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Communion of Children Communion of Children
Communion of Children- Article includes (1) the ancient practice, and (2) the present discipline of the Church in regard to the Communion of children. ...
Census Census
Census- A canonical term variously defined by different writers. ...
Cestra Cestra
Cestra- Titular see of Asia Minor. ...
Celestine Order Celestine Order
Celestine Order- Also called the Hermits of St. Damian or Hermits of Murrone. ...
Conclave Conclave
Conclave- The closed room or hall specially set aside and prepared for the cardinals when electing a pope; also the assembly of the cardinals for the canonical execution of this purpose. ...
Celtic Rite, The Celtic Rite, The
Celtic Rite, The- The term "Celtic Rite" is generally, but rather indefinitely, applied to the various rites in use in Great Britain, Ireland, perhaps in Brittany, and sporadically in Northern Spain, and in the monasteri ...
Constantinople, Council of Constantinople, Council of
Constantinople, Council of- A particular council held in A.D. 382. ...
Centre (Party), The Centre (Party), The
Centre (Party), The- This name is given to a political party in the German Reichstag and to a number of parties in the diets of the various states of the German Empire. ...
Cerasus Cerasus
Cerasus- A titular see of Pontus Polemoniacus in Asia Minor. ...
Crescentius Crescentius
Crescentius- The name of several leaders of the Roman aristocracy in the tenth century, during their opposition to the imperial government of the time. ...
Celestine IV, Pope Celestine IV, Pope
Celestine IV, Pope- Reigned October-November 1241. ...
Catherine de' Medici Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici- Born 13 April, 1519; died 5 January, 1589; she was the daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici (II), Duke of Urbino, and Madeleine de la Tour d' Auvergne who, by her mother, Catherine of Bourbon, was related ...
Catholic Benevolent Legion Catholic Benevolent Legion
Catholic Benevolent Legion- A fraternal assessment life-insurance society organized in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A., 5 September, 1881. ...
Censures, Ecclesiastical Censures, Ecclesiastical
Censures, Ecclesiastical- Medicinal and spiritual punishments imposed by the Church on a baptized, delinquent, and contumacious person, by which he is deprived, either wholly of in part, of the use of certain spiritual g ...
Chalcedon, Council of Chalcedon, Council of
Chalcedon, Council of- The Fourth Ecumenical Council, held in 451, from 8 October until 1 November inclusive, at Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor. ...
Chalice Chalice
Chalice- Occupies the first place among sacred vessels, and by a figure of speech the material cup is often used as if it were synonymous with the Precious Blood itself. ...
Challoner, Richard Challoner, Richard
Challoner, Richard- Bishop of Debra, Vicar Apostolic of the London District, author of spiritual and controversial works, b. 29 Sept., 1691; d. 12 Jan., 1781. ...
Como Como
Como- An important town in the province of Lombardy (Northern Italy), situated on Lake Como, the ancient Lacus Larius. ...
Chair of Peter Chair of Peter
Chair of Peter- From the earliest times the Church at Rome celebrated on 18 January the memory of the day when the Apostle held his first service with the faithful of the Eternal City. ...
Chancel Chancel
Chancel- Part of the choir near the altar of a church, where the deacons or sub-deacons stand to assist the officiating priest. ...
Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Ceylon (Sri Lanka)- An island to the south-east of India and separated from it only by a chain of reefs and sand-banks called Adam's Bridge. ...
Cambrai, Archdiocese of Cambrai, Archdiocese of
Cambrai, Archdiocese of- Comprises the entire Département du Nord of France. ...
Ceolwulf Ceolwulf
Ceolwulf- King of Northumbria and monk of Lindisfarne, date and place of birth not known; died at Lindisfarne, 764. ...
Caesarius of Prüm Caesarius of Prüm
Caesarius of Prüm- Twelfth-century Benedictine abbot and Cistercian monk. ...
Crayer, Gaspar de Crayer, Gaspar de
Crayer, Gaspar de- Flemish painter, b. at Antwerp, 1582; d. at Ghent, 1669. ...
