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Salamis Salamis
Salamis- A titular see in Cyprus. Salamis was a maritime town on the eastern coast of Cyprus, situated at the end of a fertile plain between two mountains, near the River Pediaeus. ...
Symbolism Symbolism
Symbolism- The investing of outward things or actions with an inner meaning, more especially for the expression of religious ideas. ...
Sidon Sidon
Sidon- City in Syria. Mentioned in the Bible. Is home to both a Melkite Rite and a Maronite diocese. ...
Sfondrati, Celestino Sfondrati, Celestino
Sfondrati, Celestino- Prince-abbot of St. Gall and cardinal, b. at Milan, 10 January, 1644, d. at Rome, 4 September, 1696. ...
Septuagesima Septuagesima
Septuagesima- The ninth Sunday before Easter, the third before Lent known among the Greeks as "Sunday of the Prodigal". ...
Sieni, Cyril Sieni, Cyril
Sieni, Cyril- Missionary bishop, b. in Catalonia, date of birth unknown; d. after 1799, place and exact date equally uncertain. ...
Sidonius Apollinaris Sidonius Apollinaris
Sidonius Apollinaris- Christian author and Bishop of Clermont, b. at Lyons, 5 November, about 430; d. at Clermont, about August, 480. ...
Shelley, Richard Shelley, Richard
Shelley, Richard- English confessor; d. in Marshalsea prison, London, probably in February or March, 1585-6. ...
Shamanism Shamanism
Shamanism- A vague term used by explorers of Siberia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to designate not a specific religion but a form of savage magic or science, by which physical nature was believed to be brou ...
Sibylline Oracles Sibylline Oracles
Sibylline Oracles- The name given to certain collections of supposed prophecies, emanating from the sibyls or divinely inspired seeresses, which were widely circulated in antiquity. ...
Siger of Brabant Siger of Brabant
Siger of Brabant- Indisputably the leader of Latin Averroism during the sixth and seventh decades of the thirteenth century. ...
Shi-koku Shi-koku
Shi-koku- One of the four great islands of Japan, has all area of 7009 square miles, not counting the smaller islands which depend upon it. ...
Siberia Siberia
Siberia- A Russian possession in Asia forming the northern third of that continent. ...
Sigüenza Sigüenza
Sigüenza- Diocese in Spain, suffragan of Toledo. ...
Sikhism Sikhism
Sikhism- The religion of a warlike sect of India, having its origin in the Punjab and its centre in the holy City of Amritsar, where their sacred books are preserved and worshipped. ...
Silence Silence
Silence- All writers on the spiritual life uniformly recommend, nay, command under penalty of total failure, the practice of silence. ...
Sibbel, Joseph Sibbel, Joseph
Sibbel, Joseph- Sculptor, b. at Dulmen, 7 June, 1850; d. in New York, 10 July, 1907. ...
Sorbonne Sorbonne
Sorbonne- This name is frequently used in ordinary parlance as synonymous with the faculty of theology of Paris. ...
Sevigne, Madame de Sevigne, Madame de
Sevigne, Madame de- Writer, b. at Paris, 6 Feb., 1626; d. at Grignan, 18 April, 1696. She was the granddaughter of St. Jane Frances de Chantal. ...
Simeon, Holy Simeon, Holy
Simeon, Holy- The "just and devout" man of Jerusalem who according to the narrative of St. Luke, greeted the infant Saviour on the occasion of His presentation in the Temple. ...
Sidyma Sidyma
Sidyma- A titular see in Lycia, suffragan of Myra; mentioned by Ptolemy. ...
Servus servorum Dei Servus servorum Dei
Servus servorum Dei- "Servant of the servants of God", a title given by the popes to themselves in documents of note. ...
Signorelli, Luca Signorelli, Luca
Signorelli, Luca- Italian painter, b. at Cortona about 1441; d. there in 1523. ...
Siloe Siloe
Siloe- A pool in the Tyropoean Valley, just outside the south wall of Jerusalem, where Jesus Christ gave sight to a man born blind. ...
Sigismund Sigismund
Sigismund- King of Germany and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, b. 15 February, 1361, at Nuremberg; d. at Znaim, Bohemia, 9 December, 1437. ...
