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Apollonius of Ephesus Apollonius of Ephesus
Apollonius of Ephesus- Anti-Montanist Greek ecclesiastical writer, between 180 and 210. ...
Aparisi y Guijarro, Antonio Aparisi y Guijarro, Antonio
Aparisi y Guijarro, Antonio- Parliamentary orator, jurisconsult, Catholic controversialist, and Spanish litterateur. (1815-1872) ...
Apologetics Apologetics
Apologetics- A theological science which has for its purpose the explanation and defence of the Christian religion. ...
Apolysis Apolysis
Apolysis- The dismissal blessing said by the Greek priest at the end of the Mass, Matins, or Vespers. ...
Apolytikion Apolytikion
Apolytikion- A dismissal prayer or hymn said or sung at the end of the Greek Mass and at other times during Matins and Vespers. ...
Apophthegmata Patrum Apophthegmata Patrum
Apophthegmata Patrum- Sayings of the Fathers of the Desert. ...
Aporti, Ferrante Aporti, Ferrante
Aporti, Ferrante- An educator and theologian, born at San Martino dell'Argine, province of Mantua, Italy, 20 Nov., 1791; died 14 Nov., 1858, at Turin. ...
Apostasy Apostasy
Apostasy- The word itself in its etymological sense, signifies the desertion of a post, the giving up of a state of life; he who voluntarily embraces a definite state of life cannot leave it, therefore, without becoming ...
Apostle (in Liturgy) Apostle (in Liturgy)
Apostle (in Liturgy)- The name given by the Greek Church to the Epistle of the Divine Liturgy, which is invariably of Apostolic origin and never taken, as sometimes happens in the Roman Rite, from the Old Testament. ...
Apostle Spoons Apostle Spoons
Apostle Spoons- A set of thirteen spoons, usually silver, the handles of which are adorned with representations of Our Lord (the Master spoon) and the twelve Apostles. ...
Apostles, The Apostles, The
Apostles, The- Apostolos (Apostle) means one who is sent forth, who is entrusted with a mission. ...
Arethas of Caesarea Arethas of Caesarea
Arethas of Caesarea- Born at Patrae, Greece, about 860. ...
Arethusa Arethusa
Arethusa- A titular see of Syria near Apameia. ...
Arévalo, Faustino Arévalo, Faustino
Arévalo, Faustino- Jesuit hymnographer and patrologist. (1747-1824) ...
Apostles' Creed Apostles' Creed
Apostles' Creed- A formula containing in brief statements, or "articles," the fundamental tenets of Christian belief, and having for its authors, according to tradition, the Twelve Apostles. ...
Apostles of Erin, The Twelve Apostles of Erin, The Twelve
Apostles of Erin, The Twelve- Twelve holy Irishmen of the sixth century who went to study at the School of Clonard in Meath. ...
Apostleship of Prayer, The Apostleship of Prayer, The
Apostleship of Prayer, The- A pious association otherwise known as a league of prayer in union with the Heart of Jesus. ...
Apostolic Camera Apostolic Camera
Apostolic Camera- The former central board of finance in the papal administrative system, which at one time was of great importance in the government of the States of the Church, and in the administration of justice. ...
Apostolic Churches Apostolic Churches
Apostolic Churches- All the individual orthodox churches could, in a sense, be called Apostolic Churches, because they were in some more or less mediate connection with the Apostles. ...
Apostolic Church-Ordinance Apostolic Church-Ordinance
Apostolic Church-Ordinance- A third-century pseudo-Apostolic collection of moral and hierarchical rules and instructions, compiled in the main from ancient Christian sources. ...
Apostolic Fathers, The Apostolic Fathers, The
Apostolic Fathers, The- Christian writers of the first and second centuries who are known, or are considered, to have had personal relations with some of the Apostles, or to have been so influenced by them that their wri ...
Apostolic Letters Apostolic Letters
Apostolic Letters- The letters of the Apostles to Christian communities or those in authority. ...
Apostolic Majesty Apostolic Majesty
Apostolic Majesty- A title given to the Kings of Hungary. ...
Apostolic See, The Apostolic See, The
Apostolic See, The- A metaphorical term, used, as happens in all languages, to express the abstract notion of authority by the concrete name of the place in which it is exercised. ...
