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Basins were extensively used in the Jewish Ritual and were in early use in Christian churches for ablutions and to receive lamp-drippings etc. The Missal prescribes its used at the "Lavabo" of the Mass; the "Cæremoniale Episcoporum" provides a basin for bearing the cruets and for the preparatory ablutions of bishops. They are ordinarily of ornamented metal.

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Elizabeth, Sisters of Saint Sisters of St. Elizabeth Generally styled "Grey Nuns ". They sprang from an association of young ladies established by ...
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Elvira, Council of Council of Elvira Held early in the fourth century at Elliberis, or Illiberis, in Spain, a city now in ruins not far ...
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Engaddi Engaddi ( Septuagint usually ’Eggadí ; Hebrew ‘En Gédhi, "Fountain of the ...
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English College, The, in Rome The English College, in Rome I. FOUNDATION Some historians (e.g., Dodd, II, 168, following Polydore Vergil, Harpsfield, ...
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Ensingen, Ulrich Ulrich Ensingen (ULRICH ENSINGER) Belonged to a family of architects who came from Einsingen near Ulm, ...
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Ephesus Ephesus A titular archiespiscopal see in Asia Minor, said to have been founded in the eleventh century ...
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Episcopalians Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America The history of this religious organization divides itself naturally into two portions: the period ...
Epistemology Epistemology ( Epistéme , knowledge, science, and lógos , speech, thought, discourse). ...
Epistle (in Scripture) Epistle (In Scripture) Lat. epistola ; Greek ’epistolé ; in Hebrew, at first only the general term ...
Epping, Joseph Joseph Epping German astronomer and Assyriologist, b. at Neuenkirchen near Rhine in Westphalia, 1 Dec., 1835; ...
Erasmus, Desiderius Desiderius Erasmus The most brilliant and most important leader of German humanism, b. at Rotterdam, Holland, 28 ...
Erastus and Erastianism Erastus and Erastianism The name "Erastianism" is often used in a somewhat loose sense as denoting an undue subservience ...
Erbermann, Veit Veit Erbermann (Or Ebermann). Theologian and controversialist, born 25 May, 1597, at Rendweisdorff, in ...
Ercilla y Zúñiga, Alonso de Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga Spanish soldier and poet, born in Madrid, 7 August, 1533; died in the same city, 29 November, ...
Erconwald, Saint St. Erconwald Bishop of London, died about 690. He belonged to the princely family of the East Anglian Offa, ...
Erdeswicke, Sampson Sampson Erdeswicke Antiquarian, date of birth unknown; died 1603. He was born at Sandon in Staffordshire, his ...
Erdington Abbey Erdington Abbey Erdington Abbey, situated in a suburb of Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, belongs to the ...
Erhard of Ratisbon, Saint St. Erhard of Ratisbon Bishop of that city in the seventh century, probably identical with an Abbot Erhard of ...
Erie Erie DIOCESE OF ERIE (ERIENSIS). Established 1853; it embraces the thirteen counties of ...
Erin, The Twelve Apostles of The Twelve Apostles of Erin By this designation are meant twelve holy Irishmen of the sixth century who went to study at the ...
Eriugena, John Scotus John Scotus Eriugena An Irish teacher, theologian, philosopher, and poet, who lived in the ninth century. NAME ...
Ermland Ermland Ermland, or Ermeland (Varmiensis, Warmia), a district of East Prussia and an exempt bishopric. ...
Ernakulam, Vicariate Apostolic of Vicariate Apostolic of Ernakulam in India In May, 1887, the churches of Syrian Rite in Malabar were separated from those of the Latin ...
Ernan, Saints St. Ernan Name of four Irish saints. O'Hanlon enumerates twenty-five saints bearing the name Ernan, ...
Ernst of Hesse-Rheinfels Ernst of Hesse-Rheinfels Landgrave, b. 9 Dec., 1623, at Cassel; d. 12 May, 1693, at Cologne. He was the sixth son of ...
Ernulf Ernulf Architect, b. at Beauvais, France, in 1040; d. 1124. He studied under Lanfranc at the monastery ...
