Catholic Encyclopedia - P
- Pápago Indians:
An important tribe of Shoshonean linguistic stock, speaking a dialect of the Pima ...
- Pázmány, Peter:
A famous Hungarian ecclesiastic of the seventeenth century; died 19 March, 1637. ...
- Pérez de Hita, Ginés:
Spanish writer, born at Murcia. Little is known of his
- Périgueux:
(PETROCORICENSIS)
Comprises the Department of Dordogne and is ...
- Pétau, Denis:
(DIONYSIUS PETAVIUS)
One of the most distinguished ...
- Pacandus:
Titular see, recorded under "Pacanden." Among the titular sees in the official ...
- Pacca, Bartolommeo:
Cardinal, scholar, and statesman, b. at Benevento, 27 Dec., 1756; d. at Rome, 19 ...
- Pachomius, Saint:
Died about 346. The main facts of his
- Pachtler, George Michael:
Controversial and educational writer, b. at Mergentheim, Wurtemberg, 14 Sept., ...
- Pacificus:
A disciple of ...
- Pacificus of Ceredano, Blessed:
(Also known as
- Pacificus of San Severino, Saint:
Born at San Severino, in the
- Pacioli, Lucas:
(Paciuolo.)
Mathematician, born at Borgo San Sepolco, ...
- Paderborn:
(Paderbornensis)
Suffragan
- Padilla, Juan de: Friar Minor, protomartyr of the United States of
- Padua:
(Patavina)
Diocese in northern Italy. The city is situated ...
- Padua, University of:
The University of
- Paganism:
Paganism, in the broadest sense includes all religions other than the true one ...
- Pagano, Mario:
Jurisconsult and
- Page, Venerable Anthony:
English martyr, born at Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, 1571; died at York, 20 or ...
- Pagi, Antoine:
French ecclesiastical historian. Born 31 March, 1624, at Rognes in the Department ...
- Pagi, François:
French ecclesiastical historian, nephew of Antoine Pagi. Born 7 September, 1654, at ...
- Pagnino, Santes:
(Or XANTES)
A Dominican, born 1470 at Lucca,
- Painting, Religious:
Painting has always been associated with the
- Pakawá Indians:
(Also written Pacoá)
One of a group of cognate tribes, ...
- Palæography:
( palaia , "ancient", graphe , "writing")
The art of ...
- Palæontology:
( logos ton palaion onton )
Palæ ontology, or the ...
- Palafox y Mendoza, Juan de:
Bishop of La Puebla de Los Angeles, b. at Fitero in Navarre, 24 June, 1600; d. ...
- Palasor, Venerable Thomas:
( Or Palliser).
English martyr, born at ...
- Palatinate, Rhenish:
( German Rheinpfalz ).
A former German electorate. It ...
- Palatini:
( Latin palatium , palace)
The designation, primarily, of ...
- Palawan:
Prefecture Apostolic in the
- Palencia:
(PALENTINA)
This
- Paleopolis:
(Palæopolis)
A titular see of
- Paleotti, Gabriele:
Cardinal and
- Palermo:
Archdiocese of
- Palermo, University of:
The Convent ...
- Palestrina:
(PBÆNESTINENSIS)
The town of Palestrina, in the ...
- Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da:
The greatest composer of liturgical music of all time, born at
- Paley, Frederick Apthorp:
Classical scholar, born at Easingwold near York, 14 Jan., 1815; died at ...
- Pall:
A heavy, black cloth, spread over the coffin in the church at a funeral, or over ...
- Pall, Funeral:
A black cloth usually spread over the coffin while the obsequies are performed for ...
- Palladio, Andrea:
Italian architect, born at Vicenza 1508; died at Venice, 19 August, 1580. There ...
- Palladius:
( Palladios )
Born in Galatia, 368; died probably before ...
- Palladius, Saint:
First bishop ...
- Pallavicino, Pietro Sforza:
A cardinal, born 28 Nov., 1607; died 5 June, 1667. Descended from the line of
- Pallium: Form and Use of the Modern ...
- Pallotti, Vincent Mary:
The founder of the Pious
- Palm in Christian Symbolism:
In pre-Christian times the palm was regarded as a symbol of victory (Aulus ...
- Palm Sunday:
The sixth and last
- Palma Vecchio:
(JACOPO NIGRETI)
Born at Serinalta near Bergamo, about 1480; ...
- Palmer, William:
Born at Mixbury, Oxfordshire, 12 July, 1811; died at Rome, 4 April, 1879; the ...
- Palmieri, Domenico:
A theologian, born at Piacenza, Italy, 4 July, 1829; died in Rome, 29 May, ...
- Palmieri, Luigi:
Physicist and meteorologist, b. at Faicchio, Benevento, Italy, 22 April, 1807; d. ...
- Palmyra:
Titular
- Palou, Francisco:
A Friar Minor, ...
- Paltus:
A titular see and suffragan of
- Paludanus, Peter:
(PETRUS DE PALUDE)
A theologian and archbishop, born in ...
- Pamelius:
(Jacques de Joigny De Pamele).
Belgian theologian, born at ...
- Pamiers:
(APAMÆA)
A
- Pammachius, Saint:
Roman senator, d. about 409. In youth he frequented the
- Pamphilus of Cæsarea, Saint:
Martyred 309. Eusebius's
- Pamplona:
(PAMPILONENSIS)
This
- Panama:
Located in Central America, occupies the Isthmus of Panama, or Darien, which ...
- Pancratius and Domitilla, Nereus and Achilleus, Saints:
The commemoration of these four Roman saints is made by the Church on 12 May, ...
- Pandects:
(PANDECTÆ, or DIGESTA)
This part of Justinian's ...
- Pandulph:
A papal legate ...
- Panemotichus:
A titular see of Pamphylia Secunda, suffragan of Perge.
- Pange Lingua Gloriosi:
The opening words of two hymns celebrating respectively the Passion and the ...
- Panigarola, Francesco:
A preacher and controversialist,
- Pannartz, Arnold:
See also KONRAD SWEYNHEIM .
Both printers; Pannartz died ...
- Pano Indians:
A former important mission tribe on the middle
- Panopolis:
A titular see, suffragan of
- Panpsychism:
(Greek pan , all; psyche ,
- Pantænus:
Head of the Catechetical School of
- Pantaleon, Saint:
Martyr, died about 305. According to legend he was the son of a rich pagan, ...
- Pantheism:
(From Greek pan , all; theos , god).
The view according ...
- Panvinio, Onofrio:
Historian and archaeologist, born at Verona, 23 February, 1530; died at Palermo, ...
- Panzani, Gregorio:
Bishop of Mileto, died early in 1662. He was a secular
- Paoli, Venerable Angelo:
Born at Argigliano, Tuscany, 1 Sept., 1642; died at Rome, 17 January, 1720. The ...
- Papacy, The:
This term is employed in an ecclesiastical and in an historical signification. In ...
- Papal Arbitration:
An institution almost coeval with the papacy itself. The principle of
- Papal Elections:
For current procedures regarding the
- Papal Mint:
The right to ...
- Papal Rescripts:
( Latin re-scribere , "to write back")
Rescripts are ...
- Papal States:
( Italian Lo Stato della Chiese )
Consists of the civil ...
- Paphnutius: I
The most celebrated personage of this name was
- Paphos:
A titular see, suffragan of
- Papias, Saint:
Bishop of
- Papiensis, Bernardus:
An Italian canonist of the thirteenth century; died 18 Sept., 1213. He was born ...
- Papini, Nicholas:
An historian, born at San Giovanni Valdarno, between
- Parætonium:
Parætonium, a titular see of Lybia Secunda or Inferior (i.e. Marmarica), ...
- Paré, Ambroise:
French surgeon, born at Bourg-Hersent, near Laval, department of Maine, 1517; ...
- Parœcopolis:
A titular see of Macedonia, suffragan of Thessalonica. It is mentioned by ...
- Para du Phanjas, François:
Writer, b. at the castle of Phanja Champsaur, Basses-Alpes, 1724; d. at Paris, ...
- Parables:
The word parable (Hebrew mashal ; Syrian mathla , Greek parabole ) ...
- Parabolani:
paraboloi, parabalanoi
The members of a brotherhood who in the ...
- Paracelsus, Theophrastus:
Celebrated physician and reformer of therapeutics, b. at the Sihlbrücke, near ...
- Paraclete:
Paraclete, Comforter (L. Consolator ; Greek parakletos ), an appellation of ...
- Paradise, Terrestrial:
( paradeisos , Paradisus ).
The name popularly given in ...
- Paraguay:
One of the inland republics of South America, separated from
- Parahyba:
(PARAHYBENESIS)
Located in the State of Parahyba, Brazil, ...
- Paralipomenon, Books of:
( Paraleipomenon ; Libri Paralipomenon ).
Two books of ...
- Parallelism:
The balance of verse with verse, an essential and characteristic feature in ...
- Parallelism, Psycho-Physical:
A doctrine which states that the relation between mental processes, on the ...
- Paralus:
A titular see, suffragan of Cabasa in Ægyptus Secunda. One of the seven ...
- Paraná:
(PARANENSIS)
Suffragan of Buenos Aires, in
- Parasceve:
(Gr. paraskevé ); seems to have supplanted the older term ...
- Paray-le-Monial:
A town of five thousand inhabitants in the Department of Sâone-Loire,
- Pardies, Ignace-Gaston:
French scientist, b. at Pau, 5 Sept., 1636; d. of fever contracted whilst ...
- Pardons of Brittany:
Pardon, from the Latin perdonare , — assimilated in
- Paredes, Blessed Mary Anne de:
Born at Quito, Ecuador, 31 Oct. 1618; died at Quito, 26 May, 1645. On both sides ...
- Pareja, Francisco:
Missionary, probably born at Auñon in the
- Parents:
( Latin parere , to beget)
I. DUTIES OF PARENTS TOWARDS THEIR ...
- Parenzo-Pola:
(PARENTINA-POLENSIS)
The little town of Parenzo is ...
