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Sabrata Sabrata
Sabrata- A titular see in Tripolitana. Sabrata was a Phoenician town on the northern coast of Africa, between the two Syrta. With Oca and Leptis Magna it caused the Greek name Tripolis to be given to the region. ...
Sacchoni, Rainerio Sacchoni, Rainerio
Sacchoni, Rainerio- A learned and zealous Dominican, born at Piacenza about the beginning of the thirteenth century; died about 1263. ...
Sa, Manoel de Sa, Manoel de
Sa, Manoel de- Portuguese theologian and exegete, b. at Villa do Conde (Province Entre-Minho-e-Douro), 1530; d. at Arona (Italy), 30 Dec., 1596. ...
Sampson, Richard Sampson, Richard
Sampson, Richard- English bishop (d. 1554) ...
Samogitia Samogitia
Samogitia- A Russian diocese, also called Telshi (Telshe), including the part of Lithuania lying on the Baltic. ...
Sanctity Sanctity
Sanctity- Explains the meaning of the term "sanctity" as employed in somewhat different senses in relation to God, to individual men, and to a corporate body. ...
Saint Sylvester, Order of Saint Sylvester, Order of
Saint Sylvester, Order of- The Order is neither monastic nor military but a purely honorary title created by Gregory XVI, 31 Oct., 1841. ...
Sanchez, Thomas Sanchez, Thomas
Sanchez, Thomas- Religious scholar/author - Born at Cordova, 1550; died in the college of Granada, 19 May, 1610. ...
San Francisco San Francisco
San Francisco- Archdiocese established 29 July 1853 to include multiple counties in the State of California, U.S.A. ...
Sandwich Isands Sandwich Isands
Sandwich Isands- Vicariate Apostolic comprising all the islands of the Hawaiian group. ...
Sandomir Sandomir
Sandomir- Ancient Polish city with existing traces of prehistoric construction. ...
Sandemanians Sandemanians
Sandemanians- An English form of the Scottish sect of Glassites, followers of John Glas (b. 1695; d. 1773) who was deposed from the Presbyterian ministry in 1728, for teaching that the Church should not be subject to any ...
Sambuga, Joseph Anton Sambuga, Joseph Anton
Sambuga, Joseph Anton- Theologian, b. at Walldorf near Heidelberg, 9 June; 1752; d. at Nymphenburg near Munich 5 June, according to Sailer, but 5 January according to other statements, 1815. ...
Sanetch Indians Sanetch Indians
Sanetch Indians- A sub-tribe of the Songish Indians. ...
San Antonio, Diocese of San Antonio, Diocese of
San Antonio, Diocese of- Comprises all that portion of the State of Texas between the Colorado and Rio Grande Rivers, except the land south of the Arroyo de los Hermanos, on the Rio Grande, and the Counties of Live Oak, ...
Saint John Saint John
Saint John- Diocese in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. ...
San León del Amazonas San León del Amazonas
San León del Amazonas- Prefecture Apostolic in Peru. ...
Syon Monastery Syon Monastery
Syon Monastery- Middlesex, England, founded in 1415 by King Henry V at his manor of Isleworth. ...
Saint-Flour Saint-Flour
Saint-Flour- Diocese comprising the Department of Cantal, and is suffragan of the Archbishopric of Bourges. ...
Sanctorum Meritis Sanctorum Meritis
Sanctorum Meritis- The hymn at First and Second Vespers in the Common of the Martyrs in the Roman Breviary. Its authorship is often attributed to Rabanus Maurus (d. 856), Archbishop of Mainz. ...
Sankt Pölten Sankt Pölten
Sankt Pölten- Diocese in Lower Austria. ...
San Salvador San Salvador
San Salvador- The name given by Columbus to his first discovery in the New World. It is one of the Bahama group of islands. ...
Sandeo, Felino Maria Sandeo, Felino Maria
Sandeo, Felino Maria- Often quoted under the name of Felinus, Italian canonist of the fifteenth century. ...
San Marino San Marino
San Marino- An independent republic lying between the Italian Provinces of Forli, Pasaro, and Urbino. ...
Saint Bartholomew's Day Saint Bartholomew's Day
Saint Bartholomew's Day- This massacre of which Protestants were the victims occurred in Paris on 24 August, 1572 (the feast of St. Bartholomew), and in the provinces of France during the ensuing weeks, and it has been t ...
