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- Christ, Jesus:
Origin of the Name of Jesus In this article, we shall consider the two words -- ...
- Agnoetae:
( agnoetai ) from agnoeo , to be ignorant of)
The name ...
- Vicar of Christ:
(Latin Vicarius Christi ).
A title of the pope implying ...
- Dolphin:
( Latin delphinus ).
The use of the
- Mystical Body of the Church:
The analogy ...
- Jacobus de Teramo:
(AB ANCHARANO), belonging to the
- IHS:
A monogram of the name of Jesus ...
- Hypostatic Union:
A theological term used with reference to the Incarnation to express the ...
- Papacy, The:
This term is employed in an ecclesiastical and in an historical signification. In ...
- Communicatio Idiomatum:
("Communication of Idioms").
A technical expression in the ...
- Cerinthus:
(Greek Kerinthos ).
A Gnostic-Ebionite heretic, ...
- Avancini, Nicola:
Chiefly known as an ascetical writer, born in the Tyrol, 1612; died 6 December, ...
- Ratramnus:
(Rathramnus)
A Benedictine
- Ascension, Feast of the:
See also The Fact of the
- Christ, Holy Name of:
In this article, we shall consider the two words which compose the Sacred Name. ...
- Krafft, Adam:
Sculptor, b. about 1440 at
- Petrobrusians:
Heretics of the ...
- Ubiquitarians:
Also called Ubiquists , a Protestant sect started at the Lutheran
- Winding Sheet of Christ, Feast of the Holy:
In 1206 one of the (supposed) Winding Sheets used at the burial of
- James of Brescia:
Theologian of the fifteenth century. He entered the Dominican Order at Brescia, ...
- Decker, Hans:
A German sculptor of the middle of the fifteenth century. Very little is ...
- Imitation of Christ:
A work of spiritual devotion, also sometimes called the "Following of Christ". Its ...
- Bona Mors Confraternity, The:
(Bona Mors = "Happy Death").
The Bona Mors Confraternity ...
- Servants of the Most Blessed Sacrament:
An order of nuns, founded by the Venerable Pierre-Julien Eymard in 1858, assisted ...
- Ascension:
See also The Feast of the
- Holy Name of Jesus:
We give honour ...
- Reparation:
Reparation is a ...
- Nazarene:
( Nazarenos, Nazarenus ).
As a name applied to Christ, the ...
- Brignon, John:
Born at St. ...
- Robbers, Seven:
(Septem Latrones), martyrs on the Island of Corcyra (Corfu) in the second ...
- Passion of Christ, Commemoration of the:
A feast kept on the Tuesday after Sexagesima. Its object is the devout ...
- Odo of Canterbury:
Abbot of Battle, d. 1200, known as Odo Cantianus or of Kent. A
- Berruyer, Isaac-Joseph:
Born at Roueb, 7 November, 1681; died at Paris, 18 February, 1758. He entered the ...
- Prayer of Christ, Feast of the:
This feast occurs on the Tuesday after
- Schwenckfeldians:
The name of a Protestant sect founded by the nobleman Caspar von Schwenckfeld ...
- Artoklasia:
(Greek artos = bread, klao = to break; the breaking of bread).
- Marcellus of Ancyra:
One of the
- Melchisedech:
[Gr. Melchisedek , from the Hebrew meaning "King of righteousness (Gesenius)] ...
- Son of Man:
In the Old Testament ...
- Eckart, Anselm:
Missionary, born at Bingen, Germany, 4 August, 1721; died at the
- Brischar, Johann Nepomucene:
Church historian, born at Horb in Würtemberg in 1819, studied theology at ...
- Kenosis:
A term derived from the discussion as to the real meaning of Phil. 2:6 sqq.: "Who ...
- Christ, Temptation of:
In the
- Blessed Sacrament, Visits to the:
By this devotional practice, which is of comparatively modern development, the ...
- Gretser, Jacob:
A celebrated Jesuit writer; b. at Markdorf in the
- Goupil, René:
Jesuit missionary; born 1607, in Anjou; martyred in New York State, 23 ...
- Adventists:
A group of six American Protestant sects which hold in common a
- Buston, Thomas Stephen:
(or Busten)
A Jesuit missionary and author, born 1549, in ...
- Seleucians:
A Gnostic sect who are said to have flourished in Galatia. They derived their ...
- Baptismal Vows:
The name popularly given to the renunciations required of an adult candidate for ...
- Tiberius:
The second Roman emperor ( A. D. 14-37), b. 16 November, 42 B. C. , d. 16 ...
- Lazarus:
Lazarus (Greek ...
- Mediator (Christ as Mediator):
The subject
- Holy Name, Feast of the:
This feast is celebrated on the second
- Maran, Prudentius:
A learned Benedictine of the Maurist Congregation, b. 14 October, 1683, at ...
- Jaenbert:
(Jaenberht, Janbriht, Janibert, Jambert, Lambert, Lanbriht, Genegberht.)
- More, Henry:
Great-grandson of the martyred English chancellor ; b., 1586; d. at Watten in ...
- Druzes:
Small Mohammedan sect in Syria, notorious for their opposition to the ...
- Pantaleon, Saint:
Martyr, died about 305. According to legend he was the son of a rich pagan, ...
- Lentulus, Publius:
Publius Lentulus is a fictitious person, said to have been Governor of
- Eusebius Bruno:
Bishop of Angers, b. in the early part of the eleventh century; d. at Angers, 29 ...
- Caiaphas:
According to Josephus (Antiquitates, XVIII, iv, 3),
- Nussbaum, Johannn Nepomuk von:
German surgeon, b. at Munich 2 Sept., 1829; d. there 31 Oct., 1890. He made his ...
- Agony, Archconfraternity of Holy:
An association for giving special
- Martial, Saint:
Bishop of
- Monogram of Christ:
By the
- Joanna of Portugal, Blessed:
Born at Lisbon, 16 February, 1452; died at Aveiro, 12 may, 1490; the daughter of ...
- Cuthbert:
Date of birth not known; died 25 October, 758. He is first heard of as
- Oristano:
Diocese of
- Crispin and Crispinian, Saints:
Martyrs of the Early Church who were beheaded during the reign of
- Passos:
(Or, more fully, Santos
- Apostolicity:
Apostolicity is ...
- Morales, Luis de:
Spanish painter, b. at
- Siloe:
(SILOAH, SILOAM).
A pool in the Tyropoean Valley, just outside ...
- Redeemer, Knights of the:
A secular community founded in 1608 by the Duke of Mentone, Vincent Gonzaga, on ...
- Adjuration:
(Latin adjurare , to swear; to affirm by oath ).
An ...
- Grace at Meals:
In Apostolic times
- Acrostic:
( Akros stichos , "at the end of a verse".)
A poem the ...
- Veil, Religious:
In ancient
- Promise, Divine:
The term promise in Holy Writ both in its nominal and verbal
- Name of Jesus, Religious Communities of the:
(1) Knights of the Name of Jesus, also known as Seraphim, founded in 1334 by the ...
- Lucifer:
( Hebrew helel ; Septuagint heosphoros , Vulgate
- Schoenberg, Matthias von:
Author, b. at Ehingen, in the
- Carheil, Etienne de:
French missionary among the Indians of Canada, born at Carentoir, France, ...
- Dives:
(Latin for rich ).
The word is not used in the
- Vavasseur, François:
Humanist and controversialist, b. at Paray-le-Monial, 8 Dec., 1605; d. at ...
- Christ, Knowledge of:
" Knowledge of ...
- Alcock, John:
Bishop of Rochester, Worcester, and Ely, b. at Beverley, 1430; d. at Wisbeach ...
- Dolci, Carlo:
Painter, born in Florence, Italy, 25 May, 1616; died 17 January, 1686. The ...
- Didon, Henri:
Preacher, writer, and educator, b. 17 March, 1840, at Touvet (Isère),
- Rita of Cascia, Saint:
Born at Rocca Porena in the
- Philip the Apostle, Saint:
Like the brothers, Peter and Andrew, Philip was a native of
- Tanner, Matthias:
Born at Pilsen in Bohemia, 28 Feb., 1630; died at Prague, 8 Feb., 1692. He ...
- Malchus:
(Málchos).
Greek
- Wounds, The Five Sacred: Devotion
The revival of religious
- Echave, Baltasar de:
Painter, born at Zumaya, Guipuzcoa, Spain, in the latter part of the sixteenth ...
- Aileran, Saint:
An Irish saint, generally known as "Sapiens" (the Wise), one of the most ...
- Matthew, Saint:
Apostle and evangelist.
The name
- Fish, Symbolism of the:
Among the symbols employed by the primitive Christians, that of the fish ranks ...
- Schäufelin, Hans Leonhard:
(Known also as Scheuffelin, Schauffelein, and Scheyffelin).
A ...
- Salvete Christi Vulnera:
The Roman
- Arcanum:
An Encyclical ...
- Impanation:
An heretical doctrine according to which
- Brittain, Thomas Lewis:
Born near Chester, England, 1744; died at Hartpury Court, 1827. His
- Gaudier, Antoine de:
A writer on asectic theology ; b. at Château-Thierry, France, 7 January, ...
- Tissot, James:
(JOSEPH-JACQUES TISSOT)
French draughtsman and painter, b. ...
- Caballero, Raimundo Diosdado:
Miscellaneous writer, chiefly ecclesiastical, born at Palma, in the island of ...
- Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ:
A community founded by Catherine Kasper, a native of Dernbach, Germany. She was ...
- Redeemer, Feast of the Most Holy:
The feast is found only in the special calendar of some dioceses and ...
- Nepveu, Francis:
Writer on ascetical subjects, b. at St. Malo, 29 April, 1639; entered the ...
- Dositheans:
Followers of Dositheus, a Samaritan who formed a Gnostic - Judaistic sect, ...
- Melia, Pius:
Italian theologian, b. at Rome, 12 Jan., 1800; d. in London, June 1883. He entered ...
- John of Paris:
( Called also Quidort and de Soardis).
Theologian and ...
- Bérulle, Pierre de:
Cardinal, and founder of the French congregation of the Oratory, born in the ...
- Naim:
(NAIN).
The city where
- Angela of Foligno, Blessed:
Umbrian penitent and mystical writer. She was born at
- Helpidius, Flavius Rusticius:
The name of several Latin writers. It appears in the manuscript of Pomponius ...
- Allori: (1) Angiolo di Cosimo
Called I L B RONZINO , an exceptionally able ...
- Alpha and Omega (in Scripture):
Alpha and Omega are the first and the last letters, respectively, of the ...
- Tassach, Saint:
Irish saint, born in the first decade of the fifth century; died about 497. He was ...
- Seitz, Alexander Maximilian:
Painter, b. at Munich, 1811; d. at Rome, 1888. He studied under Cornelius, and ...
- Pectorius of Autun:
The name with which the important document frequently known as the Inscription of ...
- Martyrs, The Ten Thousand:
On two days is a group of ten thousand martyrs mentioned in the Roman ...
- Nicodemus:
A prominent Jew of the
- Mary, Name of:
(In Scripture ...
- Veronica, Saint:
In several regions of
- Paten:
The eucharistic vessel known as the
- Frideswide, Saint:
(FRIDESWIDA, FREDESWIDA, French FRÉVISSE, Old English FRIS).
- Durandus of Saint-Pourçain:
Philosopher and theologian, b. at Saint-Pourçain, Auvergne
- Penance (as a Virtue):
Penance ( ...
- Gerard Majella, Saint:
Born in Muro, about fifty miles south of Naples, in April, 1726; died 16 October, ...
- Andrada, Alonso:
Biographer and ascetic writer, b. at Toledo, Spain, 1590; d. at Madrid, 20 ...
- Most Precious Blood, Archconfraternity of the:
Confraternities which made it their special object to venerate the Blood of
- Apostles, Portraits of the:
The earliest fresco representing
- Christ, Order of the Knights of:
A military order which sprang out of the famous Order of the
- Eithene, Saint:
Styled "daughter of Baite", with her sister Sodelbia; commemorated in the Irish ...
- Last Supper, The:
The meal held by Christ and His ...
- Cura Animarum:
( Latin cura ...
- Salvation:
(Greek soteria ; Hebrew yeshu'ah ).
- Arias, Francis:
Writer of ascetical treatises, born at
- Paschasius Radbertus, Saint:
Theologian, b. at Soissons, 786; d. in the Monastery of Corbie, c. 860 (the date ...
- Michelians:
A German Protestant sect which derives its name from "Michel", the popular ...
- Zacharias Chrysopolitanus:
A famous exegete of the Premonstratensian Order ; born at
- Kingdom of God:
(In Matthew, generally, Kingdom of
- Angola and Congo:
Also known as SANTA CRUD DE REINO DE ANGOLA, and as SAO PAOLO DE LOANDA,
- Cassani, Joseph:
(Also Casani).
Born at Madrid, 26 Nov., 1673, entered the ...
- Paraclete:
Paraclete, Comforter (L. Consolator ; Greek parakletos ), an appellation of ...
- Wireker, Nigel:
Satirist, lived about 1190. He describes himself as old in the "Speculum ...
- Commodianus:
A Christian ...
- Carayon, Auguste:
French author and bibliographer, born in Saumur, France, 31 March, 1813; died at ...
- Andrew, Saint (Apostle and Martyr):
The name "Andrew" (Gr., andreia , manhood, or valour), like other Greek names, ...
- Wachter, Eberhard:
Painter, born at Stuttgart, 29 February, 1762; died at Stuttgart, 14 August, 1852. ...
- Sanctity:
The term "
- Arca:
A box in which the
- Zephyrinus, Pope Saint:
(Reigned 198-217).
Date of birth unknown; died 20 Dec., 217. ...
- Thorney Abbey:
(i.e. "the isle of thorns", anciently called ANCARIG).
Thorney ...
- Gethsemane:
Gethsemani (Hebrew gat , press, and semen , oil) is the place in which
- Brumoy, Pierre:
Born at Rouen in Normandy, 1688; entered the
- Faithful, The:
( Latin fideles , from fides , faith.)
Those who have ...
- Agrapha:
A name first used, in 1776, by J.G. Körner, for the Sayings of
- Arrighetti, Nicolò:
A professor of natural
- Jubilate Sunday:
The third
- Shroud of Turin:
This name is primarily given to a relic now preserved at Turin, for which the ...
- Eadmer:
Precentor of
- Disciples of Christ:
A sect founded in the United States of
- Page, Venerable Anthony:
English martyr, born at Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, 1571; died at York, 20 or ...
- Adoptionism:
Adoptionism, in a broad sense, a christological theory according to which Christ, ...
- Alpha and Omega:
In
- John IV, Pope:
(640-642).
A native of Dalmatia, and the son of the ...
- Gift of Miracles:
The gift of miracles is one of those mentioned by St. Paul in his First ...
- Michael of Cesena:
(MICHELE FUSCHI)
A
- Bilocation:
(Latin bis , twice, and locatio , place.)
I. The ...
- Consubstantiation:
This heretical doctrine is an attempt to hold the Real Presence of
- Duckett, John, Venerable:
A Martyr, probably a grandson of Venerable
- Bonvicino, Alessandro:
(Called Il Moretto, or Moretto da Brescia).
One of the finest ...
- Unity:
The marks of the Church are certain unmistakeable signs, or distinctive ...
- Severinus, Pope:
The date of his birth is not known. He was consecrated seemingly on 28 May, ...
- Cally, Pierre:
Philosopher and theologian, b. at Mesnil-Hubert, department of Orne, France, ...
- Kessels, Matthias:
Sculptor, b. at Maastricht, 1784; d. at Rome, 3 March, 1836. He was first ...
- Addai, Doctrine of:
( Latin Doctrina Addoei ).
A Syriac document which ...
- Schraudolph, Johann:
Historical painter, b. at Obersdorf in the Allgau, 1808; d. 31 May, 1879. As ...
- Margaret Mary, Saint:
Religious of the Visitation Order.
- Disciple:
This term is commonly applied to one who is learning any art or science from one ...
- Valentinus and Valentinians:
Valentinus, the best known and most influential of the Gnostic heretics, was born ...
- Sutton, Ven. Robert:
Priest, martyr, b. at Burton-on-Trent; quartered at Stafford, 27 July, 1587. He is ...