- Parini, Giuseppe:
Italian poet, born at Bosisio, 23 May, 1729; died at Milan, 15 Aug., 1799. ...
- Paris:
ARCHDIOCESE OF PARIS (PARIBIENSIS)
See also UNIVERSITY OF ...
- Paris Commune, Martyrs of the:
The secular priests and the religious who were murdered in Paris, in May 1871, ...
- Paris, Alexis-Paulin:
Philologist, born at Avenay, Marne, France, 25 March, 1800; died 13 Feb., 1881. ...
- Paris, Gaston-Bruno-Paulin:
A French philologist, son of Paulin, born at Avenay (Marne), 9 August, 1839; died ...
- Paris, Matthew:
Benedictine monk ...
- Paris, University of:
See also ARCHDIOCESE OF PARIS .
Origin and Early Organization
- Parish:
(Latin par&ligcia, parochia , Greek paroikia , a group of neighbouring ...
- Parium:
Titular see, suffragan of
- Park, Abbey of the:
Located half a mile south of Louvain, Belgium, founded in 1129 by Duke Godfrey, ...
- Parkinson, Anthony:
An historian, born in England, 1667; died there 30 January, 1728. In 1692 he was ...
- Parlais:
A titular see of Pisidia, suffragan of Antioch. As a Roman colony it was called ...
- Parlatore, Filippo:
Italian botanist, b. at Palermo, 8 Aug., 1816; d. at Florence, 9 Sept., 1877, a ...
- Parma:
Located in central Italy. The city is situated on the river of the same name, an ...
- Parmentier, Antoine-Augustin:
An agriculturist, born at Montdidier, 17 August, 1737; died in Paris, 13 Dec., ...
- Parmigiano, Il:
(THE PARMESAN)
The current name of FRANCESCO MAZZUOLA, ...
- Parnassus:
A titular see in Cappadocia Secunda, suffragan of Mocessus. Situated between
- Parochial Mass:
The parish is ...
- Parochial Missions, Catholic:
This term is used to designate certain special exertions of the Church's ...
- Parrenin, Dominique:
Born at Russey, near Besançon, 1 Sept., 1665; died at Pekin, 29 Sept., ...
- Parsis:
(PARSEES).
A small community in India, adherents of the ...
- Particular Judgment: A. Dogma of Particular ...
- Partnership:
Partnership, an unincorporated association of two or more persons, known as ...
- Paruta, Paolo:
Venetian historian and statesman, born at Venice, 14 May, 1540; died there, 6 ...
- Pascal Baylon, Saint:
Born at Torre-Hermosa, in the Kingdom of Aragon, 24 May, 1540, on the Feast of ...
- Pascal, Blaise:
Born at Clermont-Ferrand, 19 June 1623; died in Paris, 19 August 1662. He was the ...
- Pasch:
Jews of all classes and ways of thinking look forward to the
- Paschal Candle:
The blessing ...
- Paschal I, Pope:
(817-824)
The date of his birth is unknown; he died in ...
- Paschal II, Pope:
(RAINERIUS).
Succeeded Urban II, and reigned from 13 Aug., ...
- Paschal III (Antipope):
(GUIDO OF CREMA)
The second
- Paschal Lamb:
A lamb which the
- Paschal Tide: I. LITURGICAL ASPECT
The fifty days from
- Paschasius Radbertus, Saint:
Theologian, b. at Soissons, 786; d. in the Monastery of Corbie, c. 860 (the date ...
- Paschasius, Saint:
A deacon of the Roman Church about 500; died after 511. Almost all that is ...
- Passaglia, Carlo:
Born at Lucca, 9 May, 1812; died at Turin, 12 March, 1887. He entered the
- Passau:
(PASSAVIENSIS)
Located in Bavaria, suffragan of ...
- Passerat, Joseph, Venerable:
Born 30 April, 1772, at Joinville,
- Passignano, Domenico:
(known as IL CRESTI, or IL PASSIGNANO, Cresti being his
- Passion Music:
Precisely when, in the development of the liturgy, the history of the Passion of ...
- Passion of Christ, Commemoration of the:
A feast kept on the Tuesday after Sexagesima. Its object is the devout ...
- Passion of Jesus Christ:
See also THE PASSION OF CHRIST IN THE GOSPELS .
The ...
- Passion of Jesus Christ in the Four Gospels:
See also DEVOTION TO THE PASSION OF CHRIST .
We have in the ...
- Passion Offices:
The recitation of these offices, called also Of the Instruments of the Passion, ...
- Passion Plays:
The modern drama does not originate in the ancient, but in the religious plays of ...
- Passion Sunday:
The fifth
- Passionei, Domenico:
A cardinal, theologian, born at Fossombrone, 2 Dec., 1682; died 5 July, 1761. ...
- Passionists:
The full title of the Passionist institute is: The Congregation of
- Passions:
By passions ...
- Passiontide:
The two weeks between Passion
- Passos:
(Or, more fully, Santos
- Passover:
Jews of all classes and ways of thinking look forward to the
- Pasteur, Louis:
Chemist, founder of physio-chemistry, father of bacteriology, inventor of ...
- Pasto, Diocese of:
(PASTENSIS, PASTOPOLITANA).
A Colombian see, suffragan of ...
- Pastor:
This term denotes a
- Pastoral Epistles (Timothy and Titus):
(T HE P ASTORALS
STS. TIMOTHY AND TITUS
Saints ...
- Pastoral Staff:
(Or PASTORAL STAFF).
The
- Pastoral Theology:
Pastoral theology is the science of the care of souls. This article
- Pastoureaux, Crusade of the:
One of the most curious of the popular movements inspired by a desire to deliver ...
- Patagonia:
Patagonia is ...
- Patara:
Titular see of Lycia, suffragan of Myra, formerly a large cornmercial town, ...
- Paten:
The eucharistic vessel known as the
- Patenson, Venerable William:
Venerable William Patenson, English
- Pater Noster:
Although the Latin term oratio dominica is of early date, the phrase "Lord's ...
- Pathology, Mental:
This subject
- Patmore, Coventry:
One of the major poets of the nineteenth century, in spite of the small bulk of ...
- Patmos:
A small volcanic island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of
- Patras:
A metropolitan ...
- Patriarch:
The word
- Patriarch and Patriarchate:
Names of the highest ecclesiastical dignitaries after the pope, and of the ...
- Patrician Brothers:
(Or BROTHERS OF SAINT PATRICK).
This Brotherhood was founded ...
- Patrick's Purgatory, Saint:
Lough Derg, Ireland. This celebrated
- Patrick, Saint:
Apostle of ...
- Patrizi, Francis Xavier:
Jesuit exegete, b. at Rome, 19 June, 1797; d. there 23 April, 1881. He was the ...
- Patrology:
Patrology, the study of the writings of the Fathers of the Church, has more ...
- Patron and Patronage: I
By the
- Patron Saints:
A patron is one who has been assigned by a venerable tradition, or chosen by ...
- Patronage of Our Lady, Feast of the:
It was first permitted by
- Patti, Diocese of:
(PACTENSIS)
Patti, in the Province of
- Paul and John, Saints:
Martyred at
- Paul I, Pope:
(757-67)
Date of birth unknown; died at Rome, 28 June, 767. ...
- Paul II, Pope:
(PIETRO BARBO)
Born at Venice, 1417; elected 30 August, ...
- Paul III, Pope:
(A LESSANDRO F ARNESE ).
Born at
- Paul IV, Pope:
(G IOVANNI P IETRO C ARAFFA ).
Born near Benevento, 28 ...
- Paul of Burgos:
(PAUL DE SANTA MARIA;
- Paul of Middelburg:
A scientist and bishop, born in 1446 at Middelburg, the ancient capital of the ...
- Paul of Samosata:
Bishop of Antioch. Several synods, probably three, were held against him about ...
- Paul of the Cross, Saint:
Paul Francis Daneii, born at Ovada, Genoa, Italy, 3 January, 1694; died in Rome, ...
- Paul the Deacon:
(Paulus Diaconus; also called Casinensis, Levita, and Warnefridi).
- Paul the Hermit, Saint:
There are three important versions of the
- Paul the Simple, Saint:
The story of Paul, as
- Paul V, Pope:
(CAMILLO BORGHESE).
Born at Rome, 17 Sept., 1550; elected ...
- Paul, Saint: I. PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS A. Apocryphal
- Paul-without-the-Walls, Saint:
( San Paolo fuori le mura ).
An
- Paula, Saint:
Born in Rome, 347; died at Bethlehem, 404. She belonged to one of the first ...
- Pauli, Johannes:
Born about 1455; died after 1530 in the monastery at Thann in Alsace. What little ...
- Paulicians:
A dualistic heretical sect, derived originally from Manichaeism. The origin of ...
- Paulinus a S. Bartholomaeo:
(PHILIP WESDIN).
Missionary and Orientalist, b. at Hoff in ...
- Paulinus II, Saint:
Born at Premariacco, near Cividale, Italy, about 730-40; died 802. Born probably ...
- Paulinus of Pella:
Christian poet of the fifth century; b. at
- Paulinus, Saint:
Archbishop of York, died at Rochester, 10 October, 644. He was a Roman
- Paulinus, Saint:
(Pontius Meropius Anicius Paulinus).
Born at
- Paulist Fathers:
Otherwise known as the "Paulist Fathers"
A community of ...
- Paulists:
From the time ...
- Paulus Diaconus:
(Paulus Diaconus; also called Casinensis, Levita, and Warnefridi).
- Paulus Venetus:
Theologian of the
- Pavia:
(PAPIA)
Located in Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated ...
- Pavia, University of:
Pavia was, even ...
- Pavillon, Nicolas:
Bishop of Alet, b. at
- Pax:
(Osculatorium, Tabula Pacis, Lapis Pacis).
