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Catholic Knights of America Catholic Knights of America
Catholic Knights of America- A fraternal life-insurance company chartered under the laws of the State of Kentucky, U.S.A. It was founded in Nashville, Tennessee by James J. McLoughlin, D.N. Burke, John Broderick, and Joh ...
Cassini, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Giovanni Domenico
Cassini, Giovanni Domenico- Italian astronomer. (1625-1712) ...
Ceremony Ceremony
Ceremony- In liturgy, an external action, gesture, or movement which accompanies the prayers and public exercise of divine worship. ...
Catholic Club of New York Catholic Club of New York
Catholic Club of New York- A social organization described by its constitution as a club which "shall consist of Catholic gentlemen who are governed by a spirit of devotion to the Church and fidelity to the Holy Father". ...
Catafalque Catafalque
Catafalque- Derived from the Italian word catafalco, literally means a scaffold or elevation, but in its strictly liturgical sense the word is employed to designate the cenotaph-like erection which is used at the exequia ...
Categorical Imperative Categorical Imperative
Categorical Imperative- A term which originated in Immanuel Kant's ethics. ...
Caesarea Philippi Caesarea Philippi
Caesarea Philippi- A Greek Catholic residential see, and a Latin titular see, in Syria. ...
Crawford, Francis Marion Crawford, Francis Marion
Crawford, Francis Marion- Novelist. (1854-1909) ...
Capsa Capsa
Capsa- Titular see of North Africa. ...
Catholic Epistle Catholic Epistle
Catholic Epistle- The name given to the Epistle of St. James, to that of St. Jude, to two Epistles of St. Peter and the first three of St. John, because, unlike the Epistles of St. Paul, they were addressed not to any pa ...
Catholic Missionary Union Catholic Missionary Union
Catholic Missionary Union- The corporate name of a society whose directors are chosen from among the bishops of the United States, the seminaries, the parishes and the missionary organizations of that country, its purpos ...
Carroll, John Carroll, John
Carroll, John- First American bishop. (1735-1815) ...
Carthusian Order, The Carthusian Order, The
Carthusian Order, The- The name is derived from the French chartreuse through the Latin cartusia, of which the English "charterhouse" is a corruption. ...
Casey, John Casey, John
Casey, John- Mathematician, b. at Kilkenny, Ireland, 12 May, 1820; d. at Dublin, 3 Jan, 1891. ...
Colossæ Colossæ
Colossæ- A titular see of Phrygia in Asia Minor, suppressed in 1894. ...
Comacchio Comacchio
Comacchio- Diocese; suffragan of Ravenna. ...
Cathedra Cathedra
Cathedra- Three uses of the word are detailed. ...
Catholicos Catholicos
Catholicos- The ecclesiastical title of the Nestorian and Armenian patriarchs. ...
Comana Comana
Comana- A titular see of Asia Minor. ...
Carneiro, Melchior Carneiro, Melchior
Carneiro, Melchior- Missionary bishop. (d. 1583) ...
Celestine II, Pope Celestine II, Pope
Celestine II, Pope- Reigned 1143-1144. ...
Comayagua Comayagua
Comayagua- The Diocese of Comayagua, suffragan to Guatemala, includes the entire Republic of Honduras in Central America. ...
Castner, Caspar Castner, Caspar
Castner, Caspar- Jesuit missionary to China. (1655-1709) ...
Celenderis Celenderis
Celenderis- A port and fortress in Isauria, founded by the Phoenicians or, according to legend, by Sandacos, son of Astynoös and grandson of Phaethon. ...
Credi, Lorenzo di Credi, Lorenzo di
Credi, Lorenzo di- Florentine painter, b. at Florence, 1459; d. there, 1537. ...
Celebret Celebret
Celebret- A letter which a bishop gives to a priest, that he may obtain permission in another diocese to say Mass, and for this purpose bears testimony that he is free from canonical censures. ...
Combefis, François Combefis, François
Combefis, François- Patrologist, b. November, 1605, at Marmande in Guyenne; d. at Paris, 23 March, 1679. ...
Caussin, Nicolas Caussin, Nicolas
Caussin, Nicolas- French Jesuit preacher and moralist. (1583-1651) ...
Celestines Celestines
Celestines- The name given to certain extreme "Spiritual" Franciscans of the Marches, because they were taken by Celestine V under his special protection. ...
Chaignon, Pierre Chaignon, Pierre
Chaignon, Pierre- French Jesuit. (1791-1883) ...
Cassander, George Cassander, George
Cassander, George- Flemish Humanist and theologian. (1513-1566) ...
Caldara, Polidoro (da Caravaggio) Caldara, Polidoro (da Caravaggio)
Caldara, Polidoro (da Caravaggio)- Italian painter. (1492-1543) ...
Cavazzi, Giovanni Antonio Cavazzi, Giovanni Antonio
Cavazzi, Giovanni Antonio- Of Montecucolo, a Capuchin friar of the province of Bologna, date of birth uncertain; died at Genoa, 1692. ...
Cashel Cashel
Cashel- A town in the County Tipperary, Ireland, which is also a Catholic archbishopric and the see of a Protestant bishop. ...
Cambridge, University of Cambridge, University of
Cambridge, University of- Includes information on history, studies, and buildings. ...
Cazeau, Charles-Félix Cazeau, Charles-Félix
Cazeau, Charles-Félix- French-Canadian priest. (1807-1881) ...
Censer Censer
Censer- A vessel suspended by chains, and used for burning incense at solemn Mass, Vespers, Benediction, processions, and other important offices of the Church. ...
Censorship of Books Censorship of Books
Censorship of Books- Either ecclesiastical or civil, according as it is practiced by the spiritual or secular authority, and it may be exercised in two ways, viz.: before the printing or publishing of a work, by examinin ...
Casuistry Casuistry
Casuistry- The application of general principles of morality to definite and concrete cases of human activity, for the purpose, primarily, of determining what one ought to do, or ought not to do, or what one may do or le ...
Cemeteries in Law Cemeteries in Law
Cemeteries in Law- Includes information concerning the laws in the United States and Canada. ...
Cathari Cathari
Cathari- From the Greek katharos, pure, literally "puritans", a name specifically applied to, or used by, several sects at various periods. ...
Ceramus Ceramus
Ceramus- A titular see of Asia Minor. ...
Caesarius of Heisterbach Caesarius of Heisterbach
Caesarius of Heisterbach- Cistercian monk. (1170-1240) ...
Crutched Friars Crutched Friars
Crutched Friars- An order of mendicant friars who went to England in the thirteenth century from Italy. ...
Cemeteries Cemeteries
Cemeteries- The word coemeterium or cimiterium (in Gr. koimeterion) may be said in early literature to be used exclusively of the burial places of Jews and Christians. ...
Centurion Centurion
Centurion- A Roman officer commanding a century or company, the strength of which varied from fifty to one hundred men. ...
Cerinthus Cerinthus
Cerinthus- A Gnostic-Ebionite heretic, contemporary with St. John; against whose errors on the divinity of Christ the Apostle is said to have written the Fourth Gospel. ...
Catherine, Monastery of Saint Catherine, Monastery of Saint
Catherine, Monastery of Saint- Situated on Mount Sinai, in a gorge below the Jebel-Musa, the reputed Mountain of the Law. ...
Calatrava, Military Order of Calatrava, Military Order of
Calatrava, Military Order of- Founded in Castile, in the twelfth century, as a military branch of the great Cistercian family. ...
Cepeda, Francisco Cepeda, Francisco
Cepeda, Francisco- A very active missionary among the Indians, born in the province of La Mancha, 1532; died at Guatemala, 1602. ...

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