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A titular see of Osrhoene. Founded under Diocletian and restored by Justinian, it is now identified with the village Abu Serai, on the left bank of the Euphrates, at the confluence of the Khabur, where the river was commonly crossed. The ancient city, however, had replaced a still older one, called Sirhi in Assyrian texts. Benjamin of Tudela and many after him identified it wrongly with Kharkamis (Carchamish), one of the capitals of the Hittites, situated at Jirbas, or Jerablus, the present name of Europos, or Oropos. Circesium was a bishopric in Osrhoene, suffragan of Edessa, it figures only in Parthey's "Notitiæ episcopatuum" (c. 840). Lequien (II, 977) mentions five bishops : Jonas, who was present at Nicæa, and had suffered mutilation during the preceding persecution ; Abramius, present at Chalcedon ; Nonnus, a Severian (518 and 532); Davides, present at Constantinople (536); Thomas (553). There are also records of fourteen Jacobite bishops, from 793 to 1042.
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Cámara y Castro, TomásTomas Camara y CastroBishop of Salamanca, Spain, born at Torrecilla de Cameros, Logroño, 19 September, 1847; ... |
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Cæremoniale EpiscoporumCaeremoniale EpiscoporumA book containing the rites and ceremonies to be observed at Mass, Vespers, and other ... |
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Cabrillo, EstévanEstevan CabrilloA Portuguese in the naval service of Spain, date and place of birth unknown; died on the ... |
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CadesCadesThe name, according to the Vulgate and the Septuagint, of three, or probably four cities ... |
Cadillac, Antoine de Lamothe, Sieur deAntoine de Lamothe, Sieur de CadillacBorn at Toulouse in 1657; died at Castelsarrasin, 16 October, 1730. He was the son of a ... |
Cadiz, Diocese ofCadiz(Gaditana et Septensis.) Suffragan of Seville. Its jurisdiction covers nearly all the civil ... |
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Caen, University ofUniversity of CaenFounded in 1432 by Henry VI of England, who was then master of Paris and of a large part of ... |
Cagli e Pergola, Diocese ofCagli e Pergola(Calliensis Et Pergulensis) Situated in Umbria ( Italy ), in the province of Pesaro, ... |
Cagliari, Archdiocese ofCagliari(Calaritana) Cagliari, called by the ancient Caralis , is the principal city and capital of ... |
Cahier, CharlesCharles CahierAntiquarian, born at Paris, 26 February, 1807; died there 26 February, 1882. He made his ... |
Cahill, Daniel WilliamDaniel William CahillLecturer and controversialist, born at Ashfield, Queens County, Ireland 28 November, 1796; died at ... |
Cahors, Diocese ofCahors(Cadurcensis.) Comprising the entire department of Lot, in France. In the beginning it was a ... |
CaiaphasJoseph CaiphasAccording to Josephus (Antiquitates, XVIII, iv, 3), Caiphas was appointed High-Priest of the ... |
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Caillau, Armand-BenjaminArmand-Benjamin CaillauPriest and writer, born at Paris, 22 October, 1794, died there, 1850. Ordained in 1818, ... |
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CaiphasJoseph CaiphasAccording to Josephus (Antiquitates, XVIII, iv, 3), Caiphas was appointed High-Priest of the ... |
CaiusCaius (3rd Century)A Christian author who lived about the beginning of the third century. Little is known about his ... |
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Caius, JohnCaius (3rd Century)( Also Kay, Key.) Physician and scholar, born at Norwich, 6 October, 1510; died at London, ... |
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Cajetan, SaintSt. Cajetan(GAETANO.) Founder of the Theatines, born October, 1480 at Vicenza in Venetian territory; ... |
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Calasanctius, Saint JosephSt. Joseph CalasanctiusCalled in religion "a Matre Dei", founder of the Piarists, b. 11 Sept., 1556, at the castle of ... |
Calasio, Mario diMario di CalasioFriar Minor and lexicographer, born at Calasio in the Kingdom of Naples about 1550; died atRome, ... |
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Caldas-Barbosa, DomingoDomingos Caldas-BarbosaA Brazilian poet, born of a white father and a negro mother at Rio Janeiro in 1740; died in ... |
Calderon de la Barca, PedroPedro Calderon de la BarcaBorn 1600; died 1681; a Spanish dramatist whose activity marks the second half of the golden age ... |
CalebCaleb(1) Caleb, Son of Jephone, The Cenezite. -- The representative of the tribe of Juda among the ... |
Calendar, ChristianChristian CalendarGENERALITIES FOUNDATIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN CALENDAR The Easter Cycle The Nativity of ... |
Calendar, JewishJewish CalendarDays From the remotest time to the present the Israelites have computed the day ( yôm ... |
Calendar, Reform of theReform of the CalendarFor the measurement of time the most important units furnished by natural phenomena are the ... |
Calepino, AmbrogioAmbrogio CalepinoAn Italian lexicographer, born about 1440 at Calepio (province of Bergamo); died 1510 or 1511. ... |
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CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia, the largest and most important of the Pacific Coast States, is the second State of the ... |
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CallinicusCallinicusA titular see in Asia Minor. The city was founded by Alexander the Great under the name of ... |
CallipolisCallipolisA titular see of Thrace, now called Gallipoli (Turkish, Guelibolou ), is a city in the ... |
Callistus I, PopePope Callistus I(Written by most Latins, Augustine, Optatus, etc. CALLIXTUS or CALIXTUS). Martyr, died c. 223. ... |
Callistus II, PopePope Callistus IIDate of birth unknown; died 13 December, 1124. His reign, beginning 1 February, 1119, is ... |
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Cally, PierrePierre CallyPhilosopher and theologian, b. at Mesnil-Hubert, department of Orne, France, date of birth ... |
Calmet, Dom AugustinDom Augustin CalmetCelebrated exegetist; b. at Ménil-la-Horgne, near Commercy, Lorraine, France, 26 Feb., ... |
CaloeCaloeA titular see of Asia Minor, mentioned as Kaloe, and Keloue in inscriptions of the third ... |
CaltagironeCaltagirone(Calata Hieronis; Calatayeronensis). Caltagirone is a city in the province of Catania, Sicily, ... |
CaltanisettaCaltanisetta(Calathanisium; Calathanisiadensis). The city is situated in a fertile plain of Sicily, on the ... |
CalumnyCalumny( Latin calvor , to use artifice, to deceive) Etymologically any form of ruse or fraud ... |
Calvaert, DionysiusDionysius CalvaertAn eminent painter, usually known as "The Fleming" and called Denis, a native of Antwerp and a ... |
Calvary, Congregation of Our Lady ofCongregation of Our Lady of CavalryA congregation founded at Poitiers, in 1617, by Antoinette of Orléans-Longueville, ... |
Calvary, MountMount CalvaryThe place of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. NAME Etymology and Use The word Calvary ( ... |
Calvert, CeciliusCecilius CalvertSecond Lord Baltimore, founder of Maryland, born 1606, died 1675. At the age of thirteen, he ... |
Calvert, CharlesCharles CalvertThird Baron of Baltimore and second Proprietary Governor of Maryland. Born in London, 1629; ... |
Calvert, GeorgeGeorge CalvertFirst Lord Baltimore, statesman and colonizer. Born at Kiplin, Yorkshire, England, c. 1580; died ... |
Calvert, LeonardLeonard CalvertProprietary Governor of Maryland, 1634-1647, born in England, 1607; died in Maryland, 9 June, ... |
Calvert, PhilipPhilip CalvertProprietary Governor of Maryland, 1660 to 1661, son of George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore and ... |
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Calvin, JohnJohn CalvinThis man, undoubtedly the greatest of Protestant divines, and perhaps, after St. Augustine, ... |
CalvinismCalvinismNo better account of this remarkable (though now largely obsolete) system has been drawn out than ... |
Calvinus, Justus BaroniusJustus Baronius CalvinusA convert and apologist, b. at Kanthen, Germany, c. 1570; d. after 1606. He was born of ... |
CalyndaCalyndaA titular see of Asia Minor. It was probably situated at the boundary of Lycia and Caria (on ... |
Camões, Luis Vaz deLuis Vaz de Camoes(OR CAMOENS) Born in 1524 or 1525; died 10 June, 1580. The most sublime figure in the history ... |
CamachusCamachusA titular see in Armenia. This city does not appear in ecclesiastical history before the ... |
CamaldoleseCamaldolese(C AMALDOLITES, C AMALDULENSIANS ). A joint order of hermits and cenobites, founded by ... |
Camargo, Diego MuñozDiego Munoz Camargo(According to Beristain de Souza, Muñoz should be the surname). Born of a Spanish ... |
Cambiaso, LucaLuca Cambiaso(Also known as Luchetto da Genova, and as Luchino). Genoese painter, b. at Moneglia near ... |
Cambrai, Archdiocese ofCambrai(CAMERACENSIS.) Comprises the entire Département du Nord of France. Prior to 1559 ... |
Cambridge, University ofUniversity of CambridgeI. ORIGIN AND HISTORY The obscurity which surrounds the ancient history of Cambridge makes it ... |
CambysopolisCambysopolisA titular see of Asia Minor. The name is owing to a mistake of some medieval geographer. After ... |
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CamerlengoCamerlengo(Latin camerarius ). The title of certain papal officials. The Low Latin word camera ... |
CameroonKamerun (Cameroon)(Cameroons; Cameroon.) Located in German West Africa, between British Nigeria and French ... |
Camillus de Lellis, SaintSt. Camillus de LellisBorn at Bacchianico, Naples, 1550; died at Rome, 14 July, 1614. He was the son of an officer ... |
CamisardsCamisards(Probably from camise , a black blouse worn as a uniform). A sect of French fanatics who ... |
Campaña, PedroPedro CampanaFlemish painter, known in France as Pierre de Champagne, and in Brussels as Pieter de ... |
Campagna, GirolamoGirolamo CampagnaBorn in Verona, 1552; died about 1623 or 1625. He was an able, but not strikingly individual ... |
Campagnola, DomenicoDomenico CampagnolaPainter of the Venetian school, b. at Padua in 1482; date of death unascertained. This ... |
Campan, Jeanne-Louise-HenrietteJeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan( Née Genest; known as Madam Campan). A French educator, born 6 November, 1752, at ... |
Campanella, TommasoTommaso Campanella( Baptized GIOVANNI DOMENICO) Dominican philosopher and writer, b. 5 Sept. 1568 at Stilo in ... |
Campani, GiuseppeGiuseppe CampaniAn Italian optician and astronomer who lived in Rome during the latter half of the ... |
Campbell, JamesJames CampbellBorn at Philadelphia, 1 Sept., 1812; died there, 27 Jan., 1893. His father was Anthony Campbell, ... |
CampecheCampecheDiocese in the State of Campeche, Republic of Mexico, suffragan of the Archdiocese of ... |
Campeggio, LorenzoLorenzo CampeggioCardinal, an eminent canonist, ecclesiastical diplomat, and reformer, b. 1472 (1474) at Bologna, ... |
Campi, BernardinoBernardino CampiAn Italian painter of the Lombard School, b. at Cremona, 1522; d. at Reggio, about 1590. His ... |
Campi, GaleazzoGaleazzo CampiAn Italian painter, b. at Cremona, 1475; d. 1536. He commenced his studies, according to ... |
Campi, GiulioGiulio CampiAn Italian painter and architect, b. at Cremona about 1500; died there, 1572. He was the ... |
Campion, Saint EdmundSt. Edmund CampionEnglish Jesuit and martyr ; he was the son and namesake of a Catholic bookseller, and was born ... |
Campo Santo de' TedeschiCampo Santo De' Tedeschi(Holy Field of the Germans) A cemetery, church, and hospice for Germans on the south side of St. ... |
Camus de Pont-Carré, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Camus de Pont-CarreFrench bishop, b. 3 November, 1584, at Paris ; d. there 25 April, 1652. A Burgundian of good ... |
CanaCanaA city of Galilee, Palestine, famous throughout all ages as the scene of Our Lord's first ... |
Canaan, CanaanitesCana, Canaanites(Canaan, Canaanites). The Hebrew Kenaan , denoting a person, occurs: in the Old ... |
CanadaCanada(See also C ATHOLICITY IN C ANADA ) Canada, or to be more exact, the Dominion of Canada, ... |
Canada, Catholicity inCatholicity in CanadaThe subject will be treated under three headings: I. Period of French domination, from the ... |
Canal, José de laJose de la CanalEcclesiastical historian, b. of poor parents, at Ucieda, a village in the province of Santander, ... |
Canary Islands, TheThe Canary IslandsThe Canary Islands form an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean facing the western coast of ... |
CanathaCanathaA titular see of Arabia. According to inscriptions on coins and geographical documents, its ... |
Cancer de Barbastro, LuisLuis Cancer de BarbastroOne of the first Dominicans who followed Las Casas to Guatemala, born in Aragon, Spain, ... |
CandaceCandaceThe name of the Ethiopian queen whose eunuch was baptized by St. Philip ( Acts 8:27 sqq. ). The ... |
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CandlemasCandlemasAlso called: Purification of the Blessed Virgin (Greek Hypapante ), Feast of the Presentation of ... |
CandlesCandlesThe word candle ( candela , from candeo , to burn) was introduced into the English language ... |
Candles, AltarAltar CandlesFor mystical reasons the Church prescribes that the candles used at Mass and at other ... |
Candlestick, Seven-BranchSeven-Branch CandlestickOne of the three chief furnishings of the Holy of the Tabernacle and the Temple ( Exodus ... |
Candlestick, TripleTriple-CandlestickA name given along with several others (e.g. reed, tricereo, arundo, triangulum, lumen Christi ... |
CandlesticksCandlesticksOf the earliest form of candlesticks used in Christian churches we know but little. Such ... |
Candlesticks, AltarAltar CandlesticksAn altar-candlestick consists of five parts: the foot, the stem, the knob about the middle of the ... |
CaneaCaneaFormerly a titular see of Crete, suppressed by a decree of 1894. Canea is the Italian name ... |
Canelos and MacasCanelos and MacasVicariate Apostolic in Ecuador, South America, separated in 1886 from the Vicariate Apostolic ... |
Canes, VincentVincent Canes(JOHN BAPTIST) Friar Minor and controversialist, born on the borders of Nottingham and ... |
Canice, SaintSt. Canice(Or KENNY). Commemorated on 11 October, born in 515 or 516, at Glengiven, in what is now ... |
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Canisius, TheodorichTheodorich CanisiusBorn at Nimwegen, Holland, 1532; died 27 September, 1606, at Ingolstadt. He was a half-brother on ... |
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Cano, MelchiorMelchior CanoDominican bishop and theologian, b. 1 Jan., 1509, at Tarancón, Province of Cuenca , ... |
CanonCanonAn ecclesiastical person ( Latin Canonicus ), a member of a chapter or body of clerics ... |
CanonCanon (In Music)(Greek kanon , rule, law, guide). In music, the strictest of all contrapuntal forms. It ... |
Canon LawCanon LawThis subject will be treated under the following heads: I. General Notion and DivisionsII. Canon ... |
Canon of the MassCanon of the MassThis article will be divided into four sections: (I) Name and place of the Canon; (II) History of ... |
Canon of the New TestamentCanon of the New TestamentThe Catholic New Testament, as defined by the Council of Trent, does not differ, as regards the ... |
Canon of the Old TestamentCanon of the Old TestamentOverview The word canon as applied to the Scriptures has long had a special and consecrated ... |
CanonessCanonessThe assistance of women in the work of the Church goes back to the earliest time, and their ... |
Canonical HoursCanonical HoursI. IDEA By canonical hour is understood all the fixed portion of the Divine Office which the ... |
Canonization and BeatificationBeatification and CanonizationHISTORY According to some writers the origin of beatification and canonization in the Catholic ... |
Canons and Canonesses RegularCanons and Canonesses Regular(Also called REGULAR CLERICS, RELIGIOUS CLERICS, CLERIC-CANONS, AUGUSTINIAN CANONS, BLACK CANONS, ... |
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Canons, ApostolicApostolic CanonsA collection of ancient ecclesiastical decrees (eighty-five in the Eastern, fifty in the ... |
Canons, Collections of AncientCollections of Ancient CanonsWhile the essential principles of the constitution and government of the Church were immutably ... |
Canons, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical CanonsEcclesiastical Canons are certain rules or norms of conduct or belief prescribed by the ... |
Canons, PenitentialPenitential CanonsRules laid down by councils or bishops concerning the penances to be done for various sins. ... |
CanopusCanopusA titular see of Egypt. Its old Egyptian name was Pikuat; the Greeks called it Kanobos, or ... |
CanopyCanopyThe canopy, in general, is an ornamental covering of cloth, stone, wood, or metal, used to crown ... |
Canopy, AltarAltar CanopyThe "Caeremoniale Episcoporum" (I, xii, 13), treating of the ornaments of the altar, says that ... |
CanossaCanossaA former castle of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany, in the foothills of the Apennines, about ... |
Canova, AntonioAntonio CanovaThe greatest Italian sculptor of modern times, b. at Possagno, in the province of Treviso, 1 ... |
Cantù, CesareCesare CantuItalian historian and poet, b. at Brivio, 8 December, 1807; d. at Milan, 11 March, 1895. He was ... |
Cantate SundayCantate SundayA name given to the fourth Sunday after Easter, from the first word of the Introit at Mass on ... |
CanterburyCanterbury(CANTUARIA—Roman name, DUROVERNUM, whence, in Anglo-Saxon times, DUROVERNIA; canonical name ... |
CanticleCanticleAlthough the word is derived from canticulum , (diminutive of canticum , a song, from the ... |
Canticle of CanticlesCanticle of Canticles(Greek Aisma asmaton , Latin Canticum canticorum .) One of three books of Solomon, ... |
Canticle of SimeonNunc Dimittis(The Canticle of Simeon). Found in St. Luke's Gospel (2:29-32) , is the last in historical ... |
Canticle of ZacharyThe BenedictusThe Benedictus, given in Luke 1:68-79, is one of the three great canticles in the opening ... |
Cantius, Saint JohnSt. John CantiusBorn at Kenty, near Oswiecim, Diocese of Krakow, Poland, 1412 (or 1403); died at Krakow, 1473, ... |
CantorCantorThe chief singer (and sometimes instructor) of the ecclesiastical choir, called also precentor. ... |
CanuteKing Canute(Or CNUT: THE GREAT, THE MIGHTY) King of the English, Danes, and Norwegians, b. about 994; d. ... |
Canute IV, SaintSt. Canute IVAlso spelled C NUT . Martyr and King of Denmark, date of birth uncertain; d. 10 July 1086, ... |
Cap HaïtienCap Haitien(CAPITIS HAITIANI) Erected by Pius IX, 3 October, 1861, in the ecclesiastical Province of ... |
Capaccio and ValloCapaccio and Vallo(CAPUTAQUENSIS ET VALLENSIS) Suffragan diocese of Salerno. Capaccio is a city in the ... |
Capecelatro, AlfonsoAlfonso CapecelatroCardinal, Archbishop of Capua, and ecclesiastical writer; b. at Marseilles, 5 Feb., 1824; d. ... |
Capefigue, Baptiste-Honoré-RaymondCapefigueHistorian, b. at Marseilles, 1802; d. at Paris, 22 December, 1872. In 1821 he was a law student ... |
Caperolo, PietroPietro CaperoloFriar Minor,date of birth unknown; d. at Velletri in 1480; he was a man of much energy and great ... |
Capgrave, JohnJohn CapgraveAugustinian friar, historian, and theologian, b. at Lynn in Norfolk, 21 April, 1393; d. there, ... |
CapharnaumCapharnaumA titular see of Palestine. Its name (also KAPERNAUM) means village of Nahum or consolation. ... |
Capital PunishmentCapital Punishment (Death Penalty)The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime. The ... |
CapitoliasCapitoliasA titular see of Palestine, suffragan to Scythopolis in Palestina Secunda. According to the ... |
Capitulations, Episcopal and PontificalEpiscopal and Pontifical CapitulationsCapitulations were agreements, by which those taking part in the election of a bishop or pope ... |
Capocci, GaetanoGaetano CapocciMusical composer and maestro , b. in Rome, 16 Oct., 1811; d. there, 11 Jan., 1898. As a boy he ... |
Capponi, Gino, CountCount Gino CapponiHistorian and litterateur; born at Florence, Italy, 13 September, 1792; died 3 February, 1876. ... |
Capranica, DomenicoDomenico CapranicaCardinal, theologian, canonist, and statesman, b. at Capranica near Palestrina, Italy, in 1400; ... |
