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Sabbatarians, Sabbatarianism Sabbatarians, Sabbatarianism
Sabbatarians, Sabbatarianism- Defines Sabbatarianism as a rigorist conflation of the Christian Sunday with the Jewish Sabbath, devotes attention to Seventh-Day Sabbatarianism as well. ...
Sadlier, Mary Anne Madden Sadlier, Mary Anne Madden
Sadlier, Mary Anne Madden- Authoress, b. at Cootehill, Co. Cavan, Ireland, 30 Dee., 1820; d. at Montreal, Canada, 5 April, 1903. ...
Sylvester, Bernard, of Chartres Sylvester, Bernard, of Chartres
Sylvester, Bernard, of Chartres- A twelfth-century philosopher of Neo-Platonic tendencies. ...
Saint Andrews, Priory of Saint Andrews, Priory of
Saint Andrews, Priory of- One of the great religious houses in Scotland and the metropolitan church in that country before the Reformation. ...
Saint Cloud Saint Cloud
Saint Cloud- A suffragan of the Archdiocese of St. Paul, Minn., comprises the counties of Stearns, Sherburne, Benton, Morrison, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Isanti, Traverse, Douglas, Wilkin, Otter-Tail, To ...
Sykes, Edmund Sykes, Edmund
Sykes, Edmund- Born at Leeds; martyred at York Tyburn 23 March, 1586-7. ...
Saint Albert Saint Albert
Saint Albert- Diocese in Canada. ...
Saint-Brieuc Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc- Diocese; comprises the Department of the Côtes du Nord. Re-established by the Concordat of 1802 as suffragan of Tours, later, in 1850, suffragan of Rennes. ...
Servants of Mary (Order of Servites) Servants of Mary (Order of Servites)
Servants of Mary (Order of Servites)- Order founded on the feast of the Assumption, 1233 when the Blessed Virgin appeared to seven noble Florentines. ...
Sullivan, Peter John Sullivan, Peter John
Sullivan, Peter John- Soldier, lawyer, born at Cork, Ireland, 15 March, 1821; died at Cincinnati, Ohio, 2 March 1883. ...
Syncretism Syncretism
Syncretism- An explanation is given by Plutarch in a small work on brotherly love ("Opera Moralia", ed. Reiske, VII, 910). He there tells how the Cretans were often engaged in quarrels among themselves, but became immedi ...
Saint George, Orders of Saint George, Orders of
Saint George, Orders of- Knights of St. George appear at different historical periods and in different countries as mutually independent bodies having nothing in common but the veneration of St. George, the patron of kni ...
Steinmeyer, Ferdinand Steinmeyer, Ferdinand
Steinmeyer, Ferdinand- Jesuit missionary, born in Swabia, Germany, 13 Oct., 1720; died at Philadelphia, 17 Aug., 1786. ...
Saltillo, Diocese of Saltillo, Diocese of
Saltillo, Diocese of- Diocese in the Republic of Mexico, suffragan of Linares, or Monterey. ...
Sadducees Sadducees
Sadducees- A politico-religious sect of the Jews during the late post-Exile and New-Testament period. The old derivation of the name from tsaddiqim, i.e. the righteous; with assumed reference to the adherence of the Sadd ...
Saint Boniface Saint Boniface
Saint Boniface- Archdiocese; the chief ecclesiastical division of the Canadian West, so-called after the patron saint of the German soldiers who were among its first settlers. ...
Sabbatical Year Sabbatical Year
Sabbatical Year- The seventh year, devoted to cessation of agriculture, and holding in the period of seven years a place analogous to that of the Sabbath in the week; also called "Year of Remission". ...
Saint Augustine, Abbey of Saint Augustine, Abbey of
Saint Augustine, Abbey of- Benedictine monastery, originally dedicated to Sts. Peter and Paul, founded in 605 outside of the City of Canterbury, on the site of the earlier Church of St. Pancras. ...
Saint Vincent de Paul, Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Society of
Saint Vincent de Paul, Society of- International association of Catholic laymen engaging in personal service of the poor. ...
Sagalassus Sagalassus
Sagalassus- A titular see in Pisidia, suffragan of Antioch. ...
Sainctes, Claude de Sainctes, Claude de
Sainctes, Claude de- French controversialist, b. at Perche, 1525; d. at Crèvecoeur, 1591. ...
Saint Gall Saint Gall
Saint Gall- A Swiss bishopric directly subject to the Holy See. It includes the Canton of St. Gall and, as a temporary arrangement, the two half-cantons of Appenzell Outer Rhodes and Appenzell Inner Rhodes. ...
Saint Albans, Abbey of Saint Albans, Abbey of
Saint Albans, Abbey of- Located in Hertfordshire, England; founded about 793 by Offa, king of the Mercians. ...
Saavedra, Fajardo Diego de Saavedra, Fajardo Diego de
Saavedra, Fajardo Diego de- Statesman and author, b. at Algezares, Murcia, Spain, in 1584; d. at Madrid in 1648. ...
Saint Isidore, College of Saint Isidore, College of
Saint Isidore, College of- In Rome, originally founded for the use of Spanish Franciscans during the pontificate of Gregory XV. ...
Saint Louis (Missouri) Saint Louis (Missouri)
Saint Louis (Missouri)- Created a diocese 2 July, 1826; raised to the rank of an archdiocese 20 July, 1847. ...
Sutton, Sir Richard Sutton, Sir Richard
Sutton, Sir Richard- Co-founder of Brasenose College, Oxford, date of birth unknown; d. September or October, 1524. ...
