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Clerke, Ellen Mary Clerke, Ellen Mary
Clerke, Ellen Mary- Journalist and novelist, b. at Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland, 1840; d. in London, 2 March 1906. ...
Clerk, John Clerk, John
Clerk, John- Bishop of Bath and Wells; date of birth unknown; died 3 January, 1541. ...
Clerestory Clerestory
Clerestory- A term formerly applied to any window or traceried opening in a church, e. g. in an aisle, tower, cloister, or screen, but now restricted to the windows in an aisled nave, or to the range of wall in which the ...
Cloyne, Diocese of Cloyne, Diocese of
Cloyne, Diocese of- Comprises the northern half of County Cork. ...
Canon Canon
Canon- Ecclesiastical person. ...
Curr, Joseph Curr, Joseph
Curr, Joseph- English priest. (d. 1847) ...
Cibot, Pierre-Martial Cibot, Pierre-Martial
Cibot, Pierre-Martial- Missionary, born at Limoges, France, 14 August, 1727; died at Peking, China, 8 August, 1780. ...
Core, Dathan, and Abiron Core, Dathan, and Abiron
Core, Dathan, and Abiron- Leaders of a revolt against Moses and Aaron (Num., xvi). ...
Clericis Laicos Clericis Laicos
Clericis Laicos- The initial words of a Bull issued 25 Feb., 1296, by Boniface VIII in response to an earnest appeal of the English and French prelates for protection against the intolerable exactions of the civil power. ...
Codex Alexandrinus Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Alexandrinus- Greek manuscript of the Old and New Testaments, so named because it was brought to Europe from Alexandria and had been the property of the patriarch of that see. ...
Claudiopolis Claudiopolis
Claudiopolis- A titular see of Bithynia, in Asia Minor. ...
Coeffeteau, Nicolas Coeffeteau, Nicolas
Coeffeteau, Nicolas- Preacher and controversialist, born 1574, at Château-du-Loir, province of Maine, France; died Paris, 21 April, 1623. ...
Co-Consecrators Co-Consecrators
Co-Consecrators- The bishops who assist the presiding bishop in the act of consecrating a new bishop. ...
Clynn, John Clynn, John
Clynn, John- Irish Franciscan and annalist, b. about 1300; d., probably, in 1349. ...
Choron, Alexandre-Etienne Choron, Alexandre-Etienne
Choron, Alexandre-Etienne- French musician and teacher of music. (1772-1834) ...
Clichtove, Josse Clichtove, Josse
Clichtove, Josse- Theologian. (1472-1543) ...
Codex Amiatinus Codex Amiatinus
Codex Amiatinus- Manuscript of the Latin Vulgate Bible, kept at Florence in the Bibliotheca Laurentiana. ...
Cochin, Diocese of Cochin, Diocese of
Cochin, Diocese of- Erected and constituted a suffragan of the Diocese of Goa, of which it had previously formed a part, by the Bull "Pro excellenti praeeminentia" of Paul IV, 4 February, 1558. ...
Caron, Reneé-Edouard Caron, Reneé-Edouard
Caron, Reneé-Edouard- French Canadian statesman and magistrate. (1800-1876) ...
Coeur d'Alêne Indians Coeur d'Alêne Indians
Coeur d'Alêne Indians- A small tribe of Salishan stock formerly ranging along the lake and river of the same name in northern Idaho. ...
Clifton Clifton
Clifton- Diocese of England, consisting of Gloucestershire, Somersetshire, and Wiltshire. ...
Codex Sinaiticus Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus- A Greek manuscript of the Old and New Testaments, of the greatest antiquity and value; found on Mount Sinai, in St. Catherine's Monastery, by Constantine Tischendorf. ...
Canute Canute
Canute- King of the English, Danes, and Norwegians, b. about 994; d. at Shaftesbury, 12 November 1035. ...
Coelchu Coelchu
Coelchu- Abbot of the School of Clonmacnoise in Ireland, who flourished during the latter half of the eighth century. ...
