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Costadoni, Giovanni Domenico Costadoni, Giovanni Domenico
Costadoni, Giovanni Domenico- Frequently known as Dom Anselmo, his name in religion, an Italian Camaldolese monk, historian, and theologian, b. 6 October, 1714, at Venice; d.23 January, 1785, in the same city. ...
Churching of Women Churching of Women
Churching of Women- A blessing given by the Church to mothers after recovery from childbirth. ...
Chrism Chrism
Chrism- A mixture of oil of olives and balsam, blessed by a bishop in a special manner and used in the administration of certain sacraments and in the performance of certain ecclesiastical functions. ...
Church Maintenance Church Maintenance
Church Maintenance- The proper support of church edifices and church institutions. ...
Calderon de la Barca, Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Pedro
Calderon de la Barca, Pedro- Spanish dramatist. (1600-1681) ...
Chivalry Chivalry
Chivalry- Considered from three points of view: the military, the social, and the religious. ...
Choctaw Indians Choctaw Indians
Choctaw Indians- An important tribe or confederacy of Muskogean stock formerly holding most of Southern Alabama and Mississippi, with adjoining portions of Louisiana. ...
Chusai Chusai
Chusai- The Arachite, i.e. the native of Archi, a place south of the portion of Ephraim, near Bethel. ...
Ciasca, Agostino Ciasca, Agostino
Ciasca, Agostino- Italian Augustinian and cardinal. (1835-1902) ...
Christopher Numar of Forli Christopher Numar of Forli
Christopher Numar of Forli- Minister General of the Friars Minor and cardinal. (d. 1528) ...
Chantry Chantry
Chantry- The endowment of one or more priests to say or sing Mass for the soul of the endower, or for the souls of persons named by him, and also, in the greater number of cases, to perform certain other offices, such as ...
Chelm and Belz Chelm and Belz
Chelm and Belz- A diocese of the Greek-Ruthenian Rite in Russian Poland, subject directly to the Holy See, and formerly a suffragan of Kiijow. ...
Chézy, Antoine-Léonard Chézy, Antoine-Léonard
Chézy, Antoine-Léonard- French Orientalist. (1773-1832) ...
Ciborium Ciborium
Ciborium- A chalice-like vessel used to contain the Blessed Sacrament. ...
Charterhouse Charterhouse
Charterhouse- From the fact that St. Bruno founded the first house of his austere order at Chartreux, near Grenoble, the institution has ever since been known by the name of that place. ...
Cicognara, Leopoldo, Count Cicognara, Leopoldo, Count
Cicognara, Leopoldo, Count- Politician, writer on art. (1767-1834) ...
Cignani Family Cignani Family
Cignani Family- Carlo, Felice, and Paolo, Bolognese painters. ...
Cinites Cinites
Cinites- A tribe or family often mentioned in the Old Testament, personified as Qayin from which the nomen gentilicium Qeni is derived. ...
Church, The Church, The
Church, The- The term church is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which the New Testament writers denote the society founded by Jesus Christ. ...
Cross of Jesus, Brothers of the Cross of Jesus, Brothers of the
Cross of Jesus, Brothers of the- A congregation founded in 1820 at Lyons, France, by Father C.M. Bochard, Doctor of the Sorbonne, Vicar-General of the Diocese of Lyons. ...
Christopher, Pope Christopher, Pope
Christopher, Pope- Reigned 903-904. ...
Cincture Cincture
Cincture- More commonly called in England, the girdle is an article of liturgical attire which has been recognized as such since the ninth century. ...
Christian Charity, Sisters of Christian Charity, Sisters of
Christian Charity, Sisters of- Also called Daughters of the Immaculate Conception, an institute for teaching poor schools and for the care of the blind, founded at Paderborn, Germany, on August, 1849, by Pauline von Mall ...
Città della Pieve, Diocese of Città della Pieve, Diocese of
Città della Pieve, Diocese of- A city of obscure origin in the province of Perugia in Umbria, Central Italy. ...
Cistercians Cistercians
Cistercians- Religious of the Order of Cîteaux, a Benedictine reform, established at Cîteaux in 1098 by St. Robert, Abbot of Molesme in the Diocese of Langres, for the purpose of restoring as far as possible the literal ...
Cisalpine Club Cisalpine Club
Cisalpine Club- An association of Catholic laymen formed in England to perpetuate the movement which had found expression in the "Declaration and Protestation" signed by the Catholic body in 1789. ...
