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Scutari, Archdiocese of Scutari, Archdiocese of
Scutari, Archdiocese of- The Archdiocese of Scutari comprises 29 parishes. ...
Stained Glass Stained Glass
Stained Glass- The popular name for the glass used in the making of coloured windows. ...
Segni Segni
Segni- Located in the Province of Rome. The city, situated on a hill in the Monti Lepini overlooks the valley of the river Sacco. ...
Segorbe Segorbe
Segorbe- Diocese in Spain, bounded on the north by Castellón and Teruel, on the east by Castellón, on the south by Valencia, and on the west by Valencia and Teruel. ...
Seleucids Seleucids
Seleucids- The name given to the Macedonian dynasty, which was founded by Seleucus, a general under Alexander the Great. ...
Seminary, Ecclesiastical Seminary, Ecclesiastical
Seminary, Ecclesiastical- The word seminary (Fr. séminaire, Ger. Seminar) is sometimes used, especially in Germany, to designate a group of university students devoted to a special line of work. The same word is often ap ...
Seitz, Alexander Maximilian Seitz, Alexander Maximilian
Seitz, Alexander Maximilian- Painter, b. At Munich, 1811; d. at Rome, 1888. ...
Seleucia Pieria Seleucia Pieria
Seleucia Pieria- Titular metropolis of Syria Prima. The city was founded near the mouth of the Orontes, not far from Mount Casius, by Seleucus Nicator about 300 B.C. ...
Selvaggio, Giulio Lorenzo Selvaggio, Giulio Lorenzo
Selvaggio, Giulio Lorenzo- Canonist and archaeologist, b. at Naples, 10 August, 1728; d. there, November, 1772. ...
Semipelagianism Semipelagianism
Semipelagianism- A doctrine of grace advocated by monks of Southern Gaul at and around Marseilles after 428. ...
Semmes, Raphael Semmes, Raphael
Semmes, Raphael- Naval officer, b. in Charles County, Maryland, U.S.A., 27 September, 1809; d. at Point Clear, Alabama, 26 August, 1877. ...
Schmalzgrueber, Francis Xavier Schmalzgrueber, Francis Xavier
Schmalzgrueber, Francis Xavier- Canonist, b. at Griesbach, Bavaria, 9 Oct., 1663; d. at Dillingen 7 Nov., 1735. ...
Sekanais Sekanais
Sekanais- A Déné tribe whose habitat is on both sides of the Rockies. ...
Segneri, Paolo Segneri, Paolo
Segneri, Paolo- Italian Jesuit, preacher, missionary, ascetical writer, b. at Nettuno, 21 March (cf. Massei) 1624; d. at Rome, 9 Dec., 1694. ...
Sejny, Diocese of Sejny, Diocese of
Sejny, Diocese of- A diocese in the northwestern part of Russian Poland. ...
Seleucians Seleucians
Seleucians- A Gnostic sect who are said to have flourished in Galatia. ...
Senanque Senanque
Senanque- Cistercian monastery and cradle of the modern Cistereians of the Immaculate Conception. ...
Swedenborgians Swedenborgians
Swedenborgians- The believers in the religious doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg. As an organized body they do not call themselves Swedenborgians, which seems to assert the human origin of their religion, but wish t ...
Saint James of Compostela, Order of Saint James of Compostela, Order of
Saint James of Compostela, Order of- Founded in the twelfth century, owes its name to the national patron of Spain, St. James the Greater. ...
Sens, Councils of Sens, Councils of
Sens, Councils of- Chronology of councils held at this location. ...
Self-Defense Self-Defense
Self-Defense- The right of a private person to employ force against any one who unjustly attacks his life or person, his property or good name. ...
Sena, Balthasar Sena, Balthasar
Sena, Balthasar- Indian missionary and philologist, b. at Barcelona, Spain, about 1590; d. at Guarambare, Paraguay, 19 July, 1614. ...
Sentence Sentence
Sentence- In canon law, the decision of the court upon any issue brought before it. ...
Seidl, Johann Gabriel Seidl, Johann Gabriel
Seidl, Johann Gabriel- Poet, author of the present Austrian national hymn, b. at Vienna, 21 June 1804; d. there, 17 July, 1875. ...
Seneca Indians Seneca Indians
Seneca Indians- The westernmost and largest of the five tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy of central and western New York. ...