Cogolludo, Diego López de Cogolludo, Diego López de
Cogolludo, Diego López de- Seventeenth-century Mexican historian. ...
Cap Haïtien Cap Haïtien
Cap Haïtien- Erected by Pius IX, 3 October, 1861, in the ecclesiastical Province of Port au Prince. ...
Creationism Creationism
Creationism- (1) In the widest sense, the doctrine that the material of the universe was created by God out of no pre-existing subject. (2) Less widely, the doctrine that the various species of living beings were immedia ...
Clerks Regular Clerks Regular
Clerks Regular- Those bodies of men in the Church who by the very nature of their institute unite the perfection of the religious state to the priestly office, i.e. who while being essentially clerics, devoted to the exe ...
Collectarium Collectarium
Collectarium- The book which contains the Collects. ...
Clemens, Franz Jacob Clemens, Franz Jacob
Clemens, Franz Jacob- German Catholic philosopher, b. 4 October, 1815, at Coblenz; d. 24 February, 1862, at Rome. ...
Circesium Circesium
Circesium- A titular see of Osrhoene. ...
Coimbatore, Diocese of Coimbatore, Diocese of
Coimbatore, Diocese of- Includes the Collectorate of Coimbatore (except the Taluk of the Collegal), the Nilgiris with the south-eastern Wynaad, the Taluks of Palgat, Collancodoo, Tamalpuram, and part of Wallavanad, the C ...
Coffin, Edward Coffin, Edward
Coffin, Edward- English Jesuit and missionary. (1570-1626) ...
Cole, Henry Cole, Henry
Cole, Henry- English confessor. (1500-1579) ...
Clericato, Giovanni Clericato, Giovanni
Clericato, Giovanni- Canonist, born 1633, at Padua; died 1717. ...
Cimabue, Cenni di Pepo Cimabue, Cenni di Pepo
Cimabue, Cenni di Pepo- Florentine painter. (1240-1301) ...
Colonnade Colonnade
Colonnade- A number of columns symmetrically arranged in one or more rows. ...
Codex Vaticanus Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus- A quarto volume written in uncial letters of the fourth century. ...
Coimbra, University of Coimbra, University of
Coimbra, University of- University in Portugal. ...
Cohen, Hermann Cohen, Hermann
Cohen, Hermann- A Discalced Carmelite (Augustin-Marie of the Blessed Sacrament, generally known as Father Hermann), born at Hamburg, Germany, 10 November, 1820; died at Spandau, 20 January, 1871. ...
Corfu Corfu
Corfu- One of the Ionian Islands, at the entrance of the Adriatic, opposite the Albanian coast, from which it is separated by a narrow channel. ...
Cleric Cleric
Cleric- A person who has been legitimately received into the ranks of the clergy. ...
Cobo, Bernabé Cobo, Bernabé
Cobo, Bernabé- Spanish Jesuit missionary. (1582-1657) ...
Coleti, Nicola Coleti, Nicola
Coleti, Nicola- Priest and historian, b. at Venice, 1680; d. in the same city, 1765. ...
Coimbra, Diocese of Coimbra, Diocese of
Coimbra, Diocese of- Located in Portugal. ...
Coenred Coenred
Coenred- King of Mercia (reigned 704-709); date of birth and death unknown. ...
Co-education Co-education
Co-education- The term is now generally reserved to the practice of educating the sexes together; but even in this sense it has a variety of meanings. ...
Carmel Carmel
Carmel- Designates in the Old Testament a certain city and its adjacent territory in the tribe of Juda. ...
Coton, Pierre Coton, Pierre
Coton, Pierre- French Jesuit, born 7 March, 1564, at Néronde in Forez; died 19 March, 1626, at Paris. ...
Collect Collect
Collect- The name now used only for short prayers before the Epistle in the Mass, which occur again at Lauds, Terce, Sext, None, and Vespers. ...

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