Sanseverino, Gaetano Sanseverino, Gaetano
Sanseverino, Gaetano- Restorer of the Scholastic philosophy in Italy, b. at Naples, 1811; d. there of cholera, 16 Nov., 1865. ...
San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí- Diocese in Mexico, erected by Pius IX in 1854. It includes the State of San Luis Potosí, and a small portion of the State of Zacatecas. ...
San Marco and Bisignano San Marco and Bisignano
San Marco and Bisignano- Diocese in the Province of Cosenza in Calabria, Italy. ...
San Martino al Cimino San Martino al Cimino
San Martino al Cimino- A prelature nullius in the territory of the Diocese of Viterbo, Province of Rome. ...
Santa Casa di Loreto Santa Casa di Loreto
Santa Casa di Loreto- Since the fifteenth century, and possibly even earlier, the "Holy House" of Loreto has been numbered among the most famous shrines of Italy. ...
Santa Fe (Argentina) Santa Fe (Argentina)
Santa Fe (Argentina)- Diocese in the Argentine Republic, suffragan of Buenos Aires. ...
Santa Lucia del Mela Santa Lucia del Mela
Santa Lucia del Mela- Prelature nullius within the territory of the Archdiocese of Messina, Sicily. ...
Sands, Benjamin and James Sands, Benjamin and James
Sands, Benjamin and James- U.S. Navy admirals. ...
San Miniato San Miniato
San Miniato- A city and diocese in the Province of Florence, central Italy. ...
Sandhurst Sandhurst
Sandhurst- Diocese in Victoria, Australia; suffragan of Melbourne. ...
Santa Maria de Monserrato Santa Maria de Monserrato
Santa Maria de Monserrato- An abbey nullius in Brazil. ...
Santa Agata dei Goti, Diocese of Santa Agata dei Goti, Diocese of
Santa Agata dei Goti, Diocese of- In the Province of Benevento, Southern Italy; the city, situated on a hill at the base of Monte Taburno, includes an ancient castle. ...
Stapleton, Theobald Stapleton, Theobald
Stapleton, Theobald- Nothing is known of his career, except that he was a priest living in Flanders, and that in 1639 he published at Brussels a book called "Catechismus seu doctrina Christiana Latino-hibernica", which w ...
San Juan San Juan
San Juan- Diocese in the Argentine Republic at the foot of the Cordillera of the Andes. ...
Samuco Indians Samuco Indians
Samuco Indians- The collective name of a group of tribes in southwestern Bolivia. ...
Salutati, Coluccio di Pierio di Salutati, Coluccio di Pierio di
Salutati, Coluccio di Pierio di- Italian Humanist b. in Tuscany, 1331; d. 4 May, 1406. ...
Salisbury, Ancient Diocese of Salisbury, Ancient Diocese of
Salisbury, Ancient Diocese of- The diocese was originally founded by Birinus, who in 634 established his see at Dorchester in Oxfordshire, whence he evangelized the Kingdom of Wessex. From this sprang the later Dioceses ...
Sander, Nicholas Sander, Nicholas
Sander, Nicholas- English exile - Born at Charlwood, Surrey, in 1530; died in Ireland, 1581. ...
Sainte-Claire Deville, Charles Sainte-Claire Deville, Charles
Sainte-Claire Deville, Charles- Geologist, b. at St. Thomas, West Indies, 26 February, 1814; d. in Paris 10 October, 1876. ...
Santa Maria (Brazil) Santa Maria (Brazil)
Santa Maria (Brazil)- A Brazilian see, suffragan of Porto Alegre. ...
Santiago del Estero Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero- Diocese in the Argentine Republic, erected 25 March, 1907, suffragan of Buenos Aires. ...
São Carlos do Pinhal São Carlos do Pinhal
São Carlos do Pinhal- Diocese; suffragan of the Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil, South America, created on 7 June, l908. ...
Santander Santander
Santander- Diocese in Spain which takes its name not from St. Andrew as some believe, but from St. Hemeterius (Santemter, Santenter, Santander), one of the patrons of the city and ancient abbey. ...
Saints Vincent and Anastasius, Abbey of Saints Vincent and Anastasius, Abbey of
Saints Vincent and Anastasius, Abbey of- Located near Rome. ...
Santini, Giovanni Sante Gaspero Santini, Giovanni Sante Gaspero
Santini, Giovanni Sante Gaspero- Astronomer, b. at Caprese in Tuscany, 30 Jan., 1787; d. at Padua, 26 June, 1877. ...

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