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• Space: ( Latin spatium ). The idea of space is one of the most ...
• Spagni, Andrea: Educator and author, born at Florence, 8 Aug., 1716; died at ...
• Spain: This name properly signifies the whole peninsula which forms the ...
• Spalato-Macarsca (Salona): DIOCESE OF SPALATO-MACARSCA (SPALATENSIS ET MACARSCENSIS). ...
• Spalding, Martin John: Seventh Archbishop of Baltimore, b. Bardstown, Kentucky, 23 ...
• Spallanzani: A distinguished eighteenth-century scientist, b. at Scadiano in ...
• Spanish Armada, The: The Spanish Armada, also called the Invincible Armada ( infra ...
• Spanish Language and Literature: Spanish, a Romance language, that is, one of the modern spoken ...
• Spanish-American Literature: The literature produced by the Spanish-speaking peoples of ...
• Spanish-American Universities: The University of St. Mark's at Lima enjoys the reputation ...
• Sparta: A celebrated town of the Peloponnesus, mentioned several times ...
• Species: In scholastic terminology, Species is the necessary ...
• Speckbacher, Josef: A Tyrolean patriot of 1809, born at Gnadenwald, near Hall, in ...
• Speculation: A term used with reference to business transactions to signify ...
• Spedalleri, Nicola: A priest, theologian, and philosopher, born at Bronte in the ...
• Spee, Friedrich Von: A poet, opponent of trials for witchcraft, born at Kaiserswerth ...
• Speed, Blessed John: [ alias Spence] English martyr, executed at Durham, 4 Feb., ...
• Spencer, The Hon. George: ( In religion , Ignatius of St. Paul). Passionist, b. at ...
• Spenser, John: ( alias HATCLIFFE and TYRRWHIT) John Spenser, born in ...
• Spenser, Venerable William: English martyr, b. at Ghisburn, Yorkshire; executed at York, ...
• Speyer: DIOCESE OF SPEYER (SPIRA) Diocese in Bavaria. The city ...
• Speyer, Johann and Wendelin von: German printers in Venice from 1468 to 1477. They were among ...
• Spillmann, Joseph: Author, b. at Zug, Switzerland, 22 April, 1842; d. at ...
• Spina, Alphonso de: Spanish Franciscan, date of birth unknown; died about 1491. A ...
• Spina, Bartolommeo: Scholastic theologian, born at Pisa about 1475; died at Rome, ...
• Spinola, Christopher Royas de: Bishop of Wiener-Neustadt, born of a noble Spanish family, ...
• Spinoza, Benedict: (d'Espinosa, Despinoza). Born at Amsterdam, 24 Nov., 1632; ...
• Spire: (From the Anglo-Saxon word spir , meaning "a stalk" or ...
• Spirit: ( Latin spiritus , spirare , "to breathe"; Gk. pneuma ; ...
• Spirit, Holy: I. SYNOPSIS OF THE DOGMA The doctrine of the Catholic Church ...
• Spiritism: Spiritism is the name properly given to the belief that the ...
• Spirito Santo: (SPIRITUS SANCTI) Suffragan of São Sebastião ...
• Spiritual Direction: In the technical sense of the term, spiritual direction is that ...
• Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius: A short work composed by St. Ignatius of Loyola and written ...
• Spiritualism: The term "spiritualism" has been frequently used to denote the ...
• Spirituals: A general term denoting several groups of Friars Minor, ...
• Spokan Indians: An important tribe of Salishan linguistic stock, closely cognate ...
• Spoleto: ARCHDIOCESE OF SPOLETO (SPOLETANO). Archdiocese in the ...
• Spondanus, Henri: (DE SPONDE) A convert from Calvinism, Bishop of ...
• Spontini, Gasparo Luigi Pacifico: Composer, born at Magolati, near Jesi, Ancona, 14 Nov., 1774; ...
• Spoons, Apostle: A set of thirteen spoons, usually silver, the handles of which ...
• Sporer, Patritius: Moral theologian, born at Passau, Bavaria ; died there, 29 ...
• Sportelli, Cæsar: Born at Nola in Bari, Italy, 29 March, 1702; died at Pagani, ...
• Springfield: Diocese of Springfield (Campifontis) in Massachusetts, ...
• Sprott, Venerable Thomas: (Spratt) English martyr, b. at Skelsmergh, near Kendal, ...

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