Caprara, Giovanni BattistaGiovanni Battista CapraraStatesman and cardinal, born at Bologna, 29 May, 1733; died at Paris, 27 July, 1810. His ... |
Capreolus, JohnJohn CapreolusA theologian, born towards the end of the fourteenth century, (about 1380), in the diocese of ... |
CapsaCapsaA titular see of North Africa. The city, said to have been founded by the Libyan Hercules, ... |
Captain (in the Bible)Captain (In the Bible)In the Douay version captain represents several different Hebrew and Latin words, and designates ... |
Captivities of the IsraelitesCaptivities of the IsraelitesI. THE ASSYRIAN CAPTIVITY (1) The End of the Northern Kingdom The Kingdom of Israel, formed by ... |
CapuaCapua (Italy)(C APUANA ). The city of Capua is situated in the province of Caserta, Southern Italy. Of ... |
Capuchin Friars MinorCapuchin Friars MinorAn autonomous branch of the first Franciscan Order, the other branches being the Friars Minor ... |
CapuchinessesCapuchinessesA branch of the Poor Clares of the Primitive Observance, instituted at Naples, in 1538, by the ... |
CapuciatiCapuciati(From caputium , hood — So named from the headgear which was one of their distinctive ... |
CaquetáCaquetaApostolic prefecture situated in South America on the southern border of the Republic of ... |
Carabantes, José deJose de Carabantes( Also Caravantes). Friar Minor Capuchin and theologian, born in Aragon, in 1628; died in ... |
CaracallaCaracalla(M ARCUS A URELIUS S EVERUS A NTONINUS, nicknamed C ARACALLA ) Roman Emperor, son of ... |
CaracasCaracas(Santiago de Venezuela) ARCHDIOCESE OF CARACAS (SANCTI JACOBI DE BENEZUELA) Located in the ... |
Caraffa, VincentVincent CaraffaSeventh General of the Society of Jesus , born at Naples, 5 May, 1585; died at Rome, 6 June, ... |
CaraitesCaraitesA Jewish sect professing to follow the text of the Bible ( Miqra ) to the exclusion of ... |
Caramuel y Lobkowitz, JuanJuan Caramuel y LobkowitzSpanish ecclesiastic and writer; b. at Madrid, 23 May, 1606; d. at Vigevano, 8 September, 1682. ... |
Caravaggio (Michaelangelo Morigi)Caravaggio (Michaelangelo Morigi)A Milanese painter, b. at Caravaggio in 1569, d. at Porto d' Ercole in 1609. His family name was ... |
Carayon, AugusteAuguste CarayonFrench author and bibliographer, born in Saumur, France, 31 March, 1813; died at Poitiers, 15 ... |
Carbery, James JosephJames Joseph CarberyThird Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, born in the County Westmeath, Ireland, 1 May, 1823; died at ... |
CarbonariCarbonari(CHARCOAL-BURNERS) The name of a secret political society, which played an important part, ... |
Carbonnelle, IgnatiusIgnatius CarbonnelleProfessor of mathematics and science, writer on mathematical and scientific subjects, and ... |
CarcassonneCarcassonneDiocese comprising the entire department of Aude, and suffragan to Toulouse. On the occasion of ... |
Cardan, GirolamoGirolamo Cardan(CARDANO, CARDANUS) Italian physician and mathematician, b. at Pavia, 24 September, 1501; d. ... |
Cardenas, JuanJuan CardenasMoral theologian and author; b. at Seville, 1613; d. 6 June, 1684. He entered the Society of ... |
CardicaCardicaA titular see of Thessaly. Cardica is a Latinized medieval form for Gardicium, the true Greek ... |
CardinalCardinalA dignitary of the Roman Church and counsellor of the pope. By the term cardinal ... |
Cardinal ProtectorCardinal ProtectorSince the thirteenth century it has been customary at Rome to confide to some particular ... |
Cardinal VicarCardinal VicarThe vicar-general of the pope, as Bishop of Rome, for the spiritual administration of the ... |
Cardinal VirtuesCardinal VirtuesThe four principal virtues upon which the rest of the moral virtues turn or are hinged. Those ... |
Cardinals (1913 List)Cardinals (1913 List)Members of the College of Cardinals , 1913: Agliardi, Antonio, Bishop of Albano ; ... |
Cards, AltarAltar CardsTo assist the memory of the celebrant at Mass in those prayers which he should know by heart, ... |
Carducci, Bartolommeo and VincenzoBartolommeo and Vincenzo CarducciBoth known in Spain as Carducho Florentine painters, brothers, usually grouped under the ... |
CaremCarem( Septuagint, karem ; Hebrew, KRM , vine or vineyard) Name of a town in the Tribe of ... |
Carey, MathewMathew CareyAuthor and publisher, b. in Dublin, Ireland, 28 January, 1760; d. in Philadelphia, U.S.A. 15 ... |
Carheil, Etienne deEtienne de CarheilFrench missionary among the Indians of Canada, born at Carentoir, France, November 1633; died ... |
CariatiCariati (Paternum)DIOCESE OF CARIATI (CARIATENSIS) Suffragan of Santa Severina. Cariati is a city of Calabria ... |
CaribsCaribsNext to the Arawaks, probably the most numerous Indian stock, of more or less nomadic habits, in ... |
Carissimi, GiacomoGiacomo CarissimiThe most influential and prolific Italian composer of his time, b. in 1604 at Marino in the Papal ... |
Carli, Dionigi da PiacenzaDionigi Da Palacenza CarliOne of a band of Franciscan friars of the Capuchin Reform, sent out to the Congo in 1666. One ... |
CarlisleCarlisle(CARLEOL, KARLIOLUM) — ANCIENT DIOCESE OF CARLISLE (CARLEOLENSIS, KARLIOLENSIS). The ... |
Carlovingian SchoolsCarolingian SchoolsUnder the Merovingian Kings there was established at the court a school -- scola palatina , ... |
CarmelCarmel( Hebrew Karmel , "garden" or "garden-land"). Carmel designates in the Old Testament a ... |
Carmel, Feast of Our Lady of MountFeast of Our Lady of Mount CarmelThis feast was instituted by the Carmelites between 1376 and 1386 under the title ... |
Carmel, MountMount CarmelA well-known mountain ridge in Palestine, usually called in the Hebrew Bible Hakkarmel (with the ... |
Carmelite Order, TheThe Carmelite OrderOne of the mendicant orders. Origin The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of ... |
Carneiro, MelchiorMelchior Carneiro(Carnero). Missionary bishop ; b. of a noble family at Coimbra, in Portugal ; d. at ... |
Carnoy, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste CarnoyBelgian biologist, b. at Rumilies, province of Hainaut, near Tournai, 11 Jan., 1836; d. at ... |
Carochi, HoracioHoracio CarochiBorn in Florence, c. 1586; died in Mexico in 1666. he entered the Society of Jesus and before ... |
Caroline BooksCaroline Books (Libri Carolini)A work in four books (120 or 121 chapters), purporting to be the composition of Charlemagne, and ... |
Caroline IslandsCaroline IslandsA group of about 500 small coral islands, east of the Philippines, in the Pacific Ocean. The ... |
Carolingian SchoolsCarolingian SchoolsUnder the Merovingian Kings there was established at the court a school -- scola palatina , ... |
Caron, RaymondRaymond Caron(Or REDMOND) Franciscan friar and author, b. at Athlone, Ireland, in 1605; d. at Dublin, ... |
Caron, Reneé-EdouardRene-Edouard CaronA French Canadian statesman and magistrate, b. at Sainte Anne de Beaupré , Canada, 13 ... |
Carpaccio, VittoreVittore CarpaccioA Venetian painter whose real name was Scarpazza, b. at Venice about 1455; d. in the same ... |
CarpasiaCarpasiaA titular see of Cyprus. Carpasia, Karpasia, also Karpasion (sometimes mistaken for Karpathos) ... |
Carpets, AltarAltar CarpetsThe sanctuary and altar-steps of the high altar are ordinarily to be covered with carpets. If ... |
CarpiCarpiDIOCESE OF CARPI (CARPENSIS). The city of Carpi is situated in the province of Modena, Central ... |
CarracciCarracciAgostino Carracci An Italian painter, engraver, and etcher, b. at Bologna, 16 August, 1557; d. ... |
Carranza, BartoloméBartolome Carranza(Also called DE M IRANDA, from his native town). Archbishop of Toledo; b. at Miranda de ... |
Carranza, DiegoDiego CarranzaBorn at Mexico, 1559; died at Tehuantepec. He entered the Dominican Order 12 May, 1577, and was ... |
Carreno de Miranda, JuanJuan Carreno de MirandaSpanish painter, b. at Avilés in Asturia, 1614; d. at Madrid, 1685. He was a pupil of ... |
Carrera, RafaelRafael CarreraBorn at Guatemala, Central America, 24 October, 1814; died there 14 April, 1865, one of the most ... |
CarrhaeCarrhaeA titular see of Mesopotamia. Carrhae is the Haran of the Bible . It is frequently mentioned ... |
Carrière, JosephJoseph CarriereMoral theologian, thirteenth superior of the seminary and Society of Saint-Sulpice, b. 19 ... |
Carrières, Louis deLouis de CarrieresBorn in the chateau de la Plesse in Avrille, Angers, France, 1 September, 1662; d. at Paris, 11 ... |
Carroll, Charles, of CarrolltonCharles Carroll of CarrolltonAmerican statesman, b. at Annapolis, Maryland, 19 September 1737, d. at Doughoregan manor near ... |
Carroll, DanielDaniel CarrollBrother of Archbishop Carroll , b. at upper Marlboro, Maryland, U. S. A., 1733; d. at ... |
Carroll, JohnJohn CarrollFirst bishop of the hierarchy of the United States of America, first Bishop and Archbishop ... |
CartagenaCartagena (Colombia)(CARTHAGENA IN INDIIS) The city of the same name, residence of the archbishop, is situated on ... |
CartagenaCartagena (Spain)DIOCESE OF CARTAGENA (CARTHAGINIENSIS) Suffragan of Granada in Spain since the concordat ... |
Carter, Venerable WilliamVen. William CarterEnglish martyr, born in London, 1548; suffered for treason at Tyburn, 11 January, 1584. Son of ... |
CarthageCarthageA RCHDIOCESE OF CARTHAGE (C ARTHAGINIENSIS ) The city of Carthage, founded by Phoenician ... |
Carthage, SaintSt. CarthageSt. Carthage, whose name is also given as Mochuda, was born of a good family, in what is now ... |
Carthusian Order, TheThe Carthusian OrderThe name is derived from the French chartreuse through the Latin cartusia , of which the ... |
Cartier, Georges-EtienneGeorges-Etienne CartierA French Canadian statesman, son of Jacques Cartier and Marguerite Paradis, b. at St. ... |
Cartier, JacquesJacques CartierThe discoverer of Canada, b. at Saint-Malo, Brittany, in 1491; d. 1 September, 1557. Little is ... |
Carvajal, Bernardino Lopez deBernardino Lopez de CarvajalCardinal, b. 1455, at Plasencia in Estremadura, Spain ; d. at Rome 16 Dec., 1523. He was a ... |
Carvajal, Gaspar deGaspar de CarvajalDominican missionary, b. in Estremadura, Spain, c. 1500; d. at Lima, Peru, 1584. Having entered ... |
Carvajal, JuanJuan CarvajalCardinal ; b. about 1400 at Truxillo in Estremadura, Spain ; d. at Rome, 6 December, 1469. ... |
Carvajal, Luis deLuis de CarvajalFriar Minor andTridentine theologian, b. about 1500; thetime of his death is uncertain. Of the ... |
Carvajal, Luisa deLuisa de CarvajalBorn 2 Jan., 1568, at Jaraizejo, Spain ; died 2 Jan., 1614, at London, a lady of high birth, who ... |
Carve, ThomasThomas CarveHistorian, b. in Co. Tipperary, Ireland, 1590; d. probably in 1672. His correct name was Carew, ... |
Caryll, JohnJohn CaryllPoet, dramatist, and diplomatist, b. at West Harting, England, 1625; d. 1711; not to be ... |
CarystusCarystusA titular see of Greece. According to legend it was named after Carystus, a son of Chiron. The ... |
Casale MonferattoCasale MonferattoDIOCESE OF CASALE MONFERATTO (CASALENSIS). A suffragan of Vercelli. Casale Monferrato, the ... |
Casali, Giovanni BattistaGiovanni Battista CasaliMusician, b. at Rome in 1715; d. there 1792. From 1759 until his death he held the position of ... |
CasanareCasanareVicariate Apostolic in the Republic of Colombia, South America, administered by the Augustinians, ... |
Casanata, GirolamoGirolamo Casanata(Or Casanatta) Cardinal, b. at Naples, 13 July, 1620; d. at Rome, 3 March, 1700. His father, ... |
Casas, Bartolomé de lasCasas(Originally C ASAUS ) Born at Seville, probably in 1474; d. at Madrid, 1566. His family ... |
CasertaCasertaDIOCESE OF CASERTA (CASERTANA). Caserta is the capital of the province of that name in Southern ... |
Casey, JohnJohn CaseyMathematician, b. at Kilkenny, Ireland, 12 May, 1820; d. at Dublin, 3 Jan, 1891. He received his ... |
Casgrain, Henri RaymondHenri Raymond CasgrainAuthor of some of the best works in French Canadian literature, b. at Rivière Ouelle, 16 ... |
CashelCashelA town in the County Tipperary, Ireland, which is also a Catholic archbishopric and the see of ... |
Casimir, SaintSt. CasimirPrince of Poland, born in the royal palace at Cracow, 3 October, 1458; died at the court of ... |
CasiumCasiumA titular see of Lower Egypt (Ptolemy, IV, v, 12), not far from Pelusium, and near the ... |
Casot, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques CasotThe last surviving Jesuit of the old Canada mission, born in Liège, Belgium, 4 ... |
Cassander, GeorgeGeorge CassanderFlemish Humanist and theologian, b. 15 August, 1513 at Pitthem in West Flanders; d. 3 February, ... |
Cassani, JosephJoseph Cassani(Also Casani). Born at Madrid, 26 Nov., 1673, entered the Society of Jesus, 16 Nov., 1686, ... |
Cassano all' IonioCassano All' IonioDIOCESE OF CASSANO ALL' IONIO (CASSANENSIS). Suffragan of Reggio. Cassano all' Ionio is a city ... |
Casserly, Patrick S.Patrick S. CasserlyPatrick Educator, b. in Ireland ; d. in New York, where for many years he conducted a classical ... |
Cassian, JohnJohn CassianA monk and ascetic writer of Southern Gaul, and the first to introduce the rules of Eastern ... |
Cassidy, WilliamWilliam CassidyJournalist, essayist, critic, b. at Albany, New York, U.S.A. 12 Aug., 1815; d. there 23 Jan., ... |
Cassini, Giovanni DomenicoGiovanni Domenico CassiniAstronomer, b. at Perinaldo (Nice, Italy ), 8 June, 1625; d. at Paris, 14 September, 1712. After ... |
CassiodorusCassiodorusRoman writer, statesman, and monk, b. about 490; d. about 583. His full name was Flavius Magnus ... |
Casson, François Dollier deFrancois Dollier de CassonFourth superior of Saint-Sulpice, Montreal, Canada, b. near Nantes, France, 1636; d. in 1701. ... |
CassoviaCassovia(Hungarian Kassa ; German Kaschau ; Slavic Kosice ) DIOCESE OF CASSOVIA (CASSOVIENSIS) ... |
CastabalaCastabalaA titular see of Asia Minor, Latin title suppressed, 1894. This city was situated somewhere on ... |
Castagno, AndreaAndrea Castagno(Or ANDREINO DEL CASTAGNO) Florentine painter, b. near Florence, 1390; d. at Florence, 9 ... |
Castellammare di StabiaCastellammare di Stabia(CASTRI MARIS, STABLE; DIOCESE OF CASTELLAMMARE: STABIENSIS). The seat of the diocese is an ... |
Castellaneta (Castania)CastellanetaDIOCESE OF CASTELLANETA (CASTELLANETENSIS). Suffragan of Taranto. Castellaneta is a city of ... |
Castellanos, Juan deJuan de CastellanosBorn in Spain in the first half of the sixteenth century; date of death unknown. He came to ... |
Castelli, BenedettoBenedetto CastelliMathematician and physicist ; b. at Perugia, Italy, 1577; d. at Rome, 1644. He was destined ... |
Castelli, PietroPietro CastelliItalian physician and botanist, b. at Rome in 1574; d. at Messina in 1662. He was graduated ... |
Castello, Giovanni BattistaGiovanni Battista CastelloItalian painter, sculptor, and architect; b. at Gandino, in the Valle Seriana, in the territory ... |
Castiglione, BaldassareBaldassare CastiglioneAn Italian prose-writer, b. at Casatico, near Mantua, 6 December, 1478; died at Toledo, ... |
Castiglione, Carlo OttavioCount Carlo Ottavio CastiglionePhilologist and numismatist, b. of an ancient family at Milan, Italy, 1784; d. at Genoa, 10 ... |
Castiglione, Giovanni BenedettoGiovanni Benedetto CastiglionePainter and etcher, b. at Genoa, Italy, 1616; d. at Mantua, 1670. In Italy he was known as ... |
Castile and AragonCastile and AragonThe united kingdom which came into existence by the marriage (1469) of Isabella, heiress of ... |
Castillejo, Cristóbal deCristobal de CastillejoSpanish poet, b. in Ciudad Rodrigo (Salamanca), 1491; d. in Vienna, 12 June, 1556. From the age ... |
Castner, CasparCaspar Castner(Or Kastner). A missionary, b. at Munich, Bavaria, 7 October, 1655; d. at Peking, China, 9 ... |
CastoriaCastoriaA titular see of Macedonia. Livy (XXXI, XL) mentions a town near a lake in Orestis, called ... |
Castracane degli Antelminelli, FrancescoFrancesco Castracane Degli AntelminelliNaturalist, b. at Fano, Italy, 19 July, 1817; d. at Rome 27 March, 1899. He was educated at ... |
Castro Palao, FernandoFernando Castro PalaoSpanish theologian, b. at Leon in 1581; d. at Medina, 1 Dec., 1633. From his earliest youth he ... |
Castro y Bellvis, Guillen deGuillen de Castro y BellvisSpanish dramatic poet, b. of a noble family at Valencia in 1569; d. at Madrid in 1631. He ... |
Castro, Alphonsus deAlphonsus de CastroFriar Minor andtheologian, b. in 1495 at Zamora, Leon, Spain ; d. 11 February 1558, at Brussels. ... |
Castro, Guigo deGuigues du Chastel (Guigo de Castro)(Guigo de Castro). Fifth prior of the Grande Chartreuse, legislator of the Carthusian Order ... |
CasuistryBurgundyThe application of general principles of morality to definite and concrete cases of human ... |
Caswall, EdwardEdward CaswallOratorian and poet, b. 15 July 1814, at Yately, Hampshire, of which place his father, the Rev. R. ... |
Catacombs, RomanRoman CatacombsThis subject will be treated under seven heads: I. Position; II. History; III. Inscriptions; IV. ... |
CatafalqueCatafalqueCatafalque, derived from the Italian word catafalco , literally means a scaffold or elevation, ... |
Catalani, GiuseppeGiuseppe Catalani(CATALANO, CATALANUS). A Roman liturgist of the eighteenth century, member of the Oratory of ... |
CataloniaCataloniaA principality within the Spanish Monarchy, occupying an area of 12,414 square miles in the ... |
CataniaCataniaCatania, a seaport and capital of the province of the same name in Sicily, is situated on the ... |
CatanzaroCatanzaroDIOCESE OF CATANZARO (CATACIUM) Suffragan of Reggio. Catanzaro is the capital of the province of ... |
CatechesisChristian DoctrineTaken in the sense of "the act of teaching" and "the knowledge imparted by teaching", this term ... |
Catechism, RomanRoman CatechismThis catechism differs from other summaries of Christian doctrine for the instruction of the ... |
CatechumenCatechumen"Catechumen," in the early Church, was the name applied to one who had not yet been initiated ... |
Categorical ImperativeCategorical ImperativeA term which originated in Immanuel Kant'sethics. It expresses the moral law as ultimately ... |
CategoryCategory(Greek kategoría, accusation, attribution). The term was transferred by Aristotle ... |
CatenæCatenae( Latin catena, a chain) Collections of excerpts from the writings of Biblical commentators, ... |
CathariCathari(From the Greek katharos , pure), literally "puritans", a name specifically applied to, or used ... |
CathedraCathedra(1) The chair or throne ( thronos ) of a bishop in his cathedral church, on which he presides ... |
CathedralCathedralThe chief church of a diocese, in which the bishop has his throne ( cathedra ) and close to ... |
CathedraticumCathedraticum( Latin cathedra, episcopal seat or throne). A certain sum of money to be contributed ... |
Catherick, Venerable EdmundVen. Edmund CatherickPriest and martyr, born probably in Lancashire about 1605; executed at York, 13 April, 1642. ... |
Catherine de' MediciCatherine De' MediciBorn 13 April, 1519; died 5 January, 1589. She was the daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici (II), Duke ... |
Catherine de' Ricci, SaintSt. Catherine De' Ricci(In baptism, Alessandra Lucrezia Romola), a Dominican nun, of the Third Order, though enclosed, ... |
Catherine of Alexandria, SaintSt. Catherine of AlexandriaA virgin and martyr whose feast is celebrated in the Latin Church and in the various ... |
Catherine of Bologna, SaintSt. Catherine of BolognaPoor Clare and mystical writer, born at Bologna, 8 September, 1413; died there, 9 March, 1463. ... |
Catherine of Genoa, SaintSt. Catherine of Genoa(CATERINA FIESCHI ADORNO.) Born at Genoa in 1447, died at the same place 15 September, 1510. ... |
Catherine of Siena, SaintSt. Catherine of SienaDominican Tertiary, born at Siena, 25 March, 1347; died at Rome, 29 April, 1380. She was the ... |
Catherine of Sweden, SaintSt. Catherine of SwedenThe fourth child of St. Bridget and her husband, Ulf Gudmarsson, born 1331 or 1332; died 24 ... |
Catherine, Monastery of SaintMonastery of St. CatherineSituated on Mount Sinai, at an altitude of 4854 feet, in a picturesque gorge below the ... |
CatholicCatholicThe word Catholic ( katholikos from katholou -- throughout the whole, i.e., universal) ... |
Catholic Benevolent LegionCatholic Benevolent LegionA fraternal assessment life-insurance society organized in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. 5 ... |
Catholic Club of New YorkThe Catholic Club of New YorkA social organization described by its constitution as a club which "shall consist of Catholic ... |
