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(Also spelled "Sylvia").
Mother of Pope St. Gregory the Great , born about 515 (525?); died about 592.
There is unfortunately no life of Silvia and a few scanty notices are all that is extant concerning her. Her native place is sometimes given as Sicily, sometimes as Rome. Apparently she was of as distinguished family as her husband, the Roman regionarius , Gordianus. She had, besides Gregory, a second son.
Silvia was noted for her great piety, and she gave her sons an excellent education. After the death of her husband she devoted herself entirely to religion in the "new cell by the gate of blessed Paul " (cella nova juxta portam beati Pauli). Gregory the Great had a mosaic portrait of his parents executed at the monastery of St. Andrew; it is minutely described by Johannes Diaconus (P.L., LXXV, 229-30). Silvia was portrayed sitting with the face, in which the wrinkles of age could not extinguish the beauty, in full view; the eyes were large and blue, and the expression was gracious and animated.
The veneration of St. Silvia is of early date. In the ninth century an oratory was erected over her former dwelling, near the Basilica of San Saba. Pope Clement VIII (1592-1605) inserted her name under 3 November in the Roman Martyrology. She is invoked by pregnant women for a safe delivery.
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San Sepolcro, Piero daPiero Da San SepolcroPainter, b. at Borgo San-Sepolcro, about 1420; d. there, 1492. The most usual form of his name is ... |
San SeverinoSan Severino(SANCTI SEVERINI) San Severino is a small town and seat of a bishopric in the Province of ... |
San SeveroSan Severo(SANCTI SEVERINI) Diocese in the Province of Foggia (Capitanata), Southern Italy, situated in ... |
San Xavier del Bac, Mission ofMission of San Xavier Del BacOne of the eight missions founded by the Spanish Padres between 1687 and 1720 in the Pimeria Alta, ... |
Sanchez, ThomasThomas SanchezBorn at Cordova, 1550; died in the college of Granada , 19 May, 1610. In 1567 he entered the ... |
Sanctifying GraceSanctifying GraceGrace ( gratia, Charis ), in general, is a supernatural gift of God to intellectual ... |
SanctionSanction( Latin sancire , same root as sanctus ). Sanction signifies primarily the authoritative ... |
Sanction, PragmaticPragmatic Sanction( pragmatica sanctio , lex , jussio , also pragmatica or pragmaticum ) Pragmatic ... |
SanctitySanctity (Mark of the Church)The term " sanctity " is employed in somewhat different senses in relation to God, to ... |
Sanctorum MeritisSanctorum MeritisThe hymn at First and Second Vespers in the Common of the Martyrs in the Roman Breviary. Its ... |
SanctuarySanctuaryA consecrated place giving protection to those fleeing from justice or persecution ; or, the ... |
SanctuarySanctuaryThe space in the church for the high altar and the clergy. It is variously designated apsis ... |
SanctusSanctusI. HISTORY The Sanctus is the last part of the Preface in the Mass, sung in practically every ... |
Sandals, EpiscopalEpiscopal SandalsFORM AND PRESENT USE Unlike the ancient sandals, which consisted merely of soles fastened to the ... |
SandemaniansSandemaniansAn English form of the Scottish sect of Glassites, followers of John Glas (b. 1695; d. 1773) ... |
Sandeo, Felino MariaFelino Maria SandeoOften quoted under the name of Felinus, Italian canonist of the fifteenth century, b. at Felina, ... |
Sander, AntonAnton SanderHistorian, b. at Antwerp, 1586; d. at Afflighem, Belgium, 10 Jan., 1664. Having become master ... |
Sander, NicholasNicholas Sander(SANDERS). Born at Charlwood, Surrey, in 1530; died in Ireland, 1581. Educated at ... |
SandhurstSandhurst(SANDHURSTENSIS). Diocese in Victoria, Australia ; suffragan of Melbourne. The cathedral ... |
SandomirSandomir(Polish, Sandomierz ; Latin, Sandomiriensis ). The city is very ancient, with still ... |
Sands, Benjamin and JamesAdmiral Sands (Benjamin and James)Benjamin F. Sands Rear-admiral United States Navy, b. at Baltimore, Md., 11 Feb., 1812; d. at ... |
Sandwich IsandsSandwich Islands (Hawaii)(H AWAII ) Vicariate Apostolic comprising all the islands of the Hawaiian group. They lie ... |
Sandys, Venerable JohnVen. John SandysEnglish martyr, born in the Diocese of Chester ; executed at Gloucester, 11 August, 1586. He ... |
Sanetch IndiansSanetch IndiansA sub-tribe of the Songish Indians . They speak a dialect of the Cowichan language of Salishan ... |
SanhedrinSanhedrinThe supreme council and court of justice among the Jews. The name Sanhedrin is derived ... |
Sankt PöltenSankt PoeltenDiocese in Lower Austria, derives its name and origin from Fanum Sancti Hippolyti , a ... |
Sannazaro, JacopoJacopo Sannazaro(Latin, ACTIUS SINCERUS SANNAZARIUS). Italian and Latin poet, b. at Naples, 28 July, 1458; d. ... |
Sanseverino, GaetanoGaetano SanseverinoRestorer of the Scholastic philosophy in Italy, b. at Naples, 1811; d. there of cholera, 16 ... |
Sansovino, Andrea Contucci delAndrea Contucci Del SansovinoBorn at Monte San Sovino, Arezzo, 1460; died 1529. He was a sculptor of the transition period at ... |
Sant' Angelo de' LombardiSant' Angelo De' Lombardi(SANCTI ANGELI LOMBARDORUM ET BISACCIENSIS). Diocese in the Province of Avellino, Southern ... |
Sant' Angelo in Vado and UrbaniaSant' Angelo in Vado and Urbania(SANCTI ANGELI IN VADO ET URBANIENSIS). Diocese ; S. Angelo in Vado is a city in the Marches, ... |
Santa Agata dei Goti, Diocese ofSanta Agata Dei Goti(S. AGATHAE GOTHORUM) In the Province of Benevento, Southern Italy ; the city, situated on ... |
Santa Casa di LoretoSanta Casa di Loreto (Holy House of Loreto)(The Holy House of Loreto). Since the fifteenth century, and possibly even earlier, the "Holy ... |
Santa CatharinaSanta Catharina(FLORIANOPOLIS; FLORIANOPOLITANA). Diocese ; suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre ... |
Santa Cruz de la SierraSanta Cruz de la Sierra(SANCTAE CRUCIS DE SIERRA). Diocese in Bolivia, erected on 6 July, 1605, as suffragan of ... |
Santa Fe (Argentina)Santa Fe (Argentina)(SANCTAE FIDEI). Diocese in the Argentine Republic, suffragan of Buenos Aires, comprising the ... |
Santa Fe (New Mexico)Santa Fe (New Mexico)(SANCTAE FIDEI IN AMERICA). Archdiocese in New Mexico, erected by Pius IX in 1850 and ... |
Santa Lucia del MelaSanta Lucia Del MelaPrelature nullius within the territory of the Archdiocese of Messina , Sicily, now governed ... |
Santa Maria (Brazil)Santa Maria (Brazil)(SANCTAE MARIAE). A Brazilian see, suffragan of Porto Alegre. The latter, formerly known as ... |
Santa Maria de MonserratoSanta Maria de Monserrato(BEATAE MARIAE VIRGINIS DE MONTSERRATO). An abbey nullius in Brazil. When it was ... |
Santa MartaSanta Marta (Colombia)(SANCTA MARTHAE). Diocese in Colombia, erected in 1535, its first bishop being Alfonso do ... |
Santa SeverinaSanta Severina(SANCTA SEVERINAE) Diocese in the Province of Catanzaro in Calabria, Southern Italy. Situated ... |
SantanderSantander(SANCTI ANDERII, SANTANDERIENSIS). This diocese in Spain takes its name not from St. Andrew ... |
SantaremSantaremPrelature nullius created in 1903, in the ecclesiastical Province of Belem do Pará, with ... |
Santiago del EsteroSantiago Del Estero(SANCTI JACOBI DE ESTERO) Diocese in the Argentine Republic, erected 25 March, 1907, ... |
Santiago, University ofUniversity of SantiagoIt has been asserted by some historians that as early as the ninth century a course of general ... |
Santini, Giovanni Sante GasperoGiovanni Sante Gaspero SantiniAstronomer, b. at Caprese in Tuscany, 30 Jan., 1787; d. at Padua, 26 June, 1877. He received his ... |
Santo Domingo, Archdiocese ofSanto Domingo(SANCTI DOMINICI) Erected on 8 August, 1511, by Julius II who by the Bull "Pontifex ... |
Santos, João dosJoao Dos SantosDominican missionary in India and Africa, b. at Evora, Portugal ; d. at Goa in 1622. His ... |
SappaSappa(SAPPENSIS, SAPPATENSIS, ZAPPATENSIS). Diocese in Albania, established in 1062, by Alexander ... |
SaraSaraSara (Hebrew for "princess"; another form, Sarai, the signification of which is doubtful, is ... |
SarabaitesSarabaitesA class of monks widely spread before the time of St. Benedict. They either continued like the ... |
SaragossaSaragossa(CAESARAUGUSTANA) Diocese in Spain ; comprises a great part of the civil Province of ... |
Saragossa, University ofUniversity of SaragossaThis university was not definitively established until 1585 its real founder being Don Pedro ... |
Sarajevo, Archdiocese ofSerajevo (Sarajevo)(SERAIUM). The healthy growth of the Church in Bosnia was blighted and stunted by ... |
Sarayacú MissionSarayacu MissionThe chief Franciscan mission of the Ucavali river country, Department of Loreto, north-east ... |
Sarbiewski, Mathias CasimirMathias Casimir SarbiewskiThe Horace of Poland, b. near Plonsk, in the Duchy of Masovia, 24 February, 1595; d. 2 April, ... |
SardesSardesA titular see of Lydia, in Asia Minor probably the ancient Hyde of Homer (Iliad, II, 844; XX, ... |
SardicaSardicaA titular metropolitan see of Dacia Mediterranea. The true name of the city (now Sophia, the ... |
Sardica, Council ofCouncil of SardicaOne of the series of councils called to adjust the doctrinal and other difficulties caused by ... |
SardiniaSardiniaThe second largest Italian island in the Mediterranean, lying between 41°15' and 38°51' ... |
SareptaSareptaA titular see in Phoenicia Prima, suffragan of Tyre. It is mentioned for the first time in ... |
Sarkander, Blessed JohnBl. John SarkanderMartyr of the seal of confession, born at Skotschau in Austrian Silesia, 20 Dec., 1576; died at ... |
Sarnelli, Januarius MariaJanuarius Maria SarnelliOne of S. Alphonsus's earliest companions, fourth son of Baron Angelo Sarnelli of Ciorani, b. in ... |
Sarpi, PaoloPaolo SarpiA Servite and anti-papal historian and statesman, b. at Venice, 14 August, 1552; d. there 14 or ... |
Sarsfield, PatrickPatrick SarsfieldBorn at Lucan near Dublin, about 1650; died at Huy in Belgium, 1693. On his mother's side he ... |
SarsinaSarsinaDIOCESE OF SARSINA (SARSINATENSIS) Located in Aemilia, Province of Forli, Italy. Besides ... |
Sarto, Andrea delAndrea Del Sarto(ANDREA D'AGNOLO) Born at Florence in 1486; d. there in 1531. He received the surname Sarto ... |
Sarum RiteSarum Rite(More accurately S ARUM U SE ) The manner of regulating the details of the Roman Liturgy ... |
SasimaSasimaA titular see in Cappadocia. Sasima is mentioned only in three non-religious documents: "Itiner. ... |
Saskatchewan and AlbertaSaskatchewan and AlbertaThe twin provinces of the Canadian West, so called because they were formed on the same day (1 ... |
SassariSassari(TURRITANA) Archdiocese in Sardinia, Italy, situated on the River Rossello in a fertile ... |
Sassoferrato, Giovanni Battista Salvi daGiovanni Battista Salvi Da SassoferratoBorn at Sassoferrato in the Rome, 1689, where he had passed the greater part of his life. His ... |
SatalaSatalaA titular see in Armenia Prima, suffragan of Sabastia. Satala according to the ancient ... |
SatanDevil(Greek diabolos ; Latin diabolus ). The name commonly given to the fallen angels, who are ... |
Satolli, FrancescoFrancesco SatolliTheologian, cardinal, first Apostolic delegate to the United States, b. 21 July, 1839, at ... |
Saturninus, SaintSt. SaturninusSt. Saturninus was, says Tillemont, one of the most illustrious martyrs France has given to the ... |
SauatraSauatraA titular see of Lycaonia, suffragan or Iconium. Nothing is known of the history of this town, ... |
SaulSaulHebrew for postulatus , referring probably to the petition mentioned in 1 Samuel 8:5 . The ... |
Sault Sainte MarieSault Sainte Marie(SANCTAE-MARIAE-ORMENSIS) Diocese erected by Decree of 16 September, 1904. It embraces the ... |
Sault St. LouisCaughnawagaOr SAULT ST. LOUIS. An Iroquois reservation, situated on the south bank of the St. Lawrence, ... |
SavannahSavannahDIOCESE OF SAVANNAH (SAVANENSIS) The Diocese of Savannah comprises the State of Georgia and ... |
SavaricSavaricBishop of Bath and Glastonbury, and cousin of the Emperor Henry VI, date of birth unknown, d. ... |
SavarySavaryA noble French family of the seventeenth century especially devoted to trade and to the ... |
Savigny, Abbey ofAbbey of SavignySituated on the confines of Normandy and Brittany, Diocese of Coutances, France. Founded by ... |
Savigny, Karl FriedrichKarl Friedrich SavignyDiplomatist, born at Berlin, 19 Sept., 1814; died at Frankfort-on-the-Main, 11 Feb., 1875. He ... |
Savona and NoliSavona and Noli(SAVONENSIS ET NAULENSIS) Province of Genoa, on the Gulf of Genoa, having a small but safe ... |
Savonarola, GirolamoGirolamo SavonarolaBorn at Ferrara, 21 September, 1452; died at Florence, 23 May, 1498. The Dominican reformer ... |
SavoySavoy(Italian S AVOJA ; French S AVOIE ) A district in the south-eastern part of France that ... |
Saxe, Jean deJean de SaxeFor a long time two astronomers of the Middle Ages were confounded under this name. (1) ... |
Saxe-AltenburgSaxe-AltenburgOne of the Saxon duchies in the east of Thuringia ; situated on the west frontier of the Kingdom ... |
Saxe-Coburg and GothaSaxe-Coburg and GothaOne of the Saxon-Thuringian duchies; has an area of 751 sq. miles and two chief divisions, the ... |