Errington, William William Errington Priest, founder of Sedgley Park School, b. 17 July, 1716; d. 28 September, 1768. He was son of ...
Error Error Error, reduplicatively regarded, is in one way or another the product of ignorance. But besides ...
Erskine, Charles Charles Erskine Cardinal, b. at Rome, 13 Feb., 1739; d. at Paris, 20 March, 1811. He was the son of Colin ...
Erthal, Franz Ludwig von Franz Ludwig von Erthal Prince- Bishop of Würzburg and Bamberg, b. at Lohr on the Main, 16 September, 1730; d. at ...
Erthal, Friedrich Karl Joseph, Freiherr von Friedrich Karl Joseph, Freiherr von Erthal Last Elector and Archbishop of Mainz, b. 3 Jan., 1719, at Mainz ; d. 25 July, 1802, at ...
Erwin of Steinbach Erwin of Steinbach One of the architects of the Strasburg cathedral, date of birth unknown; d. at Strasburg, 17 ...
Erythrae Erythrae A titular see in Asia Minor. According to legend the city was founded by colonists from Crete. ...
Erzerum (Theodosiopolis) Erzerum (Theodosiopolis) DIOCESE OF ERZERUM (ERZERUMIENSIS ARMENIORUM). The native name, Garin (Gr. Karenitis ; ...
Esau Esau ( ‘sw , hairy). The eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca, the twin-brother of Jacob. The ...
Esch, Nicolaus van Nicolaus van Esch (ESCHIUS) A famous mystical theologian, b. in Oisterwijk near Hertogenbosch (Boisle-Duc), ...
Eschatology Eschatology That branch of systematic theology which deals with the doctrines of the last things ( ta ...
Escobar y Mendoza, Antonio Antonio Escobar y Mendoza Born at Valladolid in 1589; died there, 4 July, 1669. In his sixteenth year he entered the ...
Escobar, Marina de Ven. Marina de Escobar Mystic and foundress of a modified branch of the Brigittine Order b. at Valladolid, Spain, 8 ...
Escorial, The The Escorial A remarkable building in Spain situated on the south-eastern slope of the Sierra Guadarrama about ...
Esdras Esdras (Ezra) (Or EZRA.) I. ESDRAS THE MAN Esdras is a famous priest and scribe connected with Israel's ...
Esglis, Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d' Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d'Esglis Eighth Bishop of Quebec, Canada ; born Quebec, 24 April, 1710; died 7 June, 1788. After ...
Eskil Eskil Archbishop of Lund, Skåne, Sweden ; b. about 1100; d. at Clairvaux, 6 (7?) Sept., 1181; ...
Eskimo Eskimo A littoral race occupying the entire Arctic coast and outlying islands of America from below Cook ...
Esnambuc, Pierre Belain, Sieur d' Pierre Belain, Sieur d'Esnambuc Captain in the French marine, b. 1565, at Allouville, near Yvetot (Seine-Inferieure); d. at St. ...
ESP Telepathy ( tele , far, and pathein , to experience) A term introduced by F.W.H. Myers in 1882 to ...
Espejo, Antonio Antonio Espejo A Spanish explorer, whose fame rests upon a notable expedition which he conducted into New ...
Espen, Zeger Bernhard van Zeger Bernhard van Espen (also called ESPENIUS) A Belgian canonist, born at Louvain, 9 July, 1646; died at ...
Espence, Claude D' Claude d'Espence (ESPENCÆUS) A French theologian, born in 1511 at Châlons-sur-Marne; died 5 Oct., ...
Espinel, Vincent Vincent Espinel Poet and novelist; born at Ronda (Malaga), Spain, 1544; died at Madrid, 1634. He studied at ...
Espinosa, Alonso De Alonso de Espinosa Spanish priest and historian of the sixteenth century. Little is known of his early life. He is ...
Espousals Espousals An Espousal is a contract of future marriage between a man and a woman, who are thereby ...
Espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary Espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary (DESPONSATIO BEATÆ MARIÆ VIRGINIS) A feast of the Latin Church. It is certain ...
Essence and Existence Essence and Existence ( Latin essentia, existentia ) Since they are transcendentals, it is not possible to put ...
