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Stephen of Bourbon Stephen of Bourbon
Stephen of Bourbon- Illustrious writer and preacher, especially noted as a historian of medieval heresies, b. towards the end of the twelfth century; d. in 1261. ...
Stansel, Valentin Stansel, Valentin
Stansel, Valentin- Astronomer, b. at Olmütz, Moravia, 1621; d. at Bahia, Brazil, 18 Dec., 1705. ...
State and Church State and Church
State and Church- The Church and the State are both perfect societies, that is to say, each essentially aiming at a common good commensurate with the need of mankind at large and ultimate in a generic kind of life, and e ...
Suicide Suicide
Suicide- The act of one who causes his own death, either by positively destroying his own life, as by inflicting on himself a mortal wound or injury, or by omitting to do what is necessary to escape death, as by refusing ...
Subiaco Subiaco
Subiaco- A city in the Province of Rome, twenty-five miles from Tivoli, received its name from the artificial lakes of the villa of Nero and is renowned for its sacred grotto (Sagro Speco), the Abbey of St. Scholastica, ...
Studion Studion
Studion- Latin Studium, the most important monastery at Constantinople, situated not far from the Propontis in the section of the city called Psamathia. ...
Sophene Sophene
Sophene- A titular see, suffragan of Melitene in Armenia Secunda. ...
San Severino San Severino
San Severino- San Severino is a small town and seat of a bishopric in the Province of Macerata in the Marshes, Central Italy. ...
Sansovino, Andrea Contucci del Sansovino, Andrea Contucci del
Sansovino, Andrea Contucci del- Sculptor of the transition period at the end of the fifteenth and beginning of the sixteenth century. Born at Monte San Sovino, Arezzo, 1460; died 1529. ...
Spire Spire
Spire- A tapering construction in plan conical, pyramidal, octagonal, or hexagonal crowning a steeple or tower. ...
Strasburg Strasburg
Strasburg- German diocese immediately dependent on the Papal See. ...
Stanza Stanza
Stanza- An Italian word signifying room, chamber, apartment. In English the term is chiefly used for Raphael's celebrated Stanze in the Vatican Palace, four in number, the walls of which were frescoed by Raphael and his ...
Stavanger, Ancient See of Stavanger, Ancient See of
Stavanger, Ancient See of- Located in Norway. ...
Suger Suger
Suger- Abbot of St-Denis, statesman and historian, b. probably at or near St-Denis, about 1081; d. there, 13 Jan., 1151. ...
Strengnäs, Ancient See of Strengnäs, Ancient See of
Strengnäs, Ancient See of- Located in Sweden. ...
Sin Sin
Sin- A moral evil. ...
Santiago, University of Santiago, University of
Santiago, University of- Founded in 1501 by Diego de Muros (Bishop of the Canaries), and Lope Gómez Marzo, who on 17 July, 1501, executed a public document establishing a school and academy for the study of the humanitie ...
Sulpicians in the United States Sulpicians in the United States
Sulpicians in the United States- Came to the United States at the very rise of the American Hierarchy. ...
Slavery, Ethical Aspect of Slavery, Ethical Aspect of
Slavery, Ethical Aspect of- In Greek and Roman civilization slavery on an extensive scale formed an essential element of the social structure; and consequently the ethical speculators, no less than the practical statesme ...
Sarajevo, Archdiocese of Sarajevo, Archdiocese of
Sarajevo, Archdiocese of- Treatise about the development of the Church in Bosnia. ...
Shrines of Our Lady and the Saints in Great Britain and Ireland Shrines of Our Lady and the Saints in Great Britain and Ireland
Shrines of Our Lady and the Saints in Great Britain and Ireland- Location and origins of shrines. ...
Senan, José Francisco de Paula Senan, José Francisco de Paula
Senan, José Francisco de Paula- Missionary - Born at Barcelona, Spain, 3 March, 1760; died at Mission San Buenaventura on 24 Aug., 1823 ...
Sarepta Sarepta
Sarepta- A titular see in Phoenicia Prima, suffragan of Tyre. It is mentioned for the first time in the voyage of an Egyptian in the fourteenth century B.C. Chabas, "Voyage d'un Egyptien" . ...
Sarnelli, Januarius Maria Sarnelli, Januarius Maria
Sarnelli, Januarius Maria- One of S. Alphonsus's earliest companions, fourth son of Baron Angelo Sarnelli of Ciorani, b. in Naples 12 Sept., 1702; d. 30 June, 1744. ...
Sweden Sweden
Sweden- The largest of the three Scandinavian countries and the eastern half of the Scandinavian peninsula. ...
Seal of Confession, the Law of the Seal of Confession, the Law of the
Seal of Confession, the Law of the- "Let the priest who dares to make known the sins of his penitent be deposed...." ...