Saxe-MeiningenSaxe-MeiningenA Saxon-Thuringian duchy. It has an area of 953 sq. miles, and 278,792 inhabitants (1910). In 1905 ... |
Saxe-Weimar-EisenachSaxe-Weimar-EisenachA grand duchy in Thuringia, also known in recent times as the Grand duchy of Saxony. It has ... |
Saxo GrammaticusSaxo GrammaticusDanish historian of the thirteenth century, author of the "Gesta Danorum". The scanty information ... |
SaxonySaxonyI. THE SAXON TRIBE There arose in Germany during the third and fourth centuries after Christ ... |
Saxony, Albert ofAlbert of Saxony(Albert of Helmstädt) Fourteenth-century philosopher ; nicknamed Albertus Parvus, ... |
Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs)Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs)Consisting of twenty-eight white marble steps, at Rome, near the Lateran; according to tradition ... |
Scaliger, Julius CaesarJulius Caesar Scaliger(It., DELLA SCALA). Humanist, b. at Riva on Lake Garda in 1484; d. at Agen, France, 21 Oct., ... |
ScalimoliScalimoliTheologian, better known by his religious name, ANDREA DI CASTELLANA, from his place of origin in ... |
Scammon, Ellakim ParkerEllakim Parker ScammonEducator, b. at Whitefield, Maine, U.S.A. 27 Dec., 1816; d. at New York, 7 Dec., 1894. Having ... |
ScandalScandalI. NOTION OF SCANDAL According to St. Thomas (II-II, Q. liii, a. 1) scandal is a word or action ... |
Scannabecchi, FilippoFilippo Scannabecchi[DALMASIO; LIPPO DI DALMASIO; LIPPO DALLE MADONNE; MURATORI(?)]. Bolognese painter, born about ... |
ScapularScapularI. NAME, MEANING, AND ORIGIN The scapular (from Latin, scapula , shoulder) forms a part, and ... |
Scaramelli, Giovanni BattistaGiovanni Battista ScaramelliAscetical writer, b. at Rome, 24 Nov., 1687; d. at Macerata, 11 Jan., 1752. He entered the ... |
Scarampi, PierfrancescoPierfrancesco ScarampiOratorian, Papal envoy, b. of a noble and ancient family in the Duchy of Monferrato, Piedmont, ... |
Scarlatti, AlessandroAlessandro ScarlattiBorn in Sicily, either at Trapani or at Palermo, in 1659; died at Naples 24 Oct., 1725; ... |
Scarron, PaulPaul ScarronFrench poet and dramatist, b. in Paris, 4 July, 1610; d. 7 October, 1660. His father was a judge ... |
ScepticismScepticism(Gr. sképsis , speculation, doubt ; sképtesthai, to scrutinize or examine ... |
SchäftlarnSchaftlarnFormerly a Premonstratensian, now a Benedictine, abbey, situated on the Isar not far from ... |
Schäufelin, Hans LeonhardHans Leonhard Schaufelin(Known also as Scheuffelin, Schauffelein, and Scheyffelin). A German wood engraver, pupil of ... |
Schäzler, Constantine, Baron vonConstantine, Baron von SchazlerTheologian, b. at Ratisbon, 7 May, 1827; d. at Interlaken, 9 September, 1880. By birth and ... |
Schöffer, PeterPeter SchofferPublisher and printer, b. at Gernsheim on the Rine about 1425; d. at Mainz in 1503. As a cleric ... |
SchönbornSchonbornThe name of a German noble family, many members of which were prelates of the Church. (1) ... |
SchöninghSchoninghThe publishing house of Ferdinand Schöningh at Paderborn was founded by Ferdinand Friedrich ... |
Schadow, Friedrich WilhelmFriedrich Wilhelm SchadowPainter, b. at Berlin, 1789; d. at Düsseldorf, 1862. He was the son of the sculptor, ... |
Schaepman, HermanHerman SchaepmanOrator, poet, and statesman, b. at Tubbergen, Holland, 2 March, 1844; d. at Rome, 21 Jan., 1903. ... |
Schall von Bell, Johann AdamJohann Adam Schall von BellAn especially prominent figure among the missionaries to China, b. of an important family at ... |
Schannat, Johann FriedrichJohann Friedrich SchannatGerman historian, b. at Luxemburg, 23 July, 1683; d. at Heidleberg, 6 March, 1739. He studied at ... |
Schatzgeyer, CasparCaspar SchatzgeyerA foremost opponent of the Protestant Reformers ; b. at Landshut in 1463 or 1464; d. at Munich, ... |
Schaumburg-LippeSchaumburg-LippeA German principality, surrounded by the Prussian province of Westphalia Hanover, and an exclave ... |
Schedel, HartmannHartmann SchedelGerman Humanist and historian, b. at Nuremberg, 13 February, 1440; d. there on 28 November, ... |
Scheeben, Matthias JosephMatthias Joseph ScheebenTheological writer of acknowledged merit, born at Meckenheim near Bonn, 1 March, 1835; died at ... |
Scheffmacher, John JamesJohn James ScheffmacherJesuit theologian b. at Kientzheim, Alsace, 27 April, 1668; d. at Strasburg, 18 August, 1733. ... |
Scheiner, ChristopherChristopher ScheinerGerman astronomer, b. at Wald, near Mindelheim, in Swabia, 25 July, 1575; d. at Niesse, in ... |
Schelble, Johann NepomukJohann Nepomuk SchelbleMusician, b. 16 May, 1789, at Huffingen in the Black Forest; d. there 6 Aug., 1837. At the age of ... |
Schelstrate, EmmanuelEmmanuel SchelstrateTheologian, b. at Antwerp, 1649; d. at Rome, 6 April, 1692. While he was a canon of the ... |
Schenkl, Maurus vonMaurus von SchenklBenedictine theologian and canonist, b. at Auerbach in Bavaria, 4 January 1749; d. at Amberg, 14 ... |
SchenuteSchenute(SCHENUDI, SCHNUDI, SINUTHIUS). A Coptic abbot. The years 332-33-34 and 350 are mentioned as ... |
Scherer, GeorgGeorg SchererPulpit orator and controversialist, b. at Schwaz, in the Tyrol, 1540, according to Duhr; d. at ... |
Scherer-Boccard, Theodore, Count vonTheodore, Count von Scherer-BoccardA Swiss Catholic journalist and politician; b. at Dornach in the canton of Solothurn, 12 May, ... |
Schinner, MatthæusMatthaeus SchinnerBishop, cardinal, and statesman, b. at Muhlbach in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland, about ... |
SchismSchismI. GENERAL IDEAS, MORAL CHARACTER, AND PENAL SANCTIONS Schism (from the Greek schisma , rent, ... |
Schism, EasternEastern SchismFrom the time of Diotrephes ( 3 John 1:9-10 ) there have been continual schisms, of which the ... |
Schism, WesternWestern SchismThis schism of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries differs in all points from the Eastern ... |
Schlör, AloysiusAloysius SchlorAscetical writer, b. at Vienna, 17 June, 1805; d. at Graz, 2 Nov., 1852. After completing his ... |
Schlegel, Friedrich vonFriedrich von SchlegelPoet, writer on æsthetics, and literary historian, the "Messias" of the Romantic School, b. ... |
SchleswigSchleswigFormerly a duchy and diocese of northwestern Germany, now a part of the Prussian Province of ... |
Schlosser, John Frederick HenryJohn Frederick Henry SchlosserJurist, b. at Frankfort-on-the-Main, 30 December, 1780; d. there 22 January, 1851. He studied ... |
Schmalzgrueber, Francis XavierFrancis Xavier SchmalzgrueberCanonist, b. at Griesbach, Bavaria, 9 Oct., 1663; d. at Dillingen 7 Nov., 1735. Entering the ... |
Schmid, Christoph vonChristoph von SchmidWriter of children's stories and educator, b. at Dinkelsbuehl, in Bavaria, 15 Aug., 1768; d. at ... |
Schmidt, Friedrich vonFriedrich von SchmidtBorn at Frickenhofen, 1825; died at Vienna, 1891, After studying at the technical high school ... |
Schneeman, GerardGerard SchneemanBorn at Wesel, Lower Rhine, 12 Feb., 1829; d. at Kerkrade, Holland, 20 Nov., 1885. After studying ... |
Schoenberg, Matthias vonMatthias von SchoenbergAuthor, b. at Ehingen, in the Diocese of Constance, 9 Nov., 1732; d. at Munich, 20 Apr., 1792. Of ... |
Schola CantorumSchola CantorumA place for the teaching and practice of ecclesiastical chant, or a body of singers banded ... |
ScholasticismScholasticismScholasticism is a term used to designate both a method and a system. It is applied to theology ... |
Scholliner, HermanHerman SchollinerTheologian and historian, b. at Freising in Bavaria, 15 January, 1722; d. at Welchenberg, 16 ... |
Schols, Charles MathieuCharles Mathieu ScholsBorn of Catholic parents at Maastriche, Holland, 28 March, 1849; died at Delft 17 March, 1897. ... |
Scholz, John Martin AugustineJohn Martin Augustine ScholzAn erudite German Orientalist and exegete, b. at Kapsdorf, near Breslau, 8 Feb., 1794; d. at ... |
Schongauer, MartinMartin Schongauer(Also known as SCHON). German painter and engraver, b. at Colmar between 1445 and 1450; ... |
SchoolsSchoolsIn the Church I. The Christian Church By virtue of her Divine charter, "Going, teach ye all ... |
Schools, ApostolicApostolic SchoolsWhere the Church is normally organized the recruitment of the secular clergy is provided for ... |
Schools, Clerks Regular of the PiousClerks Regular of the Pious SchoolsCalled also Piarists, Scolopli, Escolapios, Poor Clerks of the Mother of God, and the Pauline ... |
Schorlemer-Alst, Burghard Freiherr vonBurghard Freiherr von Schorlemer-AlstSocial reformer, b. at Heringhausen, Westphalia, 21 Oct., 1825; d. at Alst, 17 March, 1895. He ... |
Schott, GasparGaspar SchottGerman physicist, b. 5 Feb., 1608, at Königshofen; d. 12 or 22 May, 1666, at Augsburg. He ... |
SchottenklösterSchottenkloster(Scotch Monasteries). A name applied to the monastic foundations of Irish and Scotch ... |
Schrader, ClementClement SchraderJesuit theologian, b. at Itzum, in Hanover, Nov., 1820; d. at Poitiers 23 Feb., 1875. He studied ... |
Schram, DominicDominic Schram(SCHRAMM). A Benedictine theologian and canonist, b. at Bamberg, 24 October 1722; d. in the ... |
Schrank, Franz Paula vonFranz Paula von SchrankNaturalist, b. at Varnbach near Schärding on the Inn, 21 August, 1747; d. at Munich, 22 ... |
Schraudolph, JohannJohann SchraudolphHistorical painter, b. at Obersdorf in the Allgau, 1808; d. 31 May, 1879. As pupil and assistant ... |
Schubert, FranzFranz SchubertComposer, b. at Vienna, 31 January, 1797; d. there 19 November, 1829. He studied under his ... |
Schwane, JosephJoseph SchwaneA theological writer, b. at Dorsten in Westphalia, 2 Aril, 1824; d. at Münster, 6 June, ... |
Schwann, TheodorTheodor SchwannGerman physiologist and founder of the theory of the cellular structure of animal organisms; b. at ... |
Schwanthaler, Ludwig vonLudwig von SchwanthalerFounder of the modern Romantic school of sculpture, b. at Munich in 1802; d there, 1848. He ... |
Schwarz, BertholdBerthold Schwarz(Schwartz). A German friar, reputed the inventor of gunpowder and firearms. There has been ... |
SchwarzburgSchwarzburgTwo small principalities of Central Germany, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and ... |
Schwarzenberg, Friedrich, Prince ofFriedrich, Prince of SchwarzenbergCardinal and Prince- Archbishop of Prague, b. at Vienna, 6 April, 1809; d. there, 27 March, ... |
SchwenckfeldiansSchwenckfeldiansThe name of a Protestant sect founded by the nobleman Caspar von Schwenckfeld (b. at Ossig in ... |
Schwind, Moritz vonMoritz von SchwindBorn at Vienna, 1804; died at Munich, 1871. A painter possessing an inexhaustible wealth of ... |
Science and the ChurchScience and the ChurchThe words "science" and "Church" are here understood in the following sense: Science is not taken ... |
ScilliumScillium (Titular See)A titular see in Africa Proconsularis, suffragan of Carthage. Perhaps the name should be ... |
Scillium, Martyrs ofMartyrs of ScilliumIn the year 180 six Christians were condemned to death by the sword, in the town of Scillium, ... |
ScopiaScopia(SCUPI; SCOPIENSIS). Archdiocese, ancient residence of the early Servian rulers is the modern ... |
Scotism and ScotistsScotism and ScotistsI. SCOTISM This is the name given to the philosophical and theological system or school ... |
ScotlandScotlandThe term as at present used includes the whole northern portion of the Island of Great Britain, ... |
Scotland, Established Church ofEstablished Church of ScotlandThe religious organization which has for three centuries and a half claimed the adherence of the ... |
Scoto-Hibernian MonasteriesScoto-Hibernian MonasteriesA convenient term under which to include the monastic institutions which were founded during the ... |
Scots College, TheThe Scots CollegeClement VIII gave Scotland its college at Rome. The Bull of foundation, dated 5 December, ... |
Scott, Ven. MontfordVen. Montford ScottEnglish martyr, b. in Norfolk, England ; martyred at Fleet Street, London, on 2 July, 1591. He ... |
Scotus, Blessed John DunsBlessed John Duns ScotusSurnamed DOCTOR SUBTILIS, died 8 November, 1308; he was the founder and leader of the famous ... |
ScrantonScranton(Scrantonensis). A suffragan see of Philadelphia, U.S.A. established on 3 March, 1868, ... |
Screen, AltarAltar ScreenThe Caerem. Episc (I, xii, n. 13) says that if the High Altar is attached to the wall (or is not ... |
ScribesScribes(Greek grammateis, nomodidaschaloi , teachers of the law). In the New-Testament period the ... |
ScriptoriumScriptoriumA scriptorium is commonly a large room set apart in a monastery for the use of the scribes or ... |
ScriptureScriptureSacred Scripture is one of the several names denoting the inspired writings which make up the Old ... |
ScrupleScruple(Latin Scrupulus , "a small sharp, or pointed, stone", hence, in a transferred sense, ... |
ScrutinyScrutiny(Latin scrutinium from scrutari to search, to investigate) A term variously employed in ... |
SculptureSculptureIn the widest sense of the term, sculpture is the art of representing in bodily form men, animals, ... |
Scutari, Archdiocese ofScutari(SCUTARENSIS) The first known bishop was Bassus (387). The bishops of Scutari were at ... |