Catholic EpistleCatholic EpistleThe name given to the Epistle of St. James , to that of St. Jude, to two Epistles of St. Peter ... |
Catholic Knights of AmericaCatholic Knights of AmericaA fraternal life-insurance company chartered under the laws of the State of Kentucky, U.S.A. It ... |
Catholic Missionary UnionCatholic Missionary UnionThe corporate name of a society whose directors are chosen from among the bishops of the ... |
Catholic University of AmericaCatholic University of AmericaA pontifical institution located in Washington, D.C. It comprises the Schools of the Sacred ... |
Catholic University of IrelandCatholic University of IrelandThe project of a Catholic University for Ireland was launched at the Synod of Thurles in 1850. ... |
CatholicosCatholicos(Greek Katholikos , universal). The ecclesiastical title of the Nestorian and Armenian ... |
Catrou, FrançoisFrancois CatrouFrench historian, b. at Paris, 28 December, 1659; d. there 12 October, 1737. He was the son of ... |
CattaroCattaroDIOCESE OF CATTARO (CATARENSIS). Suffragan of Zara. Cattaro, the principal town in one of the ... |
Cauchy, Augustin-LouisAugustin-Louis CauchyFrench mathematician, b. at Paris, 21 August, 1789; d. at Sceaux, 23 May, 1857. He owed his early ... |
CaughnawagaCaughnawagaOr SAULT ST. LOUIS. An Iroquois reservation, situated on the south bank of the St. Lawrence, ... |
Caulet, François-EtienneFrancois-Etienne Caulet(Also called M. DE FOIX from an abbey of which he was commendatory abbot ). A French bishop ... |
CaunusCaunus(K AUNOS ). A titular see of Asia Minor. Kaunos was said to have been founded by Kaunos, ... |
CauseCauseCAUSE IN GREEK PHILOSOPHY The Pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle scholastic ">THE SCHOLASTIC ... |
Caussin, NicolasNicolas CaussinA famous Jesuit preacher and moralist; b. at Troyes in France, in 1583; d. at Paris, 2 July, ... |
Cavagnis, FeliceFelice CavagnisCanonist, b. in Bordogna, Diocese of Bergamo , Italy, 13 January, 1841; d. at Rome, 29 ... |
Cavalieri, BonaventuraBonaventura CavalieriItalian mathematician, b. at Milan in 1598; d. at Bologna, 3 December, 1647. At the age of ... |
Cavanagh, JamesJames CavanaghSoldier, b. in County Tipperary, Ireland, 1831; d. in New York, 7 January, 1901. He emigrated ... |
Cavazzi, Giovanni AntonioGiovanni Antonio CavazziGiovanni Antonio Cavazzi of Montecucolo; a Capuchin friar of the province of Bologna, date of ... |
Cavedoni, CelestinoCelestino CavedoniAn Italian ecclesiastic, archeologist, and numismatist ; b. 18 May, 1795, at ... |
Cavity, AltarAltar CavityThis is a small square or oblong chamber in the body of the altar, in which are placed, according ... |
Cavo, AndresAndres CavoA writer frequently quoted on Spanish-Mexican history; b. at Guadalajara in Mexico, 21 January, ... |
Caxton, WilliamWilliam CaxtonBorn in the Weald of Kent, c. 1422; died at Westminster, 1491; the first English printer and the ... |
CayesCayes (Haiti)(CAJESENSIS) Diocese in the republic of Haiti, suffragan to Port-au-Prince. The actual ... |
Cayetano, SaintSt. Cajetan(GAETANO.) Founder of the Theatines, born October, 1480 at Vicenza in Venetian territory; ... |
Caylus, Comte deComte de CaylusANNE-CLAUDE-PHILIPPE DE TUBIÈRES-GRIMOARD DE PESTELS DE LÉVIS, COMTE DE CAYLUS ... |
Cazeau, Charles-FélixCharles-Felix CazeauA French-Canadian priest, born at Quebec, 24 December, 1807, of Jean-Baptiste Cazeau and ... |
Ceadda, SaintSt. Ceadda(Commonly known as ST. CHAD.) Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop successively of York and ... |
CebúCebuDIOCESE OF CEBÚ (CEBUANENSIS); DIOECESIS NOMINIS JESU Located in the Philippine Islands ... |
Cecilia, SaintSt. CeciliaVirgin and martyr, patroness of church music, died at Rome. This saint, so often glorified ... |
CedarCedar Tree[ éréz, kedros, cedrus ]. A coniferous tree frequently mentioned in the ... |
CedarCedar (Son of Ismael)[Hebrew Qedar ; Greek Kedar ]. The name of the second son of Ismael ( Genesis 25:13 ; ... |
Cedd, SaintSt. Cedd (Cedda)(Or Cedda). Bishop of the East Saxons, the brother of St. Ceadda ; died 26 Oct. 664. There ... |
CedesCedes(Or C ADES ; Hebrew, Qédésh , sanctuary; Greek, Kades or Kedes ), two cities ... |
Cedron, Brook ofBrook of Cedron[ Hebrew Náhál Qidhrôn , "Wâdi Qidron"; only once "fields of Qidron"; ... |
CefalùCefaluDIOCESE OF CEFALÙ (CEPHALUDENSIS); CEPHALOEDIUM. The city of the same name in the ... |
Ceillier, RémiRemi CeillierPatrologist, b. at Bar-le-Duc, 14 May, 1688; d. at Flavigny, 26 May, 1763. He received his early ... |
CelebretCelebretA letter which a bishop gives to a priest, that he may obtain permission in another diocese ... |
CelenderisCelenderisA titular see of Asia Minor. Celenderis was a port and fortress in Isauria, founded by the ... |
Celestine I, Pope SaintPope St. Celestine INothing is known of his early history except that he was a Roman and that his father's name was ... |
Celestine II, PopePope Celestine II(GUIDO DEL CASTELLO, DE CASTELLIS) A native of Roman Tuscany, date of birth unknown; d. 8 ... |
Celestine III, PopePope Celestine III(GIACINTO BOBONE) The first of the Roman Orsini to ascend the Chair of Peter, b. about 1106; ... |
Celestine IV, PopePope Celestine IV(GOFREDO CASTIGLIONI.) A native of Milan, nephew of Urban III, and probably a Cistercian ; ... |
Celestine OrderCelestine Order(Also called the HERMITS OF ST. DAMIAN or HERMITS OF MURRONE). This Benedictine congregation ... |
Celestine V, Pope SaintPope Celestine V(PIETRO DI MURRONE.) Born 1215, in the Neapolitan province of Moline; elected at Perugia 5 ... |
CelestinesCelestinesThe name given to certain extreme "Spiritual" Franciscans of the Marches, because they were ... |
Celibacy of the ClergyCelibacy of the ClergyCelibacy is the renunciation of marriage implicitly or explicitly made, for the more perfect ... |
CellaCellaOne of the names by which the small memorial chapels sometimes erected in the Christian ... |
Cellier, ElizabethElizabeth CellierA noted London midwife, who came into prominence through the pretended "Meal-Tub Plot" of 1680. ... |
CellitesAlexiansOr CELLITES. A religious institute or congregation, which had its origin at Mechlin, in ... |
Celsus and Nazarius, SaintsSt. Nazarius and CompanionsIn the Roman Martyrology and that of Bede for 12 June mention is made of four Roman martyrs, ... |
Celsus the PlatonistCelsus the PlatonistAn eclectic Platonist and polemical writer against Christianity, who flourished towards the end ... |
Celtes, ConradConrad Celtes(Properly C ONRAD P ICKEL, or M EISEL ; called also in Latin P ROTUSIUS ). A German ... |
Celtic Rite, TheThe Celtic RiteThis subject will be treated under the following seven heads: I. History and Origin; II. ... |
CemeteriesCemeteriesName The word coemeterium or cimiterium (in Gr. koimeterion ) may be said in early ... |
Cemeteries in LawCemeteries in LawCemeteries in Civil Law It would be impossible here to deal in detail with the various ... |
Cemeteries, Early Roman ChristianEarly Roman Christian CemeteriesThis article treats briefly of the individual catacomb cemeteries in the vicinity of Rome. For ... |
Cenacle, Religious of theReligious of the CenacleThe Society of Our Lady of the Cenacle was founded in 1826, at La Louvesc in France, near the ... |
Cenalis, RobertRobert Cenalis(Sometimes written CÉNEAU and COENALIS, whence the nickname, le Soupier ) Bishop, ... |
CenedaCenedaDIOCESE OF CENEDA (CENETENSIS). The city of Ceneda is situated in the province of Treviso, in ... |
CenserCenserA vessel suspended by chains, and used for burning incense at solemn Mass, Vespers, ... |
Censorship of BooksCensorship of Books( Censura Librorum .) DEFINITION AND DIVISION In general, censorship of books is a supervision ... |
Censures, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical CensuresMedicinal and spiritual punishments imposed by the Church on a baptized, delinquent, and ... |
Censures, TheologicalTheological CensuresDoctrinal judgments by which the Church stigmatizes certain teachings detrimental to faith ... |
CensusCensusA canonical term variously defined by different writers. Zitelli (Appar. Jur. Eccl.) calls it a ... |
Central Verein of North America, German Roman CatholicGerman Roman Catholic Central Verein of North America(Deutscher römisch-katholischer Centralverein von Nordamerika) The origin of the Central ... |
Centre (Party), TheThe Centre Party(THE CENTRE PARTY). This name is given to a political party in the German Reichstag and to a ... |
Centuriators of MagdeburgCenturiators of MagdeburgIn 1559 there appeared at Basle the first three folio volumes of a work entitled "Ecclesiastica ... |
CenturionCenturion(Latin Centurio , Greek kentyrion, ekatontarkos, ekatontarkys ). A Roman officer ... |
Ceolfrid, SaintSt. CeolfridBenedictine monk, Abbot of Wearmouth and Jarrow, b. 642, place of birth not known; d. 29 ... |
CeolwulfCeolwulf(CEOLWULPH or CEOLULPH) King of Northumbria and monk of Lindisfarne, date and place of ... |
Cepeda, FranciscoFrancisco Cepeda(Also called ZEPEDA and ZEPEDAS) Born in the province of La Mancha, 1532; died at Guatemala, ... |
CeramusCeramusA titular see of Asia Minor. Ceramus (or Keramos) was a city of Caria, subject at first to ... |
CerasusCerasusA titular see of Pontus Polemoniacus in Asia Minor. Cerasus is remembered for the sojourn of ... |
CeremonialCeremonialThe book which contains in detail the order of religious ceremony and solemn worship prescribed ... |
CeremonyCeremony(Sanskrit, karman , action, work; from kar or ker , to make or create; Latin ... |
CerinthusCerinthus(Greek Kerinthos ). A Gnostic-Ebionite heretic, contemporary with St. John ; against whose ... |
CertitudeCertitudeThe word certitude indicates both a state of mind and a quality of a proposition, according ... |
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel deMiguel de Cervantes SaavedraA Spanish author, born at Alcála de Henares, Spain, in 1547; died at Madrid, 23 April, ... |
Cervantes, Salazar FranciscoSalazar Francisco CervantesBorn at Toledo, Spain, probably in 1513 or 1514; went to Mexico in 1550; died there in 1575. He ... |
CerviaCerviaDIOCESE OF CERVIA (CERVIENSIS) Suffragan of Ravenna. Cervia is a city in the province of ... |
Cesalpino, AndreaAndrea Cesalpino(Caesalpinus). A physician, philosopher, and naturalist, distinguished above all as a ... |
Cesarini, GiulianoGiuliano Cesarini(Also known as CARDINAL JULIAN) Born at Rome, 1398; died at Varna, in Bulgaria 10 November, ... |
CesenaCesenaDIOCESE OF CESENA (CAESENATENSIS). The ancient Cæsena is a city of Emilia, in the ... |
Ceslaus, SaintSt. CeslausBorn at Kamien in Silesia, Poland (now Prussia ), about 1184; died at Breslau about 1242. He ... |
CestraCestraA titular see of Asia Minor, Hierocles (709), Georgius Cyprius (ed. Gelzer, p. 836), and ... |
Ceva, ThomasThomas CevaMathematician, born at Milan, 21 December, 1648; died there, 23 February, 1737. In 1663 he ... |
CeylonCeylonAn island (266 1/2 miles long and 140 1/2 miles broad), to the south-east of India and separated ... |
Châlons-sur-MarneChalons-Sur-MarneDIOCESE OF CHÂLONS-SUR-MARNE (CATALAUNENSIS) The Diocese comprises the department of ... |
Chézy, Antoine-LéonardAntoine-Leonard de ChezyA French Orientalist, born at Neuilly, 15 January, 1773; died at Paris, 31 August, 1832. His ... |
Chabanel, NoelNoel ChabanelA Jesuit missionary among the Huron Indians, born in Southern France, 2 February, 1613; slain by ... |
ChachapoyasChachapoyasDiocese of Peru created by Pius VII in 1803, under the name of Chachapoyas and Maynas; made a ... |
Chad, SaintSt. Ceadda(Commonly known as ST. CHAD.) Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop successively of York and ... |
Chadwick, JamesJames ChadwickSecond Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, born at Drogheda, Ireland, 24 April, 1813; died at ... |
Chaignon, PierrePierre ChaignonBorn at Saint-Pierre-la-Cour, Mayenne, France, 8 October, 1791, entered the Society of Jesus 14 ... |
Chair of PeterChair of PeterUnder this head will be treated: I. The annual Feast of the Chair of Peter ( Cathedra Petri ) at ... |
ChalcedonChalcedonA titular see of Asia Minor. The city was founded 676 B. C. by the Megarians on the ... |
Chalcedon, Council ofCouncil of ChalcedonThe Fourth Ecumenical Council, held in 451, from 8 October until 1 November inclusive, at ... |
Chaldean ChristiansChaldean ChristiansThe name of former Nestorians now reunited with the Roman Church. Ethnologically they are ... |
ChaliceChaliceHISTORY The chalice occupies the first place among sacred vessels, and by a figure of speech ... |
Challoner, RichardRichard ChallonerBishop of Debra, Vicar Apostolic of the London District, author of spiritual and controversial ... |
Cham, ChamitesCham, Chamites (Ham, Hamites)I. CHAM ( A.V. Ham). Son of Noah and progenitor of one of the three great races of men whose ... |
ChambéryChamberyARCHDIOCESE OF CHAMBÉRY (CAMBERIENSIS). The Archdiocese of Chambéry comprises the ... |
ChamberlainCamerlengo(Latin camerarius ). The title of certain papal officials. The Low Latin word camera ... |
Champlain, Samuel deSamuel de ChamplainFounder of Quebec and Father of New France , born at Brouage, a village in the province of ... |
Champney, AnthonyAnthony ChampneyA controversialist, born in England c. 1569; died there c. 1643. He studied at Reims (1590) ... |
Champollion, Jean-FrançoisJean-Francois Champollion(Called THE YOUNGER to distinguish him from his elder brother, Champollion-Figeac). A French ... |
Champs, Etienne Agard deEtienne Agard de ChampsA distinguished theologian and author, born at Bourges, 2 September, 1613; died at Paris ... |
Chanaan, ChanaanitesCana, Canaanites(Canaan, Canaanites). The Hebrew Kenaan , denoting a person, occurs: in the Old ... |
Chanca, Diego AlvarezDiego Alvarez ChancaA physician-in-ordinary to Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile and Aragon ; dates of birth and ... |
ChancelChancelThe chancel is part of the choir near the altar of a church, where the deacons or sub-deacons ... |
Chancery, DiocesanDiocesan ChanceryThat branch of administration which handles all written documents used in the official government ... |
Chanel, Peter-Louis-Marie, SaintSt. Peter-Louis-Marie ChanelThe print version of the C ATHOLIC E NCYCLOPEDIA contains two articles on this saint. We ... |
ChanganacherryChanganacherryVICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF CHANGANACHERRY (CHANGANACHERENSIS) Located in Travancore, British India ... |
Chant, GregorianGregorian ChantThe name is often taken as synonymous with plain chant, comprising not only the Church music of ... |
Chant, PlainPlain ChantBy plain chant we understand the church music of the early Middle Ages, before the advent of ... |
Chantal, Saint Jane Frances deSt. Jane Frances de ChantalBorn at Dijon, France, 28 January, 1572; died at the Visitation Convent Moulins, 13 December, ... |
Chantelou, ClaudeClaude ChantelouPatristic scholar, born in 1617, at Vion, in the present Diocese of Le Mans, France ; died 28 ... |
ChantryChantry(Middle English chaunterie ; Old French chanterie , French chanter , to sing; Middle Latin ... |
Chapeauville, JeanJean ChapeauvilleA Belgian theologian and historian, b. at Liège, 5 January, 1551; d. there 11 May 1617. ... |
ChapelChapel( Latin capella; French chapelle ). When St. Martin divided his military cloak ( cappa ) ... |
Chapelle, Placide-LouisPlacide-Louis ChapelleArchbishop of New Orleans, U.S.A. b. at Runes Lozère, France, 28 August, 1842; d. at ... |
ChaplainChaplain(Latin capellanus , from capella , chapel ). The origin of capella has been a ... |
Chaplets (Prayer Beads)Use of Beads at PrayersBeads variously strung together, according to the kind, order, and number of prayers in certain ... |
Chaptal, Jean-AntoineJean-Antoine ChaptalComte de Chanteloup, technical chemist and statesman; b. Nogaret, Lozère, France, 4 June, ... |
ChapterChapterThe name Chapter ( Latin capitulum ), designating certain corporate ecclesiastical bodies, ... |
Chapter and Conventual MassChapter and Conventual MassAs a general rule, churches in which the Divine office is to be said publicly every day must also ... |
Chapter HouseChapter HouseA building attached to a monastery or cathedral in which the meetings of the chapter are held. ... |
CharacterCharacterQuite distinct from the technical meaning which the term character possesses in theological ... |
Character, SacramentalCharacterCharacter indicates a special effect produced by three of the sacraments, viz. Baptism, ... |
CharadrusCharadrusA titular see of Asia Minor. According to Strabo (XIV, 669) and Skylax, 102, it was a harbour ... |
Chardon, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste ChardonIndian missionary in Canada, and in the Louisian territory, born at Bordeaux, France, 27 April, ... |
Chardon, MathiasMathias Chardon(His name in religion was Charles.) A learned French Benedictine of the Congregation of the ... |
Charette de la Contrie, Baron Athanase-Charles-MarieBaron Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la ContrieBorn at Nantes, 3 Sept., 1832; died at Basse-Motte (Ille-et-Vilaine), 9 Oct., 1911. His father ... |
ChariopolisChariopolisA titular see of Thrace. Nothing is known about this city during antiquity. In 1087 it was ... |
CharismataCharismataThe Greek term charisma denotes any good gift that flows from God's benevolent love ( ... |
Charitable Bequests, Civil Law ConcerningCharitable BequestsThe word charity , as employed by the courts and used as descriptive of uses and trusts which ... |
Charity and CharitiesCharity and CharitiesIn its widest and highest sense, charity includes love of God as well as love of man. The ... |
Charity, Congregation of the Brothers ofCongregation of the Brothers of CharityFounded in Belgium early in the present century: the rule and constitutions were approved and ... |
Charity, Sisters of, (St. John, New Brunswick)Sisters of Charity (St. John, New Brunswick)Founded in 1854 by Bishop, subsequently Archbishop, Connolly. Two years before this the bishop ... |
Charity, Sisters of, of Jesus and MarySisters of Charity of Jesus and MaryA congregation founded in 1803 by Canon Triest, who was known as "the St. Vincent de Paul of ... |
Charity, Sisters of, of Our Lady Mother of MercySisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of MercyA congregation founded in Holland in 1832 by the Rev. John Zwijsen, pastor of Tilburg, aided by ... |
Charity, Sisters of, of ProvidenceSisters of Charity of ProvidenceThe community of Sisters of xxyyyk.htm">Providence, or, more accurately, Daughters of Charity, ... |
Charity, Sisters of, of St. ElizabethSisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth(Mother-house at Convent Station, near Morristown, New Jersey). A community founded at Newark, ... |
Charity, Sisters of, of St. LouisSisters of Charity of St. LouisThis congregation was founded at Vannes in Brittany, in 1803, by Madame Molé, ... |
Charity, Sisters of, of St. PaulSisters of Charity of St. PaulThese sisters who now add " OF C HARTRES " to their title to distinguish them from another ... |
Charity, Sisters of, of St. Vincent de PaulSisters of Charity of St. Vincent de PaulA congregation of women with simple vows, founded in 1633 and devoted to corporal and ... |
Charity, Sisters of, of St. Vincent de Paul (New York)Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (New York)(Motherhouse at Mt. St. Vincent-on Hudson, New York; not to be confused with the Sisters of ... |
Charity, Sisters of, of the Blessed Virgin MarySisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin MaryA congregation begun by five young women in Dublin, Ireland, 8 December, 1831, with the purpose ... |
Charity, Theological Virtue ofLoveThe third and greatest of the Divine virtues enumerated by St. Paul ( 1 Corinthians 13:13 ), ... |
Charity, Theological Virtue ofLoveThe third and greatest of the Divine virtues enumerated by St. Paul ( 1 Corinthians 13:13 ), ... |
CharlemagneCharlemagne(French for Carolus Magnus , or Carlus Magnus ("Charles the Great"); German Karl der Grosse ... |
Charlemagne and Church MusicCharlemagne and Church MusicCharlemagne's interest in church music and solicitude for its propagation and adequate ... |
Charles Borromeo, SaintSt. Charles BorromeoSt. Charles Borromeo -- Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal-Priest of the Title of St. Prassede, ... |
Charles MartelCharles MartelBorn about 688; died at Quierzy on the Oise, 21 October, 741. He was the natural son of Pepin of ... |
