
Volume Q in the Catholic Encyclopedia
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QuadragesimaQuadragesima( Latin, the fortieth). Quadragesima denotes a season of preparation by fasting and prayer, ... |
QuadratusQuadratusThe first of the Christian apologists. He is said by Eusebius (Chron. ad ann. Abrah. 2041, 124 ... |
QuakersSociety of Friends (Quakers)The official designation of an Anglo - American religious sect originally styling themselves ... |
QualityQuality(Greek poistes -- Plato, Aristotle -- poion ; Latin qualitas, quale .) Quality is used, ... |
Quam singulariQuam SingulariA decree of the Sacred Congregation of the Sacraments, 8 August, 1910, on the age at which ... |
Quamichan IndiansQuamichan IndiansThe largest of the numerous small bands attached to Cowichan agency, at the southeast end of ... |
QuantityQuantity(Greek poson ; Latin quantitas , quantum , correlate to tantum ) Aristotle, in his ... |
Quapaw IndiansQuapaw IndiansA tribe now nearly extinct, but formerly one of the most important of the lower Mississippi ... |
QuarantinesQuarantines"Quarantines" is an expression frequently used in the grants of indulgences, and signifies a strict ... |
Quaresmius, FranciscusFranciscus QuaresmiusA writer and Orientalist of the seventeenth century, born at Lodi (Lombardy), 4 April, 1583; ... |
Quebec, Archdiocese ofQuebec(QUEBECENSIS) The Archdiocese of Quebec, in Canada, comprises the counties of Beauce, ... |
Quebec, The Province ofProvince of QuebecGEOGRAPHY The province of Quebec occupies mainly the two slopes of the vast basin formed by the ... |
Queen's DaughtersQueen's Daughters(DAUGHTERS OF THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN, FILIÆ REGINÆ COELI) A religious and charitable ... |
Quelen, Hyacinthe-Louis DeHyacinthe-Louis de QuelenArchbishop of Paris, born at Paris, 8 Oct., 1778; died there 31 Dec., 1839. He was educated ... |
Quem terra, pontus, sideraQuem Terra, Pontus, SideraAn ancient hymn in honour of the Blessed Virgin, ascribed to Fortunatus by Thomasius and ... |
Querétaro, Diocese ofQueretaro(DE QUERETARO) Located in Mexico; suffragan of Michoacan. Its area is that of the state of ... |
Quercia, Jacopo DellaJacopo Della QuerciaSculptor, born (it is said) at Quercia Grossa, near Siena, 1374; died 20 October, 1438. His ... |
Quesnel, PasquierPasquier Quesnel(PASCHASE) Pasquier Quesnel, born in Paris, 14 July, 1634; died at Amsterdam, 2 December, ... |
Quevedo, Juan deJuan de QuevedoFranciscan, native of Bejori, Old Castile , Spain ; died at Barcelona, 24 December, 1519. His ... |
Quiñones, FrancisFrancis Quinones(Quignonez.) Cardinal, born in the Kingdom of Leon, Spain, c. 1482; died at Veroli, Italy, 5 ... |
QuicheQuiche(UTLATECA) The principal aboriginal tribe or nation of Guatemala. They belong to the great ... |
Quichua IndiansQuichua IndiansQuichua Indians, formerly the dominant people of the Empire of Peru, and still the largest ... |
Quicumque Christum QuærtisQuicumque Christum QuaertisThe opening line of the twelfth (in honour of the Epiphany ) and last poem in the ... |
Quierzy, Councils ofCouncils of Quierzy(Kierzy, Carisiacum) Several councils were held at Quierzy, a royal residence under the ... |
Quiet, Prayer ofPrayer of QuietThe Prayer of Quiet is regarded by all writers on mystical theology as one of the degrees of ... |
QuietismQuietismQuietism ( Latin quies, quietus , passivity) in the broadest sense is the doctrine which ... |
Quilon, Diocese ofQuilon(QUILONENSIS) Diocese of Quilon, in India on the Malabar coast, suffragan of Verapoly, ... |
Quimper, Diocese ofQuimper(CORISOPITENSIS) Diocese of Quimper includes the Department of Finistère; as ... |
Quin, Michael JosephMichael Joseph QuinOriginator of the "Dublin Review", born at Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, 1796; died at ... |
Quinctianus, SaintsSts. Quinctianus(1) Under the date 1 April the present "Roman Martyrology " mentions a saint of this name, ... |
QuinquagesimaQuinquagesima(Fiftieth.) The period of fifty days before Easter. It begins with the Sunday before Ash ... |
Quintana, AgustínAgustin QuintanaMissionary and Indian philologist, born at Antequera, the capital of Oaxaca, Mexico, about 1660; ... |
Quiricus and JulittaSts. Quiricus and JulittaMartyred under Diocletian. The names of these two martyrs, who in the early Church enjoyed a ... |
Quirini, Angelo MariaAngelo Maria Quirini(Querini). Cardinal and scholar, born at Venice, 30 March, 1680; died at Brescia, 6 January, ... |
Quirinus, SaintsSts. QuirinusSeveral martyrs of this name are mentioned in the "Martyrologium Hieronymianum" and in the ... |
Quito, Archdiocese ofQuito(QUITENSIS) The city of Quito, formerly known as San Francisco de Quito, capital of the ... |
Qur'an, TheKoranThe sacred book of the Muslims, by whom it is regarded as the revelation of God. Supplemented by ... |
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