- Photinus:
A heretic of the fourth century, a Galatian and deacon to Marcellus,
- Transfiguration of Christ, Feast of the:
Observed on August 6 to commemorate the manifestation of the Divine
- Alexander of Abonoteichos:
The most notorious imposter of the second century of the
- Shammai:
(Called ha-Zekan , "the Elder").
A famous
- Christopher, Saint:
(Greek christos , Christ, pherein , to bear. Latin Christophorus , i.e. ...
- Eudists:
(Society of Jesus and Mary) ...
- Utraquism:
The principal dogma, and one of the four articles, of the Calixtines or
- Vernazza, Tommasina:
Born at Genoa, 1497; died there, 1587. Her father, Ettore Vernazza, was a ...
- Riemenschneider, Tillmann:
One of the most important of Frankish sculptors, b. at Osterode am Harz in or ...
- New Year's Day:
The word year is etymologically the same as hour (Skeat), and signifies a ...
- Eucharist, Introduction to the:
See also EUCHARIST AS SACRIFICE , EUCHARIST AS SACRAMENT , and REAL PRESENCE . ...
- Casot, Jean-Jacques:
The last surviving Jesuit of the old
- Arnoudt, Peter Joseph:
( Also: Aernoudt, Arnold).
Jesuit writer on spiritual ...
- Emmaus:
A titular see in Pa1æstina Prima, suffragan of Cæsarea. It is ...
- Alegre, Francisco Xavier:
Historian, born at Vera Cruz, in Mexico, or New Spain, 12 November, 1729; died at ...
- Apollinarianism:
A Christological theory, according to which
- Parasceve:
(Gr. paraskevé ); seems to have supplanted the older term ...
- Plowden, Thomas:
( Alias Salisbury).
Born in Oxfordshire, England, 1594; ...
- Passion of Jesus Christ in the Four Gospels:
See also DEVOTION TO THE PASSION OF CHRIST .
We have in the ...
- Greslon, Adrien:
French missionary; b. at Perigueux, in 1618; entered the
- Tenebræ:
Tenebræ ...
- Orthodoxy:
Orthodoxy ( ...
- Mortification:
One of the methods which
- Apostolic College:
This term designates The Twelve
- Bonosus:
Bishop of Sardica, a heretic in the latter part of the fourth century. Against ...
- Priests' Communion League:
An association of priests established at
- Plowden, Thomas Percy:
Born at Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England, 1672; died at Watten, 21 Sept., 1745; ...
- Stephen (IV) V, Pope:
(816-17)
Date of birth unknown; died 24 Jan., 817. Stephen, ...
- Morcelli, Stefano Antonio:
An Italian Jesuit and learned epigraphist; b. 17 January, 1737, at Chiari near ...
- Angeli, Girolamo degli:
An eminent pioneer missionary of
- Dicastillo, Juan de:
Theologian, b. of Spanish
- Acceptance:
Acceptance, in
- Castro Palao, Fernando:
Spanish theologian, b. at
- Abba:
Abba is the ...
- Tamburini, Michelangelo:
Fourteenth General of the
- Bestiaries:
Medieval books on animals, in which the real or fabulous characteristics of ...
- Son of God: IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
The title "son of God" is frequent in the Old ...
- Calatayud, Pedro de:
Jesuit missionary, born in Navarre, 1 August, 1689; died in Bologna, 27 February, ...
- Araujo, Antonio de:
Brazilian missionary, born at St. Michael's in the
- Hamar, Ancient See of:
(HAMARCOPIA; HAMARENSIS).
Hamar in Norway, embraced ...
- Arbieto, Ignacio de:
Jesuit, born at Madrid, February, 1585; died at Lima, Peru, 7 August 1670. He ...
- Gibbons, Richard:
Brother of Father John ...
- Vrie, Theodoric:
Historian of the Council of
- Circumcision, Feast of the:
As Christ wished to fulfil the ...
- Demiurge:
The word means literally a public worker, demioergós, demiourgós, ...
- Martha, Saint:
Mentioned only in Luke ...
- Birds (in Symbolism):
Many kinds of birds are used in
- Angiolini, Francesco:
A noted scholar, b. at Piacenza, Italy, 1750; d. at Polotsk, 21 February, 1788. ...
- Lord's Prayer:
Although the Latin term oratio dominica is of early date, the phrase "Lord's ...
- Transfiguration:
The
- Apostolicum Pascendi Munus:
A Bull issued by Clement XIII, 12 January, 1765, in defense of the
- Cornelisz, Jacob:
Also called
- Apostolic Union of Secular Priests, The:
An association of secular priests who observe a simple rule embodying the common ...
- Torbido, Francesco:
Often called IL MORO (The Moor).
Veronese painter and ...
- Risby, Richard:
Born in the
- Water, Liturgical Use of:
Besides the holy ...
- Beauvais, Gilles-François-de:
Jesuit writer and preacher, born at Mans, France, 7 July, 1693; died probably at ...
- Logia, Jesu:
Found partly in the Inspired Books of the New Testament, partly in uninspired ...
- Sacred Heart of Jesus, Missionary Sisters of the:
A religious congregation having its general mother house at Rome, founded in 1880 ...
- Proba, Faltonia:
A Christian ...
- Palm in Christian Symbolism:
In pre-Christian times the palm was regarded as a symbol of victory (Aulus ...
- Nathanael:
One of the first disciples of Jesus, to Whom he was brought by his friend ...
- Eithne, Saint:
St. Eithne, styled "of the golden hair", is commemorated in the Irish martyrologies ...
- Paul of Samosata:
Bishop of Antioch. Several synods, probably three, were held against him about ...
- Apostleship of Prayer, The:
A pious association otherwise known as a league of
- Baglioni, Giovanni, Cavaliere:
Known as the "Deaf
- Publican:
Publican , in ...
- Matthew, Sir Tobie:
English priest, born at Salisbury, 3 October, 1577, died at Ghent, 13 October, ...
- Jonas:
The fifth of the
- Jaricot, Pauline-Marie:
Foundress of the
- Saint Augustine, Abbey of:
A Benedictine monastery, originally dedicated to Sts. Peter and Paul, founded ...
- Spalato-Macarsca (Salona):
DIOCESE OF SPALATO-MACARSCA (SPALATENSIS ET MACARSCENSIS).
...
- Baroccio, Federigo:
Called Fiore d'Urbino, a distinguished painter and engraver, born at Urbino, ...
- Cuyabá:
(CUYABENSIS)
Diocese ; suffragan of São ...
- Mary Magdalen, Saint:
Mary Magdalen was so ...
- Thimelby, Richard:
( Alias ASHBY)
Missionary priest, b. in Lincolnshire, ...
- John the Evangelist, Saint: I. New Testament Accounts II. ...
- Holy Name, Society of the:
(Confraternity of the Most Holy Name of
- Benedict of Peterborough:
Abbot and writer, ...
- Spina, Alphonso de:
Spanish Franciscan, date of birth unknown; died about 1491. A convert from ...
- Confessor: (1) Etymology and primitive meaning
The word
- Peace of the Church:
This is the designation usually applied to the
- Docetæ:
(Greek Doketai .)
A heretical sect dating back to ...
- Barreira, Balthasar:
A Portuguese Jesuit missionary, born at Lisbon, 1531; died 1612, on the mission ...
- Edmund Rich, Saint:
Archbishop of Canterbury, England, born 20 November, c. 1180, at Abingdon, six ...
- Vasquez, Gabriel:
Theologian, b. at Villaescusa de Haro, near Belmonte, Cuenca, 1549 or 1551; d. at ...
- Cæsarea Philippi:
A Greek
- Counsels, Evangelical:
( Or COUNSELS OF PERFECTION).
- Dominic of Prussia:
A Carthusian
- Saint-John, Ambrose:
Oratorian; b. 1815; d. at Edgbaston, Birmingham, 24 May, 1875; son of Henry St. ...
- Apolysis:
(Greek,
- Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the Seven:
There are two such days:
Friday before Palm Sunday, ...
- Cana:
A city of Galilee, Palestine, famous throughout all ages as the scene of Our ...
- Precious Blood:
The blood of our Divine Saviour. Jesus, at the Last Supper, ascribes to it the ...
- Sassoferrato, Giovanni Battista Salvi da:
Born at Sassoferrato in the Rome, 1689, where he had passed the greater part of ...
- Ernulf:
Architect, b. at Beauvais, France, in 1040; d. 1124. He studied under
- Lugo, Francisco de:
Jesuit theologian, b. at Madrid, 1580; d. at Valladolid, 17 September, 1652. he ...
- Amico, Francesco:
One of the greatest theologians of his time, b. at Cosenza, in Naples, 2 April, ...
- Apostolici:
The name of four different heretical bodies.
I.
- Bernal, Agostino:
Spanish theologian, born at Magallon in Aragon in 1587; died at Saragossa, 13 ...
- Barrasa, Jacinto:
( Or Barraza).
Born at Lima, Peru, early in the ...
- Meredith, Edward:
English
- O'Leary, Arthur:
Franciscan, preacher, polemical writer, b. at Faniobbus, Iveleary, Co. Cork, ...
- Allen, Frances:
The first
- Ass, The, in Caricature of Christians:
The calumny ...
- Acta Pilati:
(Or the Gospel of Nicodemus.)
This work does not assume to ...
- Cross, Daughters of the:
A Belgian religious congregation founded in 1833 at Liège, by ...
- Holy Water:
The use of holy water in the earliest days of the
- Faber, Matthias:
Writer and preacher, born at Altomünster, Germany, 24 February, 1586; died at ...
- Jarric, Pierre de:
Missionary writer, born at
- Altar Breads:
Bread is one of the two elements absolutely necessary for the
- Andrada, Antonio de:
The pioneer missionary and explorer of Thibet in the seventeenth century, b. at ...
- Abarca, Pedro:
Theologian, born in Aragon in 1619; died 1 October, 1693, at Palencia. He ...
- Bourgoing, François:
Third
- Bonagratia of Bergamo:
(Or PERGAMO)
- Perpetual Adoration, Religious of:
(Belgium)
A congregation with simple vows, founded at ...
- Evora:
Located in Portugal, raised to archiepiscopal rank in 1544, at which
- Marriage, Mystical:
In the Old and the New Testament , the love of
- Wealth, Use of:
The term "wealth" is not used here in the technical sense in which it occurs in ...
- Barradas, Sebastião:
A Portuguese exegete and preacher, born at
- Syriac Hymnody:
To the general consideration set forth in the article HYMNODY AND HYMNOLOGY must ...
- Carochi, Horacio:
Born in Florence, c. 1586; died in
- Universalists:
A Liberal Protestant sect -- found chiefly in North
- Crelier, Henri-Joseph:
Swiss Catholic ...
- Anges, Notre Dame de:
(OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS)
A
- Salve Mundi Salutare:
A poem in
- Laurence O'Toole, Saint:
(L ORCAN UA T UATHAIL ; also spelled Laurence O'Toole)
- General Judgment:
(Judicium Universale, Last Judgment).
I. EXISTENCE OF THE GENERAL ...
- Gabbatha:
The Aramaic appellation of a place in Jerusalem, designated also under the Greek ...
- Jesus Christ, Resurrection of:
Resurrection is the rising again from the dead, the resumption of life. In this ...
- Williram:
(WALTRAM, WILTRAM).
Scriptural scholar, b. in Franconia (near ...
- Theodorus and Theophanes, Saints:
(Called Grapti , "written upon", graptoi )
Theodorus, b. ...
- Angel, Guardian:
( See also FEAST OF THE GUARDIAN ANGELS .)
That every ...
- Severus, Alexander:
Roman emperor, b. at Acco in Palestine, 208, murdered by his mutinous soldiers at ...
- Clynn, John:
(Or CLYN).
Irish Franciscan and annalist, b. about 1300; d., ...
- Ignacio de Azevedo, Blessed:
Born at Oporto, Portugal, 1528; died near Palma, one of the Canary Islands, 15 ...
- Crib:
(Greek phatne ; Latin praesepe, praesepium .)
The
- Peter of Alexandria, Saint:
Became Bishop ...
- Cavo, Andres:
A writer frequently quoted on Spanish-Mexican history; b. at
- Bentney, William:
( Alias Bennet).
An English Jesuit
- Maimbourg, Louis:
French church historian, b. at Nancy, 10 January, 1610; d. at Paris, 13 August, ...
- Adam, John:
A distinguished preacher and a strenuous opponent of Calvinists and Jansenists, ...
- Theodore of Amasea, Saint:
Surnamed Tyro (Tiro), not because he was a young recruit, but because for a
- Christ, Genealogy of:
It is granted on all sides that the Biblical genealogy of
- La Rue, Charles de:
One of the great orators of the
- Lanspergius:
(JOHN JUSTUS OF LANDSBERG).
Carthusian
- Clerks Regular: Canonical Status
By
- Arminianism:
The popular designation of the doctrines held by a party formed in the early days ...
- Christ, Early Historical Documents on:
The historical documents referring to Christ's
- Chardon, Jean-Baptiste:
Indian missionary in Canada, and in the Louisian territory, born at Bordeaux, ...
- Animals in Christian Art:
In Christian ...
- Ludolph of Saxony:
(Ludolph the Carthusian ).
An ecclesiastical writer of the ...
- Correction, Fraternal:
Fraternal correction is here taken to mean the admonishing of one's neighbor by a ...
- Gift, Supernatural:
A
- Bailloquet, Pierre:
Missionary among the Indians of Canada, b. 1612, at Saintes,
- Orcagna:
(The conventional name in art history of A NDREA DI C IONE , also called A ...
- Daniel, Anthony:
Huron missionary, born at Dieppe, in Normandy, 27 May 1601, slain by the
- Preston, Thomas Scott:
The
- Augustus:
The name by which
- Philemon:
A citizen of Coloss Colossæ, to whom
- Carissimi, Giacomo:
The most influential and prolific Italian composer of his time, b. in 1604 at ...
- Socinianism:
The body of doctrine held by one of the numerous Antitrinitarian sects to ...
- Sarajevo, Archdiocese of:
(SERAIUM).
The healthy growth of the Church in Bosnia was ...
- Ebionites:
By this name were designated one or more early
- Capecelatro, Alfonso:
Cardinal,
- Cenacle, Religious of the:
The Society ...
- Caraffa, Vincent:
Seventh General of the
- Druzbicki, Gaspar:
Ascetic writer, b. at Sierady in Poland, 1589; entered the
- Fire, Liturgical Use of:
Fire is one of the most expressive and most ancient of liturgical symbols. All ...
- Detré, William:
Missionary, b. in
- Necrologies:
Necrologies, or, as they are more frequently called in France, obituaires , are ...
- Eli: Heli the Judge and High ...
- Alegambe, Philippe:
A Jesuit historiographer, born in Brussels, 22 January, 1592; died in Rome, 6 ...
- Advent:
(Latin ad-venio , to come to).
According to present [1907] ...
- Keys, Power of the:
The expression "power of the keys" is derived from Christ's words to
- Final Perseverance:
( Perseverantia finalis ).
Final perseverance is the ...
- Baudouin, Michel:
Italian missionary, born in Quebec, Canada, 8 March, 1692, entered the
- Bosch, Peter van der:
Bollandist, born at Brussels, 19 October, 1686; died 14 November, 1736. After ...
- Alenio, Guilio:
Chinese missionary and scholar, born at Brescia, in Italy, in 1582; died at ...
- Character, Sacramental:
Character ...
- Week, Liturgical:
The week as a measure of
- Ceremony:
(Sanskrit, karman , action, work; from kar or ker , to make or create; ...
- Amulet:
See also USE AND ABUSE OF AMULETS
(Greek, phylakterion ...
- Deo Gratias:
("Thanks be to
- First-Born:
The word, though casually taken in Holy Writ in a metaphorical sense, is most ...
- Crown, Franciscan:
( Or Seraphic Rosary.)
A
- Campagna, Girolamo:
Born in Verona, 1552; died about 1623 or 1625. He was an able, but not strikingly ...
- Andrés, Juan:
Littérateur and historian, b. at Planes, Valencia, Spain, in 1740; d. in ...
- Praxedes and Pudentiana:
Martyrs of an unknown era. The seventh-century itineraries to the graves of the ...