Apostolic Succession Apostolic Succession
Apostolic Succession- Article claims that Apostolic succession is found in the Catholic Church and not in others. ...
Apostolic Union of Secular Priests, The Apostolic Union of Secular Priests, The
Apostolic Union of Secular Priests, The- An association of secular priests who observe a simple rule embodying the common duties of their state, afford mutual assistance in the functions of the ministry, and keep themsel ...
Apostolici Apostolici
Apostolici- The name of four different heretical bodies. ...
Apostolici Ministerii Apostolici Ministerii
Apostolici Ministerii- A Bull issued 23 May, 1724, by Innocent XIII, for the revival of ecclesiastical discipline in Spain. ...
Apostolici Regiminis Apostolici Regiminis
Apostolici Regiminis- A Bull issued 19 December, 1513, by Leo X, in defence of the Catholic doctrine concerning the immortality of the soul. ...
Apostolicity Apostolicity
Apostolicity- The mark by which the Church of today is recognized as identical with the Church founded by Jesus Christ upon the Apostles. ...
Apotactics Apotactics
Apotactics- The adherents of a heresy which sprang up in the third century and spread through the western and southern parts of Asia Minor. ...
Apotheosis Apotheosis
Apotheosis- Deification, the exaltation of men to the rank of gods. ...
Apparitor Apparitor
Apparitor- The official name given to an officer in ecclesiastical courts designated to serve the summons, to arrest a person accused, and, in ecclesiastico-civil procedure, to take possession, physically or formally, of ...
Apostolic Constitutions Apostolic Constitutions
Apostolic Constitutions- A fourth-century pseudo-Apostolic collection, in eight books, of independent, though closely related, treatises on Christian discipline, worship, and doctrine, intended to serve as a manual of gu ...
Appeal as from an abuse Appeal as from an abuse
Appeal as from an abuse- The object was to safeguard equally the rights both of the State and of the Church. ...
Appeals Appeals
Appeals- The purpose of this article is to give a comprehensive view of the positive legislation of the Church on appeals belonging to the ecclesiastical forum; but it does not treat of the nature of the ecclesiastical f ...
Appetite Appetite
Appetite- A tendency, an inclination, or direction. ...
Approbation Approbation
Approbation- An act by which a bishop or other superior grants to an ecclesiastic the actual exercise of his ministry. ...
Appropriation Appropriation
Appropriation- In theology, appropriation is used in speaking of the different Persons of the Trinity. ...
Apse Apse
Apse- The semicircular or polygonal termination to the choir or aisles of a church. ...
Armenierstadt Armenierstadt
Armenierstadt- A city in the Transylvanian county of Szolnok-Doboka. ...
Apse Chapel Apse Chapel
Apse Chapel- A chapel radiating tangentially from one of the bays or divisions of the apse, and reached generally by a semicircular passageway, or ambulatory, exteriorly to the walls or piers of the apse. ...
Apsidiole Apsidiole
Apsidiole- A small or secondary apse, one of the apses on either side of the main apse in a triapsidal church, or one of the apse-chapels when they project on the exterior of the church. ...
Apt, Council of Apt, Council of
Apt, Council of- Held 14 May, 1365, in the cathedral of that city by the archbishops and bishops of the provinces of Arles, Embrun, and Aix, in the south of France. ...
Apostolicae Curae Apostolicae Curae
Apostolicae Curae- A Bull of Leo XIII issued 15 September, 1896, and containing the latest papal decision with regard to the validity of Anglican orders. ...
Aquarians Aquarians
Aquarians- A name given to several sects in the early Church. ...
Aquila Aquila
Aquila- An Italian archdiocese in the Abruzzi, directly dependent on the Holy See. ...
Aquila and Priscilla Aquila and Priscilla
Aquila and Priscilla- Jewish tentmakers, who left Rome in the Jewish persecution under Claudius, 49 or 50, and settled in Corinth. ...
Aquileia, Councils of Aquileia, Councils of
Aquileia, Councils of- A council held in 381, presided over by St. Valerian of Aquileia. ...
Aquino, Sora, and Pontecorvo Aquino, Sora, and Pontecorvo
Aquino, Sora, and Pontecorvo- An Italian diocese immediately subject to the Holy See. ...

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