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(Priorissa, Praeposita).
A superioress in a monastic community for women. The term prioress is properly applied only to a superioress in a convent which has the papal approbation and whose members make solemn profession, that is, to convents which belong to an order in the strict sense of the word. In some places, however, it is customary to apply the title of prioress also to a superioress in a convent which has only the episcopal approbation and whose members do not make solemn profession. In general, the office of a prioress in an order for women corresponds to that of the prior in the same order for men. If the prioress is the first superior, her authority over the convent is similar to that of a conventual prior over his priory ; if the first superior is an abbess, the office of the prioress is similar to that of a claustral prior in an abbey.
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Pápago IndiansPapago IndiansAn important tribe of Shoshonean linguistic stock, speaking a dialect of the Pima language and ... |
Pázmány, PeterPeter PazmanyA famous Hungarian ecclesiastic of the seventeenth century; died 19 March, 1637. He was born of ... |
Pérez de Hita, GinésGines Perez de HitaSpanish writer, born at Murcia. Little is known of his life except that he lived during the ... |
PérigueuxPerigueux(PETROCORICENSIS) Comprises the Department of Dordogne and is suffragan to the Archbishopric of ... |
Pétau, DenisDenis Petau(DIONYSIUS PETAVIUS) One of the most distinguished theologians of the seventeenth century, ... |
PacandusPacandusTitular see, recorded under "Pacanden." Among the titular sees in the official list of the Curia ... |
Pacca, BartolommeoBartolommeo PaccaCardinal, scholar, and statesman, b. at Benevento, 27 Dec., 1756; d. at Rome, 19 Feb., 1844; ... |
Pachomius, SaintSt. PachomiusDied about 346. The main facts of his life will be found in MONASTICISM (Section II: Eastern ... |
Pachtler, George MichaelGeorge Michael PachtlerControversial and educational writer, b. at Mergentheim, Wurtemberg, 14 Sept., 1825; d. at ... |
PacificusPacificusA disciple of St. Francis of Assisi, born probably near Ascoli, Italy, in the second half of ... |
Pacificus of Ceredano, BlessedBl. Pacificus of Ceredano(Also known as Pacificus of Novara, or Novariensis ). Born 1420 at Cerano, in the Diocese ... |
Pacificus of San Severino, SaintSt. Pacificus of San SeverinoBorn at San Severino, in the parents died soon after his confirmation when three years old; he ... |
Pacioli, LucasLucas Pacioli(Paciuolo.) Mathematician, born at Borgo San Sepolco, Tuscany, toward the middle of the ... |
PaderbornPaderborn(Paderbornensis) Suffragan diocese of Cologne, includes: the District of Minden, ... |
Padilla, Juan deJuan de PadillaFriar Minor, protomartyr of the United States of America , member of the Andalusian province, ... |
PaduaPadua(Patavina) Diocese in northern Italy. The city is situated on a fertile plain and is ... |
Padua, University ofUniversity of PaduaThe University of Padua dates, according to some anonymous chronicles (Muratori, "Rer. Ital. ... |
PaganismPaganismPaganism, in the broadest sense includes all religions other than the true one revealed by God, ... |
Pagano, MarioMario PaganoJurisconsult and man of letters, born in Brienza, Province of Salerno, 8 Dec., 1748; died at ... |
Page, Venerable AnthonyVenerable Anthony PageEnglish martyr, born at Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, 1571; died at York, 20 or 30 April, 1593. ... |
Pagi, AntoineAntoine PagiFrench ecclesiastical historian. Born 31 March, 1624, at Rognes in the Department of ... |
Pagi, FrançoisFrancois PagiFrench ecclesiastical historian, nephew of Antoine Pagi. Born 7 September, 1654, at Lambesc in ... |
Pagnino, SantesSantes Pagnino(Or XANTES) A Dominican, born 1470 at Lucca, Tuscany ; died 24 Aug., 1541, at Lyons, one of ... |
Painting, ReligiousReligious PaintingPainting has always been associated with the life of the Church. From the time of the ... |
Pakawá IndiansPakawa Indians(Also written Pacoá) One of a group of cognate tribes, hence designated the ... |
PalæographyPalaeography( palaia , "ancient", graphe , "writing") The art of deciphering ancient writing in ... |
PalæontologyPalaeontology( logos ton palaion onton ) Palæ ontology, or the science of fossils, deals with ... |
Palafox y Mendoza, Juan deJuan de Palafox y MendozaBishop of La Puebla de Los Angeles, b. at Fitero in Navarre, 24 June, 1600; d. at Osma in ... |
Palasor, Venerable ThomasVen. Thomas Palasor( Or Palliser). English martyr, born at Ellerton-upon-Swale, parish of Catterick, North ... |
Palatinate, RhenishRhenish Palatinate( German Rheinpfalz ). A former German electorate. It derives its name from the title of a ... |
PalatiniPalatini( Latin palatium , palace) The designation, primarily, of certain high officials in the ... |
PalawanPalawanPrefecture Apostolic in the Philippine Islands ; comprises Palawan, Cuyo, Culion, Twahig, and ... |
PalenciaPalencia(PALENTINA) This Diocese comprises the civil provinces of Palencia, Santander, Valladolid, ... |
PaleopolisPaleopolis(Palæopolis) A titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Ephesus. The history of this ... |
Paleotti, GabrieleGabriele PaleottiCardinal and Archbishop of Bologna. Born at Bologna, 4 October, 1522; died at Rome, 22 July, ... |
PalermoPalermoArchdiocese of Palermo (Panormitana), in Sicily. The city is built on an inlet of the ... |
Palermo, University ofUniversity of PalermoThe Convent of St. Dominic of Palermo may be considered the nucleus of the future University of ... |
PalestrinaPalestrina(PBÆNESTINENSIS) The town of Palestrina, in the province of Rome, central Italy, is the ... |
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi daGiovanni Pierluigi da PalestrinaThe greatest composer of liturgical music of all time, born at Palestrina (ancient ... |
Paley, Frederick ApthorpFrederick Apthorp PaleyClassical scholar, born at Easingwold near York, 14 Jan., 1815; died at Bournemouth, 9 December, ... |
PallPallA heavy, black cloth, spread over the coffin in the church at a funeral, or over the catafalque ... |
Pall, FuneralFuneral PallA black cloth usually spread over the coffin while the obsequies are performed for a deceased ... |
Palladio, AndreaAndrea PalladioItalian architect, born at Vicenza 1508; died at Venice, 19 August, 1580. There is a tradition ... |
PalladiusPalladius( Palladios ) Born in Galatia, 368; died probably before 431. The identity of the author of ... |
Palladius, SaintSaint PalladiusFirst bishop sent by Pope Celestine to Ireland (431). The chronicle of the contemporary St. ... |
Pallavicino, Pietro SforzaPietro Sforza PallavicinoA cardinal, born 28 Nov., 1607; died 5 June, 1667. Descended from the line of Parma of the ... |
PalliumPalliumForm and Use of the Modern Pallium The modern pallium is a circular band about two inches wide, ... |
Pallotti, Vincent MaryVen. Vincent Mary PallottiThe founder of the Pious Society of Missions , born at Rome, 21 April, 1798 [other sources say ... |
Palm in Christian SymbolismPalm in Christian SymbolismIn pre-Christian times the palm was regarded as a symbol of victory (Aulus Gellius, "Noct. Att.", ... |
Palm SundayPalm SundayThe sixth and last Sunday of Lent and beginning of Holy Week, a Sunday of the highest rank, ... |
Palma VecchioPalma Vecchio(JACOPO NIGRETI) Born at Serinalta near Bergamo, about 1480; d. at Venice, 30 July 1528. ... |
Palmer, WilliamWilliam PalmerBorn at Mixbury, Oxfordshire, 12 July, 1811; died at Rome, 4 April, 1879; the elder brother of ... |
Palmieri, DomenicoDomenico PalmieriA theologian, born at Piacenza, Italy, 4 July, 1829; died in Rome, 29 May, 1909. He studied in ... |
Palmieri, LuigiLuigi PalmieriPhysicist and meteorologist, b. at Faicchio, Benevento, Italy, 22 April, 1807; d. in Naples, 9 ... |
PalmyraPalmyraTitular metropolitan see in Phoenicia Secunda. Solomon ( 1 Kings 9:18 ) built Palmira (A. V. ... |
Palou, FranciscoFrancisco PalouA Friar Minor, born at Palma, Island of Majorca, about 1722; died in 1789 or 1790. He entered the ... |
PaltusPaltusA titular see and suffragan of Seleucia Pieria in Syria Prima. The town was founded by a ... |
Paludanus, PeterPeter Paludanus(PETRUS DE PALUDE) A theologian and archbishop, born in the County of Bresse, Savoy, about ... |
PameliusPamelius(Jacques de Joigny De Pamele). Belgian theologian, born at Bruges, Flanders, 13 May, 1536; ... |
PamiersPamiers(APAMÆA) A Diocese comprising the Department of Ariège, and suffragan of ... |
Pammachius, SaintSt. PammachiusRoman senator, d. about 409. In youth he frequented the schools of rehetoric with St. Jerome. In ... |
Pamphilus of Cæsarea, SaintPamphilus of CaesareaMartyred 309. Eusebius's life of Pamphilus is lost, but from his "Martyrs of Palestine" we ... |
PamplonaPamplona(PAMPILONENSIS) This Diocese comprises almost all of Navarre and part of Guipuzcoa. This ... |
PanamaPanamaLocated in Central America, occupies the Isthmus of Panama, or Darien, which extends east and west ... |
Pancratius and Domitilla, Nereus and Achilleus, SaintsSts. Nereus and Achilleus, Domitilla and PancratiusThe commemoration of these four Roman saints is made by the Church on 12 May, in common, and ... |
PandectsPandects(PANDECTÆ, or DIGESTA) This part of Justinian's compilation was his most important ... |
PandulphPandulphA papal legate and Bishop of Norwich, died at Rome, 16 Sept., 1226. He is commonly but ... |
PanemotichusPanemotichusA titular see of Pamphylia Secunda, suffragan of Perge. Panemotichus coined money during the ... |
Pange Lingua GloriosiPange Lingua GloriosiThe opening words of two hymns celebrating respectively the Passion and the Blessed Sacrament. ... |
Panigarola, FrancescoFrancesco PanigarolaA preacher and controversialist, Bishop of Asti, born at Milan, 6 Feb., 1548; died at Asti, 31 ... |
Pannartz, ArnoldArnold Pannartz and Konrad SweinheimSee also KONRAD SWEYNHEIM . Both printers; Pannartz died about 1476, Sweinheim in 1477. ... |
Pano IndiansPano IndiansA former important mission tribe on the middle Ucayali River, Peru, being the principal of a group ... |
PanopolisPanopolisA titular see, suffragan of Antinoe in Thebais Prima; the ancient Apu or Khimmin which the ... |
PanpsychismPanpsychism(Greek pan , all; psyche , soul ) Panpsychism is a philosophical theory which holds ... |
PantænusPantaenusHead of the Catechetical School of Alexandria about 180 ( Eusebius, "Hist. eccl.", V, x), still ... |
Pantaleon, SaintSt. PantaleonMartyr, died about 305. According to legend he was the son of a rich pagan, Eustorgius of ... |
PantheismPantheism(From Greek pan , all; theos , god). The view according to which God and the world are ... |
Panvinio, OnofrioOnofrio PanvinioHistorian and archaeologist, born at Verona, 23 February, 1530; died at Palermo, 7 April, 1568. ... |
Panzani, GregorioGregorio PanzaniBishop of Mileto, died early in 1662. He was a secular priest of Arezzo, having left the ... |
Paoli, Venerable AngeloVenerable Angelo PaoliBorn at Argigliano, Tuscany, 1 Sept., 1642; died at Rome, 17 January, 1720. The son of Angelo ... |
Papacy, ThePapacyThis term is employed in an ecclesiastical and in an historical signification. In the former of ... |
Papal ArbitrationPapal ArbitrationAn institution almost coeval with the papacy itself. The principle of arbitration presupposes ... |
Papal ElectionsPapal ElectionsFor current procedures regarding the election of the pope, see Pope John Paul II's 1996 Apostolic ... |
Papal MintPapal MintThe right to coin money being a sovereign prerogative, there can be no papal coins of earlier ... |
Papal RescriptsPapal Rescripts( Latin re-scribere , "to write back") Rescripts are responses of the pope or a Sacred ... |
Papal StatesStates of the Church( Italian Lo Stato della Chiese ) Consists of the civil territory which for over 1000 years ... |
PaphnutiusPaphnutiusI The most celebrated personage of this name was bishop of a city in the Upper Thebaid in the ... |
PaphosPaphosA titular see, suffragan of Salamis in Cyprus. There were two towns of this name, Old Paphos ... |
Papias, SaintSt. PapiasBishop of Hierapolis (close to Laodicea and Coloss Colossae aelig; in the valley of the ... |
Papiensis, BernardusBernardus PapiensisAn Italian canonist of the thirteenth century; died 18 Sept., 1213. He was born at Pavia, ... |
Papini, NicholasNicholas PapiniAn historian, born at San Giovanni Valdarno, between Florence and Arezzo, about 1751; died at ... |
ParætoniumParaetoniumParætonium, a titular see of Lybia Secunda or Inferior (i.e. Marmarica), suffragan of ... |
Paré, AmbroiseAmbroise PareFrench surgeon, born at Bourg-Hersent, near Laval, department of Maine, 1517; died 20 ... |
ParœcopolisParŒcopolisA titular see of Macedonia, suffragan of Thessalonica. It is mentioned by Ptolemy (III, 13, ... |
Para du Phanjas, FrançoisFrancois Para du PhanjasWriter, b. at the castle of Phanja Champsaur, Basses-Alpes, 1724; d. at Paris, 1797. After his ... |
ParablesParablesThe word parable (Hebrew mashal ; Syrian mathla , Greek parabole ) signifies in general ... |
ParabolaniParabolaniparaboloi, parabalanoi The members of a brotherhood who in the Early Church voluntarily ... |
Paracelsus, TheophrastusTheophrastus ParacelsusCelebrated physician and reformer of therapeutics, b. at the Sihlbrücke, near Einsiedeln, ... |
ParacleteParacleteParaclete, Comforter (L. Consolator ; Greek parakletos ), an appellation of the Holy Ghost. ... |
Paradise, TerrestrialThe Garden of Eden( paradeisos , Paradisus ). The name popularly given in Christian tradition to the ... |
ParaguayParaguayOne of the inland republics of South America, separated from Spain and constituted as an ... |
ParahybaParahyba(PARAHYBENESIS) Located in the State of Parahyba, Brazil, suffragan of Bahia, founded 27 ... |
Paralipomenon, Books ofParalipomenon (Chronicles)( Paraleipomenon ; Libri Paralipomenon ). Two books of the Bible containing a summary of ... |
ParallelismParallelismThe balance of verse with verse, an essential and characteristic feature in Hebrew poetry. Either ... |
