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Adelaide, Archdiocese of Adelaide, Archdiocese of
Adelaide, Archdiocese of- Centered in Adelaide, capital of South Australia. ...
Adelham, John Placid Adelham, John Placid
Adelham, John Placid- Convert from Protestantism. (d. 1681) ...
Adelmann Adelmann
Adelmann- Eleventh-century Bishop of Brescia. ...
Adelophagi Adelophagi
Adelophagi- Fourth-century sect mentioned by the anonymous author known as Praedestinatus. ...
Aden Aden
Aden- It comprises all Arabia, and is known as the Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia and Aden. ...
Adeodatus Adeodatus
Adeodatus- Son of St. Augustine. (372-388) ...
Adeste Fidelis Adeste Fidelis
Adeste Fidelis- A hymn used at Benediction at Christmastide in France and England since the close of the eighteenth century. ...
Adjuration Adjuration
Adjuration- An urgent demand made upon another to do something, or to desist from doing something, which is rendered more solemn by coupling with it the name of God. ...
Administrator Administrator
Administrator- Includes details on administrators of dioceses, parishes, and ecclesiastical institutions. ...
Administrator (of Ecclesiastical Property) Administrator (of Ecclesiastical Property)
Administrator (of Ecclesiastical Property)- One charged with the care of church property. ...
Admonitions, Canonical Admonitions, Canonical
Admonitions, Canonical- A preliminary means used by the Church towards a suspected person, as a preventive of harm or a remedy of evil. ...
Admont Admont
Admont- A Benedictine abbey in Styria, Austro-Hungary. ...
Adonai Adonai
Adonai- Hebrew meaning "lord, ruler", a name bestowed upon God in the Old Testament. ...
Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de
Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de- Spanish novelist and poet. (1833-1891) ...
Adonias Adonias
Adonias- Fourth son of King David, and Adonias the Levite are discussed. ...
Adoption Adoption
Adoption- Adoption, as defined in canon law, is foreign to the Bible. ...
Adoption, Canonical Adoption, Canonical
Adoption, Canonical- The Church made its own the Roman law of adoption, with its legal consequences. ...
Adoption, Supernatural Adoption, Supernatural
Adoption, Supernatural- The adoption of man by God in virtue of which we become His sons and heirs. ...
Adoration Adoration
Adoration- In the strict sense, an act of religion offered to God in acknowledgment of His supreme perfection and dominion, and of the creature's dependence upon Him. ...
Adorno, Francis Adorno, Francis
Adorno, Francis- Italian preacher. (1531-1586) ...
Adoro Te Devote Adoro Te Devote
Adoro Te Devote- A hymn sometimes styled Rhythmus, or Oratio, S. Thomæ (sc. Aquinatis) written c. 1260. ...
Adria Adria
Adria- An Italian bishopric, suffragan to Venice. ...
Adrian IV, Pope Adrian IV, Pope
Adrian IV, Pope- Reigned 1154-1159. ...
Adrian V, Pope Adrian V, Pope
Adrian V, Pope- A Genoese, and nephew of Innocent IV. He was elected at Viterbo 12 July 1276, but died 18 August. ...
Adrian VI, Pope Adrian VI, Pope
Adrian VI, Pope- Reigned 1522-1523. ...
Adrian of Castello Adrian of Castello
Adrian of Castello- Italian prelate distinguished as a statesman and reviver of learning; born about 1460, died about 1521. ...
Adrianople Adrianople
Adrianople- According to legend, Orestes, son of Agamemnon, built this city at the confluence of the Tonsus (Toundja) and the Ardiscus (Arda) with the Hebrus (Maritza). ...
Adrichem, Christian Kruik van Adrichem, Christian Kruik van
Adrichem, Christian Kruik van- Catholic priest and theological writer. (1533-1585) ...
Adso Adso
Adso- Abbot of the Cluniac monastery of Moutier-en-Der, d. 992, on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. ...
Aduarte, Diego Francisco Aduarte, Diego Francisco
Aduarte, Diego Francisco- Missionary and historian. (1566-1635) ...
Adullam Adullam
Adullam- Details on two places with this name. ...
Adulteration of Food Adulteration of Food
Adulteration of Food- This act is defined as the addition of any non-condimental substance to a food. ...
Adultery Adultery
Adultery- The article considers adultery with reference only to morality. ...
Advent Advent
Advent- According to 1907 usage, a period beginning with the Sunday nearest to the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle and embracing four Sundays. ...
Adventists Adventists
Adventists- A group of six American Protestant sects which hold in common a belief in the near return of Christ in person. ...
Adrian II, Pope Adrian II, Pope
Adrian II, Pope- Reigned 867-872. ...
Apocatastasis Apocatastasis
Apocatastasis- A name given in the history of theology to the doctrine which teaches that a time will come when all free creatures will share in the grace of salvation; in a special way, the devils and lost souls. ...
Advertisements, Book of Advertisements, Book of
Advertisements, Book of- A series of enactments concerning ecclesiastical matters, drawn up by Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (1559-75). ...
Advocates of Roman Congregations Advocates of Roman Congregations
Advocates of Roman Congregations- Persons, ecclesiastical or lay, versed in canon and civil law, who plead causes before the ecclesiastical tribunals in Rome. ...
Advocates of St. Peter Advocates of St. Peter
Advocates of St. Peter- A body of jurists constituting a society whose statutes were confirmed by a brief of Leo XIII, 5 July, 1878. ...
Advocatus Diaboli Advocatus Diaboli
Advocatus Diaboli- A title given to an officer of the Sacred Congregation of Rites, established in 1587, by Sixtus V, to deal juridically with processes of beatification and canonization. ...
Advocatus Ecclesia Advocatus Ecclesia
Advocatus Ecclesia- A name applied, in the Middle Ages, to certain lay persons, generally of noble birth, whose duty it was, under given conditions, to represent a particular church or monastery, and to defend its rights ...
Advowson Advowson
Advowson- In English law the right of patronage of a church or ecclesiastical benefice, a right exercised by nomination of a clergyman to such church or other benefice. ...
Adytum Adytum
Adytum- A secret chamber or place of retirement in the ancient temples, and esteemed the most sacred spot; the innermost sanctuary or shrine. ...
Aedh of Kildare Aedh of Kildare
Aedh of Kildare- Sixth-century King of Leinster, Ireland. ...
Aegidius of Viterbo Aegidius of Viterbo
Aegidius of Viterbo- Cardinal, theologian, orator, humanist, and poet, born at Viterbo, Italy; died at Rome, 1532. ...
Aelnoth Aelnoth
Aelnoth- Monk and biographer, of whom nothing is known except his Life of St. Canute the Martyr, written in 1109. ...
Aeneas of Gaza Aeneas of Gaza
Aeneas of Gaza- A Neo-Platonic philosopher, a convert to Christianity, who flourished towards the end of the fifth century. ...
Aenon Aenon
Aenon- Mentioned in John 3:23, as the locality where the forerunner of Christ baptized. ...
Aeons Aeons
Aeons- The term appropriated by Gnostic heresiarchs to designate the series of spiritual powers evolved by progressive emanation from the eternal Being. ...

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