- Hospitality:
The Council of
- Brethren of the Lord, The:
A group of persons closely connected with the Saviour appears repeatedly in ...
- Fridelli, Xavier Ehrenbert:
(Properly FRIEDEL.)
Jesuit missioner and cartographer, b. at ...
- Corbie, Ambrose:
(Corby or Corbington).
Born near Durham, 7 Dec., 1604; d. ...
- Isidore of Pelusium, Saint:
Born at
- Cholonec, Pierre:
A biographer and French missionary among the Canadian Indians, born in the
- William of St-Thierry:
Theologian and mystic, and so called from the monastery of which he was abbot, ...
- Berengarius of Tours:
Born at Tours ...
- Hazart, Cornelius:
Controversialist, orator, and writer, b. 28 October, 1617, at Oudenarde in the ...
- Foley, Henry:
Born at Astley in Worcestershire, England, 9 Aug., 1811; died at Manresa House, ...
- Prades, Jean-Martin de:
A theologian, born about 1720 at Castelsarrasin (
- Passiontide:
The two weeks between Passion
- Felicitas, Saint:
MARTYR.
The earliest list of the Roman feasts of martyrs, ...
- Pilate, Pontius:
After the
- Rosselino, Antonio di Matteo di Domenico:
The youngest of five brothers, sculptors and stone cutters,
- Osbern:
Hagiographer, sometimes confused with Osbert de Clare alias
- Bouhours, Dominique:
French Jesuit author, born at Paris, 15 May, 1632; died 27 May, 1702. Entering ...
- Cardenas, Juan:
Moral theologian and author; b. at Seville, 1613; d. 6 June, 1684. He entered ...
- Constantinople, Third Ecumenical Council of:
(SIXTH GENERAL COUNCIL.)
The Sixth General Council was ...
- Washing of Feet and Hands:
Owing to the general use of sandals in Eastern countries the washing of the feet ...
- Cyril of Jerusalem, Saint:
Bishop of
- Aeterni Patris:
The Apostolic Letter of Pius IX, by which he summoned the Vatican Council. It ...
- Fractio Panis:
(BREAKING OF BREAD.)
The name given to a fresco in the ...
- Airoli, Giacomo Maria:
( Also Ayroli).
A Jesuit Orientalist and Scriptural ...
- Jouin, Louis:
Linguist, philosopher, author, b. at Berlin, 14 June, 1818, d. at New York, 10 ...
- Albi, Juan de:
(Also, Alba ). A Spanish Carthusian of the
- Candlemas:
Also called: Purification of the Blessed Virgin (Greek Hypapante ), Feast of the ...
- Harrowing of Hell:
This is the Old English and Middle English term for the triumphant descent of
- Ava:
A German poetess, the first
- Angeli, Francesco degli:
( Also Angelis).
Missionary to Ethiopia, born at Sorrento, ...
- Blasphemy:
Blasphemy ...
- Holy Name, Litany of the:
An old and popular
- Parmigiano, Il:
(THE PARMESAN)
The current name of FRANCESCO MAZZUOLA, ...
- Eycken, Jean Baptiste van:
Painter, born at Brussels, Belgium, 16 September, 1809; died at Schaerbeek, 19 ...
- Evangelical Alliance, The:
An association of Protestants belonging to various denominations founded in ...
- Antichrist:
(Greek Antichristos ).
In composition anti has ...
- Benignus, Saint:
Date of birth unknown; d. 467, son of Sesenen, an Irish chieftain in that part of ...
- Leuce:
A titular see of Thrace, not mentioned by any ancient historian or geographer. ...
- Benedict of San Philadelphio, Saint:
(Or B ENEDICT THE M OOR )
Born at San Philadelphio or San ...
- Mennonites:
A Protestant denomination of
- Alagona, Pietro:
Theologian, born at Syracuse, 1549; died in Rome, 19 October, 1624. He entered the ...
- Weninger, Francis Xavier:
Jesuit missionary and author, born at Wildhaus, Styria, Austria, 31 October, ...
- Joseph of Arimathea:
All that is known for certain concerning him is derived from the canonical ...
- Carbonnelle, Ignatius:
Professor of mathematics and science, writer on mathematical and scientific ...
- Emiliana and Trasilla, Saints:
Aunts of St. Gregory the Great, virgins in the sixth century, given in the Roman ...
- Rader, Matthew:
Philologist and historian, born at Innichen in the Tyrol in 1561; died at Munich, ...
- Dobmayer, Marian:
A distinguished Benedictine theologian, born 24 October, 1753, at Schwandorf, ...
- Resurrection, General:
Resurrection is the rising again from the dead, the resumption of life. The ...
- Adorno, Francis:
A celebrated Italian preacher, b. 1531; d. at Genoa, 13 January, 1586. He was a ...
- Chastellain, Pierre:
Missionary among the Huron Indians, born at Senlis, France, in 1606; died at ...
- Sharpe, James:
(Alias POLLARD).
Born at York, 1577; died at Lincoln, 1630. ...
- Heliand, The:
( German Heiland , Saviour)
The oldest complete work of ...
- Pentecost (Jewish Feast):
The second in importance of the great
- Judas Iscariot:
The Apostle who ...
- Addeus and Maris, Liturgy of:
This is an Oriental liturgy, sometimes assigned to the Syrian group because it ...
- Bollig, Johann:
Distinguished Orientalist, born near Düren in Rhenish
- Plenarium:
A book of formulae and texts.
- Athanasian Creed, The:
One of the symbols of the
- Chaignon, Pierre:
Born at Saint-Pierre-la-Cour, Mayenne, France, 8 October, 1791, entered the
- Bethlehem:
The old Hebrew name bêth lehem , meaning "house of bread", has survived ...
- Angelico, Fra:
A famous painter of the Florentine school, born near Castello di Vicchio in ...
- Hasslacher, Peter:
Preacher; b. at Coblenz, 14 August, 1810; d. at Paris, 5 July, 1876. He was one of ...
- Constantius, Flavius Julius:
Roman emperor (337-361), born in Illyria, 7 Aug., 317; died at the Springs of ...
- Judgment, Particular: A. Dogma of Particular ...
- Day, John Charles, Sir:
Jurist, b. near Bath, England, 1826; d. 13 June, 1908, at Newbury. He was ...
- Baert, François:
Bollandist, born at Ypres, 25 August, 1651; died at Antwerp, 27 October, 1719. He ...
- Deschamps, Nicolas:
Polemical writer, born at Villefranche (Rhône), France, 1797; died at ...
- Galilee:
( Septuagint and New ...
- Beschefer, Theodore:
Jesuit missionary in Canada, born at Châlons-sur-marne, 25 May, 1630; died ...
- Hinderer, Roman:
(Chinese TE).
A German missionary in China, born at ...
- Walter of Châtillon:
(GAUTIER DE LILLE, GUALTERUS DE INSULIS; also GAUTIER DE CHATILLON, GAULTERUS DE ...
- Elect:
Denotes in general one chosen or taken by preference from among two or more; as a ...
- Intercession:
To intercede is to go or come between two parties, to plead before one of them on ...
- Cordara, Guilo Cesare:
Historian and littérateur , b. at Alessandra in Piedmont, Italy, 14 ...
- Philippians, Epistle to the: I. HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES, OCCASION, AND CHARACTER
( See also PHILIPPI ...
- Romero, Juan:
Missionary and Indian linguist, b. in the village of Machena, Andalusia, Spain, ...
- Anslo, Reyer:
Dutch poet and convert, b. at
- Lamb (in Early Christian Symbolism):
One of the few
- Wilhelm of Herle:
Painter, born at Herle in Dutch
- Cheminais de Montaigu, Timoléon:
A pulpit ...
- Bartholomew, Saint:
One of the Twelve Apostles, mentioned sixth in the three Gospel lists (
- Forer, Laurenz:
Controversialist, b. at Lucerne, 1580; d. at Ratisbon, 7 January, 1659. He ...
- Doré, Pierre:
(AURATUS)
Controversialist, b. at
- Spenser, John:
( alias HATCLIFFE and TYRRWHIT)
- Ducrue, Francis Bennon:
Missionary in Mexico, b. at Munich, Bavaria. of French parents, 10 June 1721; d. ...
- Coelde, Theodore:
(THEODORE OF MÜNSTER; THEODORE OF OSNABRÜCK; DERICK, DEDERICK, or ...
- Quadragesima:
( Latin, the fortieth).
- Islip, Simon:
An Archbishop ...
- Judica Sunday:
Name given to the fifth
- Berthier, Guillaume-François:
A Jesuit professor and writer, born at Issoudun, 1704; died at Bourges, 1782. ...
- Canisius, Theodorich:
Born at Nimwegen, Holland, 1532; died 27 September, 1606, at Ingolstadt. He was a ...
- Verrocchio, Andrea del:
Born at Florence, 1435; d. at Venice, 1488. He was called Andrea di Michele di ...
- Definitions, Theological:
The Vatican ...
- Himeria:
A titular see in the province of Osrhoene, suffragan of Edessa. The "Notitia" ...
- Litany of the Saints:
The model of all other litanies, of great antiquity.
HISTORY
- Orange, Councils of:
Two councils were held at Orange (Arausio), a town in the present department of ...
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help:
( Or OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP.)
The picture of
- Bartoli, Daniello:
An historian and littérateur , born at Ferrara, 12 February, 1608; died ...
- Dechamps, Victor Augustin Isidore:
Cardinal,
- Carneiro, Melchior:
(Carnero).
Missionary
- Arnobius:
A Christian ...
- Drachma:
(Gr. drachmé ), a Greek silver coin. The Greeks derived the word from ...
- Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: I. THE EVENT
Assuming that the Annunciation and the Incarnation took ...
- Ubertino of Casale:
Leader of the Spirituals, born at Casale of Vercelli, 1259; died about 1330. ...
- Brancati, Francesco:
Born in
- Backer, Augustin de:
Bibliographer, born at Antwerp,
- Peter Baptist, Saint, and Twenty-Five Companions:
Died at Nagasaki, 5 Feb., 1597. In 1593 while negotiations were pending between ...
- Lossada, Luis de:
Philosopher, b. at Quiroga, Asturias,
- Lumper, Gottfried:
Benedictine patristic writer, born 6 Feb., 1747, at Füssen in Bavaria ; ...
- Law, Divine (Moral Aspect of):
Divine Law is ...
- Lataste, Marie:
Born at Mimbaste near Dax, France, 21 February, 1822; died at Rennes, 10 May, ...
- Candles:
The word candle ( candela , from candeo , to burn) was introduced into the ...
- Antimensium:
Also ANTIMINSION (Greek antimension , from anti , instead of, and mensa , ...
- Bougeant, Guillaume-Hyacinthe:
Born at Quimper in Brittany, in 1690; died at Paris, 1743. He entered the
- Rodriguez, Joao:
(GIRAM, GIRAO, GIRON, ROIZ).
Missionary and author, b. at ...
- Germanus I, Saint:
Patriarch of
- Keller, Jacob:
Controversialist, born at Sackingen, Baden, Germany, in 1568; died at Munich, ...
- Rhodes, Alexandre De:
A missionary and author, born at Avignon, 15 March, 1591; died at Ispahan, ...
- Mazzolini, Lodovico:
(Also known as MAZZOLINI DA FERRARA, LODOVICO FERRARESA, and IL FERRARESE) ...
- Amiot, Joseph Maria:
A missionary to China, born at Toulon, 8 February, 1718; died at Pekin, 8 or 9 ...
- Candle, Paschal:
The blessing ...
- Jesus Mary, Religious of:
The Congregation of the Religious of
- John Nelson, Blessed:
English Jesuit martyr, b. at Skelton, four miles from York, in 1534; d. at Tyburn, ...
- Díaz, Pedro:
Missionary, b. at Lupedo,
- Raffeix, Pierre:
Missionary, born at Clermont, 1633; died at Quebec, 1724. He entered the
- Freppel, Charles-Emile:
Born at Ober-Ehnheim, Alsace, 1 June, 1827; died at Paris, 22 Dec., 1891. He was ...
- Grässel, Lorenz:
Coadjutor-elect of Baltimore ; born at Ruemannsfelden, Bavaria, 18 August, 1753; ...
- Blessed Sacrament, Sisters of the:
One of the most recent congregations of religious women in the
- Andrew Bobola, Saint:
Martyr, born of an old and illustrious Polish family, in the Palatinate of ...
- Continence:
Continence may ...
- Eudes, Blessed Jean:
French missionary and founder of the
- Tichborne, Ven. Thomas:
Born at Hartley, Hampshire, 1567; martyred at Tyburn, London, 20 April, 1602. He ...
- Monstrance (Ostensorium):
(From ostendere , "to show").
- Emmerich, Anne Catherine:
An Augustinian nun, stigmatic, and ecstatic, born 8 September, 1774, at ...
- Melito, Saint:
Bishop of Sardis, prominent ecclesiastical writer in the latter half of the ...
- Jesus and Mary, Sisters of the Holy Childhood of:
(1) A congregation founded in 1835 in the
- Wells in Scripture:
It is difficult for inhabitants of a more humid climate to realize the importance ...
- Finotti, Joseph M.:
Born at Ferrara, Italy, 21 September, 1817; died at Central City, Colorado, 10 ...
- Cornoldi, Giovanni Maria:
Professor, author, and preacher, born at Venice, 29 Sept., 1822; d. at Rome, 18 ...
- Holy Coat:
(OF TRIER AND ARGENTEUIL).
The possession of the seamless ...
- Anderledy, Anthony Maria:
General of the
- Prudentius:
(GALINDO)
A
- John Felton, Blessed:
Martyr, date and place of birth unknown, was executed in St. Paul's Churchyard, ...
- Superior:
(SUPERIORENSIS)
Situated in the northern part of Wisconsin, ...
- Vitelleschi, Muzio:
Born at Rome ...
- Coffin, Edward:
( Alias HATTON.)
An English Jesuit and missionary, born ...
- Gaddi, Agnolo, Giovanni, and Taddeo:
Florentine artists, Taddeo being the father of Agnolo and Giovanni. The dates of ...
- Isaac of Nineveh:
A Nestorian
- Gulf of St. Lawrence:
Vicariate erected 12 September, 1905, and formed from the prefecture Apostolic of ...
- Processional Cross:
A processional ...
- Gallwey, Peter:
Born at Killarney, 13 Nov., 1820; d. in London, 23 Sept., 1906; one of the ...
- Montañés, Juan Martínez:
A noted Spanish sculptor of the seventeenth century, died 1649, sometimes called ...
- Sect and Sects: I. ETYMOLOGY AND MEANING
The word "sect" is not derived, as is sometimes ...
- Juvencus, C. Vettius Aquilinus:
Christian Latin poet of the fourth century. Of his
- Claude de la Colombière, Saint:
Missionary and ascetical writer, born of noble parentage at ...
- Mammon:
Mamona ; the spelling Mammona is contrary to the textual evidence and seems ...
- Thomas of Jesus:
(THOMAS DE ANDRADA).
Reformer and preacher, born at Lisbon, ...
- Goodman, Ven. John:
Priest and
- Medaille, Jean Paul:
Jesuit missionary; b. at Carcassonne, the capital of the Department of Aude, ...
- Anchor (as Symbol), The:
The anchor, because of the great importance in navigation, was regarded in ancient ...
- Eutyches:
An heresiarch of the fifth century, who has given his name to an opinion to which ...
- Sarepta:
A titular see in Phoenicia Prima, suffragan of Tyre. It is mentioned for the ...
- James the Greater, Saint:
( Hebrew Yakob ; Septuagint Iakob ; N.T. Greek Iakobos ; a favourite name ...
- Priests' Eucharistic League: I. Object
The Priests' Eucharistic League (Confraternitas sacerdotalis ...
- Lauds:
In the Roman
- Abgar, The Legend of:
The historian Eusebius records a tradition (H.E., I, xii), which he himself ...
- Genealogy (in the Bible):
The word genealogy occurs only twice in the
- Smith, Richard:
Born in Worcestershire, 1500; died at Douai, 9 July, 1563. He was educated at ...
- All Saints' Day:
[ The vigil of this feast is popularly called "Hallowe'en" or "Halloween".] ...