Parallelism, Psycho-PhysicalPsycho-Physical ParallelismA doctrine which states that the relation between mental processes, on the one hand, and ... |
ParalusParalusA titular see, suffragan of Cabasa in Ægyptus Secunda. One of the seven mouths of the ... |
ParanáParana(PARANENSIS) Suffragan of Buenos Aires, in Argentina until recently, comprised two civil ... |
ParasceveParasceve(Gr. paraskevé ); seems to have supplanted the older term prosábbaton , used ... |
Paray-le-MonialParay-Le-MonialA town of five thousand inhabitants in the Department of Sâone-Loire, Diocese of Autun , ... |
Pardies, Ignace-GastonIgnace-Gaston PardiesFrench scientist, b. at Pau, 5 Sept., 1636; d. of fever contracted whilst ministering to the ... |
Pardons of BrittanyPardons of BrittanyPardon, from the Latin perdonare , — assimilated in form to donum , a gift, middle ... |
Paredes, Blessed Mary Anne deBl. Mary Anne de ParedesBorn at Quito, Ecuador, 31 Oct. 1618; died at Quito, 26 May, 1645. On both sides of her family ... |
Pareja, FranciscoFrancisco ParejaMissionary, probably born at Auñon in the Diocese of Toledo, Spain, date unknown; died ... |
ParentsParents( Latin parere , to beget) I. DUTIES OF PARENTS TOWARDS THEIR CHILDREN In the old pagan ... |
Parenzo-PolaParenzo-Pola(PARENTINA-POLENSIS) The little town of Parenzo is picturesquely situated on a promontory ... |
Parini, GiuseppeGiuseppe PariniItalian poet, born at Bosisio, 23 May, 1729; died at Milan, 15 Aug., 1799. Parini was early ... |
ParisParisARCHDIOCESE OF PARIS (PARIBIENSIS) See also UNIVERSITY OF PARIS . Paris comprises the ... |
Paris Commune, Martyrs of theMartyrs of the Paris CommuneThe secular priests and the religious who were murdered in Paris, in May 1871, on account of ... |
Paris, Alexis-PaulinAlexis-Paulin ParisPhilologist, born at Avenay, Marne, France, 25 March, 1800; died 13 Feb., 1881. Having finished ... |
Paris, Gaston-Bruno-PaulinGaston-Bruno-Paulin ParisA French philologist, son of Paulin, born at Avenay (Marne), 9 August, 1839; died at Cannes, 6 ... |
Paris, MatthewMatthew ParisBenedictine monk and chronicler, b. about 1200; d. 1259. There seems no reason to infer from the ... |
Paris, University ofUniversity of ParisSee also ARCHDIOCESE OF PARIS . Origin and Early Organization Three schools were especially ... |
ParishParish(Latin par&ligcia, parochia , Greek paroikia , a group of neighbouring dwellings). I. ... |
PariumPariumTitular see, suffragan of Cyzicus in the Hellespontus. The Acts of the martyr St. Onesiphorus ... |
Park, Abbey of theAbbey of the ParkLocated half a mile south of Louvain, Belgium, founded in 1129 by Duke Godfrey, surnamed ... |
Parkinson, AnthonyAnthony ParkinsonAn historian, born in England, 1667; died there 30 January, 1728. In 1692 he was appointed ... |
ParlaisParlaisA titular see of Pisidia, suffragan of Antioch. As a Roman colony it was called Julia Augusta ... |
Parlatore, FilippoFilippo ParlatoreItalian botanist, b. at Palermo, 8 Aug., 1816; d. at Florence, 9 Sept., 1877, a devout and ... |
ParmaParmaLocated in central Italy. The city is situated on the river of the same name, an affluent of the ... |
Parmentier, Antoine-AugustinAntoine-Augustin ParmentierAn agriculturist, born at Montdidier, 17 August, 1737; died in Paris, 13 Dec., 1813. Left an orphan ... |
Parmigiano, IlIl Parmigiano(THE PARMESAN) The current name of FRANCESCO MAZZUOLA, MAZZOLA, MAZZUOLI, or MAZZOLI, Italian ... |
ParnassusParnassusA titular see in Cappadocia Secunda, suffragan of Mocessus. Situated between Ancyra and ... |
Parochial MassParochial MassThe parish is established to provide the parishioners with the helps of religion, especially ... |
Parochial Missions, CatholicCatholic Parochial MissionsThis term is used to designate certain special exertions of the Church's pastoral agencies, ... |
Parrenin, DominiqueDominique ParreninBorn at Russey, near Besançon, 1 Sept., 1665; died at Pekin, 29 Sept., 1741. He entered ... |
ParsisParsis(PARSEES). A small community in India, adherents of the Zoroastrian religion and originally ... |
Particular JudgmentParticular JudgmentA. Dogma of Particular Judgment The Catholic doctrine of the particular judgment is this: that ... |
PartnershipPartnershipPartnership, an unincorporated association of two or more persons, known as partners, having for ... |
Paruta, PaoloPaolo ParutaVenetian historian and statesman, born at Venice, 14 May, 1540; died there, 6 Dec., 1598. Of a ... |
Pascal Baylon, SaintSt. Pascal BaylonBorn at Torre-Hermosa, in the Kingdom of Aragon, 24 May, 1540, on the Feast of Pentecost, called ... |
Pascal, BlaiseBlaise PascalBorn at Clermont-Ferrand, 19 June 1623; died in Paris, 19 August 1662. He was the son of Etienne ... |
PaschPassoverJews of all classes and ways of thinking look forward to the Passover holidays with the same ... |
Paschal CandlePaschal CandleThe blessing of the "paschal candle ", which is a column of wax of exceptional size, usually ... |
Paschal I, PopePope Paschal I(817-824) The date of his birth is unknown; he died in April, May, or June, 824. He was the ... |
Paschal II, PopePope Paschal II(RAINERIUS). Succeeded Urban II, and reigned from 13 Aug., 1099, till he died at Rome, 21 ... |
Paschal III (Antipope)Paschal III(GUIDO OF CREMA) The second antipope in the time of Alexander III. He was elected in 1164 ... |
Paschal LambPaschal LambA lamb which the Israelites were commanded to eat with peculiar rites as a part of the ... |
Paschal TidePaschal TideI. LITURGICAL ASPECT The fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost are called by the older ... |
Paschasius Radbertus, SaintSaint Paschasius RadbertusTheologian, b. at Soissons, 786; d. in the Monastery of Corbie, c. 860 (the date 865 is ... |
Paschasius, SaintSt. PaschasiusA deacon of the Roman Church about 500; died after 511. Almost all that is known of Paschasius ... |
Passaglia, CarloCarlo PassagliaBorn at Lucca, 9 May, 1812; died at Turin, 12 March, 1887. He entered the Society of Jesus in ... |
PassauPassau(PASSAVIENSIS) Located in Bavaria, suffragan of Munich-Freising, including within its ... |
Passerat, Joseph, VenerableVen. Joseph PasseratBorn 30 April, 1772, at Joinville, France ; died 30 October, 1858. The difficulties he had to ... |
Passignano, DomenicoDomenico Passignano(known as IL CRESTI, or IL PASSIGNANO, Cresti being his family name) A Venetian painter, ... |
Passion MusicPassion MusicPrecisely when, in the development of the liturgy, the history of the Passion of Our Lord ... |
Passion of Christ, Commemoration of theCommemoration of the Passion of ChristA feast kept on the Tuesday after Sexagesima. Its object is the devout remembrance and honour ... |
Passion of Jesus ChristThe Passion of ChristSee also THE PASSION OF CHRIST IN THE GOSPELS . The sufferings of Our Lord, which culminated ... |
Passion of Jesus Christ in the Four GospelsThe Passion of Christ (Gospel Accounts)See also DEVOTION TO THE PASSION OF CHRIST . We have in the Gospels four separate accounts ... |
Passion OfficesPassion OfficesThe recitation of these offices, called also Of the Instruments of the Passion, was first granted ... |
Passion PlaysPassion PlaysThe modern drama does not originate in the ancient, but in the religious plays of the Middle ... |
Passion SundayPassion SundayThe fifth Sunday of Lent, a Sunday of the first class, not permitting the celebration of any ... |
Passionei, DomenicoDomenico PassioneiA cardinal, theologian, born at Fossombrone, 2 Dec., 1682; died 5 July, 1761. Educated in the ... |
PassionistsPassionistsThe full title of the Passionist institute is: The Congregation of Discalced Clerks of the Most ... |
PassionsPassionsBy passions we are to understand here motions of the sensitive appetite in man which tend ... |
PassiontidePassiontideThe two weeks between Passion Sunday and Easter. The last week is Holy Week, while the first ... |
PassosPassos(Or, more fully, Santos Passos ) The Portuguese name locally used to designate certain ... |
PassoverPassoverJews of all classes and ways of thinking look forward to the Passover holidays with the same ... |
Pasteur, LouisLouis PasteurChemist, founder of physio-chemistry, father of bacteriology, inventor of bio-therapeutics; born ... |
Pasto, Diocese ofPasto(PASTENSIS, PASTOPOLITANA). A Colombian see, suffragan of Popayan, from which it was separated ... |
PastorPastorThis term denotes a priest who has the cure of souls ( cura animarum ), that is, who is ... |
Pastoral Epistles (Timothy and Titus)Epistles to Timothy and Titus(T HE P ASTORALS STS. TIMOTHY AND TITUS Saints Timothy and Titus were two of the most beloved ... |
Pastoral StaffCrosier(Or PASTORAL STAFF). The crosier is an ecclesiastical ornament which is conferred on bishops ... |
Pastoral TheologyPastoral TheologyPastoral theology is the science of the care of souls. This article will give the definition of ... |
Pastoureaux, Crusade of theCrusade of the PastoureauxOne of the most curious of the popular movements inspired by a desire to deliver the Holy Land. ... |
PatagoniaPatagoniaPatagonia is the name given to the southernmost extremity of South America. Its boundary on the ... |
PataraPataraTitular see of Lycia, suffragan of Myra, formerly a large cornmercial town, opposite Rhodes. ... |
PatenPatenThe eucharistic vessel known as the paten is a small shallow plate or disc of precious metal upon ... |
Patenson, Venerable WilliamVen. William PatersonVenerable William Patenson, English martyr , born in Yorkshire or Durham ; died at Tyburn, 22 ... |
Pater NosterLord's PrayerAlthough the Latin term oratio dominica is of early date, the phrase "Lord's Prayer" does not ... |
Pathology, MentalMental PathologyThis subject will be considered under the following headings: I. Localization of Mental ... |
Patmore, CoventryCoventry PatmoreOne of the major poets of the nineteenth century, in spite of the small bulk of his verse, born at ... |
PatmosPatmosA small volcanic island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Asia Minor, to the south of Samos ... |
PatrasPatrasA metropolitan see in Achaia. It was one of the twelve ancient cities of Achaia, built near ... |
PatriarchPatriarchThe word patriarch as applied to Biblical personages comes from the Septuagint version, where ... |
Patriarch and PatriarchatePatriarch and PatriarchateNames of the highest ecclesiastical dignitaries after the pope, and of the territory they rule. ... |
Patrician BrothersPatrician Brothers(Or BROTHERS OF SAINT PATRICK). This Brotherhood was founded by the Right Rev. Dr. Daniel ... |
Patrick's Purgatory, SaintSt. Patrick's PurgatoryLough Derg, Ireland. This celebrated sanctuary in Donegal, in the Diocese of Clogher, dates ... |
Patrick, SaintSt. PatrickApostle of Ireland, born at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland, in the year 387; died at ... |
Patrizi, Francis XavierFrancis Xavier PatriziJesuit exegete, b. at Rome, 19 June, 1797; d. there 23 April, 1881. He was the eldest son and ... |
PatrologyPatrologyPatrology, the study of the writings of the Fathers of the Church, has more commonly been known ... |
Patron and PatronagePatron and PatronageI By the right of patronage ( ius patronatus ) is understood a determinate sum of rights ... |
Patron SaintsPatron SaintsA patron is one who has been assigned by a venerable tradition, or chosen by election, as a ... |
Patronage of Our Lady, Feast of theFeast of the Patronage of Our LadyIt was first permitted by Decree of the Sacred Congregation of Rites, 6 May, 1679, for all the ... |
Patti, Diocese ofPatti(PACTENSIS) Patti, in the Province of Messina (Sicily), on the western shore of the gulf of ... |
Paul and John, SaintsSts. John and PaulMartyred at Rome on 26 June. The year of their martyrdom is uncertain according to their ... |
Paul I, PopePope Paul I(757-67) Date of birth unknown; died at Rome, 28 June, 767. He was a brother of Stephen II. ... |
Paul II, PopePope Paul II(PIETRO BARBO) Born at Venice, 1417; elected 30 August, 1464; died 26 July, 1471; son of ... |
Paul III, PopePope Paul III(A LESSANDRO F ARNESE ). Born at Rome or Canino, 29 Feb., 1468; elected, 12 Oct., 1534; ... |
Paul IV, PopePope Paul IV(G IOVANNI P IETRO C ARAFFA ). Born near Benevento, 28 June, 1476; elected 23 May, ... |
Paul of BurgosPaul of Burgos(PAUL DE SANTA MARIA; Jewish name, SOLOMON HA-LEVI) A Spanish archbishop, lord chancellor and ... |
Paul of MiddelburgPaul of MiddelburgA scientist and bishop, born in 1446 at Middelburg, the ancient capital of the province of ... |
Paul of SamosataPaul of SamosataBishop of Antioch. Several synods, probably three, were held against him about 264-66. St. ... |
Paul of the Cross, SaintSt. Paul of the CrossPaul Francis Daneii, born at Ovada, Genoa, Italy, 3 January, 1694; died in Rome, 18 October, 1775. ... |
Paul the DeaconPaul the Deacon (Paulus Diaconus)(Paulus Diaconus; also called Casinensis, Levita, and Warnefridi). Historian, born at ... |
Paul the Hermit, SaintSaint Paul the HermitThere are three important versions of the Life of St. Paul: (1) the Latin version ( H ) of St. ... |
Paul the Simple, SaintSt. Paul the SimpleThe story of Paul, as Palladius heard it from men who had known St. Anthony, was as follows: ... |
Paul V, PopePope Paul V(CAMILLO BORGHESE). Born at Rome, 17 Sept., 1550; elected 16 May, 1605; died 28 Jan., 1621. ... |
Paul, SaintSt. PaulI. PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS A. Apocryphal Acts of St. Paul Professor Schmidt has published a ... |
Paul-without-the-Walls, SaintSt. Paul-Without-The-Walls( San Paolo fuori le mura ). An abbey nullius. As early as 200 the burial place of the ... |
Paula, SaintSt. PaulaBorn in Rome, 347; died at Bethlehem, 404. She belonged to one of the first families of Rome. ... |
Pauli, JohannesJohannes PauliBorn about 1455; died after 1530 in the monastery at Thann in Alsace. What little is known of ... |
PauliciansPauliciansA dualistic heretical sect, derived originally from Manichaeism. The origin of the name ... |
Paulinus a S. BartholomaeoPaulinus a S. Bartholomaeo(PHILIP WESDIN). Missionary and Orientalist, b. at Hoff in Lower Austria, 25 Apr., 1748; d. ... |
