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- Constantinople, Council of:
In the summer of 382 a council of the oriental bishops, convoked by Theodosius, ...
- Aquileia, Councils of:
A council held in 381, presided over by St.
- Constantinople, Councils of:
For the three Photian synods of 861 (deposition of Ignatius), 867 (attempted
- Usilla:
A titular see of Byzacena in Africa. Nothing is known of the history of this ...
- Paralus:
A titular see, suffragan of Cabasa in Ægyptus Secunda. One of the seven ...
- Ulrich of Richenthal:
Chronicler of the Council of
- Sora:
A titular see in Paphlagonia, suffragan of Gangra.
- Amphilochius of Sida:
(Or Side , located in Pamphylia.)
A
- Pinara:
A titular see in Lycia, suffragan of Myra.
- Harpasa:
A titular see of Caria, suffragan of Stauropolis. Nothing is known of the ...
- Albi, Council of:
The Council of Albi was held in 1254 by St. Louis on his return from his ...
- Tremithus:
Titular see, suffragan of
- Myndus:
A titular see of Caria, suffragan of Stauropolis. This city, known through its ...
- Thænæ:
A titular see in
- Aranda, Council of:
Held at Aranda in the province of
- Trocmades:
(Trocmada)
Titular see of Galatia Secunda, suffragan of ...
- Tius:
(TIUM)
Titular see, suffragan of
- Panemotichus:
A titular see of Pamphylia Secunda, suffragan of Perge.
- Titopolis:
(TITIOPOLIS)
Titular see, suffragan of Seleucia Trachaea in ...
- Thermae Basilicae:
A titular see in Cappadocia Prima, suffragan of Caesarea. The Greek "Notitiae ...
- Frankfort, Council of:
Convened in the summer of 794, by the
- Alexandria, Councils of:
In 231 a council of
- Abundius:
An Italian bishop, b. at
- Hypæpa:
Titular see of
- Constantinople, Council of:
In 754 the Iconoclast Emperor Constantine V called in the imperial city a ...
- Sens, Councils of:
A number of councils were held at Sens. The first, about 600 or 601, in ...
- Trajanopolis:
A titular see of Phrygia Pacatiana, suffragan of Laodicea. The only ...
- Anse, Councils of:
Several medieval councils were held in this French town (near Lyons ). That of ...
- John of Segovia:
A Spanish theologian, b. at
- Uthina:
A titular see of
- Carvajal, Luis de: Friar Minor andTridentine ...
- Constantinople, Council of, in Trullo:
This particular council of Constantinople, held in 692 under Justinian II, is ...
- Thmuis:
A titular see in Augustamnica Prima, suffragan of
- Attigny, Councils of:
In 765, St. Chrodegang of
- Auxerre, Councils of:
In 585 (or 578) a Council of Auxerre held under St. Annacharius formulated ...
- Selge:
A titular see in Pamphylia Prima, suffragan of Side. Situated in a fertile plain ...
- Antipater of Bostra:
(In Arabia ) ...
- Vargas y Mexia, Francisco de:
Spanish diplomat and ecclesiastical writer, b. at Madrid, date unknown; d. At ...
- Zephyrium:
A titular see in Cilicia Prima, of Tarsus. Nothing is known of the history of ...
- Sardica, Council of:
One of the series of councils called to adjust the doctrinal and other ...
- Avignon, Councils of:
Nothing is known of the council held here in 1060. In 1080 a council was held ...
- Acephali:
A term applied to the Eutychians who withdrew from Peter Mongus, the Monophysite ...
- Marciane:
A titular see of Lycia, suffragan of Myra. It figures in the "Notitiae ...
- Obba:
Titular see in Byzacena, northern
- Thelepte:
A titular see in Byzacene. From an inscription we learn that it was a colony. An ...
- Parnassus:
A titular see in Cappadocia Secunda, suffragan of Mocessus. Situated between
- Gallicanus, Saints:
The following saints of this name are commemorated on 25 June:
- Hierapolis:
A titular see of Phrygia Salutaris, suffragan of Synnada. It is usually called ...
- Silandus:
A titular see in Lydia, suffragan of Sardis. It is not mentioned by any ancient ...
- Ipsus:
A titular see of Phrygia Salutaris, suffragan of Synnada. The locality was ...
- Polemonium:
Titular see in
- Parætonium:
Parætonium, a titular see of Lybia Secunda or Inferior (i.e. Marmarica), ...
- Pogla:
( ta Pogla ) ...
- John of Ragusa:
(Sometimes confounded with
- Lateran Council, Second:
The death of Pope
- Lampa:
(LAMPAE, LAPPA).