A tablet to be ...
- Pax in the Liturgy:
Pax vobis (or ...
- Payeras, Mariano:
Born 10 Oct., 1769, at Inca, Island of Majorca; died 28 April, 1823. He received ...
- Payne, Blessed John:
Born in the
- Peña, Francisco:
(PEGNA)
A canonist, born at Villaroya de los Pinares, near ...
- Peñalver y Cardenas, Luis Ignatius:
Bishop of New Orleans,
- Peace Congresses: I. EARLY HISTORY
The
- Peace of the Church:
This is the designation usually applied to the
- Peasants, War of the (1524-25):
A revolt of the peasants of southern and central Germany, the causes of which are ...
- Peba Indians:
(Or Peva )
The principal of a small group of cognate ...
- Pecham, John:
(PECCHAM)
Archbishop of Canterbury, born about 1240; died 6 ...
- Pecock, Reginald:
(PEACOCK)
Bishop of Chichester, born in North
- Pectoral:
("Pectoral of judgment").
The original meaning of the Hebrew ...
- Pectorale:
( Crux Pectoralis ).
The name of the cross used by the ...
- Pectorius of Autun:
The name with which the important document frequently known as the Inscription of ...
- Pednelissus:
(Petnelissus).
A titular see in Pamphylia Secunda, ...
- Pedro de Cordova:
Born at Cordova, Andalusia, Spain, about 1460; died on the Island of Santo ...
- Pelagia:
The name of several saints. The old Syrian
- Pelagius and Pelagianism:
Pelagianism received its name from Pelagius and designates a
- Pelagius I, Pope:
Date of birth unknown; died 3 March, 561, was a Roman of noble
- Pelagius II, Pope:
The date of whose birth is unknown, seemingly a native of Rome, but of Gothic ...
- Pelargus, Ambrose:
Theologian, born at Nidda, Hesse, about 1488; died at Trier, 1557. Stork (Greek ...
- Pelisson-Fontanier, Paul:
French writer, born at Béziers in 1624 of Protestant
- Pella:
A titular see and suffragan of
- Pelletier, Pierre-Joseph:
Born in Paris, 22 March, 1788; died there, 19 July, 1842. His father, Bertrand ...
- Pellico, Silvio:
Italian author and patriot, born at Saluzzio, Italy, 24 June, 1788; died at
- Pellissier, Guillaume:
(PELLICIER)
Born at Melgueil in Languedoc, about 1490; died ...
- Pelotas:
(PELOTASENSIS)
Located in Brazil, suffragan to Porto Alegre. ...
- Pelouze, Théophile-Jules:
Scientist, b. at Valognes, La Manche, 26 Feb., 1807; d. in Paris, 31 May or 1 June, ...
- Peltrie, Madeleine de la:
née CHAUVIGNY
A French noblewoman, and foundress, ...
- Pelusium:
A titular
- Pembroke:
(PEMBROKIENSIS)
A suffragan of Ottawa, in Canada. The town ...
- Penal Laws:
This article treats of the penal legislation affecting Catholics in ...
- Penance (as a Virtue):
Penance ( ...
- Penance, Sacrament of:
Penance is a ...
- Pendleton, Henry:
Controversialist, born at
- Penelakut Indians:
A small tribe of Salishan stock, speaking a dialect of the Cowichan language and ...
- Penitentes, Los Hermanos:
(The Penitent Brothers), a
- Penitential Canons:
Rules laid down by councils or
- Penitential Orders:
A general name for religious congregations whose members are bound to perform ...
- Penitents, Confraternities of:
Congregations, with statutes prescribing various penitential works, such as ...
- Penne and Atri, Diocese of:
(Pennensis et Atriensis).
Penne is a city in the Province of ...
- Pennsylvania:
One of the thirteen original United States of
- Penobscot Indians:
The principal tribe of the famous Abnaki confederacy of Maine, and the only one ...
- Pension, Ecclesiastical:
The right to ...
- Pentacomia:
A titular see of Palestine, suffragan of
- Pentapolis:
The word, occurring in Wisdom, x, 6, designates the region where stood the five ...
- Pentateuch:
Pentateuch , ...
- Pentecost:
A feast of the universal Church which commemorates the Descent of the
- Pentecost (Jewish Feast):
The second in importance of the great
- Peoria:
(PEORIENSIS).
Diocese comprising that part of Central
- Peoria Indians:
A principal tribe of the confederated
- Pepin the Short:
Mayor of the Palace of the whole Frankish kingdom (both Austrasia and Neustria), ...
- Peppergrass, Paul:
Novelist, lecturer, and priest, well known under the assumed name of "Paul ...
- Perboyre, Blessed Jean-Gabriel:
Missionary and martyr, born at Puech,
- Percy, Blessed Thomas:
Earl of Northumberland, martyr, born in 1528; died at York, 22 August, 1572. He ...
- Percy, John:
( alias JOHN FISHER)
Born at Holmeside, Durham, 27 Sep., ...
- Peregrinus:
The canons of Priscillian, prefixed to the Epistles of St. Paul in many ...
- Pereira, Benedict:
(PEREYRA, PERERA, PERERIUS)
Philosopher, theologian, and ...
- Perez, Juan:
Died before 1513. At one
- Perfection, Christian and Religious:
A thing is perfect in which nothing is wanting of its nature, purpose, or end. It ...
- Pergamus:
A titular see, suffragan of Ephesus. This city was situated on the banks of the ...
- Perge:
Titular
- Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista:
Born at Naples, 3 Jan., 1710; d. 16 March, 1736, at Pozzuoli, near Naples. This ...
- Pericui Indians:
A rude and savage tribe, of unknown linguistic affinity, formerly occupying the ...
- Periodi:
(P ETRI )
The name under which the Pseudo-Clementine ...
- Periodical Literature, Catholic:
The invention of printing, besides exerting a great influence on literature in ...
- Perjury:
(Latin per , through and jurare , to swear)
- Permaneder, Franz Michael:
Canonist, b. at Traunstein, Bavaria, 12 Aug., 1794; d. at Ratisbon, 10 Oct., ...
- Pernter, Joseph Maria:
Scientist, b. at Neumark, Tyrol, 15 March, 1848; d. at Arco, 20 Dec., 1908. He ...
- Perpetua and Felicitas, Saints:
Martyrs, suffered at Carthage, 7 March 203, together with three companions, ...
- Perpetual Adoration:
A term broadly used to designate the practically uninterrupted
- Perpetual Adoration, Religious of:
(Belgium)
A congregation with simple vows, founded at ...
- Perpetual Adoration, Religious of the:
A contemplative religious congregation, founded in 1526 by Sister
- Perpetual Adoration, Sisters of the:
(Quimper,
- Perpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament:
(Sacramentines.)
Anton Le Quien, b. in Paris, 23 Feb., ...
- Perpetual Help, Our Lady of:
( Or OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP.)
The picture of
- Perpetual Help, Our Lady of, Sisters of:
A congregation founded in the
- Perpetual Succour, Our Lady of:
( Or OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP.)
The picture of
- Perpetuus, Saint:
Eighth Bishop ...
- Perpignan, Diocese of:
(Perpinianum.)
Comprises the Department of ...
- Perpignan, University of:
Peter IV of Aragon (1327-87), having conquered (1344) the town of Perpignan and ...
- Perraud, Adolphe:
Cardinal and academician; b. at Lyons, France, 7 Feb., 1828; d. 18 Feb., 1906. He ...
- Perrault, Charles:
Writer, b. in Paris, 12 Jan., 1628; d. 16 May, 1703. His first literary attempts ...
- Perrault, Claude:
Born at Paris, 1613; died there, 1688. He built the main eastern
- Perreyve, Henri:
Born at Paris, 11 April, 1831; died there 18 June, 1865. His father was professor ...
- Perrone, Giovanni:
Jesuit theologian, b. at Chieri, Italy, 11 March, 1794; d. at Rome, 28 Aug., 1876. ...
- Perry, Stephen Joseph:
Born in London, August, 1833; d. 27 Dec. 1889. He belonged to a well-known
- Persecution: GENERAL
- Persecutions, Coptic:
(ACCORDING TO GREEK AND LATIN SOURCES)
During the first two ...
- Perseverance, Final:
( Perseverantia finalis ).
Final perseverance is the ...
- Persia:
The history, religion, and civilization of
- Persian Rite:
Also known as the Chaldean, Assyrian, or Persian Rite.
History and ...
- Persico, Ignatius:
A cardinal, born 30 Jan., 1823, at Naples,
- Person:
The Latin word persona was originally used to denote the mask worn by an actor. ...
- Person, Ecclesiastical:
In its etymological sense this expression signifies every
- Personality:
It is proposed in this article to give an account:
(1) of ...
- Persons, Robert:
(Also, but less correctly, P ARSONS )
Jesuit, b., at Nether ...
- Perth:
(PERTHENSIS)
Located in Western Australia, suffragan to ...
- Pertinax, Publius Helvius:
Roman Emperor (31 Dec., 192), b. at Alba Pompeia, in Luguria, 1 August, 126; d. ...
- Peru:
A republic on the west coast of South America, founded in 1821 after the
- Perugia:
(PERUSINA)
Located in Umbria, Central Italy. The city is ...
- Perugia, University of:
One of the "free"
- Perugino:
(PIETRO VANNUCCI)
An Italian painter, founder of the Umbrian ...
- Peruzzi, Baldassare:
An architect and painter, born at Siena, 7 March, 1481; died at Rome, 6 Jan., ...
- Pesaro:
(PESAURENSIS)
Located in central Italy. The city is ...
- Pescennius Niger:
Emperor of
- Pesch, Tilman:
A Jesuit philosopher, b. at Cologne, 1 Feb., 1836; d. at Valkenberg, Holland, 18 ...