Paulinus II, SaintSt. Paulinus IIBorn at Premariacco, near Cividale, Italy, about 730-40; died 802. Born probably of a Roman ... |
Paulinus of PellaPaulinus of PellaChristian poet of the fifth century; b. at Pella in Macedonia, but of a Bordelaise family. He ... |
Paulinus, SaintSt. Paulinus, Archbishop of YorkArchbishop of York, died at Rochester, 10 October, 644. He was a Roman monk in St. Andrew's ... |
Paulinus, SaintSt. Paulinus of Nola(Pontius Meropius Anicius Paulinus). Born at Bordeaux about 354; died 22 June, 431. He ... |
Paulist FathersPaulist FathersOtherwise known as the "Paulist Fathers" A community of priests for giving missions and ... |
PaulistsPaulistsFrom the time that the abode and virtues of St. Paul the first hermit were revealed to St. ... |
Paulus DiaconusPaul the Deacon (Paulus Diaconus)(Paulus Diaconus; also called Casinensis, Levita, and Warnefridi). Historian, born at ... |
Paulus VenetusPaulus VenatusTheologian of the Hermits of the Order of Saint Augustine, born according to the chroniclers of ... |
PaviaPavia(PAPIA) Located in Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated in a fertile plain; the city is ... |
Pavia, University ofUniversity of PaviaPavia was, even in Roman times, a literary centre (Ennodius); as the capital of the Lombard ... |
Pavillon, NicolasNicolas PavillonBishop of Alet, b. at Paris 1597; d. at Alet, 1677. He joined the community of St-Lazare, ... |
PaxPax(Osculatorium, Tabula Pacis, Lapis Pacis). A tablet to be kissed. The primitive usage in the ... |
Pax in the LiturgyPax in the LiturgyPax vobis (or vobiscum ), like the other liturgical salutations (e.g. Dominus vobiscum ), ... |
Payeras, MarianoMariano PayerasBorn 10 Oct., 1769, at Inca, Island of Majorca; died 28 April, 1823. He received the habit of St. ... |
Payne, Blessed JohnBl. John PayneBorn in the Diocese of Peterborough ; died at Chelmsford, 2 April, 1582. He went to Douai in ... |
Peña, FranciscoFrancisco Pena(PEGNA) A canonist, born at Villaroya de los Pinares, near Saragossa, about 1540; died at ... |
Peñalver y Cardenas, Luis IgnatiusLuis Ignatius Penalver y CardenasBishop of New Orleans, Archbishop of Guatemala, son of a wealthy and noble family ; born ... |
Peace CongressesPeace CongressesI. EARLY HISTORY The genesis of the idea of a meeting of representatives of different nations ... |
Peace of the ChurchPeace of the ChurchThis is the designation usually applied to the condition of the Church after the publication at ... |
Peasants, War of the (1524-25)War of the PeasantsA revolt of the peasants of southern and central Germany, the causes of which are disputed as a ... |
Peba IndiansPeba Indians(Or Peva ) The principal of a small group of cognate tribes, comprising the Peba proper, ... |
Pecham, JohnJohn Pecham(PECCHAM) Archbishop of Canterbury, born about 1240; died 6 December, 1292. His birthplace ... |
Pecock, ReginaldReginald Pecock(PEACOCK) Bishop of Chichester, born in North Wales about 1395; died at Thorney Abbey about ... |
PectoralPectoral("Pectoral of judgment"). The original meaning of the Hebrew term has been lost, and little ... |
PectoralePectorale( Crux Pectoralis ). The name of the cross used by the pope, cardinals, bishops, abbots, ... |
Pectorius of AutunPectorius of AutunThe name with which the important document frequently known as the Inscription of Autun ... |
PednelissusPednelissus(Petnelissus). A titular see in Pamphylia Secunda, suffragan of Perge. In ancient times ... |
Pedro de CordovaPedro de CordovaBorn at Cordova, Andalusia, Spain, about 1460; died on the Island of Santo Domingo, 1525. He ... |
PelagiaPelagiaThe name of several saints. The old Syrian martyrology gives the feast of a St. Pelagia of ... |
Pelagius and PelagianismPelagius and PelagianismPelagianism received its name from Pelagius and designates a heresy of the fifth century, which ... |
Pelagius I, PopePope Pelagius IDate of birth unknown; died 3 March, 561, was a Roman of noble family ; his father, John, seems ... |
Pelagius II, PopePelagius IIThe date of whose birth is unknown, seemingly a native of Rome, but of Gothic descent, as his ... |
Pelargus, AmbroseAmbrose PelargusTheologian, born at Nidda, Hesse, about 1488; died at Trier, 1557. Stork (Greek Pelargon , ... |
Pelisson-Fontanier, PaulPaul Pelisson-FontanierFrench writer, born at Béziers in 1624 of Protestant parents ; died at Versailles, 7 ... |
PellaPellaA titular see and suffragan of Scythopolis in Palaestina Secunda. According to Stephanus ... |
Pelletier, Pierre-JosephPierre-Joseph PelletierBorn in Paris, 22 March, 1788; died there, 19 July, 1842. His father, Bertrand Pelletier, a ... |
Pellico, SilvioSilvio PellicoItalian author and patriot, born at Saluzzio, Italy, 24 June, 1788; died at Turin 31 Jan., ... |
Pellissier, GuillaumeGuillaume Pellissier(PELLICIER) Born at Melgueil in Languedoc, about 1490; died at the castle of Montferraud, ... |
PelotasPelotas(PELOTASENSIS) Located in Brazil, suffragan to Porto Alegre. By a decree of Pius X, dated ... |
Pelouze, Théophile-JulesTheophile-Jules PelouzeScientist, b. at Valognes, La Manche, 26 Feb., 1807; d. in Paris, 31 May or 1 June, 1867. He began ... |
Peltrie, Madeleine de laMadeleine de la Peltrienée CHAUVIGNY A French noblewoman, and foundress, born at Caen, 1603; died at Quebec, ... |
PelusiumPelusiumA titular metropolitan see of Augustamnica Prima in Egypt, mentioned in Ezech., xxx, 15 sq., ... |
PembrokePembroke(PEMBROKIENSIS) A suffragan of Ottawa, in Canada. The town of Pembroke has a beautiful ... |
Penal LawsPenal LawsThis article treats of the penal legislation affecting Catholics in English-speaking countries ... |
Penance (as a Virtue)Penance (as a Virtue)Penance ( poenitentia ) designates (1) a virtue ; (2) a sacrament of the New Law; (3) a ... |
Penance, Sacrament ofThe Sacrament of PenancePenance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins ... |
Pendleton, HenryHenry PendletonControversialist, born at Manchester ; died in London, September, 1557; educated at Brasenose ... |
Penelakut IndiansPenelakut IndiansA small tribe of Salishan stock, speaking a dialect of the Cowichan language and occupying a ... |
Penitentes, Los HermanosLos Hermanos Penitentes(The Penitent Brothers), a society of flagellants existing among the Spanish of New Mexico and ... |
Penitential CanonsPenitential CanonsRules laid down by councils or bishops concerning the penances to be done for various sins. ... |
Penitential OrdersPenitential OrdersA general name for religious congregations whose members are bound to perform extraordinary works ... |
Penitents, Confraternities ofConfraternities of PenitentsCongregations, with statutes prescribing various penitential works, such as fasting, the use of ... |
Penne and Atri, Diocese ofPenne and Atri(Pennensis et Atriensis). Penne is a city in the Province of Teramo, in the Abruzzi, central ... |
PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaOne of the thirteen original United States of America , lies between 39° 43' and 42° 15' ... |
Penobscot IndiansPenobscot IndiansThe principal tribe of the famous Abnaki confederacy of Maine, and the only one still keeping its ... |
Pension, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical PensionThe right to a certain sum of money to be paid yearly out of the revenues of a church or ... |
PentacomiaPentacomiaA titular see of Palestine, suffragan of Areopolis or Rabbah. It was never a residential see; ... |
PentapolisPentapolisThe word, occurring in Wisdom, x, 6, designates the region where stood the five cities ( pente, ... |
PentateuchPentateuchPentateuch , in Greek pentateuchos , is the name of the first five books of the Old ... |
PentecostPentecostA feast of the universal Church which commemorates the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the ... |
Pentecost (Jewish Feast)Pentecost (Jewish Feast)The second in importance of the great Jewish feasts. The term, adopted from the ... |
PeoriaPeoria(PEORIENSIS). Diocese comprising that part of Central Illinois south of the Counties of ... |
Peoria IndiansPeoria IndiansA principal tribe of the confederated Illinois Indians (q.v.) having their chief residence, in the ... |
Pepin the ShortPepin the ShortMayor of the Palace of the whole Frankish kingdom (both Austrasia and Neustria), and later King ... |
Peppergrass, PaulJohn BoyceNovelist, lecturer, and priest, well known under the assumed name of "Paul Peppergrass", born in ... |
Perboyre, Blessed Jean-GabrielSt. Jean-Gabriel PerboyreMissionary and martyr, born at Puech, Diocese of Cahors, France, 6 January, 1802; martyred at ... |
Percy, Blessed ThomasBl. Thomas PercyEarl of Northumberland, martyr, born in 1528; died at York, 22 August, 1572. He was the eldest ... |
Percy, JohnJohn Percy( alias JOHN FISHER) Born at Holmeside, Durham, 27 Sep., 1569; died at London, 3 Dec., ... |
PeregrinusPeregrinusThe canons of Priscillian, prefixed to the Epistles of St. Paul in many (chiefly Spanish) ... |
Pereira, BenedictBenedict Pereira(PEREYRA, PERERA, PERERIUS) Philosopher, theologian, and exegete, born about 1535, at Ruzafa, ... |
Perez, JuanJuan PerezDied before 1513. At one time he held the office of contador or accountant to the Queen of ... |
Perfection, Christian and ReligiousChristian and Religious PerfectionA thing is perfect in which nothing is wanting of its nature, purpose, or end. It may be perfect ... |
PergamusPergamusA titular see, suffragan of Ephesus. This city was situated on the banks of the Selinus. It was ... |
PergePergeTitular metropolitan see in Pamphylia Secunda. Perge, one of the chief cities of Pamphylia, was ... |
Pergolesi, Giovanni BattistaGiovanni Battista PergolesiBorn at Naples, 3 Jan., 1710; d. 16 March, 1736, at Pozzuoli, near Naples. This young man of ... |
Pericui IndiansPericui IndiansA rude and savage tribe, of unknown linguistic affinity, formerly occupying the extreme southern ... |
PeriodiPeriodi(P ETRI ) The name under which the Pseudo-Clementine writings are quoted by Epiphanius, ... |
Periodical Literature, CatholicCatholic Periodical LiteratureThe invention of printing, besides exerting a great influence on literature in general and on ... |
PerjuryPerjury(Latin per , through and jurare , to swear) Perjury is the crime of taking a false oath. ... |
Permaneder, Franz MichaelFranz Michael PermanederCanonist, b. at Traunstein, Bavaria, 12 Aug., 1794; d. at Ratisbon, 10 Oct., 1862. He studied ... |
Pernter, Joseph MariaJoseph Maria PernterScientist, b. at Neumark, Tyrol, 15 March, 1848; d. at Arco, 20 Dec., 1908. He entered the ... |
Perpetua and Felicitas, SaintsSts. Felicitas and PerpetuaMartyrs, suffered at Carthage, 7 March 203, together with three companions, Revocatus, Saturus, ... |
Perpetual AdorationPerpetual AdorationA term broadly used to designate the practically uninterrupted adoration of the Blessed ... |
Perpetual Adoration, Religious ofReligious of Perpetual Adoration(Belgium) A congregation with simple vows, founded at Brussels, 1857, by Anna de Meeus, ... |
Perpetual Adoration, Religious of theReligious of the Perpetual AdorationA contemplative religious congregation, founded in 1526 by Sister Elizabeth Zwirer (d. 1546), at ... |
Perpetual Adoration, Sisters of theSisters of the Perpetual Adoration(Quimper, France ). An institute of nuns devoted to perpetual adoration of the Blessed ... |
Perpetual Adorers of the Blessed SacramentPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament(Sacramentines.) Anton Le Quien, b. in Paris, 23 Feb., 1601, the founder of the first order ... |
Perpetual Help, Our Lady ofOur Lady of Perpetual Succour (Our Lady of Perpetual Help)( Or OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP.) The picture of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour is painted ... |
Perpetual Help, Our Lady of, Sisters ofSisters of Our Lady of Perpetual HelpA congregation founded in the parish of St. Damien, Bellechasse, P.Q., Canada, 28 August, 1892, ... |
Perpetual Succour, Our Lady ofOur Lady of Perpetual Succour (Our Lady of Perpetual Help)( Or OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP.) The picture of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour is painted ... |
Perpetuus, SaintSt. PerpetuusEighth Bishop of Tours, d. 1 January, or 8 December, 490, or 8 April, 491. He was a member of ... |
Perpignan, Diocese ofPerpignan(Perpinianum.) Comprises the Department of Pyrénées Orientales; created by the ... |
Perpignan, University ofUniversity of PerpignanPeter IV of Aragon (1327-87), having conquered (1344) the town of Perpignan and reunited to his ... |
Perraud, AdolpheAdolphe PerraudCardinal and academician; b. at Lyons, France, 7 Feb., 1828; d. 18 Feb., 1906. He had a ... |
Perrault, CharlesCharles PerraultWriter, b. in Paris, 12 Jan., 1628; d. 16 May, 1703. His first literary attempts were a parody of ... |
Perrault, ClaudeClaude PerraultBorn at Paris, 1613; died there, 1688. He built the main eastern façade of the Louvre, ... |
Perreyve, HenriHenri PerreyveBorn at Paris, 11 April, 1831; died there 18 June, 1865. His father was professor at the ... |
Perrone, GiovanniGiovanni PerroneJesuit theologian, b. at Chieri, Italy, 11 March, 1794; d. at Rome, 28 Aug., 1876. After studying ... |
Perry, Stephen JosephStephen Joseph PerryBorn in London, August, 1833; d. 27 Dec. 1889. He belonged to a well-known Catholic family. His ... |
PersecutionPersecutionGENERAL Persecution may be defined in general as the unlawful coercion of another's liberty or ... |
Persecutions, CopticCoptic Persecutions(ACCORDING TO GREEK AND LATIN SOURCES) During the first two centuries the Church of Alexandria ... |
Perseverance, FinalFinal Perseverance( Perseverantia finalis ). Final perseverance is the preservation of the state of grace till ... |
PersiaPersiaThe history, religion, and civilization of Persia are offshoots from those of Media. Both Medes ... |
Persian RiteEast Syrian RiteAlso known as the Chaldean, Assyrian, or Persian Rite. History and Origin This rite is used by ... |
Persico, IgnatiusIgnatius PersicoA cardinal, born 30 Jan., 1823, at Naples, Italy ; died 7 Dec., 1896. He entered the Capuchin ... |
PersonPersonThe Latin word persona was originally used to denote the mask worn by an actor. From this it ... |
