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Asses, Feast of Asses, Feast of
Asses, Feast of- The feast dates from the eleventh century, though the source which suggested it is much older. ...
Aspilcueta, Martin Aspilcueta, Martin
Aspilcueta, Martin- Spanish canonist and moral theologian. (1491-1586) ...
Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of
Arts, Bachelor of- A degree marking the completion of the traditional curriculum of the college. ...
Ass in Caricature of Christians, The Ass in Caricature of Christians, The
Ass in Caricature of Christians, The- The calumny of onolatry, or ass-worship, attributed by Tacitus and other writers to the Jews, was afterwards, by the hatred of the latter, transferred to the Christians. ...
Assam Assam
Assam- A Prefecture Apostolic in the ecclesiastical province of Calcutta, India, established in 1889. ...
Assemblies of the French Clergy Assemblies of the French Clergy
Assemblies of the French Clergy- Meetings of the Clergy of France for the purpose of apportioning the financial burdens laid upon the Church by the kings of France, and incidentally for other ecclesiastical purposes. ...
Beelzebub Beelzebub
Beelzebub- Provides an Old and a New Testament definition. ...
Assessors Assessors
Assessors- In ecclesiastical law, learned persons who function is to counsel a judge with whom they are associated in the trial of causes. ...
Assideans Assideans
Assideans- The maintainers of the Mosaic Law against the invasion of Greek customs. ...
Assimilation, Physiological Assimilation, Physiological
Assimilation, Physiological- The vital function by which an organism changes nutrient material into living protoplasm. ...
Assimilation, Psychological Assimilation, Psychological
Assimilation, Psychological- As applied to a mental process, assimilation derives all its force and meaning from the analogy which many educationists have found to exist between the way in which food is incorporated into ...
Assisi Assisi
Assisi- Diocese in Umbria. ...
Assistant at the Pontifical Throne Assistant at the Pontifical Throne
Assistant at the Pontifical Throne- Those prelates who belong to the Papal Chapel and hold toward the Pope much the same relation as cathedral canons do to the bishop. ...
Assizes of Jerusalem Assizes of Jerusalem
Assizes of Jerusalem- The code of laws enacted by the Crusaders for the government of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. ...
Assmayer, Ignaz Assmayer, Ignaz
Assmayer, Ignaz- An Austrian musician, born at Salzburg, 11 February, 1790; died in Vienna, 31 August, 1862. ...
Association, Right of Voluntary Association, Right of Voluntary
Association, Right of Voluntary- Any group of individuals freely united for the pursuit of a common end. ...
Association of Ideas Association of Ideas
Association of Ideas- A principle in psychology to account for the succession of mental states. ...
Association of Priestly Perseverance Association of Priestly Perseverance
Association of Priestly Perseverance- A sacerdotal association founded in 1868 at Vienna, and at first confined to that Archdiocese. ...
Arts, The Faculty of Arts, The Faculty of
Arts, The Faculty of- One of the four traditional divisions of the teaching body of the university. ...
Associations, Pious Associations, Pious
Associations, Pious- Under this term are comprehended all those organizations, approved and indulgenced by Church authority, which have been instituted especially in recent times, for the advancement of various works of ...
Assuerus Assuerus
Assuerus- The name of two different persons in the Bible. ...
Arundell Arundell
Arundell- Thomas, first Lord Arundell of Wardour. ...
Assumption, Little Sisters of the Assumption, Little Sisters of the
Assumption, Little Sisters of the- A congregation whose work is the nursing of the sick poor in their own homes. ...
Assumption, Sisters of the Assumption, Sisters of the
Assumption, Sisters of the- A congregation of French nuns devoted to the teaching of young girls. ...
Assur - Titular See Assur - Titular See
Assur - Titular See- A titular see of Proconsular Africa, now Henchir-Zenfour. ...
Assur Assur
Assur- Three definitions. ...
Ashton, Venerable Roger Ashton, Venerable Roger
Ashton, Venerable Roger- Martyr, third son of Richard Ashton of Croston, in Lancashire. Hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn, 23 June, 1592. ...
Assyria Assyria
Assyria- Includes geographical and historical information. ...
Asterisk Asterisk
Asterisk- This is a utensil for the Liturgy according to the Greek Rite, which is not used in Roman Rite. ...
Asterius Asterius
Asterius- Name of several prominent persons in early Christian history. ...
Asti Asti
Asti- One of the divisions of the province of Alexandria, and suffragan of Turin. ...
Aston Aston
Aston- The name of several English Catholics of prominence. ...
Astorga Astorga
Astorga- Diocese in Spain, suffragan of Valladolid. ...
Astrology Astrology
Astrology- The supposed science which determines the influence of the stars, especially of the five older planets, on the fate of man. ...
Astronomy Astronomy
Astronomy- Divided into two main branches, astrometry and astrophysics; the former concerned with determining the places of the investigation of the heavenly bodies, the latter, with the investigation of their chemical a ...
Astronomy in the Bible Astronomy in the Bible
Astronomy in the Bible- Includes examples of Old and New Testament references. ...
Asia Asia
Asia- Article intended to give a rapid survey of the geography, ethnography, political and religious history of Asia, and especially of the rise, progress, and actual condition of Asiatic Christianity and Catholicism. ...
Astros, Paul-Thérèse-David d' Astros, Paul-Thérèse-David d'
Astros, Paul-Thérèse-David d'- French cardinal. (1772-1851) ...
Astruc, Jean Astruc, Jean
Astruc, Jean- Son of a converted Protestant minister. (1684-1766) ...
Atahuallpa Atahuallpa
Atahuallpa- Son of the Inca war chief Huayna Capac and an Indian woman from Quito. ...
Asia Minor Asia Minor
Asia Minor- The peninsular mass that the Asiatic continent projects westward of an imaginary line running from the Gulf of Alexandretta (Issus) on the Mediterranean to the vicinity of Trebizond (Trapezus) on the Black Se ...
Atahualpa, Jean Santos Atahualpa, Jean Santos
Atahualpa, Jean Santos- Claimed to have been sent by God to drive the Spaniards from western South America. ...
Atavism Atavism
Atavism- Duchesne introduced the word to designate those cases in which species revert spontaneously to what are presumably long-lost characters. ...
Athabasca, Vicariate Apostolic of Athabasca, Vicariate Apostolic of
Athabasca, Vicariate Apostolic of- Suffragan of Saint Boniface; erected 8 April, 1862, by Pius IX. ...
Athanasian Creed, The Athanasian Creed, The
Athanasian Creed, The- One of the symbols of the Faith approved by the Church and given a place in her liturgy. ...
Atheism Atheism
Atheism- That system of thought which is formally opposed to theism. ...
Athelney, The Abbey of Athelney, The Abbey of
Athelney, The Abbey of- Established in the County of Somerset, England. Founded by King Alfred, A.D. 888, as a religious house for monks of the Order of St. Benedict. ...
Athenagoras Athenagoras
Athenagoras- A Christian apologist of the second half of the second century of whom no more is known than that he was an Athenian philosopher and a convert to Christianity. ...
Athens, Christian Athens, Christian
Athens, Christian- History of the Church in Athens. ...
Athens, Modern Diocese of Athens, Modern Diocese of
Athens, Modern Diocese of- The majority of Catholics who live within the Diocese of Athens are foreigners, or of foreign descent. ...

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