- Pescia:
(PISCIENSIS)
Diocese in Tuscany, Italy, on the Rivers
- Pessimism: I. A TEMPER OF MIND
In popular language the term pessimist is applied ...
- Pessinus:
( Pessinous .)
A titular see of Galatia Secunda. ...
- Pestalozzi and Pestalozzianism:
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, one of the greatest pioneers of modern education, ...
- Peter Baptist, Saint, and Twenty-Five Companions:
Died at Nagasaki, 5 Feb., 1597. In 1593 while negotiations were pending between ...
- Peter Canisius, Blessed:
(Kannees, Kanys, probably also De Hondt).
Born at Nimwegen in ...
- Peter Cantor:
Theologian, b. probably at Gisberoi near Beauvais,
- Peter Cellensis:
(PETER DE LA CELLE).
Bishop of Chartres, b. of noble ...
- Peter Chrysologus, Saint:
Born at Imola, 406; died there, 450. His biography, first written by Agnellus ...
- Peter Claver, Saint:
The son of a Catalonian farmer, was born at Verdu, in 1581; he died 8 September, ...
- Peter Comestor:
Theological writer, b. at Troyes, date unknown; d. at
- Peter Damian, Saint:
(Or Damiani).
Doctor of the Church, Cardinal-Bishop of ...
- Peter de Blois:
A statesman and theologian, born at
- Peter de Honestis:
Born at
- Peter de Regalado, Saint:
(REGALATUS)
A
- Peter de Vinea:
(DE VINEIS, DELLA VIGNA)
Born at
- Peter Faber, Saint:
Born 13 April, 1506, at Villaret,
- Peter Fourier, Saint:
Known as LE BON PÈRE DE MATTAINCOURT, born at Mirecourt, Lorraine, 30 Nov., ...
- Peter Fullo:
Intruding Monophysite
- Peter Gonzalez, Saint:
Popularly known as St. Elmo, b. in 1190 at Astorga,
- Peter Igneus, Blessed:
(Peter Aldobrandini.)
An Italian
- Peter Lombard:
Theologian, b. at
- Peter Mongus:
( moggos , "stammerer", or "hoarse".)
Intruded Monophysite ...
- Peter Nolasco, Saint:
Born at Mas-des-Saintes-Puelles, near Castelnaudary, France, in 1189 (or 1182); ...
- Peter of Alcántara, Saint:
Born at Alcántara, Spain, 1499; died 18 Oct., 1562. His father, Peter ...
- Peter of Alexandria, Saint:
Became Bishop ...
- Peter of Aquila:
(SCOTELLUS).
- Peter of Arbues, Saint:
(Correctly, PETER ARBUES).
Born in 1441 (or 1442); died 17 ...
- Peter of Auvergne:
A philosopher and theologian ; died after 1310. He was a
- Peter of Bergamo:
(ALMADURA)
A theologian, date of birth unknown; died at ...
- Peter of Montboissier, Blessed:
(Better known as PETER THE VENERABLE).
Born in Auvergne, ...
- Peter of Poitiers:
A French scholastic theologian, born at
- Peter of Sebaste, Saint:
Bishop, b. about 340; d. 391. He belonged to the richly blest
- Peter of Verona, Saint:
Born at Verona, 1206; died near Milan, 6 April, 1252. His
- Peter Snow, Venerable:
English martyr, suffered at York, 15 June, 1598. He was born at or near Ripon and ...
- Peter the Hermit:
Born at Amiens about 1050; d. at the monastery of Neufmoutier (Liège), ...
- Peter Urseolus, Saint:
(Orseolo)
Born at Rivo alto, Province of Udina, 928; at Cuxa, ...
- Peter, Basilica of Saint: TOPOGRAPHY
The present Church of
- Peter, Chair of:
Under this head
- Peter, Saint: The life of
- Peter, Saint, Epistles of:
These two epistles
- Peter, Sarah:
Philanthropist, b. at Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S.A. 10 May, 1800; d. at Cincinnati, 6 ...
- Peter, Tomb of Saint:
The history of the
- Peter-Louis-Marie Chanel, Saint:
The print version of the C ATHOLIC E NCYCLOPEDIA contains two articles on ...
- Peterborough:
(PETERBOROUGHENSIS)
Located in the Province of
- Peterspence:
Peterspence, otherwise known to the Anglo-Saxons as "Romescot", is the name ...
- Peterssen, Gerlac:
(GERLACUS PETRI)
Born at Deventer, 1377 or 1378; died 18 ...
- Petinessus:
(PITNISUS)
A titular see in Galatia Secunda (Salutaris). ...
- Petit-Didier, Matthieu:
A Benedictine theologian and ecclesiastical historian, born at ...
- Petitions to the Holy See: I. MODE OF PETITIONING
Faculties, indults, dispensations, and other ...
- Petra:
Titular
- Petrarch, Francesco:
Italian poet and humanist, b. at Arezzo, 20 July, 1304; d. at Arquá, 19 ...
- Petre, Family of:
The Petres are one of those staunch and constant families, which have played a ...
- Petrobrusians:
Heretics of the ...
- Petronilla, Saint:
Virgin, probably martyred at
- Petronius, Saint:
Bishop of Bologna, date of birth unknown; died before 450. The only certain ...
- Petropolis:
(Petropolitanensis).
Diocese in the Province of Rio de ...
- Petrus Alfonsus:
A converted Jew and controversialist, born at Huesca, in the former Kingdom of ...
- Petrus Bernardinus:
Florentine heretic ; born at
- Petrus de Natalibus:
Bishop; author of a collection of lives of the saints; date of birth unknown; d. ...
- Petrus Diaconus:
The name of several men of note in ecclesiastical history and literature. ...
- Petun Nation:
One of the three great divisions of the Huron Indians, the other two being the ...
- Peuerbach, George von:
(Also Peurbach, Purbach, Purbachius)
Austrian astronomer, b. ...
- Peutinger, Conrad:
An antiquarian and humanist, born at Augsburg, 14 Oct., 1465; died 28 Dec., ...
- Peyto, William:
(P ETO, P ETOW ).
Cardinal ; d. 1558 or 1559. Though his ...
- Pez: (1) BERNHARD
An historian, born 22 February, 1683, at Ybbs near Melk ; ...
- Pfanner, Franz:
An abbot, born at Langen, Vorarlberg, Austria, 1825; died at Emmaus, South ...
- Pfefferkorn, Johannes:
A baptized Jew, b. probably at Nuremberg, 1469; d. at Cologne, between 1521 and ...
- Pfister, Adolf:
An educationist, born at Hechingen in Hohenzollern, 26 Sept., 1810; died at ...
- Pflug, Julius Von:
The last
- Pforta:
A former Cistercian monastery (1137-1540), near Naumburg on the Saale in the ...
- Phœnicia:
Phœnicia ...
- Phacusa:
A titular see and suffragan of Pelusium, in Augustamnica Prima. Ptolemy (IV, v, ...
- Pharao:
(Prah, Par‘o, or, after a vowel, Phar‘o ; Greek Pharaó ; ...
- Pharbætus:
Titular see and suffragan of Leontopolis, in Augustamnica Secunda. This name is ...
- Pharisees:
A politico-religious sect or faction among the adherents of later Judaism, that ...
- Pharsalus:
Titular see and suffragan of
- Phaselis:
Titular see in Lycia, suffragan of Myra. The city was a Doric colony on the ...
- Phasga:
(A.V. Pisgah ).
Whether the word in Hebrew is a proper or ...
- Phenomenalism:
Phenomenalism ( ...
- Philadelphia (Lydia):
A titular see in Lydia, suffragan of Sardes. The city was founded by ...
- Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
(PHILADELPHIENSIS)
A
- Philanthropinism:
The system of
- Philastrius, Saint:
Bishop of Brescia, died before 397. He was one of the
- Philemon:
A citizen of Coloss Colossæ, to whom
- Philip II:
King of Spain, only son of the Emperor Charles V, and Isabella of Portugal, b. at ...
- Philip II (Augustus):
King of France, born 22 or 25 August, 1165; died at Mantes, 14 July, 1223, son ...
- Philip IV:
Surnamed Le Bel (the Fair)
King of France, b. at ...
- Philip of Jesus, Saint:
Born in Mexico, date unknown; died at
- Philip of the Blessed Trinity:
(ESPRIT JULIEN).
Discalced Carmelite, theologian, born at ...
- Philip Romolo Neri, Saint:
THE APOSTLE OF ROME.
Born at Florence, Italy, 22 July, ...
- Philip the Apostle, Saint:
Like the brothers, Peter and Andrew, Philip was a native of
- Philip the Arabian:
(Philippus)
Emperor of
- Philippi:
(Greek Phílippoi , Latin
- Philippi:
A titular
- Philippians, Epistle to the: I. HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES, OCCASION, AND CHARACTER
( See also PHILIPPI ...
- Philippine Islands: Situation and Area
The
- Philippopolis:
A titular
- Philippopolis:
Titular see in Arabia, suffragan of Bostra. Its bishop, Hormisdas, was present ...
- Philips, Peter:
(Also known as PETRUS PHILIPPUS, PIETRO PHILLIPO.)
Born in ...
- Philistines:
( Septuagint phylistieim in the
- Phillip, Robert:
Priest, d. at Paris, 4 Jan., 1647. He was descended from the Scottish
- Phillips, George:
A canonist, born at Königsberg, 6 Sept., 1804; died at Vienna, 6 September, ...
- Philo Judæus:
Born about 25 B.C. . His family, of a sacerdotal line, was one of the most ...
- Philomelium:
A titular see in Pisidia, suffragan of Antioch. According to ancient writers
- Philomena, Saint:
On 25 May, 1802, during the quest for the graves of Roman martyrs in the Catacomb ...
- Philosophy:
I. Definition of
- Philoxenus:
(AKHSENAYA) OF MABBOGH.
Born at Tahal, in the Persian ...