- Mary, Missionaries of the Company of:
The Company of Mary ...
- Contractus, Hermann:
(Herimanus Augiensis, Hermann von
- Wolff, George Dering:
Editor, b. at Martinsburg, West
- Raymbault, Charles:
Missionary, b. in France, 1602; entered the
- Faunt, Lawrence Arthur:
A Jesuit theologian, b. 1554, d. at Wilna, Poland, 28 February, 1590-91. After ...
- Zamboanga, Diocese of:
(ZAMBOANGENSIS).
Philippine Islands. It includes the islands ...
- Palm Sunday:
The sixth and last
- Gasser von Valhorn, Joseph:
An Austrian sculptor, b. 22 Nov., 1816 at Prägraten, Tyrol; d. 28 Oct., ...
- Eucharist, Early Symbols of the:
Among the symbols employed by the Christians of the first ages in decorating ...
- Discalced:
( Latin dis , without, and calceus , shoe).
A term ...
- Boccaccino: Boccaccio Boccaccino
An eminent Italian painter, b. at Cremona, 1460, ...
- Person:
The Latin word persona was originally used to denote the mask worn by an actor. ...
- Gonnelieu, Jérôme de:
Theologian, ascetical writer, and preacher; born at Soissons, 8 Sept., 1640; died ...
- Oxyrynchus:
Titular
- Patmos:
A small volcanic island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of
- Nazareth:
The town of
- Nicolas, Auguste:
French apologist, b. at Bordeaux, 6 Jan., 1807; d. at
- Incarnation, The: I. The Fact of the Incarnation(1) The Divine
- Whitbread, Venerable Thomas:
( Alias HARCOURT).
Born in Essex, 1618; martyred at ...
- Simeon, Holy:
The "just and devout"
- Camel, George Joseph:
(Kamel).
Botanist, born at Brünn, in Moravia, 21 April ...
- Lazarus of Bethany, Saint:
Reputed first
- Ruiz de Montoya, Antonio:
One of the most distinguished pioneers of the original Jesuit mission in ...
- Bazin, John Stephen:
Third Bishop ...
- Heart of Mary, Devotion to the:
As in the article on Devotion to the Sacred Heart of
- Stephens, Thomas:
(Also known in
- Mary of Egypt, Saint:
Born probably about 344; died about 421. At the early age of twelve
- Corporal:
(From Latin corpus , body).
A square white linen cloth, ...
- Herdtrich, Christian Wolfgang:
(According to Franco, Christianus Henriques ; Chinese, Ngen ).
- Napper, Venerable George:
(Or Napier).
English martyr, born at
- Nicetas:
(NICETA)
A
- Amiens, Diocese of:
(AMBIANUM).
Comprises the department of ...
- Acclamation:
( Latin ad , to, clamare , to cry out).
IN CIVIC LIFE
- Bertonio, Ludovico:
An Italian missionary, born 1552 at Rocca Contrada near Ancona ; died at ...
- Gagliardi, Achille:
Ascetic writer and spiritual director ; born at Padua, Italy, in 1537; died at ...
- Drach, David Paul:
Convert from Judaism, b. at Strasburg, 6 March, 1791; d. end of January, 1868, at ...
- Creed:
(Latin credo , I believe).
In general, a
- Perrone, Giovanni:
Jesuit theologian, b. at Chieri, Italy, 11 March, 1794; d. at Rome, 28 Aug., 1876. ...
- Regeneration:
(Latin regeneratio ; Greek anagennesis and paliggenesia ).
- Labbe, Philippe:
Born at Borges, 10 July, 1607; died at Paris, at the
- Arrowsmith, Venerable Edmund:
English martyr, born in 1585 at Haddock; executed at Lancaster, 23 August, 1628. He ...
- Epiklesis:
Epiklesis ( ...
- Bauny, Etienne:
Theologian, b. in 1564 at Mouzon, Ardennes,
- Euroea:
A titular see of Epirus Vetus in Greece, suffragan of Nicopolis.
- Reserved Cases:
A term used for sins whose
- Bidermann, James:
A poet and theologian of great learning and sanctity, b. at Ebingen, Germany, ...
- Millennium and Millenarianism:
The fundamental
- Flodoard:
(Or FRODOARD)
French historian and chronicler, b. at Epernay ...
- Trapani:
(TREPANENSIS).
Diocese in Sicily, suffragan of Palermo. The ...
- Mazzella, Camillo:
Theologian and cardinal, born at Vitulano, 10 Feb., 1833; d. at Rome, 26 March, ...
- Hypocrisy:
(Greek hypo , under, and krinesthai , to contend — hence adequately ...
- Bayma, Joseph:
Jesuit mathematician and scientist, b. in Piedmont, Italy, 9 November, 1816; d. at ...
- Holy Sepulchre, Fathers of the:
(Guardians)
The Fathers of the
- Forrest, William:
Priest and poet; dates of birth and death uncertain. Few personal details are ...
- Cordier, Balthasar:
(Corderius)
Exegete and editor of patristic works, b. at ...
- Annat, François:
French Jesuit, theologian, writer, and one of the foremost opponents of ...
- Hospital Sisters of the Mercy of Jesus:
These sisters are established in
- Hurtado, Caspar:
A Spanish Jesuit and theologian, b. at Mondejar, New Castle, in 1575; d. at ...
- Ibas:
(Syriac IHIBA or HIBA, i.e. DONATUS)
Elected
- Manahen, Saint:
( Manaen )
A member of the Church of
- Pachtler, George Michael:
Controversial and educational writer, b. at Mergentheim, Wurtemberg, 14 Sept., ...
- Escobar y Mendoza, Antonio:
Born at Valladolid in 1589; died there, 4 July, 1669. In his sixteenth year he ...
- Marsilius of Padua:
Physician and theologian, b. at
- Paralus:
A titular see, suffragan of Cabasa in Ægyptus Secunda. One of the seven ...
- Chi-Rho (Labarum):
Labarum is the name by which the military standard adopted by
- Germanicopolis:
A titular see in the province of Isauria, suffragan of Seleucia. The city took ...
- Homily:
The word
- Cynewulf:
That certain Anglo-Saxon poems still extant were written by one
- Ceva, Thomas:
Mathematician, born at Milan, 21 December, 1648; died there, 23 February, 1737. ...
- Bobadilla, Nicolaus:
Born at Valencia, Spain, 1511; died at Loretto, Italy, 23 September, 1590. After ...
- Zádori, János:
(DREXLER).
Ecclesiastical writer, born at Katloez, County of ...
- Calvary, Mount:
The place of the Crucifixion of
- Infidels:
(Latin in , privative, and fidelis .)
As in ...
- Barbelin, Felix-Joseph:
Styled the "apostle of Philadelphia", b. at Luneville, Province of Alsace, ...
- Beckx, Pierre-Jean:
Twenty-second General of the
- Ritschlianism:
Ritschlianism ...
- Anathema:
(Greek
- Ashton, John:
An early Jesuit missionary in
- Durham Rite:
The earliest document giving an account of liturgical services in the
- Porter, George:
Archbishop of Bombay, b. 1825 at Exeter, England ; d. at Bombay, 28 September, ...
- Christ, Character of:
The surpassing eminence of the
- Piranesi, Giambattista:
An Italian etcher and engraver, b. at Venice, 1720; d. in Rome, 9 Nov., 1778. ...
- Eusebius of Alexandria:
Ecclesiastical writer and author of a number of homilies well known in the sixth ...
- Celsus the Platonist:
An eclectic Platonist and polemical writer against Christianity, who flourished ...
- Humility:
The word
- Vecchietta, Lorenzo di Pietro:
Painter, sculptor, goldsmith, and architect, b. at Castiglione di Val d'Orcia, ...
- Darrell, William:
Theologian, b. 1651, in Buckinghamshire, England ; d. 28 Feb., 1721, at St. ...
- Beauregard, Jean-Nicolas:
Celebrated French
- Assumption, Little Sisters of the:
A congregation whose work is the nursing of the sick poor in their own homes. ...
- Para du Phanjas, François:
Writer, b. at the castle of Phanja Champsaur, Basses-Alpes, 1724; d. at Paris, ...
- James of the Marches, Saint:
Franciscan, b. of a poor
- Richard:
A Friar
- Houdry, Vincent:
Preacher and writer on ascetics; b. 23 January, 1631, at
- Malabar:
In its narrower application
- Japanese Martyrs:
There is not in the whole history of the Church a single people who can offer ...
- Thyräus, Hermann:
German Jesuit, b. at Neuss on the Rhine, 1532; d. at Mainz, 26 October, 1591. ...
- Agostino Novello, Blessed:
(Matteo Di Termini), born in the first half of the thirteenth century, at Termini, ...
- Ad Sanctam Beati Petri Sedem:
This letter was issued by Alexander VII , and is dated at Rome, 16 October, ...
- Jungmann, Josef:
Born 12 Nov., 1830, at Münster,
- Bible, The:
A collection of writings which the Church of
- Schmalzgrueber, Francis Xavier:
Canonist, b. at Griesbach, Bavaria, 9 Oct., 1663; d. at Dillingen 7 Nov., 1735. ...
- Anastasia, Saint:
This martyr ...
- Godinez:
(GODINEZ).
Mystical theologian, born at Waterford, ...
- Teuchira:
A titular see in Libyan Pentapolis.
- Thomas Woodhouse, Blessed:
Martyr who suffered at Tyburn 19 June, 1573, being disembowelled alive. Ordained ...
- Christology:
Christology is ...
- Isaac Jogues, Saint:
French missionary, born at Orléans, France, 10 January, 1607; martyred at ...
- Haceldama:
Haceldama is ...
- Alvarez de Paz:
A famous mystic of the
- Charity, Sisters of, of Jesus and Mary:
A congregation founded in 1803 by
- Farlati, Daniele:
An ecclesiastical historian, b. at San Daniele del Friuli in the present Italian ...
- Gervase of Canterbury:
(GERVAS US DOROBORNENSIS)
English chronicler, b. about 1141; ...
- Pereira, Benedict:
(PEREYRA, PERERA, PERERIUS)
Philosopher, theologian, and ...
- Dürer, Albrecht:
Celebrated painter and engraver, born at Nuremberg, Germany, 21 May, 1471; ...
- Exorcism:
( See also DEMONOLOGY, DEMONIACS, EXORCIST, POSSESSION.)
- Altar Ledge:
Originally the altar was made in the shape of an
- MacCarthy, Nicholas Tuite:
Called the
- Mosynoupolis:
Titular see, suffragan of
- :
An ephemeral news-sheet appeared in 1625, and a monthly gazette relating the ...
- Landriot, Jean-François-Anne:
French bishop, b. at Couches-les-Mines near Autun, 1816, d. at Reims, 1874. ...
- Arriaga, Pablo José:
Born at Vergara, in Biscay, 1564, entered the
- Agonistici:
( Agon ="struggle").
One of the names given by the
- Ecclesiastical Forum:
That the Church of Christ has ...
- Elizabeth Associations:
( Elisabethenvereine .)
Charitable associations of women ...
- Coninck, Giles de:
(Also called Regius).
Jesuit theologian, b. 20 Dec., 1571, at ...
- Pie, Louis-Edouard-Désiré:
Cardinal, born at Pontgouin,
- Crasset, Jean:
Ascetical writer, b. at Dieppe, France, 3 January, 1618; d. at Paris, 4 January, ...
- Georgius Syncellus:
(Greek Georgios ho Sygkellos ).
Died after 810; the author ...
- Berthold of Reichenau:
A Benedictine
- Hermann of Fritzlar:
With this name are connected two works on
- Nails, Holy:
The question has long been debated whether
- Quesnel, Pasquier:
(PASCHASE)
Pasquier Quesnel, born in Paris, 14 July, 1634; ...
- Mozzi, Luigi:
Controversialist, born at Bergamo, 26 May, 1746; died near Milan, 24 June, 1813. ...
- Plowden, Robert:
Elder brother of Charles, born 27 January, 1740; died at Wappenbury, 27 June, ...
- Holy Oils:
(OLEA SACRA).
Liturgical Benediction
Oil is a product ...
- Eudocia:
(E UDOKIA ).
Ælia Eudocia, sometimes wrongly called ...
- Rerum Crerator Optime:
The hymn for ...
- Lidwina, Saint:
Born at Schiedam, Holland, 18 April 1380; died 14 April, 1433. Her father, Peter ...
- Nieremberg y Otin, Juan Eusebio:
Noted theologian and polygraphist, b. of German
- Kings:
(Plural of Latin magus ; Greek magoi ).
The "wise men ...
- Wilcox, Robert, Venerable:
English martyr, born at Chester, 1558; suffered at Canterbury, 1 October, 1588. He ...
- Bethany:
( Bethania ).
A village of Palestine, fifteen furlongs, or ...
- Apostles, The:
Under this title it may be sufficient to supply brief and essential information, ...
- Pharisees:
A politico-religious sect or faction among the adherents of later Judaism, that ...
- Demoniacs:
( See also DEMONOLOGY, EXORCISM, EXORCIST, POSSESSION.)
...
- Apollonius of Ephesus:
Anti- Montanist Greek ecclesiastical writer, between 180 and 210, probably from ...
- Whitty, Robert:
Born at Pouldarrig near Oylgate, 7 January, 1817; died 1 September, 1895. In 1830 ...
- Unam Sanctam:
(Latin the One Holy , i.e. Church ), the Bull on papal supremacy issued 18 ...
- Lance, The Holy:
We read in the Gospel of
- Settignano, Desiderio da:
Born at Settignano, Tuscany, 1428; died at Florence, 1463. He is said to have ...
- Archdeacon, Richard:
An Irish Jesuit, whose name is sometimes given as Archdekin or Arsdekin, b. at ...
- Hephæstus:
A titular see of Augustamnica Prima, mentioned by Hierocles (Synecd., 727, 9), ...
- Buffier, Claude:
A philosopher, and author, born in Poland, of French parents, 25 May, 1661; died ...
- Vida, Marco Girolamo:
Italian Humanist, b. at
- Aranda, Philip:
Jesuit theologian, born at Moneva, Aragon, 3 February 1642; died at Saragossa, 3 ...
- Discipline, Ecclesiastical:
Etymologically the word discipline signifies the formation of one who places ...
- Tantum Ergo:
The opening words of the penultimate
- Luni-Sarzana-Brugnato:
Diocese in the province of Genoa. Luni (originally Luna) was an Etruscan city, but ...
- Pise, Charles Constantine:
Priest, poet, and prose writer, b. at Annapolis, Maryland, 22 Nov., 1801; d. at ...
- Heroic Virtue:
The notion of heroicity is derived from hero, originally a warrior, a demigod; ...
- Darnis:
A metropolitan ...
- Domitiopolis:
A titular see of Isauria in
- Quam singulari:
A decree of ...
- Assumption, Sisters of the:
A congregation of French
- Nobili, Robert de':
Born at Montepulciano, Tuscany, September, 1577; died at Mylapore, India, in ...
- Judgment, Divine:
This subject
- Konsag, Ferdinand:
A German missionary of the eighteenth century, b. 2 December, 1703, at Warasdin, ...
- Christ, Virgin Birth of:
The dogma ...
- Steinmeyer, Ferdinand:
(FARMER)
Ferdinand Steinmeyer, Jesuit missionary, born in ...
- Passions:
By passions ...
- Ionopolis:
A titular see in the province of Paphlagonia, suffragan of Gangres. The city ...
- Fundamental Articles:
This term was employed by Protestant theologians to distinguish the essential ...
- Schrader, Clement:
Jesuit theologian, b. at Itzum, in Hanover, Nov., 1820; d. at
- College (in Canon Law):
A collection ( Latin collegium ) of persons united together for a common ...
- Abel:
(From the Hebrew word for Vanity , "probably so called from the shortness of ...
- Guérin, Anne-Thérèse:
(In religion, Mother Theodore)
Born at Etables (Côte du ...
- Basilides:
The earliest of the Alexandrian Gnostics ; he was a native of
- Jeningen, Venerable Philipp:
Born at Eichstätt, Bavaria, 5 January, 1642;d, at Ellwangen, 8 February, ...
- Kögler, Ignaz:
(Called LAI in Chinese).