Chanca, Diego Alvarez Chanca, Diego Alvarez
Chanca, Diego Alvarez- A physician-in-ordinary to Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile and Aragon; dates of birth and death uncertain. ...
Certitude Certitude
Certitude- The word indicates both a state of mind and a quality of a proposition, according as we say, "I am certain", or, "It is certain". ...
Celibacy of the Clergy Celibacy of the Clergy
Celibacy of the Clergy- The renunciation of marriage implicitly or explicitly made, for the more perfect observance of chastity, by all those who receive the Sacrament of Orders in any of the higher grades. ...
Character, Sacramental Character, Sacramental
Character, Sacramental- Indicates a special effect produced by three of the sacraments, viz. Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy orders. ...
Constantinople, Fourth Ecumenical Council of Constantinople, Fourth Ecumenical Council of
Constantinople, Fourth Ecumenical Council of- The Eighth General Council was opened, 5 October, 869, in the Cathedral of Saint Sophia, under the presidency of the legates of Adrian II. ...
Chachapoyas Chachapoyas
Chachapoyas- Diocese in Peru. ...
Ceremonial Ceremonial
Ceremonial- The book which contains in detail the order of religious ceremony and solemn worship prescribed to be observed in ecclesiastical functions. ...
Catholic University of America Catholic University of America
Catholic University of America- A pontifical institution located in Washington, D.C. It comprises the Schools of the Sacred Sciences, Philosophy, Law, Letters, and Science, each of which includes several departments. ...
Congo Congo
Congo- An account written before the annexation of the state by the Belgian government. ...
Clenock, Maurice Clenock, Maurice
Clenock, Maurice- Date of birth unknown; died about 1580. He was b. in Wales and educated at Oxford, where he was admitted Bachelor of Canon Law in 1548. ...
Cervantes, Salazar Francisco Cervantes, Salazar Francisco
Cervantes, Salazar Francisco- One of the first professors of the University of Mexico, born at Toledo, Spain, probably in 1513 or 1514; went to Mexico in 1550; died there in 1575. ...
Changanacherry Changanacherry
Changanacherry- Vicariate Apostolic in Travancore, India. ...
Caesaropolis Caesaropolis
Caesaropolis- Titular see of Macedonia. ...
Criticism, Historical Criticism, Historical
Criticism, Historical- The art of distinguishing the true from the false concerning facts of the past. ...
Ceva, Thomas Ceva, Thomas
Ceva, Thomas- Mathematician. (1648-1737) ...
Chadwick, James Chadwick, James
Chadwick, James- Irish bishop. (1813-1882) ...
Chaplain Chaplain
Chaplain- Discusses the types including court, beneficed, parochial, domestic, pontifical, and military. ...
Chaptal, Jean-Antoine Chaptal, Jean-Antoine
Chaptal, Jean-Antoine- Comte de Chanteloup, technical chemist and statesman; b. Nogaret, Lozère, France, 4 June, 1756; d. Paris, 30 July, 1832. ...
Charismata Charismata
Charismata- The spiritual graces and qualifications granted to every Christian to perform his task in the Church. ...
Chaldean Christians Chaldean Christians
Chaldean Christians- The name of former Nestorians now reunited with the Roman Church. ...
Chartres Chartres
Chartres- Diocese in France. Comprises the department of Eure-et-Loir. ...
Chantelou, Claude Chantelou, Claude
Chantelou, Claude- Patristic scholar, born in 1617, at Vion, in the present Diocese of Le Mans, France; died 28 November, 1664, at the Monastery of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris. ...
Champs, Etienne Agard de Champs, Etienne Agard de
Champs, Etienne Agard de- Theologian and author. (1613-1701) ...
Chardon, Mathias Chardon, Mathias
Chardon, Mathias- A learned French Benedictine of the Congregation of the Saint-Vannes, b. at Yvoi-Varignan in the present department of Ardennes, France, 22 September, 1695; d. at the monastery of St-Arnold in Metz, 21 ...
Charpentier, François-Philippe Charpentier, François-Philippe
Charpentier, François-Philippe- French engraver, inventor, and mechanician, b. at Blois, 1734; d. there 22 July, 1817. ...

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