Charles V, EmperorEmperor Charles V(CHARLES I, KING OF SPAIN). Born at Ghent, 1500; died at Yuste, in Spain, 1558; was a ... |
CharlestonCharlestonThe Diocese of Charleston (Carolopolitana) now comprises the entire State of South Carolina, ... |
Charlevoix, François-XavierFrancois-Xavier CharlevoixHistorian, b. at St-Quentin, France, 24 October, 1682, d. at La Flèche, 1 February, 1761. ... |
CharlottetownCharlottetownDIOCESE OF CHARLOTTETOWN (CAROLINAPOLITANA) Includes all Prince Edward Island (formerly called ... |
Charpentier, François-PhilippeFrancois-Philippe CharpentierFrench engraver, inventor, and mechanician, b. at Blois, 1734; d. there 22 July, 1817. His ... |
Charron, PierrePierre CharronMoralist, b. in Paris, 1541; d. there 6 Nov., 1603. He studied law at Bourges, but after ... |
CharterhouseCharterhouseFrom the fact that St. Bruno founded the first house of his austere order at Chartreux, near ... |
Chartier, AlainAlain ChartierA French poet, born about 1390, at Bayeux, died between 1430 and 1440. It is believed he studied ... |
ChartresChartresComprises the department of Eure-et-Loir. Dismembered by the formation of the new Diocese of ... |
Chartreuse, La GrandeLa Grande ChartreuseThe mother-house of the Carthusian Order lies in a high valley of the Alps of Dauphine, at an ... |
ChartularyChartulary( Cartularium , Chartularium , also called Pancarta and Codex Diplomaticus ), a medieval ... |
Chastel, Guigues duGuigues du Chastel (Guigo de Castro)(Guigo de Castro). Fifth prior of the Grande Chartreuse, legislator of the Carthusian Order ... |
Chastellain, GeorgesGeorges Chastellain(Or Chastelain), a Burgundian chronicler, born in the County of Alost, Flanders, in 1403; died ... |
Chastellain, PierrePierre ChastellainMissionary among the Huron Indians, born at Senlis, France, in 1606; died at Quebec, 14 August, ... |
ChastityChastityIn this article chastity is considered as a virtue ; its consideration as an evangelical counsel ... |
ChasubleChasubleCalled in Latin casula planeta or pænula , and in early Gallic sources amphibalus , ... |
Chateaubriand, François-RenéFrancois-Rene de ChateaubriandFrench writer, b. at Saint-Malo, Brittany, 4 September, 1768; d. at Paris, 4 July, 1848. He ... |
ChathamChathamDIOCESE OF CHATHAM (CHATHAMENSIS) The Diocese of Chatham comprises the northern half of the ... |
Chaucer, GeoffreyGeoffrey ChaucerEnglish poet, born in London between 1340 and 1345; died there, 25 October, 1400. John ... |
Chaumonot, Pierre-JosephPierre-Joseph ChaumonotJesuit missionary in New York and Canada, Born near Châtillon-sur-Seine in France, 1611; ... |
Chauncy, MauriceMaurice ChauncyPrior of the English Carthusians at Bruges, date of birth unknown; died at Bruges, 2 July, ... |
Chauveau, Pierre-Joseph-OctavePierre-Joseph-Octave ChauveauCanadian statesman, born at Quebec, 30 May, 1820; died at Montreal, 4 April, 1890. After a ... |
Chelm and BelzChelm and Belz(CHELMENSIS ET BELTHIENSIS RUTENORUM). A diocese of the Greek-Ruthenian Rite in Russian ... |
Cheminais de Montaigu, TimoléonTimoleon Cheminais de MontaiguA pulpit orator, born at Paris, 3 January, 1652; entered the Society of Jesus at fifteen, died ... |
Cherokee IndiansCherokee IndiansThe largest and most important tribe of Iroquoian stock of the southern section of the United ... |
ChersonesusChersonesus(1) A titular see of Crete. The city stood on a little peninsula of the north-east coast, ... |
CherubimCherubimAngelic beings or symbolic representations thereof, mentioned frequently in the Old Testament ... |
Cherubini, Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio SalvatoreMario Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore CherubiniComposer, born in Florence, 14 September, 1760; died at Paris, 15 March, 1842. His instruction ... |
ChesterAncient Diocese of ChesterANCIENT DIOCESE OF CHESTER (CESRENSIS). Located in England. Though the See of Chester, ... |
Cheverus, Jean-Louis Lefebvre deJean-Louis Lefebvre de CheverusFirst Bishop of Boston, U.S.A., Bishop of Montauban ; Archbishop of Bordeaux, France, and ... |
Chevreul, Michel-EugèneMichel-Eugene ChevreulChemist, physicist, and philosopher, b. at Angers, France, 31 August, 1786; d. at Paris, 9 ... |
CheyenneCheyenneDIOCESE OF CHEYENNE (CHEYENNENSIS) The Diocese of Cheyenne, established 9 August, 1887, is ... |
Chi-Rho (Labarum)Labarum (Chi-Rho)Labarum is the name by which the military standard adopted by Constantine the Great after his ... |
Chiabrera, GabrielloGabriello ChiabreraA poet, born at Savona, Italy, 8 June, 1552, died there 1638. When nine years of age he went to ... |
ChiapasChiapasThe Diocese of Chiapas comprises almost the entire state of that name in the Republic of Mexico. ... |
ChiavariChiavari(CLAVARIUM); DIOCESE OF CHIAVARI (CLAVARENSIS) Suffragan of Genoa. Chiavari is a city of the ... |
ChibchasChibchas(Or MUYSCAS). Next to the Quichuas of Peru and the Aymaras in Bolivia, the Chibchas of ... |
Chicago, Archdiocese ofChicago(Chicagiensis). Diocese created 28 November, 1842; raised to the rank of an archdiocese, 10 ... |
Chichele, HenryHenry Chichele(Or Chicheley) Archbishop of Canterbury, b. at Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England, ... |
ChichesterChichesterAncient Catholic Diocese of Chichester (Cicestrensis), in England. This see took its rise in ... |
ChicoutimiChicoutimiDiocese created, 28 May, 1878, a part of the civil and ecclesiastical Province of Quebec, which ... |
Chieregati, FrancescoFrancesco Chieregati(C HIEREGATO ) Papal nuncio, b. at Vicenza, 1479; d. at Bologna, 6 December, 1539. Little ... |
ChietiChietiARCHDIOCESE OF CHIETI (THEATENSIS) Archdiocese with the perpetual administration of Vasto. ... |
ChihuahuaChihuahuaThe Diocese of Chihuahua, in the north of Mexico, comprises the State of Chihuahua, with a ... |
ChilapaChilapaDiocese in Mexico, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mexico, comprises the State of Guerrero, in ... |
Children of MaryChildren of MaryThe Sodality of Children of Mary Immaculate owes its origin to the manifestation of the Virgin ... |
Children of Mary of the Sacred Heart, TheThe Children of Mary of the Sacred HeartA Sodality of the Blessed Virgin, founded by the Venerable Mother Barat of the Society of the ... |
ChileChile(Also written C HILI ). A comparatively narrow strip of coast-land in South America between ... |
Chimalpain, Domingo (San Anton y Muñon)Domingo (San Anton y Munon) ChimalpainA Mexican Indian of the second half of the sixteenth and the first half of the seventeenth ... |
ChinaChinaThe Chinese Empire, the largest political division of Eastern Asia, extends from 18°10' to ... |
China, History ofHistory of ChinaThe question of the origin of the Chinese has been discussed by several foreign savants: J. Edkins ... |
China, Martyrs inMartyrs in ChinaThe first Christian martyrs in China appear to have been the missionaries of Ili Bâliq ... |
China, The Church inThe Church in ChinaAncient Christians The introduction of Christianity into China has been ascribed not only to ... |
ChinooksChinooksAn aboriginal tribe of the extreme northwest of the United States, which might be adduced as an ... |
Chioggia (Chiozza)ChioggiaDIOCESE OF CHIOGGIA (CLODIENSIS). Chioggia is a sea-coast city in the province of Venice. It ... |
ChiosChios(Greek Chios , Italian Scio , Turkish, Sakiz Adassi ). One of the Sporades in the ... |
Chippewa IndiansChippewa IndiansThe largest and most important tribe north of Mexico, numbering some 30,000 souls, about equally ... |
Chiusi-PienzaChiusi-PienzaDIOCESE OF CHIUSI-PIENZA (CLUSINENSIS ET PIENTINENSIS) Suffragan of Siena. Chiusi is an ... |
ChivalryChivalryChivalry (derived through the French cheval from the Latin caballus ) as an institution is ... |
Choctaw IndiansChoctaw IndiansAn important tribe or confederacy of Muskogean stock formerly holding most of Southern Alabama ... |
ChoirChoir (In Architecture)There is much ambiguity about the terms choir and presbytery. Strictly speaking, the choir is ... |
ChoirChoir (In Music)A body of singers entrusted with the musical parts of the Church service, and organized and ... |
Choiseul du Plessis-Praslin, GilbertGilbert Choiseul du Plessis-PraslinFrench bishop, b. 1613; d. at Paris, 31 December, 1689. He was a descendant of the noble family ... |
Choiseul, Etienne-François, Duc deEtienne-Francois, Duc de ChoiseulFrench statesman, b. 28 June, 1719; d. in Paris 8 May, 1785. Until his thirty-seventh year he ... |
Cholonec, PierrePierre CholonecA biographer and French missionary among the Canadian Indians, born in the Diocese of ... |
ChorepiscopiChorepiscopi(Greek Chorepiskopoi = rural bishops.) A name originally given in the Eastern Church to ... |
Choron, Alexandre-EtienneAlexandre-Etienne ChoronA French musician and teacher of music, b. at Caen, 21 October, 1772; d. 29 June, 1834. Being ... |
ChrismChrismA mixture of oil of olives and balsam, blessed by a bishop in a special manner and used in the ... |
Chrismal, ChrismatoryChrismal, ChrismatoryFormerly used to designate the sheath, or cloth-covering ( theca ) in which relics were ... |
ChrismariumChrismarium(1) A place in a church set apart for the administration of confirmation. (2) An ampulla or jar, ... |
Christ, Agony ofAgony of Christ(From agonia , a struggle; particularly, in profane literature, the physical struggle of ... |
Christ, Character ofCharacter of Jesus ChristThe surpassing eminence of the character of Jesus has been acknowledged by men of the most ... |
Christ, Chronology of the Life ofChronology of the Life of Jesus ChristIn the following paragraphs we shall endeavour to establish the absolute and relative chronology ... |
Christ, Early Historical Documents onEarly Historical Documents On Jesus ChristThe historical documents referring to Christ's life and work may be divided into three classes: ... |
Christ, Genealogy ofGenealogy of ChristIt is granted on all sides that the Biblical genealogy of Christ implies a number of exegetical ... |
Christ, Holy Name ofThe Name of Jesus ChristIn this article, we shall consider the two words which compose the Sacred Name. JESUS The word ... |
Christ, JesusJesus ChristOrigin of the Name of Jesus In this article, we shall consider the two words -- "Jesus" and ... |
Christ, Knowledge ofKnowledge of Jesus Christ" Knowledge of Jesus Christ," as used in this article, does not mean a summary of what we know ... |
Christ, Order of the Knights ofOrder of the Knights of ChristA military order which sprang out of the famous Order of the Temple (see Knights Templars ). ... |
Christ, Temptation ofTemptation of ChristIn the Catholic translation of the Bible , the word "temptation" is used in various senses, ... |
Christ, Virgin Birth ofVirgin Birth of ChristThe dogma which teaches that the Blessed Mother of Jesus Christ was a virgin before, during, ... |
ChristchurchChristchurchDIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH (CHRISTOPOLITANA) (Its centre being Christchurch, the Capital of ... |
ChristendomChristendomIn its wider sense this term is used to describe the part of the world which is inhabited by ... |
Christendom, Union ofUnion of ChristendomThe Catholic Church is by far the largest, the most widespread, and the most ancient of ... |
ChristianChristian (Bishop of Prussia)First Bishop of Prussia, d. 1245. Before becoming a missionary he was a Cistercian monk at ... |
Christian ArchæologyChristian ArchaeologyChristian archaeology is that branch of the science of archaeology the object of which is the ... |
Christian ArtChristian Art" Christian art" is a term which, while it always applies to the fine arts and their creations ... |
Christian BrothersChristian BrothersNATURE AND OBJECT The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is a society of male ... |
Christian Brothers of IrelandChristian Brothers of IrelandAn institute founded at Waterford, Ireland, in 1802, by Edmund Ignatius Rice, a merchant of that ... |
Christian Charity, Sisters ofSisters of Christian CharityAlso called DAUGHTERS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, an institute for teaching poor schools and ... |
Christian Doctrine, Confraternity ofConfraternity of Christian DoctrineAn association established at Rome in 1562 for the purpose of giving religions instruction. Till ... |
Christian Instruction, Brothers ofBrothers of Christian InstructionA congregation founded in 1817 at Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord, France, by Jean-Marie-Robert ... |
Christian Knowledge, Society for PromotingSociety For Promoting Christian KnowledgeThe greatest and most important society within the Church of England. It was founded 8 March, ... |
Christian Retreat, Congregation ofCongregation of Christian RetreatThere are two branches of this congregation, the Fathers of Christian Retreat and the Sisters. ... |
ChristianityChristianityIn the following article an account is given of Christianity as a religion, describing its origin, ... |
Christina AlexandraChristina AlexandraQueen of Sweden, child of Gustavus Adolphhus II of Sweden, born at Stockholm, 8 December, 1626; ... |
Christine de PisanChristine de PisanA French poetess and historiographer, born at Venice, 1363; died in France, 1430. Although an ... |
Christine of Stommeln, BlessedBlessed Christine of StommelnBorn at Stommeln near Cologne, in 1242; died 6 November, 1312. Stommeln, called in the ... |
ChristmasChristmasORIGIN OF THE WORD The word for Christmas in late Old English is Cristes Maesse , the Mass of ... |
ChristologyChristologyChristology is that part of theology which deals with Our Lord Jesus Christ. In its full extent ... |
Christopher Numar of ForliChristopher Numar of ForliMinister general of the Friars Minor and cardinal, date of birth uncertain; d. at Ancona, 23 ... |
Christopher, PopePope Christopher(Reigned 903-904). Some hold that Christopher, once Cardinal-Priest of the Title of St. Damasus, ... |
Christopher, SaintSt. Christopher(Greek christos , Christ, pherein , to bear. Latin Christophorus , i.e. Christbearer). ... |
Chrodegang, SaintSt. Chrodegang(Called also CHRODEGAND, GODEGRAND, GUNDIGRAN, RATGANG, RODIGANG and SIRIGANG). Bishop of ... |
Chromatius, SaintSt. ChromatiusBishop of Aquileia, died about 406-407. He was probably born at Aquileia, and in any case grew ... |
Chronicle of EusebiusChronicle of EusebiusConsists of two parts: the first was probably called by Eusebius the "Chronograph" or ... |
Chronicles (Paralipomenon), Books ofParalipomenon (Chronicles)( Paraleipomenon ; Libri Paralipomenon ). Two books of the Bible containing a summary of ... |
Chronicon PaschaleChronicon Paschale(P ASCHAL C HRONICLE ). The name ordinarily given to a valuable Byzantine chronicle of the ... |
Chronology, BiblicalBiblical ChronologyBiblical chronology deals with the dates of the various events recorded in the Bible . It ... |
Chronology, GeneralGeneral ChronologyCHRISTIAN ERA PRE-CHRISTIAN CHRONOLOGY REGNAL YEARS INDICTIONS BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THE ... |
Chrysanthus and Daria, SaintsSts. Chrysanthus and DariaRoman martyrs, buried on the Via Salaria Nova, and whose tombs, according to the testimony of ... |
Chrysogonus, SaintSt. ChrysogonusMartyr, suffered at Aquileia, probably during the persecution of Diocletian, was buried ... |
ChrysopolisChrysopolisA titular see of Roman Arabia, not to be confounded with Chrysopolis (today Scutari), opposite ... |
Chrysostom, Saint JohnSt. John Chrysostom( Chrysostomos , "golden-mouthed" so called on account of his eloquence). Doctor of the ... |
ChurChur(Anciently C URIA R HÆTORUM, in Italian C OIRA, French C OÏRE, in the local ... |
Church and StateState and ChurchThe Church and the State are both perfect societies, that is to say, each essentially aiming ... |
Church MaintenanceChurch MaintenanceThe proper support of church edifices and church institutions, as well as of the clergy who ... |
Church, TheThe ChurchThe term church (Anglo-Saxon, cirice, circe ; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka ) is ... |
Churching of WomenChurching of WomenA blessing given by the Church to mothers after recovery from childbirth. Only a Catholic ... |
ChusaiChusaiThe Arachite, i.e. the native of Archi, a place south of the portion of Ephraim, near Bethel ( ... |
Chysoloras, ManuelManuel ChysolorasFirst teacher of Greek in Italy, born at Constantinople about the middle of the fourteenth ... |
ChytriChytriA titular see of Cyprus. The Greek see of similar title was suppressed in 1222 by Cardinal ... |
Ciampini, Giovanni GiustinoGiovanni Giustino CiampiniAn ecclesiastical archaeologist, born at Rome, 1633; died there 1698. He graduated from the ... |
Ciasca, AgostinoAgostino Ciasca(In the world, PASQUALE). An Italian Augustinian and cardinal, born at Polignano a Mare, in ... |
CiboriumCiboriumA chalice-like vessel used to contain the Blessed Sacrament. The word is of rather doubtful ... |
Cibot, Pierre-MartialPierre-Martial CibotMissionary, born at Limoges, France, 14 August, 1727; died at Peking, China, 8 August, 1780. He ... |
Ciboule, RobertRobert CibouleTheologian and moralist, born in the Department of Eure, France, at the close of the fourteenth ... |
CibyraCibyraA titular see of Caria, in Asia Minor. Kibyra, later Kibyrrha, had been founded by the Lycian ... |
Ciccione, AndreaAndrea CiccioneAn Italian sculptor and architect, born in Naples in the first part of the fifteenth century. ... |
Cicognara, Leopoldo, CountCount Leopoldo CicognaraPolitician, writer on art, and collector of Italian antiquities, born at Ferara 26 November, 1767; ... |
Cid, ElEl Cid(Rodrigo, or Ruy, Diaz, Count of Bivar). The great popular hero of the chivalrous age of ... |
CidyessusCidyessusA titular see of Asia Minor. It was a city of some importance, west of Ammonia in West-Central ... |
CienfuegosCienfuegosThe Diocese of Cienfuegos (Centumfocensis), which includes all the Province of Santa Clara in the ... |
Cignani FamilyCignani Family (Carlo, Felice, Paolo)(1)CARLO, born 1628, the most distinguished of three Bolognese painters of the same name, was a ... |
Cima da Conegliano, Giovanni BattistaGiovanni Battista Cima Da ConeglianoA Venetian painter, born at Conegliano in the province of Treviso in 1459 or 1460; died in ... |
Cimabue, Cenni di PepoCenni di Petro CimabueFlorentine painter, born 1240; died after 1301; the legendary founder of Italian painting and ... |
CimbebasiaCimbebasiaPREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF UPPER CIMBEBASIA Cimbebasia was the name given for a long time to the ... |
CincinnatiCincinnatiThe Archdiocese of Cincinnati (Cincinnatiensis) comprises that part of the State of Ohio lying ... |
CinctureCincture( Latin Cingulum .) The cincture (or, as it is more commonly called in England, the ... |
CinitesCinites(A.V. Kenites). A tribe or family often mentioned in the Old Testament, personified as ... |
CinnaCinnaA titular see of Asia Minor. According to the order of the "Synecdemus" of Hirerocles (p. 696) ... |
CircesiumCircesium(KERKESION, KERKISION, KIRKISIA, CERCUSIUM, CIRCESSUS). A titular see of Osrhoene. Founded ... |
CircumcisionCircumcisionThe Hebrew, like the Greek ( peritome ), and the Latin ( circumcisio ), signifies a cutting ... |
Circumcision, Feast of theFeast of the CircumcisionAs Christ wished to fulfil the law and to show His descent according to the flesh from Abraham. ... |
Cisalpine ClubCisalpine ClubAn association of Catholic laymen formed in England to perpetuate the movement which had found ... |
CisamusCisamusCisamus, a titular see of Crete. Kisamos, or Kissamos, was a harbour on the north-west coast of ... |
Cistercian SistersCistercian SistersThe first Cistercian monastery for women was established at Tart in the Diocese of Langres ... |
CisterciansCistercians( See also CISTERCIAN SISTERS ; CISTERCIANS IN THE BRITISH ISLES .) Religious of the Order ... |
Cistercians in the British IslesCistercians in the British IslesSt. Stephen Harding, third Abbot of Cîteaux (1109-33), was an Englishman and his ... |
CitationCitation( Latin citare ). A legal act through which a person, by mandate of the judge, is called ... |
CitharizumCitharizumA titular see of Armenia. The city was situated in Asthianene or Balabitene, a region between ... |
Città della Pieve, Diocese ofCitta Della Pieve(CIVITATIS PLEBIS) A city of obscure origin in the province of Perugia in Umbria, Central ... |
Città di Castello, Diocese ofCitta di CastelloCittà di Castello, DIOCESE OF (CIVITATIS CASTELLI), is a town in the province of Perugia, ... |
