripts, born about 1369 ...
- Aurora Lucis Rutilat:
This is one of the Ambrosian hymns , but its author is unknown. It has been ...
- Ausculta Fili:
A letter addressed 5 December 1301, by Pope
- Ausonius, Decimus Magnus:
A professor and poet born about A. D. 310; died, probably, about A.D. 394. The son ...
- Austin, John:
An English lawyer and writer, born 1613 at Walpole, in Norfolk; died London, ...
- Australia:
(Also known as N EW H OLLAND till about 1817).
- Austremonius, Saint:
Apostle and
- Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, The:
By this name is designated the European monarchy whose dominions have for their ...
- Authentic:
The term is used in two senses. It is applied first to a book or document whose ...
- Authenticity of the Bible:
The authenticity or authority of Holy Writ is twofold on account of its twofold ...
- Authority, Civil:
Civil Authority ...
- Authorized Version, The:
Name given to the English translation of the
- Autocephali:
(Greek, autokephaloi , independent).
A designation in ...
- Autos Sacramentales:
(Spanish auto , act or ordinance; sacramental , sacramental, pertaining to a ...
- Autpert, Ambrose:
An early medieval writer and
- Autran, Joseph:
French poet, born at
- Autun: THE DIOCESE OF AUTUN
(Augustodonum).
Comprises the ...
- Auxentius of Milan:
Native of Cappadocia, ordained (343) to the
- Auxentius of Mopsuestia:
(360)
Baronius places this
- Auxentius, Junior:
Auxentius, ...
- Auxerre, Councils of:
In 585 (or 578) a Council of Auxerre held under St. Annacharius formulated ...
- Auxiliary Bishop:
A bishop ...
- Auxilius of Naples:
The name (probably fictitious, according to Hefele ) of an ecclesiastic to whom ...
- Ava:
A German poetess, the first
- Avancini, Nicola:
Chiefly known as an ascetical writer, born in the Tyrol, 1612; died 6 December, ...
- Avarice:
Avarice (from ...
- Avatar:
An Anglicized
- Avaugour, Pierre du Bois, Baron d':
The Baron d'Avaugour (d. 1664) was sixth Governor General of Canada. Born of an ...
- Ave Maria:
The Hail Mary ...
- Ave Maris Stella:
(Hail, thou Star of Ocean.)
The first verse of an unrhymed, ...
- Ave Regina:
An antiphon so ...
- Avellino:
An Italian
- Avellino, Saint Andrew:
Born 1521 at Castronuovo, a small town in
- Avempace:
(Ibn Badsha, or Ibn Badja, called by the Scholastics Aven-Pace and Avempace). ...
- Avendano, Fernando:
Priest born at Lima, Peru, either towards the end of sixteenth or in the ...
- Averbode:
A Premonstratensian
- Averroes:
(Abul Walid Mahommed Ibn Achmed, Ibn Mahommed Ibn Roschd).
...
- Aversa, Diocese of:
Comprising twenty-one towns in the Province of
- Avesta, The:
The sacred books of Parsees, or Zoroastrians, and the main source of our
- Avesta, Theological Aspects of the: I. GOD
The name of the Supreme
- Avicebron:
Salamo Ben Jehuda Ben Gebirol (or Gabirol), whom the Scholastics, taking him for ...
- Avicenna:
(ABN ALI AL HOSAIN IBN ABDALLAH IBN SINA, called by the Latins AVICENNA). ...
- Avignon:
Avignon, written in the
- Avignon, Councils of:
Nothing is known of the council held here in 1060. In 1080 a council was held ...
- Avignon, University of:
The University of
- Avila:
(ABULA)
Diocese ; suffragan of Valladolid in Spain. Its ...
- Avila, Francisco de:
Curate or
- Avila, Sancho de:
Born at Avila ...
- Avitus, Saint:
(Alcimus Ecdicius).
A distinguished
- Aviz, Order of:
A military body of Portuguese knights.
The Kingdom of ...
- Avranches, Council of:
In 1172 (September 27-28) a Council was held at Avranches in France, apropos of the ...
- Avril, Philippe:
Jesuit, born at Angoulême, France, 16 September, 1654; died in a shipwreck ...
- Axum:
(A UXUME .)
A titular
- Ayacucho, Diocese of:
( Or Guamanga).
A Peruvian diocese, suffragan to Lima. The ...
- Ayeta, Fray Francisco de:
A Spanish Franciscan of the seventeenth century, and (while
- Ayllón, Lucas Vésquez de:
Spanish discoverer of Chesapeake Bay, and the first of those daring navigators who ...
- Aylward, James Ambrose Dominic:
Theologian and poet, born at Leeds, 4 April, 1813; died at Hinckley (England), 5 ...
- Aymará:
Also Aymara (etymology unknown as yet).
A numerous tribe ...
- Aymeric of Piacenza:
A learned Dominican, b. at Piacenza,
- Azara, Féliz de:
Spanish naturalist, b. at Barbunales in Aragon, 18 May, 1746; d. 1811. He first ...
- Azaria, Aristaces:
A Catholic ...
- Azarias, Brother:
(Patrick Francis Mullany).
Educator, essayist, ...
- Azevedo, Luiz de:
An Ethiopic missionary and scholar, born, according to probable narration of ...
- Azor, Juan:
Born at Lorca, province of Murcia, Southern Spain, in 1535; entered the
- Azores:
(Portuguese Acores , "Falcons")
An archipelago situated in ...
- Azotus:
( Hebrew Ashdodh ; in Septuagint Azotos )
(1) One of ...
- Aztecs:
Probably from Aztatl (heron), and Tlacatl (man),"people of the heron", in the ...
- Azymes:
(Greek azymos , without leaven; Hebrew maççoth ).
- Azymites:
(A privative, and zyme , leaven).
A term of reproach used ...
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