ScythopolisScythopolisA titular metropolitan of Palaestina Secunda. It is the ancient Bethsan so often mentioned in ... |
Seña, BalthasarBalthasar SenaIndian missionary and philologist, b. at Barcelona, Spain, about 1590; d. at Guarambare, ... |
Señan, José Francisco de PaulaJose Francisco de Paula SenanBorn at Barcelona, Spain, 3 March, 1760; died at Mission San Buenaventura on 24 Aug., 1823; ... |
SealSealThe use of a seal by men of wealth and position was common before the Christian era. It was ... |
Seal of Confession, the Law of theThe Seal of ConfessionIn the "Decretum" of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles ... |
SeattleSeattleDIOCESE OF SEATTLE (SEATTLENSIS). The Diocese of Seattle (Seattlensis) comprises the entire ... |
SebasteSebasteA titular see in Phrygia Pacatiana, suffragan of Laodicea. Sebaste is known to us, apart from ... |
SebastiaSebastia(SIVAS). An Armenian Catholic diocese. The city, which existed perhaps under another name in ... |
Sebastian Newdigate, BlessedBlessed Sebastian NewdigateExecuted at Tyburn, 19 June, 1535. A younger son of John Newdigate of Harefield Place, Middlesex, ... |
Sebastian, SaintSt. SebastianRoman martyr ; little more than the fact of his martyrdom can be proved about St. Sebastian. ... |
SebastopolisSebastopolisA titular see in Armenia Prima, suffragan of Sebastia. The primitive name of this city was ... |
SebenicoSebenico(SIBINICENSIS). Suffragan of Zara. Sebenico was the seat of a bishop before the ... |
Secchi, AngeloAngelo SecchiAstronomer, b. at Reggio in Emilia, Italy, 18 June, 1818; d. 26 Feb., 1878. He was the son of a ... |
Sechelt IndiansSechelt Indians(Properly SICIATL). A small tribe speaking a distinct language of Salishan linguistic stock, ... |
Sechnall, SaintSt. Sechnall (Secundinus)(Secundinus.) Bishop and confessor, b. 372 or 373; d. at Dunshaughlin, 27 Nov., 457. Son of ... |
SeckauSeckauDIOCESE OF SECKAU (SECOVIENSIS) Diocese in Styria, Austria, suffragan of Salzburg. The See ... |
SecretSecretThe Secret ( Latin Secreta, sc. oratio secreta ) is the prayer said in a low voice by the ... |
Secret, Discipline of theDiscipline of the Secret(Latin Disciplina Arcani ; German Arcandisciplin ). A theological term used to express ... |
Sect and SectsSect and SectsI. ETYMOLOGY AND MEANING The word "sect" is not derived, as is sometimes asserted, from secare , ... |
Secular ClergySecular Clergy( Latin clerus sæcularis ) In the language of religious the world (sæculum) is ... |
SecularismSecularismA term used for the first time about 1846 by George Jacob Holyoake to denote "a form of opinion ... |
SecularizationSecularization( Latin sæcularizatio ) Secularization, an authorization given to religious with solemn ... |
Sedgwick, ThomasThomas SedgwickRegius professor of divinity at Cambridge, 1557, rector of Stanhope, Durham, and vicar of ... |
Sedia GestatoriaSedia GestatoriaThe Italian name of the portable papal throne used on certain solemn occasions in the pontifical ... |
SediliaSedilia(Plural of Latin sedile , a seat.) The name given to seats on the south side of the ... |
SeductionSeduction( Latin seducere , to lead aside or astray) Seduction is here taken to mean the inducing of ... |
SeduliusSeduliusChristian poet of the fifth century. The name of Cælius, which at times precedes that of ... |
Sedulius ScotusSedulius ScotusAn Irish teacher, grammarian and Scriptural commentator, who lived in the ninth century. ... |
SeekersSeekersAn obscure Puritan sect which arose in England in the middles of the seventeenth century. They ... |
Seelos, Francis X.Francis X. SeelosBorn at Füssen, Bavaria, 11 January, 1819; died at New Orleans, La., 4 Oct., 1867. When a ... |
SeerthSeerthSeerth, a Chaldean see, appears to have succeeded the See of Arzon in the same province, several ... |
Seghers, Charles JohnCharles John SeghersBishop of Vancouver Island (today Victoria ), Apostle of Alaska. b. at Ghent, Belgium, 26 ... |
Segneri, PaoloPaolo Segneri, the ElderItalian Jesuit, preacher, missionary, ascetical writer, b. at Nettuno, 21 March (cf. Massei) ... |
SegniSegni(SIGNINSIS). Located in the Province of Rome. The city, situated on a hill in the Monti ... |
SegorbeSegorbe(Also CASTELLÓN DE LA PLANA; SEGOBIENSIS; CASTETELLIONENSIS) Diocese in Spain, bounded ... |
SegoviaSegoviaDIOCESE OF SEGOVIA (SEGOVIENSIS, SEGOVIAE). Diocese in Spain ; bounded on the north by ... |
Sehna, Diocese ofSehna(SIHNAH or SEHANENSIS). A Chaldean see, governed by a patriarchal administrator with episcopal ... |
Seidl, Johann GabrielJohann Gabriel SeidlPoet, author of the present Austrian national hymn, b. at Vienna, 21 June 1804; d. there, 17 ... |
Seitz, Alexander MaximilianAlexander Maximilian SeitzPainter, b. at Munich, 1811; d. at Rome, 1888. He studied under Cornelius, and two early ... |
Sejny, Diocese ofSejny(AUGUSTÓWO; SEJNESIS, or AUGUSTOVIENSIS). A diocese in the northwestern part of ... |
SekanaisSekanais(Or more properly, Tshé-'kéh-ne, "People on the Rocks", i.e., the Rocky Mountains). ... |
Seleucia PieriaSeleucia PieriaTitular metropolis of Syria Prima. The city was founded near the mouth of the Orontes, not far ... |
Seleucia TracheaSeleucia TracheaMetropolitan see of Isauria in the Patriarchate of Antioch. The city was built by Seleucus I, ... |
SeleuciansSeleuciansA Gnostic sect who are said to have flourished in Galatia. They derived their name from ... |
SeleucidsSeleucidsThe name given to the Macedonian dynasty, which was founded by Seleucus, a general under Alexander ... |
Self-DefenseSelf-DefenseEthically the subject of self-defense regards the right of a private person to employ force ... |
Selgas y Carrasco, JoséJose Selgas y CarrascoPoet and novelist, b. at Lorca, Murcia, Spain, 1824; d. at Madrid, 5 Feb., 1882, he received his ... |
SelgeSelgeA titular see in Pamphylia Prima, suffragan of Side. Situated in a fertile plain on the south ... |
SelinusSelinusA titular see in Isauria, near the Gulf of Adalia. Selinus, mentioned by Ptolemy, V, 8, 2, ... |
Selvaggio, Giulio LorenzoGiulio Lorenzo SelvaggioCanonist and archaeologist, b. at Naples, 10 August, 1728; d. there, November, 1772. He entered ... |
SelymbriaSelymbriaA titular see in Thracia Prima, suffragan of Heraclea. Selymbria, or Selybria, the city of ... |
SemSem (Shem)( Hebrew "name", "fame", "renown"; in Septuagint, Sem ; A.V., Shem .) Son of Noah ; ... |
Semiarians and SemiarianismSemiarians and SemiarianismA name frequently given to the conservative majority in the East in the fourth century as ... |
Seminary, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical SeminaryI. TERMINOLOGY The word seminary (Fr. séminaire, Ger. Seminar ) is sometimes used, ... |
SemipelagianismSemipelagianismA doctrine of grace advocated by monks of Southern Gaul at and around Marseilles after 428. ... |
SemitesSemitesThe term Semites is applied to a group of peoples closely related in language, whose habitat is ... |
Semitic EpigraphySemitic EpigraphySemitic epigraphy is a new science, dating only from the past fifty years. At the beginning of ... |
Semmelweis, Ignaz PhilippIgnaz Philipp SemmelweisPhysician and discoverer of the cause of puerperal fever, b. Ofen (Buda), 1 July, 1818; d. at ... |
Semmes, RaphaelRaphael SemmesNaval officer, b. in Charles County, Maryland, U.S.A. 27 September, 1809; d. at Point Clear, ... |
Senan, SaintSt. SenanBishop and confessor, b. at Magh Lacha, Kilrush, Co. Clare, c. 488; d. 1 March, 560, his ... |
Seneca IndiansSeneca IndiansThe westernmost and largest of the five tribes of the celebrated Iroquois Confederacy of central ... |
Senefelder, AloysAloys SenefelderPrincipally known as the inventor of lithography, b. at Prague, 6 Nov., 1771; d. at Munich, 26 ... |
SenegambiaSenegambia(SENEGAMBLE). Vicariate Apostolic, to which is joined the Prefecture Apostolic of Senegal ... |
Sennen and Abdon, SaintsSts. Abdon and Sennan(Variously written in early calendars and martyrologies Abdo, Abdus; Sennes, Sennis, Zennen.) ... |
SensSens(S ENONIS ) Archdiocese comprising the Department of the Yonne. It was suppressed by the ... |
Sens, Councils ofCouncils of SensA number of councils were held at Sens. The first, about 600 or 601, in conformity with the ... |
SentenceSentence(Latin sententia , judgment). In canon law, the decision of the court upon any issue brought ... |
Sept-Fons, Notre-Dame de Saint-LieuNotre-Dame de Saint-Lieu Sept-FonsLocated in the Diocese of Moulins in France, it was founded (1132) by Guichard and Guillaume de ... |
Septimius SeverusSeptimius SeverusFounder of the African dynasty of Roman emperors, b. at Leptis Magna in Africa, 11 April, 146; d. ... |
SeptuagesimaSeptuagesima( Latin septuagesima , the seventieth). Septuagesima is the ninth Sunday before Easter, ... |
Septuagint VersionSeptuagint VersionThe first translation of the Hebrew Old Testament, made into popular Greek before the Christian ... |
Sepulchre, HolyHoly SepulchreHoly Sepulchre refers to the tomb in which the Body of Jesus Christ was laid after His death ... |
Sequence or ProseProse or SequenceI. DEFINITION AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Sequence ( Sequentia )–or, more accurately as ... |
Serajevo, Archdiocese ofSerajevo (Sarajevo)(SERAIUM). The healthy growth of the Church in Bosnia was blighted and stunted by ... |
Seraphic CrownFranciscan Crown( Or Seraphic Rosary.) A Rosary consisting of seven decades in commemoration of the seven ... |
SeraphimSeraphimThe name, a Hebrew masculine plural form, designates a special class of heavenly attendants of ... |
Seraphin of Montegranaro, SaintSt. Seraphin of MontegranaroBorn at Montegranaro, 1540; died at Ascoli, 12 October 1604. Felix de Nicola was born of a poor, ... |
Seraphina Sforza, BlessedBlessed Seraphina SforzaBorn at Urbino about 1434; died at Pesaro, 8 September, 1478. Her parents were Guido Antonio ... |
Serapion, SaintSt. SerapionBishop of Antioch (190-211). Known principally through his theological writings. Of these ... |
Serena, Diocese of LaLa Serena(De Serena, Serenopolitana). Embracing Atacama and Coquimbo provinces (Chile), suffragan of ... |
Sergeant, JohnJohn SergeantBorn at Barrow-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, in 1623; died in 1710, not, as Dodd asserts, in 1707 ... |
Sergeant, Ven. RichardVen. Richard SergeantEnglish martyr, executed at Tyburn, 20 April, 1586. He was probably a younger son of Thomas ... |
SergiopolisSergiopolisA titular see in Augusta Euphratensis, suffragan of Hierapolis. Under its native name Rhesapha, ... |
Sergius and BacchusSergius and BacchusMartyrs, d. in the Diocletian persecution in Coele-Syria about 303. Their martyrdom is well ... |
Sergius I, Pope SaintPope St. Sergius I(Reigned 687-701), date of birth unknown; consecrated probably on 15 Dec., 687; d. 8 Sept., ... |
Sergius II, PopePope Sergius IIDate of birth unknown; consecrated in 844, apparently in January; d. 27 Jan., 847. He was of ... |
Sergius III, PopePope Sergius IIIDate of birth unknown; consecrated 29 Jan., 904; d. 14 April, 911. He was a Roman of noble birth ... |
Sergius IV, PopePope Sergius IVDate of birth unknown; consecrated about 31 July, 1009; d. 12 May, 1012. Peter Pig's Snout ( ... |
Seripando, GirolamoGirolamo SeripandoItalian theologian and cardinal, b. at Troja (Apulia), 6 May, 1493; d. at Trent 17 March, ... |
Seroux d'Agincourt, Jean-Baptiste-Louis-GeorgeJean-Baptiste-Louis-George Seroux d'AgincourtBorn at Beauvais, 5 April, 1730; died at Rome, 24 September, 1814. He was a descendant of the ... |
Serpieri, AlessandroAlessandro SerpieriBorn at S. Giovanni in Marignano, near Rimini, 31 Oct., 1823; died at Fiesole, 22 Feb., 1885. His ... |
Serra, JuníperoJunipero SerraBorn at Petra, Island of Majorca, 24 November, 1713; died at Monterey, California, 28 August, ... |
SerraeSerraeTitular metropolitan see in Macedonia, more correctly Serrhae, is called Siris by Herodotus ... |
Servants of Mary (Order of Servites)Servants of Mary (Order of Servites)This order was founded on the feast of the Assumption, 1233 when the Blessed Virgin appeared to ... |
Servants of the Most Blessed SacramentServants of the Most Blessed SacramentAn order of nuns, founded by the Venerable Pierre-Julien Eymard in 1858, assisted by Mother ... |
ServiaServia (Serbia)(S ERBIA ) A European kingdom in the north-western part of the Balkan peninsula. I. ... |
Servites, Order ofOrder of Servites(SERVANTS OF MARY). The Order of Servites is the fifth mendicant order, the objects of which ... |
Servus servorum DeiServus Servorum Dei(SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD.) A title given by the popes to themselves in documents of ... |
Sessa-AuruncaSessa-Aurunca(SUESSANA). Diocese in Campania, Province of Caserta (Southern Italy ). The city is situated ... |
Sestini, BenedictBenedict SestiniAstronomer, mathematician, b. at Florence, Italy, 20 March, 1816; d. at Frederick, Maryland, 17 ... |
Setebo IndiansSetebo IndiansA considerable tribe of Panoan linguistic stock formerly centering about the confluence of the ... |
Seton, Saint Elizabeth AnnSt. Elizabeth Ann SetonFoundress and first superior of the Sisters of Charity in the United States ; born in New York ... |
