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Stephen Harding, Saint Stephen Harding, Saint
Stephen Harding, Saint- English Cistercian, confessor, the third abbot of Cîteaux, d. 1134. ...
Stephen, Saint Stephen, Saint
Stephen, Saint- First King of Hungary. Baptized at the age of 10 by St. Adalbert, and died in 1038. ...
Stanislaus of Cracow, Saint Stanislaus of Cracow, Saint
Stanislaus of Cracow, Saint- Bishop and martyr, d. 1079. The patron saint of Poland. ...
Sebastian Newdigate, Blessed Sebastian Newdigate, Blessed
Sebastian Newdigate, Blessed- Martyred at Tyburn in 1535 for denying the royal supremacy. ...
Swithin Wells, Saint Swithin Wells, Saint
Swithin Wells, Saint- A married lay schoolmaster, hanged opposite his house in 1591 for the crime of attending mass. ...
Seraphina Sforza, Blessed Seraphina Sforza, Blessed
Seraphina Sforza, Blessed- Forced by her husband to enter the Poor Clares, d. 1478. ...
Simon Stock, Saint Simon Stock, Saint
Simon Stock, Saint- Biography of the English Carmelite, sixth general of the Order. Associated with the brown scapular. Died 1265. ...
Sydney Hodgson, Blessed Sydney Hodgson, Blessed
Sydney Hodgson, Blessed- Was martyred in 1591 for having assisted priests and for being a convert to Catholicism. ...
Stanislas Kostka, Saint Stanislas Kostka, Saint
Stanislas Kostka, Saint- Polish Jesuit, died in 1568 at the age of 17, less than a year after entering the Society. ...
Sacraments Sacraments
Sacraments- Presents the necessity, the nature, the origin/cause, the number, the effects, the minister, and the recipient of the Sacraments. ...
Scripture Scripture
Scripture- Sacred Scripture is one of the several names denoting the inspired writings which make up the Old and New Testament. ...
Sergius III, Pope Sergius III, Pope
Sergius III, Pope- Reigned 904-911. ...
Sabinianus, Pope Sabinianus, Pope
Sabinianus, Pope- Reigned 604-606. The son of Bonus, he was born at Blera (Bieda) near Viterbo. In 593 he was sent by St. Gregory I as apocrisiarius or Apostolic nuncio to Constantinople; but in some respects his adminis ...
Society, The Catholic Church Extension Society, The Catholic Church Extension
Society, The Catholic Church Extension- The first active agitation for a church extension or home mission society for the Catholic Church in North America was begun in 1904 by an article of the present writer, published ...
Saint Paul-without-the Walls Saint Paul-without-the Walls
Saint Paul-without-the Walls- An abbey nullius. As early as 200 the burial place of the great Apostle in the Via Ostia was marked by a cella memoriæ, near which the Catacomb of Comodilla was established. ...
Sozomen, Salaminius Hermias Sozomen, Salaminius Hermias
Sozomen, Salaminius Hermias- One of the famous historians of the early Church, born at Bethelia, a small town near Gaza in Palestine. ...
Strossmayer, Joseph Georg Strossmayer, Joseph Georg
Strossmayer, Joseph Georg- Josip Juraj, Bishop of Diakovár, born at Essegg in Croatia-Slavonia, 4 February, 1815; died 8 April, 1905. ...
Sabbatine Privilege Sabbatine Privilege
Sabbatine Privilege- The name Sabbatine Privilege is derived from the apocryphal Bull "Sacratissimo uti culmine" of John XXII, 3 March, 1322. ...
Stigmata, Mystical Stigmata, Mystical
Stigmata, Mystical- Their existence is so well established historically that, as a general thing, they are no longer disputed by unbelievers, who now seek only to explain them naturally. ...
Swinomish Indians Swinomish Indians
Swinomish Indians- A tribe of Salishan linguistic stock, closely connected with the Skagit. They formerly held the territory about the mouth of the river Skagit together with the adjacent portion of Whidbey Island. ...
Saba and Sabeans Saba and Sabeans
Saba and Sabeans- This Saba (Sheba) must not be confounded with Saba (Seba) in Ethiopia of Is., xliii, 3; xlv, 14. It lies in the Southern Arabian Jôf about 200 miles north-west of Aden. ...
Syriac Hymnody Syriac Hymnody
Syriac Hymnody- To the general consideration set forth in the article hymnody and hymnology must be added some bearing particularly on the structure and liturgical use of hymns (madrashe), exclusive of poetical homilies ...
Sylvestrines Sylvestrines
Sylvestrines- A minor monastic order or, strictly speaking, congregation following in general the Rule of St. Benedict but distinct from the Black monks and not forming a part of the confederation of Benedictine congrega ...
Syndicalism Syndicalism
Syndicalism- Derived from the French syndicats, associations of workingmen uniting members of the same trade or industry for the furtherance of common economic interests. ...
Synoptics Synoptics
Synoptics- The name given since Griesbach's time (about 1790) to the first three canonical Gospels. ...
