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Antofogaste Antofogaste
Antofogaste- Vicariate Apostolic in Chile, dependent on the Sacred Congregation of Ecclesiastical Affairs. ...
Anthony, Orders of Saint Anthony, Orders of Saint
Anthony, Orders of Saint- Religious communities or orders under the patronage of St. Anthony the Hermit, father of monasticism, or professing to follow his rule. ...
Anthony of Sienna Anthony of Sienna
Anthony of Sienna- A Dominican theologian, so called because of his great veneration for St. Catharine of Sienna. ...
Anthony of the Mother of God Anthony of the Mother of God
Anthony of the Mother of God- A Spanish Carmelite, b. at Leon in Old-Castile; d. 1641. ...
Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphites Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphites
Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphites- A term used in its widest sense to signify the tendency of man to conceive the activities of the external world as the counterpart of his own. ...
Antichrist Antichrist
Antichrist- Defines the word according to its biblical and ecclesiastical usage. ...
Antidicomarianites Antidicomarianites
Antidicomarianites- An Eastern sect which flourished about A. D. 200 to 400, and which was so designated as being the "opponents of Mary". ...
Antidoron Antidoron
Antidoron- The remains of the loaves or cakes from which the various portions are cut for consecration in the Mass, according to the Greek Rite, are gathered up on a plate, in the sanctuary and kept upon the prothesis, d ...
Antigonish Antigonish
Antigonish- The shiretown of the county of the same name in Nova Scotia. ...
Antimensium Antimensium
Antimensium- Consecrated corporal of a kind used only in the Greek Rite. ...
Antinoe Antinoe
Antinoe- A titular see of the Thebaid, now Esneh or Esench, a city in Egypt. ...
Antiochus of Palestine Antiochus of Palestine
Antiochus of Palestine- Seventh century monk. ...
Antipater of Bostra Antipater of Bostra
Antipater of Bostra- Fifth century Greek prelate. ...
Antipatris Antipatris
Antipatris- Titular see of Palestine. ...
Antiphellos Antiphellos
Antiphellos- Titular see of Lycia. ...
Antiphon Antiphon
Antiphon- One or more psalm verses or sentences from Holy Scripture which are sung or recited before and after each psalm and the Magnificat during Matins and Vespers. ...
Antipodes Antipodes
Antipodes- Speculations concerning the rotundity of the earth and the possible existence of human beings "with their feet turned towards ours" were of interest to the Fathers of the Early Church only in so far as they se ...
Antipope Antipope
Antipope- A false claimant of the Holy See in opposition to a pontiff canonically elected. ...
Antonelli, Giacomo Antonelli, Giacomo
Antonelli, Giacomo- Cardinal; Secretary of State to Pius IX. (1806-1876) ...
Antonelli, Nicolò Maria Antonelli, Nicolò Maria
Antonelli, Nicolò Maria- Cardinal, learned canonist, ecclesiastical historian, and Orientalist. (1698-1767) ...
Antinomianism Antinomianism
Antinomianism- The heretical doctrine that Christians are exempt from the obligations of moral law. ...
Antoniano, Giovanni Antoniano, Giovanni
Antoniano, Giovanni- Patrologist, b. at Nimeguen, in Holland, early in the sixteenth century; d. same place, in 1588. ...
Antoniano, Silvio Antoniano, Silvio
Antoniano, Silvio- Cardinal, writer on education. (1540-1603) ...
Antioch, The Church of Antioch, The Church of
Antioch, The Church of- A city on the banks of the lower Orontes. ...
Antoniewicz, Charles Antoniewicz, Charles
Antoniewicz, Charles- Polish Jesuit and missionary. (1807-1852) ...
Antioch Antioch
Antioch- Provides information on two places by this name. ...
Antonio of Vicenza, Maria Antonio of Vicenza, Maria
Antonio of Vicenza, Maria- A Reformed Minorite. (1834-1884) ...
Antiochene Liturgy Antiochene Liturgy
Antiochene Liturgy- The family of liturgies originally used in the Patriarchate of Antioch begins with that of the Apostolic Constitutions; then follow that of St. James in Greek, the Syrian Liturgy of St. James, and the ...
Antiphon (in the Greek Church) Antiphon (in the Greek Church)
Antiphon (in the Greek Church)- Socrates, the church historian (Hist. Eccl., VI, viii), says that St. Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, the third in succession from St. Peter in that see, once had a vision of angels singing t ...
Antonius Antonius
Antonius- A supposed Latin Christian poet of the third century. ...
Antony, Franz Joseph Antony, Franz Joseph
Antony, Franz Joseph- Received Holy Orders, and in 1819 became choirmaster at the cathedral, succeeding his father as organist, in 1832. ...
Antiphon (in Greek Liturgy) Antiphon (in Greek Liturgy)
Antiphon (in Greek Liturgy)- The Greek Liturgy uses antiphons, not only in the Office, but also in the Mass, at Vespers, and at all the canonical Hours. ...
Anunciación, Fray Domingo de la Anunciación, Fray Domingo de la
Anunciación, Fray Domingo de la- Dominican missionary. (1510-1591) ...
Anunciación, Fray Juan de la Anunciación, Fray Juan de la
Anunciación, Fray Juan de la- Born at Granada in Spain, probably 1514; died 1594. ...
Aosta Aosta
Aosta- An Italian diocese, suffragan of Turin. ...
Apaches Apaches
Apaches- A tribe of North American Indians belonging linguistically to the Athapascan stock whose original habitat is believed to have been Northwestern Canada. ...
Apameia Apameia
Apameia- A titular metropolitan see of Syria, in the valley of the Orontes, whose episcopal list dates from the first century. ...
Antiphonary Antiphonary
Antiphonary- One of the present liturgical books intended for use in the liturgical choir, and originally characterized, by the assignment to it principally of the antiphons used in various parts of the Roman liturgy. ...
Apelles Apelles
Apelles- Founder of a Gnostic sect; died at an advanced age late in the second century. ...
Aphraates Aphraates
Aphraates- Wrter born of pagan parents during the last half of the third century. ...
Antiphonary, Gregorian Antiphonary, Gregorian
Antiphonary, Gregorian- Discovered in a Montpellier manuscript of the tenth or eleventh century. ...
Antivari Antivari
Antivari- So called from its position opposite to Bari in Italy; the Catholic archiepiscopal see of Montenegro. ...
Antonelli, Leonardo Antonelli, Leonardo
Antonelli, Leonardo- Cardinal. (1730-1811) ...
Apiarius of Sicca Apiarius of Sicca
Apiarius of Sicca- A priest of the diocese of Sicca, in proconsular Africa. ...
Apocalypse, Book of Apocalypse, Book of
Apocalypse, Book of- The name given to the last book in the Bible, also called the Book of Revelation. ...
Apocrisiarius Apocrisiarius
Apocrisiarius- Indicates in general the ecclesiastical envoys of Christian antiquity, whether permanent or sent temporarily on missions to high ecclesiastical authorities or royal courts. ...
Apocrypha Apocrypha
Apocrypha- A long article with a comments on each Apocryphal book. Classified according to origin. ...
Apodosis Apodosis
Apodosis- For several days after a great feast the celebrant turns back to certain prayers of the feast and repeats them in commemoration of it. The last day of such repetition of the prayers of the previous feast is cal ...
Antwerp Antwerp
Antwerp- A city of Belgium, in the archdiocese of Mechlin. ...
Apollinaris (the Elder) Apollinaris (the Elder)
Apollinaris (the Elder)- A Christian grammarian of the fourth century, first at Berytus in Phoenicia, then at Laodicea in Syria. ...

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