Ciudad RealCiudad Real(ECCLESIA CLUNIENSIS Bishopric-Priorate of the Military Orders of Spain, directly subject ... |
Ciudad RodrigoCiudad RodrigoDiocese of Ciudad Rodrigo (Civitatensis) Suffragan of the Diocese of Santiago; comprises the ... |
CiusCius (Kios)(Kios.) A titular see of Asia Minor. Kios was a Milesian colony on the Bithynian coast in ... |
Civil AllegianceCivil AllegianceBy civil allegiance is meant the duty of loyalty and obedience which a person owes to the State ... |
Civil AuthorityCivil AuthorityCivil Authority is the moral power of command, supported (when need be) by physical coercion, ... |
Civil MarriageCivil Marriage"Marriage", says Bishop, "as distinguished from the agreement to marry and from the act of ... |
Cività Castellana, Orte, and GalleseCivita Castellana, Orte, and GalleseCività Castellana, DIOCESE OF (CIVITATIS CASTELLANÆ, HORTANENSIS ET GALLESINENSIS) is ... |
Civitavecchia and Corneto, Diocese ofCivitavecchia and CornetoCivitavecchia and Corneto, DIOCESE OF (CENTUMCELLARUM ET CORNETANA) is an important and fortified ... |
Clémanges, Mathieu-Nicolas Poillevillain deMathieu-Nicolas Poillevillain de Clemanges(Or CLAMANGES) A French Humanist and theologian, b. in Champagne about 1360; d. at Paris ... |
Clémencet, CharlesCharles ClemencetBenedictine historian, b. at Painblanc, in the department of Côte-d'Or, France, 1703; d. ... |
Clément, FrançoisFrancois ClementA member of the Benedictine Congregation of Saint-Maur and historian; born at Bèze in the ... |
Clairvaux, Abbey ofAbbey of ClairvauxThe third daughter of Cîteaux and mother in the fourth line of numerous and celebrated ... |
Clandestinity (in Canon Law)ClandestinityStrictly speaking, clandestinity signifies a matrimonial impediment introduced by the Council of ... |
Clare of Assisi, SaintSt. Clare of AssisiCofoundress of the Order of Poor Ladies , or Clares, and first Abbess of San Damiano; born at ... |
Clare of Montefalco, SaintSt. Clare of MontefalcoBorn at Montefalco about 1268; died there, 18 August, 1308. Much dispute has existed as to whether ... |
Clare of Rimini, BlessedBlessed Clare of Rimini(Chiara Agolanti), of the order of Poor Clares, born at Rimini in 1282; died there 10 February, ... |
Claret y Clará, Saint Antonio MaríaVen. Antonio Maria Claret y ClaraSpanish prelate and missionary, born at Sallent, near Barcelona, 23 Dec., 1807; d. at ... |
Clark, WilliamWilliam ClarkEnglish priest, date of birth unknown, executed at Winchester, 29 Nov., 1603. He was educated ... |
Classical Latin Literature in the ChurchClassical Latin Literature in the ChurchI. Early Period This article deals only with the relations of the classical literature, chiefly ... |
Claude de la Colombière, SaintSt. Claude de la ColombiereMissionary and ascetical writer, born of noble parentage at Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon, between ... |
ClaudiaClaudia( Klaudia ), a Christian woman of Rome, whose greeting to Timothy St. Paul conveys with ... |
Claudianus MamertusClaudianus Mamertus(The name Ecdicius is unauthorized). A Gallo-Roman theologian and the brother of St. ... |
ClaudiopolisClaudiopolis (Bithynia)A titular see of Asia Minor. It was a city in Cilicia Tracheia or Byzantine Isauria. The old ... |
ClaudiopolisClaudiopolisA titular see of Bithynia, in Asia Minor. Strabo (XII, 4, 7) mentions a town, Bithynium ... |
Claver, Saint PeterSt. Peter ClaverThe son of a Catalonian farmer, was born at Verdu, in 1581; he died 8 September, 1654. He ... |
Clavigero, Francisco SaverioFrancisco Saverio ClavigeroBorn at Vera Cruz, Mexico, 9 September, 1731; d. at Bologna, Italy, 2 April, 1787. At the age of ... |
Clavius, ChristopherChristopher ClaviusChristoph Clau, mathematician and astronomer, whose most important achievement related to the ... |
Clavius, ClaudiusClaudius Clavus(Or NICHOLAS NIGER.) The latinized form of the name of the old Danish cartographer Claudius ... |
Clayton, JamesJames ClaytonPriest, confessor of the faith, b. at Sheffield, England, date of birth not know ; d. a ... |
ClazomenaeClazomenaeA titular see of Asia Minor. The city had been first founded on the southern shore of the ... |
Clean and UncleanClean and UncleanThe distinction between legal and ceremonial, as opposed to moral, cleanness and uncleanness ... |
Cleef, Jan vanJan van CleefA Flemish painter, b. in Guelderland in 1646, d. at Ghent, 18 December, 1716. He was a pupil of ... |
Cleef, Joost vanJoost van Cleef(JOSSE VAN CLEVE). The "Madman", a Flemish painter born in Antwerp c. 1520, died c. 1556. ... |
Cleef, Martin vanMartin van CleefA Flemish painter, born at Antwerp in 1520; died in 1570; was the son of the painter William ... |
Clemens non PapaClemens Non Papa(Jacques Clement). Representative of the Flemish or Netherland School of music of the ... |
Clemens, Franz JacobFranz Jacob ClemensA German Catholic philosopher, b. 4 October, 1815, at Coblenz; d. 24 February, 1862, at Rome. ... |
Clement I, Pope SaintPope St. Clement IPope Clement I (called CLEMENS ROMANUS to distinguish him from the Alexandrian ), is the first ... |
Clement II, PopePope Clement II(S UIDGER .) Date of birth unknown; enthroned 25 December, 1046; d. 9 October, 1047. In the ... |
Clement III, PopePope Clement III(Paolo Scolari). Date of birth unknown; elected 19 December, 1187; d. 27 March, 1191. During ... |
Clement IV, PopePope Clement IV(G UIDO L E G ROS ). Born at Saint-Gilles on the Rhone, 23 November, year unknown; ... |
Clement IX, PopePope Clement IX(GIULIO ROSPIGLIOSI) Born 28 January, 1600, at Pistoja, of an ancient family originally from ... |
Clement Mary Hofbauer, BlessedBlessed Clement Mary Hofbauer(JOHN DVORÁK) The second founder of the Redemptorist Congregation, called "the Apostle ... |
Clement of AlexandriaClement of Alexandria(Properly TITUS FLAVIUS CLEMENS, but known in church history by the former designation to ... |
Clement of Ireland, SaintSt. Clement of IrelandAlso known as CLEMENS SCOTUS (not to be confounded with Claudius Clemens). Born in Ireland, ... |
Clement V, PopePope Clement V(B ERTRAND DE G OT .) Born at Villandraut in Gascony, France, 1264; died at Roquemaure, 20 ... |
Clement VI, PopePope Clement VI(P IERRE R OGER ) Born 1291 in the castle of Maumont, departmentof Corrèze, France, ... |
Clement VII, PopePope Clement VII(G IULIO DE’ M EDICI ). Born 1478; died 25 September, 1534. Giulio de' Medici was ... |
Clement VIII, PopePope Clement VIII(IPPOLITO ALDOBRANDINI). Born at Fano, March, 1536, of a distinguished Florentine family ; ... |
Clement X, PopePope Clement X(EMILIO ALTIERI). Born at Rome, 13 July, 1590; elected 29 April, 1670, and died at Rome, 22 ... |
Clement XI, PopePope Clement XI(GIOVANNI FRANCESCO ALBANI). Born at Urbino, 23 July, 1649; elected 23 November, 1700; died ... |
Clement XII, PopePope Clement XII(LORENZO CORSINI). Born at Florence, 7 April, 1652; elected 12 July, 1730; died at Rome 6 ... |
Clement XIII, PopePope Clement XIII(C ARLO DELLA T ORRE R EZZONICO ). Born at Venice, 7 March, 1693; died at Rome, 2 ... |
Clement XIV, PopeClement XIV(L ORENZO –or G IOVANNI V INCENZO A NTONIO –G ANGANELLI ). Born at ... |
Clement, CæsarCaesar ClementDate of birth uncertain; died at Brussels 28 Aug., 1626, great-nephew of Sir Thomas More's ... |
Clement, JohnJohn ClementPresident of the College of Physicians and tutor to St. Thomas More's children, born in ... |
ClementinesClementines(K LEMENTIA ; C LEMENTINE P SEUDO -W RITINGS ) Clementines is the name given to the ... |
Clenock, MauriceMaurice Clenock(Or Clynog.) Date of birth unknown; died about 1580. He was b. in Wales and educated at ... |
CleophasCleophasAccording to the Catholic English versions the name of two persons mentioned in the New ... |
ClerestoryClerestoryA term formerly applied to any window or traceried opening in a church, e.g. in an aisle, ... |
ClericClericA person who has been legitimately received into the ranks of the clergy. By clergy in the ... |
Clericato, GiovanniGiovanni ClericatoCanonist, born 1633, at Padua ; died 1717. He was of English descent, and the name is variously ... |
Clericis LaicosClericos LaicosThe initial words of a Bull issued 25 Feb., 1296, by Boniface VIII in response to an earnest ... |
Clerk, JohnJohn ClerkBishop of Bath and Wells ; date of birth unknown; died 3 January, 1541. He was educated at ... |
Clerke, Agnes MaryAgnes Mary ClerkeSee also ELLEN MARY CLERKE . Astronomer, born at Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland, 10 ... |
Clerke, Ellen MaryEllen Mary ClerkeSister of Agnes Mary Clerke, journalist and novelist, b. at Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland, ... |
Clerks RegularClerks RegularCanonical Status By clerks regular are meant those bodies of men in the Church who by the very ... |
Clerks Regular of Our SaviourClerks Regular of Our SaviourA religious congregation instituted in its present form in 1851, at Benoite-Vaux in the Diocese ... |
Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of LuccaClerks Regular of the Mother of God of LuccaClerks Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca, a congregation founded by the Blessed Giovanni ... |
ClermontClermont(CLERMONT-FERRAND; CLAROMONTENSIS) Comprises the entire department of Puy-de-Dôme and is ... |
Cletus, Pope SaintPope St. AnacletusThe second successor of St. Peter . Whether he was the same as Cletus, who is also called ... |
Cletus, Pope SaintPope St. CletusThis name is only another form for Anacletus, the second successor of St. Peter. It is true ... |
ClevelandClevelandThe Diocese of Cleveland (Clevelandensis), established 23 April, 1847, comprises all that part of ... |
Clichtove, JosseJosse Clichtove(Jodocus Clichtovaeus). A theologian, b. 1472 at Nieuport (Flanders); d. 1543 at Chartres ( ... |
Clifford, WilliamWilliam Clifford( Alias Mansell), divine, d. 30 April, 1670; he was the son of Henry Clifford, by his wife ... |
CliftonClifton(Cliftoniensis). Diocese of England, consisting of Gloucestershire, Somersetshire, and ... |
Climent, JoséJose ClimentSpanish bishop, b. at Castellon de la Plana (Valencia), 1706; d. there 25 Nov., 1781. ... |
Clitherow, Saint MargaretSt. Margaret ClitherowMartyr, called the "Pearl of York", born about 1556; died 25 March 1586. She was a daughter of ... |
ClogherClogherDIOCESE OF CLOGHER (CLOGHERENSIS) A suffragan of Armagh, Ireland, which comprises the County ... |
CloisterCloisterThe English equivalent of the Latin word clausura (from claudere , "to shut up"). This word ... |
Clonard, School ofSchool of ClonardClonard (Irish, Cluain Eraird , or Cluain Iraird , Erard's Meadow) was situated on the ... |
ClonfertClonfert(Clonfertensis, in Irish Cluain-fearta Brenainn ). The Diocese of Clonfert, a suffragan see ... |
Clonmacnoise, Abbey and School ofAbbey and School of ClonmacnoiseSituated on the Shannon, about half way between Athlone and Banagher, King's County, Ireland, ... |
Cloths, AltarAltar ClothsThe use of altar-cloths goes back to the early centuries of the Church. St. Optatus of Mileve ... |
Clotilda, SaintSt. Clotilda( French CLOTILDE; German CHLOTHILDE). Queen of the Franks, born probably at Lyons, c. ... |
ClouetClouetThe family name of several generations of painters. Jean (Jean the Younger) Born at Tours, ... |
Clovesho, Councils ofCouncils of CloveshoClovesho, or Clofeshoch, is notable as the place at which were held several councils of the ... |
Clovio, GiorgioGiorgio Clovio(Also known as Giulio Clovio ) A famous Italian miniaturist, called by Vasari "the unique" ... |
ClovisClovis(CHLODWIG, or CHLODOWECH) Son of Childeric, King of the Salic Franks ; born in the year 466; ... |
Cloyne, Diocese ofCloyne(Gaelic Cluain-uania , Cave-meadow. Latin Clonensis or Cloynensis .) Comprises the ... |
Cluny, Congregation ofCongregation of Cluny(CLUNI, CLUGNI, or CLUGNY) The earliest reform, which became practically a distinct order, ... |
Clynn, JohnJohn Clynn(Or CLYN). Irish Franciscan and annalist, b. about 1300; d., probably, in 1349. His place of ... |
Co-ConsecratorsCo-ConsecratorsCo-consecrators are the bishops who assist the presiding bishop in the act of consecrating a ... |
Co-educationCo-EducationThe term is now generally reserved to the practice of educating the sexes together; but even in ... |
Cobo, BernabéBernabe CoboBorn at Lopera in Spain, 1582; died at Lima, Peru, 9 October, 1657. He went to America in ... |
Coccaleo, ViatoraViatora CoccaleoA Capuchin friar, so called from his birthplace, Coccaglio in Lombardy, date of birth unknown; ... |
CochabambaCochabamba(COCABAMBENSIS). The city from which this diocese takes its name is the capital of the ... |
Cochem, Martin ofMartin of CochemA celebrated German theologian, preacher and ascetic writer, born at Cochem, a small town on ... |
Cochin, Diocese ofCochin(COCHINENSIS) on the Malabar coast, India. The diocese was erected and constituted a ... |
Cochin, Jacques-DenisJacques-Denis CochinA preacher and philanthropist, born in Paris, 1 January, 1726; died there 3 June, 1783. His ... |
Cochin, Pierre-Suzanne-AugustinPierre-Suzanne-Augustin CochinBorn in Paris, 12 Dec., 1823; died at Versailles, 13 March, 1872. He took an early interest in ... |
Cochlæus, JohannJohann Cochlaeus(Properly Dobeneck), surnamed Cochlæus (from cochlea , a snail shell) after his birthplace ... |
CocussusCocussus(Cocusus, Cocussus, Cocusus). A titular see of Armenia. It was a Roman station on the road ... |
CodexCodexThe name given to a manuscript in leaf form, distinguishing it from a roll. The codex seems to ... |
Codex AlexandrinusCodex AlexandrinusA most valuable Greek manuscript of the Old and New Testaments, so named because it was ... |
Codex AmiatinusCodex AmiatinusThe most celebrated manuscript of the Latin Vulgate Bible, remarkable as the best witness to ... |
Codex BezaeCodex Bezae(CODEX CANTABRIGIENSIS), one of the five most important Greek New Testament manuscripts, and the ... |
Codex Ephraemi RescriptusCodex Ephraemi Rescriptus(Symbol C). The last in the group of the four great uncial manuscripts of the Greek Bible, ... |
Codex SinaiticusCodex Sinaiticus(The symbol is the Hebrew character Aleph , though Swete and a few other scholars use the ... |
Codex VaticanusCodex Vaticanus(CODEX B), a Greek manuscript, the most important of all the manuscripts of Holy Scripture . ... |
Codrington, ThomasThomas Codrington(Died 1691?), Catholic divine, chiefly known for his attempt to introduce into England the ... |
Coeffeteau, NicolasNicolas CoeffeteauPreacher and controversialist, born 1574, at Château-du-Loir, province of Maine, France ; ... |
CoelchuCoelchuAlso COLGA, COLCU (Latin Colcus ) A distinguished Abbot of the School of Clonmacnoise in ... |
Coelde, TheodoreTheodore Coelde(THEODORE OF MÜNSTER; THEODORE OF OSNABRÜCK; DERICK, DEDERICK, or DIETERICH, CÖLDE) ... |
Coemgen, SaintSt. Kevin (Coemgen)Abbot of Glendalough, Ireland, b. about 498, the date being very obscure; d. 3 June, 618; son ... |
CoenredCoenred( Or CENRED, also COENRÆD, COINRED, KENRED, and CHRENRED) King of Mercia (reigned ... |
Coeur d'Alêne IndiansCoeur d'Alene IndiansA small tribe of Salishan stock formerly ranging along the lake and river of the same name in ... |
Coffin, EdwardEdward Coffin( Alias HATTON.) An English Jesuit and missionary, born at Exeter, 1570; died 17 April, ... |
Coffin, Robert AstonRobert Aston CoffinAn ecclesiastical writer and bishop, b. at Brighton, England, 19 July, 1819; d. at Teignmouth, ... |
CogitosusCogitosusAn Irishman, an author, and a monk of Kildare ; the date and place of his birth and of his ... |
Cogolludo, Diego López deDiego Lopez de CogolludoOne of the chief historians of Yucatán. His work, the "Historia de Yucatán", which ... |
Cohen, HermannHermann CohenA Discalced Carmelite (Augustin-Marie of the Blessed Sacrament, generally known as Father ... |
Coimbatore, Diocese ofCoimbatore(KOIMBATUR; COIMBATURENSIS). The City of Coimbatore is the capital of the district of ... |
Coimbra, Diocese ofCoimbra(Conimbricensis). In Portugal, suffragan of Braga, in the province of Beira. The cathedral ... |
Coimbra, University ofUniversity of CoimbraThe earliest certain information concerning a university in Portugal dates from 1288, when the ... |
Colbert, Jean-BaptisteColbertI. JEAN-BAPTISTE COLBERT (1619-1683) Marquis de Seignelay, statesman, b. at Rheims, France, 1619; ... |
Cole, HenryHenry ColeA confessor of the Faith, b. at Godshill, Isle of Wight, about 1500; d. in the Fleet Prison, ... |
Coleman, EdwardEdward ColemanA controversialist, politician, and secretary of the Duchess of York, date of birth unknown; ... |
Coleridge, Henry JamesHenry James ColeridgeA writer and preacher, b. 20 September 1822, in Devonshire, England ; d. at Roehampton, 13 April ... |
Colet, JohnJohn ColetDean of St. Paul's Cathedral and founder of St. Paul's School, London ; b. in London, 1467; d. ... |
Coleti, NicolaNicola Coleti(COLETTI) Priest and historian, b. at Venice, 1680; d. in the same city, 1765. He studied at ... |
Colette, SaintSt. Colette(Diminutive of NICOLETTA, COLETTA). Founder of Colettine Poor Clares (Clarisses), born 13 ... |
Colgan, JohnJohn ColganHagiographer and historian, b. in County Donegal, Ireland, about the beginning of the seventeenth ... |
ColimaColima(COLIMENSIS). The city of Colima, the capital of the State of the same name in Mexico, is ... |
Colin, Frédéric-LouisFrederic-Louis ColinSuperior of the Sulpicians in Canada, b. at Bourges, France, in 1835; d. at Montreal, 27 ... |
Colin, Jean-Claude-MarieJean-Claude-Marie ColinA French priest, founder of the Marists, b. at Saint-Bonnet-le-Troncy, now in the Diocese of ... |
Coliseum, TheThe ColiseumThe Coliseum, known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, commenced A.D. 72 by Vespasian, the first of the ... |
Collège de France, TheThe College de FranceThe Collège de France was founded in the interest of higher education by Francis I. He ... |
Collado, DiegoDiego ColladoA missionary, born in the latter part of the sixteenth century at Miajadas, in the province of ... |
Colle de Val d'ElsaColle di Val d'Elsa(Collis Hetruscus) Diocese (Collensis), suffragan to Florence. Colle is situated in the ... |
CollectCollectThe name now used only for short prayers before the Epistle in the Mass, which occur again at ... |
CollectariumCollectarium(Sometimes COLLECTARIUS, COLLECTANEUM, ORATIONALE, CAPITULARE), the book which contains the ... |
CollectionsCollectionsThe offerings of the faithful in their special relation to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will ... |
CollectivismCollectivismThe term Collectivism is sometimes employed as a substitute for socialism . It is of later ... |
CollegeCollege( French collège , Italian collegio , Spanish colegio ) The word college , ... |
College (in Canon Law)College (In Canon Law)A collection ( Latin collegium ) of persons united together for a common object so as to ... |
College, ApostolicApostolic CollegeThis term designates The Twelve Apostles as the body of men commissioned by Christ to spread the ... |
Colleges, RomanRoman CollegesThis article treats of the various colleges in Rome which have been founded under ... |
CollegiateCollegiate( Latin collegiatus , from collegium ) An adjective applied to those churches and ... |
Colman Mac Lenine, SaintSt. Colman Mac LenineSaint Colman Mac Lenine, founder and patron of the See of Cloyne, born in Munster, c. 510; died ... |
Colman, SaintSt. Colman (Patron of Austria)Saint Colman, one of the patrons of Austria, was also an Irish saint, who, journeying to ... |
Colman, Saint EloSt. Elo ColmanFamed in Irish hagiology. He was founder and first Abbot of Muckamore, and from the fact of ... |
Colman, Saint MacCathbadSt. MacCathbad ColmanFamed in Irish hagiology. He was distinguished as MacCathbad, whence Kilmackevat, County Antrim, ... |
Colman, Saint, of DalaradiaSt. Colman, Bishop of DromoreBorn in Dalaradia, c. 450; date of death uncertain. His feast is celebrated 7 June. He founded ... |
Colman, Saint, of KilmacduaghSt. Colman of KilmacduaghBishop and patron of Kilmacduagh, born at Kiltartan c. 560; died 29 October, 632. He lived for ... |
Colman, Saint, of MayoSt. Colman of MayoFounder of the Abbey and Diocese of Mayo, born in Connacht, c. 605; died 8 August, 676. He ... |
Colman, Saint, of TempleshamboSt. Colman of TempleshamboSaint Colman of Templeshambo was a Connacht saint, and has been confounded with the patron of ... |
Colman, WalterWalter ColmanFriar Minor andEnglish martyr : date of birth uncertain; died in London, 1645. He came of noble ... |
