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Acolyte Acolyte
Acolyte- A cleric promoted to the fourth and highest minor order in the Latin Church, ranking next to a subdeacon. ...
Acosta, Joaquin Acosta, Joaquin
Acosta, Joaquin- Served in the Colombian army and in 1834 attempted a scientific survey of the country between Socorro and the Magdalena River. ...
Acosta, Jose de Acosta, Jose de
Acosta, Jose de- Founded a number of colleges, among them those of Arequipa, Potose, Chuquisaca, Panama, and La Paz. ...
Acquapendente Acquapendente
Acquapendente- A diocese in Italy under the immediate jurisdiction of the Holy See, comprising seven towns of the Province of Rome. ...
Acquaviva Acquaviva
Acquaviva- Name of several Italian cardinals. ...
Acquaviva, Claudius Acquaviva, Claudius
Acquaviva, Claudius- Fifth General of the Society of Jesus. (1543-1615) ...
Acqui Acqui
Acqui- A diocese suffragan of Turin, Italy. ...
Acre Acre
Acre- Syrian seaport on the Mediterranean. ...
Acrostic Acrostic
Acrostic- A poem the initial or final letters of whose verses form certain words or sentences. ...
Acta Pilati Acta Pilati
Acta Pilati- The Gospel of Nicodemus. ...
Acton, Charles Januarius Acton, Charles Januarius
Acton, Charles Januarius- English cardinal. (1803-1847) ...
Acton, John Acton, John
Acton, John- English canonist, born 1350. ...
Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg, Baron Acton Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg, Baron Acton
Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg, Baron Acton- Biography of the historian best-known for his view of the corruption power causes. ...
Acts, Canonical Acts, Canonical
Acts, Canonical- Derive their name from connection with ecclesiastical procedure. ...
Acts, Human Acts, Human
Acts, Human- St. Thomas and the scholastics in general regard only the free and deliberate acts of the will as human. ...
Acts, Indifferent Acts, Indifferent
Acts, Indifferent- An act that is neither good nor bad. ...
Acts of the Apostles Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles- The fifth book of the New Testament. ...
Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae
Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae- Abbreviated title of a celebrated work on the Irish saints by the Franciscan, John Colgan. ...
Acta Triadis Thaumaturgae Acta Triadis Thaumaturgae
Acta Triadis Thaumaturgae- The lives of St. Patrick, St. Brigid, and St. Columba; published at Louvain, in 1647, by John Colgan. ...
Acts of Roman Congregations Acts of Roman Congregations
Acts of Roman Congregations- A term used to designate the documents issued by the Roman Congregations. ...
Actus et Potentia Actus et Potentia
Actus et Potentia- A technical expression in scholastic phraseology used to translate Aristotle's energeia or entelecheia, and dynamis. ...
Actus primus Actus primus
Actus primus- A technical expression used in scholastic philosophy. ...
Actus Purus Actus Purus
Actus Purus- A term employed in scholastic philosophy to express the absolute perfection of God. ...
Acuas Acuas
Acuas- One of the first to spread Manicheism in the Christian Orient. ...
Adalbert Adalbert
Adalbert- Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen; born about 1000; died 1072. ...
Adalbert I Adalbert I
Adalbert I- Archbishop of Mainz (Mayence) 1111 to 1137. ...
Ad Apostolicae Dignitatis Apicem Ad Apostolicae Dignitatis Apicem
Ad Apostolicae Dignitatis Apicem- Apostolic letter issued against Emperor Frederick II by Pope Innocent IV. ...
Ad Limina Apostolorum Ad Limina Apostolorum
Ad Limina Apostolorum- A pilgrimage to the sepulchres of St. Peter and St. Paul at Rome. ...
Ad Universalis Ecclesiae Ad Universalis Ecclesiae
Ad Universalis Ecclesiae- A papal constitution dealing with admission to religious orders. ...
Adam in Early Christian Liturgy and Literature Adam in Early Christian Liturgy and Literature
Adam in Early Christian Liturgy and Literature- Discusses his importance to the Fathers and to the authors of the many apocryphal writings of the first five centuries of the Christian Era. ...
Adam, The Books of Adam, The Books of
Adam, The Books of- A romance made up of Oriental fables. ...
Adam of Bremen Adam of Bremen
Adam of Bremen- A German historian and geographer of the eleventh century. ...
Adam of Fulda Adam of Fulda
Adam of Fulda- A monk of Franconia and one of the most learned musicians of his age. ...
Adam of Murimuth Adam of Murimuth
Adam of Murimuth- An English chronicler of about the middle of the fourteenth century. ...
Adam of Perseigne Adam of Perseigne
Adam of Perseigne- French Cistercian, Abbot of the monastery of Perseigne in the Diocese of Mans, born about the middle of the twelfth century. ...
Adam of St. Victor Adam of St. Victor
Adam of St. Victor- A prolific writer of Latin Hymns, born in the latter part of the twelfth century. ...
Aarhus, Ancient See of Aarhus, Ancient See of
Aarhus, Ancient See of- Located in Denmark. ...
Adam of Usk Adam of Usk
Adam of Usk- An English priest, canonist, and chronicler. ...
Adam, John Adam, John
Adam, John- Preacher and opponent of Calvinists and Jansenists. ...
Adam, Nicholas Adam, Nicholas
Adam, Nicholas- French linguist and writer. (1716-1792) ...
Adam Scotus Adam Scotus
Adam Scotus- A theologian and Church historian of the latter part of the twelfth century. ...
Adami da Bolsena, Andrea Adami da Bolsena, Andrea
Adami da Bolsena, Andrea- Italian musician. (1663-1742) ...
Adamites Adamites
Adamites- An obscure sect, dating perhaps from the second century, which professed to have regained Adam's primeval innocence. ...
Adams, James Adams, James
Adams, James- Jesuit professor of humanities. (1737-1802) ...
Adana Adana
Adana- A diocese of Armenian rite in Asia Minor. ...
Adar Adar
Adar- Four meanings detailed. ...
Adda, Ferdinando d' Adda, Ferdinando d'
Adda, Ferdinando d'- Cardinal and Papal Legate. (1649-1719) ...
Addas Addas
Addas- One of the three original disciples of Manes. ...
Addeus and Maris, Liturgy of Addeus and Maris, Liturgy of
Addeus and Maris, Liturgy of- Oriental liturgy, sometimes assigned to the Syrian group; sometimes to the Persian group. ...
Addresses, Ecclesiastical Addresses, Ecclesiastical
Addresses, Ecclesiastical- Rules as to what is fitting and customary in the matter of ecclesiastical correspondence. ...

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