Essenes Essenes One of three leading Jewish sects mentioned by Josephus as flourishing in the second century ...
Est, Willem Hessels van Willem Hessels van Est (ESTIUS.) A famous commentator on the Pauline epistles, born at Gorcum, Holland, in 1542; ...
Establishment, The The Establishment (Or ESTABLISHED CHURCH) The union of Church and State setting up a definite and distinctive ...
Estaing, Comte d' Comte d'Estaing JEAN-BAPTISTE-CHARLES-HENRI-HECTOR, COMTE D'ESTAING (MARQUIS DE SAILLANS). A French admiral, ...
Esther Esther (From the Hebrew meaning star, happiness ); Queen of Persia and wife of Assuerus, who is ...
Estiennot de la Serre, Claude Claude Estiennot de la Serre Benedictine of the Congregation of Saint-Maur, b. at Varennes, France, 1639; d. at Rome, 1699. ...
Eternity Eternity ( aeternum , originally aeviternum, aionion, aeon -- long). Eternity is defined by ...
Ethelbert Ethelbert, Archbishop of York Archbishop of York, England, date of birth uncertain; d. 8 Nov., 781 or 782. The name also ...
Ethelbert, Saint St. Ethelbert Date of birth unknown; d. 794; King of the East Angles, was, according to the "Speculum ...
Ethelbert, Saint St. Ethelbert (King of Kent) King of Kent; b. 552; d. 24 February, 616; son of Eormenric, through whom he was descended from ...
Etheldreda, Saint St. Ethelreda Queen of Northumbria; born (probably) about 630; died at Ely, 23 June, 679. While still very young ...
Ethelwold, Saint St. Ethelwold St. Ethelwold, Bishop of Winchester, was born there of good parentage in the early years of the ...
Etherianus, Hugh and Leo Hugh and Leo Etherianus Brothers, Tuscans by birth, employed at the court of Constantinople under the Emperor Manuel I ...
Ethethard Ethelhard (ÆTHELHEARD, ETHELREARD) The fourteenth Archbishop of Canterbury, England, date of ...
Ethics Ethics I. Definition Many writers regard ethics (Gr. ethike ) as any scientific treatment of the ...
Ethiopia Ethiopia The name of this region has been derived, through the Greek form, aithiopia , from the two ...
Etschmiadzin Etschmiadzin A famous Armenian monastery, since 1441 the ecclesiastical capital of the schismatic Armenians, ...
Euaria Euaria A titular see of Phoenicia Secunda or Libanensis, in Palestine. The true name of this city ...
Eucarpia Eucarpia A titular see of Phrygia Salutaris in Asia Minor. Eucarpia ( Eukarpia ), mentioned by Strabo ...
Eucharist, as a Sacrament The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament Since Christ is present under the appearances of bread and wine in a sacramental way, the ...
Eucharist, as a Sacrifice Sacrifice of the Mass The word Mass ( missa ) first established itself as the general designation for the ...
Eucharist, Early Symbols of the Early Symbols of the Eucharist Among the symbols employed by the Christians of the first ages in decorating their tombs, those ...
Eucharist, Introduction to the Eucharist See also EUCHARIST AS SACRIFICE , EUCHARIST AS SACRAMENT , and REAL PRESENCE . (Greek ...
Eucharist, Real Presence of Christ in The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist In this article we shall consider: the fact of the Real Presence , which is, indeed, the central ...
Eucharistic Congresses Eucharistic Congresses Eucharistic Congresses are gatherings of ecclesiastics and laymen for the purpose of ...
Eucharistic Prayer Canon of the Mass This article will be divided into four sections: (I) Name and place of the Canon; (II) History of ...
Eucharius, Saint Saint Eucharius First Bishop of Trier (Treves) in the second half of the third century. According to an ...
Eucherius, Saint St. Eucherius (4th Century) Bishop of Lyons, theologian, born in the latter half of the fourth century; died about 449. On ...
Euchologion Euchologion The name of one of the chief Service-books of the Byzantine Church ; it corresponds more or less ...