Colmar, Joseph LudwigJoseph Ludwig ColmarBishop of Mainz ; born at Strasburg, 22 June, 1760; died at Mainz, 15 Dec., 1818. After his ... |
CologneCologne(German KÖLN or CÖLN), German city and archbishopric. THE CITY Cologne, in size the ... |
Cologne, University ofUniversity of CologneThough famous all through the Middle Ages for its cathedral and cloister schools and for ... |
Colomba of Rieti, BlessedBlessed Colomba of RietiBorn at Rieti in Umbria, Italy, 1467; died at Perugia, 1501. Blessed Colomba of Rieti is always ... |
Colombière, Saint Claude de laSt. Claude de la ColombiereMissionary and ascetical writer, born of noble parentage at Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon, between ... |
ColombiaColombia( Republic of Colombia ; formerly United States of Colombia ) Colombia forms the ... |
ColomboColomboThe Archdiocese of Colombo, situated on the western seaboard of the Island of Ceylon, includes ... |
Colombo, Mateo RealdoMateo Realdo ColomboItalian anatomist and discoverer of the pulmonary circulation, b. at Cremona in 1516; d. at ... |
Colona, Blessed MargaretBlessed Margaret ColonaPoor Clare, born in Rome, date uncertain; died there, 20 September, 1284. Her parents died in ... |
ColoniaColoniaA titular see of Armenia. Procopius (De Ædif., III, iv) informs us that Justinian ... |
ColoniaColoniaA titular see in Armenia Prima. Colonia should be identified with Kara Hissar, chief town of a ... |
ColonnaColonnaA celebrated family which played an important rôle in Italy during medieval and ... |
Colonna, EgidioEgidio Colonna(Ægidius a Colonna) A Scholastic philosopher and theologian, b. about the middle of the ... |
Colonna, Giovanni PaoloGiovanni Paolo ColonnaBorn at Bologna, 1637; died in the same city, 28 November, 1695. After studying under Agostino ... |
Colonna, VittoriaVittoria ColonnaItalian poet, born at Marino, 1490; died at Rome, February 25, 1547. She was the daughter of ... |
ColonnadeColonnadeA number of columns symmetrically arranged in one or more rows. It is termed monostyle when of one ... |
ColophonColophonA titular see of Asia Minor. It was one of the twelve Ionian cities, between Lebedos (ruins ... |
ColoradoColoradoThe thirty-fifth, in point of admission, of the United States of America. It lies between the ... |
ColossæColossaeA titular see of Phrygia in Asia Minor, suppressed in 1894. Little is known about its history. ... |
Colossians, Epistle to theEpistle to the ColossiansOne of the four Captivity Epistles written by St. Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome ... |
Colours, LiturgicalLiturgical ColoursBy a law of her liturgy the Church directs that the vestments worn by her sacred ministers, ... |
Columba of Sens, SaintSt. Columba of SensSuffered towards the end of the third century, probably under the Emperor Aurelian. She is said ... |
Columba of Terryglass, SaintSt. Columba of TerryglassA son of Crinthainn and a disciple of St. Finnian of Clonard. When the latter was in extremis , ... |
Columba, SaintSt. ColumbaAbbot of Iona, b. at Garten, County Donegal, Ireland, 7 December, 521; d. 9 June, 597. He ... |
Columba, SaintSt. Columba (Of Spain)A Spanish nun, of whom it is related that she was beheaded by the Moors at the monastery of ... |
Columbanus, SaintSt. ColumbanusAbbot of Luxeuil and Bobbio, born in West Leinster, Ireland, in 543; died at Bobbio, Italy, ... |
Columbia University (Oregon)Columbia UniversityPortland, Oregon Columbia University, formerly known as Portland University, is located on the ... |
Columbus, ChristopherChristopher Columbus(Italian C RISTOFORO C OLOMBO ; Spanish C RISTOVAL C OLON .) Born at Genoa, or on ... |
Columbus, Diocese ofColumbusThe Diocese of Columbus comprises that part of the State of Ohio, south of 40§41', lying ... |
Columbus, Knights ofKnights of ColumbusA fraternal and beneficent society of Catholic men, founded in New Haven, Connecticut, 2 ... |
ColumnColumnIn architecture a round pillar, a cylindrical solid body, or a many-sided prism, the body of which ... |
ComacchioComacchio(COMACLENSIS) Diocese ; suffragan of Ravenna. Comacchio is a town in the province of Ferrara ... |
ComanaComanaA titular see of Asia Minor. According to ancient geographers, Comana was situated in ... |
ComayaguaComayaguaThe Diocese of Comayagua, suffragan to Guatemala, includes the entire Republic of Honduras in ... |
Combefis, FrançoisFrancois CombefisPatrologist, b. November, 1605, at Marmande in Guyenne; d. at Paris, 23 March, 1679. He made his ... |
Comboni, DanielDaniel ComboniMissionary, b. 15 March, 1831 in Limone San Giovanni near Brescia, Italy ; d. 10 Oct., 1881, at ... |
Comellas y Cluet, AntonioAntonio Comellas y CluetA philosopher, born at Berga, in the Province of Barcelona, 16 Jan., 1832; died there, 3 June, ... |
Comgall, SaintSt. ComgallFounder and abbot of the great Irish monastery at Bangor, flourished in the sixth century. The ... |
Commandments of God (The Ten Commandments)The Ten CommandmentsCalled also simply THE COMMANDMENTS, COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, or THE DECALOGUE (Gr. deka , ten, ... |
Commandments of the ChurchCommandments of the ChurchWe shall consider: I. The nature of the Commandments of the Church in general; II. The history of ... |
Commemoration (in Liturgy)Commemoration (In Liturgy)The recital of a part of the Office or Mass assigned to a certain feast or day when the whole ... |
Commendatory AbbotCommendatory AbbotAn ecclesiastic, or sometimes a layman, who holds an abbey in commendam, that is, who draws its ... |
Commendone, Giovanni FrancescoGiovanni Francesco CommendoneCardinal and Papal Nuncio, born at Venice, 17 March, 1523; died at Padua, 26 Dec., 1584 After ... |
Commentaries on the BibleCommentaries on the Bible"To write a full history of exegesis ", says Farrar, "would require the space of many volumes." ... |
Commines, Philippe dePhilippe de Commines(Also C OMINES or C OMYNES ). French historian and statesman, b. in Flanders probably ... |
Commissariat of the Holy LandCommissariat of the Holy LandIn the Order of Friars Minor the territory or district assigned to a commissary, whose duty it ... |
Commissary ApostolicCommissary Apostolic( Latin Commissarius Apostolicus ) A commissary is one who has received power from a ... |
Commissions, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical CommissionsEcclesiastical Commissions are bodies of ecclesiastics juridically established and to whom are ... |
CommodianusCommodianusA Christian poet, the date of whose birth is uncertain, but generally placed at about the ... |
CommodusCommodus(M ARCUS A URELIUS C OMMODUS A NTONINUS ). Roman Emperor, born 161; died at Rome, 31 ... |
Common Life, Brethren of theBrethren of the Common LifeA community founded by Geert De Groote , of rich burgher stock, born at Deventer in Gelderland ... |
Common Prayer, Book ofBook of Common PrayerI. HISTORY On 21 January, 1549, the first Act of Uniformity was passed imposing upon the whole ... |
Common Sense, Philosophy ofPhilosophy of Common SenseThe term common sense designates (1) a special faculty, the sensus communis of the ... |
Commune, Martyrs of the ParisMartyrs of the Paris CommuneThe secular priests and the religious who were murdered in Paris, in May 1871, on account of ... |
Communicatio IdiomatumCommunicatio Idiomatum (Communication of Idioms)("Communication of Idioms"). A technical expression in the theology of the Incarnation. It ... |
Communion AntiphonCommunion AntiphonThe term Communion ( Communio ) is used, not only for the reception of the Holy Eucharist, but ... |
Communion BenchCommunion BenchAn adaptation of the sanctuary guard or altar-rail. Standing in front of this barrier, in a ... |
Communion of ChildrenCommunion of ChildrenIn order to get some insight into the historical aspect of this subject it will be useful to dwell ... |
Communion of SaintsCommunion of Saints( communo sanctorum , a fellowship of, or with, the saints). The doctrine expressed in the ... |
Communion of the SickCommunion of the SickThis differs from ordinary Communion as to the class of persons to whom it is administered, as to ... |
Communion RailAltar RailThe railing which guards the sanctuary and separates the latter from the body of the church. It ... |
Communion under Both KindsCommunion Under Both KindsCommunion under one kind is the reception of the Sacrament of the Eucharist under the species ... |
Communion, FrequentFrequent CommunionWithout specifying how often the faithful should communicate, Christ simply bids us eat His Flesh ... |
Communion, HolyHoly CommunionBy Communion is meant the actual reception of the Sacrament of the Eucharist. Ascetic writers ... |
CommunismCommunism( Latin communis .) In its more general signification communism refers to any social system ... |
Comnena, AnnaAnna ComnenaByzantine historian, eldest daughter of Alexius Comnenus, Emperor of Constantinople (1081-1118). ... |
ComoComoDIOCESE OF COMO (COMENSIS). Como is an important town in the province of Lombardy (Northern ... |
Compagnie du Saint-SacrementCompagnie du Saint-SacrementA Catholic secret society which included among its members many Catholic celebrities of the ... |
CompensationCompensationCompensation, as considered in the present article denotes the price paid for human exertion or ... |
Compensation, OccultOccult CompensationAn extra-legal manner of recovering from loss or damage; the taking, by stealth and on one's ... |
Competency, Privilege ofPrivilege of Competency( Latin Privilegium Competentiœ ) (1) The competency of a cleric means his right ... |
Compiégne, Teresian Martyrs ofThe Martyrs of CompiegneGuillotined at the Place du Trône Renversé (now called Place de la Nation), Paris, 17 ... |
ComplineComplineThe term Complin (Compline) is derived from the Latin completorium , complement, and has been ... |
CompostelaCompostelaA famous city of Spain, situated on an eminence between the Sar (the Sars of Pomponius Mela) ... |
Compromise (in Canon Law)Compromise (In Canon Law)Compromise, in a general sense, is a mutual promise or contract of two parties in controversy to ... |
Conal, SaintSt. Conal(Or Conall). An Irish bishop who flourished in the second half of the fifth century and ... |
Conan, SaintSt. ConanBishop of the Isle of Man, died January, 684; an Irish missionary, also known as Mochonna. He ... |
ConcelebrationConcelebrationConcelebration is the rite by which several priests say Mass together, all consecrating the ... |
ConcepciónConcepcion(SANCTISSIMÆ CONCEPTIONIS DE CHILE) Located in the Republic of Chile, suffragan to ... |
ConceptionistsConceptionistsA branch of the Order of Saint Clare, founded by Beatriz de Silva. Isabel, the daughter of Edward, ... |
Conceptualism, Nominalism, RealismNominalism, Realism, ConceptualismThese terms are used to designate the theories that have been proposed as solutions of one of the ... |
Conciliation, IndustrialIndustrial ConciliationIndustrial Conciliation is the discussion and adjustment of mutual differences by employers and ... |
Concina, DanielloDaniello ConcinaDominican preacher, controversialist and theologian, b. at Clauzetto or San Daniele, small ... |
ConclaveConclave[ NOTE: For current procedures regarding the conclave, see Pope John Paul II's 1996 Apostolic ... |
Concordances of the BibleConcordances of the BibleConcordances of the Bible are verbal indexes to the Bible , or lists of Biblical words arranged ... |
ConcordatConcordatDefinition Canonists and publicists do not agree about the nature of a concordat and, ... |
Concordat of 1801, The FrenchConcordat of 1801This name is given to the convention of the 26th Messidor, year IX (July 16, 1802), whereby Pope ... |
Concordia, Diocese ofConcordia (Veneta)(CONCORDIA VENETA, or JULIA; CONCORDIENSIS). Suffragan of Venice. Concordia is an ancient ... |
Concordia, Diocese ofConcordia (In America)(CONCORDIENSIS IN AMERICA.) The Diocese of Concordia was erected 2 August, 1887, and is ... |
ConcubinageConcubinageAt the present day, the state -- more or less permanent -- of a man and woman living together in ... |
ConcupiscenceConcupiscenceIn its widest acceptation, concupiscence is any yearning of the soul for good; in its strict ... |
ConcursusConcursusConcursus is a special competitive examination prescribed in canon law for all aspirants to ... |
Condamine, Charles-Marie de laCharles-Marie de la CondamineExplorer and physicist, b. at Paris, 28 January, 1701; d. there 4 February, 1774. After a brief ... |
Condillac, Ettiene Bonnot deEtienne Bonnot de CondillacA French philosopher, born at Grenoble, 30 September, 1715; died near Beaugency (Loiret), 3 ... |
ConditionCondition( Latin conditio , from condo , to bring, or put, together; sometimes, on account of a ... |
Conecte, ThomasThomas ConecteCarmelite reformer, b. at Rennes towards the end of the fourteenth century; d. at Rome, 1433. ... |
Conferences, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical ConferencesEcclesiastical Conferences are meetings of clerics for the purpose of discussing, in general, ... |
ConfessionConfession (Burial Place of a Martyr)( Latin confessio ). Originally used to designate the burial-place of a confessor or martyr ... |
Confession, LayLay ConfessionThis article does not deal with confession by laymen but with that made to laymen, for the ... |
Confession, Sacrament ofThe Sacrament of PenancePenance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins ... |
Confession, Seal ofThe Seal of ConfessionIn the "Decretum" of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles ... |
ConfessorConfessor(1) Etymology and primitive meaning The word confessor is derived from the Latin confiteri , ... |
ConfirmationConfirmationA sacrament in which the Holy Ghost is given to those already baptized in order to make them ... |
ConfiteorConfiteorThe Confiteor.(so called from the first word, confiteor , I confess) is a general confession of ... |
Confraternity (Sodality)Confraternity (Sodality)( Latin confraternitas , confratria ) A confraternity or sodality is a voluntary ... |
Confraternity of Christian DoctrineConfraternity of Christian DoctrineAn association established at Rome in 1562 for the purpose of giving religions instruction. Till ... |
ConfucianismConfucianismBy Confucianism is meant the complex system of moral, social, political, and religious teaching ... |
CongoCongo(CONGO INDEPENDENT STATE AND CONGO MISSIONS) [EDITOR'S NOTE: The following account of the Congo ... |
Congregatio de AuxiliisCongregatio de AuxiliisA commission established by Pope Clement VIII to settle the theological controversy regarding ... |
Congregational SingingCongregational SingingIn his Instruction on sacred music , commonly referred to as the Motu Proprio (22 Nov., 1903), ... |
CongregationalismCongregationalismThe retention by the Anglican State Church of the prelatical form of government and of many ... |
Congregations, RomanThe Roman CongregationsCertain departments have been organized by the Holy See at various times to assist it in the ... |
Congresses, CatholicCatholic CongressesOne of the remarkable and important manifestations of the social and religious life of the ... |
CongruaCongruaCongrua (i.e. CONGRUA PORTIO), a canonical term to designate the lowest sum proper for the yearly ... |
CongruismCongruism( congrua , suitable, adapted) Congruism is the term by which theologians denote a theory ... |
ConimbricensesConimbricenses(Or Collegium Conimbricenses). The name by which Jesuits of the University of Coimbra in ... |
Coninck, Giles deGiles de Coninck(Also called Regius). Jesuit theologian, b. 20 Dec., 1571, at Bailleul in French Flanders ; ... |
ConnecticutConnecticutThis State, comprising an area of substantially 5000 square miles, was one of the thirteen ... |
Connolly, JohnJohn ConnollySecond Bishop of New York, U.S.A. b. at Slane, Co. Meath, Ireland, 1750; d. New York, 6 ... |
Conon, PopePope CononDate of birth unknown; d., after a long illness, 21 September, 687. The son, seemingly, of an ... |
Conrad of Ascoli, BlessedBlessed Conrad of AscoliFriar Minor and missionary, b. at Ascoli in the family of Milliano and from his earliest years ... |
Conrad of HochstadtConrad of Hochstadt(CONRAD OF HOSTADEN) Archbishop of Cologne and Imperial Elector (1238-1261), and son of ... |
Conrad of LeonbergConrad of Leonberg(Leontorius) A Cistercian monk and Humanist, b. at Leonberg in Swabia in 1460; d. at ... |
Conrad of MarburgConrad of MarburgConfessor of Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia and papal inquisitor, b. at or near Marburg, ... |
Conrad of Offida, BlessedBlessed Conrad of OffidaFriar Minor, b. at Offida, a little town in the Order of Friars Minor at Ascoli, and was making ... |
Conrad of Piacenza, SaintSt. Conrad of PiacenzaHermit of the Third Order of St. Francis, date of birth uncertain; died at Noto in Sicily, ... |
Conrad of SaxonyConrad of Saxony(Also called CONRADUS SAXO, CONRAD OF BRUNSWICK, or CONRADUS HOLYINGER). Friar Minor and ... |
Conrad of UrachConrad of UrachCardinal-Bishop of Porto and Santa Rufina ; born about 1180; d. 1227. At an early age he became ... |
Conrad of UtrechtConrad of UtrechtBishop; born in Swabia at an unknown date ; killed at Utrecht, 14 April, 1099. Before becoming ... |
Conradin of BornadaConradin of Bornada(Or CONRADIN OF BRESCIA) Dominican preacher, b. in the latter part of the fourteenth century; ... |
Conry, FlorenceFlorence ConryOr Florence Conroy; in Irish Flaithri O'Maolconaire (O'Mulconry). Archbishop of Tuam, ... |
Consalvi, ErcoleErcole ConsalviCardinal and statesman, b. in Rome, 8 June, 1757; d. there, 24 January, 1824. Family His ... |
Consanguinity (in Canon Law)ConsanguinityConsanguinity is a diriment impediment of marriage as far as the fourth degree of kinship ... |
ConscienceConscienceI. THE NAME In English we have done with a Latin word what neither the Latins nor the French have ... |
Conscience, Examination ofExamination of ConscienceBy this term is understood a review of one's past thoughts, words and actions for the purpose of ... |
Conscience, HendrikHendrik ConscienceA Flemish novelist, b. at Antwerp, 3 December, 1812; d. at Brussels, 10 September, 1883. His ... |
ConsciousnessConsciousness( Latin conscientia ; Ger. Bewusstsein ) cannot, strictly speaking, be defined. In its widest ... |
ConsecrationConsecrationConsecration, in general, is an act by which a thing is separated from a common and profane to a ... |
Consent (in Canon Law)Consent (In Canon Law)Consent is the deliberate agreement required of those concerned in legal transactions in order to ... |
ConsentiusConsentiusThe name of a fifth-century Gallo-Roman family, three of whose representatives are known in ... |
ConservatorConservator(From Latin conservare ) A Conservator is a judge delegated by the pope to defend certain ... |
Consistory, PapalPapal ConsistoryI. DEFINITION During the Roman imperial epoch the term consistorium ( Latin con-sistere , to ... |
Constable, CuthbertCuthbert Constable(Formerly TUNSTALL) Date of birth uncertain; d. 27 March, 1746. He was the son of Francis ... |
Constable, JohnJohn Constable( Alias Lacey). Controversialist (pen-name Clerophilus Alethes), b. in Lincolnshire, 10 ... |
ConstanceConstance(Latin Constantia , German Konstanz or Constanz , Czechic name Kostnitz ). ... |
Constance, Council ofCouncil of ConstanceA (partly) ecumenical council held at Constance, now in the Grand Duchy of Baden, from 5 ... |
ConstantiaConstantiaA titular see of Arabia and suffragan of Bostra. It figures in Hierocles' "Synecdemus" about ... |
Constantine (Cirta)Constantine (Cirta)DIOCESE OF CONSTANTINE (CONSTANTINIANA). Comprises the present arrondissement of Constantine in ... |
Constantine AfricanusConstantine AfricanusA medieval medical writer and teacher; born c. 1015; died c. 1087. His name, Africanus, comes ... |
Constantine the GreatConstantine the GreatLife His coins give his name as M., or more frequently as C., Flavius Valerius Constantinus. ... |
Constantine, Donation ofDonation of Constantine( Latin, Donatio Constantini ). By this name is understood, since the end of the Middle ... |
Constantine, PopePope ConstantineConsecrated 25 March, 708; d. 9 April, 715; a Syrian, the son of John, and "a remarkably affable ... |
ConstantinopleConstantinople(Greek Konstantinoupolis ; city of Constantine) Capital, formerly of the Byzantine, now of ... |
Constantinople, Council ofCouncil of Constantinople (382)In the summer of 382 a council of the oriental bishops, convoked by Theodosius, met in the ... |