Sherson, Martin Sherson, Martin
Sherson, Martin- English priest and confessor. One of the Dilati, b. 1563; d. 1588. ...
Simeon of Durham Simeon of Durham
Simeon of Durham- Chronicler, d. 14 Oct., between 1130 and 1138. ...
Simony Simony
Simony- Usually defined "a deliberate intention of buying or selling for a temporal price such things as are spiritual of annexed unto spirituals". ...
Salem Salem
Salem- An abbey situated near the Castle of Heiligenberg, about ten miles from Constance, Baden (Germany). ...
Smaragdus, Ardo Smaragdus, Ardo
Smaragdus, Ardo- Hagiographer, died at the Benedictine monastery of Aniane, Herault, in Southern France, March, 843. ...
Silvester, Francis Silvester, Francis
Silvester, Francis- Theologian, b. at Ferrara about 1474; d. at Rennes, 19 Sept., 1526. ...
Sinai Sinai
Sinai- The mountain on which the Mosaic Law was given. ...
Simon of Tournai Simon of Tournai
Simon of Tournai- Professor in the University of Paris at the beginning of the thirteenth century, dates of birth and death unknown. ...
Swan, Order of the Swan, Order of the
Swan, Order of the- A pious confraternity, indulgenced by the pope, which arose in 1440 in the Electorate of Brandenburg, originally comprising, with the Elector Frederick at their head, thirty gentleman and seven ladies ...
Sign of the Cross Sign of the Cross
Sign of the Cross- A term applied to various manual acts, liturgical or devotional in character, which have this at least in common: that by the gesture of tracing two lines intersecting at right angles they indicate sym ...
Selgas y Carrasco, José Selgas y Carrasco, José
Selgas y Carrasco, José- Poet and novelist, b. at Lorca, Murcia, Spain, 1824; d. at Madrid, 5 Feb., 1882. ...
Simla Simla
Simla- Archdiocese in India, a new creation of Pius X by a Decree dated 13 September, 1910. ...
Sion Sion
Sion- Diocese in Switzerland. ...
Sicca Veneria Sicca Veneria
Sicca Veneria- A titular see in Africa Proconsularis, suffragan of Carthage. ...
Siletz Indians Siletz Indians
Siletz Indians- The collective designation for the rapidly dwindling remnant of some thirty small tribes, representing five linguistic stocks - Salishan, Yakonan, Kusan, Takelman, and Athapascan. ...
Sisinnius, Pope Sisinnius, Pope
Sisinnius, Pope- Successor of John VII, he was consecrated probably 15 January, 708, and died after a brief pontificate of about three weeks; he was buried in St. Peter's. ...
Silesia Silesia
Silesia- The largest province of Prussia. ...
Simpson, Richard Simpson, Richard
Simpson, Richard- Born 1820; died near Rome, 5 April, 1876. ...
Sipibo Indians Sipibo Indians
Sipibo Indians- A numerous tribe of Panoan linguistic stock, formerly centring about the Pisqui and Aguaitia tributaries of the upper Ucayali River, Province of Loreto, north-eastern Peru, and now found as boatmen or lab ...
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Ohio Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Ohio
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Ohio- On 27 October, 1829, at the request of Bishop Fenwick of Cincinnati, several sisters from Mother Seton's community at Emmitsburg, Maryland, opened an orphanage, parochial school, a ...
Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, Duc de Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, Duc de
Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, Duc de- Born 16 January, 1675; died in Paris, 2 March, 1755. ...
Sioux Indians Sioux Indians
Sioux Indians- Provides information about their history, language, population, culture and religion. ...
Salerno Salerno
Salerno- Diocese in Campania, Southern Italy. The city is situated on the gulf of the same name, backed by a high rock crowned with an ancient castle. ...
Steuco, Agostino Steuco, Agostino
Steuco, Agostino- Exegete, born at Gubbio, Umbria, 1496; died at Venice, 1549. ...
Sirmium Sirmium
Sirmium- Situated near the modern town of Mitrovitz in Slavonia; its church is said to have been founded by St. Peter. ...

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