A titular see in Crete, suffragan of ...
- Avranches, Council of:
In 1172 (September 27-28) a Council was held at Avranches in France, apropos of the ...
- Parœcopolis:
A titular see of Macedonia, suffragan of Thessalonica. It is mentioned by ...
- Parlais:
A titular see of Pisidia, suffragan of Antioch. As a Roman colony it was called ...
- Matricula:
A term having several meanings in the field of
- Polybotus:
A titular see in Phrygia Salutaris, suffragan of Synnada. This town is ...
- Marcopois:
A titular see of
- Ambrose of Camaldoli, Saint:
An Italian theologian and writer, b. at Portico, near Florence, 16 September, ...
- Timbrias:
A titular see in Pisidia, suffragan of Antioch. It is called Thymbrium in the ...
- Helenopolis:
A titular see of Bithynia Prima, suffragan of Prusa. On the southern side of the ...
- Arles, The Synods of:
The first Council of Arles was held in 314, for the purpose of putting an end to ...
- Young Men's Institute:
A Catholic ...
- Tamassus:
A titular see in Cyprus, suffragan of Salamis, was situated in the great ...
- Sykes, Edmund:
Born at Leeds ...
- Elvira, Council of:
Held early in the fourth century at Elliberis, or Illiberis, in Spain, a city now ...
- Creed, Nicene:
As approved in amplified
- Eugenius I:
Archbishop of Toledo, successor in 636 of Justus in that see ; d. 647. Like his ...
- Thabraca:
A titular see of Numidia near the sea, between the Armua and the Tusca.
- Sauatra:
A titular see of Lycaonia, suffragan or Iconium. Nothing is known of the ...
- Danaba:
A titular see of Phænicia Secunda.
- Neocæsarea:
A titular see, suffragan of
- Mocissus:
A titular
- Hunting, Canons on:
From early times, hunting, in one
- Granderath, Theodor:
Born 19 June, 1839, at Giesenkirchen, Rhine Province; died 19 March, 1902, at ...
- Examiners, Synodal:
So called because chosen in a diocesan synod. The Council of
- Rhizus:
( Rizous .)
A titular see of
- Madaurus:
A titular see of Numidia. It was an old Numidian town which, having once ...
- Maruthas, Saint:
Bishop of Tagrit or Maypherkat in Mesopotamia, friend of
- Tavium:
A titular see in Galatia Prima, suffragan of Ancyra. Tavium, or Tavia, was the ...
- Bova:
DIOCESE OF BOVA.
Situated in the civil province of Reggio, in ...
- Jennings, Sir Patrick Alfred:
An Australian statesman, b. at Newry, Ireland, 1831; d. July, 1897. He received ...
- Expectative:
(From the Latin expectare , to expect or wait for.)
An ...
- Delatores:
( Latin for DENOUNCERS)
A term used by the
- Lateran Council, Fifth:
When elected pope, Julius II promised under oath that he would soon convoke a ...
- Musso, Cornelius:
Friar Minor ...
- Covarruvias, Diego:
(Or COVARRUBIAS Y LEYVA)
Born in Toledo, Spain, 25 July, ...
- Calvi and Teano, Diocese of:
( Calvensis et Theanensis ).
The city of Calvi is the ...
- Thacia Montana:
A titular see in
- Lebedus:
Titular see of
- Cesarini, Giuliano:
(Also known as CARDINAL JULIAN)
Born at Rome, 1398; died at ...
- Coracesium:
A titular see of
- Macarius of Antioch:
A Patriarch, deposed in 681. Macarius's dignity seems to have been a purely ...
- Veglia, Diocese of:
(VEGIENSIS ET ARBENSIS).
In Austria, suffragan of ...
- Halicarnassus:
A titular see of Caria, suffragan of Stauropolis. It was a colony from ...
- Perge:
Titular
- Psaume, Nicholas:
(also PSAULME, PREAUME, Latin PSALMÆUS)
Bishop of ...
- Thugga:
Titular see of Numidia, perhaps the Numidian fortress of Tocai mentioned about 305 ...
- Tlos:
A titular see in Lycia, suffragan of Myra.
- Aeterni Patris:
The Apostolic Letter of Pius IX, by which he summoned the Vatican Council. It ...
- Constantinople, First Ecumenical Council of:
(SECOND GENERAL COUNCIL.)
This council was called in May, ...
- Guarda, Diocese of:
(EGITANIENSIS.)
Province of Beira, Portugal. Near the ...
- Louis Allemand, Blessed:
Cardinal,
- Alumnus:
(From Latin alo , "to nurse", or "feed").