Seton, WilliamWilliam SetonAuthor, b. in New York, 28 Jan., 1835; d. there, 15 Mar., 1905. His father was William Seton, ... |
Settignano, Desiderio daDesiderio Da SettignanoBorn at Settignano, Tuscany, 1428; died at Florence, 1463. He is said to have been the son of a ... |
Settlement, Act of (Irish)Act of Settlement (Irish)In 1662 an act was passed by the Irish Parliament, the privileges of which were restored on the ... |
Seven DeaconsSeven DeaconsThe seven men elected by the whole company of the original Christian community at Jerusalem and ... |
Seven RobbersSeven Robbers(Septem Latrones), martyrs on the Island of Corcyra (Corfu) in the second century. Their ... |
Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, TheThe Seven Sleepers of EphesusThe story is one of the many examples of the legend about a man who falls asleep and years after ... |
Seven-Branch CandlestickSeven-Branch CandlestickOne of the three chief furnishings of the Holy of the Tabernacle and the Temple ( Exodus ... |
SeverianSeverianBishop of Gabala in Syria, flourished in the fourth and fifth centuries. Concerning his life ... |
Severinus, PopePope SeverinusThe date of his birth is not known. He was consecrated seemingly on 28 May, 640, and died 2 ... |
Severus Sanctus EndelechusSeverus Sanctus EndelechusChristian rhetorician and poet of the fourth century. It is possible that his true name was ... |
Severus, AlexanderAlexander SeverusRoman emperor, b. at Acco in Palestine, 208, murdered by his mutinous soldiers at Sicula on the ... |
SevilleSevilleARCHDIOCESE OF SEVILLE (HISPALENSIS). Archdiocese in Spain, is bounded on the north by ... |
Seville, University ofUniversity of SevilleIn the middle of the thirteenth century the Dominicans, in order to prepare missionaries for work ... |
SexagesimaSexagesima( Latin sexagesima , sixtieth) is the eighth Sunday before Easter and the second before ... |
Sexburga, SaintSt. SexburgaDied about 699. Her sisters, Sts. Ethelburga and Saethrid, were both Abbesses of Faremontier in ... |
SextSextI. MEANING, SYMBOLISM, AND ORIGIN The hora sexta of the Romans corresponded closely with our ... |
SextonSexton(Old English Sexestein, sextein , through the French sacristain from Latin sacrista ). ... |
Sfondrati, CelestinoCelestino SfondratiPrince-abbot of St. Gall and cardinal, b. at Milan, 10 January, 1644, d. at Rome, 4 September, ... |
Sforza, Blessed SeraphinaBlessed Seraphina SforzaBorn at Urbino about 1434; died at Pesaro, 8 September, 1478. Her parents were Guido Antonio ... |
Shakespeare, Religion ofThe Religion of Shakespeare (Was Shakespeare Catholic?)Of both Milton and Shakespeare it was stated after their deaths, upon Protestant authority, that ... |
ShamanismShamanism(From Shaman or Saman , a word derived by Bantzaroff from Manchu saman , i.e., an excited ... |
ShammaiShammai(Called ha-Zekan , "the Elder"). A famous Jewish scribe who together with Hillel made ... |
Shan-si, Vicariate Apostolic of NorthernVicariate Apostolic of Northern Shan-SiThe Faith was carried for the first time into the Province of Shan-si. Norhter China, by the ... |
Shan-si, Vicariate Apostolic of SouthernVicariate Apostolic of Southern Shan-SiErected in 1890; there are about 6,000,000 inhabitants; the mission is entrusted to the Franciscan ... |
Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of EasternVicariate Apostolic of Eastern Shan-TungThis mission was separated in 1894 from Northern Shan-Tung and erected into a vicariate ... |
Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of NorthernVicariate Apostolic of Northern Shan-TungErected by Gregory XVI in 1839. The first vicar Apostolic was Louis de Besi, formerly ... |
Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of SouthernVicariate Apostolic of Southern Shan-TungOn 2 Jan., 1882, the then vicar Apostolic of Shan-tung, Rt. Rev. Mgr. D. Cosi, elected as ... |
Sharpe, JamesJames Sharpe(Alias POLLARD). Born at York, 1577; died at Lincoln, 1630. Converted when young, he made ... |
Shea, John Dawson GilmaryJohn Dawson Gilmary SheaHistorian, born in New York, 22 July, 1824; died at Elizabeth, New Jersey , 22 February, 1892. ... |
Shea, Sir AmbroseSir Ambrose SheaBorn in Newfoundland, 17 Sept., 1815; d. in London, 30 July, 1905. At the age of twenty-two he ... |
Sheil, Richard LalorRichard Lalor SheilDramatist, prose writer, and politician, b. at Drumdowny, County Kilkenny, Ireland, 17 August, ... |
Sheldon, EdwardEdward SheldonTranslator, b. at Beoley, 23 April, 1599; d. in London, 27 March, 1687. He was the third son of ... |
Shelley, RichardRichard ShelleyEnglish confessor ; d. in Marshalsea prison, London, probably in February or March, 1585-6. ... |
ShemSem (Shem)( Hebrew "name", "fame", "renown"; in Septuagint, Sem ; A.V., Shem .) Son of Noah ; ... |
Shen-si, NorthernNorthern Shen-Si(V ICARIATE A POSTOLIC ). In 1640 the Christian religion was preached for the first time ... |
Shen-si, SouthernVicariate Apostolic of Southern Shen-SiThe southern part of Shen-si was entrusted in 1885 to the Seminary of Sts. Peter and Paul, ... |
Shepherd, JohnJohn ShepherdMusical composer, born about 1512; died about 1563; one of the great English musicians who rank ... |
Sherborne AbbeySherborne AbbeyLocated in Dorsetshire, England ; founded in 998. Sherborne ( scir-burne , clear brook) was ... |
SherbrookeSherbrooke(S HERBROOKIENSIS ). Diocese in the Province of Quebec, suffragan of the Archdiocese of ... |
Sheridan, Philip HenryPhilip Henry SheridanBorn at Albany, N.Y., U.S.A. 6 March, 1831; died at Nonquitt, Mass, 5 August, 1888. His family ... |
Sherson, MartinMartin ShersonEnglish priest and confessor, one of the Dilati (see ENGLISH MARTYRS), b. 1563; d. 1588. A ... |
Shert, Blessed JohnBl. John ShertA native of Cheshire; took the degree of B.A. at Brasenose College, Oxford, in 1566. Successively ... |
Sherwin, Blessed RalphBl. Ralph SherwinEnglish martyr, born 1550 at Rodesley, near Longford, Derbyshire; died at Tyburn, 1 December, ... |
Sherwood, Blessed ThomasBl. Thomas SherwoodMartyr, born in London, 1551; died at Tyburn, London, 7 February, 1578. His parents also ... |
Sherwood, WilliamWilliam SherwoodBishop of Meath, d. at Dublin, 3 Dec. 1482. He was an English ecclesiastic who obtained the ... |
ShewbreadsLoaves of PropositionHeb. "bread of the faces", i.e. "bread of the presence (of Yahweh )" ( Exodus 35:13 ; 39:35 , ... |
Shi-kokuShi-KokuOne of the four great islands of Japan, has all area of 7009 square miles, not counting the ... |
Shields, JamesJames ShieldsMilitary officer, b. in Dungannon County Tyrone, Ireland, 12 Dec., 1810; d. at Ottumwa, Iowa, 1 ... |
ShireShire(SHIRENENSIS). Vicariate apostolic in Nyassaland Protectorate, Africa. The Nyassaland ... |
Shirley, JamesJames ShirleyPoet and dramatist, b. in London, 18 Sept., 1596; d. there Oct., 1666. As a boy he attended the ... |
ShrewsburyShrewsbury(SALOPIENSIS). One of the thirteen English dioceses created by Apostolic Letter of Pius IX ... |
Shrines of Our Lady and the Saints in Great Britain and IrelandShrines in Great Britain and IrelandI. SANCTUARIES OF OUR LADY A. England (1) Abingdon -- St. Edward the Martyr and St. Dunstan, ... |
Shroud of TurinThe Shroud of TurinThis name is primarily given to a relic now preserved at Turin, for which the claim is made that ... |
ShrovetideShrovetideShrovetide is the English equivalent of what is known in the greater part of Southern Europe as ... |
Shuswap IndiansShuswap Indians(Properly SU-KHAPMUH, a name of unknown origin and meaning). A tribe of Salishan linguistic ... |
SiamSiam (Thailand)Siam, "the land of the White Elephant" or the country of the Muang Thai (the Free), is situated ... |
Sibbel, JosephJoseph SibbelSculptor, b. at Dulmen, 7 June, 1850; d. in New York, 10 July, 1907. As a boy he evinced the ... |
SiberiaSiberiaA Russian possession in Asia forming the northern third of that continent; it extends from the ... |
Sibour, Marie-Dominique-AugusteMarie-Dominique-Auguste SibourBorn at Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux (Drome, France ), 4 August, 1792; died in Paris, 3 January, ... |
Sibylline OraclesSibylline OraclesThe name given to certain collections of supposed prophecies, emanating from the sibyls or ... |
SicardSicardBishop of Cremona ( Italy ) in the twelfth century, a member of one of the principal families ... |
Sicca VeneriaSicca VeneriaA titular see in Africa Proconsularis, suffragan of Carthage. Sicca was an ancient important ... |
SichemSichem(A.V. Shechem ). An Israelite city in the tribe of Ephraim, the first capital of the ... |
Sicilian VespersSicilian VespersThe traditional name given to the insurrection which broke out at Palermo on Easter Tuesday, 31 ... |
SicilySicilyThe largest island in the Mediterranean. It is triangular in shape and was on that account called ... |
Sick, Anointing of theExtreme UnctionA sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect ... |
Side, AltarAltar SideThat part of the altar which faced the congregation, in contradistinction to the side at which ... |
SidonSidonThe seat of a Melchite and a Maronite see in Syria. Sidon is the oldest city of the ... |
SidonSidonTitular metropolis of Pamphylia Prima. Sidon, situated on the coast of Pamphylia, was a colony ... |
Sidonius ApollinarisSidonius(CAIUS SOLLIUS MODESTUS APOLLINARIS SIDONIUS). Christian author and Bishop of Clermont, b. ... |
SidymaSidymaA titular see in Lycia, suffragan of Myra ; mentioned by Ptolemy, V, 3, 5; Pliny, V, 28; ... |
SienaSiena(SENENSIS) Archdiocese in Tuscany (Central Italy ). The city is situated on three gently ... |
Siena, University ofUniversity of SienaThe earliest notices of an advanced school (of grammar and medicine ) at Siena go back to ... |
Sieni, CyrilCyril Sieni(Better known as CYRIL OF BARCELONA). Missionary bishop, b. in Catalonia, date of birth ... |
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone(SIERRAE LEONIS, SIERRA-LEONENSIS). Comprises the English colony of that name and the ... |
SigüenzaSiguenza(SEGUNTINA, SEGONTIAE). Diocese in Spain, suffragan of Toledo; bounded on the north by Soria, ... |
Sigebert of GemblouxSigebert of GemblouxBenedictine historian, b. near Gembloux which is now in the Province of Namur, Belgium, about ... |
Siger of BrabantSiger of BrabantIndisputably the leader of Latin Averroism during the sixth and seventh decades of the ... |
SigismundSigismundKing of Germany and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, b. 15 February, 1361, at Nuremberg ; d. ... |
Sign of the CrossSign of the CrossA term applied to various manual acts, liturgical or devotional in character, which have this at ... |
Signorelli, LucaLuca SignorelliItalian painter, b. at Cortona about 1441; d. there in 1523. He was a son of Egidio Signorelli, ... |
SikhismSikhismThe religion of a warlike sect of India, having its origin in the Punjab and its centre in the ... |
SilandusSilandusA titular see in Lydia, suffragan of Sardis. It is not mentioned by any ancient geographer or ... |
SilenceSilenceAll writers on the spiritual life uniformly recommend, nay, command under penalty of total ... |
SilesiaSilesiaI. PRUSSIAN SILESIA Prussian Silesia, the largest province of Prussia, has an area of 15,557 ... |
Siletz IndiansSiletz IndiansThe collective designation for the rapidly dwindling remnant of some thirty small tribes, ... |
SiloeSiloe(SILOAH, SILOAM). A pool in the Tyropoean Valley, just outside the south wall of Jerusalem, ... |
Silveira, Ven. Goncalo daSilveiraPioneer missionary of South Africa, b. 23 Feb, 1526, at Almeirim, about forty miles from Lisbon ... |
Silverius, Pope SaintPope St. Silverius(Reigned 536-37). Dates of birth and death unknown. He was the son of Pope Hormisdas who had ... |
Silvester, FrancisFrancis Silvester(F ERRARIENSIS ). Theologian, b. at Ferrara about 1474; d. at Rennes, 19 Sept., 1526. At ... |
Silvia, SaintSt. Silvia(Also spelled "Sylvia"). Mother of Pope St. Gregory the Great , born about 515 (525?); died ... |
SimeonSimeonThe second son of Jacob by Lia and patronymic ancestor of the Jewish tribe bearing that name. ... |
Simeon of DurhamSimeon of Durham(Symeon). Chronicler, d. 14 Oct., between 1130 and 1138. As a youth he had entered the ... |
Simeon Stylites the Elder, SaintSt. Simeon Stylites the ElderSt. Simeon was the first and probably the most famous of the long succession of stylitoe , or ... |
Simeon Stylites the Younger, SaintSt. Simeon Stylites the YoungerBorn at Antioch in 521, died at the same place 24 May, 597. His father was a native of Edessa, ... |
Simeon, Canticle ofNunc Dimittis(The Canticle of Simeon). Found in St. Luke's Gospel (2:29-32) , is the last in historical ... |
Simeon, HolyHoly SimeonThe "just and devout" man of Jerusalem who according to the narrative of St. Luke, greeted the ... |
SimlaSimlaArchdiocese in India, a new creation of Pius X by a Decree dated 13 September, 1910 formed ... |
Simon MagusSimon MagusAccording to the testimony of St. Justin ("First Apolog.", xxvi), whose statement as to this ... |
Simon of CasciaBl. Simon of Cascia(SIMEONE FIDATI) Italian preacher and ascetical writer, b. at Cascia, Italy ; d at ... |