Person, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical PersonIn its etymological sense this expression signifies every person who forms a part of the external ... |
PersonalityPersonalityIt is proposed in this article to give an account: (1) of the physical constituents of ... |
Persons, RobertRobert Persons(Also, but less correctly, P ARSONS ) Jesuit, b., at Nether Stowey, Somerset, 24 June, 1546; ... |
PerthPerth(PERTHENSIS) Located in Western Australia, suffragan to Adelaide; bounded on the north by ... |
Pertinax, Publius HelviusPertinaxRoman Emperor (31 Dec., 192), b. at Alba Pompeia, in Luguria, 1 August, 126; d. at Rome 28 ... |
PeruPeruA republic on the west coast of South America, founded in 1821 after the war of independence, ... |
PerugiaPerugia(PERUSINA) Located in Umbria, Central Italy. The city is situated on a hill on the right of ... |
Perugia, University ofUniversity of PerugiaOne of the "free" universities of Italy, was erected into a studium generale on 8 Sept., 1308, ... |
PeruginoPerugino(PIETRO VANNUCCI) An Italian painter, founder of the Umbrian school, born at Città ... |
Peruzzi, BaldassareBaldassare PeruzziAn architect and painter, born at Siena, 7 March, 1481; died at Rome, 6 Jan., 1537. He derived ... |
PesaroPesaro(PESAURENSIS) Located in central Italy. The city is situated at the mouth of the river ... |
Pescennius NigerPescennius NigerEmperor of Rome (193-194). He was a native of central Italy, and during the reigns of Marcus ... |
Pesch, TilmanTilman PeschA Jesuit philosopher, b. at Cologne, 1 Feb., 1836; d. at Valkenberg, Holland, 18 Oct., 1899. He ... |
PesciaPescia(PISCIENSIS) Diocese in Tuscany, Italy, on the Rivers Pescia Maggiore and Pescia Minore, ... |
PessimismPessimismI. A TEMPER OF MIND In popular language the term pessimist is applied to persons who ... |
PessinusPessinus( Pessinous .) A titular see of Galatia Secunda. Pessinonte, on the southern slope of Mt. ... |
Pestalozzi and PestalozzianismPestalozzi and PestalozzianismJohann Heinrich Pestalozzi, one of the greatest pioneers of modern education, born at Zurich, ... |
Peter Baptist, Saint, and Twenty-Five CompanionsSts. Peter Baptist and Twenty-Five CompanionsDied at Nagasaki, 5 Feb., 1597. In 1593 while negotiations were pending between the Emperor of ... |
Peter Canisius, BlessedBlessed Peter Canisius(Kannees, Kanys, probably also De Hondt). Born at Nimwegen in the Netherlands, 8 May, 1521; ... |
Peter CantorPeter CantorTheologian, b. probably at Gisberoi near Beauvais, France ; d. at Long Pont Abbey, 22 Sept., ... |
Peter CellensisPeter Cellensis(PETER DE LA CELLE). Bishop of Chartres, b. of noble parentage in Champagne; d. at Chartres, ... |
Peter Chrysologus, SaintSaint Peter ChrysologusBorn at Imola, 406; died there, 450. His biography, first written by Agnellus (Liber pontificalis ... |
Peter Claver, SaintSt. Peter ClaverThe son of a Catalonian farmer, was born at Verdu, in 1581; he died 8 September, 1654. He ... |
Peter ComestorPeter ComestorTheological writer, b. at Troyes, date unknown; d. at Paris about 1178. He was first attached ... |
Peter Damian, SaintSt. Peter Damian(Or Damiani). Doctor of the Church, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia, b. at Ravenna "five years ... |
Peter de BloisPeter de BloisA statesman and theologian, born at Blois about 1130; died about 1203. He appears to have ... |
Peter de HonestisPeter de HonestisBorn at Ravenna about 1049; died, 29 March, 1119. Among his ancestors was the great St. Romuald, ... |
Peter de Regalado, SaintPeter de Regalado(REGALATUS) A Friar Minor and reformer, born at Valladolid, 1390; died at Aguilera, 30 ... |
Peter de VineaPeter de Vinea(DE VINEIS, DELLA VIGNA) Born at Capua about 1190; died 1249. Peter's legal learning and the ... |
Peter Faber, SaintPeter FaberBorn 13 April, 1506, at Villaret, Savoy ; died 1 Aug., 1546, in Rome. As a child he tended his ... |
Peter Fourier, SaintSt. Peter FourierKnown as LE BON PÈRE DE MATTAINCOURT, born at Mirecourt, Lorraine, 30 Nov., 1565 died at ... |
Peter FulloPeter FulloIntruding Monophysite Patriarch of Antioch ; d. 488. He received the Greek surname Gnapheus ... |
Peter Gonzalez, SaintSt. Peter GonzalezPopularly known as St. Elmo, b. in 1190 at Astorga, Spain ; d. 15 April, 1246, at Tuy. He was ... |
Peter Igneus, BlessedBlessed Peter Igneus(Peter Aldobrandini.) An Italian monk of the Benedictine congregation of the ... |
Peter LombardPeter LombardTheologian, b. at Novara (or perhaps Lumello), Italy, about 1100; d. about 1160-64. He studied ... |
Peter MongusPeter Mongus( moggos , "stammerer", or "hoarse".) Intruded Monophysite patriarch of Alexandria (d. ... |
Peter Nolasco, SaintSt. Peter NolascoBorn at Mas-des-Saintes-Puelles, near Castelnaudary, France, in 1189 (or 1182); died at ... |
Peter of Alcántara, SaintSt. Peter of AlcantaraBorn at Alcántara, Spain, 1499; died 18 Oct., 1562. His father, Peter Garavita, was the ... |
Peter of Alexandria, SaintPeter of AlexandriaBecame Bishop of Alexandria in 300; martyred Nov., 311. According to Philip of Sidetes he ... |
Peter of AquilaPeter of Aquila(SCOTELLUS). Friar Minor , theologian and bishop, b. at Aquila in the Abruzzi, Italy, towards ... |
Peter of Arbues, SaintSt. Peter of Arbues(Correctly, PETER ARBUES). Born in 1441 (or 1442); died 17 Sept., 1485. His father, a ... |
Peter of AuvergnePeter of AuvergneA philosopher and theologian ; died after 1310. He was a canon of Paris ; some biographers ... |
Peter of BergamoPeter of Bergamo(ALMADURA) A theologian, date of birth unknown; died at Placentia, in 1482. He entered the ... |
Peter of Montboissier, BlessedBlessed Peter of Montboissier(Better known as PETER THE VENERABLE). Born in Auvergne, about 1092; died at Cluny, 25 ... |
Peter of PoitiersPeter of PoitiersA French scholastic theologian, born at Poitiers or in its neighbourhood about 1130; died in ... |
Peter of Sebaste, SaintSaint Peter of SebasteBishop, b. about 340; d. 391. He belonged to the richly blest family of Basil and Emmelia of ... |
Peter of Verona, SaintSt. Peter of VeronaBorn at Verona, 1206; died near Milan, 6 April, 1252. His parents were adherents of the ... |
Peter Snow, VenerableVen. Peter SnowEnglish martyr, suffered at York, 15 June, 1598. He was born at or near Ripon and arrived at the ... |
Peter the HermitPeter the HermitBorn at Amiens about 1050; d. at the monastery of Neufmoutier (Liège), in 1115. His ... |
Peter Urseolus, SaintSaint Peter Urseolus(Orseolo) Born at Rivo alto, Province of Udina, 928; at Cuxa, 10 January, 987 (997 is less ... |
Peter, Basilica of SaintBasilica of Saint PeterTOPOGRAPHY The present Church of St. Peter stands upon the site where at the beginning of the ... |
Peter, Chair ofChair of PeterUnder this head will be treated: I. The annual Feast of the Chair of Peter ( Cathedra Petri ) at ... |
Peter, SaintSt. Peter, Prince of the ApostlesThe life of St. Peter may be conveniently considered under the following heads: I. Until the ... |
Peter, Saint, Epistles ofEpistles of Saint PeterThese two epistles will be treated under the following heads: I. Authenticity; II. Recipients, ... |
Peter, SarahSarah PeterPhilanthropist, b. at Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S.A. 10 May, 1800; d. at Cincinnati, 6 Feb., 1877. Her ... |
Peter, Tomb of SaintTomb of St. PeterThe history of the relics of the Apostles Peter and Paul is one which is involved in ... |
Peter-Louis-Marie Chanel, SaintSt. Peter-Louis-Marie ChanelThe print version of the C ATHOLIC E NCYCLOPEDIA contains two articles on this saint. We ... |
PeterboroughPeterborough(PETERBOROUGHENSIS) Located in the Province of Ontario , Canada, comprises the Counties of ... |
PeterspencePeterspencePeterspence, otherwise known to the Anglo-Saxons as "Romescot", is the name traditionally given to ... |
Peterssen, GerlacGerlac Peterssen(GERLACUS PETRI) Born at Deventer, 1377 or 1378; died 18 Nov., 1411. He entered the ... |
PetinessusPetinessus(PITNISUS) A titular see in Galatia Secunda (Salutaris). This city is mentioned by Strabo, ... |
Petit-Didier, MatthieuMatthieu Petit-DidierA Benedictine theologian and ecclesiastical historian, born at Saint-Nicolas-du-Port in ... |
Petitions to the Holy SeePetitions To the Holy SeeI. MODE OF PETITIONING Faculties, indults, dispensations, and other favours, the granting of ... |
PetraPetraTitular metropolitan see of Palæstina Tertia. Under the name of Sela (the rock) this ... |
Petrarch, FrancescoFrancesco PetrarchItalian poet and humanist, b. at Arezzo, 20 July, 1304; d. at Arquá, 19 July, 1374. His ... |
Petre, Family ofFamily of PetreThe Petres are one of those staunch and constant families, which have played a great part in the ... |
PetrobrusiansPetrobrusiansHeretics of the twelfth century so named from their founder Peter of Bruys. Our information ... |
Petronilla, SaintSaint PetronillaVirgin, probably martyred at Rome at the end of the first century. Almost all the sixth- and ... |
Petronius, SaintSt. PetroniusBishop of Bologna, date of birth unknown; died before 450. The only certain historical ... |
PetropolisPetropolis(Petropolitanensis). Diocese in the Province of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, erected 11 Feb., ... |
Petrus AlfonsusPetrus AlphonsusA converted Jew and controversialist, born at Huesca, in the former Kingdom of Aragon, 1062; ... |
Petrus BernardinusPetrus BernardinusFlorentine heretic ; born at Florence about 1475; died 1502. His parents were common folk, and ... |
Petrus de NatalibusPetrus de NatalibusBishop; author of a collection of lives of the saints; date of birth unknown; d. between 1400 and ... |
Petrus DiaconusPetrus DiaconusThe name of several men of note in ecclesiastical history and literature. (1) One of the ... |
Petun NationPetun NationOne of the three great divisions of the Huron Indians, the other two being the Hurons proper, and ... |
Peuerbach, George vonGeorge von Peuerbach(Also Peurbach, Purbach, Purbachius) Austrian astronomer, b. at Peuerbach near Linz, 30 May, ... |
Peutinger, ConradConrad PeutingerAn antiquarian and humanist, born at Augsburg, 14 Oct., 1465; died 28 Dec., 1547. As a young ... |
Peyto, WilliamWilliam Peyto(P ETO, P ETOW ). Cardinal ; d. 1558 or 1559. Though his parentage was long unknown, it is ... |
PezPez, Bernhard and Hieronymus(1) BERNHARD An historian, born 22 February, 1683, at Ybbs near Melk ; died 27 March, 1735, at ... |
Pfanner, FranzFranz PfannerAn abbot, born at Langen, Vorarlberg, Austria, 1825; died at Emmaus, South Africa, 24 May, ... |
Pfefferkorn, JohannesJohannes PfefferkornA baptized Jew, b. probably at Nuremberg, 1469; d. at Cologne, between 1521 and 1524. In 1505, ... |
Pfister, AdolfAdolf PfisterAn educationist, born at Hechingen in Hohenzollern, 26 Sept., 1810; died at Ober-Dischingen in ... |
Pflug, Julius VonJulius von PflugThe last Catholic Bishop of Naumburg-Zeitz, born at Eythra, near Leipzig, 1499; died at Zeits, ... |
PfortaPfortaA former Cistercian monastery (1137-1540), near Naumburg on the Saale in the Prussian province ... |
PhœniciaPhoeneciaPhœnicia is a narrow strip of land, about one hundred and fifty miles long and thirty miles ... |
PhacusaPhacusaA titular see and suffragan of Pelusium, in Augustamnica Prima. Ptolemy (IV, v, 24) makes it ... |
PharaoPharao(Prah, Par‘o, or, after a vowel, Phar‘o ; Greek Pharaó ; Latin Pharao). ... |
PharbætusPharbaetusTitular see and suffragan of Leontopolis, in Augustamnica Secunda. This name is merely the ... |
PhariseesPhariseesA politico-religious sect or faction among the adherents of later Judaism, that came into ... |
PharsalusPharsalusTitular see and suffragan of Larissa in Thessaly. The city is mentioned for the first time after ... |
PhaselisPhaselisTitular see in Lycia, suffragan of Myra. The city was a Doric colony on the Pamphylian Gulf. ... |
PhasgaPhasga(A.V. Pisgah ). Whether the word in Hebrew is a proper or a common noun is not clear; ... |
PhenomenalismPhenomenalismPhenomenalism ( phainomenon ) literally means any system of thought that has to do with ... |
Philadelphia (Lydia)Titular See of PhiladelphiaA titular see in Lydia, suffragan of Sardes. The city was founded by Philadelphus, King of ... |
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)Philadelphia(PHILADELPHIENSIS) A diocese established in 1808; made an archdiocese, 12 Feb., 1875, ... |
PhilanthropinismPhilanthropinismThe system of education educed from the ideas of Rousseau and of the German "Enlightenment", ... |
Philastrius, SaintSt. PhilastriusBishop of Brescia, died before 397. He was one of the bishops present at a synod held in ... |
PhilemonPhilemonA citizen of Coloss Colossæ, to whom St. Paul addressed a private letter, unique in the ... |
Philip IIPhilip II (King of Spain)King of Spain, only son of the Emperor Charles V, and Isabella of Portugal, b. at Valladolid, 21 ... |
Philip II (Augustus)Philip IIKing of France, born 22 or 25 August, 1165; died at Mantes, 14 July, 1223, son of Louis VII ... |
Philip IVPhilip IV (The Fair)Surnamed Le Bel (the Fair) King of France, b. at Fontainebleau, 1268; d. there, 29 Nov., 1314; ... |
Philip of Jesus, SaintSt. Philip of JesusBorn in Mexico, date unknown; died at Nagasaki early in February, 1597. Though unusually ... |
Philip of the Blessed TrinityPhilip of the Blessed Trinity(ESPRIT JULIEN). Discalced Carmelite, theologian, born at Malaucene, near Avignon, 1603; died ... |
Philip Romolo Neri, SaintSt. Philip Romolo NeriTHE APOSTLE OF ROME. Born at Florence, Italy, 22 July, 1515; died 27 May, 1595. Philip's ... |
Philip the Apostle, SaintSt. Philip the ApostleLike the brothers, Peter and Andrew, Philip was a native of Bethsaida on Lake Genesareth ( John ... |
Philip the ArabianPhilip the Arabian(Philippus) Emperor of Rome (244-249), the son of an Arab sheik, born in Bosra. He rose ... |
PhilippiPhilippi(Greek Phílippoi , Latin Philippi ). Philippi was a Macedonian town, on the ... |
PhilippiPhilippiA titular metropolitan see in Macedonia. As early as the sixth century B. C. we learn of a ... |
Philippians, Epistle to theEpistle to the PhilippiansI. HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES, OCCASION, AND CHARACTER ( See also PHILIPPI ). The Philippians, ... |