- Ibas:
(Syriac IHIBA or HIBA, i.e. DONATUS)
Elected
- Nider, John:
Theologian, b. 1380 in Swabia; d. 13 August, 1438, at Colmar. He entered the ...
- Nectarius:
( Nechtarios ),
- Bollig, Johann:
Distinguished Orientalist, born near Düren in Rhenish
- Uranopolis:
A titular see of
- Sirleto, Gugliemo:
Cardinal and scholar, born at Guardavalle near Stilo in Calabria, 1514; died at ...
- Themisonium:
A titular see in Phrygia Pacatiana, suffragan of Laodicea.
- Milevum:
A titular see of Numidia. In Ptolemy's "Geography", IV, iii, 7, the city is ...
- Torres, Francisco:
(TURRIANUS.)
Hellenist and polemicist, born in Herrera, ...
- Andrew of Rhodes:
(Sometimes, of COLOSSUS)
Theologian, d. 1440. He was Greek by ...
- Cuthbert:
Date of birth not known; died 25 October, 758. He is first heard of as
- Metropolis:
A titular episcopal see and suffragan of Ephesus. Strabo (XIV, 1, 2; XIV, 1, ...
- Repington, Philip:
( Also Repyngdon).
Cardinal-priest of the title of SS. ...
- Aurelius:
Archbishop of
- Paleotti, Gabriele:
Cardinal and
- Flavian, Saint:
Bishop of Constantinople, date of birth unknown; d. at
- Hypostatic Union:
A theological term used with reference to the Incarnation to express the ...
- Camerino, Diocese of:
(Camerinum, Camerinensis).
Camerino is a city situated in the ...
- Sylvester I, Pope Saint:
Date of birth unknown; d. 31 December, 335. According to the "Liber pontificalis" ...
- Pelargus, Ambrose:
Theologian, born at Nidda, Hesse, about 1488; died at Trier, 1557. Stork (Greek ...
- Paphnutius: I
The most celebrated personage of this name was
- Hosius of Cordova:
The foremost Western champion of
- Gelasius of Cyzicus:
Ecclesiastical writer. He was the son of a
- Œconomus, Episcopal:
(Greek oikonomos from oikos , a house, and nemein , to distribute, to ...
- Agatho, Pope Saint:
Born towards the end of the sixth century in
- Lippomano, Luigi:
( Or Aloisius Lipomanus Lippomano).
A cardinal, ...
- Sion:
A titular see in
- Zenonopolis:
Titular see of
- San Marino:
An independent republic
- Zabarella, Francesco:
Cardinal, celebrated canonist, born at Padua, 10 August, 1360; died at ...
- Badia, Tommaso:
Cardinal, author, papal legate, born at Modena, 1483; died at Rome, 6 September, ...
- Sufetula:
A titular see of North Africa.
- Fitzalan, Henry:
Twelfth Earl of Arundel, b. about 1511; d. in London, 24 Feb., 1580 (O.S. 1579). ...
- Gangra:
A titular see in the province of Paphlagonia; in the native tongue the word ...
- Theveste:
Titular see of Numidia. The city seems to have had some importance even
- Andrada de Payva, Diego:
A celebrated Portuguese theologian of the sixteenth century, b. at Coimbra 26 ...
- Orléans, Councils of:
Six national councils were held at
- Philomelium:
A titular see in Pisidia, suffragan of Antioch. According to ancient writers
- Rimini, Council of:
The second Formula of
- Durandus, William, the Younger:
Died 1328, canonist, nephew of the famous ritualist and canonist of the same name ...
- Delcus:
A titular see of Thrace, suffragan of Philippopolis. The Greek name of the place ...
- Gregory XII:
(ANGELO CORRARIO, now CORRER).
Legal pope during the ...
- Constantinople, Third Ecumenical Council of:
(SIXTH GENERAL COUNCIL.)
The Sixth General Council was ...
- Inventory of Church Property:
By inventory ( Latin inventarium ) is meant a descriptive list in which are ...
- Döring, Matthias:
Historian and theologian, b. between 1390 and 1400, at Kyritz, in
- Espence, Claude D':
(ESPENCÆUS)
A French theologian, born in 1511 at ...
- Tacapæ:
Titular see of Tripolitana in northern Africa. The official list of titular ...
- Rhosus:
A titular see in Cilicia Secunda, suffragan to Anazarba.
- Macarius, Saint:
Bishop of
- Birtha:
A titular see of Osrhaene, probably identical with Birejik (Zegma) on the left ...
- Gal, Saint:
Of the ninety-eight
- Gratian, Johannes:
(GRATIANUS).