Eudes, Blessed Jean Blessed Jean Eudes French missionary and founder of the Eudists and of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity; ...
Eudists Eudists (Society of Jesus and Mary) (Society of Jesus and Mary) An ecclesiastical society instituted at Caen, France, 25 March, ...
Eudocia Eudocia (E UDOKIA ). Ælia Eudocia, sometimes wrongly called Eudoxia, was the wife of ...
Eudoxias Eudoxias A titular see of Galatia Secunda in Asia Minor, suffragan of Pessinus. Eudoxias is mentioned ...
Eugendus, Saint St. Eugendus (AUGENDUS; French OYAND, OYAN) Fourth Abbot of Condat (Jura), b. about 449, at Izernore, ...
Eugene I, Saint, Pope Pope Saint Eugene I Eugene I was elected 10 Aug., 654, and died at Rome, 2 June, 657. Because he would not submit to ...
Eugene II, Pope Pope Eugene II Elected 6 June, 824; died 27 Aug., 827. On the death of Pascal I (Feb.-May, 824) there took place ...
Eugene III, Pope Pope Blessed Eugene III Bernardo Pignatelli, born in the neighbourhood of Pisa, elected 15 Feb., 1145; d. at Tivoli, 8 ...
Eugene IV, Pope Pope Eugene IV Gabriello Condulmaro, or Condulmerio, b. at Venice, 1388; elected 4 March, 1431; d. at Rome, 23 ...
Eugenics Eugenics Eugenics literally means "good breeding". It is defined as the study of agencies under social ...
Eugenius I Eugenius I Archbishop of Toledo, successor in 636 of Justus in that see ; d. 647. Like his predecessor he ...
Eugenius II (the Younger) Eugenius II Archbishop of Toledo from 647 to 13 Nov., 657, the date of his death. He was the son of a Goth ...
Eugenius of Carthage, Saint Saint Eugenius of Carthage Unanimously elected Bishop of Carthage in 480 to succeed Deogratias (d. 456); d. 13 July, 505. ...
Eulalia of Barcelona, Saint St. Eulalia of Barcelona A Spanish martyr in the persecution of Diocletian (12 February, 304), patron of the ...
Eulogia Eulogia (Greek eulogia , "a blessing"). The term has been applied in ecclesiastical usage to the ...
Eulogius of Alexandria, Saint Saint Eulogius of Alexandria Patriarch of that see from 580 to 607. He was a successful combatant of the heretical errors ...
Eulogius of Cordova, Saint Eulogius of Cordova Spanish martyr and writer who flourished during the reigns of the Cordovan Caliphs, Abd-er-Rahman ...
Eumenia Eumenia A titular see of Phrygia Pacatiana in Asia Minor, and suffragan to Hierapolis. It was founded ...
Eunan, Saint St. Adamnan (Eunan) (Or Eunan). Abbot of Iona, born at Drumhome, County Donegal, Ireland, c. 624; died at the ...
Eunomianism Eunomianism A phase of extreme Arianism prevalent amongst a section of Eastern churchmen from about 350 ...
Euphemius of Constantinople Euphemius of Constantinople Euphemius of Constantinople (490-496) succeeded as patriarch Flavitas (or Fravitas, 489-490), who ...
Euphrasia, Saint Saint Euphrasia Virgin, b. in 380; d. after 410. She was the daughter of Antigonus, a senator of Constantinople, ...
Euphrosyne, Saint St. Euphrosyne Died about 470. Her story belongs to that group of legends which relate how Christian virgins, in ...
Euroea Euroea A titular see of Epirus Vetus in Greece, suffragan of Nicopolis. Euroea is mentioned by ...
Europe Europe NAME The conception of Europe as a distinct division of the earth, separate from Asia and ...
Europus Europus A titular see in Provincis Euphratensis, suffragan of Hierapolis. The former name of this city ...
Eusebius Bruno Eusebius Bruno Bishop of Angers, b. in the early part of the eleventh century; d. at Angers, 29 August, 1081. ...
Eusebius of Alexandria Eusebius of Alexandria Ecclesiastical writer and author of a number of homilies well known in the sixth and seventh ...