Philippine IslandsPhilippine IslandsSituation and Area The Philippine Islands lie between 116° 40' and 126° and 34' E. long., ... |
PhilippopolisPhilippopolisA titular metropolitan see of Thracia Secunda. The city was founded by Philip of Macedon in 342 ... |
PhilippopolisPhilippopolisTitular see in Arabia, suffragan of Bostra. Its bishop, Hormisdas, was present at the Council ... |
Philips, PeterPeter Philips(Also known as PETRUS PHILIPPUS, PIETRO PHILLIPO.) Born in England about 1560; date and place ... |
PhilistinesPhilistines( Septuagint phylistieim in the Pentateuch and Josue, elsewhere allophyloi , ... |
Phillip, RobertRobert PhillipPriest, d. at Paris, 4 Jan., 1647. He was descended from the Scottish family of Phillip of ... |
Phillips, GeorgeGeorge PhillipsA canonist, born at Königsberg, 6 Sept., 1804; died at Vienna, 6 September, 1872, was the son ... |
Philo JudæusPhilo of AlexandriaBorn about 25 B.C. . His family, of a sacerdotal line, was one of the most powerful of the ... |
PhilomeliumPhilomeliumA titular see in Pisidia, suffragan of Antioch. According to ancient writers Philomelium was ... |
Philomena, SaintSaint PhilomenaOn 25 May, 1802, during the quest for the graves of Roman martyrs in the Catacomb of Priscilla, ... |
PhilosophyPhilosophyI. Definition of Philosophy . II. Division of Philosophy . III. The Principal Systematic ... |
PhiloxenusPhiloxenus(AKHSENAYA) OF MABBOGH. Born at Tahal, in the Persian province of Beth-Garmai in the second ... |
PhocæaTitular See of PhocaeaA titular see in Asia, suffragan of Ephesus. The town of Phocæa was founded in the ... |
PhotinusPhotinusA heretic of the fourth century, a Galatian and deacon to Marcellus, Metropolitan of Ancyra ... |
Photius of ConstantinoplePhotius of ConstantinoplePhotius of Constantinople, chief author of the great schism between East and West, was b. at ... |
PhylacteriesPhylacteries( Phulachterion — safeguard, amulet, or charm). The word occurs only once in the New ... |
Physics, History ofHistory of PhysicsThe subject will be treated under the following heads: I. A Glance at Ancient Physics; II. ... |
PhysiocratsPhysiocrats( physis , nature, kratein , rule) A school of writers on political and economic ... |
PhysiologusPhysiologusAn early Christian work of a popular theological type, describing animals real or fabulous ... |
PiacenzaPiacenzaDIOCESE OF PIACENZA (PLACENTINENSIS) Piacenza is a diocese in Emilia, central Italy. The city ... |
Pianô Carpine, Giovanni daGiovanni da Piano CarpineBorn at Pian di Carpine (now called della Magione), near Perugia, Umbria, 1182; died probably in ... |
Pianciani, GiambattistaGiambattista PiancianiScientist, b. at Spoleto, 27 Oct., 1784; d. at Rome, 23 March, 1862. He entered the Society of ... |
Piatto CardinalizioPiatto CardinalizioAn allowance granted by the pope to cardinals residing in curia or otherwise employed by ... |
Piatus of MonsPiatus of Mons(Secular name, JEAN-JOSEPH LOISEAUX), b. 5 Aug., 1815; d. in the Monastery of Ste. Claire, ... |
PiauhyPiauhy(DE PIAUHY, PIAHUNENSIS) Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Belem do Para, in the State of ... |
Piazza ArmerinaPiazza Armerina(PLATIENSIS) Located in the province of Caltanissetta, Sicily. The city of Piazza Armerina is ... |
Piazzi, GiuseppePiazziAstronomer, b. at Ponte in Valtellina, 16 July, 1746; d. at Naples, 22 July, 1826. He took the ... |
Pibush, JohnJohn PibushEnglish martyr, born at Thirsk, Yorkshire; died at St Thomas's Waterings, Camberwell, 18 February, ... |
Picard, JeanJean PicardAstronomer, b. at La Flêche, 21 July, 1620; d. at Paris, 12 Oct., 1682. He was a priest ... |
Piccolomini, AlessandroAlessandro PiccolominiLittérateur, philosopher, astronomer, b. 13 June, 1508; d. 12 March, 1578. He passed his ... |
Piccolomini-Ammannati, JacopoJacopo Piccolomini-AmmannatiA cardinal, born in the Villa Basilica near Lucca, 1422; died at San Lorenzo near Bolsena, 10 ... |
PichlerPichlerA renowned Austrian family of gem-cutters who lived and died in Italy. ANTONIO (JOHANN ... |
Pichler, VitusVitus PichlerDistinguished canonist and controversial writer, b. at Grosberghofen, 24 May, 1670; d. at Munich, ... |
Pickering, Ven. ThomasPickeringLay brother and martyr, a member of an old Westmoreland family, b. c. 1621; executed at Tyburn, ... |
Piconio, Bernadine aBernardine a Piconio(HENRI BERNARDINE DE PICQUIGNY) Born at Picquigny, Picardy, 1633; died in Paris, 8 December, ... |
Picquet, FrançoisFrancois PicquetA celebrated Sulpician missionary in Canada, b. at Bourg, Bresse, France, 4 Dec., 1708; d. at ... |
Picture BiblesPicture BiblesIn the Middle Ages the Church made use of pictures as a means of instruction, to supplement ... |
Pie Pelicane, Jesu, DominePie Pelicane, Jesu, DomineThe sixth quatrain of Adoro Te Devote , sometimes used as a separate hymn at Benediction of ... |
Pie, Louis-Edouard-DésiréLouis-Edouard-Desire PieCardinal, born at Pontgouin, Diocese of Chartres, 1815; died at Angoulême, 1880. He studied ... |
Pieck, Saint NicholasSt. Nicholas Pieck(Also spelled PICK). Friar Minor and martyr, b. at Gorkum, Holland, 29 August, 1534; d. at ... |
PiedmontPiedmont( Italian Piemonte ). A part compartimento of northern Italy, bounded on the north by ... |
Piel, PeterPielA pioneer in the movement for reform of church music, b. at Kessewick, near Bonn, 12 Aug., 1835; ... |
PieriusPieriusA priest and probably head master of the catechetical school at Alexandria conjointly with ... |
Pierre de Castelnau, BlessedBlessed Pierre de CastelnauBorn in the Diocese of Montpellier , Languedoc, now Department of Hérault, France ; died ... |
Pierre de MaricourtPierre de MaricourtSurnamed PETER THE PILGRIM ( Petrus Peregrinus ) A physician of the Middle Ages. Under the ... |
Pierron, JeanJean PierronA missionary, born at Dun-sur-Meuse, France, 28 Sept., 1631; date and place of death unknown. He ... |
Pierson, PhilippePhilippe PiersonBorn at Ath, Hainaut (Belgium), 4 January, 1642; died at Lorette, Quebec, 1688. At the age of ... |
PietismPietismPietism is a movement within the ranks of Protestantism, originating in the reaction against the ... |
Pighius, AlbertAlbert PighiusA theologian, mathematician, and astronomer, born at Kampen, Overyssel, Holland, about 1490; ... |
Pignatelli, Venerable Giuseppe MariaVen. Giuseppe Maria PignatelliBorn 27 December, 1737, in Saragossa, Spain ; died 11 November, 1811. His family was of ... |
Pike, WilliamWilliam PikeMartyr, born in Dorsetshire; died at Dorchester, dec., 1591. He was a joiner, and lived at West ... |
Pilar, Nuestra Señora delNuestra Senora Del Pilar"Our Lady of the Pillar", a celebrated church and shrine, at Saragossa, Spain, containing a ... |
Pilate, PontiusPontius PilateAfter the deposition of the eldest son of Herod, Archelaus (who had succeeded his father as ... |
Pilchard, Venerable ThomasVenerable Thomas Pilchard( Or PILCHER). Martyr, born at Battle, Sussex, 1557; died at Dorchester, 21 March 1586-7. ... |
PileolusZucchetto( zucca , head). The small, round skullcap of the ecclesiastic. The official name is ... |
Pilgrimage of GracePilgrimage of GraceThe name given to the religious rising in the north of England, 1536. The cause of this great ... |
PilgrimagesPilgrimages(Middle English, pilgrime, Old French, pelegrin, derived from Latin peregrinum, supposed ... |
PiligrimPiligrimBishop of Passau, date of birth unknown; died 20 May, 991. He was educated at the ... |
Pillar of Cloud/FirePillar of Cloud (Pillar of Fire)(P ILLAR OF F IRE ). A cloud which accompanied the Israelites during their wandering. It ... |
Pima IndiansPima IndiansAn important tribe of Southern Arizona, centering along the middle Gila and its affluent, the ... |
Pinar del RioPinar Del Rio(Pinetensis ad Flumen) Located in Cuba, erected by the Brief "Actum præclare" of Leo ... |
PinaraPinaraA titular see in Lycia, suffragan of Myra. Pinara was one of the chief cities of the Lycian ... |
Pindemonte, IppolitoIppolito PindemonteAn Italian poet of noble birth, born at Verona, 13 Nov., 1753; died there, 18 Nov., 1828. He ... |
Pineda, John deJohn de PinedaBorn in Seville, 1558; died there, 27 Jan., 1637. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1572, ... |
PineroloPinerolo(PINEROLIENSIS) Located in the province of Turin, in Piedmont, Northern Italy, suffragan of ... |
Pingré, Alexandre GuyAlexandre Guy PingreBorn in Paris 11 September, 1711; died 1 May, 1796. He was educated in Senlis at the college ... |
Pinna da Encarnaçao, MattheusMattheus Pinna Da EncarnacaoA writer and theologian, born at Rio de Janeiro, 23 Aug., 1687; died there, 18 Dec., 1764. On 3 ... |
Pinto, Fernão MendesFernao Mendes PintoA Portuguese traveller, born at Montemor-o-Velho near Coimbra, c. 1509; died at Almada near ... |
PinturicchioPinturicchio(BERNARDINO DI BETTO, surnamed PINTURICCHIO) Born at Verona, about 1454; died at Siena, 11 ... |
Pinzón, Martín AlonsoMartin Alonso PinzonSpanish navigator and companion of Columbus on his first voyage to the New World, b. at Palos ... |
Piombo, Sebastiano delSebastiano Del PiomboMore correctly known as S EBASTIANO L UCIANI . Venetian portrait painter, b. at Venice, ... |
Pionius, SaintSt. PioniusMartyred at Smyrna, 12 March, 250. Pionius, with Sabina and Asclepiades, was arrested on 23 ... |
Pious Fund of the Californias, TheThe Pious Fund of the Californias(Fondo Piadoso de las Californias) The Pious Fund of the Californias had its origin, in 1697, ... |
Pious Society of Missions, TheThe Pious Society of MissionsFounded by Ven. Vincent Mary Pallotti in 1835. The members of the society are generally called ... |
Piranesi, GiambattistaGiambattista PiranesiAn Italian etcher and engraver, b. at Venice, 1720; d. in Rome, 9 Nov., 1778. His uncle ... |
Pirhing, ErnricusErnricus PirhingBorn at Sigarthin, near Passau, 1606; died between 1678 and 1681. At the age of twenty-two he ... |
PirkheimerPirkheimerCharitas Pirkheimer Abbess of the Convent of St. Clara, of the Poor Clares, in Nuremberg, and ... |
Piro IndiansPiro IndiansA tribe of considerable importance, ranging by water for a distance of three hundred miles along ... |
PisaPisaARCHDIOCESE OF PISA (PISÆ) Archdiocese in Tuscany, central Italy. The city is situated ... |
Pisa, Council ofCouncil of PisaPreliminaries. The great Schism of the West had lasted thirty years (since 1378), and none of ... |
Pisa, University ofUniversity of PisaIn the eleventh century there were many jurisconsults at Pisa who lectured on law ; prominent ... |
Pisano, AndreaAndrea PisanoOr ANDREA DA PISA (the name by which Andrea da Pontadera is known). An Italian sculptor and ... |
Pisano, NiccolaNiccola PisanoArchitect and sculptor, b. at Pisa about 1205-07; d. there, 1278. He was the father of modern ... |
Piscataway IndiansPiscataway IndiansA tribe of Algonquian linguistic stock formerly occupying the peninsula of lower Maryland ... |
PiscinaPiscina(Latin from piscis, a fish, fish-pond, pool or basin, called also sacrarium, thalassicon, or ... |
Pise, Charles ConstantineCharles Constantine PisePriest, poet, and prose writer, b. at Annapolis, Maryland, 22 Nov., 1801; d. at Brooklyn, New ... |
PisidiaPisidiaA country in the southwestern part of Asia Minor, between the high Phrygian tableland and the ... |
Pistoia and PratoPistoia and Prato(PISTORIENSIS ET PRATENSIS) Located in the Province of Florence. The city of Pistoia is ... |
Pistoia, Synod ofSynod of PistoiaHeld 18 to 28 September, 1786, by Scipio de’ Ricci, Bishop of Pistoia and Prato. It marks ... |
Pistorius, JohannJohann PistoriusA controversialist and historian, born at Nidda in Hesse, 14 February, 1546; died at Freiburg, 18 ... |
Pithou, PierrePierre PithouA writer, born at Troyes, 1 Nov. 1539; died at Nogent-sur-Seine, 1 Nov., 1596. His father, a ... |
Pitoni, JosephJoseph PitoniA musician, born at Rieti, Perugia, Italy, 18 March, 1657; died at Rome, 1 Feb., 1743, and ... |
Pitra, Jean-Baptiste-FrançoisJean-Baptiste-Francois PitraCardinal, famous archeologist and theologian, b. 1 August, 1812, at Champforgeuil in the ... |
Pitts, JohnJohn PittsBorn at Alton, Hampshire, 1560; died at Liverdun, Lorraine, 17 Oct., 1616. He was educated at ... |
PittsburghPittsburghDIOCESE OF PITTSBURG/PITTSBURGH (PITTSBURGENSIS). Suffragan of Philadelphia, in the United ... |
PityusPityusA titular see in Pontus Polemoniacus, suffragan of Neocæsarea. Pityus was a large and ... |
Pius I, Pope SaintPope St. Pius IDate of birth unknown; pope from about 140 to about 154. According to the earliest list of the ... |
Pius II, PopePope Pius II(Enea Silvio de' Piccolomini). Born at Corsignano, near Siena, 18 Oct., 1405; elected 19 ... |
Pius III, PopePope Pius III(Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini). B. at Siena, 29 May, 1439; elected 22 Sept., 1503; d. in ... |
Pius IV, PopePope Pius IV(Giovanni Angelo Medici). B. 31 March, 1499, at Milan ; elected 26 December, 1559; d. in ... |
Pius IX, PopePope Pius IX(G IOVANNI M ARIA M ASTAI -F ERRETTI ). Pope from 1846-78; born at Sinigaglia, 13 May, ... |
Pius V, Pope SaintPope St. Pius V(MICHELE GHISLERI). Born at Bosco, near Alexandria, Lombardy, 17 Jan., 1504 elected 7 Jan., ... |
Pius VI, PopePope Pius VI(G IOVANNI A NGELICO B RASCHI ). Born at Cesena, 27 December, 1717; elected 15 ... |
Pius VII, PopePope Pius VII(B ARNABA C HIARAMONTI ). Born at Cesena in the Pontifical States, 14 August, 1740; ... |
Pius VIII, PopePope Pius VIII(Francesco Xaverio Castiglione). B. at Cingoli, 20 Nov., 1761; elected 31 March, 1829; d. 1 ... |
Pius X, Pope SaintPope Pius X(Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto). Born 2 June, 1835, at Riese, Province of Treviso, in Venice. His ... |
PiusvereinPiusvereinThe name given to Catholic associations in various countries of Europe. I. THE PIUS ... |
Pizarro, FranciscoFrancisco PizarroBorn in Trujillo, Estremadura, Spain, probably in 1471; died at Lima, Peru, 26 June, 1541. He ... |
Placidus, SaintSt. PlacidusSt. Placidus, disciple of St. Benedict, the son of the patrician Tertullus, was brought as a ... |
Plagues of EgyptPlagues of EgyptTen calamities inflicted on the Egyptians to overcome Pharao's obstinacy and force him to let ... |