The little that is known concerning the author of ...
- Agricius, Saint:
Bishop of
- Marcellus of Ancyra:
One of the
- Felix V:
Regnal name of Amadeus of Savoy,
- Autocephali:
(Greek, autokephaloi , independent).
A designation in ...
- Seleucia Trachea:
Metropolitan ...
- Sebaste:
A titular see in Phrygia Pacatiana, suffragan of Laodicea.
- Soto, Dominic:
Dominican, renowned theologian, b. at Segovia, 1494; d. at Salamanca, 15 Nov., ...
- Bartholomew of Braga, Venerable:
Born at Verdela, near Lisbon, May, 1514; died at Viana, 16 July, 1590.
- Brancaccio:
An ancient and illustrious Neapolitan family, from which the "Brancas" of
- Boniface IV, Pope Saint:
Son of John, a physician, a Marsian from the province and town of Valeria; he ...
- Sulpitius:
Two bishops ...
- Leo II, Pope Saint:
Pope (682-83), date of birth unknown; d. 28 June, 683. He was a Sicilian, and ...
- Ptolemais:
Ptolemais, a titular see in Egypt,
- Camachus:
A titular see in Armenia. This city does not appear in ecclesiastical history ...
- Isaac of Seleucia:
Patriarch of the Persian Church, d. 410.
- Caiazzo, Diocese of:
(Caiacensis.)
Situated in the province of Caserta, Italy, ...
- Provincial Council:
A deliberative assembly of the
- Tametsi:
("ALTHOUGH")
The first word of
- Leuce:
A titular see of Thrace, not mentioned by any ancient historian or geographer. ...
- Alfonso of Burgos:
Born of a noble family, in the city of that name ; died at Palencia, 8 December, ...
- Sonnius, Franciscus:
Theologian, b. at Zon in Brabant, 12 August, 1506; d. at Antwerp, 30 June, 1576. ...
- Rusicade:
A titular see of Numidia. It is mentioned by Ptolemy (IV, 3), Mela (I, 33), ...
- Priene:
A titular see of
- Decree:
( Latin decretum , from decerno , I judge).
In a general ...
- Fillastre, Guillaume:
French cardinal, canonist, humanist, and geographer, b. 1348 at La Suze, Maine, ...
- Hirena:
A titular see of southern Tunis. Nothing is known of the city, the name of which ...
- Lussy, Melchior:
Statesman, b. at Stans, Canton of Unterwalden, Switzerland, 1529; d. there 14 ...
- Synaus:
(SYNAITANSIS)
A titular see in Phrygia Pacatiana, ...
- Auch:
(Augusta Auscorum).
Archdiocese ; comprises the Department ...
- Suspension (in Canon Law):
Suspension, in
- Byrne, Andrew:
Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A. b. at Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland, 5 ...
- Constantinople, Fourth Ecumenical Council of:
(EIGHTH GENERAL COUNCIL.)
The Eighth General Council was ...
- Cius:
(Kios.)
A titular see of
- Philadelphia (Lydia):
A titular see in Lydia, suffragan of Sardes. The city was founded by ...
- Tarasius, Saint:
Patriarch of Constantinople, date of birth unknown; died 25 February, 806. He was ...
- Braga, Councils of:
Many councils were held in Braga, some of them important. The authenticity of the ...
- Boniface III, Pope:
Pope Boniface III, of Roman extraction and the son of
- Vega, Andreas de:
Theologian and Franciscan Observantine, b. at
- Agapetæ:
( agapetai , beloved).
In the first century of the
- Castro, Alphonsus de: Friar Minor andtheologian, b. ...
- Sitifis:
(Sitifensis).
Titular see in Mauretania Sitifensis. Sitifis, ...
- Ad Apostolicae Dignitatis Apicem:
Apostolic letter issued against Emperor
- Fernández de Palencia, Diego:
A Spanish conqueror and historian; b. at
- Rhesæna:
A titular see in Osrhoene, suffragan of Edessa.
- Lateran Council, First:
The Council of 1123 is reckoned in the series of ecumenical councils. It had been ...
- Lateran Council, Fourth:
From the commencement of his reign
- Apt, Council of:
Held 14 May, 1365, in the
- Buckley, Sir Patrick Alphonsus:
A soldier, lawyer, stateman, judge, born near Castletownsend, County Cork, ...
- Ebendorfer, Thomas:
German chronicler, professor, and statesman, b. 12 August, 1385, at Haselbach, in ...
- Nausea, Frederic:
(Latinized from the German Grau .)
Bishop of Vienna, born ...