Eusebius of Cæsarea Eusebius of Caesarea Eusebius Pamphili, Bishop of Cæsarea in Palestine, the "Father of Church History "; b. ...
Eusebius of Dorylæum Eusebius of Dorylaeum Eusebius, Bishop of Dorylæum in Asia Minor, was the prime mover on behalf of Catholic ...
Eusebius of Laodicea Eusebius of Laodicea An Alexandrian deacon who had some fame as a confessor and became bishop of Laodicea in ...
Eusebius of Nicomedia Eusebius of Nicomedia Bishop, place and date of birth unknown; d. 341. He was a pupil at Antioch of Lucian the ...
Eusebius, Chronicle of Chronicle of Eusebius Consists of two parts: the first was probably called by Eusebius the "Chronograph" or ...
Eusebius, Saint St. Eusebius (of Vercelli) Bishop of Vercelli, b. in Sardinia c. 283; d. at Vercelli, Piedmont, 1 August, 371. He was ...
Eusebius, Saint St. Eusebius of Samosata Bishop of Samosata (now Samsat) in Syria ; date of birth unknown: d. in 379 or 380. History ...
Eusebius, Saint St. Eusebius (Of Rome) A presbyter at Rome ; date of birth unknown; d. 357(?). He was a Roman patrician and ...
Eusebius, Saint, Pope Pope St. Eusebius Successor of Marcellus, 309 or 310. His reign was short. The Liberian Catalogue gives its duration ...
Eustace, John Chetwode John Chetwode Eustace Antiquary, b. in Ireland, c. 1762; d. at Naples, Italy, 1 Aug., 1815. His family was English, ...
Eustace, Maurice Maurice Eustace Eldest son of Sir John Eustace, Castlemartin, County Kildars, Ireland, martyred for the Faith, ...
Eustace, Saint St. Eustace Date of birth unknown; died 29 March, 625. He was second abbot of the Irish monastery of ...
Eustachius and Companions, Saints Sts. Eustachius and Companions Martyrs under the Emperor Hadrian, in the year 188. Feast in the West, 20 September; in the East, 2 ...
Eustachius, Bartolomeo Bartolomeo Eustachius A distinguished anatomist of the Renaissance period — "one of the greatest anatomists ...
Eustathius of Sebaste Eustathius of Sebaste Born about 300; died about 377. He was one of the chief founders of monasticism in Asia Minor, ...
Eustathius, Saint St. Eustathius of Antioch Bishop of Antioch, b. at Side in Pamphylia, c. 270; d. in exile at Trajanopolis in Thrace , ...
Eustochium Julia, Saint St. Eustochium Julia Virgin, born at Rome c. 368; died at Bethlehem, 28 September, 419 or 420. She was the third of ...
Euthalius Euthalius ( ) A deacon of Alexandria and later Bishop of Sulca. He lived towards the middle of ...
Euthanasia Euthanasia (From Greek eu , well, and thanatos , death), easy, painless death. This is here considered ...
Euthymius, Saint St. Euthymius (Styled THE GREAT). Abbot in Palestine; b. in Melitene in Lesser Armenia, A.D. 377; d. A.D. ...
Eutropius of Valencia Eutropius of Valencia A Spanish bishop ; d. about 610. He was originally a monk in the Monasterium Servitanum , ...
Eutyches Eutyches An heresiarch of the fifth century, who has given his name to an opinion to which his teaching and ...
Eutychianism Eutychianism Eutychianism and Monophysitism are usually identified as a single heresy. But as some ...
Eutychianus, Saint, Pope Pope Saint Eutychianus He succeeded Pope Felix I a few days after the latter's death, and governed the Church from ...
Eutychius Eutychius Melchite Patriarch of Alexandria, author of a history of the world, b. 876, at Fustat (Cairo); ...
Eutychius I Eutychius I Patriarch of Constantinople, b. about 512, in Phrygia; d. Easter Day , 5 April, 582. He became ...
Evagrius Evagrius Ecclesiastical historian and last of the continuators of Eusebius of Caesarea, b. in 536 at ...
Evagrius Evagrius Born about 345, in Ibora, a small town on the shores of the Black Sea; died 399. He is numbered ...