- Phocæa:
A titular see in Asia, suffragan of Ephesus. The town of
- Photinus:
A heretic of the fourth century, a Galatian and deacon to Marcellus,
- Photius of Constantinople:
Photius of Constantinople, chief author of the great
- Phylacteries:
( Phulachterion — safeguard, amulet, or charm).
The ...
- Physics, History of:
The subject
- Physiocrats:
( physis , nature, kratein , rule)
A school of writers ...
- Physiologus:
An early
- Piacenza: DIOCESE OF PIACENZA (PLACENTINENSIS)
- Pianô Carpine, Giovanni da:
Born at Pian di Carpine (now called della Magione), near Perugia, Umbria, 1182; ...
- Pianciani, Giambattista:
Scientist, b. at Spoleto, 27 Oct., 1784; d. at Rome, 23 March, 1862. He entered ...
- Piatto Cardinalizio:
An allowance granted by the pope to cardinals residing in curia or ...
- Piatus of Mons:
(Secular name, JEAN-JOSEPH LOISEAUX), b. 5 Aug., 1815; d. in the Monastery of Ste. ...
- Piauhy:
(DE PIAUHY, PIAHUNENSIS)
Suffragan of the
- Piazza Armerina:
(PLATIENSIS)
Located in the province of Caltanissetta, ...
- Piazzi, Giuseppe:
Astronomer, b. at Ponte in Valtellina, 16 July, 1746; d. at Naples, 22 July, 1826. ...
- Pibush, John:
English martyr, born at Thirsk, Yorkshire; died at St Thomas's Waterings, ...
- Picard, Jean:
Astronomer, b. at La Flêche, 21 July, 1620; d. at Paris, 12 Oct., 1682. He ...
- Piccolomini, Alessandro:
Littérateur, philosopher, astronomer, b. 13 June, 1508; d. 12 March, 1578. ...
- Piccolomini-Ammannati, Jacopo:
A cardinal, born in the Villa
- Pichler:
A renowned Austrian
- Pichler, Vitus:
Distinguished canonist and controversial writer, b. at Grosberghofen, 24 May, ...
- Pickering, Ven. Thomas:
Lay brother and martyr, a member of an old Westmoreland family, b. c. 1621; ...
- Piconio, Bernadine a:
(HENRI BERNARDINE DE PICQUIGNY)
Born at Picquigny, Picardy, ...
- Picquet, François:
A celebrated Sulpician missionary in Canada, b. at Bourg, Bresse, France, 4 Dec., ...
- Picture Bibles:
In the Middle ...
- Pie Pelicane, Jesu, Domine:
The sixth quatrain of Adoro Te Devote , sometimes used as a separate
- Pie, Louis-Edouard-Désiré:
Cardinal, born at Pontgouin,
- Pieck, Saint Nicholas:
(Also spelled PICK).
- Piedmont:
( Italian Piemonte ).
A part compartimento of northern ...
- Piel, Peter:
A pioneer in the movement for reform of church music, b. at Kessewick, near Bonn, ...
- Pierius:
A priest and ...
- Pierre de Castelnau, Blessed:
Born in the
- Pierre de Maricourt:
Surnamed PETER THE PILGRIM ( Petrus
- Pierron, Jean:
A missionary, born at Dun-sur-Meuse, France, 28 Sept., 1631; date and place of ...
- Pierson, Philippe:
Born at Ath, Hainaut (Belgium), 4 January, 1642; died at Lorette, Quebec, 1688. At ...
- Pietism:
Pietism is a ...
- Pighius, Albert:
A theologian, mathematician, and astronomer, born at Kampen, Overyssel, Holland, ...
- Pignatelli, Venerable Giuseppe Maria:
Born 27 December, 1737, in Saragossa,
- Pike, William:
Martyr, born in Dorsetshire; died at Dorchester, dec., 1591. He was a joiner, and ...
- Pilar, Nuestra Señora del:
"Our Lady of the Pillar", a celebrated church and shrine, at Saragossa, Spain, ...
- Pilate, Pontius:
After the
- Pilchard, Venerable Thomas:
( Or PILCHER).
Martyr, born at Battle, Sussex, 1557; died ...
- Pileolus:
( zucca , head).
The small, round skullcap of the ...
- Pilgrimage of Grace:
The name given to the religious rising in the north of England, 1536. The
- Pilgrimages:
(Middle English, pilgrime, Old French, pelegrin, derived from Latin ...
- Piligrim:
Bishop of Passau, date of birth unknown; died 20 May, 991. He was educated at ...
- Pillar of Cloud/Fire:
(P ILLAR OF F IRE ).
A cloud which accompanied the
- Pima Indians:
An important tribe of Southern Arizona, centering along the middle Gila and its ...
- Pinar del Rio:
(Pinetensis ad Flumen)
Located in Cuba, erected by the Brief ...
- Pinara:
A titular see in Lycia, suffragan of Myra.
- Pindemonte, Ippolito:
An Italian poet of noble birth, born at Verona, 13 Nov., 1753; died there, 18 ...
- Pineda, John de:
Born in Seville, 1558; died there, 27 Jan., 1637. He entered the
- Pinerolo:
(PINEROLIENSIS)
Located in the province of Turin, in ...
- Pingré, Alexandre Guy:
Born in Paris ...
- Pinna da Encarnaçao, Mattheus:
A writer and theologian, born at Rio de Janeiro, 23 Aug., 1687; died there, 18 ...
- Pinto, Fernão Mendes:
A Portuguese traveller, born at Montemor-o-Velho near Coimbra, c. 1509; died ...
- Pinturicchio:
(BERNARDINO DI BETTO, surnamed PINTURICCHIO)
Born at Verona, ...
- Pinzón, Martín Alonso:
Spanish navigator and companion of Columbus on his first voyage to the New ...
- Piombo, Sebastiano del:
More correctly known as S EBASTIANO L UCIANI .
Venetian ...
- Pionius, Saint:
Martyred at Smyrna, 12 March, 250. Pionius, with Sabina and Asclepiades, was ...
- Pious Fund of the Californias, The:
(Fondo Piadoso de las Californias)
The Pious Fund of the ...
- Pious Society of Missions, The:
Founded by Ven. Vincent
- Piranesi, Giambattista:
An Italian etcher and engraver, b. at Venice, 1720; d. in Rome, 9 Nov., 1778. ...
- Pirhing, Ernricus:
Born at Sigarthin, near Passau, 1606; died between 1678 and 1681. At the age of ...
- Pirkheimer: Charitas Pirkheimer
Abbess of the
- Piro Indians:
A tribe of considerable importance, ranging by water for a distance of three ...
- Pisa:
ARCHDIOCESE OF PISA (PISÆ)
Archdiocese in Tuscany, ...
- Pisa, Council of: Preliminaries.
The great
- Pisa, University of:
In the eleventh century there were many jurisconsults at
- Pisano, Andrea:
Or ANDREA DA PISA (the name by which Andrea da Pontadera is known).
- Pisano, Niccola:
Architect and sculptor, b. at
- Piscataway Indians:
A tribe of Algonquian linguistic stock formerly occupying the peninsula of lower ...
- Piscina:
(Latin from piscis, a fish, fish-pond, pool or basin, called also sacrarium, ...
- Pise, Charles Constantine:
Priest, poet, and prose writer, b. at Annapolis, Maryland, 22 Nov., 1801; d. at ...
- Pisidia:
A country in the southwestern part of
- Pistoia and Prato:
(PISTORIENSIS ET PRATENSIS)
Located in the Province of ...
- Pistoia, Synod of:
Held 18 to 28 September, 1786, by Scipio de’ Ricci,
- Pistorius, Johann:
A controversialist and historian, born at Nidda in Hesse, 14 February, 1546; died ...
- Pithou, Pierre:
A writer, born at Troyes, 1 Nov. 1539; died at Nogent-sur-Seine, 1 Nov., 1596. ...
- Pitoni, Joseph:
A musician, born at Rieti, Perugia, Italy, 18 March, 1657; died at Rome, 1 Feb., ...
- Pitra, Jean-Baptiste-François:
Cardinal, famous archeologist and theologian, b. 1 August, 1812, at ...
- Pitts, John:
Born at Alton, Hampshire, 1560; died at Liverdun, Lorraine, 17 Oct., 1616. He ...
- Pittsburgh:
DIOCESE OF PITTSBURG/PITTSBURGH (PITTSBURGENSIS).
Suffragan of ...
- Pityus:
A titular see in
- Pius I, Pope Saint:
Date of birth unknown; pope from about 140 to about 154. According to the ...
- Pius II, Pope:
(Enea Silvio de' Piccolomini).
Born at Corsignano, near ...
- Pius III, Pope:
(Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini).
B. at Siena, 29 May, ...
- Pius IV, Pope:
(Giovanni Angelo Medici).
B. 31 March, 1499, at
- Pius IX, Pope:
(G IOVANNI M ARIA M ASTAI -F ERRETTI ).
Pope from ...
- Pius V, Pope Saint:
(MICHELE GHISLERI).
Born at Bosco, near Alexandria, ...
- Pius VI, Pope:
(G IOVANNI A NGELICO B RASCHI ).
Born at Cesena, 27 ...
- Pius VII, Pope:
(B ARNABA C HIARAMONTI ).
Born at
- Pius VIII, Pope:
(Francesco Xaverio Castiglione).
B. at Cingoli, 20 Nov., ...
- Pius X, Pope Saint:
(Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto).
Born 2 June, 1835, at Riese, ...
- Piusverein:
The name given to
- Pizarro, Francisco:
Born in Trujillo, Estremadura, Spain, probably in 1471; died at Lima, Peru, 26 ...
- Placidus, Saint:
St. Placidus,
- Plagues of Egypt:
Ten calamities inflicted on the Egyptians to overcome Pharao's obstinacy and ...
- Plain Chant:
By plain chant ...