Simon of CramaudSimon of CramaudCardinal, b. near Rochechouart in the Diocese of Limoges before 1360; d. at Poitiers 14 Dec., ... |
Simon of CremonaSimon of CremonaA theological writer and celebrated preacher belonging to the Order of St. Augustine, date of ... |
Simon of SudburySimon of SudburyArchbishop of Canterbury, b. at Sudbury, Suffolk, England, of middle-class parents, date of ... |
Simon of TournaiSimon of TournaiProfessor in the University of Paris at the beginning of the thirteenth century, dates of birth ... |
Simon PeterSt. Peter, Prince of the ApostlesThe life of St. Peter may be conveniently considered under the following heads: I. Until the ... |
Simon Stock, SaintSt. Simon StockBorn in the County of Kent, England, about 1165; died in the Carmelite monastery at Bordeaux, ... |
Simon the Apostle, SaintSt. Simon the ApostleThe name of Simon occurs in all the passages of the Gospel and Acts, in which a list of the ... |
Simone da OrsenigoSimone Da OrsenigoA Lombard architect and builder of the fourteenth century whose memory is chiefly connected with ... |
SimoniansSimoniansA Gnostic, Antinomian sect of the second century which regarded Simon Magus as its founder and ... |
SimonySimony(From Simon Magus ; Acts 8:18-24 ) Simony is usually defined "a deliberate intention of ... |
Simplicius, Faustinus and BeatriceSimplicius, Faustinus, and BeatriceMartyrs at Rome during the Diocletian persecution (302 or 303). The brothers Simplicius and ... |
Simplicius, Pope SaintPope St. SimpliciusReigned 468-483; date of birth unknown; died 10 March, 483. According to the "Liber ... |
Simpson, RichardRichard SimpsonBorn 1820; died near Rome, 5 April, 1876. He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, and took ... |
SinSinThe subject is treated under these heads: I. Nature of sin II. Division III. Mortal Sin IV. Venial ... |
SinaiSinaiThe mountain on which the Mosaic Law was given. Horeb and Sinai were thought synonymous by ... |
Sinaiticus, CodexCodex Sinaiticus(The symbol is the Hebrew character Aleph , though Swete and a few other scholars use the ... |
SinaloaSinaloaDIOCESE OF SINALOA (SINALOENSIS) Diocese in the Republic of Mexico, suffragan of the ... |
Singing, CongregationalCongregational SingingIn his Instruction on sacred music , commonly referred to as the Motu Proprio (22 Nov., 1903), ... |
SinigagliaSinigaglia(SENIGALLIA), DIOCESE OF SINIGAGLIA (SENOGALLIENSIS) Diocese in the Province of Ancona in the ... |
SinisSinisA titular see in Armenia Secunda, suffragan of Melitene. The catalogue of titular bishoprics ... |
SinopeSinopeA titular see in Asia Minor, suffragan of Amasea in Helenopontus. It is a Greek colony, ... |
SionSionA titular see in Asia Minor, suffragan of Ephesus. No civil document mentions it. It is ... |
SionSion(Sedunensis) A Swiss bishopric, depending directly on the Holy See. HISTORY The Diocese of ... |
Sioux CitySioux CityDIOCESE OF SIOUX CITY (SIOPOLITAN). Erected 15 Jan., 1902, by Leo XIII . The establishment of ... |
Sioux FallsSioux FallsDIOCESE OF SIOUX FALLS (SIOUXORMENSIS). Suffragan of St. Paul , comprises all that part of ... |
Sioux IndiansSioux IndiansThe largest and most important Indian tribe north of Mexico, with the single exception of the ... |
Sipibo IndiansSipibo IndiansA numerous tribe of Panoan linguistic stock, formerly centring about the Pisqui and Aguaitia ... |
Sirach, Book ofEcclesiasticus (Sirach)(Abbrev. Ecclus.; also known as the Book of Sirach.) The longest of the deuterocanonical books ... |
Siricius, Pope SaintPope St. Siricius(384-99). Born about 334; died 26 November, 399, Siricius was a native of Rome ; his father's ... |
Sirleto, GugliemoGugliemo SirletoCardinal and scholar, born at Guardavalle near Stilo in Calabria, 1514; died at Rome, 6 October, ... |
SirmiumSirmium(SZERÉM, SIRMIENSIS) Sirmium, situated near the modern town of Mitrovitz in Slavonia; ... |
Sirmond, JacquesJacques SirmondOne of the greatest scholars of the seventeenth century, born at Riom in the Department of ... |
Sisinnius, PopePope SisinniusDate of birth unknown; died 4 February, 708, Successor of John VII, he was consecrated probably ... |
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, OhioSisters of Charity of CincinnatiOn 27 October, 1829, at the request of Bishop Fenwick of Cincinnati, several sisters from Mother ... |
Sisters of the Little Company of MarySisters of the Little Company of MaryA congregation founded in 1877 in England to honour in a particular manner the maternal Heart ... |
Sistine ChoirSistine ChoirAlthough it is known that the Church, from her earliest days, employed music in her cult, it was ... |
SitifisSitifis(Sitifensis). Titular see in Mauretania Sitifensis. Sitifis, situated in Mauretania ... |
Sitjar, BuenaventuraBuenaventura SitjarBorn at Porrera, Island of Majorca, 9 December, 1739; died at San Antonio, California, 3 Sept., ... |
SiuniaSiuniaA titular see, suffragan of Sebastia in Armenia Prima. Siunia is not a town, but a province ... |
Six Days of CreationHexaemeronHexaemeron signifies a term of six days, or, technically, the history of the six days' work of ... |
Sixtus I, Pope SaintPope St. Sixtus IPope St. Sixtus I (in the oldest documents, Xystus is the spelling used for the first three ... |
Sixtus II, Pope SaintPope St. Sixtus II(XYSTUS). Elected 31 Aug., 257, martyred at Rome, 6 Aug., 258. His origin is unknown. The ... |
Sixtus III, Pope SaintPope St. Sixtus III(XYSTUS). Consecrated 31 July, 432; d. 440. Previous to his accession he was prominent among ... |
Sixtus IV, PopePope Sixtus IV(FRANCESCO DELLA ROVERE) Born near Abisola, 21 July, 1414; died 12 Aug., 1484. His parents ... |
Sixtus V, PopePope Sixtus V(FELICE PERETTI). Born at Grottamare near Montalto, 13 December, 1521; elected 24 April, ... |
Skara, Ancient See ofAncient See of Skara(SCARAE; SKARONENSIS, SCARENSIS). Located in Sweden ; suffragan to Hamburg (990-1104), to ... |
Skarga, PeterPeter SkargaTheologian and missionary, b. at Grojec, 1536; d. at Cracow, 27 Sept., 1612. He began his ... |
Skoda, JosefJosef SkodaCelebrated clinical lecturer and diagnostician and, with Rokitansky, founder of the modern ... |
SlanderSlanderSlander is the attributing to another of a fault of which one knows him to be innocent. It ... |
Slavery and ChristianitySlavery and ChristianityHow numerous the slaves were in Roman society when Christianity made its appearance, how hard ... |
Slavery, Ethical Aspect ofEthical Aspect of SlaveryIn Greek and Roman civilization slavery on an extensive scale formed an essential element of the ... |
SlavesSlaves (Dene Indians)(Déné "Men"). A tribe of the great Déné family of American ... |
Slavonic Language and LiturgySlavonic Language and LiturgyAlthough the Latin holds the chief place among the liturgical languages in which the Mass is ... |
Slavs in AmericaThe Slavs in AmericaThe Slavic races have sent large numbers of their people to the United States and Canada, and ... |
Slavs, TheThe SlavsI. NAME A. Slavs At present the customary name for all the Slavonic races is Slav . This name ... |
Slomšek, Anton MartinAnton Martin SlomsekBishop of Lavant, in Maribor, Styria, Austria, noted Slovenian educator, born 1800; died 24 ... |
Slotanus, JohnJohn Slotanus(SCHLOTTANUS, VAN DER SLOOTIEN), (JOHN GEFFEN) Polemical writer; born at Geffen, Brabant; died ... |
SlothSlothOne of the seven capital sins. In general it means disinclination to labour or exertion. As a ... |
Slythurst, ThomasThomas SlythurstEnglish confessor, born in Berkshire; died in the Tower of London, 1560. He was B.A. Oxon, ... |
Smalkaldic LeagueSmalkaldic LeagueA politico-religious alliance formally concluded on 27 Feb., 1531, at Smalkalden in Hesse-Nassau, ... |
Smaragdus, ArdoArdo SmaragdusHagiographer, died at the Benedictine monastery of Aniane, Herault, in Southern France, March, ... |
Smith, JamesJames SmithJournalist, b. at Skolland, in the Shetland Isles, about 1790; d. Jan., 1866. He spent his boyhood ... |
Smith, RichardRichard SmithBishop of Chalcedon, second Vicar Apostolic of England ; b. at Hanworth, Lincolnshire, Nov., ... |
Smith, RichardRichard SmithBorn in Worcestershire, 1500; died at Douai, 9 July, 1563. He was educated at Merton College, ... |
Smith, Thomas KilbyThomas Kilby SmithBorn at Boston, Mass., 23 Sept., 1820; died at New York, 14 Dec., 1887; eldest son of Captain ... |
Smits, WilliamWilliam SmitsOrientalist and exegete, b. at Kevelaer in the Duchy of Geldern, 1704; d. 1 Dec., 1770. He ... |
SmyrnaSmyrnaLATIN ARCHDIOCESE OF SMYRNA (SMYRNENSIS), in Asia Minor. The city of Smyrna rises like an ... |
Snorri SturlusonSnorri SturlusonHistorian, born at Hvammr, 1178; died 1241. Snorri, who was the son of Sturla Thortsson (d. 1182), ... |
Snow, Venerable PeterVen. Peter SnowEnglish martyr, suffered at York, 15 June, 1598. He was born at or near Ripon and arrived at the ... |
Sobaipura IndiansSobaipura IndiansOnce an important tribe of the Piman branch of the great Shoshonean linguistic stock, occupying ... |
Sobieski, JohnJohn SobieskiBorn at Olesko in 1629; died at Wilanow, 1696; son of James, Castellan of Cracow and descended by ... |
Social Contract, TheThe Social ContractDu Contrat Social, ou Principes du droit politique , is the title of a work written by J.J. ... |
SocialismSocialismA system of social and economic organization that would substitute state monopoly for private ... |
Socialistic CommunitiesSocialistic CommunitiesThis title comprehends those societies which maintain common ownership of the means of ... |
Societies, CatholicCatholic SocietiesCatholic societies are very numerous throughout the world; some are international in scope, some ... |
Societies, Catholic, American Federation ofAmerican Federation of Catholic SocietiesAn organization of the Catholic laity, parishes, and societies under the guidance of the ... |
Societies, SecretSecret SocietiesA designation of which the exact meaning has varied at different times. I. DEFINITION "By a ... |
SocietySocietySociety implies fellowship, company, and has always been conceived as signifying a human relation, ... |
Society of Foreign Missions of ParisSociety of Foreign Missions of ParisThe Society of Foreign Missions of Paris was established in 1658-63, its chief founders being ... |
Society of Jesus, TheThe Jesuits (The Society of Jesus)(Company of Jesus, Jesuits) See also DISTINGUISHED JESUITS , JESUIT APOLOGETIC, EARLY JESUIT ... |
Society of the Blessed Sacrament, TheThe Society of the Blessed SacramentA congregation of priests founded by Venerable Pierre-Julien Eymard in Paris, 1 June, 1856. ... |
Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, TheThe Society of the Sacred Heart of JesusAn institution of religious women, taking perpetual vows and devoted to the work of education, ... |
Society, The Catholic Church ExtensionSocietyIN THE UNITED STATES The first active agitation for a church extension or home mission society ... |
SocinianismSocinianismThe body of doctrine held by one of the numerous Antitrinitarian sects to which the ... |
SociologySociologyThe claims of sociology ( socius , companion; logos , science ) to a place in the hierarchy ... |
SocorroSocorro(DE SUCCURSU.) Established in 1895 as a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Bogota, in the ... |
SocratesSocratesA historian of the Early Church, b. at Constantinople towards the end of the fourth century. ... |
SocratesSocratesGreek philosopher and educational reformer of the fifth century B.C.; born at Athens, 469 ... |
SodalitySodalityI The sodalities of the Church are pious associations and are included among the ... |
Sodality (Confraternity)Confraternity (Sodality)( Latin confraternitas , confratria ) A confraternity or sodality is a voluntary ... |
Sodom and GomorrhaSodom and GomorrhaSodom, a city of Pentapolis ( Wisdom 10:6 ; Genesis 14:2 ): Sodom, Gomorrha, Adama, Seboim, and ... |
SodomaSodoma(GIOVANNI ANTONIO BAZZI, or DE'BAZZI, often miscalled RAZZI, more usually known by his nickname, ... |
Sodor and ManAncient Diocese of Sodor and Man(SODORENSIS). The early history of this see is extremely obscure. The Scandinavian diocese, ... |
SoissonsSoissonsDiocese of Soissons (Suessionensis) Includes, with the exception of two hamlets, the entire ... |
Solanus, Saint FrancisSt. Francis SolanusSouth American missionary of the Order of Friars Minor ; b. at Montilla, in the Diocese of ... |
SolariSolari(SOLARIO) A family of Milanese artists, closely connected with the cathedral and with the ... |
SolemnitySolemnity(From Latin solet and annus -- a yearly celebration). The word solemnity is here used ... |
SolesmesAbbey of St. SolesmesA Benedictine monastery in Department of Sarthe, near Sablé, France. It was founded in ... |
SoliSoliA titular see in Cyprus, suffragan of Salamis. Soli was an important port on the Clarius, on ... |
SolicitationSolicitation( Latin sollicitare ) Technically in canon law the crime of making use of the Sacrament of ... |
Solimôes SuperioreSolimoes SuperioreA prefecture Apostolic in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, erected by a decree of the Sacred ... |
SolomonSolomonOur sources for the study of the life, reign, and character of Solomon are 1 Kings 1-9 ; and 2 ... |