Evangeliaria Evangeliaria Liturgical books containing those portions of the Gospels which are read during Mass or in the ...
Evangelical Alliance, The The Evangelical Alliance An association of Protestants belonging to various denominations founded in 1846, whose object, ...
Evangelical Church Evangelical Church (IN PRUSSIA) The sixteenth-century Reformers accused the Catholic Church of having ...
Evangelical Counsels Evangelical Counsels ( Or COUNSELS OF PERFECTION). Christ in the Gospels laid down certain rules of life and ...
Evangelist Evangelist In the New Testament this word, in its substantive form, occurs only three times: Acts, xxi, 8; ...
Evaristus, Pope Saint Pope St. Evaristus Date of birth unknown; died about 107. In the Liberian Catalogue his name is given as Aristus. In ...
Eve Eve ( Hebrew hawwah ). The name of the first woman, the wife of Adam, the mother of Cain, Abel, ...
Eve of a Feast Eve of a Feast (Or VIGIL; Latin Vigilia ; Greek pannychis ). In the first ages, during the night before ...
Evesham Abbey Evesham Abbey Founded by St. Egwin, third Bishop of Worcester, about 701, in Worcestershire, England, and ...
Evil Evil Evil, in a large sense, may be described as the sum of the opposition, which experience shows to ...
Evin, Saint St. Abban of New Ross St. Abban of New Ross -- also known as St. Ewin, Abhan, or Evin, but whose name has been locally ...
Evodius Evodius The first Bishop of Antioch after St. Peter. Eusebius mentions him thus in his "History": ...
Evolution, Catholics and Catholics and Evolution One of the most important questions for every educated Catholic of today is: What is to be ...
Evolution, History and Scientific Foundation of Evolution The world of organisms comprises a great system of individual forms generally classified ...
Evora Evora Located in Portugal, raised to archiepiscopal rank in 1544, at which time it was given as ...
Evreux Evreux DIOCESE OF EVREUX (EBROICENSIS) Diocese in the Department of Eure, France ; suffragan of the ...
Ewald, Saints St. Ewald (Or HEWALD) Martyrs in Old Saxony about 695. They were two priests and natives of ...
Ewin, Saint St. Abban of New Ross St. Abban of New Ross -- also known as St. Ewin, Abhan, or Evin, but whose name has been locally ...
Ewing, Thomas Thomas Ewing Jurist and statesman, b. in West Liberty, Virginia (now West Virginia ), U.S.A. 28 December, ...
Ex Cathedra Ex Cathedra Literally "from the chair", a theological term which signifies authoritative teaching and is ...
Examination Examination A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; an investigation, inquiry. ...
Examination of Conscience Examination of Conscience By this term is understood a review of one's past thoughts, words and actions for the purpose of ...
Examiners, Apostolic Apostolic Examiners So called because appointed by the Apostolic See for service in Rome. In 1570 Pius V ...
Examiners, Synodal Synodal Examiners So called because chosen in a diocesan synod. The Council of Trent prescribes at least six ...
Exarch Exarch (Greek Exarchos ). A title used in various senses both civilly and ecclesiastically. In ...
Excardination and Incardination Incardination and Excardination (Latin cardo, a pivot, socket, or hinge--hence, incardinare, to hang on a hinge, or fix; ...
Exclusion, Right of Right of Exclusion (Latin Jus Exclusivæ . The alleged competence of the more important Catholic ...
Excommunication Excommunication This subject will be treated under the following heads: I. General Notions and Historical ...
Executor, Apostolic Apostolic Executor A cleric who puts into execution a papal rescript, completing what is necessary in order ...
Exedra Exedra A semicircular stone or marble seat; a rectangular or semicircular recess; the portico of the ...
Exegesis, Biblical Biblical Exegesis Exegesis is the branch of theology which investigates and expresses the true sense of Sacred ...
Exemption Exemption Exemption is the whole or partial release of an ecclesiastical person, corporation, or ...
Exequatur Exequatur (Synonymous with REGIUM PLACET) Exequatur, as the Jansenist Van Espen defines it, is a ...