Constantinople, Council ofCouncil of Constantinople (754)In 754 the Iconoclast Emperor Constantine V called in the imperial city a council of 338 ... |
Constantinople, Council of, in TrulloCouncil in TrulloThis particular council of Constantinople, held in 692 under Justinian II, is generally known as ... |
Constantinople, Councils ofCouncils of Constantinople (861, 867, 879)For the three Photian synods of 861 (deposition of Ignatius), 867 (attempted deposition of ... |
Constantinople, Councils ofCouncils of Constantinople (1639, 1672)In 1639 and 1672 councils were held by the Orthodox Greeks at Constantinople condemnatory of the ... |
Constantinople, First Ecumenical Council ofFirst Council of Constantinople(SECOND GENERAL COUNCIL.) This council was called in May, 381, by Emperor Theodosius, to ... |
Constantinople, Fourth Ecumenical Council ofFourth Council of Constantinople(EIGHTH GENERAL COUNCIL.) The Eighth General Council was opened, 5 October, 869, in the ... |
Constantinople, Second Ecumenical Council ofSecond Council of Constantinople(FIFTH GENERAL COUNCIL). This council was held at Constantinople (5 May-2 June, 553), having ... |
Constantinople, The Rite ofThe Rite of Constantinople (Byzantine Rite)( Also BYZANTINE RITE.) The Liturgies, Divine Office, forms for the administration of ... |
Constantinople, Third Ecumenical Council ofThird Council of Constantinople(SIXTH GENERAL COUNCIL.) The Sixth General Council was summoned in 678 by Emperor Constantine ... |
Constantius, Flavius JuliusFlavius Julius ConstantiusRoman emperor (337-361), born in Illyria, 7 Aug., 317; died at the Springs of Mopsus (Mopsokrene ... |
Constitutions, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical ConstitutionsThe term constitution denotes, in general, the make-up of a body, either physical or moral. ... |
Constitutions, PapalPapal Constitutions(Latin constituere , to establish, to decree.) Papal Constitutions are ordinations issued ... |
ConsubstantiationConsubstantiationThis heretical doctrine is an attempt to hold the Real Presence of Christ in the Holy ... |
Consultors, DiocesanDiocesan ConsultorsDiocesan consultors are a certain number of priests in each diocese of the United States who ... |
Contant de la Molette, Philippe duPhilippe du Contant de la MoletteTheologian and Biblical scholar, born at Côte-Saint-André, in Dauphiné, ... |
Contarini, GasparoGasparo ContariniVenetian statesman and cardinal, born 16 October, 1483, of an ancient and noble family in ... |
Contarini, GiovanniGiovanni ContariniItalian painter of the Venetian School, born at Venice about 1549; died in 1605. Contarini ... |
ContemplationContemplationThe idea of contemplation is so intimately connected with that of mystical theology that one ... |
Contemplative LifeContemplative LifeA life ordered in view of contemplation ; a way of living especially adapted to lead to and ... |
Contenson, VincentVincent ContensonDominican theologian and preacher, born at Altivillare (Gers), Diocese of Condon, France, 1641; ... |
ContinenceContinenceContinence may be defined as abstinence from even the licit gratifications of marriage. It is a ... |
ContingentContingent( Latin contingere , to happen) Aside from its secondary and more obvious meaning (as, for ... |
ContractContract(Latin contractus ; Old French contract ; Modern French contrat ; Italian contratto ). ... |
Contract, The SocialThe Social ContractDu Contrat Social, ou Principes du droit politique , is the title of a work written by J.J. ... |
Contractus, HermannHermann Contractus(Herimanus Augiensis, Hermann von Reichenau ). Chronicler, mathematician, and poet; b. 18 ... |
ContritionContrition( Latin contritio --a breaking of something hardened). In Holy Writ nothing is more common ... |
Contrition, ImperfectAttritionAttrition or Imperfect Contrition (Latin attero , "to wear away by rubbing"; p. part. ... |
Contumacy (in Canon Law)Contumacy (In Canon Law)Contumacy, or contempt of court, is an obstinate disobedience of the lawful orders of a court. ... |
Contzen, AdamAdam ContzenEconomist and exegete, b. in 1573 (according to Sommervogel in 1575), at Montjoie in the Dutchy ... |
ConventConvent( Latin conventus ). Originally signified an assembly of Roman citizens in the provinces for ... |
Convent Schools (Great Britain)Convent Schools (Great Britain)Convent education is treated here not historically but as it is at the present day, and, by the ... |
Conventual and Chapter MassChapter and Conventual MassAs a general rule, churches in which the Divine office is to be said publicly every day must also ... |
Conventuals, Order of Friars MinorOrder of Friars Minor ConventualsThis is one of the three separate bodies, forming with the Friars Minor and the Capuchins what ... |
ConversanoConversanoDIOCESE OF CONVERSANO (CUPERSANENSIS) Suffragan to Bari. Conversano, situated in the province ... |
ConversiConversiLay brothers in a religious order. The term was originally applied to those who, in adult life, ... |
ConversionConversion(From the classical Latin converto, depon. convertor , whence conversio , change, etc.). ... |
Convocation of the English ClergyConvocation of the English ClergyThe technical name given in the Church of England to what corresponds in some respects to a ... |
Conwell, HenryHenry ConwellSecond Bishop of Philadelphia, U.S.A. b. at Moneymore, County Derry, Ireland, in 1745; d. at ... |
ConzaConza(C OMPSANA ) Archdiocese with the perpetual administration of Campagna ( Campaniensis ). ... |
CooktownCooktownThe Vicariate Apostolic of Cooktown comprises North Queensland, Australia, from 16°30' ... |
Coombes, William HenryWilliam Henry CoombesBorn 8 May, 1767; died 15 November, 1850. He passed his early years at Meadgate, Somersetshire, ... |
CopacavanaCopacavana(Also called COPACABANA) A village of about four hundred people, Indians chiefly, on the shore ... |
CopeCope(Known in Latin as pluviale or cappa ), a vestment which may most conveniently be described ... |
Copenhagen, University ofUniversity of CopenhagenIt was founded by a Bull which Sixtus IV issued 19 June, 1475, at the request of King Christian ... |
Copernicus, NicolausNicolaus CopernicusLatinized form of Niclas Kopernik, the name of the founder of the heliocentric planetary theory; ... |
Coppée, François Edouard JoachimFrancois Edouard Joachim CoppeePoet, dramatist and novelist, b. at Paris, 26 January, 1842; d. 23 May, 1908. His father, a clerk ... |
Coptic LiteratureCoptic LiteratureSince the publication of the article EGYPT, under which Coptic literature was treated, important ... |
Coptic PersecutionsCoptic Persecutions(ACCORDING TO GREEK AND LATIN SOURCES) During the first two centuries the Church of Alexandria ... |
Coptic Versions of the BibleCoptic BiblesDIALECTS The Coptic language is now recognized in four principal dialects, Bohairic (formerly ... |
CoptosCoptosA titular see of Upper Egypt. It was the chief town of the Nomos of Harawî (Two Hawks), ... |
Coquart, Claude-GodefroiClaude-Goefroi CoquartMissionary and army chaplain, b. in Pays de Caux, France, 20 February, 1706; d. at Chicoutini, ... |
CoracesiumCoracesiumA titular see of Asia Minor. According to Ptolemy (V, 5, 3), this town was not in Cilicia ... |
Corbie, AmbroseAmbrose Corbie(Corby or Corbington). Born near Durham, 7 Dec., 1604; d. at Rome, 11 April, 1649. He was ... |
Corbie, Monastery ofMonastery of Corbie(Also CORBEY) A Benedictine abbey in Picardy, in the Diocese of Amiens, dedicated to Sts. ... |
Corbie, Venerable RalphVenerable Ralph Corbie(Called at times Corrington). Brother of Ambrose Corbie ; martyr - priest, b. 25 March, ... |
CorbinianSt. CorbinianBishop of Freising, in Bavaria, born about 680 at Chatres near Melun, France ; died 8 ... |
Corcoran, James AndrewJames Andrew CorcoranTheologian, editor, and Orientalist, b. at Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. 30 March, 1820; ... |
Corcoran, MichaelMichael CorcoranSoldier, b. at Carrowkeel, County Sligo, Ireland, 21 September, 1827; d. at Fairfax Court House, ... |
Cord, Confraternities of theConfraternities of the CordPious associations of the faithful, the members of which wear a cord or cincture in honour of ... |
Cordara, Guilo CesareGuilo Cesare CordaraHistorian and littérateur , b. at Alessandra in Piedmont, Italy, 14 Dec., 1704; died ... |
Cordell, CharlesCharles CordellEnglish missionary priest, b. 5 October, 1720; d. at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 26 January, 1791. He was ... |
Cordier, BalthasarBalthasar Cordier(Corderius) Exegete and editor of patristic works, b. at Antwerp, 7 June, 1592; d. at Rome, ... |
CordovaCordovaDIOCESE OF CORDOVA (CORDUBENSIS) Diocese in Spain, formerly suffragan of Toledo, since 1851 ... |
CordovaCordova(CORDUBENSIS IN AMERICA). Diocese in the Argentine Republic, suffragan of Buenos Aires. It was ... |
Cordova, Juan deJuan de CordovaBorn 1503, at Cordova in Andalusia, Spain, of noble parents ; d. 1595 at Oaxaca, Mexico. It ... |
Cordova, Pedro dePedro de CordovaBorn at Cordova, Andalusia, Spain, about 1460; died on the Island of Santo Domingo, 1525. He ... |
Core, Dathan, and AbironCore, Dathan, and AbironLeaders of a revolt against Moses and Aaron ( Numbers 16 ). Core was the son of Isaar, of ... |
CoreaCoreaVicariate apostolic, coextensive with the Empire of Corea; it was created a distinct vicariate ... |
CorfuCorfuARCHDIOCESE OF CORFU. Corfu is one of the Ionian Islands, at the entrance of the Adriatic, ... |
CoriaCoria(C AURIA ; C AURIENSIS ) Diocese in Spain, suffragan of Toledo; it includes nearly the ... |
CorinthCorinth(CORINTHUS) A titular archiepiscopal see of Greece. The origin of Corinth belongs to ... |
Corinthians, Epistles to theEpistles to the CorinthiansINTRODUCTORY St. Paul Founds the Church at Corinth St. Paul's first visit to Europe is ... |
Coriolis, Gaspard-Gustave deGaspard-Gustave de CoriolisFrench mathematician, born at Paris, in 1792; died in the same city, 1843. He entered the Ecole ... |
Cork, Diocese ofCork(Corcagia, Corcagiensis). In Ireland, suffragan of Cashel. St. Finbarr was the founder and ... |
Cork, School ofSchool of CorkThe monastic School of Cork had a wide reputation, especially in the seventh and eighth ... |
Corker, MaurusMaurus CorkerAn English Benedictine, born in 1636 in Yorkshire; died 22 December, 1715, at Paddington near ... |
Cormac MacCuilenanCormac MacCuilenan(836-908). An Irish bishop and King of Cashel, Cormac MacCquilenan was of the race of ... |
Cornaro, Elena Lucrezia PiscopiaElena Lucrezia Piscopia CornaroA learned Italian woman of noble descent, born at Venice, 5 June, 1646; died at Padua, 26 July, ... |
Corneille, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste CorneilleFrench painter, etcher, and engraver, b. at Paris between 1646 and 1649; d. there, 12 April, ... |
Corneille, Michel, the ElderMichel Corneille (The Elder)French painter, etcher, and engraver, b. in Orléans about 1601; d. at Paris, 1664. He was ... |
Corneille, Michel, the YoungerMichel Corneille (The Younger)French painter, etcher and engraver, b. in Paris in 1642; d. at the Gobelins manufactory at ... |
Corneille, PierrePierre CorneilleA French dramatist, b. at Rouen, 6 June, 1606; d. at Paris, 1 October, 1684. His father, Pierre ... |
Cornelisz, JacobJacob CorneliszAlso called Jacob van Amsterdam or van Oostzann, and at times confounded with a Walter van ... |
CorneliusCornelius( Kornelios ) A centurion of the Italic cohort, whose conversion at Cæsarea with his ... |
Cornelius and Companions, Ven. JohnVen. John Cornelius and CompanionsJohn Cornelius (called also Mohun) was born of Irish parents at Bodmin, in Cornwall, on the ... |
Cornelius Cornelii a LapideCornelius Cornelii a Lapide(Cornelis Cornelissen van den Steen) Flemish Jesuit and exegete, b. at Bocholt, in Flemish ... |
Cornelius, PeterPeter CorneliusLater when ennobled, VON C ORNELIUS Born at Düsseldorf, 23 September, 1783; died at ... |
Cornelius, PopePope CorneliusMartyr (251 to 253). We may accept the statement of the Liberian catalogue that he reigned two ... |
Cornely, Karl Josef RudolphKarl Josef Rudolph CornelyGerman biblical scholar and Jesuit, b. 19 April, 1830, at Breyell in Germany ; d. at Treves, 3 ... |
Corner StoneCorner Stone(Foundation Stone) A rite entitled "De benedictione et impositione Primarii Lapidis pro ... |
Cornet, NicolasNicolas CornetFrench theologian, born at Amiens, 1572; died at Paris, 1663. He studied at the Jesuit college ... |
CorniceCorniceA cornice is the uppermost division of the entablature, the representative of the roof, of an ... |
Cornillon, Abbey ofAbbey of CornillonFounded by Albero, Bishop of Liège, in 1124, three years after St. Norbert had formed ... |
Cornoldi, Giovanni MariaGiovanni Maria CornoldiProfessor, author, and preacher, born at Venice, 29 Sept., 1822; d. at Rome, 18 Jan., 1892. He ... |
Coronado, Francisco Vasquez deFrancisco Vasquez de CoronadoExplorer, b. at Salamanca, Spain, 1510; d. in Mexico, 1553. He went to Mexico before 1538, and is ... |
CoronationCoronationThe subject will be treated under the following headings: (I) The Emperors at Constantinople; ... |
Coronel, Gregorio NuñezGregorio Nunez CoronelA distinguished theologian, writer, and preacher, b. in Portugal, about 1548; d. about 1620. At ... |
Coronel, JuanJuan CoronelBorn 1569, in Spain ; died 1651, at Mérida, Mexico. He made his academic studies at the ... |
CorporalCorporal(From Latin corpus , body). A square white linen cloth, now usually somewhat smaller than ... |
CorporationCorporation( Latin corpus , a body) A corporation is an association recognized by civil law and ... |
Corporation Act of 1661Corporation Act of 1661The Corporation Act of 1661 belongs to the general category of test acts, designed for the ... |
Corpus Christi, Feast ofFeast of Corpus Christi(Feast of the Body of Christ) This feast is celebrated in the Latin Church on the Thursday ... |
Corpus Juris CanoniciCorpus Juris CanoniciI. DEFINITION The term corpus here denotes a collection of documents; corpus juris , a ... |
Correction, FraternalFraternal CorrectionFraternal correction is here taken to mean the admonishing of one's neighbor by a private ... |
CorrectoriesCorrectoriesCorrectories are the text-forms of the Latin Vulgate resulting from the critical emendation as ... |
Corrigan, MichaelMichael Augustine CorriganThird Archbishop of New York, b. 13 August, 1839, at Newark, New Jersey , d. at New York, 5 ... |
Corrigan, Sir DominicSir Dominic CorriganPhysician, b. 1802, in Dublin, Ireland ; d. there, 1880; distinguished for his original ... |
CorsicaCorsicaThe third island of the Mediterranean in point of size, only Sicily and Sardinia being of ... |
Corsini, Saint AndrewSt. Andrew CorsiniOf the illustrious Corsini family ; born in Florence, in 1302; died 1373. Wild and dissolute in ... |
Cortés, HernandoHernando CortesConqueror of Mexico, born at Medellin in Spain c. 1485; died at Castilleja de la Cuesta near ... |
Cortese, Giovanni AndreaGiovanni Andrea Cortese(His name in the Benedictine Order was Gregorio). Cardinal and monastic reformer, b. 1483 ... |
CortonaCortonaDIOCESE OF CORTONA (CORTONENSIS) Immediately subject to the Holy See . Cortona is a small ... |
Corvey, Abbey ofAbbey of Corvey(Also called N EW C ORBIE ) A Benedictine monastery in the Diocese of Paderborn, in ... |
CorycusCorycusA titular see of Cilicia Trachæa in Asia Minor. It was the port of Seleucia, where, in ... |
CorydallusCorydallusA titular see of Asia Minor. Korydallos, later also Korydalla, was a city in Lycia. In Roman ... |
Cosa, Juan de laJuan de la CosaNavigator and cartographer, according to tradition b. in 1460 at Sta. Maria del Puerto (Santona), ... |
CosenzaCosenza(COSENTINA). An archdiocese immediately subject to the Holy See. Cosenza is a city in the ... |
Cosgrove, HenryHenry CosgroveSecond Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, U.S.A. born 19 December, 1834, at Williamsport, ... |
Cosin, EdmundEdmund Cosin(The name is also written COSYN.) Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University , England. The ... |
CosmasCosmas(Called HAGIOPOLITES or COSMAS OF JERUSALEM). A hymn-writer of the Greek Church in the eighth ... |
Cosmas and Damian, SaintsSts. Cosmas and DamianEarly Christian physicians and martyrs whose feast is celebrated on 27 September. They were ... |
Cosmas IndicopleustesCosmas Indicopleustes(COSMAS THE INDIAN VOYAGER) A Greek traveller and geographer of the first half of the sixth ... |
Cosmas of PragueCosmas of PragueBohemian historian, b. about 1045, at Prague, Bohemia ; d. there, 21 October, 1125. He belonged ... |
Cosmati MosaicCosmati Mosaic(Greek kosmos ) A peculiar style of inlaid ornamental mosaic introduced into the ... |
CosmogonyCosmogonyBy this term is understood an account of how the universe ( cosmos ) came into being ( gonia ... |
CosmologyCosmologyORIGIN OF COSMOLOGY METHOD DIVISION OF COSMOLOGY The first cause of the material ... |
Cossa, FrancescoFrancesco CossaKnown sometimes as DEL COSSA, Italian painter of the school of Ferrara, b. about 1430; d. ... |
Costa RicaRepublic of Costa RicaA narrow isthmus between Panama in the east and the Republic of Nicaragua in the north, the ... |
Costa, LorenzoLorenzo CostaFerrarese painter, b. at Ferrara in 1460; d. at Mantua in 1535. He is believed to have been a ... |
Costadoni, Giovanni DomenicoGiovanni Domenico CostadoniFrequently known as Dom Anselmo, his name in religion, an Italian Camaldolese monk, historian, and ... |
Coster, FrancisFrancis CosterTheologian, born at Mechlin, 16 June, 1532 (1531); died at Brussels, 16 December, 1619. He was ... |
Costume, ClericalClerical CostumeTo discuss the question of ecclesiastical costume in any detail would be impossible in an ... |
Cosway, MariaMaria CoswayMiniature-painter, born in Florence, Italy, 1759; died at Lodi, 5 January, 1838. Her maiden name ... |
Cotelier, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste Cotelier(COTELERIUS) Patristic scholar and theologian, born December, 1629, at Nîmes ; died 19 ... |
CotennaCotennaA titular see of Asia Minor. Strabo (XII, 570) mentions the Katenneis in Pisidia adjoining ... |
CotiæumCotiaeumA titular see of Asia Minor. Kotiaion according to its coins, better Cotyaion, the city of ... |
Coton, PierrePierre CotonA celebrated French Jesuit, born 7 March, 1564, at Néronde in Forez; died 19 March, 1626, ... |
CotroneCotrone(COTRONENSIS) Cotrone is a suffragan diocese of Reggio. Cotrone is a city of the province of ... |
Cottam, Blessed ThomasBl. Thomas CottamMartyr, born 1549, in Lancashire; executed at Tyburn, 30 May, 1582. His parents, Laurence cottam ... |
Coucy, Robert DeRobert de CoucyA medieval French master-builder and son of a master-builder of the same name, born at Reims ... |
Coudert, Frederick RenéFrederick Rene CoudertBorn in New York, 1 March, 1832; died at Washington, D. C., 20 December, 1903. He graduated from ... |
Councils, EcumenicalGeneral CouncilsThis subject will be treated under the following heads: Definition Classification ... |
Councils, GeneralGeneral CouncilsThis subject will be treated under the following heads: Definition Classification ... |
Councils, PlenaryPlenary CouncilA canonical term applied to various kinds of ecclesiastical synods. The word itself, derived from ... |
Counsels, EvangelicalEvangelical Counsels( Or COUNSELS OF PERFECTION). Christ in the Gospels laid down certain rules of life and ... |
Counter-Reformation, TheThe Counter-ReformationThe subject will be considered under the following heads: I. Significance of the term II. Low ebb ... |
CounterpointCounterpoint(Latin contrapunctum ; German Kontrapunkt ; French contrepoint ; Italian contrapunto ). ... |
Court (in Scripture)Court (In Scripture)I. OPEN SPACE The word court , in the English Bible, corresponds to the Hebrew haçer ... |
Courtenay, WilliamWilliam CourtenayArchbishop of Canterbury, born in the parish of St. Martin's, Exeter, England, c. 1342; died ... |
Courts, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical CourtsI. JUDICIAL POWER IN THE CHURCH In instituting the Church as a perfect society, distinct from ... |
Cousin, Germain, SaintSt. Germaine CousinBorn in 1579 of humble parents at Pibrac, a village about ten miles from Toulouse ; died in ... |
Cousin, JeanJean CousinFrench painter, sculptor, etcher, engraver, and geometrician, born at Soucy, near Sens, 1500; ... |
Coussemaker, Charles-Edmond-HenrideCharles-Edmond-Henride CoussemakerFrench historian of music, b. at Bailleul, department of Nord, France, 19 April, 1805; d. at ... |