- Rhinocolura:
A titular see in Augustamnica Prima, suffragan of Pelusium.
- O'Brien, Terence Albert:
Born at Limerick, 1600; died there, 31 October, 1651. He joined the Dominicans, ...
- Lampsacus:
A titular see of Hellespont, suffragan of Cyzicus. The city is situated in ...
- Vienne, Council of:
Pope Clement V, by the Bull "Regnans in coelis" of 12 Aug., 1308, called a ...
- Fagnani, Prospero:
Canonist, b. in Italy, place and date of birth uncertain; d. in 1678. Some ...
- Hervetus, Gentian:
French theologian and controversialist; b. at Olivet, near Orléans, in ...
- Lincoln:
(LINCOLNIENSIS)
Suffragan of Dubuque, erected 2 August, ...
- Pie, Louis-Edouard-Désiré:
Cardinal, born at Pontgouin,
- Lucifer of Cagliari:
(LUCIFER CALARITANUS)
A bishop, who must have been born in ...
- Simon of Cramaud:
Cardinal, b. near Rochechouart in the
- Schrader, Clement:
Jesuit theologian, b. at Itzum, in Hanover, Nov., 1820; d. at
- Seripando, Girolamo:
Italian theologian and cardinal, b. at Troja (Apulia), 6 May, 1493; d. at
- Fessler, Josef:
Bishop of St. Polten in Austria and secretary of the
- Aix-en-Provence, Councils of:
Councils were held at Aix in 1112, 1374, 1409, 1585, 1612, 1838, and 1850. In ...
- Elias of Jerusalem:
Died 518; one of the two
- Ailly, Pierre d':
(PETRUS DE ALLACO).
French theologian and philosopher,
- Eutychius I:
Patriarch of Constantinople, b. about 512, in Phrygia; d.
- Truce of God:
The Truce of
- Gonzaga, Ercole:
(Hercules.)
Cardinal ; b. at Mantua, 23 November, 1505; d. 2 ...
- John Rochester, Blessed:
Priest and martyr, born probably at Terling, Essex, England, about 1498; died at ...
- Boniface VI, Pope:
A Roman, elected in 896 by the Roman faction in a popular tumult, to succeed ...
- Tubunae:
A titular see in Mauretania Caesariensis, according to the "Gerachia cattolica", ...
- Nerses I-IV:
Armenian patriarchs.
Nerses I
Surnamed "the Great". ...
- Alexander, Saint (Patriarch of Alexandria):
Patriarch of Alexandria, date of birth uncertain; died 17 April, 326. He is, ...
- Filliucius, Felix:
(Or, as his name is more often found, in its Italian form, FIGLIUCCI).
- Homoousion:
(Gr.
- Nerses of Lambron:
Born 1153 at Lambron, Cilicia; died 1198; son of Oschin II, prince of Lambron and ...
- Consultors, Diocesan:
Diocesan consultors are a certain number of priests in each
- Nomocanon:
(From the Greek nomos , law, and kanon , a rule)
A ...
- Basil of Amasea:
(Basileus or Basilius)
Bishop and Martyr. In St. Jerome's ...
- Beroea:
(Later, Berrhoea, Beroie, and Beroe ).
A titular see of ...
- Wegg-Prosser, Francis Richard:
Only son of Rev. Prebendary Francis Haggit,
- Lay Communion:
The primitive discipline of the Church established a different punishment for ...
- Zahle and Forzol:
A Greco-Melchite diocese. In the seventeenth, or perhaps in the sixteenth, ...
- Corcoran, James Andrew:
Theologian, editor, and Orientalist, b. at Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. ...
- Canons, Ecclesiastical:
Ecclesiastical Canons are certain rules or norms of conduct or
- James Primadicci:
(Or Primadizzi.)
Born at Bologna; died in the same city in ...
- Utica:
A titular see in
- Thuburbo Minus:
A titular see in
- Gregory of Heimburg:
Humanist and Statesman, b. at Würzburg in the beginning of the fifteenth ...
- Sidon:
Titular
- Sinope:
A titular see in
- Innocent V, Blessed Pope:
(PETRUS A TARENTASIA)
Born in Tarentaise, towards 1225; ...
- Carvajal, Bernardino Lopez de:
Cardinal, b. 1455, at
- Fleming, Richard: (FLEMMING, FLEMMYNGE).
Bishop of
- Lyons, Second Council of:
The Second Council of Lyons was one of the most largely attended of conciliar ...
- Arras, Councils of:
In 1025 a council was held at
- Paphos:
A titular see, suffragan of
- Rhodiopolis:
A titular see of Lycia, suffragan of Myra, called Rhodia by Ptolemy (V, 3) and ...