Plain ChantPlain ChantBy plain chant we understand the church music of the early Middle Ages, before the advent of ... |
Plantaganet, Henry BeaufortHenry Beaufort PlantaganetCardinal, Bishop of Winchester, born c. 1377; died at Westminster, 11 April, 1447. He was the ... |
Plantin, ChristopheChristophe PlantinBook-binder and publisher of Antwerp, b. 1514, at or near Tours ( France ); d. 1 July, 1589, at ... |
Plants in the BiblePlants in the BibleWhen Moses spoke to the people about the Land of Promise, he described it as a "land of hills ... |
PlasenciaPlasencia(PLACENTINA) Plasencia comprises the civil provinces of Cáceres, Salamanca, and ... |
Plateau, Joseph-AntoineJoseph-Antoine PlateauBelgian physicist, b. at Brussels, 14 Oct., 1801; d. at Ghent, 15 Sept., 1883. His father, a ... |
Platina, BartolomeoBartolomeo PlatinaOriginally named S ACCHI, b. at Piadena, near Mantua, in 1421; d. at Rome, 1481. He first ... |
Plato and PlatonismPlato and PlatonismI. LIFE OF PLATO Plato ( Platon , "the broad shouldered") was born at Athens in 428 or 427 ... |
Play, Pierre-Guillaume-Frédéric LePierre-Guillaume-Frederic Le PlayA French economist, born at La Rivière (Calvados), 11 April, 1806; died at Paris, 5 ... |
PlegmundPlegmundArchbishop of Canterbury, died 2 August, 914. He was a Mercian, and spent his early life near ... |
PlenariumPlenariumA book of formulae and texts. Plenarium or Plenarius ( Liber ) is any book that contains ... |
Plenary CouncilPlenary CouncilA canonical term applied to various kinds of ecclesiastical synods. The word itself, derived from ... |
Plessis, Joseph-OctaveJoseph-Octave PlessisBishop of Quebec, born at Montreal, 3 March, 1763; died at Quebec, 4 Dec., 1822. He studied ... |
Plethon, Georgius GemistusGeorgius Gemistus PlethonBorn in Constantinople about 1355, died in the Peloponnesus, 1450. Out of veneration for Plato ... |
PlockPlock(PLOCENSIS) Located in Russian Poland, suffragan of Warsaw, includes the district of Plock ... |
Plowden, CharlesEdmund PlowdenBorn at Plowden Hall, Shropshire, 1743; died at Jougne, Doubs, France, 13 June, 1821. He was ... |
Plowden, EdmundCharles PlowdenBorn 1517-8; died in London, 6 Feb., 1584-5. Son of Humphrey Plowden of Plowden Hall, Shropshire, ... |
Plowden, FrancisFrancis PlowdenSon of William Plowden of Plowden Hall, b. at Shropshire, 8 June, 1749; d. at Paris, 4 Jan., ... |
Plowden, RobertRobert PlowdenElder brother of Charles, born 27 January, 1740; died at Wappenbury, 27 June, 1823. He entered ... |
Plowden, ThomasThomas Plowden( Alias Salisbury). Born in Oxfordshire, England, 1594; died in London, 13 Feb., 1664; ... |
Plowden, Thomas PercyThomas Percy PlowdenBorn at Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England, 1672; died at Watten, 21 Sept., 1745; joined the Society ... |
Plumier, CharlesCharles Plumier(botanical abbreviation, Plum .) A French botanist, born at Marseilles, 20 April, 1646; ... |
Plunket, Blessed OliverSt. Oliver Plunket[ Editor's Note: St. Oliver Plunkett was canonized by Pope Paul VI on October 10, 1975.] ... |
Pluscarden PrioryPluscarden PrioryFounded in 1230 by Alexander III , King of Scotland, six miles from Elgin, Morayshire, for ... |
PlymouthPlymouth(PLYMUTHENSIS, PLYMUTHÆ) Plymouth consists of the County of Dorset, which formed a ... |
Pneumatomachi (Macedonians)Pneumatomachi(Macedonians) A heretical sect which flourished in the countries adjacent to the Hellespont ... |
Poetry, Hebrew, of the Old TestamentHebrew Poetry of the Old TestamentSince the Bible is divinely inspired, and thus becomes the "written word" of God, many devout ... |
Poggio Bracciolini, Giovanni FrancescoPoggio BraccioliniAn Italian humanist and historian; born at Terranuova, near Arezzo, in 1380; died at Florence, ... |
Poggio MirtetoPoggio MirtetoDIOCESE OF POGGIO MIRTETO (MANDELENSIS) Diocese in the province of Perugia, central Italy. The ... |
PoglaPogla( ta Pogla ) Titular see in Pamphylia Secunda. Pogla is mentioned only by Ptolemy, V, 5, ... |
PoitiersPoitiersD IOCESE OF P OITIERS (P ICTAVENSIS ) The Diocese of Poitiers includes the Departments of ... |
PolandPolandI. GEOGRAPHY The western part of the Sarmatian Plain together with the northern slopes of the ... |
Polding, John BedeJohn Bede PoldingArchbishop of Sydney, born at Liverpool, 18 Oct., 1794; died at Sydney, 16 March, 1877. In 1805 ... |
Pole, Blessed MargaretBlessed Margaret PoleCountess of Salisbury, martyr ; b. at Castle Farley, near Bath, 14 August, 1473; martyred at ... |
Pole, ReginaldReginald Cardinal PoleCardinal, b. at Stourton Castle, Staffordshire, England, in March, 1500; d. at Lambeth Palace, ... |
PolemoniumPolemoniumTitular see in Pontus Polemoniacus, suffragan of Neocæsarea. At the mouth of the Sidenus, ... |
Poleni, GiovanniGiovanni PoleniMarquess, physicist, and antiquarian; b. at Venice, 23 Aug., 1683; d. at Padua, 14 Nov., 1761; ... |
Poles in the United StatesPoles in the United StatesCauses of Immigration There is good foundation for the tradition that a Pole, John of Kolno (a ... |
PolicastroPolicastroDIOCESE OF POLICASTRO (POLICASTRENSIS) Diocese in the province of Salerno, Southern Italy. The ... |
Polignac, Melchior deMelchior de PolignacCardinal, diplomatist, and writer, b. of an ancient family of Auvergne, at Le Puy, France, 11 ... |
Polish LiteraturePolish LiteratureThe subject will be divided, for convenience of treatment, into historical periods. First ... |
Politi, LancelotLancelot Politi(In religion AMBROSIUS CATHARINUS) Born at Siena, 1483; died at Naples, 1553. At sixteen he ... |
PolitianPolitian(ANGIOLO DE 'AMBROSINI DA MONTE PULCIANO) An Italian Humanist, born at Monte Pulciano in 1454; ... |
Political Economy, Science ofPolitical EconomyS CIENCE OF P OLITICAL E CONOMY (E CONOMICS ). I. DEFINITIONS Political economy (Greek, ... |
Pollajuolo, Antonio and Piero BenciAntonio and Piero Benci PollajuoloAntonio and Piero Benci Pollajuolo derived their surname, according to Florentine custom, from ... |
Polo, MarcoMarco PoloTraveller; born at Venice in 1251; died there in 1324. His father Nicolo and his uncle Matteo, ... |
PolybotusPolybotusA titular see in Phrygia Salutaris, suffragan of Synnada. This town is mentioned only in the ... |
Polycarp, SaintSt. PolycarpMartyr (A.D. 69-155). Our chief sources of information concerning St. Polycarp are: (1) the ... |
PolycarpusPolycarpusThe title of a canonical collection in eight books composed in Italy by Cardinal Gregorius. It is ... |
Polyglot BiblesPolyglot BiblesThe first Bible which may be considered a Polyglot is that edited at Alcalá (in Latin ... |
PolystylumPolystylumA titular see of Macedonia Secunda, suffragan of Philippi. When Philippi was made a ... |
PolytheismPolytheismThe belief in, and consequent worship of, many gods. See the various articles on national ... |
PomariaPomariaA titular see in Mauretania Cæsarea. It is north of Tlemcen (capital of an arrondissement ... |
Pombal, Marquis deMarquis de PombalS EBASTIâO J OSÉ DE C ARVALHO E M ELLO The son of a country gentleman of ... |
PomeraniaPomeraniaA Prussian province on the Baltic Sea situated on both banks of the River Oder, divided into ... |
PompeiopolisPompeiopolisA titular see in Paphlagonia. The ancient name of the town is unknown; it may have been ... |
Pomponazzi, PietroPietro Pomponazzi(POMPONATIUS, also known as PERETTO on account of his small stature) A philosopher and ... |
Ponce de León, JuanPonce de LeonExplorer, born at San Servas in the province of Campos, 1460; died in Cuba, 1521. He was ... |
Ponce, JohnJohn PonceA philosopher and theologian, born at Cork, 1603, died at Paris, 1670. At an early age he went ... |
Poncet, Joseph Anthony de la RivièreJoseph Anthony de La Rivere PoncetMissionary; b. at Paris, 17 May, 1610; d. at Martinique, 18 June, 1675. He entered the Jesuit ... |
PondicherryPondicherry(PONDICHERIANA OR PUDICHERIANA) Located in India, it is bounded on the east by the Bay of ... |
Pontefract PrioryPontefract PrioryLocated in Yorkshire, England, a Cluniac monastery dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, founded ... |
Pontian, Pope SaintPope St. PontianDates of birth and death unknown. The "Liber Pontificalis" (ed. Duchesne, I, 145) gives Rome ... |
Pontifical CollegesPontifical CollegesIn earlier times there existed in Europe outside of the city of Rome a large number of ... |
Pontifical DecorationsPontifical DecorationsPontifical decorations are the titles of nobility, orders of Christian knighthood and other ... |
Pontifical MassPontifical MassPontifical Mass is the solemn Mass celebrated by a bishop with the ceremonies prescribed in the ... |
PontificalePontificale( Pontificale Romanum ). A liturgical book which contains the rites for the performance ... |
PontificaliaPontificalia(PONTIFICALS). The collective name given for convenience sake to those insignia of the ... |
Pontigny, Abbey ofAbbey of PontignySecond daughter of Cîteaux, was situated on the banks of the Serain, present Diocese of ... |
Pontius CarbonellPontius CarbonellBorn at Barcelona, c. ú died c. 1320. Pontius and Carbonell are names frequently met with ... |
Pontius PilatePontius PilateAfter the deposition of the eldest son of Herod, Archelaus (who had succeeded his father as ... |
PontusPontusIn ancient times, Pontus was the name of the north-eastern province of Asia Minor , a long ... |
Pools in ScripturePools in ScriptureIn the English Bibles, the word "pool" stands for three Hebrew words: (1) 'agam means properly ... |
PoonaPoona(PUNENSIS) Diocese in India, comprises that portion of the Bombay Presidency which lies on ... |
Poor Brothers of St. Francis SeraphicusPoor Brothers of St. Francis SeraphicusA congregation of lay brothers of the Third Order of St. Francis, instituted for charitable ... |
Poor CatholicsPoor Catholics( Pauperes Catholici ) A religious mendicant order, organized in 1208, to reunite the ... |
Poor Child Jesus, Sisters of theSisters of the Poor Child JesusA congregation founded at Aachen in 1844 for the support and education of poor, orphan, and ... |
Poor ClaresPoor Clares(POOR LADIES, SISTERS OF ST. CLARE) The Second Order of St. Francis. The subject will be treated ... |
Poor Handmaids of Jesus ChristPoor Handmaids of Jesus ChristA community founded by Catherine Kasper, a native of Dernbach, Germany. She was born 26 May, 1820, ... |
Poor Handmaids of the Mother of GodPoor Servants of the Mother of GodA religious congregation founded in 1808 by Mother Mary Magdalen Taylor in conjunction with ... |
Poor LawsPoor LawsPoor Laws are those legal enactments which have been made at various periods of the world's ... |
Poor, Care of, by the ChurchCare of the Poor by the ChurchI. OBJECTS, HISTORY, AND ORGANIZATION A. The care of the poor is a branch of charity. In the ... |
Poor, Little Sisters of theLittle Sisters of the PoorAn active, unenclosed religious congregation founded at St Servan, Brittany, 1839, through the ... |
Poor, Sisters of the, of St. FrancisSisters of the Poor of St. FrancisA Congregation, founded by the Venerable Mother Frances Schervier at Aachen in the year 1845, ... |
PopayánPopayan(POPAYANENSIS) Popayán lies approximately between 1º 20' and 3º 2' north ... |
Pope, AlexanderAlexander PopePoet, son of Alexander Pope and his second wife, Edith Turner, b. in London, England, 22 May, ... |
Pope, TheThe Pope( Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas , a variant of pappas father, in classical ... |
Popes, Chronological Lists of theChronological Lists of PopesSee also POPE, LIST OF POPES, PAPAL ELECTIONS, ELECTION OF THE POPE. The historical lists ... |
Popes, Election of theElection of the PopesFor current procedures regarding the election of the pope, see Pope John Paul II's 1996 Apostolic ... |
Popes, List ofList of PopesSee also POPE, PAPAL ELECTIONS, ELECTION OF THE POPE. St. Peter (32-67) St. Linus (67-76) ... |
Poppo, SaintSt. PoppoAbbot, born 977; died at Marchiennes, 25 January, 1048. He belonged to a noble family of ... |
Popular DevotionsPopular DevotionsDevotion, in the language of ascetical writers, denotes a certain ardour of affection in the ... |
Population, Theories ofOverpopulation TheoriesDown to the end of the eighteenth century, very little attention was given to the relation between ... |
Porch (or Vestibule, in Architecture)Vestibule (Porch)A hall projecting in front of the façade of a church, found from the fifth century both ... |
Pordenone, Giovanni AntonioGiovanni Antonio PordenoneItalian painter, b. at Pordenone, 1483; d. at Ferrara, January, 1539. He is occasionally referred ... |
Pordenone, Ordric ofOdoric of PordenoneA Franciscan missionary of a Czech family named Mattiussi, born at Villanova near Pordenone, ... |
Pormort, Ven. ThomasVen. Thomas PormortEnglish martyr, b. at Hull about 1559; d. at St. Paul's Churchyard, 20 Feb., 1592. He was probably ... |
PorphyreonPorphyreonTitular see, suffragan of Tyre in Phoenicia Prima. It is described in the "Notitia Episcopatuum" ... |
Porphyrius, SaintSt. PorphyriusBishop of Gaza in Palestine, b. at Thessalonica about 347; d. at Gaza, 26 February, 420. ... |
Porrecta, SerafinoSerafino PorrectaFamily name Capponi, called a Porrecta from the place of birth, theologian, b. 1536; d. at Bologna, ... |
Port AugustaPort Augusta(PORTAUGUSTANA) This diocese is a suffragan of Adelaide, South Australia, created in ... |
Port LouisPort Louis(PORTUS LUDOVICI) This diocese comprises the islands of Mauritius, Rodriguez, Chagos, and ... |
Port of SpainPort of Spain(PORTUS HISPANIÆ) An archiepiscopal and metropolitan see, including the Islands of ... |
Port VictoriaPort Victoria(PORTUS VICTORIÆ SEYCHELLARUM.) Port Victoria comprises the Seychelles Islands in the ... |
Port-au-PrincePort-Au-Prince(PORTUS PRINCIPIS) This archdiocese comprises the western part of the Republic of Haiti. Its ... |
Port-RoyalPort-RoyalA celebrated Benedictine abbey which profoundly influenced the religious and literary life of ... |
Porta, CarloCarlo PortaPoet, b. at Milan in 1775; d. there 5 January, 1821; educated by the Jesuits at Monza and ... |
Porta, Giacomo dellaGiacomo Della PortaArchitect and sculptor, b. at Porlizza on Lake Lugano 1541; d. 1604. He was a pupil of ... |
