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Saxo Grammaticus Saxo Grammaticus
Saxo Grammaticus- Thirteenth-century Danish historian ...
Sant' Angelo in Vado and Urbania Sant' Angelo in Vado and Urbania
Sant' Angelo in Vado and Urbania- Diocese; S. Angelo in Vado is a city in the Marches, on the site of the ancient "Tifernum Metaurense", a town of the Umbrian Senones, near the River Metaurus, believed to have been destr ...
Schäufelin, Hans Leonhard Schäufelin, Hans Leonhard
Schäufelin, Hans Leonhard- A German wood engraver, pupil of Durer, b. at Nuremberg in 1490; d. there in 1540. Best known as an engraver, but also an artist of repute. ...
Saskatchewan and Alberta Saskatchewan and Alberta
Saskatchewan and Alberta- The twin provinces of the Canadian West, so called because they were formed on the same day. ...
Scannabecchi, Filippo Scannabecchi, Filippo
Scannabecchi, Filippo- Bolognese painter, born about 1360; died about 1410. ...
Scheffmacher, John James Scheffmacher, John James
Scheffmacher, John James- Jesuit theologian b. at Kientzheim, Alsace, 27 April, 1668; d. at Strasburg, 18 August, 1733. He was one of the greatest theologians of his time, an orator of power and influence and the author ...
Scheiner, Christopher Scheiner, Christopher
Scheiner, Christopher- German astronomer, b. at Wald, near Mindelheim, in Swabia, 25 July, 1575; d. at Niesse, in Silesia, 18 July, 1650. ...
Schatzgeyer, Caspar Schatzgeyer, Caspar
Schatzgeyer, Caspar- Inquisitor (1463-1527) ...
Scapular Scapular
Scapular- The most important part, of the habit of the monastic orders. ...
Saxe-Meiningen Saxe-Meiningen
Saxe-Meiningen- A Saxon-Thuringian duchy. The duchy came into existence in 1681, as the result of the various succession agreements among the seven sons of Duke Ernest the Pious of Saxe-Gotha. ...
Sainte-Claire Deville, Henri-Etienne Sainte-Claire Deville, Henri-Etienne
Sainte-Claire Deville, Henri-Etienne- Chemist, b. at St. Thomas, West Indies, 11 March, 1818; d. at Boulogne, 1 July, 1881. ...
Sault Sainte Marie Sault Sainte Marie
Sault Sainte Marie- Ontario, Canada, diocese erected in 1904. ...
Satala Satala
Satala- A titular see in Armenia Prima, suffragan of Sabastia. ...
Starr, Eliza Allen Starr, Eliza Allen
Starr, Eliza Allen- Writer and artist, born at Deerfield, Massachusetts, 29 August, 1824; died at Durand, Illinois, 8 September, 1901. ...
Savona and Noli Savona and Noli
Savona and Noli- Province of Genoa, on the Gulf of Genoa. ...
Schönborn Schönborn
Schönborn- The name of a German noble family, many members of which were prelates of the Church. ...
Schneeman, Gerard Schneeman, Gerard
Schneeman, Gerard- Born at Wesel, Lower Rhine, 12 Feb., 1829; d. at Kerkrade, Holland, 20 Nov., 1885. ...
São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro- Ecclesiastical province of Rio de Janeiro, the third of the seven constituting the Brazilian episcopate. ...
San Xavier del Bac, Mission of San Xavier del Bac, Mission of
San Xavier del Bac, Mission of- One of the eight missions founded by the Spanish Padres between 1687 and 1720 in the Pimeria Alta, within the present limits of the State of Arizona. ...
Schelstrate, Emmanuel Schelstrate, Emmanuel
Schelstrate, Emmanuel- Theologian, b. at Antwerp, 1649; d. at Rome, 6 April, 1692. While he was a canon of the cathedral of Antwerp, he was called to Rome by Innocent IX and made an assistant librarian of the Vatican Lib ...
Sánchez, José Bernardo Sánchez, José Bernardo
Sánchez, José Bernardo- Franciscan missionary - Born at Robledillo, Old Castile, Spain, 7 September, 1778; d. at San Gabriel, California, 15 January, 1833. ...
Schedel, Hartmann Schedel, Hartmann
Schedel, Hartmann- German Humanist and historian, b. at Nuremberg, 13 February, 1440; d. there on 28 November, 1514. ...
Schelble, Johann Nepomuk Schelble, Johann Nepomuk
Schelble, Johann Nepomuk- Musician, b. 16 May, 1789, at Huffingen in the Black Forest; d. there 6 Aug., 1837. ...
Schlör, Aloysius Schlör, Aloysius
Schlör, Aloysius- Ascetical writer, b. at Vienna, 17 June, 1805; d. at Graz, 2 Nov., 1852. ...
Schinner, Matthæus Schinner, Matthæus
Schinner, Matthæus- Bishop, cardinal, and statesman, b. at Muhlbach in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland, about 1470; d. of the plague at Rome, l October, 1522. ...