Exeter, Ancient Diocese of Exeter (EXONIA, ISCA DAMNONIORUM, CAER WISE, EXANCEASTER; EXONIENSIS). English see, chosen by Leofric, ...
Exmew, Blessed William Bl. William Exmew Carthusian monk and martyr ; suffered at Tyburn, 19 June, 1535. He studied at Christ's ...
Exodus ( See Pentateuch) Pentateuch Pentateuch , in Greek pentateuchos , is the name of the first five books of the Old ...
Exorcism Exorcism ( See also DEMONOLOGY, DEMONIACS, EXORCIST, POSSESSION.) Exorcism is (1) the act of driving ...
Exorcist Exorcist ( See also DEMONOLOGY, DEMONIACS, EXORCISM, POSSESSION.) (1) In general, any one who ...
Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin ( Exspectatio Partus B.V.M. ) Celebrated on 18 December by nearly the entire Latin Church. ...
Expectative Expectative (From the Latin expectare , to expect or wait for.) An expectative, or an expectative grace, ...
Expeditors, Apostolic Apostolic Expeditors (Latin Expeditionarius literarum apostolicarum, Datariae Apostolicae sollicitator atque ...
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Exposition is a manner of honouring the Holy Eucharist, by exposing It, with proper solemnity, to ...
Extension Extension (From Latin ex-tendere , to spread out.) That material substance is not perfectly ...
Extension Society, The Catholic Church Society IN THE UNITED STATES The first active agitation for a church extension or home mission society ...
Extra-Sensory Perception (ESP) Telepathy ( tele , far, and pathein , to experience) A term introduced by F.W.H. Myers in 1882 to ...
Extravagantes Extravagantes ( Extra , outside; vagari , to wander.) This word is employed to designate some papal ...
Extreme Unction Extreme Unction A sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect ...
Exul Hibernicus Exul Hibernicus The name given to an Irish stranger on the Continent of Europe in the time of Charles the ...
Exultet Exultet The hymn in praise of the paschal candle sung by the deacon, in the liturgy of Holy ...
Exuperius, Saint Saint Exuperius (Also spelled Exsuperius). Bishop of Toulouse in the beginning of the fifth century; place ...
Eyb, Albrecht von Albrecht von Eyb One of the earliest German humanists, born in 1420 near Anabach in Franconia; died in 1475. After ...
Eyck, Hubert and Jan van Hubert and Jan van Eyck Brothers, Flemish illuminators and painters, founders of the school of Bruges and ...
Eycken, Jean Baptiste van Jean Baptiste Van Eycken Painter, born at Brussels, Belgium, 16 September, 1809; died at Schaerbeek, 19 December, 1853. ...
Eymard, Venerable Pierre-Julien Venerable Pierre-Julien Eymard Founder of the Society of the Blessed Sacrament , and of the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament, ...
Eymeric, Nicolas Nicolas Eymeric Theologian and inquisitor, born at Gerona, in Catalonia, Spain, c. 1320; died there 4 January, ...
Eyre, Thomas Thomas Eyre First president of Ushaw College ; born at Glossop, Derbyshire; in 1748; died at Ushaw, 8 May, ...
Eyston, Charles Charles Eyston Antiquary, born 1667; died 5 November, 1721; he was a member of the ancient family of Eyston, ...
Ezechias Ezechias Ezechias (Hebrew = "The Lord strengtheneth"; Septuagint Ezekias ; in the cuneiform inscriptions ...
Ezekiel Ezekiel Ezekiel, whose name, Yehézq'el signifies "strong is God ", or "whom God makes strong" ...
Ezion-geber Asiongaber (Ezion-Geber) More properly Ezion-geber, a city of Idumea, situated on the northern extremity of the ...
Eznik Eznik A writer of the fifth century, born at Golp, in the province of Taikh, a tributary valley of the ...
Ezra Esdras (Ezra) (Or EZRA.) I. ESDRAS THE MAN Esdras is a famous priest and scribe connected with Israel's ...
Ezzo Ezzo A priest of Bamberg in the eleventh century, author of a famous poem known as the "Song of the ...

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