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• Phœnicia: Phœnicia is a narrow strip of land, about one hundred and ...
• Phacusa: A titular see and suffragan of Pelusium, in Augustamnica ...
• Pharao: (Prah, Par‘o, or, after a vowel, Phar‘o ; Greek ...
• Pharbætus: Titular see and suffragan of Leontopolis, in Augustamnica ...
• Pharisees: A politico-religious sect or faction among the adherents of ...
• Pharsalus: Titular see and suffragan of Larissa in Thessaly. The city is ...
• Phaselis: Titular see in Lycia, suffragan of Myra. The city was a Doric ...
• Phasga: (A.V. Pisgah ). Whether the word in Hebrew is a proper or ...
• Phenomenalism: Phenomenalism ( phainomenon ) literally means any system of ...
• Philadelphia (Lydia): A titular see in Lydia, suffragan of Sardes. The city was ...
• Philadelphia (Pennsylvania): (PHILADELPHIENSIS) A diocese established in 1808; made an ...
• Philanthropinism: The system of education educed from the ideas of Rousseau ...
• Philastrius, Saint: Bishop of Brescia, died before 397. He was one of the bishops ...
• Philemon: A citizen of Coloss Colossæ, to whom St. Paul ...
• Philip II: King of Spain, only son of the Emperor Charles V, and Isabella ...
• Philip II (Augustus): King of France, born 22 or 25 August, 1165; died at Mantes, ...
• Philip IV: Surnamed Le Bel (the Fair) King of France, b. at ...
• Philip of Jesus, Saint: Born in Mexico, date unknown; died at Nagasaki early in ...
• Philip of the Blessed Trinity: (ESPRIT JULIEN). Discalced Carmelite, theologian, born at ...
• Philip Romolo Neri, Saint: THE APOSTLE OF ROME. Born at Florence, Italy, 22 July, ...
• Philip the Apostle, Saint: Like the brothers, Peter and Andrew, Philip was a native of ...
• Philip the Arabian: (Philippus) Emperor of Rome (244-249), the son of an ...
• Philippi: (Greek Phílippoi , Latin Philippi ). Philippi ...
• Philippi: A titular metropolitan see in Macedonia. As early as the ...
• Philippians, Epistle to the: I. HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES, OCCASION, AND CHARACTER ( See ...
• Philippine Islands: Situation and Area The Philippine Islands lie between 116° ...
• Philippopolis: A titular metropolitan see of Thracia Secunda. The city was ...
• Philippopolis: Titular see in Arabia, suffragan of Bostra. Its bishop, ...
• Philips, Peter: (Also known as PETRUS PHILIPPUS, PIETRO PHILLIPO.) Born in ...
• Philistines: ( Septuagint phylistieim in the Pentateuch and Josue, ...
• Phillip, Robert: Priest, d. at Paris, 4 Jan., 1647. He was descended from the ...
• Phillips, George: A canonist, born at Königsberg, 6 Sept., 1804; died at ...
• Philo Judæus: Born about 25 B.C. . His family, of a sacerdotal line, was ...
• Philomelium: A titular see in Pisidia, suffragan of Antioch. According to ...
• Philomena, Saint: On 25 May, 1802, during the quest for the graves of Roman ...
• Philosophy: I. Definition of Philosophy . II. Division of Philosophy . ...
• Philoxenus: (AKHSENAYA) OF MABBOGH. Born at Tahal, in the Persian ...
• Phocæa: A titular see in Asia, suffragan of Ephesus. The town of ...
• Photinus: A heretic of the fourth century, a Galatian and deacon to ...
• Photius of Constantinople: Photius of Constantinople, chief author of the great schism ...
• Phylacteries: ( Phulachterion — safeguard, amulet, or charm). The ...
• Physics, History of: The subject will be treated under the following heads: I. A ...
• Physiocrats: ( physis , nature, kratein , rule) A school of ...
• Physiologus: An early Christian work of a popular theological type, ...

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