Solomon Islands, NorthernSolomon Islands (Northern)(PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF THE NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS) Established on 23 May, 1898, by ... |
Solomon Islands, SouthernSouthern Solomon IslandsPREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF THE SOUTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS (INSULARUM SOLOMONIARUM). The Solomon ... |
Solomon, Psalms ofPsalms of SolomonEighteen apocryphal psalms, extant in Greek, probably translated from a Hebrew, or an Aramaic ... |
SolsonaSolsonaDIOCESE OF SOLSONA (CELSONENSIS). Diocese in Lérida, Spain, suffragan of Tarragona, ... |
SomalilandSomalilandA triangular-shaped territory in the north-eastern extremity of Africa, projecting into the ocean ... |
SomaschiSomaschiName of a charitable religious congregation of regular clerics, founded in the sixteenth century ... |
Somerset, ThomasThomas SomersetConfessor, born about 1530; died in the Tower of London, 27 May, 1587; second son of Henry, second ... |
Son of GodSon of GodIN THE OLD TESTAMENT The title "son of God" is frequent in the Old Testament. The word "son" was ... |
Son of ManSon of ManIn the Old Testament "son of man " is always translated in the Septuagint without the article ... |
Song, ReligiousReligious Song(Sacred Song) Religious song is the general designation given to the numerous poetical and ... |
Songish IndiansSongish IndiansA tribe of some importance formerly holding the south coast of Vancouver Island, B.C., in the ... |
Sonnius, FranciscusFranciscus SonniusTheologian, b. at Zon in Brabant, 12 August, 1506; d. at Antwerp, 30 June, 1576. His real name ... |
SonoraSonora(DE SONORA) Diocese in the Republic of Mexico ; suffragan of the Archdiocese of Durango. Its ... |
SopheneSopheneA titular see, suffragan of Melitene in Armenia Secunda. In the sixth century "Notitiæ ... |
SophistsSophistsA group of Greek teachers who flourished at the end of the fifth century B.C. They claimed to be ... |
SophoniasSophonias (Zephaniah)The ninth of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Canon of the Old Testament ; preached and wrote ... |
SophroniusSophroniusSophronius, Bishop of Constantina or Tella in Osrhoene, was a relative of Ibas, Bishop of ... |
SoraSoraA titular see in Paphlagonia, suffragan of Gangra. Sora must have been an insignificant town; ... |
Sorbait, Paul dePaul de SorbaitPhysician, b. in Hainault, 1624; d. at Vienna, 19 April, 1691. He went to school at Paderborn, ... |
SorbonneSorbonneThis name is frequently used in ordinary parlance as synonymous with the faculty of theology of ... |
Sorin, EdwardEdward SorinThe founder of Notre Dame, Indiana ; b. 6 Feb., 1814, at Ahuillé, near Laval, France ; ... |
SorrentoSorrentoArchdiocese in the Province of Naples, with one suffragan, Castellamare. The city is situated on ... |
Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the SevenFeasts of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin MaryThere are two such days: Friday before Palm Sunday, major double; third Sunday in ... |
Soter and Caius, SaintsCaius and SoterThey have their feast together on 22 April, on which day they appear in most of the ... |
Soto, DominicDominic SotoDominican, renowned theologian, b. at Segovia, 1494; d. at Salamanca, 15 Nov., 1560. His first ... |
SoulSoul(Greek psyche ; Latin anima ; French ame ; German Seele ). The question of the ... |
Soul, Faculties of theFaculties of the SoulI. MEANING Whatever doctrine one may hold concerning the nature of the human soul and its ... |
South American College in Rome, TheThe South American College in Rome(Legal title, COLLEGIO PIO-LATINO-AMERICANO PONTIFICIO). The Rev. Ignatius Victor Eyzaguirre, ... |
South CarolinaSouth CarolinaOne of the thirteen original colonies of the United States, has an area of 30,570 square miles ... |
South DakotaSouth DakotaThe thirty-ninth state, admitted to the Union on 2 November, 1889, is officially bounded as ... |
Southerne, Venerable WilliamVen. William SoutherneEnglish martyr, suffered at Newcastle-under-Lyme, 30 April, 1618. An alumnus and priest of the ... |
SouthwarkSouthwarkDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK (SOUTHWARCENSIS) Suffragan of Westminster, England, comprises the ... |
Southwell, Venerable RobertVenerable Robert SouthwellPoet, Jesuit, martyr ; born at Horsham St. Faith's, Norfolk, England, in 1561; hanged at ... |
Southworth, Saint JohnSt. John SouthworthEnglish martyr, b. in Lancashire, 1592, martyred at Tyburn, 28 June, 1654. A member of a junior ... |
Sovana and PitiglianoSovana and PitiglianoDIOCESE OF SOVANA AND PITIGLIANO (SUANENSIS ET PITILIANENSIS). The two towns, Sovana and ... |
Sozomen, Salaminius HermiasSalminius Hermias SozomenOne of the famous historians of the early Church, born at Bethelia, a small town near Gaza in ... |
SozopolisSozopolisTitular see in the Balkans, suffragan of Adrianopolis. The town, at first called Antheia, was ... |
SozusaSozusaA titular see of Palestina Prima, suffragan of Cæsarea. The town, at first called ... |
SpaceSpace( Latin spatium ). The idea of space is one of the most important in the philosophy of ... |
Spagni, AndreaAndrea SpagniEducator and author, born at Florence, 8 Aug., 1716; died at Rome, 16 Sept., 1788. He entered the ... |
SpainSpainThis name properly signifies the whole peninsula which forms the south-western extremity of ... |
Spalato-Macarsca (Salona)Spalato-MacarscaDIOCESE OF SPALATO-MACARSCA (SPALATENSIS ET MACARSCENSIS). Suffragan of Zara. Salona is the ... |
Spalding, Martin JohnMartin John SpaldingSeventh Archbishop of Baltimore, b. Bardstown, Kentucky, 23 May, 1810; d., at Baltimore, 7 ... |
SpallanzaniLazzaro SpallanzaniA distinguished eighteenth-century scientist, b. at Scadiano in Modena, Italy, 10 January, 1729; ... |
Spanish Armada, TheThe Spanish ArmadaThe Spanish Armada, also called the Invincible Armada ( infra ), and more correctly La Armada ... |
Spanish Language and LiteratureSpanish Language and LiteratureSpanish, a Romance language, that is, one of the modern spoken forms of Latin, is the speech of ... |
Spanish-American LiteratureSpanish-American LiteratureThe literature produced by the Spanish-speaking peoples of Mexico, Central America, Cuba and ... |
Spanish-American UniversitiesSpanish-American UniversitiesThe University of St. Mark's at Lima enjoys the reputation of being the oldest in America; ... |
SpartaSpartaA celebrated town of the Peloponnesus, mentioned several times under this name or under that of ... |
SpeciesSpeciesIn scholastic terminology, Species is the necessary determinant of every cognitive process. ... |
Speckbacher, JosefJosef SpeckbacherA Tyrolean patriot of 1809, born at Gnadenwald, near Hall, in the Tyrol, 13 July, 1767; died at ... |
SpeculationSpeculationA term used with reference to business transactions to signify the investing of money at a risk of ... |
Spedalleri, NicolaNicolas SpedalieriA priest, theologian, and philosopher, born at Bronte in the Province of Catania, Sicily, 6 ... |
Spee, Friedrich VonFriedrich Von SpeeA poet, opponent of trials for witchcraft, born at Kaiserswerth on the Rhine, 25 February, 1591; ... |
Speed, Blessed JohnBlessed John Speed[ alias Spence] English martyr, executed at Durham, 4 Feb., 1593-4, for assisting the ... |
Spencer, The Hon. GeorgeThe Hon. George Spencer( In religion , Ignatius of St. Paul). Passionist, b. at the Admiralty, London, 21 Dec., ... |
Spenser, JohnJohn Spenser( alias HATCLIFFE and TYRRWHIT) John Spenser, born in Lincolnshire, 1601; died at Grafton, ... |
Spenser, Venerable WilliamVenerable William SpenserEnglish martyr, b. at Ghisburn, Yorkshire; executed at York, 24 September, 1589. His maternal ... |
SpeyerSpeyerDIOCESE OF SPEYER (SPIRA) Diocese in Bavaria. The city dates back to the stronghold of ... |
Speyer, Johann and Wendelin vonJohann and Wendelin Von SpeyerGerman printers in Venice from 1468 to 1477. They were among the first of those who, after 1462, ... |
Spillmann, JosephJoseph SpillmanAuthor, b. at Zug, Switzerland, 22 April, 1842; d. at Luxembourg, 20 February, 1905. He attended ... |
Spina, Alphonso deAlphonso de SpinaSpanish Franciscan, date of birth unknown; died about 1491. A convert from Judaism, he was for ... |
Spina, BartolommeoBartolommeo SpinaScholastic theologian, born at Pisa about 1475; died at Rome, 1546. He joined the Dominican ... |
Spinola, Christopher Royas deChristopher Royas de SpinolaBishop of Wiener-Neustadt, born of a noble Spanish family, near Roermond in Gelderland in ... |
Spinoza, BenedictSpinoza(d'Espinosa, Despinoza). Born at Amsterdam, 24 Nov., 1632; died at The Hague, 21 Feb., ... |
SpireSpire(From the Anglo-Saxon word spir , meaning "a stalk" or "shoot"). A tapering construction ... |
SpiritSpirit( Latin spiritus , spirare , "to breathe"; Gk. pneuma ; Fr. esprit ; Ger. Geist ). As ... |
Spirit, HolyHoly GhostI. SYNOPSIS OF THE DOGMA The doctrine of the Catholic Church concerning the Holy Ghost forms ... |
SpiritismSpiritismSpiritism is the name properly given to the belief that the living can and do communicate with ... |
Spirito SantoSpirito Santo(SPIRITUS SANCTI) Suffragan of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro , established in ... |
Spiritual DirectionSpiritual DirectionIn the technical sense of the term, spiritual direction is that function of the sacred ministry by ... |
Spiritual Exercises of Saint IgnatiusSpiritual Exercises of Saint IgnatiusA short work composed by St. Ignatius of Loyola and written originally in Spanish. THE TEXT ... |
SpiritualismSpiritualismThe term "spiritualism" has been frequently used to denote the belief in the possibility of ... |
SpiritualsSpiritualsA general term denoting several groups of Friars Minor, existing in the second half of the ... |
Spokan IndiansSpokan IndiansAn important tribe of Salishan linguistic stock, closely cognate with the Colville, Coeur ... |
SpoletoSpoletoARCHDIOCESE OF SPOLETO (SPOLETANO). Archdiocese in the province of Umbria, Italy. The city is ... |
Spondanus, HenriHenri Spondanus(DE SPONDE) A convert from Calvinism, Bishop of Pamiers, and one of the continuators of ... |
Spontini, Gasparo Luigi PacificoGasparo Luigi Pacifico SpontiniComposer, born at Magolati, near Jesi, Ancona, 14 Nov., 1774; died there, 14 Jan., 1851. He was ... |
Spoons, ApostleApostle SpoonsA set of thirteen spoons, usually silver, the handles of which are adorned with representations of ... |
Sporer, PatritiusPatritius SporerMoral theologian, born at Passau, Bavaria ; died there, 29 May, 1683. In 1637 he entered the ... |
Sportelli, CæsarCaesar SportelliBorn at Nola in Bari, Italy, 29 March, 1702; died at Pagani, 19 April, 1750. His mother, who ... |
SpringfieldSpringfieldDiocese of Springfield (Campifontis) in Massachusetts, erected in June, 1870. It comprises five ... |
Sprott, Venerable ThomasVenerable Thomas Sprott(Spratt) English martyr, b. at Skelsmergh, near Kendal, Westmoreland; suffered at Lincoln with ... |
Squamish IndiansSquamish IndiansA considerable tribe of Salishan linguistic stock, speaking a distinct language, holding the ... |
Squiers, Herbert GoldsmithHerbert Goldsmith SquiersArmy officer and diplomatist; b. at Madoc, Canada, 20 April, 1859; d. at London, 19 Oct., 1911. ... |
SquillaceSquillace(Squillacensis). Suffragan diocese of Reggio, in Calabria, Southern Italy. The city of ... |
Sri LankaCeylonAn island (266 1/2 miles long and 140 1/2 miles broad), to the south-east of India and separated ... |
Stöckl, AlbertAlbert StoecklA neo-Scholastic philosopher and theologian, born at Möhren, near Freuchtlingen, in Middle ... |
Stabat MaterStabat MaterThe opening words of two companion hymns, one of which (Stabat Mater Dolorosa) is in liturgical ... |
Stadler, John EvangelistJohn Evangelist StadlerA Bavarian hagiographer, b. at Parkstetten, in the Diocese of Ratisbon, 24 Dec., 1804; d. at ... |
Staff, PastoralCrosier(Or PASTORAL STAFF). The crosier is an ecclesiastical ornament which is conferred on bishops ... |
Stained GlassStained GlassThe popular name for the glass used in the making of coloured windows. The term is a misnomer, as ... |
StallsStallsStalls — seats in a choir, wholly or partly enclosed on the back and sides — are ... |
Stanbrook AbbeyStanbrook AbbeyAn abbey of Benedictine nuns, midway between Malvern and Worcester, England. The abbey and ... |
Stanfield, William ClarksonWilliam Clarkson StanfieldEnglish painter, b. at Sunderland, 1793; d. at Hampstead, near London, 1867. He became a sailor, ... |
Stanislas Kostka, SaintSt. Stanislas KostkaBorn at Rostkovo near Prasnysz, Poland, about 28 October, 1550; died at Rome during the night of ... |
Stanislaus of Cracow, SaintSt. Stanislaus of CracowBishop and martyr, born at Szczepanów (hence called Szczepanowski), in the Diocese of ... |
StanislawowStanislawowDiocese of Stanislawow (Stanislaopoliensis) Diocese of the Greek-Ruthenian Rite, in Galicia, ... |
Stanley FallsStanley FallsVicariate Apostolic in the Belgian Congo. It is bounded on the east by the meridian 30° E. ... |
Stansel, ValentinValentin StanselAstronomer, b. at Olmütz, Moravia, 1621; d. at Bahia, Brazil, 18 Dec., 1705. He entered the ... |