- Scythopolis:
A titular
- Celebret:
A letter which a
- Constantinople, Second Ecumenical Council of:
(FIFTH GENERAL COUNCIL).
This council was held at
- Columbus, Knights of:
A fraternal and beneficent
- Zara:
(JADERA).
Located in Dalmatia.
- Lyons, First Council of:
Innocent IV, threatened by Emperor Frederick II, arrived at Lyons 2 December, 1244, ...
- Cagli e Pergola, Diocese of:
(Calliensis Et Pergulensis)
Situated in Umbria (
- Pessinus:
( Pessinous .)
A titular see of Galatia Secunda. ...
- Upsala, University of:
The oldest and most celebrated university of Sweden. Even today the arrangement ...
- Bedingfeld, Henry, Sir:
Knight; b. 1509; d. 1583. He was the grandson of Sir Edmund Bedingfeld who had ...
- Medina, Juan de:
Theologian ; born 1490; died 1547; he occupied the first rank among the ...
- Monastery, Canonical Erection of a:
A religious house (monastery or
- Bérenger, Pierre:
(Peter of Poitiers, Petrus Scholasticus).
A French writer who ...
- Linoe:
A titular see of Bithynia Secunda, known only from the "Notitiae Episcopatuum" ...
- Roper, William:
Biographer of St. ...
- Wilmers, Wilhelm:
Professor of
- Barca:
A titular see of Cyrenaica in Northern Africa. According to most ...
- Pragmatic Sanction:
( pragmatica sanctio ,
- Tinos and Mykonos:
DIOCESE OF TINOS AND MYKONOS (TINENSIS ET MYCONENSIS)
A Latin ...
- Asterius:
Name of several prominent persons in early
- Lysias:
A titular see of Phrygia Salutaris, mentioned by Strabo, XII, 576, Pliny, V, 29, ...
- Lérida:
(ILERDENSIS)
Diocese ; suffragan of Tarragona. La Canal ...
- Nicaea, Second Council of:
Seventh Ecumenical ...
- John of Cornwall:
(JOHANNES CORNUBIENSIS, JOHANNES DE SANCTO GERMANO).
- Acacius, Saint:
Bishop of
- Teuchira:
A titular see in Libyan Pentapolis.
- Nikolaus von Dinkelsbühl:
Theologian, b. c. 1360, at Dinkelsbühl; d. 17 March, 1433, at Mariazell in ...
- Alberic of Ostia:
A Benedictine monk, and Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia from 1138-47. Born in 1080, ...
- Councils, Plenary:
A canonical term applied to various kinds of ecclesiastical synods. The word ...
- Scarampi, Pierfrancesco:
Oratorian, Papal envoy, b. of a noble and ancient
- Articles, The Organic:
A name given to a
- Mosynoupolis:
Titular see, suffragan of
- Metropolitan:
Metropolitan , ...
- Three Chapters:
The Three chapters ( trîa kephálaia ) were propositions ...
- Guadix, Diocese of:
(GUADICENSIS)
The
- Scrutiny:
(Latin scrutinium from scrutari to search, to investigate)
- Melfi and Rapolla:
DIOCESE OF MELFI AND RAPOLLA (MELPHIENSIS ET RAPOLLENSIS)
- Berthold of Henneberg:
Archbishop and Elector of Mainz, b. 1441; d. 21 December, 1504. Having completed ...
- Thomas of Hereford:
(THOMAS DE CANTELUPE).
Born at Hambledon, Buckinghamshire, ...
- Strossmayer, Joseph Georg:
(Josip Juraj),
- Agde, Council of:
Held in 506 at Agatha or Agde in Languedoc, under the presidency of
- Germanus I, Saint:
Patriarch of
- Julius III, Pope:
(GIAMMARIA CIOCCHI DEL MONTE).
Born at Rome, 10 September, ...
- Alghero:
An Italian
- Lay Tithes:
Under this heading must be distinguished (1) secular tithes, which subjects on ...
- Welser, Bartholomeus:
German merchant prince, born at Augsburg, 1488; died at Amberg, near Turkheim, ...
- Property, Ecclesiastical, in the United States:
The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore decreed (tit. IX, cap. i, n. 264): "We ...
- Intercession, Episcopal:
The right to ...
- Triest-Capo d'Istria:
(TERGESTINA ET JUSTINOPOLITANA.)
Suffragan
- Nicaea:
Titular see of Bithynia Secunda, situated on Lake Ascanius, in a fertile plain, ...
- Magydus:
A titular see of Pamphylia Secunda, suffragan of Perga. It was a small town with ...
