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• Asaph, Saint: (Or Asa). First Bishop of the Welsh See of that name ...
• Ascalon: A titular see of Palestine whose episcopal list (351-930 or ...
• Ascelin: Ambassador of Innocent IV (1243-54) to the Tartars. He entered ...
• Ascendente Domino: A Bull issued by Gregory XIII, 24 May, 1584, in favor of the ...
• Ascension: See also The Feast of the Ascension . The elevation of ...
• Ascension, Feast of the: See also The Fact of the Ascension . The fortieth day after ...
• Ascetical Theology: Ascetics, as a branch of theology, may be briefly defined as ...
• Asceticism: The word asceticism comes from the Greek askesis which ...
• Aschbach, Joseph, Ritter von: German historian, b. at Hochst, in Hesse-Nassau, 29 April, 1801; ...
• Ascoli, Satriano, and Cirignola: An Italian diocese, suffragan to the Archdiocese of ...
• Ascoli-Piceno: Diocese comprising sixteen towns in the Province of ...
• Aseity: Aseity (Latin a , from; se , itself: ens a se ) is the ...
• Aseneth: The daughter of Putiphare (Poti-phera), priest of On. The ...
• Aser: Though the form Aser uniformly appears in the Septuagint, ...
• Asgaard: Asgaard (from As , plural Aeser , or in English, ...
• Ash Wednesday: The Wednesday after Quinquagesima Sunday , which is the first ...
• Ashby, George: Monk of the Cistercian Monastery of Jervaulx in Yorkshire, ...
• Ashby, Thomas: Suffered at Tyburn, 29 March, 1544. His name was originally ...
• Ashes: It is not easy to arrive at the fundamental conception of the ...
• Ashley, Venerable Ralph: Martyr and Jesuit lay-brother; first heard of, it seems, as ...
• Ashton, John: An early Jesuit missionary in Maryland ; born in Ireland, ...
• Ashton, Venerable Roger: Martyr, third son of Richard Ashton of Croston, in Lancashire. ...
• Asia: In the present article it is intended to give a rapid survey of ...
• Asia Minor: The peninsular mass that the Asiatic continent projects ...
• Asiongaber: More properly Ezion-geber, a city of Idumea, situated on the ...
• Aske, Robert: An English gentleman, and nominal leader of the 30,000 ...
• Asmodeus: The name of the demon mentioned in the Book of Tobias (iii, ...
• Aspendus: A titular see of Pamphylia in Asia Minor, situated along the ...
• Asperges: (Latin, aspergere, to wash, sprinkle). The rite of ...
• Aspilcueta, Martin: (Also AZPILCOETA.) Generally known as Navarrus, or Doctor ...
• Ass, The, in Caricature of Christians: The calumny of onolatry, or ass-worship, attributed by ...
• Assam: A Prefecture Apostolic in the ecclesiastical province of ...
• Assemani: (Arabic, Sam'an , i.e. Simeon ) The name of an ...
• Assemblies of the French Clergy: Quinquennial representative meetings of the Clergy of France ...
• Asser, John: (Or Asserius Menevensis). A learned monk of St David's, ...
• Asses, Feast of: The celebration of the "Festum Asinorum" in medieval and ...
• Assessor of the Holy Office: An official of the Congregation of the Inquisition. The Holy ...
• Assessors: Assessors, in ecclesiastical law, are learned persons who ...
• Assicus, Saint: Bishop and Patron of Elphin, in Ireland, one of St. ...
• Assideans: Assideans (Hebrew, chasidim , saints; Greek, Asidaioi ), ...
• Assimilation, Physiological: In this sense the word may be defined as that vital function by ...
• Assimilation, Psychological: As applied to a mental process, assimilation derives all its ...
• Assisi: Diocese located in the civil province of Umbria, Italy. The ...
• Assistant at the Pontifical Throne: (ASSISTENS THRONO PONTIFICIO.) Bishops-assistant at the ...
• Assizes of Jerusalem: The signification of the word assizes in this connection is ...
• Assmayer, Ignaz: An Austrian musician, born at Salzburg, 11 February, 1790; ...
• Association of Ideas: (1) A principle in psychology to account for the succession ...
• Association of Priestly Perseverance: A sacerdotal association founded in 1868 at Vienna, and at ...
• Association, Right of Voluntary: I. LEGAL RIGHT A voluntary association means any group of ...
• Associations, Pious: Under this term are comprehended all those organizations, ...
• Assuerus: The name of two different persons in the Bible : I. In ...
• Assumption of Mary: The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 15 ...
• Assumption, Augustinians of the: (Also called the Assumptionists .) This congregation had ...
• Assumption, Little Sisters of the: A congregation whose work is the nursing of the sick poor in ...
• Assumption, Sisters of the: A congregation of French nuns devoted to the teaching of ...
• Assumptionists: (Also called the Assumptionists .) This congregation had ...
• Assur (multiple definitions): (Septuagint Assour .) (1) The name used in the Old ...
• Assur (titular see): (Or Assuræ.) A titular see of Proconsular Africa, ...
• Assyria: In treating of Assyria it is extremely difficult not to speak at ...
• Assyrian Rite: Also known as the Chaldean, Assyrian, or Persian Rite. History ...
• Asterisk: (From the Greek aster , a star). This is a utensil for ...
• Asterius: Name of several prominent persons in early Christian ...
• Asti: One of the divisions of the province of Alexandria, and ...
• Aston: The name of several English Catholics of prominence. Sir ...
• Astorga: (ASTURIGA AUGUSTA.) Suffragan of Valladolid in Spain, dates ...
• Astrology: The supposed science which determines the influence of the ...
• Astronomy: (From Greek astron , star; nemein , to distribute). A ...
• Astronomy in the Bible: No systematic observations of the heavenly bodies were made by ...
• Astros, Paul-Thérèse-David d': A French cardinal, b. At Tourves (Var.) in 1772; d. 29 ...
• Astruc, Jean: Born At Sauves, 19 March, 1684; died At Paris, 5 May, 1766. He ...

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