Along with Father
- Possession, Demonical:
( See also DEMONOLOGY, DEMONIACS, EXORCISM, EXORCIST.)
- Aimerich, Mateo:
A learned philologist, born at Bordil, in Spain, 1715; died at Ferrara, 1799. He ...
- Barron, Edward:
A missionary, born at Waterford, Ireland, 1801; died at Savannah, Georgia, ...
- Docimium:
A titular see of Phrygia in
- Jude, Epistle of Saint:
The present subject
- Daniel, Charles:
Born 31 December, 1818, at Beauvais,
- Creed, Nicene:
As approved in amplified
- Isionda:
A titular see in the province of Pamphylia Secunda; it was a suffragan of ...
- Bergen, Ancient See of:
(BERGA, BERGENSIS.)
The
- Oldoini, Augustino:
Historian and bibliographer, b. 6 Jan., 1612; d. at Perugia, 23 March, 1683. He ...
- Thomas the Apostle, Saint:
Little is recorded of
- Terenuthis:
Titular see, suffragan of Antinoë in Thebais Prima. Le Quien (Oriens christ., ...
- Dove:
(Latin columba ).
In
- Bute, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Third Marquess of:
Born at Mountstuart, Bute, 12 September, 1847; d. at Dumfries House, Ayrshire, 9 ...
- Book of Common Prayer: I. HISTORY
On 21 January, 1549, the first Act of Uniformity was passed ...
- Cyrus of Alexandria:
A Melchite
- Borgo San-Sepolcro:
Diocese situated in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy. The city is ...
- Britto, Blessed John de: Martyr ; born in Lisbon, 1 March, 1647, and was brought up in court; martyred in ...
- Song, Religious:
(Sacred Song)
Religious song is the general designation given ...
- Stoss, Veit:
Sculptor, b. at
- Otto of Passau:
All we know of him is in the
- Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, The Fact of the:
The fact of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin
- Borras, Francisco Nicolás:
A distinguished Spanish painter, born at Cocentaina, 1530; died at Gandia, 1610. ...
- Ireland, Ven. William:
( Alias Ironmonger.)
Jesuit martyr, born in Lincolnshire, ...
- Robert of Arbrissel:
Itinerant preacher, founder of Fontevrault, b. c. 1047 at Arbrissel (now ...
- Lanzi, Luigi:
An Italian archeologist, b. at Mont Olmo, near Macerata, in 1732; d. at
- Holy Innocents:
The children mentioned ...
- André, Yves Marie:
Mathematician, b. 22 May, 1675, at Chateaulin, in Lower Brittany; d. at Caen, 25 ...
- Stansel, Valentin:
Astronomer, b. at Olmütz, Moravia, 1621; d. at Bahia, Brazil, 18 Dec., 1705. ...
- Denis, Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael:
Bibliographer and poet, b. at Schärding, Bavaria, 27 September, 1729; d. at ...
- Christine of Stommeln, Blessed:
Born at Stommeln near Cologne, in 1242; died 6 November, 1312.
- Mirandola, Giovanni Pico della:
Italian philosopher and scholar, born 24 February, 1463; died 17 November, 1494. ...
- Brisacier, Jean de:
Controversialist, b. at Blois, France, 9 June, 1592; entered the
- San Juan:
(SANCTI JOANNIS DE CUYO).
Diocese in the Argentine Republic ...
- Vargas, Luis de:
Painter, b. at Seville, in 1502; d. there in 1568. He has two claims upon our ...
- Nimbus:
(Latin, related to Nebula, nephele , properly vapour, cloud), in art and ...
- Altar, High:
(ALTARE SUMMUM or MAJUS.)
The
- Verbum Supernum Prodiens:
The first line of two hymns celebrating respectively the Nativity of
- Bartholomites:
The name given to Armenian monks who sought refuge in
- Tanner, Edmund:
Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Ireland, 1574-1579; born about 1526; died 1579. The ...
- González de Santalla, Thyrsus:
Theologian and thirteenth general of the
- Marciane:
A titular see of Lycia, suffragan of Myra. It figures in the "Notitiae ...
- Drechsel, Jeremias:
( Also Drexelius or Drexel.)
Ascetic writer, b. at ...
- Conscience, Examination of:
By this term is understood a review of one's past thoughts, words and actions for ...
- Pianciani, Giambattista:
Scientist, b. at Spoleto, 27 Oct., 1784; d. at Rome, 23 March, 1862. He entered ...
- Stalls:
Stalls — ...
- Filliucci, Vincenzo:
Jesuit moralist; b. at Sienna, Italy, 1566; d. at
- Attrition:
Attrition or ...
- James, Epistle of Saint:
The questions concerning this epistle are treated in the following order:
...
- Villalpandus, Juan Bautista:
Born at Cordova, Spain, in 1552; entered the
- Valentinian III:
Reigned 425-55, b. at Ravenna, 3 July, 419; d. at Rome, 16 March, 455; son of ...
- Linacre, Thomas:
English physician and clergyman, founder of the Royal
- Apostolicae Curae:
Note: An English translation of
- O'Reilly, Bernard:
Historian, b. 20 Sept., 1820, in County Mayo,
- Monroe, James:
A soldier, convert, born in Albemarle county, Virginia, U.S.A. 10 Sept., 1799; ...
- Baker City, Diocese of:
Comprises Wasco, Klamath, Lake, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Morrow, Grant, Union, ...
- Daniel, Gabriel:
Historian and controversialist, born at Rouen, France, 8 Feb., 1649; died at ...
- Roothaan, Johann Philipp:
Twenty-first General of the
- Blessed Sacrament, Exposition of the:
Exposition is a manner of honouring the Holy Eucharist, by exposing It, with ...
- Months, Special Devotions for:
During the Middle ...
- Dioclea:
A titular see of Phrygia in
- Kwango:
(Prefecture Apostolic)
- Olba:
A titular see in Isauria, suffragan of Seleucia. It was a city of Cetis in ...
- Stauropolis:
A titular
- Nisibis:
A titular
- Holland, Ven. Thomas:
An English martyr, b. 1600 at Sutton, Lancashire; martyred at Tyburn, 12 ...
- Victimae Paschali Laudes Immolent Christiani:
The first
- Blessed Sacrament, Reservation of the:
The practice of preserving after the celebration of the
- Diario Romano:
( Italian for "Roman Daybook")
A booklet published annually ...
- Szentiványi, Martin:
Born at Szentivàn, 20 October, 1633; died at Nagy-Szombàt (Tyrnau), ...
- Gerrha:
A titular see in the province of Augustamnica Prima, suffragan of
- Heinrich von Laufenberg:
A German poet of the fifteenth century, d. at
- Eudoxias:
A titular see of Galatia Secunda in
- Holy Sepulchre:
Holy Sepulchre ...
- Faith, The Rule of:
The word rule ( Latin regula , Gr. kanon ) means a standard by which ...
- Curley, James:
An astronomer, b. at Athleague, County Roscommon, Ireland, 26 October, 1796; d. ...
- Baegert, John Jacob:
Missionary and ethnographer, born at Schlettstadt in Alsace, 23 December, 1717; ...
- Parætonium:
Parætonium, a titular see of Lybia Secunda or Inferior (i.e. Marmarica), ...
- Rocamadour:
Communal chief town of the canton of Gramat, district of Gourdon, Department of ...
- Worship, Christian: NOTION AND CHARACTERISTICS
The word worship (Saxon weorthscipe , ...
- Feasts, Ecclesiastical:
( Latin Festum ; Greek heorte ).
Feast Days, or Holy ...
- Kobler, Andreas:
An historian, b. at Muhldorf in Bavaria, 22 June, 1816; d. at Klagenfurt, 15 ...
- Acosta, José de:
The son of well-to-do and respected parents, born at Medina del Campo in Spain, ...
- Stations of the Cross:
(Also called Stations of the Cross, Via Crucis, and Via Dolorosa). These names are ...
- Canticle of Simeon:
(The Canticle ...
- Peter, Saint, Epistles of:
These two epistles
- Coster, Francis:
Theologian, born at Mechlin, 16 June, 1532 (1531); died at Brussels, 16 December, ...
- Modalism (Monarchianism):
Heretics of the ...
- Hermopolis Parva:
A titular see of Ægyptus Prima, suffragan of Alexandria. Its ancient ...
- Alexis Falconieri, Saint:
Born in Florence, 1200; died 17 February, 1310, at Mount Senario, near Florence. ...
- Viva, Domenico:
Writer, b. at Lecce, 19 Oct., 1648; d. 5 July, 1726. He entered the
- Aston:
The name of several English Catholics of prominence.
Sir ...
- Fremin, James:
Jesuit missionary to the American Indians ; b. at Reims, 12 March, 1628; d. at ...
- Elizabeth of Reute, Saint:
Member of the Third Order of St. Francis, born 25 November, 1386, at Waldsee in ...
- Sirmond, Jacques:
One of the greatest scholars of the seventeenth century, born at Riom in the ...
- Sailer, Johann Michael:
Professor of theology and
- Physiologus:
An early
- Pardies, Ignace-Gaston:
French scientist, b. at Pau, 5 Sept., 1636; d. of fever contracted whilst ...
- Harpasa:
A titular see of Caria, suffragan of Stauropolis. Nothing is known of the ...
- Henríquez, Enrique:
Noted Jesuit theologian, b. at Oporto, 1536; d. at Tivoli, 28 January, 1608. At ...
- Anne, Saint:
Anne (Hebrew, Hannah , grace; also spelled Ann, Anne,
- Tyrie, James:
Theologian, b. at Drumkilbo, Perthshire, Scotland, 1543; d. at Rome, 27 May, 1597. ...
- Passion of Jesus Christ:
See also THE PASSION OF CHRIST IN THE GOSPELS .
The ...
- Filioque:
Filioque is a ...
- Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Congregation of the:
Better known as the Congregation of Picpus, was founded by Father Coudrin, b. at ...
- Concina, Daniello:
Dominican preacher, controversialist and theologian, b. at Clauzetto or San ...
- Scherer, Georg:
Pulpit orator ...
- Belgrado, Giacopo:
Italian Jesuit and natural philosopher, born at Udine, 16 November, 1704; died in ...
- Gallifet, Joseph de:
Priest ; b. near Aix, France, 2 May 1663; d. at Lyons, 1 September, 1749. He ...
- Abomination of Desolation, The:
The importance of this Scriptural expression is chiefly derived from the fact ...
- Apostles' Creed:
A formula containing in brief statements, or "articles," the fundamental tenets of ...
- Ségur, Louis Gaston de:
Prelate and ...
- Drusipara:
A titular see in Thracia Prima. Nothing is known of the ancient history of this ...
- Lobera, Ann:
(Better known as V ENERABLE A NN OF J ESUS ).
Carmelite ...
- Gertrude of Nivelles, Saint:
Virgin, and
- Grace:
Actual Grace Explains the concept of actual grace, which is defined in the ...
- Bonnard, Ven. Jean Louis:
A French missionary and martyr, b. 1 March, 1824 at ...
- Ailly, Pierre d':
(PETRUS DE ALLACO).
French theologian and philosopher,
- Cathedra:
(1) The chair or
- Mathathias:
The name of ten persons of the Bible ...
- Lagania:
A titular see in Galatia Prima. The town is mentioned by Ptolemy, V, i, 14, and ...
- Benoît, Michel:
Born at Autun ...
- Behaim, Martin:
(Martinus de
- Capharnaum:
A titular see of Palestine. Its name (also KAPERNAUM) means village of
- Flagellation:
The history of the whip, rod, and stick, as instruments of punishment and of
- Children of Mary:
The Sodality ...
- Provincial:
An officer acting under the
- Marriage, Mixed:
(Latin Matrimonia mixta ).
Technically, mixed marriages ...
- Remuzat, Ven. Anne-Madeleine:
Born at Marseilles, 29 Nov., 1696; died 15 Feb., 1730. At nine years of age she ...
- Alberic of Ostia:
A Benedictine monk, and Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia from 1138-47. Born in 1080, ...
- Atienza, Juan de:
Born at Tordehumos, near Valladolid, in Spain, in the year 1546, eldest son of ...
- Robbia, Lucia di Simone:
Sculptor, b. at Florence, 1400; d. 1481. He is believed to have studied design ...
- Abstemii:
An abstemius is one who cannot take wine without risk of vomiting. As, ...
- Odescalchi, Carlo:
Cardinal, prince, archbishop, and Jesuit, b. at Rome, 5 March, 1786; d. at ...
- Bristow, Richard:
Born at Worcester, 1538, died at Harrow-on-the-Hill, 1581. He went to the ...
- Kino, Eusebius:
A famous Jesuit missionary of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; b. 10 ...
- Damberger, Joseph Ferdinand:
Church historian, born 1 March, 1795, at Passau, Bavaria ; died 1 April, 1859, ...
- Schott, Gaspar:
German physicist, b. 5 Feb., 1608, at Königshofen; d. 12 or 22 May, 1666, at ...
- Knabl, Joseph:
A master of religious plastic art, b. at Fliess, Tyrol, in 1819; d. at Munich in ...
- Nicholas Owen, Saint:
A Jesuit lay-brother, martyred in 1606. There is no record of his parentage, ...
- Wilmers, Wilhelm:
Professor of
- Martin y Garcia, Luis:
Twenty-fourth General of the
- Churching of Women:
A blessing ...
- Joliette:
(JOLIETTENSIS).
Diocese created by Pius X , 27 January, ...
- Gatianus, Saint:
Founder and
- Euaria:
A titular see of Phoenicia Secunda or Libanensis, in Palestine. The true ...
- Tamburini, Thomas:
Moral theologian, born at
- Cursor Mundi:
(THE RUNNER OF THE WORLD)
A
- Altar Candles:
For mystical reasons the Church prescribes that the
- Alogi:
( a privative and logos , "word"; sc. "Deniers of the Word"). St. ...
- Nausea, Frederic:
(Latinized from the German Grau .)
Bishop of Vienna, born ...
- Gibbons, John:
Jesuit theologian and controversialist; b. 1544, at or near Wells, Somersetshire; ...
- Mercy, Corporal and Spiritual Works of:
Mercy as it is here contemplated is said to be a
- Sabbatine Privilege:
The name Sabbatine
- Beroth:
(B EEROTH )
A city in Chanaan, one of the confederation ...
- Minister:
The term
- Wilgefortis:
A fabulous female saint known also as UNCUMBER, KUMMERNIS, KOMINA, COMERA, ...
- Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus, Saint:
Of the Third Order of St. Francis , b. at Naples, 25 March, 1715; d. there, 6 ...
- Morales, Christóbal:
A composer, born at Seville, 2 Jan., 1512; died at Málaga, 14 June, 1553. ...
- Morse, Venerable Henry:
Martyr ; b. in 1595 in Norfolk; d. at Tyburn, 1 Feb., 1644. He was received into ...
- Brillmacher, Peter Michael:
Born at Cologne ...
- Beatitudes, The Eight:
The solemn blessings ( beatitudines, benedictiones ) which
- Barry, Paul de:
Born at Leucate in 1587; died at Avignon, 28 July, 1661. He was a member of the ...
- Didache:
(D OCTRINE OF THE T WELVE A POSTLES )
A short treatise ...
- Ward, Mary:
Foundress, born 23 January, 1585; died 23 January, 1645; eldest daughter of ...
- Saint-Victor, Achard de:
Canon regular, ...
- Suárez, Francisco:
Doctor Eximius ...
- Definitors (in Religious Orders):
Generally speaking, the governing council of an order. Bergier describes them as ...
- Danti, Vincenzo:
Sculptor, brother of Ignazio, b. at Perugia, 1530; d. 24 May, 1576. He also ...
- Servants of Mary (Order of Servites):
This order was founded on the feast of the Assumption, 1233 when the Blessed ...
- Binet, Etienne:
Jesuit author, born at Dijon, France, 1569; died at Paris, 1639. He entered the ...
- Baldinucci, Blessed Anthony:
Born 19 June, 1665, at Florence, died 6 November, 1717. He entered the
- Encolpion:
(Greek egkolpion , that which is worn on the breast).
The ...
- Borgognone, Ambrogio:
(Real name AMBROGIO STEFANI DA FOSSANO).
A distinguished ...