Scammon, Ellakim Parker Scammon, Ellakim Parker
Scammon, Ellakim Parker- Educator, b. at Whitefield, Maine, U.S.A., 27 Dec., 1816; d. at New York, 7 Dec., 1894. ...
Scaramelli, Giovanni Battista Scaramelli, Giovanni Battista
Scaramelli, Giovanni Battista- Ascetical writer, b. at Rome, 24 Nov., 1687; d. at Macerata, 11 Jan., 1752. ...
Schöningh Schöningh
Schöningh- History of this Catholic publishing house at Paderborn. ...
Scholliner, Herman Scholliner, Herman
Scholliner, Herman- Theologian and historian, b. at Freising in Bavaria, 15 January, 1722; d. at Welchenberg, 16 July, 1795. ...
Schottenklöster Schottenklöster
Schottenklöster- A name applied to the monastic foundations of Irish and Scotch missionaries on the European continent, particularly to the Scotch Benedictine monasteries in Germany, which in the beginning of the thirtee ...
Scherer-Boccard, Theodore, Count von Scherer-Boccard, Theodore, Count von
Scherer-Boccard, Theodore, Count von- A Swiss Catholic journalist and politician; b. at Dornach in the canton of Solothurn, 12 May, 1816; d. at Solothurn, 6 Feb., 1885. ...
Scherer, Georg Scherer, Georg
Scherer, Georg- Pulpit orator and controversialist, b. at Schwaz, in the Tyrol, 1540, according to Duhr; d. at Linz, 30 Nov., 1605; entered the Society of Jesus in 1559. ...
Schola Cantorum Schola Cantorum
Schola Cantorum- A place for the teaching and practice of ecclesiastical chant, or a body of singers banded together for the purpose of rendering the music in church. ...
Schoenberg, Matthias von Schoenberg, Matthias von
Schoenberg, Matthias von- Author, b. at Ehingen, in the Diocese of Constance, 9 Nov., 1732; d. at Munich, 20 Apr., 1792. ...
Schenkl, Maurus von Schenkl, Maurus von
Schenkl, Maurus von- Benedictine theologian and canonist, b. at Auerbach in Bavaria, 4 January 1749; d. at Amberg, 14 June, 1816. ...
Schram, Dominic Schram, Dominic
Schram, Dominic- A Benedictine theologian and canonist, b. at Bamberg, 24 October 1722; d. in the monastery of Banz near Bamberg, 21 September, 1797. ...
Schubert, Franz Schubert, Franz
Schubert, Franz- Composer (1797-1829). ...
Schaumburg-Lippe Schaumburg-Lippe
Schaumburg-Lippe- A German principality, surrounded by the Prussian province of Westphalia Hanover, and an exclave of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau (the Prussian County of Schaumburg). ...
Schrank, Franz Paula von Schrank, Franz Paula von
Schrank, Franz Paula von- Naturalist, b. at Varnbach near Schärding on the Inn, 21 August, 1747; d. at Munich, 22 December, 1835. ...
Schrader, Clement Schrader, Clement
Schrader, Clement- Jesuit theologian, b. at Itzum, in Hanover, Nov., 1820; d. at Poitiers 23 Feb., 1875. ...
Schwann, Theodor Schwann, Theodor
Schwann, Theodor- German physiologist and founder of the theory of the cellular structure of animal organisms; b. at Neuss, 7 December, 1810; d. Cologne, 11 January, 1882. ...
Schraudolph, Johann Schraudolph, Johann
Schraudolph, Johann- Historical painter (1808-1879) ...
Schmidt, Friedrich von Schmidt, Friedrich von
Schmidt, Friedrich von- Architect (1825-1891) ...
Schenute Schenute
Schenute- A Coptic abbot. The years 332-33-34 and 350 are mentioned as the date of his birth, and the years 451-52 and 466 as the date of his death, all authors agreeing that he lived about 118 years. ...
Schism Schism
Schism- In the language of theology and canon law, the rupture of ecclesiastical union and unity. ...
Scotland Scotland
Scotland- The northern portion of the Island of Great Britain. ...
Sylvius, Francis Sylvius, Francis
Sylvius, Francis- Theologian, born at Braine-le-Comte, Hainault, Belgium, 1581; died at Douai, 22 February, 1649. ...
Schlosser, John Frederick Henry Schlosser, John Frederick Henry
Schlosser, John Frederick Henry- Jurist - b. at Frankfort-on-the-Main, 30 December, 1780; d. there 22 January, 1851. ...
Seduction Seduction
Seduction- The inducing of a previously virtuous woman to engage in unlawful sexual intercourse. ...
Sarbiewski, Mathias Casimir Sarbiewski, Mathias Casimir
Sarbiewski, Mathias Casimir- The Horace of Poland, b. near Plonsk, in the Duchy of Masovia, 24 February, 1595; d. 2 April, 1649. He entered the novitiate of the Jesuits at Vilna on 25 July, 1612. ...

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