Portable AltarPortable AltarA portable altar consists of a solid piece of natural stone which must be sufficiently hard to ... |
PortalegrePortalegreSuffragan diocese of Lisbon, Portugal, established by Pope Julius III in 1550. Its first ... |
PorterPorter (Doorkeeper)(Also called DOORKEEPER. From ostiarius , Latin ostium , a door.) Porter denoted among ... |
Porter, GeorgeGeorge PorterArchbishop of Bombay, b. 1825 at Exeter, England ; d. at Bombay, 28 September, 1889. Of ... |
PortiunculaPortiuncula(PORZIONCULA or PORZIUNCOLA). A town and parish situated about three-quarters of a mile from ... |
PortlandPortland, MaineDiocese in the State of Maine ; suffragan of Boston ; established by Pius IX, 8 Dec., 1854. ... |
Porto AlegrePorto Alegre(PORTALEGRENSIS) Located in Eastern Brazil. Porto Alegre, the capital and chief port of the ... |
Porto AlegrePort Alegre(PORTALEGREN) Porto Alegre comprises the southern part of the State of Minas Geraes, and part ... |
Porto and Santa-RufinaPorto and Santa-Rufina(PORTUENSIS ET SANCTÆ RUFINÆ) This diocese was formed from the union of two ... |
Porto RicoPuerto Rico(PUERTO RICO) The smallest and most easterly of the Greater Antilles, rectangular in shape, ... |
PortoviejoPortoviejo(PORTUS VETERIS). A suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Quito, Republic of Ecuador. It was ... |
Portraits of the ApostlesPortraits of the ApostlesThe earliest fresco representing Christ surrounded by the Apostles dates from the beginning of ... |
PortsmouthPortsmouth(PORTUS MAGNUS, or PORTEMUTHENSIS) This diocese was created by a Brief of Leo XIII , ... |
PortugalPortugalI. GEOGRAPHY AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Portugal is situated on the west of the Iberian ... |
Portuguese East AfricaPortugues East AfricaPortuguese East Africa consists of the Province of Mozambique. Portuguese activity on that ... |
Portuguese LiteraturePortuguese LiteratureThe Portuguese language was developed gradually from the lingua rustica spoken in the countries ... |
Portuguese West AfricaPortuguese West AfricaThe name usually given to the Province of Angola. It has a coast line of 1015 miles from the ... |
PositivismPositivismPositivism is a system of philosophical and religious doctrines elaborated by Auguste Comte. As ... |
Possenti, Blessed GabrielBl. Gabriel PossentiPassionist student; renowned for sanctity and miracles ; born at Assisi, 1 March, 1838; died ... |
Possession, DemonicalDemonic Possession( See also DEMONOLOGY, DEMONIACS, EXORCISM, EXORCIST.) Man is in various ways subject to the ... |
Possevinus, AntoniusAntonius PossevinusTheologian and papal envoy, b. at Mantua in 1533 or 1534; d. at Ferrara, 26 Feb., 1611. At ... |
Possidius, SaintSt. PossidiusBishop of Calama in Numidia, author of a short life of St. Augustine and of an indiculus or ... |
PostcommunionPostcommunionThe Communion act finishes the essential Eucharistic service. Justin Martyr (I Apol., lxv-lxvi) ... |
Postgate, NicholasVen. Nicholas PostgateEnglish martyr, b. at Kirkdale House, Egton, Yorkshire, in 1596 or 1597; d. at York, 7 August, ... |
PostulantPostulantPostulancy is a preliminary stage to the novitiate existing from the institution of monasticism. ... |
PostulationPostulation( Latin postulare, to request) A postulation is a petition presented to a competent ... |
Potawatomi IndiansPotawatomi IndiansAn important tribe of Algonquin linguistic stock, closely related dialectically to the Ojibwa ... |
Pothier, Robert JosephRobert Joseph PothierA celebrated French lawyer, b. at Orléans, 9 January, 1699; d. there, 2 March, 1772. His ... |
Pouget, Jean-François-Albert duJean-Francois-Albert du PougetMarquis de Nadaillac, b. in 1817; d. at Rougemont, Cloyes, 1 October, 1904; the scion of an old ... |
Pounde, ThomasThomas PoundeLay brother, b. at Beaumond (or Belmony), Farlington, Hampshire, 29 May, 1538; d. there, 26 Feb., ... |
Poussin, NicolasNicolas PoussinFrench painter, b. at Les Andelys near Rouen in 1594; d. at Rome, 19 November, 1666. His early ... |
PovertyPovertyI. THE MORAL DOCTRINE OF POVERTY Jesus Christ did not condemn the possession of worldly goods, or ... |
Poverty and PauperismPoverty and PauperismSee also CARE OF THE POOR BY THE CHURCH In a legal and technical sense, pauperism denotes the ... |
Powel, PhilipPhilip Powel( alias M ORGAN, alias P ROSSER ) Martyr, b. at Tralon, Brecknockshire, 2 Feb., 1594; d. ... |
Powell, Blessed EdwardBlessed Edward PowellWith Blessed Thomas Abel there suffered Edward Powell, priest and martyr, b. in Wales about ... |
Poynter, WilliamWilliam PoynterBorn 20 May, 1762, at Petersfield, Hants; died 26 Nov., 1827, in London. He was educated at the ... |
Pozzo, AndreasAndreas Pozzo(P UTEUS ) Italian painter and architect of the Baroque period, b. at Trent, 1642; d. at ... |
PozzuoliPozzuoli(PUTEOLANA) The city of Pozzuoli in the province of Naples, southern Italy, on the gulf of ... |
Prémare, Joseph Henri Marie deJoseph Henri Marie de PremareJoseph Henri Marie de Prémare, missionary and sinologist, born at Cherbourg, 17 July, 1666; ... |
Prémontré, Abbey ofPremontreLocated about twelve miles west of Laon, Department of Aisne, France ; founded by St. Norbert. ... |
PrümPrumA former Benedictine abbey in Lorraine, now in the Diocese of Trier, founded by a Frankish ... |
Prades, Jean-Martin deJean-Martin de PradesA theologian, born about 1720 at Castelsarrasin ( Diocese of Montauban ), died in 1782 at ... |
Prado, Jerome deJerome de PradoExegete, b. at Baeza in Spain, 1547; d. at Rome, 13 Jan., 1595. He entered the Society of ... |
Praelatus NulliusPraelatus Nullius(i.e. Dioceseos) A prelate who exercises quasi-episcopal jurisdiction in a territory not ... |
Pragmatic SanctionPragmatic Sanction( pragmatica sanctio , lex , jussio , also pragmatica or pragmaticum ) Pragmatic ... |
PragmatismPragmatismPragmatism, as a tendency in philosophy, signifies the insistence on usefulness or practical ... |
PraguePrague(PRAGENSIS). An archdiocese in Bohemia. From about the middle of the sixth century Slavonic ... |
Prague, University ofUniversity of PragueThe University of Prague was founded by Charles IV with the consent of the Estates on the model ... |
PraxeasPraxeasAn early anti- Montanist, is known to us only by Tertullian's book "Adversus Praxean". His name ... |
Praxedes and PudentianaPraxedes and PudentiaMartyrs of an unknown era. The seventh-century itineraries to the graves of the Roman martyrs ... |
Pray BrethrenOrate FratresThe exhortation (" Pray brethren that my sacrifice and yours be acceptable to God the Father ... |
Pray, GeorgeGeorge PrayAbbot, canon, librarian of the University library of Buda, and important Hungarian historian, b. ... |
PrayerPrayer(Greek euchesthai , Latin precari , French prier , to plead, to beg, to ask earnestly). ... |
Prayer of Christ, Feast of theFeast of the Prayer of ChristThis feast occurs on the Tuesday after Septuagesima (double major). Its object is to ... |
Prayer of QuietPrayer of QuietThe Prayer of Quiet is regarded by all writers on mystical theology as one of the degrees of ... |
Prayer, Lord'sLord's PrayerAlthough the Latin term oratio dominica is of early date, the phrase "Lord's Prayer" does not ... |
Prayer-BooksPrayer-BooksBy "prayer-books" usage generally understands a collection of forms of prayer intended for ... |
Prayers for the DeadPrayers For the DeadThis subject will be treated under the following three heads: I. General Statement and Proof of ... |
Preacher ApostolicPreacher ApostolicA dignitary of the pontifical household. As a regular function, under special Regulations, this ... |
Preachers, Order ofOrder of PreachersAs the Order of the Friars Preachers is the principal part of the entire Order of St. Dominic, we ... |
PreadamitesPreadamitesThe supposed inhabitants of the earth prior to Adam. Strictly speaking, the expression ought to be ... |
PrebendPrebendThe right of a member of a chapter to his share in the revenues of the cathedral ; also the ... |
PrecariaPrecaria( Preces , prayers ). A precaria is a contract granting to a petitioner the use and ... |
PrecedencePrecedence( Latin præcedere , to go before another). Precedence signifies the right to enjoy ... |
PrecentorPrecentor(Latin Præcentor , from præ , before- cantor singer). A word describing ... |
PreceptCanonical Precept( Precept: From the Latin præceptum from præcipere , to command). Precept , ... |
Precious BloodPrecious BloodThe blood of our Divine Saviour. Jesus, at the Last Supper, ascribes to it the same life-giving ... |
Precious Blood, Archconfraternity of the MostArchconfraternity of the Most Precious BloodConfraternities which made it their special object to venerate the Blood of Christ first arose in ... |
Precious Blood, Congregation of the MostCongregation of the Most Precious BloodAn association of secular priests living in community, whose principal aim is to give missions ... |
Precious Blood, Congregations of theCongregations of the Precious BloodI. BERNADINES OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD A congregation of nuns, no longer in existence, founded by ... |
Precious Blood, Feast of the MostFeast of the Most Precious BloodFor many dioceses there are two days to which the Office of the Precious Blood has been ... |
Precipiano, Humbert-Guillaume de, CountHumbert-Guillaume de PrecipianoBorn at Besançon, 1626; died at Brussels, 7 June, 1711. Having studied the classics at ... |
PreconizationPreconization(Latin præconizare , to publish, from præco , herald, public crier) This word ... |
PredestinarianismPredestinarianismPredestinarianism is a heresy not unfrequently met with in the course of the centuries which ... |
PredestinationPredestinationPredestination ( Latin prœ , destinare ), taken in its widest meaning, is every Divine ... |
PrefacePreface( Latin Præfatio ). The first part of the Eucharistic prayers ( Anaphora or Canon) in ... |
Prefect ApostolicPrefect Apostolic( Latin prœfectus, one put over or in charge of something) During the last few ... |
Prefecture Apostolic (Supplemental List)Prefecture Apostolic(SUPPLEMENTAL LIST) An account is here given of the prefectures Apostolic that have been ... |
PrelatePrelateReal Prelate, the incumbent of a prelature, i.e., of an ecclesiastical office with special and ... |
Premonstratensian CanonsPremonstratensian Canons(C ANONICI R EGULARES P RÆMONSTRATENSES ). Founded in 1120 by St. Norbert at ... |
PresbyterianismPresbyterianismPresbyterianism in a wide sense is the system of church government by representative assemblies ... |
PresbyteryPresbyteryThe part of the church reserved for the higher clergy was known in antiquity by various names, ... |
PrescriptionPrescription(Latin prœ , before, and scribere , to write, in later legal Latin involving the idea ... |
Prescription in Civil JurisprudencePrescription in Civil JurisprudencePrescription "in some form and under some name" is said to have existed as a part of the municipal ... |
Presence of GodPresence of GodDoctrinal All solid devotion and devotional practices must be founded upon the truths of ... |
Presence, RealThe Real Presence of Christ in the EucharistIn this article we shall consider: the fact of the Real Presence , which is, indeed, the central ... |
Presentation BrothersPresentation BrothersIn the early part of the nineteenth century when the Penal Laws were relaxed, and the ban which ... |
Presentation of Mary, Congregation of theCongregation of the Presentation of MaryThis congregation, devoted to the education of young girls, was founded in 1796 at Theuyts, ... |
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of theFeast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin MaryThe Protoevangel of James, the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew, the Gospel of the Nativity of Mary, and ... |
Presentation, Feast of theCandlemasAlso called: Purification of the Blessed Virgin (Greek Hypapante ), Feast of the Presentation of ... |
Presentation, Order of theOrder of the PresentationAn Order founded at Cork, Ireland, by Nano (Honoria) Nagle (see below). In 1775 she entered with ... |
Presentation, Religious Congregations of theReligious Congregations of the Presentation(1) Daughters of the Presentation , founded in 1627 by Nicolas Sanguin (b. 1580; d. 1653), ... |
Presentation, Right ofRight of PresentationOut of gratitude for the foundation or endowment of churches and benefices, the Church grants ... |
Prester JohnPrester JohnName of a legendary Eastern priest and king. FIRST STAGE The mythical journey to Rome of a ... |
Preston, ThomasThomas Preston( Alias R OGER W IDDRINGTON ). Benedictine, d. in the Clink prison, 5 April, 1640. He ... |
Preston, Thomas ScottThomas Scott PrestonThe Vicar-General of New York, prothonotary Apostolic, chancellor, distinguished convert, ... |
PresumptionPresumption(Latin praesumere , "to take before", "to take for granted"). Presumption is here ... |
PresumptionPresumption(IN CANON LAW) A term signifying a reasonable conjecture concerning something doubtful, drawn ... |
PretoriumPretoriumThis name is derived from the Latin prætorium, in later Greek tò ... |
PridePridePride is the excessive love of one's own excellence. It is ordinarily accounted one of the seven ... |
PrienePrieneA titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Ephesus. The foundation of the town of Priene dates ... |
PriestPriestThis word (etymologically "elder", from presbyteros , presbyter ) has taken the meaning of ... |
Priest, AssistantAssistant PriestThe assistant priest ( presbyter assistens , anciently called capellanus ) is the first and ... |
Priest, HighThe High PriestThe high-priest in the Old Testament is called by various names: the priest ( Numbers 3:6 ); ... |
PriesthoodPriesthoodThe word priest (Germ. Priester ; Fr. prêtre ; Ital. prete ) is derived from the ... |
Priestly Perseverance, Association ofAssociation of Priestly PerseveranceA sacerdotal association founded in 1868 at Vienna, and at first confined to that Archdiocese. ... |
Priests' Communion LeaguePriests' Communion LeagueAn association of priests established at Rome on 20 July, 1906, in the Church of San ... |