- Plantaganet, Henry Beaufort:
Cardinal,
- Plantin, Christophe:
Book-binder and publisher of Antwerp, b. 1514, at or near
- Plants in the Bible:
When Moses ...
- Plasencia:
(PLACENTINA)
- Plateau, Joseph-Antoine:
Belgian physicist, b. at Brussels, 14 Oct., 1801; d. at Ghent, 15 Sept., 1883. His ...
- Platina, Bartolomeo:
Originally named S ACCHI, b. at Piadena, near Mantua, in 1421; d. at Rome, ...
- Plato and Platonism: I. LIFE OF PLATO
Plato ( Platon , "the broad shouldered") was born at ...
- Play, Pierre-Guillaume-Frédéric Le:
A French economist, born at La Rivière (Calvados), 11 April, 1806; died at ...
- Plegmund:
Archbishop of Canterbury, died 2 August, 914. He was a Mercian, and spent his ...
- Plenarium:
A book of formulae and texts.
- Plenary Council:
A canonical term applied to various kinds of ecclesiastical synods. The word ...
- Plessis, Joseph-Octave:
Bishop of Quebec, born at Montreal, 3 March, 1763; died at Quebec, 4 Dec., 1822. ...
- Plethon, Georgius Gemistus:
Born in
- Plock:
(PLOCENSIS)
Located in Russian Poland, suffragan of ...
- Plowden, Charles:
Born at Plowden Hall, Shropshire, 1743; died at Jougne, Doubs, France, 13 June, ...
- Plowden, Edmund:
Born 1517-8; died in London, 6 Feb., 1584-5. Son of Humphrey Plowden of Plowden ...
- Plowden, Francis:
Son of William Plowden of Plowden Hall, b. at Shropshire, 8 June, 1749; d. at ...
- Plowden, Robert:
Elder brother of Charles, born 27 January, 1740; died at Wappenbury, 27 June, ...
- Plowden, Thomas:
( Alias Salisbury).
Born in Oxfordshire, England, 1594; ...
- Plowden, Thomas Percy:
Born at Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England, 1672; died at Watten, 21 Sept., 1745; ...
- Plumier, Charles:
(botanical abbreviation, Plum .)
A French botanist, born ...
- Plunket, Blessed Oliver:
[ Editor's Note:
- Pluscarden Priory:
Founded in 1230 by Alexander III , King of Scotland, six miles from Elgin, ...
- Plymouth:
(PLYMUTHENSIS, PLYMUTHÆ)
- Pneumatomachi (Macedonians):
(Macedonians)
A heretical sect which flourished in the ...
- Poetry, Hebrew, of the Old Testament:
Since the Bible is divinely inspired, ...
- Poggio Bracciolini, Giovanni Francesco:
An Italian humanist and historian; born at Terranuova, near Arezzo, in 1380; ...
- Poggio Mirteto:
DIOCESE OF POGGIO MIRTETO (MANDELENSIS)
Diocese in the ...
- Pogla:
( ta Pogla ) ...
- Poitiers:
D IOCESE OF P OITIERS (P ICTAVENSIS )
The
- Poland: I. GEOGRAPHY
The western part of the Sarmatian Plain together with the ...
- Polding, John Bede:
Archbishop of Sydney, born at Liverpool, 18 Oct., 1794; died at Sydney, 16 ...
- Pole, Blessed Margaret:
Countess of Salisbury,
- Pole, Reginald:
Cardinal, b. at Stourton Castle, Staffordshire, England, in March, 1500; d. at ...
- Polemonium:
Titular see in
- Poleni, Giovanni:
Marquess, physicist, and antiquarian; b. at Venice, 23 Aug., 1683; d. at ...
- Poles in the United States: Causes of Immigration
There is
- Policastro:
DIOCESE OF POLICASTRO (POLICASTRENSIS)
Diocese in the ...
- Polignac, Melchior de:
Cardinal, diplomatist, and writer, b. of an ancient
- Polish Literature:
The subject
- Politi, Lancelot:
(In religion ...
- Politian:
(ANGIOLO DE 'AMBROSINI DA MONTE PULCIANO)
An Italian ...
- Political Economy, Science of:
S CIENCE OF P OLITICAL E CONOMY (E CONOMICS ).
I. ...
- Pollajuolo, Antonio and Piero Benci:
Antonio and Piero Benci Pollajuolo derived their surname, according to Florentine ...
- Polo, Marco:
Traveller; born at
- Polybotus:
A titular see in Phrygia Salutaris, suffragan of Synnada. This town is ...
- Polycarp, Saint:
Martyr (A.D. 69-155).
Our chief sources of information ...
- Polycarpus:
The title of a canonical collection in eight books composed in
- Polyglot Bibles:
The first Bible which may be considered ...
- Polystylum:
A titular see of Macedonia Secunda, suffragan of Philippi. When
- Polytheism:
The belief ...
- Pomaria:
A titular see in Mauretania Cæsarea. It is north of Tlemcen (capital of an ...
- Pombal, Marquis de:
S EBASTIâO J OSÉ DE C ARVALHO E M ELLO
The ...
- Pomerania:
A Prussian province on the Baltic Sea situated on both banks of the River Oder, ...
- Pompeiopolis:
A titular see in Paphlagonia. The ancient name of the town is unknown; it may ...
- Pomponazzi, Pietro:
(POMPONATIUS, also known as PERETTO on account of his small stature)
- Ponce de León, Juan:
Explorer, born at San Servas in the province of Campos, 1460; died in Cuba, 1521. ...
- Ponce, John:
A philosopher and theologian, born at Cork, 1603, died at Paris, 1670. At an ...
- Poncet, Joseph Anthony de la Rivière:
Missionary; b. at Paris, 17 May, 1610; d. at Martinique, 18 June, 1675. He ...
- Pondicherry:
(PONDICHERIANA OR PUDICHERIANA)
Located in India, it is ...
- Pontefract Priory:
Located in Yorkshire, England, a Cluniac monastery dedicated to
- Pontian, Pope Saint:
Dates of birth and death unknown. The "Liber Pontificalis" (ed. Duchesne, I, 145) ...
- Pontifical Colleges:
In earlier times there existed in
- Pontifical Decorations:
Pontifical decorations are the titles of nobility, orders of
- Pontifical Mass:
Pontifical Mass is the ...
- Pontificale:
( Pontificale ...
- Pontificalia:
(PONTIFICALS).
The collective name given for convenience sake ...
- Pontigny, Abbey of:
Second daughter of Cîteaux, was situated on the banks of the Serain, ...
- Pontius Carbonell:
Born at Barcelona, c. ú died c. 1320. Pontius and Carbonell are names ...
- Pontius Pilate:
After the
- Pontus:
In ancient times,
- Pools in Scripture:
In the English Bibles, the word "pool" stands for three Hebrew words: (1) 'agam ...
- Poona:
(PUNENSIS)
Diocese in India, comprises that portion of the ...
- Poor Brothers of St. Francis Seraphicus:
A congregation of
- Poor Catholics:
( Pauperes Catholici )
A religious mendicant order, ...
- Poor Child Jesus, Sisters of the:
A congregation founded at
- Poor Clares:
(POOR LADIES, SISTERS OF ST. CLARE)
The Second Order of St. ...
- Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ:
A community founded by Catherine Kasper, a native of Dernbach, Germany. She was ...
- Poor Handmaids of the Mother of God:
A religious congregation founded in 1808 by Mother
- Poor Laws:
Poor Laws are ...
- Poor, Care of, by the Church: I. OBJECTS, HISTORY, AND ORGANIZATION
A. The care of the poor is a ...
- Poor, Little Sisters of the:
An active, unenclosed religious congregation founded at St Servan, Brittany, 1839, ...
- Poor, Sisters of the, of St. Francis:
A Congregation, founded by the Venerable Mother Frances Schervier at
- Popayán:
(POPAYANENSIS)
- Pope, Alexander:
Poet, son of Alexander Pope and his second wife, Edith Turner, b. in London, ...
- Pope, The:
( Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas , a variant of pappas father, ...
- Popes, Chronological Lists of the:
See also POPE, LIST OF POPES, PAPAL ELECTIONS, ELECTION OF THE POPE.
- Popes, Election of the:
For current procedures regarding the
- Popes, List of:
See also POPE, PAPAL ELECTIONS, ELECTION OF THE POPE.
St. Peter ...
- Poppo, Saint:
Abbot, born 977; died at Marchiennes, 25 January, 1048. He belonged to a noble
- Popular Devotions:
Devotion, in the language of ascetical writers, denotes a certain ardour of ...
- Population, Theories of:
Down to the end of the eighteenth century, very little attention was given to the ...
- Porch (or Vestibule, in Architecture):
A hall projecting in front of the
- Pordenone, Giovanni Antonio:
Italian painter, b. at Pordenone, 1483; d. at Ferrara, January, 1539. He is ...
- Pordenone, Ordric of:
A Franciscan missionary of a Czech
- Pormort, Ven. Thomas:
English martyr, b. at Hull about 1559; d. at St. Paul's Churchyard, 20 Feb., 1592. ...
- Porphyreon:
Titular see, suffragan of
- Porphyrius, Saint:
Bishop of Gaza ...
- Porrecta, Serafino:
Family name ...
- Port Augusta:
(PORTAUGUSTANA)
This
- Port Louis:
(PORTUS LUDOVICI)
This
- Port of Spain:
(PORTUS HISPANIÆ)
An archiepiscopal and
- Port Victoria:
(PORTUS VICTORIÆ SEYCHELLARUM.)
Port
- Port-au-Prince:
(PORTUS PRINCIPIS)
This
- Port-Royal:
A celebrated Benedictine
- Porta, Carlo:
Poet, b. at
- Porta, Giacomo della:
Architect and sculptor, b. at Porlizza on Lake Lugano 1541; d. 1604. He was a ...