Stanyhurst, RichardRichard StanyhurstCatholic controversialist, historian, and devotional writer, born at Dublin, 1547; died at ... |
StanzaStanzaAn Italian word signifying room, chamber, apartment. In English the term is chiefly used for ... |
Stapf, Joseph AmbroseJoseph Ambrose StapfTheologian, born at Fliess in the valley of the Upper Inn in the Tyrol, Austria, 15 August, 1785; ... |
Staphylus, FriedrichFriedrich StaphylusTheologian, born at Osnabrück, 27 Aug., 1512; died at Ingolstadt, 5 March, 1564. His father, ... |
Stapleton, TheobaldTheobald StapletonTheobald Stapleton was born in Co. Kilkenny, Ireland, but was English by descent, though not ... |
Stapleton, ThomasThomas StapletonControversialist, born at Henfield, Sussex, July, 1535; died at Louvain, 12 Oct., 1598. He was the ... |
Starowolski, SimonSimon StarowolskiBorn at Stara Wola, near Cracow, 1585; died at Cracow, 1656; studied at Louvain, but took his ... |
Starr, Eliza AllenEliza Allen StarrBorn at Deerfield, Massachusetts, 29 August, 1824; died at Durand, Illinois, 8 September, 1901. ... |
State and ChurchState and ChurchThe Church and the State are both perfect societies, that is to say, each essentially aiming ... |
State or WayState Or Way (Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive)The word state is used in various senses by theologians and spiritual writers. It may be ... |
State, Allegiance to theCivil AllegianceBy civil allegiance is meant the duty of loyalty and obedience which a person owes to the State ... |
States of the ChurchStates of the Church( Italian Lo Stato della Chiese ) Consists of the civil territory which for over 1000 years ... |
States, PapalStates of the Church( Italian Lo Stato della Chiese ) Consists of the civil territory which for over 1000 years ... |
Station DaysStation DaysDays on which in the early Church fast was observed until the Hour of None (between twelve and ... |
Stations of the CrossWay of the Cross(Also called Stations of the Cross, Via Crucis, and Via Dolorosa). These names are used to signify ... |
Statistics of ReligionsStatistics of ReligionsI. DEFINITION This study concerns itself with religious bodies, the number of their members, and ... |
Statistics, EcclesiasticalChurch StatisticsIn dealing with statistics, both theoretically and practically, it is unimportant whether the men, ... |
Stattler, BenedictBenedict StattlerJesuit theologian, born at Kötzting, Bavaria ( Diocese of Ratisbon ), 30 Jan., 1728; died ... |
Staudenmaier, Franz AntonFranz Anton StaudenmaierA theologian, born at Donzdorf, Würtemberg, 11 Sept., 1800; died at Freiburg im Breisgau, ... |
Staupitz, Johann VonJohann von StaupitzAbbot, born at Motterwitz near Leisnig (or Moderwitz near Meustadt an der Orla) about 1460; died ... |
StauropolisStauropolisA titular metropolitan see of the Province of Caria. The city, founded by the Leleges, was at ... |
Stavanger, Ancient See ofAncient See of Stavanger(STAVANGRIA; STAVANGRENSIS) Located in Norway ; included the Provinces of Stavanger, Lister ... |
StedingersStedingers(A word meaning "those living along a shore") A tribe of Frisian peasants in Northern Germany ... |
Stefaneschi, Giacomo GaetaniGiacomo Gaetani StefaneschiA cardinal-deacon, born at Rome, about 1270; died at Avignon, 23 June, 1343. He was the son of ... |
Steffani, AgostinoAgostino SteffaniA titular Bishop of Spiga, diplomatist and musician, born at Castelfranco in the Province of ... |
SteinamangerSteinamanger(SZOMBATHELY) Located in Hungary, suffragan of Gran, founded in 1777 under Queen Maria ... |
Steinle, Eduard VonEduard von SteinleAn historical painter, born at Vienna, 2 July, 1810; died at Frankfort, 19 Sept., 1886. Steinle ... |
Steinmeyer, FerdinandFerdinand Steinmeyer(FARMER) Ferdinand Steinmeyer, Jesuit missionary, born in Swabia, Germany, 13 Oct., 1720; ... |
Steno, NicolausNicolaus Steno(Niels Steensen) An eminent Danish anatomist and geologist, convert and saintly bishop, ... |
Stephen (II) III, PopePope Stephen (II) IIIUnanimously elected in St. Mary Major's and consecrated on 26 March (or 3 April), 752; d. 26 ... |
Stephen (III) IV, PopePope Stephen (III) IVBorn about 720; died 1 or 3 August, 772. Paul I was not dead when trouble began about the ... |
Stephen (IV) V, PopePope Stephen (IV) V(816-17) Date of birth unknown; died 24 Jan., 817. Stephen, the son of Marinus, was of the same ... |
Stephen (IX) X, PopePope Stephen (IX) XBorn probably about the beginning of the eleventh century; died at Florence, 29 March, 1058. ... |
Stephen (V) VI, PopePope Stephen (V) VI(885-91) Date of birth unknown; died in Sept., 891. His father, Hadrian, who belonged to the ... |
Stephen (VI) VII, PopePope Stephen (VI) VII(896-7) Date of birth unknown; died about August, 897. Stephen was a Roman, and the son of ... |
Stephen (VII) VIII, PopePope Stephen (VII) VIII(929-31) Date of birth unknown; died in February or March, 931. He became pope either at the ... |
Stephen (VIII) IX, PopePope Stephen (VIII) IX(939-942) Date of birth unknown; he became pope about 14 July, 939, and died about the end of ... |
Stephen Harding, SaintSt. Stephen HardingConfessor, the third Abbot of Cîteaux, was born at Sherborne in Dorsetshire, England, ... |
Stephen I, Pope SaintPope St. Stephen IAlthough there is some doubt as to the dates connected with the pontificate of Stephen, it is ... |
Stephen II, PopePope Stephen IIOn the death of Zachary, a certain priest Stephen was unanimously elected to succeed him ... |
Stephen of AutunStephen of AutunBishop, liturgical writer, b. at Bangé (hence surnamed Blagiacus or de Balgiaco) in ... |
Stephen of BourbonStephen of BourbonIllustrious writer and preacher, especially noted as a historian of medieval heresies, b. at ... |
Stephen of Muret, SaintSt. Stephen of MuretBorn 1045; died at Muret, 8 February, 1124, founder of the Abbey and Order of Grandmont. Serious ... |
Stephen of TournaiStephen of TournaiStephen of Tournai, canonist, born at Orléans, 1128; died at Tournai, September, 1203. He ... |
Stephen, SaintSt. StephenOne of the first deacons and the first Christian martyr ; feast on 26 December. In the Acts ... |
Stephen, SaintSt. StephenFirst King of Hungary, b. at Gran, 975; d. 15 August, 1038. He was a son of the Hungarian ... |
Stephens, Henry RobertHenry Robert StephensBelgian theologian, born of English parentage at Liège, 5 August, 1665; died there, 15 ... |
Stephens, ThomasThomas Stephens(Also known in India as PADRE ESTEVÄO or ESTEVAM; less familiarly PADRE BUSTEN, BUSTON, or DE ... |
Steps, AltarAltar StepsIn the beginning altars were not erected on steps. Those in the catacombs were constructed on the ... |
Steuco, AgostinoAgostino Steuco(STEUCHUS) Exegete, born at Gubbio, Umbria, 1496; died at Venice, 1549. At the age of ... |
Stevenson, JosephJoseph StevensonArchivist, born at Berwick-on-Tweed, 27 Nov., 1806; died in London, 8 Feb., 1895. Though his ... |
Stevin, SimonSimon StevinBorn at Bruges in 1548; died at Leyden in 1620. He was for some years book-keeper in a business ... |
Stifter, AdalbertAdalbert StifterPoet and pedagogue, b. at Oberplan in Bohemia, 23 October, 1805; d. at Linz, 28 October, 1868. ... |
Stigmata, MysticalMystical StigmataTo decide merely the facts without deciding whether or not they may be explained by supernatural ... |
StipendStipend[ Latin stipendium , a tax, import, tribute; in military use, pay, salary; contraction for ... |
StockholmStockholmStockholm, the capital of the Kingdom of Sweden, is situated on Lake Maelar at the spot where it ... |
Stoddard, Charles WarrenCharles Warren StoddardAn American author, born 7 August, 1843, at Rochester, N. Y.; died 23 April, 1909, at Monterey, ... |
Stoics and Stoic PhilosophyStoics and Stoic PhilosophyThe Stoic School was founded in 322 B.C. by Zeno of Cittium and existed until the closing of the ... |
StolbergStolberg1. Friedrich Leopold, Count zu Stolberg Born at Brammstedt in Holstein (then a part of Denmark ... |
StoleStoleA liturgical vestment composed of a strip of material from two to four inches wide and about ... |
Stole, AltarAltar StoleAn ornament, having the shape of the ends of a stole, which in the Middle Ages was attached to ... |
Stolz, Alban IsidorAlban Isidor StolzCatholic theologian and popular author, b. at Bühl, Baden, 3 Feb., 1808; d. at Freiberg, ... |
Stone, AltarAltar StoneA solid piece of natural stone, consecrated by a bishop, large enough to hold the Sacred Host ... |
Stone, CornerCorner Stone(Foundation Stone) A rite entitled "De benedictione et impositione Primarii Lapidis pro ... |
Stone, John, BlessedBl. John StoneEnglish martyr, executed at the Dane-John, Canterbury, probably in December, 1539, for denying ... |
Stone, MarmadukeMarmaduke StoneJesuit, b. at Draycot, 28 Nov., 1748; d. at St. Helens, 22 Aug., 1834. He was educated at St. ... |
Stone, Mary JeanMary Jean StoneBorn at Brighton, Sussex, in 1853; died at Battle, Sussex, 3 May, 1908. She was educated at a ... |
Stones, Precious, in the BiblePrecious Stones in the BiblePrecious stones are stones remarkable for their colour, brilliancy, or rarity. Such stones have at ... |
Stoning in ScriptureStoning in ScripturePalestine being a very rocky country, the abundance of stones made it natural to use them as ... |
Stonnes, JamesJames StonnesEnglish priest, b. 1513; d. after 1585. He was ordained at Durham by Bishop Tunstall in 1539. ... |
Stonyhurst CollegeStonyhurst CollegeThe history of Stonyhurst as a school dates back to a period considerably prior to its ... |
Story, Blessed JohnBl. John Story( Or Storey.) Martyr ; born 1504; died at Tyburn, 1 June, 1571. He was educated at ... |
Stoss, VeitVeit StossSculptor, b. at Nuremberg in 1438; d there in 1533. In 1477 he established a large work shop at ... |
StoupHoly Water FontsVessels intended for the use of holy water are of very ancient origin, and archaeological ... |
Stradivari Family, TheThe Stradivari FamilyThe name Stradivari goes back to the Middle Ages ; we find it spelt in various ways, Stradivare, ... |
Stradivari, AntonioAntonio StradivariThe famous Cremonese violin-maker, b. in 1649 or 1650; d. at Cremona, 18 or 19 Dec., 1737. He ... |
Strahov, Abbey ofAbbey of StrahovA Premonstratensian abbey at Prague, Bohemia, founded in 1149 by Bishop Henry Zdik of ... |
Strain, JohnJohn StrainArchbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, born at Edinburgh, 8 December, 1810; died there, 2 July, ... |
Stransham, Venerable EdwardEdward StranshamEnglish martyr, born at Oxford about 1554; suffered at Tyburn, 21 January, 1586. He was educated ... |
StrasburgStrasburg(ARGENTINENSIS) A German diocese immediately dependent on the Papal See . According to ... |
StratoniceaStratoniceaA titular see in Caria ( Asia Minor ) suffragan of Stauropolis. Stratoniceia or Stratonicea ... |
Streber, Franz Ignaz VonFranz Ignaz von StreberNumismatist and theologian, born at Reisbach, Lower Bavaria, 11 Feb., 1758; died at Munich, 26 ... |
Streber, Franz SeraphFranz Seraph StreberNumismatist and nephew of Franz Ignaz von Streber, born at Deutenkofen, Lower Bavaria, 26 Feb., ... |
Streber, HermannHermann StreberSon of Franz Seraph Streber, b. at Munich, 27 Sept., 1839; d. at Tölz, 9 Aug., 1896. He ... |
Strengnäs, Ancient See ofAncient See of Strengnas(STRENGAE, STRENGENSIA; STRENGENESIS). Located in Sweden. The diocese consisted of the ... |
Striking of the BreastStriking of the BreastStriking of the breast as a liturgical act is prescribed in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass ... |
Stripping of an AltarStripping of an AltarOn Holy Thursday the celebrant, having removed the ciborium from the high altar, goes to the ... |
Strossmayer, Joseph GeorgJoseph Georg Strossmayer(Josip Juraj), Bishop of Diakovár [Djakovo], born at Essegg [Osijek] in ... |
Stuart, Henry Benedict Maria ClementHenry Benedict Maria Clement StuartCardinal, Duke of York, known by the Jacobites as "Henry IX, King of Great Britain, France, ... |
StudionStudion(Latin Studium ), the most important monastery at Constantinople, situated not far from the ... |
StuhlweissenburgStuhlweissenburgDIOCESE OF STUHLWEISSENBURG (ALBAE REGALENSIS) Diocese in Hungary, and Suffragen of Gran. It ... |
Sturluson, SnorriSnorri SturlusonHistorian, born at Hvammr, 1178; died 1241. Snorri, who was the son of Sturla Thortsson (d. 1182), ... |
StylitesStylitesStylites were solitaries who, taking up their abode upon the tops of a pillar ( stylos ), chose ... |
StyriaStyria( German Steiermark) A duchy and Austrian crownland, divided by the River Mur into Upper and ... |
Suárez, FranciscoFrancisco SuarezDoctor Eximius , a pious and eminent theologian, as Paul V called him, born at Granada, 5 ... |
SubdeaconSubdeaconThe subdiaconate is the lowest of the sacred or major orders in the Latin Church. It is defined ... |
SubiacoSubiaco(SUBLACUM, SUBLACEUM, SUBLAQUEM). A city in the Province of Rome, twenty-five miles from ... |
SubreptionSubreption( Latin subreptio ). In canon law the concealment or suppression of statements or facts that ... |
Subsidies, EpiscopalEpiscopal Subsidies( Latin subsidia , tribute, pecuniary aid, subvention) Since the faithful are obliged to ... |