Coustant, PierrePierre CoustantA learned Benedictine of the Congregation of Saint-Maur, b. at Compiègne, France, 30 ... |
Coustou, NicholasNicholas CoustouFrench sculptor, b. at Lyons, 9 January, 1658; d. at Paris, 1 May, 1733. He was the son of a ... |
CoutancesCoutancesDiocese of Coutances (Constantiensis) The Diocese of Coutances comprises the entire department of ... |
Couturier, Louis-CharlesLouis-Charles CouturierAbbot of the Benedictine monastery of Saint-Pierre at Solesmes and President of the French ... |
Covarruvias, DiegoDiego Covarruvias(Or COVARRUBIAS Y LEYVA) Born in Toledo, Spain, 25 July, 1512; died in Madrid, 27 Sept., ... |
Covenant, Ark of theArk of the CovenantThe Hebrew aron , by which the Ark of the Covenant is expressed, does not call to the mind, as ... |
CovenantersCovenantersThe name given to the subscribers (practically the whole Scottish nation) of the two Covenants, ... |
CovetousnessCovetousnessGenerally, an unreasonable desire for what we do not possess. In this sense, it differs from ... |
CovingtonCovington(COVINGTONENSIS) Comprises that part of Kentucky, U. S. A., lying east of the Kentucky ... |
CowlCowl( koukoulion, cucullus, cuculla, cucullio. -- Ducange, "Gloss.", s.v.). A hood worn in ... |
Coxcie, MichielMichiel CoxcieFlemish painter, imitator of Raphael, known as the Flemish Raphael ; b. at Mechlin, 1499; d. ... |
Coysevox, Charles-AntoineCharles-Antoine CoysevoxA distinguished French sculptor, b. at Lyons, 29 Sept., 1640; d. at Paris, 10 Oct., 1720; he ... |
Cozza, LorenzoLorenzo CozzaFriar Minor, cardinal, and theologian, b. at San Lorenzo near Bolsena, 31 March, 1654; d. at Rome, ... |
Cozza-Luzi, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cozza-LuziItalian savant, Abbot of the Basilian monastery of Grottaferrata near Rome ; b. 24 Dec., ... |
Crépieul, FrançoisFrancois CrepieulJesuit missionary in Canada and vicar Apostolic for the Montagnais Indians; b. at Arras, ... |
Crétin, JosephJoseph CretinFirst Bishop of St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. b. at Montluel, department of Ain, France, 19 ... |
Crétineau-Joly, JacquesJacques Cretineau-JolyJournalist and historian; b. at Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendee, France, 23 Sept., 1803; d. at Vincennes ... |
Crèvecoeur, Hector St. John deHector St. John de CrevecoeurA French agriculturist, b. at Caen, France, 1731; d. at Sarcelles, near Paris, 1813. At the age of ... |
CracowCracow( Polish Krakow ; Latin Cracoviensis ). The Prince-Bishopric that comprises the western ... |
Cracow, The University ofThe University of CracowThe first documentary evidence regarding the scheme that King Casimir the Great conceived of ... |
Craigie, Pearl Mary TeresaPearl Mary Teresa CraigieBetter known, under the pseudonym which first won her fame, as JOHN OLIVER HOBBES. English ... |
Crashaw, RichardRichard CrashawPoet, Cambridge scholar and convert ; d. 1649. The date of his birth is uncertain. All that ... |
Crasset, JeanJean CrassetAscetical writer, b. at Dieppe, France, 3 January, 1618; d. at Paris, 4 January, 1692. He entered ... |
Craven, Augustus, Mrs.Mrs. Augustus Craven(PAULINE-MARIE-ARMANDE-AGLAE-FERRON DE LA FERRONNAYS). Born 12 April, 1808, in London ; died ... |
Crawford, Francis MarionFrancis Marion CrawfordNovelist, b. of American parents at Bagni di Lucca, Italy, 2 Aug., 1854; died at his home near ... |
Crayer, Gaspar deGaspar de CrayerFlemish painter, b. at Antwerp, 1582; d. at Ghent, 1669. He was a pupil of Raphael van Coxcie, ... |
Creagh, RichardRichard CreaghArchbishop of Armagh, Ireland, b. at Limerick early in the sixteenth century; d. in the Tower ... |
CreationCreation(Latin creatio .) I. DEFINITION Like other words of the same ending, the term creation ... |
Creation, Six Days ofHexaemeronHexaemeron signifies a term of six days, or, technically, the history of the six days' work of ... |
CreationismCreationism( Latin creatio ). (1) In the widest sense, the doctrine that the material of the universe ... |
CredenceCredence(Or Credence-Table). A small table of wood, marble, or other suitable material placed within ... |
Credi, Lorenzo diLorenzo di CrediFlorentine painter, b. at Florence, 1459; d. there, 1537. Vasari gives his family name as ... |
CreeCree(A contraction of Cristino or Kenisteno, their Ojibwa name, of uncertain meaning; they commonly ... |
CreedCreed(Latin credo , I believe). In general, a form of belief. The work, however, as applied to ... |
Creed, Apostles'Apostles' CreedA formula containing in brief statements, or "articles," the fundamental tenets of Christian ... |
Creed, Liturgical Use ofLiturgical Use of CreedsThe public use of creeds began in connection with baptism, in the Traditio and Redditio ... |
Creed, NiceneNicene CreedAs approved in amplified form at the Council of Constantinople (381), it is the profession of the ... |
CreeksCreeksAn important confederacy of Indian tribes and tribal remnants, chiefly of Muskogian stock, ... |
Creighton UniversityCreighton UniversityAn institution located at Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A. and conducted by the Jesuit Fathers. It ... |
Crelier, Henri-JosephHenri-Joseph CrelierSwiss Catholic priest, Hebrew scholar and Biblical exegete ; b. at Bure, 16 October, 1816; d. at ... |
Crema, Diocese ofCrema(CREMENSIS.) Suffragan to Milan. Crema is a ciy of the province of Cremona, Lombardy, ... |
CremationCremationI. HISTORY The custom of burning the bodies of the dead dates back to very early times. The ... |
CremonaCremonaDIOCESE OF CREMONA (CREMONENSIS) Suffragan of Milan. Cremona is a city (31,661 in 1901) in ... |
CrescensCrescensCrescens, a companion of St. Paul during his second Roman captivity, appears but once in the New ... |
Crescentia, Modestus, and Vitus, SaintsSts. Vitus, Modestus, and CrescentiaAccording to the legend, martyrs under Diocletian ; feast, 15 June. The earliest testimony for ... |
CrescentiusCrescentiusThe name of several leaders of the Roman aristocracy in the tenth century, during their ... |
Crescimbeni, Giovanni MarioGiovanni Mario CrescimbeniItalian historian of literature, chronicler, and poet, b. in Macerata, 9 Oct., 1663; d. 8 March ... |
CresconiusCresconius(Or CRISCONIUS) A Latin canonist of uncertain date and place, flourished probably in the ... |
Cressy, Hugh Paulinus SerenusHugh Paulinus Serenus CressyDoctor of Theology and English Benedictine monk, b. at Thorpe-Salvin, Yorkshire, about 1605; d. ... |
Creswell, JosephJoseph Creswell( vere Arthur) Controversialist, b. 1557 of Yorkshire stock in London ; d. about 1623. His ... |
CribCrib(Greek phatne ; Latin praesepe, praesepium .) The crib or manger in which the Infant ... |
Crime, Impediment ofImpediment of CrimeAn Impediment of Crime nullifies marriage according to ecclesiastical law, and arises from ... |
CrisiumCrisiumA Græco-Slavonic Rite diocese in Croatia. Crisium is the Latin name of a little town some ... |
Crispin and Crispinian, SaintsSts. Crispin and CrispinianMartyrs of the Early Church who were beheaded during the reign of Diocletian ; the date of ... |
Crispin of Viterbo, BlessedBlessed Crispin of ViterboFriar Minor Capuchin ; b. at Viterbo in 1668; d. at Rome, 19 May, 1750. When he was five years ... |
Crispin, MiloMilo CrispinMonk, and cantor of the Benedictine Abbey of Bec ; wrote the lives of five of its abbots : ... |
Crispina, SaintSt. CrispinaA martyr of Africa who suffered during the Diocletian persecution ; b. at Thagara in the ... |
Criticism, HigherBiblical Criticism (Higher)Overview Biblical criticism in its fullest comprehension is the examination of the literary ... |
Criticism, HistoricalHistorical CriticismHistorical criticism is the art of distinguishing the true from the false concerning facts of ... |
Criticism, TextualBiblical CriticismThe object of textual criticism is to restore as nearly as possible the original text of a work ... |
Crivelli, CarloCarlo CrivelliItalian painter. Little is known of his life, and his b. and d. are usually reckoned by his ... |
Croagh PatrickCroagh PatrickA mountain looking out on the Atlantic ocean from the southern shore of Clew Bay, in the County ... |
CroatiaCroatiaWith Slavonia, an autonomous state. It is bounded on the north by the Danube and the Drave; on the ... |
Croce, GiovanniGiovanni CroceComposer, b. at Chioggia near Venice in 1557; d. 15 May, 1609. Under the tutelage at Venice ... |
Crockett, Venerable RalphVen. Ralph CrockettEnglish martyr, b. at Barton, near Farndon, Cheshire; executed at Chichester, 1 October, 1588. ... |
CroiaCroiaA titular see of Albania. Croia (pronounced Kruya, Albanian, "Spring") stands on the site of ... |
Croke, Thomas WilliamThomas William CrokeArchbishop of Cashel, Ireland, b. near Mallow, Co. Cork, 24 May, 1824; d. at Thurles, 22 July, ... |
Crolly, WilliamWilliam CrollyArchbishop of Armagh, b. at Ballykilbeg, near Downpatrick, 8 June, 1780; d. 6 April, 1849. At ... |
CronanSts. CronanName of several Irish saints. St. Cronan Mochua Founder of the See of Balla, subsequently ... |
CrosierCrosier(Or PASTORAL STAFF). The crosier is an ecclesiastical ornament which is conferred on bishops ... |
Crosiers, TheThe Crosiers( Or Canons Regular of the Holy Cross). A religious order, founded by Théodore de ... |
Cross and Crucifix in ArchæologyArchaeology of the Cross and CrucifixI. PRIMITIVE CRUCIFORM SIGNS The sign of the cross, represented in its simplest form by a ... |
Cross and Crucifix in LiturgyThe Cross and Crucifix in Liturgy(1) Material Objects in Liturgical Use ; (2) Liturgical Forms connected with Them ; (3) ... |
Cross of Jesus, Brothers of theBrothers of the Cross of JesusA congregation founded in 1820 at Lyons, France, by Father C.M. Bochard, Doctor of the Sorbonne, ... |
Cross, Daughters of theDaughters of the CrossA Belgian religious congregation founded in 1833 at Liège, by Jean-Guillaume Habets, ... |
Cross, Daughters of theDaughters of the Holy Cross(Also called the Sisters of St. Andrew). The aim of this congregation is to instruct poor ... |
Cross, Daughters of the HolyDaughters of the CrossA French institute. The first steps towards the foundation of this society were taken in 1625 ... |
Cross, Sign of theSign of the CrossA term applied to various manual acts, liturgical or devotional in character, which have this at ... |
Cross, The TrueThe True Cross(AND REPRESENTATIONS OF IT AS OBJECTS OF DEVOTION). (1) Growth Of the Christian Cult ; (2) ... |
Cross-BearerCross-BearerThe cleric or minister who carries the processional cross, that is, a crucifix provided with a ... |
Crotus, JohannJohann Crotus(Properly Johannes Jäger, hence often called VENATOR, "hunter", but more commonly, in ... |
Crown of ThornsCrown of ThornsAlthough Our Saviour's Crown of Thorns is mentioned by three Evangelists and is often alluded ... |
Crown of Thorns, Feast of theFeast of the Crown of ThornsThe first feast in honour of the Crown of Thorns ( Festum susceptionis coronae Domini ) was ... |
Crown, FranciscanFranciscan Crown( Or Seraphic Rosary.) A Rosary consisting of seven decades in commemoration of the seven ... |
Croyland, Abbey ofAbbey of Croyland(Or Crowland.) A monastery of the Benedictine Order in Lincolnshire, sixteen miles from ... |
Crucifix and Cross in ArchæologyArchaeology of the Cross and CrucifixI. PRIMITIVE CRUCIFORM SIGNS The sign of the cross, represented in its simplest form by a ... |
Crucifix and Cross in LiturgyThe Cross and Crucifix in Liturgy(1) Material Objects in Liturgical Use ; (2) Liturgical Forms connected with Them ; (3) ... |
Crucifix, AltarAltar CrucifixThe crucifix is the principal ornament of the altar. It is placed on the altar to recall to the ... |
Cruelty to AnimalsCruelty To AnimalsPagan antiquity The first ethical writers of pagan antiquity to advocate the duty of kindness ... |
CruetCruetA small vessel used for containing the wine and water required for the Holy Sacrifice of the ... |
Crusade, Bull of theBull of the CrusadeA Bull granting indulgences to those who took part in the wars against the infidels. These ... |
CrusadesCrusadesThe Crusades were expeditions undertaken, in fulfilment of a solemn vow, to deliver the Holy ... |
Crutched FriarsCrutched Friars(Or Crossed Friars). An order of mendicant friars who went to England in the thirteenth ... |
Cruz, Ramón de laRamon de la CruzPoet, b. at Madrid, Spain, 28 March, 1731; d. in the same city, 4 November, 1795. He was for a ... |
CryptCrypt(Or LOWER CHURCH). The word originally meant a hidden place, natural or artificial, suitable ... |
CsanádCsanadThe Diocese of Csanád includes the counties of Temes, Torontál, ... |
CubaCubaCuba, "The Pearl of the Antilles", is the largest and westernmost island of the West Indies. Its ... |
CuencaCuencaDIOCESE OF CUENCA (CONCA IN INDIIS). A suffragan of Quito, in the Republic of Ecuador, South ... |
CuencaCuenca(Conca) Diocese in Spain, suffragan of Toledo. The episcopal city (10,756) is also the ... |
CuernavacaCuernavacaDIOCESE OF CUERNAVACA (CUERNAVACENSIS). The Diocese of Cuernavaca, erected 23 June, 1891, ... |
Cueva, Juan de laJuan de la CuevaPoet and dramatist, b. of a noble family at Seville, Spain, in 1550, d. in 1607. Little is ... |
CuldeesCuldeesA word so frequently met with in histories of the medieval Churches of Ireland and Scotland, ... |
Cullen, PaulPaul CullenCardinal, Archbishop of Dublin, born at Prospect, Co. Kildare, Ireland, 29 April, 1803; died at ... |
CulmCulmA bishopric in the north-eastern part of Prussia, founded in 1234, suffragan to Gnessen. The ... |
Cult, Disparity ofDisparity of Worship( Disparitas Cultus ) A diriment impediment introduced by the Church to safeguard the ... |
Cummings, Jeremiah WilliamsJeremiah Williams CummingsPublicist, b. in Washington, U.S.A. , April, 1814; d. at New York , 4 January, 1866. His ... |
Cuncolim, Martyrs ofMartyrs of CuncolimOn Monday, 25 July, 1583 (N.S.), the village of Cuncolim in the district of Salcete, territory of ... |
Cunegundes, BlessedBlessed CunegundesPoor Clare and patroness of Poland and Lithuania ; born in 1224; died 24 July, 1292, at ... |
Cuneo, Diocese ofCuneo(CUNEENSIS). Suffragan to Turin. Cuneo is the capital of the province of that name in ... |
Cuoq, André-JeanAndre-Jean CuoqPhilologist, b. at LePuy, France, 1821; d. at Oka near Montreal, 1898. Jean Cuoq entered the ... |
CupolaCupolaA spherical ceiling, or a bowl-shaped vault, rising like an inverted cup over a circular, square, ... |
Curé d'ArsSt. John VianneyCuré of Ars, born at Dardilly, near Lyons, France, on 8 May, 1786; died at Ars, 4 ... |
Cura AnimarumCure of Souls( Latin cura animarum ), technically, the exercise of a clerical office involving the ... |
CuraçaoCuracaoVicariate apostolic ; includes the islands of the Dutch West Indies: Curaçao, Bonaire, ... |
CurateCurate( Latin curatus , from cura , care) Literally, one who has the cure (care) or charge of ... |
CuratorCurator( Latin curare ). A person legally appointed to administer the property of another, who ... |
Cure of SoulsCure of Souls( Latin cura animarum ), technically, the exercise of a clerical office involving the ... |
Curia, RomanRoman CuriaStrictly speaking, the ensemble of departments or ministries which assist the sovereign pontiff ... |
Curityba do ParanaCurityba Do Parana(CURYTUBENSIS DE PARANA) Diocese ; suffragan of São Sebastião (Rio de Janeiro), ... |
CuriumCuriumA titular see of Cyprus, suppressed in 1222 by the papal legate, Pelagius. Koureus, son of ... |
Curley, JamesJames CurleyAn astronomer, b. at Athleague, County Roscommon, Ireland, 26 October, 1796; d. at Georgetown, ... |
Curr, JosephJoseph CurrA priest, controversialist and martyr of charity, b. at Sheffield, England, in the last quarter ... |
Curry, JohnJohn CurryDoctor of medicine and Irish historian, b. in Dublin in the first quarter of the eighteenth ... |
CursingCursingIn its popular acceptation cursing is often confounded, especially in the phrase "cursing and ... |
Cursor MundiCursor Mundi(THE RUNNER OF THE WORLD) A Cursor Mundi is a Middle-English poem of nearly 30,000 lines ... |
Cursores ApostoliciCursores ApostoliciCursores Apostolici is the Latin title of the ecclesiastical heralds or pursuivants pertaining ... |
Curtain, AltarAltar CurtainFormerly, in most basilicas, cathedrals, and large churches a large structure in the form of a ... |
CurubisCurubisA titular see of Africa Proconsularis. The town was fortified about 46 B.C. by P. Attius ... |
CusæCusaeA titular see of Egypt. The Coptic name of this town was Kõskõ; in Greek it ... |
CushCushep>(Son of Cham; Douay Version, Chus ) Cush, like the other names of the ethnological table ... |
Cuspinian, JohannesJohannes Cuspinian(Properly SPIESHAYM or SPIESHAM) Distinguished humanist and statesman, born at Schweinfurt, ... |
Custom (in Canon Law)Custom (In Canon Law)A custom is an unwritten law introduced by the continuous acts of the faithful with the consent ... |
CustosCustos(1) An under-sacristan. (See S ACRISTAN .) (2) A superior or an official in the Franciscan ... |
CuthbertCuthbertAbbot of Wearmouth ; a pupil of the Venerable Bede (d. 735). He was a native of Durham, but ... |
CuthbertCuthbert, Archbishop of CanterburyDate of birth not known; died 25 October, 758. He is first heard of as Abbot of Liminge, Kent. ... |
Cuthbert, SaintSt. CuthbertBishop of Lindisfarne, patron of Durham, born about 635; died 20 March, 687. His emblem is the ... |
CuyabáCuyaba(CUYABENSIS) Diocese ; suffragan of São Sebastião (Rio de Janeiro) , Brazil. ... |
Cuyo, Virgin ofVirgin of Cuyo(At Mendoza, Argentine Republic ). Historians tell us that the statue of the Virgin of ... |
Cuzco, Diocese ofCuzco(Cuzcensis). Suffragan of Lima, Peru. The city of Cuzco, capital of the department of the same ... |
CybistraCybistraA titular see of Cappadocia in Asia Minor. Ptolemy (5, 7, 7) places this city in Lycaonia; ... |
CycladesCycladesA group of islands in the Ægean Sea. The ancients called by this name only Delos and eleven ... |
CydoniaCydoniaA titular see of Crete. According to old legends Cydonia (or Kydonia) was founded by King ... |
CymeCymeA titular see of Asia Minor. Kyme (Doric, Kyma) was a port on the Kymaios Kolpos (Tchandarli ... |
CynewulfCynewulfThat certain Anglo-Saxon poems still extant were written by one Cynewulf is beyond dispute, for ... |
Cynic School of PhilosophyCynic School of PhilosophyThe Cynic School, founded at Athens about 400 B.C., continued in existence until about 200 B.C. ... |
Cyprian and Justina, SaintsSts. Cyprian and JustinaChristians of Antioch who suffered martyrdom during the persecution of Diocletian at ... |
Cyprian of Carthage, SaintSt. Cyprian of Carthage(Thaschus Cæcilius Cyprianus). Bishop and martyr. Of the date of the saint's birth ... |
Cyprian of Toulon, SaintSt. CyprianBishop of Toulon, born at Marseilles in 476; died 3 October, 546. He was the favourite pupil of ... |
CyprusCyprusAn island in the Eastern Mediterranean, at the entrance of the Gulf of Alexandretta. It was ... |
Cyrenaic School of PhilosophyCyrenaic School of PhilosophyThe Cyrenaic School of Philosophy, so called from the city of Cyrene, in which it was founded, ... |
CyreneCyreneA titular see of Northern Africa. The city was founded early in the seventh century B.C. by a ... |
Cyril and Methodius, SaintsSts. Cyril and Methodius(Or CONSTANTINE and METHODIUS). These brothers, the Apostles of the Slavs, were born in ... |
Cyril of Alexandria, SaintSt. Cyril of AlexandriaDoctor of the Church. St. Cyril has his feast in the Western Church on the 28th of January; in ... |
Cyril of Constantinople, SaintSt. Cyril of ConstantinopleGeneral of the Carmelites, d. about 1235. All that is known is that he was prior of Mount ... |
Cyril of Jerusalem, SaintSt. Cyril of JerusalemBishop of Jerusalem and Doctor of the Church, born about 315; died probably 18 March, 386. In ... |
CyrrhusCyrrhusA titular see of Syria. The city of the same name was the capital of the extensive district of ... |
Cyrus and John, SaintsSts. Cyrus and JohnCelebrated martyrs of the Coptic Church, surnamed thaumatourgoi anargyroi because they healed ... |
Cyrus of AlexandriaCyrus of AlexandriaA Melchite patriarch of that see in the seventh century, and one of the authors of Monothelism ... |
CyzicusCyzicusA titular see of Asia Minor, metropolitan of the ancient ecclesiastical province of ... |
Czech LiteratureCzech LiteratureThe Czech or Bohemian language is spoken by that branch of the Indo-European Slavs who settled ... |
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