- Portable Altar:
A portable ...
- Portalegre:
Suffragan
- Porter:
(Also called DOORKEEPER. From ostiarius , Latin ostium , a door.)
- Porter, George:
Archbishop of Bombay, b. 1825 at Exeter, England ; d. at Bombay, 28 September, ...
- Portiuncula:
(PORZIONCULA or PORZIUNCOLA).
A town and
- Portland:
Diocese in the State of
- Porto Alegre:
(PORTALEGRENSIS)
Located in Eastern Brazil. Porto Alegre, ...
- Porto Alegre:
(PORTALEGREN)
- Porto and Santa-Rufina:
(PORTUENSIS ET SANCTÆ RUFINÆ)
This
- Porto Rico:
(PUERTO RICO)
The smallest and most easterly of the Greater ...
- Portoviejo:
(PORTUS VETERIS).
A suffragan see of the
- Portraits of the Apostles:
The earliest fresco representing
- Portsmouth:
(PORTUS MAGNUS, or PORTEMUTHENSIS)
This
- Portugal: I. GEOGRAPHY AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- Portuguese East Africa:
Portuguese East
- Portuguese Literature:
The Portuguese language was developed gradually from the lingua rustica spoken in ...
- Portuguese West Africa:
The name usually given to the Province of Angola. It has a coast line of 1015 ...
- Positivism:
Positivism is a ...
- Possenti, Blessed Gabriel:
Passionist student; renowned for
- Possession, Demonical:
( See also DEMONOLOGY, DEMONIACS, EXORCISM, EXORCIST.)
- Possevinus, Antonius:
Theologian and papal envoy, b. at
- Possidius, Saint:
Bishop of
- Postcommunion:
The Communion act finishes the essential Eucharistic service. Justin
- Postgate, Nicholas:
English martyr, b. at Kirkdale House, Egton, Yorkshire, in 1596 or 1597; d. at ...
- Postulant:
Postulancy is a preliminary stage to the novitiate existing from the institution ...
- Postulation:
( Latin postulare, to request)
A
- Potawatomi Indians:
An important tribe of Algonquin linguistic stock, closely related dialectically ...
- Pothier, Robert Joseph:
A celebrated French lawyer, b. at Orléans, 9 January, 1699; d. there, 2 ...
- Pouget, Jean-François-Albert du:
Marquis de Nadaillac, b. in 1817; d. at Rougemont, Cloyes, 1 October, 1904; the ...
- Pounde, Thomas:
Lay brother, b. at Beaumond (or Belmony), Farlington, Hampshire, 29 May, 1538; d. ...
- Poussin, Nicolas:
French painter, b. at Les Andelys near Rouen in 1594; d. at Rome, 19 November, ...
- Poverty: I. THE MORAL DOCTRINE OF POVERTY
Jesus
- Poverty and Pauperism:
See also CARE OF THE POOR BY THE CHURCH
In a legal and ...
- Powel, Philip:
( alias M ORGAN, alias P ROSSER )
Martyr, b. at Tralon, ...
- Powell, Blessed Edward:
With Blessed Thomas
- Poynter, William:
Born 20 May, 1762, at Petersfield, Hants; died 26 Nov., 1827, in London. He was ...
- Pozzo, Andreas:
(P UTEUS )
Italian painter and architect of the Baroque ...
- Pozzuoli:
(PUTEOLANA)
The city of
- Prémare, Joseph Henri Marie de:
Joseph Henri ...
- Prémontré, Abbey of:
Located about twelve miles west of Laon, Department of Aisne,
- Prüm:
A former Benedictine
- Prades, Jean-Martin de:
A theologian, born about 1720 at Castelsarrasin (
- Prado, Jerome de:
Exegete, b. at Baeza in Spain, 1547; d. at Rome, 13 Jan., 1595. He entered the ...
- Praelatus Nullius:
(i.e. Dioceseos)
A
- Pragmatic Sanction:
( pragmatica sanctio ,
- Pragmatism:
Pragmatism, as a tendency in philosophy, signifies the insistence on usefulness ...
- Prague:
(PRAGENSIS). An
- Prague, University of:
The University of
- Praxeas:
An early anti- Montanist, is known to us only by Tertullian's book "Adversus ...
- Praxedes and Pudentiana:
Martyrs of an unknown era. The seventh-century itineraries to the graves of the ...
- Pray Brethren:
The exhortation (" Pray brethren that my
- Pray, George:
Abbot, canon, librarian of the University library of Buda, and important ...
- Prayer:
(Greek euchesthai , Latin precari , French prier , to plead, to beg, to ...
- Prayer of Christ, Feast of the:
This feast occurs on the Tuesday after
- Prayer of Quiet:
The Prayer of Quiet is regarded by ...
- Prayer, Lord's:
Although the Latin term oratio dominica is of early date, the phrase "Lord's ...
- Prayer-Books:
By "prayer-books" usage generally understands a collection of forms of
- Prayers for the Dead:
This subject
- Preacher Apostolic:
A dignitary of the pontifical household. As a regular function, under special ...
- Preachers, Order of:
As the Order of the Friars Preachers is the principal part of the entire Order of ...
- Preadamites:
The supposed inhabitants of the earth
- Prebend:
The right of ...
- Precaria:
( Preces , prayers ).
- Precedence:
( Latin præcedere , to go before another).
- Precentor:
(Latin Præcentor , from præ , before-
- Precept:
( Precept: From the Latin præceptum from præcipere , to ...
- Precious Blood:
The blood of our Divine Saviour. Jesus, at the Last Supper, ascribes to it the ...
- Precious Blood, Archconfraternity of the Most:
Confraternities which made it their special object to venerate the Blood of
- Precious Blood, Congregation of the Most:
An association of secular priests living in community, whose principal aim is to ...
- Precious Blood, Congregations of the: I. BERNADINES OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD
A congregation of nuns, no longer in ...
- Precious Blood, Feast of the Most:
For many dioceses there are two days to which the Office of the
- Precipiano, Humbert-Guillaume de, Count:
Born at Besançon, 1626; died at Brussels, 7 June, 1711. Having studied ...
- Preconization:
(Latin præconizare , to publish, from præco , herald, public ...
- Predestinarianism:
- Predestination:
Predestination ...
- Preface:
( Latin Præfatio ).
The first part of the Eucharistic ...
- Prefect Apostolic:
( Latin prœfectus, one put over or in charge of something)
- Prefecture Apostolic (Supplemental List):
(SUPPLEMENTAL LIST)
An account is here given of the ...
- Prelate:
Real Prelate, the incumbent of a prelature, i.e., of an ecclesiastical office ...
- Premonstratensian Canons:
(C ANONICI R EGULARES P RÆMONSTRATENSES ).
...
- Presbyterianism:
Presbyterianism ...
- Presbytery:
The part of the church reserved for the higher clergy was known in antiquity by ...
- Prescription:
(Latin prœ , before, and scribere , to write, in later legal Latin ...
- Prescription in Civil Jurisprudence:
Prescription ...
- Presence of God: Doctrinal
All solid devotion and devotional practices must be founded upon ...
- Presence, Real:
In this article we shall consider:
the fact of the Real ...
- Presentation Brothers:
In the early part of the nineteenth century when the
- Presentation of Mary, Congregation of the:
This congregation, devoted to the
- Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the:
The Protoevangel of James, the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew, the Gospel of the ...
- Presentation, Feast of the:
Also called: Purification of the Blessed Virgin (Greek Hypapante ), Feast of the ...
- Presentation, Order of the:
An Order founded at Cork, Ireland, by Nano (Honoria) Nagle (see below). In 1775 ...
- Presentation, Religious Congregations of the:
(1) Daughters of the Presentation , founded in 1627 by Nicolas Sanguin (b. ...
- Presentation, Right of:
Out of gratitude for the
- Prester John:
Name of a legendary Eastern
- Preston, Thomas:
( Alias R OGER W IDDRINGTON ).
Benedictine, d. in the ...
- Preston, Thomas Scott:
The
- Presumption:
(Latin praesumere , "to take before", "to take for granted").
- Presumption:
(IN CANON LAW)
A term signifying a reasonable conjecture ...
- Pretorium:
This name is derived from the Latin prætorium, in later Greek tò ...
- Pride:
Pride is the ...
- Priene:
A titular see of
- Priest:
This word (etymologically "elder", from presbyteros , presbyter ) has taken ...
- Priest, Assistant:
The assistant
- Priest, High:
The high-priest in the Old Testament is called by various names:
- Priesthood:
The word
- Priestly Perseverance, Association of:
A sacerdotal association founded in 1868 at Vienna, and at first confined to ...
- Priests' Communion League:
An association of priests established at
- Priests' Eucharistic League: I. Object
The Priests' Eucharistic League (Confraternitas sacerdotalis ...
- Priests, Confraternities of:
Three confraternities of priests -- the Apostolic Union, the Priests' ...
- Primacy:
(Latin primatus, primus , first).
The supreme episcopal ...
- Primadicci, James:
(Or Primadizzi.)
Born at Bologna; died in the same city in ...
- Primate:
(Lat. primas, from primus, "first").
In the Western ...
- Prime: I. THE NAME
The name
- Primer, The:
The common English name for a book of devotions which from the thirteenth to the ...
- Primicerius:
(Etymologically primus in cera , sc. in tabula cerata , the first in a list ...
- Primus and Felician, Saints:
Suffered martyrdom about 304 in the
- Prince Albert, Diocese of:
A suffragan see of St. Boniface, Manitoba, in the Province of Saskatchewan, ...
- Prior:
A monastic superior. In the
- Prioress:
(Priorissa, Praeposita).
A superioress in a monastic ...
- Priory:
A monastery whose
- Prisca, Saint:
She was a
- Priscianus:
Latin grammarian, born at Caesarea (Mauretania) , taught at
- Priscilla and Aquila:
( Or Prisca.)