SubstanceSubstance( Latin sub-stare, substantia ) Substance, the first of Aristotle's categories, signifies ... |
Suburbicarian DiocesesSuburbicarian DiocesesA name applied to the dioceses nearest Rome, viz. Albano, Frascati (Tusculum), Palestrina, ... |
SudanSudanThe Vicariate Apostolic of Sudan or Central-Africa (S UDANENSIS SEU A FRICÆ C ... |
SufetulaSufetulaA titular see of North Africa. Sufetula seems to be Suthul where Jugurtha had deposited his ... |
Sugar, Venerable JohnVenerable John Sugar(Suker). Born at Wombourn, Staffordshire, 1558; suffered at Warwick, 16 July, 1604. He ... |
SugerSugerAbbot of St-Denis, statesman and historian, b. probably at or near St-Denis, about 1081; d. ... |
SuicideSuicideThis article will treat the subject under the following three heads: I. The notions and ... |
SuidasSuidas( Souidas, Soudas ) Author of, perhaps, the most important Greek lexicon or encyclopedia. ... |
Suitbert, SaintSt. Suitbert(Suidbert [or Swithbert]). Apostle of the Frisians, b. in England in the seventh century; d. ... |
Sullivan, Alexander MartinAlexander Martin SullivanIrish politician, lawyer and journalist, b. at Bantry in 1830; d. at Dartry Lodge, Rathmines, ... |
Sullivan, Peter JohnPeter John SullivanSoldier, lawyer, born at Cork, Ireland, 15 March, 1821; died at Cincinnati, Ohio, 2 March 1883. ... |
Sully, Maurice deMaurice de SullyBishop of Paris, born of humble parents at Sully-sur-Loire (Soliacum), near Orléans, at ... |
Sulpicians in the United StatesSulpicians in the United StatesThe Sulpicians came to the United States at the very rise of the American Hierarchy. When the ... |
Sulpicius SeverusSulpicius SeverusAn ecclesiastical writer, born of noble parents in Aquitaine c. 360; died about 420-25. The ... |
SulpitiusSulpitiusTwo bishops of Bourges bore this name. (1) The first, St. Sulpitius the Severe, wrongly ... |
SumatraPrefecture Apostolic of SumatraSumatra, erected by a Decree of 30 June, 1911, and entrusted to the Dutch Capuchins. Previously ... |
SummæSummae(SUMMULÆ) Summæ are compendiums of theology, philosophy, and canon law which ... |
Summer Schools, CatholicCatholic Summer SchoolsA Catholic summer school is an assembly of Catholic clergy and laity held during the summer ... |
SundaySundaySunday (Day of the Sun), as the name of the first day of the week, is derived from Egyptian ... |
SuperiorSuperior, Wisconsin(SUPERIORENSIS) Situated in the northern part of Wisconsin, Superior comprises the following ... |
Supernatural AdoptionSupernatural Adoption( Latin adoptare , to choose.) Adoption is the gratuitous taking of a stranger as one's own ... |
Supernatural GiftSupernatural GiftA supernatural gift may be defined as something conferred on nature that is above all the ... |
Supernatural OrderSupernatural OrderThe Supernatural Order is the ensemble of effects exceeding the powers of the created universe ... |
SuperstitionSuperstition[From supersisto , "to stand in terror of the deity " (Cicero, "De Nat. deorum", I, 42, 117); ... |
Supper, The LastThe Last SupperThe meal held by Christ and His disciples on the eve of His Passion at which He instituted the ... |
Suppression of Monasteries in Continental EuropeSuppression of Monasteries in EuropeUnder this title will be treated only the suppressions of religious houses (whether monastic in ... |
Suppression of Monasteries in EnglandSuppression of English Monasteries Under Henry VIIIFrom any point of view the destruction of the English monasteries by Henry VIII must be ... |
Supremi disciplinæSupremi DisciplinaeMotu Proprio of Pius X, promulgated 2 July, 1911, relating to Holy Days of obligation. On Holy ... |
SuraSuraTitular see in Augusta Euphratensis, suffragan of Hierapolis. Sura, situated on the banks of the ... |
Surin, Jean-JosephJean-Joseph SurinBorn 1600; died at Bordeaux, 1665. He belonged to the Society of Jesus , and enjoyed great ... |
Surius, LaurentiusLaurentius SuriusHagiologist, born at the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, 1522; died at Cologne, 23 May, 1578. It ... |
SurpliceSurpliceA large-sleeved tunic of half-length, made of fine linen or cotton, and worn by all the clergy. ... |
SusaSusa(Greek Sousan, Sousa ) The capital of the Kingdom of Elam, and from the time of Cyrus, or ... |
SusaSusa(SEGUSIN; SEGUSIENSIS) Diocese in the Province of Turin, Piedmont, Northern Italy. The city ... |
Susanna and Tiburtius, SaintsSts. Tiburtius and SusannaRoman martyrs, feast 11 August. The story is related in the legend of St. Sebastian that ... |
Suso, Blessed HenryBl. Henry Suso(Also called Amandus , a name adopted in his writings). German mystic, born at Constance on ... |
Suspension (in Canon Law)Suspension (In Canon Law)Suspension, in canon law, is usually defined as a censure by which a cleric is deprived, ... |
Sutton, Sir RichardSir Richard SuttonCo-founder of Brasenose College, Oxford, date of birth unknown; d. September or October, 1524. ... |
Sutton, Ven. RobertVenerable Robert SuttonPriest, martyr, b. at Burton-on-Trent; quartered at Stafford, 27 July, 1587. He is not to be ... |
Swan, Order of theOrder of the SwanA pious confraternity, indulgenced by the pope, which arose in 1440 in the Electorate of ... |
SwedenSwedenThe largest of the three Scandinavian countries and the eastern half of the Scandinavian ... |
SwedenborgiansSwedenborgiansThe believers in the religious doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg. As an organized body they ... |
Sweinheim, KonradArnold Pannartz and Konrad SweinheimSee also KONRAD SWEYNHEIM . Both printers; Pannartz died about 1476, Sweinheim in 1477. ... |
Swetchine, Sophie-Jeanne SoymonofSophie-Jeanne Soymonof SwetchineWriter, b. at Moscow, 22 Nov., 1782; d. in Paris, 10 Sept., 1857. She was a member of a noble ... |
Sweynheim, KonradKonrad SweynheimSee also ARNOLD PANNARTZ AND KONRAD SWEINHEIM . (SCHWEINHEIM) Printer, b. at Schwanheim, ... |
Swinomish IndiansSwinomish IndiansA tribe of Salishan linguistic stock, closely connected with the Skagit. They formerly held the ... |
Swithin, SaintSt. Swithin(SWITHUN). Bishop of Winchester ; died 2 July, 862. Very little is known of this saint's ... |
SwitzerlandSwitzerland(Confederatio Helvetica) A confederation in the central part of Western Europe, made up of ... |
SydneySydneyARCHDIOCESE OF SYDNEY (SYDNEYENSIS). The vast territories formerly known as New Holland and Van ... |
SyeneSyeneA titular see in Thebian Secunda, suffragan of Ptolemais. Syene (Egyptian, Souanou, Coptic, ... |
Sykes, EdmundEdmund SykesBorn at Leeds ; martyred at York Tyburn 23 March, 1586-7; was a student at the College at ... |
SyllabusSyllabus( syllabos , "collection") The name given to two series of propositions containing modern ... |
Sylvester Gozzolini, SaintSt. Sylvester GozzoliniFounder of the Sylvestrines, b. of the noble family of the Gozzolini at Osimo, 1177; d. 26 ... |
Sylvester I, Pope SaintPope Sylvester IDate of birth unknown; d. 31 December, 335. According to the "Liber pontificalis" (ed. Duchesne, ... |
Sylvester IIPope Sylvester IIReigned 999-1003; also called Gerbert. Born at or near Aurillac, Auvergne, France, about 940-950, ... |
Sylvester, Bernard, of ChartresBernard Sylvester of Chartres( More properly , of Tours.) A twelfth-century philosopher of Neo-Platonic tendencies. ... |
Sylvester, Order of SaintOrder of Saint SylvesterThe Order of Saint Sylvester is neither monastic nor military but a purely honorary title ... |
SylvestrinesSylvestrinesA minor monastic order or, strictly speaking, congregation following in general the Rule of St. ... |
Sylvia, SaintSt. Silvia(Also spelled "Sylvia"). Mother of Pope St. Gregory the Great , born about 515 (525?); died ... |
Sylvius, FrancisFrancis SylviusTheologian, born at Braine-le-Comte, Hainault, Belgium, 1581; died at Douai, 22 February, ... |
SymbolismSymbolismSymbolism may for our present purpose be defined to be the investing of outward things or actions ... |
Symmachus the EbioniteSymmachus the EbioniteAuthor of one of the Greek versions of the Old Testament included by Origen in his Hexapla ... |
Symmachus, Pope SaintPope Saint SymmachusDate of birth unknown; d. 19, July, 514. According to the "Liber pontificalis" (ed. Duchesne, I, ... |
Symphorian and Timotheus, SaintsSts. Timotheus and SymphorianMartyrs whose feast is observed on 22 August. During the pontificate of Melchiades (311-13), ... |
Symphorosa, SaintSaint SymphorosaMartyred with her seven sons at Tibur (Tivoli) towards the end of the reign of Emperor Hadrian ... |
SynagogueSynagogueThe place of assemblage of the Jews. This article will treat of the name, origin, history, ... |
SynausSynaus(SYNAITANSIS) A titular see in Phrygia Pacatiana, suffragan of Laodicea. Nothing is known ... |
SynaxarionSynaxarion( synaxarion , collection) The name of a liturgical book of the Byzantine Church. The ... |
SynaxisSynaxisSynaxis ( synaxis from synago ) means gathering, assembly, reunion. It is exactly equivalent ... |
SyncelliSyncelli( sygkelloi , from syn , with, and kellion , the Græcized form of the Latin cella ... |
SyncretismSyncretismFrom sygkretizein (not from sygkerannynai .) An explanation is given by Plutarch in a ... |
SynderesisSynderesisSynderesis , or more correctly synteresis , is a term used by the Scholastic theologians to ... |
Syndic, ApostolicApostolic SyndicA layman, who in the name, and by the authority, of the Holy See assumes the care and civil ... |
SyndicalismSyndicalismThe term Syndicalism has been derived from the French syndicats , associations of workingmen ... |
Synesius of CyreneSynesius of CyreneBishop of Ptolomais, neo-Platonist, date of birth uncertain; d. about 414. He was a younger ... |
SynnadaSynnadaTitular metropolis in Phrygia Salutaris. Synnada is said to have been founded by Acamas who went ... |
SynodSynod(Greek synodos , an assembly). A general term for ecclesiastical gatherings under ... |
Synods, NationalNational SynodsAccording to the recent canon law, national councils are the deliberating assemblies at which all ... |
SynopticsSynopticsThe name given since Griesbach's time (about 1790) to the first three canonical Gospels. It is ... |
Syntagma CanonumSyntagma CanonumA canonical collection made in 1335 by Blastares, a Greek monk about whose life nothing ... |
Syon MonasterySyon MonasterySyon Monastery, Middlesex, England, founded in 1415 by King Henry V at his manor of Isleworth. ... |
SyraSyraDIOCESE OF SYRA (SYRENSIS). A Latin diocese, suffragan of Naxos, comprising the Island of ... |
SyracuseSyracuseArchdiocese of Syracuse (Syracusana) in Sicily. The city is situated upon a peninsula extending ... |
SyracuseSyracuse (New York)(Syracusensis) The Diocese of Syracuse, in the State of New York, comprises the counties of ... |
SyriaSyriaGEOGRAPHY AND POLITICAL DIVISIONS, ANCIENT AND MODERN A country in Western Asia, which in modern ... |
Syriac HymnodySyriac HymnodyTo the general consideration set forth in the article HYMNODY AND HYMNOLOGY must be added some ... |
Syriac Language and LiteratureSyriac Language and LiteratureSyriac is the important branch of the group of Semitic languages known as Aramaic. In the time ... |
Syrian Rite, EastEast Syrian RiteAlso known as the Chaldean, Assyrian, or Persian Rite. History and Origin This rite is used by ... |
Syrian Rite, WestWest Syrian RiteThe rite used by the Jacobite sect in Syria and by the Catholic Syrians is in its origin ... |
Syro-Chaldaic RiteEast Syrian RiteAlso known as the Chaldean, Assyrian, or Persian Rite. History and Origin This rite is used by ... |
Syro-Jacobite LiturgyWest Syrian RiteThe rite used by the Jacobite sect in Syria and by the Catholic Syrians is in its origin ... |
Syro-Malabar ChurchSt. Thomas ChristiansAn ancient body of Christians on the east and west coasts of India, claiming spiritual descent ... |
Syro-Malabar RiteEast Syrian RiteAlso known as the Chaldean, Assyrian, or Persian Rite. History and Origin This rite is used by ... |
Szántó, StephanStephan SzantoBorn in the Diocese of Raab, Hungary, 1541; died at Olmütz in 1612. On finishing his ... |
SzatmárSzatmarDIOCESE OF SZATMAR (SZATMARIENSIS) Diocese in Hungary, suffragan of Eger, from which it was ... |
Sze-Ch'wan (Eastern)Sze-Ch'wan (Eastern)Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Sze-Ch'wan The mission of Eastern Sze-ch'wan was separated from ... |
Sze-Ch'wan (North-western)Sze-Ch'wan (North-Western)Vicariate Apostolic of North-western Sze-Ch'wan The mission of North-eastern Sze-ch'wan includes ... |
Sze-Ch'wan (Southern)Sze-Ch'wan (Southern)Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Sze-Ch'wan On 24 January, 1860, the mission of Southern ... |
Szentiványi, MartinMartin SzentivanyiBorn at Szentivàn, 20 October, 1633; died at Nagy-Szombàt (Tyrnau), 5 March, 1708. ... |
SzepesZips(SZEPES; SCEPUSIENSIS). A diocese in Hungary, suffragan of Agria (Eger), founded by Maria ... |
Szujski, JosephJoseph SzujskiBorn at Tarnow, 1835; d. at Cracow, 1883. He studied at Tarnow, then at Cracow (1854) and at ... |
Szymonowicz, SimonSimon SzymonowiczKnown also by the Latin name of Somonides, b. at Lemberg, 1558; d. 1629. He studied first at ... |
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