Saint Omer, College of Saint Omer, College of
Saint Omer, College of- Well-known Jesuit college at St. Omer, often spoken of under the anglicized form of St. Omers or St. Omer's, founded by Father Parsons in 1592 or 1593. ...
Saavedra Remírez de Baquedano, Angel de Saavedra Remírez de Baquedano, Angel de
Saavedra Remírez de Baquedano, Angel de- Spanish poet and statesman, b. at Cordova, 10 March, 1791; d. at Madrid, 22 June, 1865. ...
Saint Andrews, University of Saint Andrews, University of
Saint Andrews, University of- The germ of the university is to be found in an association of learned ecclesiastics, formed in 1410, among whom were: Laurence of Lindores, Abbot of Scone, Richard Cornwall, Archdeacon of L ...
Saint Joseph, Diocese of Saint Joseph, Diocese of
Saint Joseph, Diocese of- The City of St. Joseph, Missouri, was founded by Joseph Robidoux, a Catholic. At the Second Plenary Council of Baltimore in 1866, St. Joseph was among the new episcopal sees proposed. ...
Spalding, Martin John Spalding, Martin John
Spalding, Martin John- Seventh Archbishop of Baltimore. (1810-1872) ...
Saint-Ouen, Abbey of Saint-Ouen, Abbey of
Saint-Ouen, Abbey of- Located in Rouen, France, this abbey was a Benedictine monastery of great antiquity dating back to the early Merovingian period. ...
Sahaptin Indians Sahaptin Indians
Sahaptin Indians- A prominent tribe formerly holding a considerable territory in Western Idaho and adjacent portions of Oregon and Washington. ...
Saint Mark, University of Saint Mark, University of
Saint Mark, University of- The highest institution of learning in Peru, located at Lima, under the official name of Universidad Mayor de San Marcos. Reputed to be the oldest university in the New World, created by a roya ...
Saint-Cosme, Jean-François Buisson de Saint-Cosme, Jean-François Buisson de
Saint-Cosme, Jean-François Buisson de- Born in Quebec, Canada, February, 1667; killed, 1707. Entering the Séminaire des Missions Etrangères of Quebec, he was ordained in 1690 and after serving for a time at Minas, Nova S ...
Sahara, Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara, Vicariate Apostolic of
Sahara, Vicariate Apostolic of- Vast desert of northern Africa, measuring about 932 miles from north to south and 2484 miles from east to west, and dotted with oases which are centres of population. ...
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon- Prefecture apostolic comprising the only French possession in North America, a group of islands. ...
Saint-Sulpice, Society of Saint-Sulpice, Society of
Saint-Sulpice, Society of- Founded at Paris by M. Olier (1642) for the purpose of providing directors for the seminaries established by him. ...
Saint Peter, Basilica of Saint Peter, Basilica of
Saint Peter, Basilica of- The present Church of St. Peter stands upon the site where at the beginning of the first century the gardens of Agrippina lay. ...
Saint Andrews and Edinburgh Saint Andrews and Edinburgh
Saint Andrews and Edinburgh- The exact date of the foundation of the See of St. Andrews is, like any others in the earliest history of the Scottish Church, difficult, if not impossible, to fix. ...
Saint Thomas, University of Saint Thomas, University of
Saint Thomas, University of- University in Manila, founded in 1619 by the Dominican Miguel de Benavides, Archbishop of Manila. ...
Saint Paul (Minnesota) Saint Paul (Minnesota)
Saint Paul (Minnesota)- Archdiocese comprising the counties of Ramsey, Hennepin, Chisago, Anoka, Dakota, Scott, Wright, Rice, Lesueur, Carver, Nicollet, Sibley, Meeker, Redwood, Renville, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Lincoln, Yellow ...
Saint Asaph, Ancient Diocese of Saint Asaph, Ancient Diocese of
Saint Asaph, Ancient Diocese of- Founded by St. Kentigern about the middle of the sixth century when he was exiled from his see in Scotland. ...
Saint Thomas of Guiana Saint Thomas of Guiana
Saint Thomas of Guiana- Diocese; suffragan of Caracas, erected by Pius VI on 19 Dec., 1791, comprises the former state of Bermúdez, districts of Nueva Esparta and Guayana, and territories of Amazonas, Caura, Colón, Orino ...
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne- Diocese of Mauramanensis. Includes the arrondissement of Saint Jean-de-Maurienne in the Department of Haute Savoie. ...
Schäzler, Constantine, Baron von Schäzler, Constantine, Baron von
Schäzler, Constantine, Baron von- Theologian, b. at Ratisbon, 7 May, 1827; d. at Interlaken, 9 September, 1880. ...
Saint-John, Ambrose Saint-John, Ambrose
Saint-John, Ambrose- Oratorian; b. 1815; d. at Edgbaston, Birmingham, 24 May, 1875; son of Henry St. John, descended from the Barons St. John of Bletsoe. ...
Saint-Victor, Abbey of Saint-Victor, Abbey of
Saint-Victor, Abbey of- In 1108 William of Champeaux retired to a small hermitage dedicated to St. Victor, the martyr soldier. He was followed by many disciples and induced again to take up his lectures. Hence the origin ...
Saint Lucius, Monastery of Saint Lucius, Monastery of
Saint Lucius, Monastery of- Located in Chur, Switzerland. The Church of St. Lucius was built over the grave of this saint, whose relics were preserved in it until the sixteenth century. ...

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