Sabbath Sabbath
Sabbath- The seventh day of the week among the Hebrews, the day being counted from sunset to sunset, that is, from Friday evening to Saturday evening. ...
Sabaoth Sabaoth
Sabaoth- In Hebrew, plural form of "host" or "army". The word is used almost exclusively in conjunction with the Divine name as a title of majesty: "the Lord of Hosts", or "the Lord God of Hosts". ...
Sunday Sunday
Sunday- Sunday (Day of the Sun), as the name of the first day of the week, is derived from Egyptian astrology. ...
Seroux d'Agincourt, Jean-Baptiste-Louis-George Seroux d'Agincourt, Jean-Baptiste-Louis-George
Seroux d'Agincourt, Jean-Baptiste-Louis-George- Born at Beauvais, 5 April, 1730; died at Rome, 24 September, 1814. He was a descendant of the counts of Namur. ...
Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern
Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern- This mission was separated in 1894 from Northern Shan-Tung and erected into a vicariate Apostolic. ...
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Society of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Society of the- An institution of religious women, taking perpetual vows and devoted to the work of education. ...
Shan-si, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Shan-si, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern
Shan-si, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern- Erected in 1890; the mission is entrusted to the Franciscan Fathers. ...
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Missionary Sisters of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Missionary Sisters of the- A religious congregation having its general mother house at Rome, founded in 1880 by Mother Francis Xavier Cabrini. ...
Syncelli Syncelli
Syncelli- A name which in the early Church was given to those monks or clerics who lived in the same room with their bishops, and whose duty it was to be witnesses to the purity of their lives or to perform the daily spi ...
Sacrifice Sacrifice
Sacrifice- This term is identical with the English offering (Latin offerre) and the German Opfer. ...
Sabran, Louis de Sabran, Louis de
Sabran, Louis de- Jesuit (1652-1732) ...
Sacrilege Sacrilege
Sacrilege- The violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object. In a less proper sense any transgression against the virtue of religion would be a sacrilege. ...
Sumatra Sumatra
Sumatra- Erected by a Decree of 30 June, 1911, and entrusted to the Dutch Capuchins. ...
Sacristan Sacristan
Sacristan- An officer who is charged with the care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents. In ancient times many duties of the sacristan were performed by the doorkeepers (ostiarii), later by the mansionarii and ...
Slavonic Language and Liturgy Slavonic Language and Liturgy
Slavonic Language and Liturgy- Although the Latin holds the chief place among the liturgical languages in which the Mass is celebrated and the praise of God recited in the Divine Offices, yet the Slavonic language comes ...
Streber, Franz Ignaz Von Streber, Franz Ignaz Von
Streber, Franz Ignaz Von- Numismatist and theologian, born at Reisbach, Lower Bavaria, 11 Feb., 1758; died at Munich, 26 April, 1841. ...
Sacris Solemniis Sacris Solemniis
Sacris Solemniis- The opening words of the hymn for Matins of Corpus Christi and of the Votive Office of the Most Blessed Sacrament, composed by St. Thomas Aquinas. ...
Suburbicarian Dioceses Suburbicarian Dioceses
Suburbicarian Dioceses- A name applied to the dioceses nearest Rome, viz. Albano, Frascati (Tusculum), Palestrina, Sabina, Ostia and Velletri, Porto and S. Rufina, the bishops of which form the order of cardinal bishops. ...
Sadoleto, Jacopo Sadoleto, Jacopo
Sadoleto, Jacopo- Cardinal, humanist, and reformer (1477-1547) ...
Sadler, Thomas Vincent Faustus Sadler, Thomas Vincent Faustus
Sadler, Thomas Vincent Faustus- Missionary born 1604; died at Dieulward, Flanders, 19 Jan., 1680-1. ...
Sahagún, Bernardino de Sahagún, Bernardino de
Sahagún, Bernardino de- Missionary and Aztec archeologist, b. at Sahagún, Kingdom of Leon, Spain, in or before the year 1500; d. at Mexico, 23 Oct., 1590. ...
Sacra Jam Splendent Sacra Jam Splendent
Sacra Jam Splendent- The opening words of the hymn for Matins of the Feast of the Holy Family. ...
Sailer, Johann Michael Sailer, Johann Michael
Sailer, Johann Michael- Professor of theology and Bishop of Ratisbon, b. at Aresing in Upper Bavaria 17 October, 1751; d. 20 May, 1832, at Ratisbon. ...
San Salvador San Salvador
San Salvador- Diocese. The Republic of Salvador, often incorrectly called San Salvador from the name of its capital, is the smallest and most thickly populated state of Central America. ...
Sullivan, Alexander Martin Sullivan, Alexander Martin
Sullivan, Alexander Martin- Irish politician, lawyer and journalist, b. at Bantry in 1830; d. at Dartry Lodge, Rathmines, Dublin, 17 Oct., 1884. ...

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