- Cathedraticum:
( Latin cathedra, episcopal seat or throne).
A certain ...
- Ceramus:
A titular see of
- Clémanges, Mathieu-Nicolas Poillevillain de:
(Or CLAMANGES)
A French Humanist and theologian, b. in ...
- Cagliari, Archdiocese of:
(Calaritana)
Cagliari, called by the ancient Caralis , is ...
- Hephæstus:
A titular see of Augustamnica Prima, mentioned by Hierocles (Synecd., 727, 9), ...
- Apiarius of Sicca:
A priest of ...
- Lyrba:
A titular see of Pamphylia Prima, known by its coins and the mention made of ...
- Broglie, Jacques-Victor-Albert, Duc de:
French statesman and historian, b. at Paris, 13 June, 1821; d. there 19 January, ...
- Constantine, Pope:
Consecrated 25 March, 708; d. 9 April, 715; a Syrian, the son of John, and "a ...
- Verecundus:
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- Raymond VI:
Count of Toulouse, b. 1156; d. 1222; succeeded his father, Raymond V, in 1195. ...
- Theobald:
(T EDBALD .)
Archbishop of
- Apostolicæ Servitutis:
A Bull issued by Benedict XIV, 23 February, 1741, against secular pursuits on ...
- John of Falkenberg:
Author, b. at Falkenberg, Pomerania, Prussia, date unknown; d. about 1418 in ...
- Scopia:
(SCUPI; SCOPIENSIS).
Archdiocese, ancient residence of the ...
- Aberdeen, The Diocese of:
(Scotland).
A see was founded in 1063 at Mortlach by Bl. ...
- Terenuthis:
Titular see, suffragan of Antinoë in Thebais Prima. Le Quien (Oriens christ., ...
- Rabbulas:
Bishop of
- Anagni: The Diocese of ...
- Cyrus of Alexandria:
A Melchite
- Comana:
A titular see of
- Philippopolis:
Titular see in Arabia, suffragan of Bostra. Its bishop, Hormisdas, was present ...
- Acre:
(SAINT-JEAN D'ACRE)
Ptolemais, a titular
- Congrua:
Congrua (i.e. ...
- Isidore of Thessalonica:
Cardinal and sometime
- Taxa Innocentiana:
A Decree ...
- Wouters, G. Henry:
Historian, b. at Oostham, Belgian Limburg, 3 May, 1802; d. 5 January, 1872. In 1829 ...
- Cologne, University of:
Though famous all through the Middle Ages for its
- Communion of Children:
In order to get some insight into the historical aspect of this subject it
- Eusebius of Dorylæum:
Eusebius,
- Apostolici Ministerii:
A Bull issued 23 May, 1724, by Innocent XIII, for the revival of ecclesiastical ...
- Evagrius:
Ecclesiastical historian and last of the continuators of Eusebius of Caesarea, b. ...
- Petinessus:
(PITNISUS)
A titular see in Galatia Secunda (Salutaris). ...
- Bari:
An archdiocese ...
- Abucara, Theodore:
A bishop of ...
- Hemmerlin, Felix:
(MALLEOLUS) properly HEMERLI
A
- Laval University of Quebec:
The University of Laval was founded in 1852 by the Seminary of Quebec; the royal ...
- Possidius, Saint:
Bishop of
- Autun: THE DIOCESE OF AUTUN
(Augustodonum).
Comprises the ...
- Euthymius, Saint:
(Styled THE GREAT).
- Montepulciano:
DIOCESE OF MONTEPULCIANO (MONTIS POLITIANI)
Diocese in the ...
- Orange, Councils of:
Two councils were held at Orange (Arausio), a town in the present department of ...
- Stauropolis:
A titular
- Druys, Jean:
( Latin DRUSIUS)
Thirtieth
- Gerrha:
A titular see in the province of Augustamnica Prima, suffragan of
- Citharizum:
A titular see of Armenia. The city was situated in Asthianene or Balabitene, a ...
- Bernard, Saint:
(BARNARD.)
Archbishop of Vienne, France. Born in 778; died ...
- Jonas of Orléans:
Bishop and ecclesiastical writer, born in Aquitaine; died in 843 or 844. From ...
- Sardica:
A titular
- Nueva Pamplona:
(NEO-PAMPILONENSIS).
Diocese in Colombia, South America, ...
- Zamora:
Vicariate Apostolic in South Ecuador, created 3 February, 1893, by Leo XIII. The ...
- Canons, Penitential:
Rules laid down by councils or
- Mennas:
Patriarch of
- Julius I, Pope Saint:
(337-352).
