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Segovia Segovia
Segovia- Diocese in Spain; bounded on the north by Valladolid, Burgos, and Soria; on the east by Guadalajara; on the south by Madrid; on the west by Avila and Valladolid. ...
Semites Semites
Semites- The term Semites is applied to a group of peoples closely related in language, whose habitat is Asia and partly Africa. ...
Semitic Epigraphy Semitic Epigraphy
Semitic Epigraphy- Discussion of the science by this name. ...
Septuagint Version Septuagint Version
Septuagint Version- The first translation of the Hebrew Old Testament, made into popular Greek before the Christian era. ...
Seville, University of Seville, University of
Seville, University of- Initially started in the thirteenth century by the Dominicans in order to prepare missionaries for work among the Moors and Jews. ...
Shroud of Turin Shroud of Turin
Shroud of Turin- A relic now preserved at Turin, for which the claim is made that it is the actual "clean linen cloth" in which Joseph of Arimathea wrapped the body of Jesus Christ. ...
Sicily Sicily
Sicily- The largest island in the Mediterranean. ...
Siena Siena
Siena- Archdiocese in Tuscany (Central Italy). ...
Siena, University of Siena, University of
Siena, University of- The earliest notices of an advanced school (of grammar and medicine) at Siena go back to 1241. ...
Silveira, Ven. Goncalo da Silveira, Ven. Goncalo da
Silveira, Ven. Goncalo da- Pioneer missionary of South Africa, b. 23 Feb, 1526, at Almeirim, about forty miles from Lisbon; martyred 6 March, 1561. ...
Sinaloa Sinaloa
Sinaloa- Diocese in the Republic of Mexico, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Durango. ...
Sion Sion
Sion- Titular see in Asia Minor suffragan of Ephesus. ...
Sioux City Sioux City
Sioux City- Comprises twenty-four counties in north-western Iowa. ...
Sioux Falls Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls- Suffragan of St. Paul, comprises all that part of the State of South Dakota east of the Missouri River. ...
Sixtus V, Pope Sixtus V, Pope
Sixtus V, Pope- Born at Grottamare near Montalto, 13 December, 1521; elected 24 April, 1585; crowned 1 May, 1585; died in the Quirinal, 27 August, 1590. ...
Skarga, Peter Skarga, Peter
Skarga, Peter- Theologian and missionary, b. at Grojec, 1536; d. at Cracow, 27 Sept., 1612. ...
Slaves Slaves
Slaves- A tribe of the great Déné family of American Indians, so called apparently from the fact that the Crees drove it back to its original northern haunts. ...
Smalkaldic League Smalkaldic League
Smalkaldic League- A politico-religious alliance formally concluded on 27 Feb., 1531, at Smalkalden in Hesse-Nassau, among German Protestant princes and cities for their mutual defence. ...
Smith, James Smith, James
Smith, James- Journalist, b. at Skolland, in the Shetland Isles, about 1790; d. Jan., 1866. ...
Smith, Richard (Bishop of Chalcedon) Smith, Richard (Bishop of Chalcedon)
Smith, Richard (Bishop of Chalcedon)- Bishop of Chalcedon, second Vicar Apostolic of England; b. at Hanworth, Lincolnshire, Nov., 1568. ...
Smith, Richard Smith, Richard
Smith, Richard- Born in Worcestershire, 1500; died at Douai, 9 July, 1563. ...
Smith, Thomas Kilby Smith, Thomas Kilby
Smith, Thomas Kilby- U.S. General and journalist. Born at Boston, Mass., 23 Sept., 1820; died at New York, 14 Dec., 1887. ...
Smyrna Smyrna
Smyrna- The capital of the vilayet of Aïdin and the starting-point of several railways. ...
Springfield Springfield
Springfield- Diocese of Springfield (Campifontis) in Massachusetts, erected in June, 1870. ...
Socialism Socialism
Socialism- A system of social and economic organization that would substitute state monopoly for private ownership of the sources of production and means of distribution. ...
Socialistic Communities Socialistic Communities
Socialistic Communities- Societies which maintain common ownership of the means of production and distribution, e.g., land, factories, and stores, and also those which further extend the practice of common ownership to c ...