Switzerland Switzerland
Switzerland- A confederation in the central part of Western Europe, made up of twenty-two cantons, three of which are divided into half-cantons. ...
Sydney Sydney
Sydney- The vast territories formerly known as New Holland and Van Dieman's Island and since 1900 as The Commonwealth of Australia were erected to the Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland in 1834. ...
Sarsfield, Patrick Sarsfield, Patrick
Sarsfield, Patrick- Born at Lucan near Dublin, about 1650; died at Huy in Belgium, 1693. Commanded armies in several European countries. ...
Sarsina Sarsina
Sarsina- Located in Aemilia, Province of Forli, Italy. ...
Szántó, Stephan Szántó, Stephan
Szántó, Stephan- Born in the Diocese of Raab, Hungary, 1541; died at Olmütz in 1612. ...
Szatmár Szatmár
Szatmár- Diocese in Hungary, suffragan of Eger, from which it was formed, by King Francis I, at the same time as the See of Kassa. ...
Sasima Sasima
Sasima- A titular see in Cappadocia. Sasima is mentioned only in three non-religious documents. ...
Stuart, Henry Benedict Maria Clement Stuart, Henry Benedict Maria Clement
Stuart, Henry Benedict Maria Clement- Cardinal, Duke of York, known by the Jacobites as "Henry IX, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland"; born at Rome, 11 March, 1725; died at Frascati, 13 July, 1807. ...
Savary Savary
Savary- A noble French family of the seventeenth century devoted to trade and to the publication of works on commercial matters. ...
Savigny, Abbey of Savigny, Abbey of
Savigny, Abbey of- Situated on the confines of Normandy and Brittany, Diocese of Coutances, France. Founded by Vital de Mortain, Canon of the Collegiate Church of St. Evroul. ...
Savoy Savoy
Savoy- A district in the south-eastern part of France that extends from the Lake Geneva to south of the River Arc. ...
Saxony Saxony
Saxony- Chronology of the area and the people. ...
Scarampi, Pierfrancesco Scarampi, Pierfrancesco
Scarampi, Pierfrancesco- Oratorian, Papal envoy, b. of a noble and ancient family in the Duchy of Monferrato, Piedmont, 1596; d. at Rome, 14 Oct., 1656. ...
Scarron, Paul Scarron, Paul
Scarron, Paul- French poet and dramatist, b. in Paris, 4 July, 1610; d. 7 October, 1660. ...
Schadow, Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, Friedrich Wilhelm
Schadow, Friedrich Wilhelm- Painter, b. at Berlin, 1789; d. at Düsseldorf, 1862. He was the son of the sculptor, Johann Gottfried Schadow of Berlin. ...
Schaepman, Herman Schaepman, Herman
Schaepman, Herman- Orator, poet, and statesman, b. at Tubbergen, Holland, 2 March, 1844; d. at Rome, 21 Jan., 1903. ...
Schäftlarn Schäftlarn
Schäftlarn- Formerly a Premonstratensian, now a Benedictine, abbey, situated on the Isar not far from Munich in Upper Bavaria. It was founded in 762 by the priest Waltrich and dedicated to St. Dionysius. ...
Schall von Bell, Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Johann Adam
Schall von Bell, Johann Adam- An especially prominent figure among the missionaries to China, b. of an important family at Cologne in 1591; d. at Peking, 15 Aug., 1666. ...
Schlegel, Friedrich von Schlegel, Friedrich von
Schlegel, Friedrich von- Poet, writer on aesthetics, and literary historian, the "Messias" of the Romantic School, b. at Hanover, 10 March, 1772; d. at Dresden, 12 January, 1829. ...
Schleswig Schleswig
Schleswig- Formerly a duchy and diocese of northwestern Germany, now a part of the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein. ...
Schools, Apostolic Schools, Apostolic
Schools, Apostolic- The object of apostolic schools is to cultivate vocations for the foreign missions. Apostolic schools, as distinct from junior ecclesiastical seminaries, owe their origin to Father Alberic de Foresta. ...
Schwarzenberg, Friedrich, Prince of Schwarzenberg, Friedrich, Prince of
Schwarzenberg, Friedrich, Prince of- Cardinal and Prince-Archbishop of Prague, b. at Vienna, 6 April, 1809; d. there, 27 March, 1885. ...
Scillium, Martyrs of Scillium, Martyrs of
Scillium, Martyrs of- In the year 180 six Christians were condemned to death by the sword, in the town of Scillium, by Vigellius Saturninus, Proconsul of Africa. ...
Seattle Seattle
Seattle- The Diocese of Seattle (Seattlensis) comprises the entire State of Washington, U.S.A. ...

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