The immediate successor of Pope Silvester, ...
- Theophanes, Saint:
Chronicler, born at Constantinople, about 758; died in Samothracia, probably 12 ...
- Artemon:
(Or Artemas).
Mentioned as the leader of an Antitrinitarian ...
- Somerset, Thomas:
Confessor, born about 1530; died in the Tower of London, 27 May, 1587; second son ...
- Lamus:
A titular see of Isauria, suffragan of Seleucia. In antiquity this village is ...
- Santa Severina:
(SANCTA SEVERINAE)
Diocese in the Province of
- Loryma:
A titular see of Caria, small fortified town and harbour on the coast of Caria, ...
- David of Dinant:
A pantheistic philosopher who lived in the first decades of the thirteenth ...
- William of St-Thierry:
Theologian and mystic, and so called from the monastery of which he was abbot, ...
- Eucarpia:
A titular see of Phrygia Salutaris in
- Fulgentius Ferrandus:
A canonist and theologian of the African Church in the first half of the sixth ...
- Evora:
Located in Portugal, raised to archiepiscopal rank in 1544, at which
- Heereman von Zuydwyk, Freiherr von:
(Clemens Aug. Ant.).
Catholic statesman and writer on art, ...
- Byllis:
A titular see of Epirus Nova (Albania), whose title is often added to that of ...
- John XXIII:
Antipope of the Pisan party (1400-15), b. about 1370; d. 22 November, 1419.
- Phacusa:
A titular see and suffragan of Pelusium, in Augustamnica Prima. Ptolemy (IV, v, ...
- Port-au-Prince:
(PORTUS PRINCIPIS)
This
- Plethon, Georgius Gemistus:
Born in
- Gregory X:
Born 1210; died 10 January, 1276. The death of Pope
- Ennodius, Magnus Felix:
Rhetorician and bishop, b. probably at Arles, in Southern Gaul, in 474; d. at ...
- Synods, National:
According to the recent
- Lagania:
A titular see in Galatia Prima. The town is mentioned by Ptolemy, V, i, 14, and ...
- Giberti, Gian Matteo:
Cardinal, and
- Marcellus II, Pope:
(MARCELLO CERVINI DEGLI SPANNOCHI)
Born 6 May, 1501, at
- Mendoza, Diego Hurtade de:
A Spanish diplomat and writer, and one of the greatest figures in the history of ...
- Vicar:
( Latin vicarius , from
- Catholic Knights of America:
A fraternal life-insurance company chartered under the laws of the State of ...
- Ruspe:
Titular see of Byzacena in Africa, mentioned only by Ptolemy (IV, 3) and the ...
- Staphylus, Friedrich:
Theologian, born at Osnabrück, 27 Aug., 1512; died at Ingolstadt, 5 March, ...
- Bergen, Ancient See of:
(BERGA, BERGENSIS.)
The
- Dominus Vobiscum:
An ancient form ...
- Roch, Saint:
Born at
- Sophronius:
Sophronius,
- Anderson, Henry James:
Scientist and educator, b. in New York City, 6 February, 1799; d. at Lahore, ...
- Friar:
[From Lat. frater , through O. Fr. fredre, frere, M. E. frere; It. frate ...
- Mouchy, Antoine de:
(Called DEMOCHARES.)
Theologian and canonist, b. 1494, at ...
- Jaca, Diocese of:
( Also JACCA; Latin JACCENSIS).
Located in the Spanish ...
- Alea, Leonard:
A French polemical writer of the early years of the nineteenth century, b. in ...
- Queen's Daughters:
(DAUGHTERS OF THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN, FILIÆ REGINÆ COELI)
- Odin, John Mary:
Lazarist missionary, first
- Nusco:
(N USCANA )
Diocese in the province of Avellino, Italy, ...
- Smaragdus, Ardo:
Hagiographer, died at the Benedictine monastery of Aniane, Herault, in Southern ...
- Archinto, Filipo:
An Italian theologian and diplomatist, born 1500 at
- Epiphanius:
Surnamed SCHOLASTICUS, or in modern terms, THE PHILOLOGIST, a translator of ...
- Orthodoxy:
Orthodoxy ( ...
- Synnada:
Titular
- Creagh, Richard:
Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland, b. at
- Christian Doctrine, Confraternity of:
An association established at
- Gordos:
A titular see in the province of Lydia, suffragan of Sardis. The city is ...
- Myra:
A titular see of Lycia in
- Prefect Apostolic:
( Latin prœfectus, one put over or in charge of something)
- Lang, Matthew:
Cardinal,
- Liber Septimus:
Three canonical
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