- Hermes, Saint:
Martyr, Bishop ...
- Schäzler, Constantine, Baron von:
Theologian, b. at Ratisbon, 7 May, 1827; d. at Interlaken, 9 September, 1880. By ...
- Heart of Jesus, Devotion to the:
The treatment of this subject is divided into two parts:
I. Doctrinal ...
- O'Donnell, Edmund:
The first Jesuit executed by the English government; b. at
- Tiberiopolis:
Titular see in Phrygia Pacatiana.
- Carthage, Saint:
St. Carthage, whose name is also given as Mochuda, was born of a
- Annas:
(According to Blass and Wescott-Hort,
- Altar Cloths:
The use of altar-cloths goes back to the early centuries of the Church. St. ...
- Altar Lamp:
In the Old Testament ...
- Blemmida, Nicephorus:
(B LEMMYDES )
A learned
- Maderna, Carlo:
(1556-1629) known principally by his
- Titopolis:
(TITIOPOLIS)
Titular see, suffragan of Seleucia Trachaea in ...
- Poona:
(PUNENSIS)
Diocese in India, comprises that portion of the ...
- Buglio, Louis:
A celebrated missionary in China, mathematician, and theologian, born at Mineo, ...
- Evangelist:
In the New Testament ...
- Lister, Thomas:
( alias Thomas Butler)
Jesuit writer, b. in Lancashire, ...
- Dansara:
A titular see in Osrhoene. Stephanus Byzantius mentions
- :
I. APOCRYPHA OF JEWISH ORIGINS: DRUMMOND, The
- Trapezopolis:
A titular see in Phrygia Pacatiana, suffragan to Laodicea.
- Danaba:
A titular see of Phænicia Secunda.
- Incense:
( Latin thus , Gr. thumiama ), an aromatic
- Triesnecker, Francis a Paula:
Astronomer, b. at Kirchberg on the Wagram, in Lower Austria, 2 April, 1745; d. at ...
- Liberatore, Matteo:
A philosopher, theologian, and writer, born at Salerno, Italy, 14 August, 1810; ...
- Juliopolis:
Titular see in the province of Bithynia Secunda, suffragan of Nicaea. The city was ...
- Henoticon:
The story of the
- Marcoux, Joseph:
A missionary among the Iroquois, b. in Canada, 16 March, 1791; d. there 29 May, ...
- Innsbruck University:
Innsbruck University, officially the ROYAL IMPERIAL LEOPOLD FRANCIS UNIVERSITY IN ...
- Dereser, Anton:
(Known also as THADDAEUS A S. ADAMO).
Born at Fahr in ...
- God, Three Persons of:
This article is divided as follows:
I.
- Terrien, Jean-Baptiste:
Dogmatic theologian, born at St-Laurent-des-Autels, Maine-et-Loire, 26 Aug., ...
- Mercadé, Eustache:
French dramatic poet of the fifteenth century. The dates of his birth and death ...
- Glory:
This word has many shades of meaning which lexicographers are somewhat puzzled to ...
- Coton, Pierre:
A celebrated French Jesuit, born 7 March, 1564, at Néronde in Forez; died ...
- John, Epistles of:
Three canonical books of the New Testament written by the
- Sánchez, Alonzo:
Born in Mondejar, Guadalajara, Spain, in 1547; died at Alcalá, 27 May, ...
- Tricomia:
Titular see, suffragan of Caesarea in Palaestina Prima. It is mentioned in George ...
- Hugh of Flavigny:
Benedictine monk ...
- Gentiles:
( Hebrew Gôyîm ; Greek ethne, ethnikoi , Hellenes ; Vulgate ...
- Ansaldi, Casto Innocenzio:
Theologian and archaeologist, b. at Piacenza, in Italy, 7 March, 1710; d. at ...
- Cibot, Pierre-Martial:
Missionary, born at Limoges, France, 14 August, 1727; died at Peking, China, 8 ...
- Galle:
DIOCESE OF GALLE (GALLENSIS).
Diocese in Ceylon, created ...
- Molyneux, Sir Caryll:
Baronet of Sefton, and third Viscount Molyneux of Maryborough in Ireland, born ...
- Garnier, Julien:
Jesuit missionary, born at Connerai, France, 6 January, 1642; d. in Quebec, ...
- Buteux, Jacques:
French missionary in Canada. Born at Abbeville, in Picardy, 11 April, 1600; slain ...
- Pignatelli, Venerable Giuseppe Maria:
Born 27 December, 1737, in Saragossa,
- Gfrörer, August Friedrich:
German historian; b. at Calw, Würtemberg, 5 March, 1803; d. at Karlsbad, 6 ...
- Kafiristan and Kashmir, Prefecture Apostolic of:
Created (1887) by Leo XIII in the extreme North of India. As regards
- Good Friday: Definition and etymology
- Chastity:
In this article
- Eustochium Julia, Saint:
Virgin, born at
- Europus:
A titular see in Provincis Euphratensis, suffragan of Hierapolis. The former ...
- Beaufort, Lady Margaret:
Countess of Richmond and Derby, b. 1443; d. 1509, daughter and heiress of
- Tepic:
DIOCESE OF TEPIC (TEPICENSIS)
A
- Intention:
( Latin intendere, to stretch toward, to aim at) is an act of the
- None:
This subject
- Burckmair, Hans:
(Or Burgkmair).
A painter of the Swabian school, b. at
- Gisbert, Blaise:
French rhetorician and critic; born at Cahors, 21 February, 1657; died at ...
- Epiphany:
Known also under the following names: (1) ta
- Derbe:
A titular see of Lycaonia,
- Ruiz de Montoya, Diego:
Theologian, b. at Seville, 1562; d. there 15 March, 1632. He entered the
- Adoption, Supernatural:
( Latin adoptare , to choose.)
- Pray, George:
Abbot, canon, librarian of the University library of Buda, and important ...
- Dionysias:
A titular see in Arabia. This city, which figures in the "Synecdemos" of ...
- Fonseca, Pedro Da:
A philosopher and theologian, born at Cortizada, Portugal, 1528; died at ...
- Almond, John, Venerable:
English priest ...
- Hunolt, Franz:
The most popular German preacher of the early part of the eighteenth century, b. ...
- Abdon and Sennen, Saints:
(Variously written in early calendars and martyrologies Abdo, Abdus; Sennes, ...
- Lohner, Tobias:
Born 13 March, 1619, at Neuötting in the
- Ancona, Ciriaco d':
An Italian antiquary whose
- Orvieto:
DIOCESE OF ORVIETO (URBEVETANA)
Diocese in Central Italy. ...
- Teresa of Lisieux, Saint:
(Sister Teresa of the Child Jesus)
Carmelite of Lisieux, ...
- Prado, Jerome de:
Exegete, b. at Baeza in Spain, 1547; d. at Rome, 13 Jan., 1595. He entered the ...
- Hebrews, Epistle to the:
This will be ...
- Lac, Stanislaus du:
Jesuit educationist and social work, b. at Paris, 21 November, 1835; d. there, ...
- Angelo Clareno da Cingoli:
One of the leaders of the so-called Spiritual Franciscans, b. at
- Sidonius Apollinaris:
(CAIUS SOLLIUS MODESTUS APOLLINARIS SIDONIUS).
Christian ...
- Redemption:
The restoration of
- Letourneux, Nicolas:
A well-known French preacher and ascetical writer of Jansenistic tendencies, ...
- Paludanus, Peter:
(PETRUS DE PALUDE)
A theologian and archbishop, born in ...
- Evodius:
The first
- Nyssa:
A titular see in Cappadocia Prima, suffragan of Caesarea. It is mentioned by ...
- Barnabas, The Epistle of: Authorities for the Text and Editions
There is a triple tradition of the ...
- Cord, Confraternities of the:
Pious associations of the
- Bordone, Cavaliere Paris:
An eminent painter of the Venetian school, b. at Treviso, 1500 d. at Venice, ...
- Baptism:
One of the Seven
- Partnership:
Partnership, an unincorporated association of two or more persons, known as ...
- Anderson, Patrick:
A Scottish Jesuit, b. at Elgin in Morayshire in 1575; died in London, 24 ...
- Byzantine Art:
The art of the Eastern Roman Empire and of its capital Byzantium, or ...
- Anastasius, Saint:
Bishop of Antioch, A.D. 559, distinguished for his learning and austerity of ...
- Hypæpa:
Titular see of
- Neve:
Titular see of Arabia, suffragan of Bostra. Two of its
- Matilda, Saint:
(MATILDA VON HACKEBORN-WIPPRA).
Benedictine; born in 1240 or ...
- Formby, Henry:
Born 1816; died at Normanton Hall, Leicester, 12 March, 1884. His father, Henry ...
- Discipline of the Secret:
(Latin Disciplina Arcani ; German Arcandisciplin ).
A ...
- Apparitions:
This article
- Giuliani, Veronica:
Born at Mercatello in the Duchy of Urbino, Italy, 1660; died at Citt` di ...
- Moore, Michael:
(Or MOOR)
Priest, preacher, and professor, b. at Dublin, ...
- Messina, Antonello da:
Born at Messina, about 1430; died 1497. After studying for some
- Erythrae:
A titular see in
- Surin, Jean-Joseph:
Born 1600; died at Bordeaux, 1665. He belonged to the
- Sora:
A titular see in Paphlagonia, suffragan of Gangra.
- Denunciation:
Denunciation ( ...
- Hyacintha Mariscotti, Saint:
A religious of the Third Order of St. Francis and foundress of the Sacconi; born ...
- Prusias ad Hypium:
Titular see, suffragan of
- Miletopolis:
A titular see of
- Pinturicchio:
(BERNARDINO DI BETTO, surnamed PINTURICCHIO)
Born at Verona, ...
- Apostolic Fathers, The:
Christian writers of the first and second centuries who are known, or are ...
- Creswell, Joseph:
( vere Arthur)
Controversialist, b. 1557 of Yorkshire stock ...
- Most Pure Heart of Mary, Feast of the:
In its principal object this feast is identical with the feast of the "Inner
- Optatus, Saint:
Bishop of Milevis, in Numidia, in the fourth century. He was a convert, as we ...
- Encratites:
[ ’Egkrateîs (Irenæus) ’Egkratetai (Clement of ...
- Müller, Karl:
Professor at Düsseldorf, b. at Darmstadt, 29 Oct., 1818; d. at Neuenahr, 15 ...
- Sunday:
Sunday (Day of ...
- Oceania, Vicariate Apostolic of Central:
The whole of Oceania had at first been entrusted by the Propaganda to the
- Jouvancy, Joseph de:
(JOSEPHUS JUVENCIUS).
Poet, pedagogue, philologist, and ...
- Busée, Pierre:
(Busæus or Buys).
A Jesuit theologian, born at ...
- James the Less, Saint: THE IDENTITY OF JAMES
The name "James" in the New Testament is borne by ...
- Mabinogion:
A collection of medieval Welsh tales in prose. The word is a derivation of the ...
- Tiberias, Sea of:
So called in John 21:1 ...
- Nasoræans:
Sometimes called M ANDÆANS, S ABIANS, or C HRISTIANS OF S T. J OHN. ...
- Orthosias:
A titular see of
- Amen:
The word Amen ...
- Tanner, Adam:
Controversialist, born at Innsbruck in 1571; died at Unken, 25 May, 1632. He ...
- Molai, Jacques de:
(DE MOLAY).
Born at Rahon, Jura, about 1244; d. at Paris, 18 ...
- Syllabus:
( syllabos , "collection")
The name given to two series of ...
- Bartolommeo, Fra:
An Italian painter and a member of the Dominican Order, b. in 1475 in the ...
- Apolytikion:
A dismissal prayer or
- Low Church:
The name given to one of the three parties or doctrinal tendencies that prevail ...
- Aeons:
The term appropriated by Gnostic heresiarchs to designate the series of spiritual ...
- Pantænus:
Head of the Catechetical School of
- Zamora:
Vicariate Apostolic in South Ecuador, created 3 February, 1893, by Leo XIII. The ...
- Eulogius of Alexandria, Saint:
Patriarch of that see from 580 to 607. He was a successful combatant of the ...
- Fortaleza, Diocese of:
(FORTALEXIENSIS)
The
- Charismata:
The Greek term charisma denotes any
- Plowden, Charles:
Born at Plowden Hall, Shropshire, 1743; died at Jougne, Doubs, France, 13 June, ...
- Cross, Sign of the:
A term applied to various manual acts, liturgical or devotional in character, ...
- Ombus:
Titular see and suffragan of
- Altar (in Liturgy):
In the New Law ...
- Maelruan, Saint:
(Maolruain, Melruan, Molruan). Founder and first
- Lateran Council, Fourth:
From the commencement of his reign
- Chambéry:
ARCHDIOCESE OF CHAMBÉRY (CAMBERIENSIS).
The
- Clavius, Christopher:
Christoph Clau, mathematician and astronomer, whose most important achievement ...
- Ribas, Andrés Pérez De:
A pioneer missionary, historian of north-western Mexico; born at Cordova, Spain, ...
- Compiégne, Teresian Martyrs of:
Guillotined at the Place du Trône Renversé (now called Place de la ...
- Van der Sandt, Maximilian:
(SANDAUS).
Born at Amsterdam, 17 April, 1578; d. at ...
- Etschmiadzin:
A famous Armenian monastery, since 1441 the ecclesiastical capital of the ...
- Thmuis:
A titular see in Augustamnica Prima, suffragan of
- Tlos:
A titular see in Lycia, suffragan of Myra.
- Evangeliaria:
Liturgical books containing those portions of the Gospels which are read during ...
- Pityus:
A titular see in
- Ravalli, Antonio:
Missionary, b. in Italy, 1811; d. at St. Mary's, Montana, U. S. A., 2 Oct., ...
- Messias:
(Or Messias ...
- Bridget of Sweden, Saint:
(Also Birgitta).
The most celebrated saint of the Northern ...
- Nonnotte, Claude-Adrien:
Controversialist; b. in Besançon, 29 July, 1711; d. there, 3 September, ...
- Christ, Chronology of the Life of:
In the following paragraphs we shall endeavour to establish the absolute and ...
- Cabral, Francisco:
Portuguese missionary in Japan, born in the castle of Govillou,
- Papias, Saint:
Bishop of
- Epiphanius of Salamis:
Born at Besanduk, near Eleutheropolis, in Judea, after 310; died in 403. While ...
- Richard, Charles-Louis:
Theologian and publicist; b. at Blainville-sur-l'Eau, in Lorraine, April, 1711; ...
- Supernatural Order:
The
- Jesus, Daughters of:
Founded at Kermaria, in the
- Hilton, Walter:
Augustinian mystic, d. 24 March, 1396. Little is known of his life, save that he ...
- Colossians, Epistle to the:
One of the four Captivity Epistles written by
- Bartholomew of Lucca:
(Or de Fiadonibus, sometimes abbreviated Ptolomeo or Tolomeo)
- Beatitudes, Mount of:
This name is given to the place where Our Saviour delivered the "Sermon on the ...
- Antiochene Liturgy:
The family of ...
- Sabbath:
( Hebrew shabbath , cessation, rest; Greek Sabbaton ; Latin Sabbatum ). ...
- Sem:
( Hebrew "name", "fame", "renown"; in Septuagint,
- Abbreviation, Methods of:
The use of abbreviations is due, in part, to exigencies arising from the
- Eumenia:
A titular see of Phrygia Pacatiana in
- Communion of Saints:
( communo sanctorum , a fellowship of, or with, the saints).
- Uranopolis:
A titular see of
- Paltus:
A titular see and suffragan of
- Tabæ:
Titular see in Caria, suffragan of
- Mayer, Christian:
Moravian astronomer, born at Mederizenhi in Moravia, 20 Aug., 1719, died at ...
- Bernward, Saint:
Thirteenth
- Medal, Miraculous:
The devotion commonly known as that of the
- Sacris Solemniis:
The opening words of the
- Jericho:
Three cities of this name have successively occupied sites in the same ...
- Silveira, Ven. Goncalo da:
Pioneer missionary of South Africa, b. 23 Feb, 1526, at Almeirim, about forty ...
- Masolino da Panicale:
Son of Cristoforo Fini; b. in the suburb of Panicale di Valdese, near Florence, ...