Priests' Eucharistic LeaguePriests' Eucharistic LeagueI. Object The Priests' Eucharistic League (Confraternitas sacerdotalis adorationis Sanctissimi ... |
Priests, Confraternities ofConfraternities of PriestsThree confraternities of priests -- the Apostolic Union, the Priests' Eucharistic League, ... |
PrimacyPrimacy(Latin primatus, primus , first). The supreme episcopal jurisdiction of the pope as ... |
Primadicci, JamesJames Primadicci(Or Primadizzi.) Born at Bologna; died in the same city in 1460. As early as the year 1426 he ... |
PrimatePrimate(Lat. primas, from primus, "first"). In the Western Church a primate is a bishop ... |
PrimePrimeI. THE NAME The name Prime ( prima hora ) belongs with those of Terce, Sext, None, to the ... |
Primer, TheThe PrimerThe common English name for a book of devotions which from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century ... |
PrimiceriusPrimicerius(Etymologically primus in cera , sc. in tabula cerata , the first in a list of a class of ... |
Primus and Felician, SaintsSts. Primus and FelicianSuffered martyrdom about 304 in the Diocletian persecution. The "Martyrologium Hieronymianum" ... |
Prince Albert, Diocese ofPrince AlbertA suffragan see of St. Boniface, Manitoba, in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Originally ... |
PriorPriorA monastic superior. In the Rule of St. Benedict the term prior occurs several times, but ... |
PrioressPrioress(Priorissa, Praeposita). A superioress in a monastic community for women. The term prioress ... |
PrioryPrioryA monastery whose superior is a prior. The Dominicans, Augustinian Hermits, Carthusians, ... |
Prisca, SaintSt. PriscaShe was a martyr of the Roman Church, whose dates are unknown. The name Prisca or Priscilla ... |
PriscianusPriscianusLatin grammarian, born at Caesarea (Mauretania) , taught at Constantinople under Anastatius I ... |
Priscilla and AquilaAquila and Priscilla( Or Prisca.) Jewish tentmakers, who left Rome (Aquila was a native of Pontus ) in the ... |
PriscillianismPriscillianismThis heresy originated in Spain in the fourth century and was derived from the Gnostic - ... |
PrisonsPrisonsI. IN ANCIENT TIMES Many jurisconsults and Scriptural interpreters include imprisonment among ... |
Prisons, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical PrisonsIt is plain from many decrees in the "Corpus Juris Canonici" that the Church has claimed and ... |
PrivilegePrivilege( Latin, privilegium , like priva lex ) Privilege is a permanent concession made by a ... |
Privileged AltarPrivileged AltarAn altar is said to be privileged when, in addition to the ordinary fruits of the Eucharistic ... |
Privileges, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical PrivilegesEcclesiastical privileges are exceptions to the Law made in favour of the clergy or in favour ... |
Proba, FaltoniaFaltonia ProbaA Christian poetess of the fourth century. The name Faltonia is doubtful and is apparently due ... |
ProbabilismProbabilismProbabilism is the moral system which holds that, when there is question solely of the ... |
Probus, Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius ProbusRoman Emperor, 276-82, raised to the throne by the army in Syria to succeed Tacitus. Of humble ... |
Probus, Tarachus, and Andronicus, SaintsSts. Tarachus, Probus, and AndronicusMartyrs of the Diocletian persecution (about 304). The "Martyrologium Hieronymian." contains the ... |
Processional CrossProcessional CrossA processional cross is simply a crucifix which is carried at the head of a procession, and ... |
Processional, RomanRoman ProcessionalStrictly speaking it might be said that the Processional has no recognized place in the Roman ... |
ProcessionsProcessionsProcessions, an element in all ceremonial, are to be found, as we should expect, in almost every ... |
Processus and Martinian, SaintsSts. Processus and MartinianThe dates of these martyrs are unknown. The "Martyrologium Hieronymianum" (ed. De ... |
Proclus, SaintSt. ProclusPatriarch of Constantinople. Saint Proclus died in 446 or 447. Proclus came to the fore in the ... |
ProconnesusProconnesus(PRŒCONNESUS) A titular see in Hellespont. Proconnesus was the name of an island ... |
Procopius of CaesareaProcopius of CaesareaByzantine historian, b. in the latter years of the fifth century at Caesarea in Palestine , d. ... |
Procter, Adelaide AnneAdelaide Anne ProcterPoetess and philanthropist, b. in London, England, 30 October, 1825; d. in London, 2 February, ... |
ProcuratorProcuratorA person who manages the affairs of another by virtue of a charge received from him. There are ... |
Profession, ReligiousReligious ProfessionHISTORICAL VIEW Profession may be considered either as a declaration openly made, or as a state ... |
Promise, DivineDivine Promise (In Scripture)The term promise in Holy Writ both in its nominal and verbal form embraces not only promises ... |
Promotor FideiPromotor Fidei(P ROMOTER OF THE F AITH ). An official of the Roman Congregation of Rites. The office ... |
PromulgationPromulgation( Latin promulgare, to make known, to post in public). I. PROMULGATION IN GENERAL This is the ... |
ProofProofProof is the establishment of a disputed or controverted matter by lawful means or arguments. ... |
Propaganda, Sacred Congregation ofSacred Congregation of PropagandaThe Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide , whose official title is "sacra congregatio ... |
Propagation of the Faith, The Society for theSociety for the Propagation of the FaithThis society is an international association for the assistance by prayers and alms of ... |
PropertyPropertyI. NOTION OF PROPERTY The proprietor or owner of a thing, in the current acceptation of the word, ... |
Property, EcclesiasticalChurch PropertyAbstract Right of Ownership That the Church has the right to acquire and possess temporal ... |
Property, Ecclesiastical, in the United StatesEcclesiastical Property in the United StatesThe Third Plenary Council of Baltimore decreed (tit. IX, cap. i, n. 264): "We must hold, ... |
ProphecyProphecyAs the term is used in mystical theology , it applies both to the prophecies of canonical ... |
Prophecy, Prophet, and ProphetessProphecy, Prophet, and ProphetessI. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT A. Introduction Yahweh had forbidden Israel all kinds of oracles in ... |
PropriumPropriumThe Proprium de tempore and the Proprium Sanctorum form in the present liturgy the two ... |
Proschko, Franz IsidorFranz Isidor ProschkoA well-known Austrian author, born at Hohenfurt, Bohemia, 2 April, 1816; died at Vienna, 6 ... |
Prose or SequenceProse or SequenceI. DEFINITION AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Sequence ( Sequentia )–or, more accurately as ... |
ProselyteProselyte( proselytos , stranger or newcomer; Vulgate, advena ). The English term "proselyte" ... |
Proske, KarlKarl ProskeBorn at Grobing in Upper Silesia, 11 Feb., 1794; died 20 Dec., 1861. He took his degree as Doctor ... |
Prosper of Aquitaine, TiroTiro Prosper of AquitaineThe first sure date in the life of Prosper is that of his letter to St. Augustine written ... |
Protasius and Gervasius, SaintsSts. Gervasius and ProtasiusMartyrs of Milan, probably in the second century, patrons of the city of Milan and of ... |
Protector, AltarAltar ProtectorA cover made of cloth, baize or velvet which is placed on the table of the altar, during the ... |
Protectorate of MissionsProtectorate of MissionsThe right of protection exercised by a Christian power in an infidel country with regard to ... |
ProtectoriesProtectoriesThe institutions for the shelter and training of the young, designed to afford neglected or ... |
Protestant Episcopal ChurchProtestant Episcopal Church in the United States of AmericaThe history of this religious organization divides itself naturally into two portions: the period ... |
ProtestantismProtestantismThe subject will be treated under the following heads, viz.: I. Origin of the Name. II. ... |
Prothonotary ApostolicProthonotary ApostolicA member of the highest college of prelates in the Roman Curia, and also of the honorary ... |
ProtocolProtocolThe formula used at the beginning of public acts drawn up by notaries, e.g., mention of the reign, ... |
ProtopopeProtopopeA priest of higher rank in the Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches, corresponding in ... |
Protus and Hyacinth, SaintsSts. Protus and HyacinthMartyrs during the persecution of Valerian (257-9). The day of their annual commemoration is ... |
Prout, FatherFather ProutThe name by which the Rev. Francis Sylvester Mahony (O'Mahony), author of "The Bells of ... |
Provancher, Léon AbelLeon Abel ProvancherNaturalist, b. 10 March, 1820, in the parish of Béconcourt, Nicolet county, Province of ... |
Proverbs, Book ofProverbsOne of the Sapiential writings of the Old Testament placed in the Hebrew Bible among the ... |
Providence, Congregations of (I)Daughters of ProvidenceFounded at Paris, by Madame Polaillon (Marie de Lumague), a devout widow. In 1643 Madame ... |
Providence, Congregations of (II)Sisters of Providence(St. Mary-of-the-Woods) Among the teaching religious orders that originated in France at ... |
Providence, Congregations of (III)Sisters of Charity of ProvidenceSISTERS OF CHARITY The Sisters of xxyyyk.htm">Providence, known also as Sisters of ... |
Providence, Congregations of (IV)Sisters of Sainte Anne of ProvidenceFounded at Turin in 1834 by the Marchesa Julia Falletti de Barolo for the care of children and ... |
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Providence, DivineDivine Providence( Latin, Providentia ; Greek, pronoia ). Providence in general, or foresight, is a ... |
Province, EcclesiasticalEcclesiastical ProvinceThe name given to an ecclesiastical administrative district under the jurisdiction of an ... |
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Provision, CanonicalCanonical ProvincialCanonical Provision is a term signifying regular induction into a benefice, comprising three ... |
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PrudencePrudence(Latin prudentia , contracted from providentia , seeing ahead). One of the four ... |
PrudentiusPrudentius(GALINDO) A Bishop of Troyes, born in Spain ; died at Troyes on 6 April, 861; celebrated ... |
Prudentius, Aurelius ClemensAurelius Clemens PrudentiusA Christian poet, born in the Tarraconensis, Northern Spain, 348; died probably in Spain, ... |
Prusias ad HypiumPrusias Ad HypiumTitular see, suffragan of Claudiopolis in the Honoriad. Memnon, the historian, says that Prusias ... |
PrussiaPrussiaThe Kingdom of Prussia at the present time covers 134,616 square miles and includes about 64.8 ... |
PrzemyslPrzemysl(PREMISLIENSIS) Latin see in Galicia, suffragan of Lemberg. After conquering Halicz and ... |
Przemysl, Sambor, and SanokPrzemysl, Sambor, and Sanok(PREMISLIENSIS, SAMBORIENSIS, ET SANOCHIENSIS) A Græco-Ruthenian Uniat diocese of ... |
PsalmsPsalmsThe Psalter, or Book of Psalms, is the first book of the "Writings" ( Kethubhim or Hagiographa ... |
Psalms, AlphabeticAlphabetic PsalmsAlphabetic psalms are so called because their successive verses, or successive parallel series, ... |
PsalteriumPsalteriumThe Psalterium, or Book of the Psalms, only concerns us here in so far as it was transcribed ... |
Psaume, NicholasNicholas Psaume(also PSAULME, PREAUME, Latin PSALMÆUS) Bishop of Verdun, born at Chaumont-sur-Aire in ... |
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PsychologyPsychology(Greek psyche, logos ; Latin psychologia; French psychologie; German Seelenkunde ) In ... |
PsychotherapyPsychotherapy(from the Greek psyche , "mind", and therapeuo , "I cure") Psychotherapy is that ... |
PtolemaisPtolemaisPtolemais, a titular see in Egypt, metropolis of Thebais Secunda. Ptolemais owes its name to ... |
PtolemaisPtolemais(SAINT-JEAN D'ACRE) Ptolemais, a titular metropolis in Phoenicia Prima, or Maritima. The ... |
Ptolemy the GnosticPtolemy the GnosticA heretic of the second century and personal disciple of Valentinus. He was probably still ... |
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Public Honesty (Decency)Public Honesty (Decency)A diriment matrimonial impediment consisting in a relationship, which arises from a valid ... |
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Pueblo IndiansPueblo IndiansNAME From the Spanish word meaning "village" or "town". A term used collectively to designate ... |
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Pulcheria, SaintSaint PulcheriaEmpress of the Eastern Roman Empire, eldest daughter of the Emperor Arcadius, b. 19 Jan., 399; d. ... |
Pulci, LuigiLuigi PulciAn Italian poet, born at Florence, 15 Aug., 1432; died at Padua in 1484. The Pulci gave many ... |
Pullen, RobertRobert Pullen(POLENIUS, PULLAN, PULLEIN, PULLENUS, PULLY, LA POULE) See also ROBERT PULLEN. Died 1147 (?). ... |
Pullus, RobertRobert Pullus(PULLEN, PULLAN, PULLY.) See also ROBERT PULLEN. Cardinal, English philosopher and ... |
PulpitPulpit( Latin pulpitum , a stage or scaffold) An elevated stand to preach on. To elucidate the ... |
Punishment, CapitalCapital Punishment (Death Penalty)The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime. The ... |
PunoPunoDIOCESE OF PUNO (PUNIENSIS) Suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lima in Peru. Its jurisdiction ... |
Purcell, John BaptistJohn Baptist PurcellArchbishop of Cincinnati, born at Mallow, Ireland, 26 Feb., 1800; died at the convent of the ... |
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Purgatorial SocietiesPurgatorial SocietiesPious associations or confraternities in the Catholic Church, which have as their purpose to ... |
PurgatoryPurgatoryThe subject is treated under these heads: I. Catholic Doctrine II. Errors III. Proofs IV. Duration ... |
Purgatory, St. Patrick'sSt. Patrick's PurgatoryLough Derg, Ireland. This celebrated sanctuary in Donegal, in the Diocese of Clogher, dates ... |
PurimPurim(P HURIM ). The origin of the name is disputed: some derive it from the Persian pure ... |
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