Societies, Catholic Societies, Catholic
Societies, Catholic- Numerous throughout the world; some are international in scope, some are national; some diocesan and others parochial. ...
Societies, Catholic, American Federation of Societies, Catholic, American Federation of
Societies, Catholic, American Federation of- An organization of the Catholic laity, parishes, and societies under the guidance of the hierarchy, to protect and advance their religious, civil, and social interests. ...
Society of Foreign Missions of Paris Society of Foreign Missions of Paris
Society of Foreign Missions of Paris- Established in 1658-63, its chief founders being Mgr Pallu, Bishop of Heliopolis, Vicar Apostolic of Tongking, and Mgr Lambert de la Motte, Bishop of Bertyus, Vicar Apostolic of Conc ...
Sodality Sodality
Sodality- It would not be possible to give a definition making a clear distinction between the sodalities and other confraternities; consequently the development and history of the sodalities are the same as those of the ...
Solari Solari
Solari- A family of Milanese artists, closely connected with the cathedral and with the Certosa near Pavia. ...
Solicitation Solicitation
Solicitation- Technically in canon law the crime of making use of the Sacrament of Penance, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of drawing others into sins of lust. ...
Solomon, Psalms of Solomon, Psalms of
Solomon, Psalms of- Eighteen apocryphal psalms, extant in Greek, probably translated from a Hebrew, or an Aramaic original, commonly assigned to the first century B.C. ...
Solomon Islands, Northern Solomon Islands, Northern
Solomon Islands, Northern- Established on 23 May, 1898, by separation from the Vicariate Apostolic of New Pomerania. ...
Solomon Islands, Southern Solomon Islands, Southern
Solomon Islands, Southern- The Spanish navigator Alvaro Mendana de Neyra discovered the Islands of Ysabel, Guadalcanar, and San Christoval in 1567. ...
Solsona Solsona
Solsona- Diocese in Lerida, Spain, suffragan of Tarragona. ...
Somaliland Somaliland
Somaliland- A triangular-shaped territory in the north-eastern extremity of Africa, projecting into the ocean towards the island of Socotra; its apex is at Cape Guarafui. ...
Somerset, Thomas Somerset, Thomas
Somerset, Thomas- Confessor, born about 1530; died in the Tower of London, 27 May, 1587; second son of Henry, second Earl of Worcester. ...
Song, Religious Song, Religious
Song, Religious- The general designation given to the numerous poetical and musical creations which have come into existence in the course of time and are used in connection with public Divine worship, but which are not ...
Sonnius, Franciscus Sonnius, Franciscus
Sonnius, Franciscus- Theologian, b. at Zon in Brabant, 12 August, 1506; d. at Antwerp, 30 June, 1576. ...
Sonora, Diocese of Sonora, Diocese of
Sonora, Diocese of- Republic of Mexico; suffragan of the Archdiocese of Durango. ...
Sophronius Sophronius
Sophronius- Bishop of Constantina or Tella in Osrhoene, was a relative of Ibas, Bishop of Edessa, and apparently of the same theological tendency, i. e. strongly anti-Monophysite and liable to be suspected of Nestorianis ...
Sorbait, Paul de Sorbait, Paul de
Sorbait, Paul de- Physician, b. in Hainault, 1624; d. at Vienna, 19 April, 1691. ...
Sorin, Edward Sorin, Edward
Sorin, Edward- The founder of Notre Dame, Indiana; b. 6 Feb., 1814, at Ahuillé, near Laval, France; d. 31 Oct., 1893, at Notre Dame, U.S.A. ...
Sorrento Sorrento
Sorrento- Archdiocese in the Province of Naples, with one suffragan, Castellamare. ...
Soto, Dominic Soto, Dominic
Soto, Dominic- Dominican, renowned theologian, b. at Segovia, 1494; d. at Salamanca, 15 Nov., 1560. ...
South Carolina South Carolina
South Carolina- One of the thirteen original colonies of the United States. ...
South Dakota South Dakota
South Dakota- The thirty-ninth state, admitted to the Union on 2 November, 1889. ...
Sozopolis Sozopolis
Sozopolis- Titular see in the Balkans, suffragan of Adrianopolis. ...
Sozusa Sozusa
Sozusa- A titular see of Palestina Prima, suffragan of Cæsarea. ...

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