- Fitzsimon, Henry:
(Fitz Simon).
Jesuit, b. 1566 (or 1569), in Dublin,
- Acacians, The:
Known also as the HOMOEANS, an Arian sect which first emerged into distinctness ...
- Capuciati:
(From caputium ,
- Elaea:
A titular see of
- Cædmon, Saint:
Author of Biblical Poems in Anglo-Saxon, date of birth unknown; died between 670 ...
- Cross, The True:
(AND REPRESENTATIONS OF IT AS OBJECTS OF DEVOTION).
(1) ...
- Simla:
Archdiocese in India, a new
- Clare of Assisi, Saint:
Cofoundress of the Order of Poor Ladies , or Clares, and first
- Biner, Joseph:
Canonist, historian, and theologian, b. at Gluringen, Switzerland, 1697; d. at ...
- Tius:
(TIUM)
Titular see, suffragan of
- Widow:
I. Canonical prescriptions concerning widows in the
- Circumcision:
The Hebrew, like the Greek ( peritome ), and the Latin ( circumcisio ), ...
- O Antiphons:
(Roman Breviary: Antiphonæ majores, "greater antiphons").
- Sacraments:
Sacraments are outward ...
- Holy Week:
Holy Week is the week ...
- Trincomalee:
(TRINCOMALIENSIS.)
Located in Ceylon, suffragan of Colombo, ...
- Agnelli, Giuseppe:
Chiefly known for his catechetical and devotional works, b. at Naples, 1621; d. ...
- Steinle, Eduard Von:
An historical painter, born at Vienna, 2 July, 1810; died at Frankfort, 19 Sept., ...
- Crayer, Gaspar de:
Flemish painter, b. at Antwerp, 1582; d. at Ghent, 1669. He was a pupil of
- Riccioli, Giovanni Battista:
Italian astronomer, b. at
- Grail, The Holy:
The name of a legendary sacred vessel , variously identified with the
- Agony of Christ:
(From agonia , a struggle; particularly, in profane literature, the physical ...
- Alvarez, Balthazar:
A Spanish mystic, who was the spiritual director of St. Teresa, b. At Cervera, ...
- Contzen, Adam:
Economist and exegete, b. in 1573 (according to Sommervogel in 1575), at Montjoie ...
- Numbers, Use of, in the Church:
No attentive reader of the Old Testament can fail to notice that a certain ...
- Zephyrium:
A titular see in Cilicia Prima, of Tarsus. Nothing is known of the history of ...
- Maréchal, Ambrose:
The third
- Byrne, William:
Missionary and educator, born in County Wicklow, Ireland, in 1780; died at ...
- Neophyte:
Neophyte ( ...
- Archinto, Filipo:
An Italian theologian and diplomatist, born 1500 at
- High Priest, The:
The high-priest in the Old Testament is called by various names:
- Livias:
A titular see in Palestina Prima, suffragan of Cæsarea. It is twice ...
- Albert of Aachen:
(ALBERTUS AQUENSIS).
A chronicler of the First Crusade . ...
- Crétineau-Joly, Jacques:
Journalist and historian; b. at Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendee, France, 23 Sept., 1803; ...
- Sadler, Thomas Vincent Faustus:
Born 1604; died at Dieulward, Flanders, 19 Jan., 1680-1. He was received into the ...
- Theodoret:
Bishop of Cyrus and theologian, born at
- Passaglia, Carlo:
Born at Lucca, 9 May, 1812; died at Turin, 12 March, 1887. He entered the
- Judde, Claude:
French preacher and spiritual father; born at Rouen, about 20 December, 1661; ...
- Apostolic See, The:
( Soles apostolica,
- Chalcedon, Council of:
The Fourth Ecumenical Council, held in 451, from 8 October until 1 November ...
- Zacharias:
( Hebrew zekharyahu and zekharyah ; meaning "
- Ambarach, Peter:
(Also called BENEDICTUS and BENEDETTI, these names being the equivalents of the ...
- Sacred Heart of Jesus, Missionaries of the:
(Issoudun).
A religious congregation of priests and lay ...
- Asses, Feast of:
The celebration of the "Festum Asinorum" in medieval and ecclesiastical circles ...
- Butler, Alban:
Historian, b. 10 October, 1710, at Appletree, Northamptonshire, England ; d. at ...
- Ezzo:
A priest of ...
- Thermae Basilicae:
A titular see in Cappadocia Prima, suffragan of Caesarea. The Greek "Notitiae ...
- Ashley, Venerable Ralph:
Martyr and Jesuit lay-brother; first heard of, it seems, as cook at Douay ...
- Prémare, Joseph Henri Marie de:
Joseph Henri ...
- Unitarians:
A Liberal Protestant sect which holds as it distinctive tenet the
- Lochner, Stephen:
A painter, born at Meersburg, on the Lake of Constance, date of birth unknown; ...
- Fabri, Honoré:
(Lefèvre.)
Jesuit, theologian, b. about 1607 in the ...
- Limburg:
(L IMBURGENSIS )
Diocese in the Kingdom of Prussia, ...
- Atonement, Doctrine of the:
The word atonement , which is almost the only theological term of English ...
- Fritz, Samuel:
A Jesuit missionary of the eighteenth century noted for his exploration of the ...
- Cedd, Saint:
(Or Cedda).
Bishop of the East Saxons, the brother of St. ...
- Charity, Theological Virtue of:
The third and greatest of the Divine virtues enumerated by
- Gindarus:
A titular see of
- Theodore, Bishop of Mopsuestia:
Bishop of
- Pighius, Albert:
A theologian, mathematician, and astronomer, born at Kampen, Overyssel, Holland, ...
- Bibles, Picture:
In the Middle ...
- Abrahamites:
(1) Syrian
- Gobat, George:
Moral theologian ; born at Charmoilles, in the
- Hell, Maximilian:
(Höll).
Astronomer, b. at Schemnitz in Hungary, 15 May, ...
- Kerkuk:
(CHERCHENSIS).
A Chaldean
- Taparelli, Aloysius:
(D'AZEGLIO, christened PROSPERO)
Philosopher and writer on ...
- Mailla, Joseph-Anna-Marie de Moyria de:
Jesuit missionary; b. 16 Dec., 1669, at Château Maillac on the Isère; ...
- Blessed, The:
There are at present two ways in which the Church allows public worship to be ...
- Perpetual Adoration, Religious of the:
A contemplative religious congregation, founded in 1526 by Sister
- Zenonopolis:
Titular see of
- Grancolas, Jean:
Doctor of the ...
- Dardanus:
A titular see in the province of Hellespont, suffragan of Cyzicus. Four or ...
- Le Gobien, Charles:
French Jesuit and founder of the famous collection of "Lettres édifiantes ...
- Blanchard, Jean-Baptiste:
(Duchesne).
A French Jesuit and educator, born 12 October, ...
- Germanicia:
A titular see in the province of Euphratensis and the patriarchate of Antioch; ...
- Mithraism:
A pagan
- Durandus, William:
(Also: Duranti or Durantis). Canonist and one of the most important medieval ...
- Regulars:
( Latin regula, rule).
The observance of the Rule of St. ...
- Zabulon:
One of the twelve sons of
- Contrition:
( Latin contritio --a breaking of something hardened).
In ...
- Tarsicius, Saint:
Martyr. The only positive information concerning this Roman
- Marcionites:
Heretical sect founded in A.D. 144 at
- Goffine, Leonard:
(Or G OFFINÉ ).
Born at Cologne, or according to ...
- Harper, Thomas Morton:
Priest, philosopher, theologian and preacher. Born in London 26 Sept., 1821, of ...
- Eymard, Venerable Pierre-Julien:
Founder of the
- Labadists:
A pietist sect of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries founded by Jean de ...
- Acts of the Apostles:
In the accepted order of the books of the
- Coffin, Robert Aston:
An ecclesiastical writer and bishop, b. at Brighton, England, 19 July, 1819; d. ...
- Fioretti di San Francesco d'Assisi:
Little Flowers of Francis of
- Bruyas, Jacques:
Born at Lyons, France, 13 July, 1635; died at Sault St. Louis, Canada, 15 June ...
- Confession, Sacrament of:
Penance is a ...
- Tolomei, John Baptist:
A distinguished Jesuit theologian and cardinal, born of noble parentage, at ...
- Easter Controversy:
Ecclesiastical history preserves the
- Mendieta, Jerónimo:
A Spanish missionary; born at Vitoria, Spain, 1525; died in the City of Mexico, ...
- Howard, Philip, Venerable:
Martyr, Earl of Arundel; born at Arundel House, London, 28 June 1557, died in the ...
- Kohlmann, Anthony:
Educator and missionary, b. 13 July, 1771, at Kaiserberg, Alsace; d. at Rome, 11 ...
- Holywood, Christopher:
( Latinized , A Sacrobosco.)
Jesuit ; b. At Artane, ...
- Lambillotte, Louis:
Belgian Jesuit, composer and paleographer of Church music ; born at La Hamaide, ...
- Pirhing, Ernricus:
Born at Sigarthin, near Passau, 1606; died between 1678 and 1681. At the age of ...
- Prüm:
A former Benedictine
- Hansiz, Markus:
Historian, b. at Volkermarkt, Carinthia, Austria, 25 April, 1683; d. at Vienna, ...
- Judea:
Like the adjective Ioudaios , the noun Ioudaia comes from the Aramæan ...
- Roh, Peter:
Born at Conthey (Gunthis) in the canton of Valais ( French
- Massa Candida:
Under the date 24 August, the "Martyrologium Romanum" records this commemoration: ...
- Valentinian I:
(FLAVIUS VALENTINIANUS).
Emperor of the West, 364-75. Born at ...
- Portoviejo:
(PORTUS VETERIS).
A suffragan see of the
- Carracci: Agostino Carracci
An Italian painter, engraver, and etcher, b. at ...
- Gottschalk of Orbais:
A medieval theologian ; b. about 800, d. after 866, probable 30 October, 868 (or ...
- Amphoræ:
Vessels generally made of clay, and furnished with ears or handles.
- Apostolic Constitutions:
A fourth-century pseudo-Apostolic collection, in eight books, of independent, ...
- Domitian:
(T ITUS F LAVIUS D OMITIANUS ).
Roman emperor and ...
- Temnus:
A titular see in Asia, a suffragan of Ephesus.
- Thessalonians, Epistles to the:
Two of the canonical Epistles of St. Paul. This article
- Congregationalism:
The retention by the Anglican State Church of the prelatical
- Antonio Maria Zaccaria, Saint:
Founder of the
- Gassner, Johann Joseph:
A celebrated
- Scaramelli, Giovanni Battista:
Ascetical writer, b. at Rome, 24 Nov., 1687; d. at Macerata, 11 Jan., 1752. He ...
- Skarga, Peter:
Theologian and missionary, b. at Grojec, 1536; d. at Cracow, 27 Sept., 1612. He ...
- Samoa:
(Or NAVIGATORS' ISLANDS).
A group of islands situated in ...
- Damien, Father (Joseph de Veuster):
Missionary priest, born at Tremeloo, Belgium, 3 January 1840; died at Molokai, ...
- Civil Allegiance:
By civil ...
- Adultery:
It is the purpose of this article to consider
- Islam (Concept):
Islam , an Arabic word which, since Mohammed's time, has acquired a religious ...
- Magisterium and Tradition:
The word tradition (Greek paradosis ) in the ecclesiastical sense, which is ...
- Pineda, John de:
Born in Seville, 1558; died there, 27 Jan., 1637. He entered the
- Garrucci, Raffaele:
A historian of
- Berchmans, Saint John:
Born at Diest in Brabant, 13 March, 1599; died at Rome, 13 August, 1621. His
- Santander:
(SANCTI ANDERII, SANTANDERIENSIS).
This
- Clement of Alexandria:
(Properly TITUS FLAVIUS CLEMENS, but known in church history by the former ...
- Arnold:
Name of several medieval personages.
- Gury, Jean-Pierre:
Moral theologian ; b. at Mailleroncourt, Haute-Saône, 23 January, 1801; d. ...
- Orense:
(AURIENSIS)
A suffragan of Compostela, includes nearly all ...
- Matthew, Gospel of Saint: I. CANONICITY
The earliest
- Dates and Dating:
In classical Latin even before the
- Pichler:
A renowned Austrian
- Dichu, Saint:
The son of an Ulster chieftain, was the first convert of
- Digby, Sir Kenelm:
Physicist, naval commander and diplomatist, b. at Gayhurst (Goathurst), ...
- Sebaste:
A titular see in Phrygia Pacatiana, suffragan of Laodicea.
- Stephen, Saint:
One of the first
- Gospel and Gospels:
The word Gospel usually designates a written record of Christ's words and ...
- Helenopolis:
A titular see of Bithynia Prima, suffragan of Prusa. On the southern side of the ...
- Pozzo, Andreas:
(P UTEUS )
Italian painter and architect of the Baroque ...
- Abraham, The Bosom of:
In the Holy Bible , the expression ...
- Logos, The:
The word Logos is the term by which
- American College in Rome, The South:
(Legal title, COLLEGIO PIO-LATINO-AMERICANO PONTIFICIO).
The ...
- Dispersion of the Apostles:
( Latin Divisio Apostolorum ), a feast in commemoration of the missionary ...
- Spagni, Andrea:
Educator and author, born at Florence, 8 Aug., 1716; died at Rome, 16 Sept., ...
- Caussin, Nicolas:
A famous Jesuit preacher and moralist; b. at
- Ballerini, Antonio:
Born at Medicina, near Bologna, 10 October, 1805; died in Rome, 27 November, 1881. ...
- Metaphrastes, Symeon:
( Sumeòn ’o metaphrástes ).
The ...
- Ampullæ:
Among the smaller objects discovered in the catacombs are a number of fragments ...
- Versailles:
(VERSALIENSIS).
Diocese ; includes the Department of ...
- Germia:
A titular see of Galatia Secunda, a suffragan of
- Urráburu, Juan José:
Scholastic philosopher, born at Ceanuri, Biscay, 23 May, 1844; died at Burgos, 13 ...
- Clavigero, Francisco Saverio:
Born at Vera Cruz, Mexico, 9 September, 1731; d. at Bologna, Italy, 2 April, ...
- La Richardie, Armand de:
Born at Périgueux, 7 June, 1686; died at Quebec, 17 March, 1758. He ...
- William of Norwich, Saint:
Born 1132; died 22 March, 1144. On Holy Saturday, 25 March, 1144, a boy's corpse ...
- Ribadeneira, Pedro de:
(Or RIBADENEYRA and among Spaniards often RIVADENEIRA)
Pedro ...
- Trajanopolis:
Titular
- Ibora:
A titular see in the Province of Helenopont, suffragan of Amasia. The ...
- Damasus I, Saint, Pope:
Born about 304; died 11 December, 384. His father, Antonius, was probably a ...
- Eustace, John Chetwode:
Antiquary, b. in Ireland, c. 1762; d. at Naples, Italy, 1 Aug., 1815. His
- Rho, Giacomo:
Missionary, born at Milan, 1593; died at Peking 27 April, 1638. He was the son of ...
- William of Digulleville:
(DEGULLEVILLE).
A French poet of the fourteenth century. ...
- Brigid of Ireland, Saint:
(Incorrectly known as BRIDGET).
Born in 451 or 452 of ...
- Methymna:
A titular see in the island of Lesbos. It was once the second city of the ...
- Providence, Congregations of (I):
Founded at Paris, by Madame Polaillon (Marie de Lumague), a devout widow. In ...
- Dogma: I. DEFINITION
The word
- Eucharistic Congresses:
Eucharistic ...
- Bread, Liturgical Use of:
In the
- Sidon:
The seat of a Melchite and a Maronite see in Syria.
- Tarquini, Camillus:
Cardinal, Jesuit canonist and archaeologist, b. at Marta in the
- Crivelli, Carlo:
Italian painter. Little is known of his life, and his b. and d. are usually ...
- Confirmation:
A sacrament in which the
- Acacius:
Patriarch of Constantinople; Schismatic ; d. 489. When
- Epiphania:
A titular see in Cilicia Secunda, in
- Corinthians, Epistles to the: INTRODUCTORY St. Paul ...