Cana Cana
Cana- A city of Galilee, Palestine. ...
Ciccione, Andrea Ciccione, Andrea
Ciccione, Andrea- Fifteenth-century Italian sculptor and architect. ...
Ciboule, Robert Ciboule, Robert
Ciboule, Robert- French theologian and moralist. (d. 1458) ...
Ciudad Rodrigo Ciudad Rodrigo
Ciudad Rodrigo- Suffragan of the Diocese of Santiago; comprises the greater part of the province of Salamanca, and a portion of the province of Cáceres. ...
Chambéry Chambéry
Chambéry- In 1467, in the ducal chapel built for the Holy Winding-Sheet (Santo Sudario) by Amadeus IX, duke of Savoy, and the Duchess Yolande of France, Paul II erected a chapter directly subject to the Holy See, and his ...
Crasset, Jean Crasset, Jean
Crasset, Jean- Ascetical writer, b. at Dieppe, France, 3 January, 1618; d. at Paris, 4 January, 1692. ...
Calvary, Congregation of Our Lady of Calvary, Congregation of Our Lady of
Calvary, Congregation of Our Lady of- A congregation founded at Poitiers, in 1617, by Antoinette of Orléans-Longueville. ...
Cima da Conegliano, Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano, Giovanni Battista
Cima da Conegliano, Giovanni Battista- Venetian painter. (1459-1517) ...
Chronology, General Chronology, General
Chronology, General- Mathematical chronology determines the units to be employed in measuring time, and historical chronology which fixes in the general course of time the position of any particular occurrence, or, as it ...
Charlemagne and Church Music Charlemagne and Church Music
Charlemagne and Church Music- Charlemagne's interest in church music and solicitude for its propagation and adequate performance throughout his empire, have never been equalled by any civil ruler either before or since h ...
Contract, The Social Contract, The Social
Contract, The Social- Includes contents and critique. ...
Convent Schools (Great Britain) Convent Schools (Great Britain)
Convent Schools (Great Britain)- Convent education is treated here not historically but as it is at the present day. (Article written in 1908.) ...
Conversano Conversano
Conversano- Suffragan to Bari. Conversano, situated in the province of Bari, in Apulia (Southern Italy), is the ancient Cupersanum, a city of the Peucetians. ...
Convocation of the English Clergy Convocation of the English Clergy
Convocation of the English Clergy- The technical name given in the Church of England to what corresponds in some respects to a provincial synod, though in other respects it differs widely from it. ...
Conwell, Henry Conwell, Henry
Conwell, Henry- Second Bishop of Philadelphia, U.S.A., b. at Moneymore, County Derry, Ireland, in 1745; d. at Philadelphia, 22 April, 1842. ...
Cisamus Cisamus
Cisamus- Titular see of Crete. ...
Clairvaux, Abbey of Clairvaux, Abbey of
Clairvaux, Abbey of- The third daughter of Cîteaux and mother in the fourth line of numerous and celebrated monasteries, founded in 1115 by St. Bernard, in a deep valley upon the bank of the Aube, and known as the Vallée ...
Circumcision Circumcision
Circumcision- The Hebrew word, like the Greek (peritome), and the Latin (circumcisio), signifies a cutting and, specifically, the removal of the prepuce, or foreskin, from the penis. ...
Claudiopolis Claudiopolis
Claudiopolis- Titular see in Asia Minor. ...
Copacavana Copacavana
Copacavana- A village on the shore of Lake Titicaca, province of Omasuyos, in northern Bolivia. ...
Clandestinity (in Canon Law) Clandestinity (in Canon Law)
Clandestinity (in Canon Law)- Strictly speaking, clandestinity signifies a matrimonial impediment introduced by the Council of Trent to invalidate marriages contracted at variance with the exigencies of the decree "Tamet ...
Citeaux, Abbey of Citeaux, Abbey of
Citeaux, Abbey of- Founded in 1098 by St. Robert, Abbot of Molesme, in a deserted and uninhabited part of the Diocese of Châlons-sur Saône. ...
Clark, William Clark, William
Clark, William- English priest, date of birth unknown, executed at Winchester, 29 Nov., 1603. ...
Camões, Luis Vaz de Camões, Luis Vaz de
Camões, Luis Vaz de- Epic poet, born in 1524 or 1525; died 10 June, 1580. ...

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