Scriptorium Scriptorium
Scriptorium- A large room set apart in a monastery for the use of the scribes or copyists of the community. ...
Sergius II, Pope Sergius II, Pope
Sergius II, Pope- Reigned 844-847. ...
Sergius IV, Pope Sergius IV, Pope
Sergius IV, Pope- Reigned 1009-1012. ...
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Society of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Society of the- Founded in Belgium. ...
Sibour, Marie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour, Marie-Dominique-Auguste
Sibour, Marie-Dominique-Auguste- Born at Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux (Drome, France), 4 August, 1792; died in Paris, 3 January, 1857. ...
Severinus, Pope Severinus, Pope
Severinus, Pope- Reigned May-August 640, ...
Schwind, Moritz von Schwind, Moritz von
Schwind, Moritz von- Painter - Born at Vienna, 1804; died at Munich, 1871. ...
Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern
Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern- On 2 Jan., 1882, the then vicar Apostolic of Shan-tung, Rt. Rev. Mgr. D. Cosi, elected as pro-vicar Apostolic for the southern part of his vicariate Father John Baptist Anzer, ...
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach- A grand duchy in Thuringia, also known in recent times as the Grand duchy of Saxony. ...
Seerth Seerth
Seerth- A Chaldean see, appears to have succeeded the See of Arzon in the same province. ...
Schools, Clerks Regular of the Pious Schools, Clerks Regular of the Pious
Schools, Clerks Regular of the Pious- Called also Piarists, Scolopli, Escolapios, Poor Clerks of the Mother of God, and the Pauline Congregation, a religious order founded in Rome in 1597 by St. Joseph Calasanctius. ...
Ségur, Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de Ségur, Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de
Ségur, Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de- French writer (1797-1874). ...
Serrae Serrae
Serrae- Titular metropolitan see in Macedonia, more correctly Serrhae, is called Siris by Herodotus. ...
Seripando, Girolamo Seripando, Girolamo
Seripando, Girolamo- Italian theologian and cardinal, b. at Troja (Apulia), 6 May, 1493; d. at Trent 17 March, 1563. ...
Sergeant, John Sergeant, John
Sergeant, John- Writer, born at Barrow-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, in 1623; died in 1710. ...
Saint Bonaventure, College of Saint Bonaventure, College of
Saint Bonaventure, College of- At Quaracchi, near Florence, Italy, famous as the centre of literary activity in the Order of Friars Minor, was founded 14 July, 1879, by Mgr. Bernardino del Vago, Archbishop of Sardis, the ...
Setebo Indians Setebo Indians
Setebo Indians- Tribe of Panoan linguistic stock formerly centering about the confluence of the Manoa with the Ucayali River, Loreto province, north-eastern Peru. ...
Schwanthaler, Ludwig von Schwanthaler, Ludwig von
Schwanthaler, Ludwig von- Founder of the modern Romantic school of sculpture, b. at Munich in 180 2; d there, 1848. ...
Schannat, Johann Friedrich Schannat, Johann Friedrich
Schannat, Johann Friedrich- German historian, b. at Luxembourg, 23 July, 1683; d. at Heidleberg, 6 March, 1739. ...
Settignano, Desiderio da Settignano, Desiderio da
Settignano, Desiderio da- Artist, born at Settignano, Tuscany, 1428; died at Florence, 1463. ...
Saint John's University Saint John's University
Saint John's University- The legal title of a Catholic boarding-school at Collegeville, Minnesota, conducted by the Benedictine Fathers of St. John's Abbey. ...
Solimôes Superiore Solimôes Superiore
Solimôes Superiore- A prefecture Apostolic in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, erected by a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Consistory, 23 May, 1910. ...
Sessa-Aurunca Sessa-Aurunca
Sessa-Aurunca- Diocese in Campania, Province of Caserta (Southern Italy). ...
Seven Deacons Seven Deacons
Seven Deacons- The seven men elected by the whole company of the original Christian community at Jerusalem and ordained by the Apostles, their office being chiefly to look after the poor and the common agape. ...
Saint Joseph's College, University of Saint Joseph's College, University of
Saint Joseph's College, University of- Founded in 1864 by Rev. Camille Lefebvre in Memramcook, New Brunswick, Canada. ...

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