Jewish tentmakers, who left
- Priscillianism:
This heresy ...
- Prisons: I. IN ANCIENT TIMES
Many jurisconsults and Scriptural interpreters ...
- Prisons, Ecclesiastical:
It is plain from many decrees in the "Corpus Juris Canonici" that the Church ...
- Privilege:
( Latin, privilegium , like priva
- Privileged Altar:
An altar is said to be privileged when, in addition to the
- Privileges, Ecclesiastical:
Ecclesiastical privileges are exceptions to the
- Proba, Faltonia:
A Christian ...
- Probabilism:
Probabilism is the moral system which holds that, when there is question solely ...
- Probus, Marcus Aurelius:
Roman Emperor, 276-82, raised to the
- Probus, Tarachus, and Andronicus, Saints:
Martyrs of the
- Processional Cross:
A processional ...
- Processional, Roman:
Strictly speaking it might be said that the Processional has no recognized place ...
- Processions:
Processions, an element in all ceremonial, are to be found, as we should expect, ...
- Processus and Martinian, Saints:
The dates of these martyrs are unknown. The "Martyrologium Hieronymianum" (ed. ...
- Proclus, Saint:
Patriarch of Constantinople.
Saint Proclus died in 446 or 447. ...
- Proconnesus:
(PRŒCONNESUS)
A titular see in Hellespont.
- Procopius of Caesarea:
Byzantine historian, b. in the latter years of the fifth century at Caesarea in ...
- Procter, Adelaide Anne:
Poetess and philanthropist, b. in London, England, 30 October, 1825; d. in ...
- Procurator:
A person who ...
- Profession, Religious: HISTORICAL VIEW
Profession may be considered either as a declaration ...
- Promise, Divine:
The term promise in Holy Writ both in its nominal and verbal
- Promotor Fidei:
(P ROMOTER OF THE F AITH ).
An official of the Roman ...
- Promulgation:
( Latin promulgare, to make known, to post in public).
I. PROMULGATION ...
- Proof:
Proof is the ...
- Propaganda, Sacred Congregation of:
The Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide , whose official title is "sacra ...
- Propagation of the Faith, The Society for the:
This society ...
- Property: I. NOTION OF PROPERTY
The proprietor or owner of a thing, in the current ...
- Property, Ecclesiastical: Abstract Right of ...
- Property, Ecclesiastical, in the United States:
The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore decreed (tit. IX, cap. i, n. 264): "We ...
- Prophecy:
As the term is used in mystical theology , it applies both to the prophecies of ...
- Prophecy, Prophet, and Prophetess: I. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT A. Introduction
Yahweh had forbidden Israel all ...
- Proprium:
The Proprium ...
- Proschko, Franz Isidor:
A well-known Austrian author, born at Hohenfurt, Bohemia, 2 April, 1816; died ...
- Prose or Sequence: I. DEFINITION AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Sequence ( Sequentia ...
- Proselyte:
( proselytos , stranger or newcomer; Vulgate, advena ).
...
- Proske, Karl:
Born at Grobing in Upper Silesia, 11 Feb., 1794; died 20 Dec., 1861. He took his ...
- Prosper of Aquitaine, Tiro:
The first sure date in the
- Protasius and Gervasius, Saints:
Martyrs of Milan, probably in the second century, patrons of the city of
- Protector, Altar:
A cover made of cloth, baize or velvet which is placed on the table of the ...
- Protectorate of Missions:
The right of ...
- Protectories:
The institutions for the shelter and training of the young, designed to afford ...
- Protestant Episcopal Church:
The history of this religious organization divides itself naturally into two ...
- Protestantism:
The subject
- Prothonotary Apostolic:
A member of the highest
- Protocol:
The formula used at the beginning of public
- Protopope:
A priest of ...
- Protus and Hyacinth, Saints:
Martyrs during the
- Prout, Father:
The name by which the Rev. Francis Sylvester Mahony (O'Mahony), author of "The ...
- Provancher, Léon Abel:
Naturalist, b. 10 March, 1820, in the
- Proverbs, Book of:
One of the Sapiential writings of the
- Providence, Congregations of (I):
Founded at Paris, by Madame Polaillon (Marie de Lumague), a devout widow. In ...
- Providence, Congregations of (II):
(St. Mary-of-the-Woods)
Among the teaching religious orders ...
- Providence, Congregations of (III):
SISTERS OF CHARITY
The Sisters of xxyyyk.htm">Providence, ...
- Providence, Congregations of (IV):
Founded at
- Providence, Congregations of (V):
SISTERS OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHARITY
An offshoot from the ...
- Providence, Diocese of:
(PROVIDENTIENSIS)
Co-extensive with the State of Rhode ...
- Providence, Divine:
( Latin, Providentia ; Greek, pronoia ).
Providence in ...
- Province, Ecclesiastical:
The name given to an ecclesiastical administrative district under the ...
- Provincial:
An officer acting under the
- Provincial Council:
A deliberative assembly of the
- Provision, Canonical:
Canonical Provision is a term signifying regular
- Provisors, Statute of:
The English statute usually so designated is the 25th of Edward III, St. 4 ...
- Provost:
(Latin, prœpositus; French, prévôt; German, Probst ) ...
- Prudence:
(Latin prudentia , contracted from providentia , seeing ahead).
- Prudentius:
(GALINDO)
A
- Prudentius, Aurelius Clemens:
A Christian ...
- Prusias ad Hypium:
Titular see, suffragan of
- Prussia:
The Kingdom of
- Przemysl:
(PREMISLIENSIS)
Latin see in Galicia, suffragan of Lemberg. ...
- Przemysl, Sambor, and Sanok:
(PREMISLIENSIS, SAMBORIENSIS, ET SANOCHIENSIS)
A ...
- Psalms:
The Psalter, or Book of Psalms, is the first book of the "Writings" ( Kethubhim ...
- Psalms, Alphabetic:
Alphabetic psalms are ...
- Psalterium:
The Psalterium, or Book of the Psalms, only concerns us here in so far as it ...
- Psaume, Nicholas:
(also PSAULME, PREAUME, Latin PSALMÆUS)
Bishop of ...
- Psellus, Michael:
( Michael ho Psellos ), Byzantine statesman, scholar, and author, born ...
- Psychology:
(Greek psyche, logos ; Latin psychologia; French psychologie; German ...
- Psychotherapy:
(from the Greek psyche , "mind", and therapeuo , "I cure")
- Ptolemais:
Ptolemais, a titular see in Egypt,
- Ptolemais:
(SAINT-JEAN D'ACRE)
Ptolemais, a titular
- Ptolemy the Gnostic:
A heretic of the second century and personal
- Public Authority:
Civil Authority ...
- Public Honesty (Decency):
A diriment matrimonial impediment consisting in a relationship, which arises ...
- Publican:
Publican , in ...
- Pueblo Indians: NAME
From the Spanish word meaning "village" or "town". A term used ...
- Puget, Pierre:
A painter, sculptor, architect, and naval constructor, born at Marseilles, 31 ...
- Pugh, George Ellis:
A jurist and statesman, born at Cincinnati, Ohio., 28 November, 1822; died there, ...
- Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore:
Architect and archeologist, born in London, 1 March, 1812; died at Ramsgate, 14 ...
- Puiseux, Victor-Alexandre:
French mathematician and astronomer, b. 16 April, 1820, at Argenteuil ...
- Pulaski, Casimir:
Patriot and soldier, b. at Winiary, Poland, 4 March, 1748; d. on the Wasp, in the ...
- Pulati:
(The Diocese of ...
- Pulcheria, Saint:
Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire, eldest daughter of the Emperor Arcadius, b. ...
- Pulci, Luigi:
An Italian poet, born at Florence, 15 Aug., 1432; died at
- Pullen, Robert:
(POLENIUS, PULLAN, PULLEIN, PULLENUS, PULLY, LA POULE)
See ...
- Pullus, Robert:
(PULLEN, PULLAN, PULLY.)
See also ROBERT PULLEN.
- Pulpit:
( Latin pulpitum , a stage or scaffold)
An elevated stand ...
- Punishment, Capital:
The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for ...
- Puno:
DIOCESE OF PUNO (PUNIENSIS)
Suffragan of the
- Purcell, John Baptist:
Archbishop of Cincinnati, born at Mallow, Ireland, 26 Feb., 1800; died at the
- Purgative Way:
The word state is used in various senses by theologians and spiritual writers. ...
- Purgatorial Societies:
Pious associations or confraternities in the
- Purgatory:
The subject is treated under these heads:
I.
- Purgatory, St. Patrick's:
Lough Derg, Ireland. This celebrated
- Purim:
(P HURIM ).
The origin of the name is disputed: some derive ...
- Puritans:
One of the chief difficulties in studying the various movements loosely spoken of ...
- Pusey and Puseyism:
Edward Bouverie Pusey, born at Pusey House, Berkshire, 22 Aug., 1800; died at ...
- Pustet:
The name of a
- Putative Marriage:
Putative (Latin, putativus supposed) signifies that which is commonly thought, ...
- Puteanus, Erycius:
(ERRIJCK DE PUT)
Born at Venloo, in Dutch Limbourg, 4 Nov., ...
- Putzer, Joseph:
Theologian and canonist, b. at Rodaneck, Tyrol, 4 March, 1836; d. at Ilchester, ...
- Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre:
French painter, b. at Lyons, 14 Dec., 1824; d. at Paris, 24 Oct., 1898. Through ...
- Puyallup Indians:
An important tribe of Salishan linguistic stock, formerly holding the territory ...
- Pyrker, Johann Ladislaus von Oberwart:
(FELSÖ-EÖR)
He was born at Langh near ...
- Pyrrhonism:
Pyrrhonism is a ...
- Pythagoras and Pythagoreanism:
Pythagoras, the Greek philosopher and mathematician and founder of the ...
- Pyx:
The word pyx ...
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