- Blenkinsop: Peter Blenkinsop
Catholic publisher, b. in
- Engelbrechtsen, Cornelis:
(Also called ENGELBERTS and ENGELBRECHT, and now more usually spelt ...
- Emmanuel:
Emmanual ( Septuagint Emmanouel ; A.V.,
- Elusa:
A titular see of Palaestina Tertia, suffragan of Petra. This city is called ...
- Elcesaites:
(Or H ELKESAITES ).
A sect of Gnostic Ebionites, whose ...
- Schadow, Friedrich Wilhelm:
Painter, b. at Berlin, 1789; d. at Düsseldorf, 1862. He was the son of the ...
- Grueber, Johann:
A German Jesuit missionary in
- Abdias of Babylon:
An apocryphal writer, said to have been one of the seventy-two Disciples of ...
- Chester:
ANCIENT DIOCESE OF CHESTER (CESRENSIS).
Located in England. ...
- Haschka, Lorenz Leopold:
A poet-author of the Austrian national anthem; b. at Vienna, 1 Sept. 1749, d. ...
- Epping, Joseph:
German astronomer and Assyriologist, b. at Neuenkirchen near Rhine in ...
- Thébaud, Augustus:
Jesuit educator and publicist, b. at Nantes, France, 20 Nov., 1807; d. at St. ...
- Granderath, Theodor:
Born 19 June, 1839, at Giesenkirchen, Rhine Province; died 19 March, 1902, at ...
- Sarbiewski, Mathias Casimir:
The Horace of Poland, b. near Plonsk, in the Duchy of Masovia, 24 February, 1595; ...
- Cuncolim, Martyrs of:
On Monday, 25 July, 1583 (N.S.), the village of Cuncolim in the district of ...
- Paschal Tide: I. LITURGICAL ASPECT
The fifty days from
- Amalricians:
( Latin, Almarici, Amauriani ).
An heretical sect ...
- Retreats:
If we call a retreat a series of days passed in solitude and consecrated to ...
- Crown of Thorns, Feast of the:
The first feast in
- Stone, Marmaduke:
Jesuit, b. at Draycot, 28 Nov., 1748; d. at St. Helens, 22 Aug., 1834. He was ...
- Bathe, William:
Writer on music and education, b. at Dublin, Ireland, 2 April, 1564; d. at ...
- Damascus:
Damascus, in Syria, is one of the oldest cities in the world. According to ...
- Flandrin, Jean-Hippolyte:
French painter, b. at Lyons, 23 March, 1809; d. at Rome, 21 March, 1864. He came ...
- Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the:
Second Sunday ...
- Obedience, Religious:
Religious
- Clémencet, Charles:
Benedictine historian, b. at Painblanc, in the department of Côte-d'Or, ...
- Eulogia:
(Greek
- Gower, John:
Poet; born between 1327-1330, probably in Kent; died October, 1408. He was of ...
- McCloskey, William George:
Bishop of Louisville, Kentucky, b. at Brooklyn, N.Y., 10 Nov., 1823; d. 17 ...
- Malone, William:
Jesuit missioner and writer; born according to the best authorities, in 1585; died ...
- Telmessus:
Titular see in Lycia, suffragan of Myra.
- Eucharist, Real Presence of Christ in:
In this article we shall consider:
the fact of the Real ...
- Cuenca:
DIOCESE OF CUENCA (CONCA IN INDIIS).
A suffragan of Quito, ...
- Clement I, Pope Saint:
Pope Clement I (called CLEMENS ROMANUS to distinguish him from the Alexandrian ...
- Flavian, Saint:
Bishop of Constantinople, date of birth unknown; d. at
- Auger, Edmond:
Born 1530, near
- Elizabeth of Schönau, Saint:
Born about 1129; d. 18 June, 1165.-Feast 18 June. She was born of an obscure ...
- Infallibility:
In general ,
- Bellini: Giacomo (Jacopo) Bellini
Father of Gentile and Giovanni Bellini, b. ...
- Ephesians, Epistle to the:
This article
- Methodius of Olympus, Saint:
Bishop and ecclesiastical author, date of birth unknown; died a martyr, ...
- Cahier, Charles:
Antiquarian, born at Paris, 26 February, 1807; died there 26 February, 1882. He ...
- Lalemant, Charles:
Born at Paris, 17 November, 1587; died there, 18 November, 1674. He was the first ...
- Hunter, Sylvester Joseph:
English Jesuit
- Gusmão, Bartholomeu Lourenço de:
Naturalist, and the first aeronaut; b. in 1685 at Santos in the province of ...
- Blessed Sacrament, The:
Since Christ is present under the ...
- Sibbel, Joseph:
Sculptor, b. at Dulmen, 7 June, 1850; d. in New York, 10 July, 1907. As a boy he ...
- Holy Childhood, Association of the:
A children's association for the benefit of foreign missions. Twenty years after ...
- Christendom, Union of:
The Catholic ...
- Abercius, Inscription of:
A Greek hagiographical text, which has, however, undergone alterations, and a ...
- Bourgade, François:
A French missionary and philosopher, b. 7 July, 1806, at Gaujan, department of ...
- Latter-Day Saints, The Church of Jesus Christ of:
( Also called the Church of
- Roermond:
(RUBAEMUNDENSIS).
Diocese in Holland ; suffragan of ...
- Doliche:
A titular see of Commagene (Augusto-Euphratesia). It was a small city on the ...
- Joest, Jan:
(V AN K ALKAR ). Otherwise JAN JOOST VAN CALCKER.
Dutch ...
- Marchi, Giuseppe:
An archeologist, born at Tolmezzo near Udine, 22 Feb., 1795; died at Rome, 10 ...
- Poverty: I. THE MORAL DOCTRINE OF POVERTY
Jesus
- Agnes of Bohemia, Blessed:
(Also called Agnes of Prague). Born at
- Gregory of Tours, Saint:
Born in 538 or 539 at Arverni, the modern Clermont-Ferrand; died at Tours, 17 ...
- Cajetan, Constantino:
A Benedictine savant, born at Syracuse, Sicily, in 1560; died at Rome, 17 ...
- Selge:
A titular see in Pamphylia Prima, suffragan of Side. Situated in a fertile plain ...
- Illuminati:
The name assumed by the members of a
- Testem Benevolentiae:
An Apostolic Letter of Leo XIII addressed to
- Myrina:
A titular see of
- Verdaguer, Jacinto:
Poet, b. at Riudeperas, Province of Barcelona, Spain, 17 April, 1845; d. at ...
- Parium:
Titular see, suffragan of
- Franzelin, Johann Baptist:
Cardinal and theologian ; b. at Aldein, in the Tyrol, 15 April, 1816; d. at ...
- Schism: I. GENERAL IDEAS, MORAL CHARACTER, AND PENAL SANCTIONS
- Good Hope, Cape of (Eastern):
The Eastern Vicariate of the Cape of
- Botticelli, Sandro:
A famous Florentine painter. Born at
- Names of Jesus and Mary, Sisters of the Holy:
A religious congregation founded at Longueuil, Quebec, 8 December, 1844, under the ...
- Pernter, Joseph Maria:
Scientist, b. at Neumark, Tyrol, 15 March, 1848; d. at Arco, 20 Dec., 1908. He ...
- Balanaea:
A titular see of Syria. The city of this name, a colony of Aradus (Strabo, XVI, ...
- Ventura di Raulica, Gioacchino:
Italian pulpit ...
- Aphraates:
(Greek,
- Maronia:
A titular see in the province of Rhodopis, suffragan of Trajanopolis. The town ...
- Langhorne, Ven. Richard:
English martyr, b. about 1635, d. at Tyburn, 14 July, 1679. He was the third son of ...
- Thomas à Kempis:
Author of the "Imitation of Christ" , born at Kempen in the
- Thynias:
A titular see, suffragan of Nicomedia, in Bithynia Prima. It is an island ...
- Josephus, Flavius:
Jewish historian, born A.D. 37, at
- Matteo da Siena:
(Matteo di Giovanni di Bartolo).
Painter, born at Borgo San ...
- Torquemada, Tomás de:
First Grand Inquisitor of Spain, born at Valladolid in 1420; died at Avila, ...
- Apostolic Churches:
The epithet Apostolic ( apostolikos ) occurs as far back as the beginning of ...
- Oliva, Gian Paolo:
Born at Genoa, 4 October, 1600; died at Rome, at Sant' Andrea Quirinale, 26 ...
- Tricca:
Titular see, suffragan of
- Eriugena, John Scotus:
An Irish teacher, theologian, philosopher, and poet, who lived in the ninth ...
- Stigmata, Mystical:
To decide merely the facts without deciding whether or not they may be explained ...
- Bengy, Anatole de:
A martyr of ...
- John Colombini, Blessed:
Founder of the Congregation of Jesuati; b. at Siena, Upper Italy, about 1300; d. ...
- Beatrix:
(Or B EATRICE ).
The name
- Beschi, Costanzo Giuseppe:
Born at Castiglione in the Venetian Republic, 1680; died at Manapar c. 1746. He ...
- Corneille, Michel, the Elder:
French painter, etcher, and engraver, b. in
- Holy Ghost, Orders of the:
The Hospital of the
- Bombay:
(BOMBAYENSIS)
The
- Passionists:
The full title of the Passionist institute is: The Congregation of
- Proconnesus:
(PRŒCONNESUS)
A titular see in Hellespont.
- Manna:
(Greek man,
- Scheiner, Christopher:
German astronomer, b. at Wald, near Mindelheim, in Swabia, 25 July, 1575; d. at ...
- Scribes:
(Greek grammateis, nomodidaschaloi , teachers of the law).
...
- Gerard, Richard:
Confessor ; born about 1635; died 11 March, 1680 (O.S.). The Bromley branch of the ...
- Peter of Auvergne:
A philosopher and theologian ; died after 1310. He was a
- Josaphat Kuncevyc, Saint:
Martyr, born in the little town of Volodymyr in
- Eucharist, as a Sacrifice:
The word Mass ( missa ) ...
- Canticle of Canticles:
(Greek Aisma asmaton , Latin Canticum canticorum .)
One ...
- Aubery, Joseph:
Jesuit missionary in Canada, born at Gisors in Normandy, 10 May, 1673; died at ...
- Constable, John:
( Alias Lacey).
Controversialist (pen-name Clerophilus ...
- Scandal: I. NOTION OF SCANDAL
According to
- Theodosius Florentini:
Born at Münster, in the Grisons, Switzerland, 23 May, 1808; died at ...
- Hair (in Christian Antiquity):
The subject of this article is so extensive that there can be no attempt to ...
- Four Masters, Annals of the:
The most extensive of all the compilations of the ancient annals of Ireland. They ...
- Cursing:
In its popular acceptation
- Holy Ghost: I. SYNOPSIS OF THE DOGMA
The doctrine of the
- Vexilla Regis Prodeunt:
This "world-famous hymn, one of the grandest in the treasury of the
- Herod:
(Greek Herodes , from Heros .)
- Jurisdiction, Ecclesiastical:
The right to ...
- Weld:
The name of an ancient English
- Lainez, James:
(LAYNEZ).
Second general of the
- Ark of the Covenant:
The Hebrew aron , by which the
- Bonfrère, Jacques:
Biblical scholar, born at Dinant, Belgium, 12 April, 1573; died at Tournai, 9 ...
- Polystylum:
A titular see of Macedonia Secunda, suffragan of Philippi. When
- Synoptics:
The name given since Griesbach's
- Idolatry:
(Greek eidololatria .)
- Medulic, Andras:
A Croatian painter and engraver, called by Italian authors Medola, Medula, ...
- Latin Church:
The word Church ( ecclesia ) is used in its first sense to express whole ...
- Farinato, Paolo:
An Italian painter, b. at
- Gamans, Jean:
Born 8 July, 1606, at Ahrweiler (according to other sources at Neuenahr, about two ...
- Deaconesses:
We cannot be sure that any formal recognition of
- Host: Archaeological and Historical Aspects
The bread destined to receive ...
- Eliseus:
(E LISHA ; Hebrew ’lysh‘,
- Pope, The:
( Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas , a variant of pappas father, ...
- William of St-Amour:
A thirteenth century theologian and controversialist, born in
- Zela:
Titular see of
- Novena:
(From novem , nine.)
A nine days' private or public ...
- Amsterdam:
Amsterdam, the capital, and second residential city of the Kingdom of the ...
- Daniel and Companions, Saint:
Friars Minor ...
- Eutychianism:
Eutychianism ...
- Hymn:
A derivative of the Latin hymnus , which comes from the Greek hymnos , ...
- Massys, Quentin:
(MESSYS, METZYS)
A painter, born at Louvain in 1466; died ...
- Antinomianism:
( anti , against, and nomos ,
- Church, The:
The term church (Anglo-Saxon, cirice, circe ; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., ...
- Wisdom, Daughters of:
(LES FILLES DE LA SAGESSE).
Founded at
- Badia, Tommaso:
Cardinal, author, papal legate, born at Modena, 1483; died at Rome, 6 September, ...
- Lystra:
A titular see in the Province of Lycaonia, suffragan of Iconium. On his first ...
- Apostolic Succession:
Apostolicity as ...
- Kostka, Saint Stanislas:
Born at Rostkovo near Prasnysz, Poland, about 28 October, 1550; died at
- Ascetical Theology:
Ascetics, as a branch of theology, may be briefly defined as the scientific ...
- Woodhead, Abraham:
Born at Almonbury, Yorkshire, about March, 1609; died at Hoxton, Middlesex, 4 May, ...
- Children of Mary of the Sacred Heart, The:
A Sodality of ...
- Brus, Anton:
Archbishop of Prague, b. at. Muglitz in Moravia, 13 February, 1518; d. 28 August, ...
- Lamb, Paschal:
A lamb which the
- Vaillant de Gueslis, François:
Jesuit missionary, born at Orlxans, 20 July, 1646; died at Moulins, 24 Sept., ...
- Tychicus:
A disciple of ...
- Declaration, The Royal:
This is the name most commonly given to the solemn repudiation of Catholicity ...
- Catherine of Siena, Saint:
Dominican Tertiary, born at Siena, 25 March, 1347; died at Rome, 29 April, 1380. ...
- Megara:
A titular see, suffragan to Corinth, in Achaia. The city, which was built on an ...
- Godeberta, Saint:
Born about the year 640, at Boves, a few leagues from Amiens, in
- Tiberias:
Titular see, suffragan of Scythopolis, in Palaestina Secunda. The town of
- Imbonati, Carlo Giuseppe:
Cistercian of the Reform of St. Bernard, orientalist, biographer, theologian ; ...
- Poor Child Jesus, Sisters of the:
A congregation founded at
- Celestine I, Pope Saint:
Nothing is known of his early history except that he was a Roman and that his ...
- Neumayr, Franz:
Preacher, writer on theological, controversial and ascetical subjects, and ...
- Halicarnassus:
A titular see of Caria, suffragan of Stauropolis. It was a colony from ...
- Perge:
Titular
- Helpers of the Holy Souls, Society of the:
( Auxiliatrices des Ames du Purgatoire )
A religious ...
- Zeugma:
A titular see of Syria, suffragan of Hierapolis, in the Province of the ...
- Apollinaris:
One of the first great martyrs of the church. He was made
- Belley:
Diocese of
- Christianity:
In the following article an account is given of
- Le Mans:
DIOCESE OF LE MANS (CENOMANENSIS).
Comprises the entire ...
- Nirschl, Joseph:
Theologian and writer, b. at Durchfurth, Lower Bavaria, 24 February, 1823; d. at ...
- Honorius I, Pope:
Pope (625-12 October, 638), a Campanian, consecrated 27 October (Duchesne) or 3 ...
- Vico, Francescoe de:
Astronomer, b. at Macerata, States of the Church, 19 May, 1805; d. at London, ...
- Justin Martyr, Saint:
Christian apologist, born at Flavia Neapolis, about A.D. 100, converted to
- Pastoral Theology:
Pastoral theology is the science of the care of souls. This article
- Jesuits, The:
(Company of Jesus, Jesuits)
See also DISTINGUISHED JESUITS , ...
- Clermont:
(CLERMONT-FERRAND; CLAROMONTENSIS)
Comprises the entire ...
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