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Cornice Cornice
Cornice- The uppermost division of the entablature, the representative of the roof, of an order, consisting of projecting mouldings and blocks, usually divisible into bed-moulding, corona, and gutter. ...
Cedar Cedar
Cedar- A coniferous tree frequently mentioned in the Bible. ...
Crivelli, Carlo Crivelli, Carlo
Crivelli, Carlo- Italian painter. Little is known of his life, and his b. and d. are usually reckoned by his earliest and latest signed pictures, 1468-93. ...
Cornet, Nicolas Cornet, Nicolas
Cornet, Nicolas- French theologian, born at Amiens, 1572; died at Paris, 1663. ...
Coptos Coptos
Coptos- A titular see of Upper Egypt. ...
Cedes Cedes
Cedes- A Levitical city and place of refuge in Nephtali and a Levitical city of Issachar assigned to the family of Gersom. ...
Corvey, Abbey of Corvey, Abbey of
Corvey, Abbey of- Benedictine monastery in the Diocese of Paderborn, in Westphalia, founded c. 820. ...
Corbinian Corbinian
Corbinian- Bishop of Freising, in Bavaria, born about 680 at Chatres near Melun, France; died 8 September, 730. ...
Cosmogony Cosmogony
Cosmogony- By this term is understood an account of how the universe (cosmos) came into being (gonia - gegona = I have become). It differs from cosmology, or the science of the universe, in this: that the latter aims at ...
Coster, Francis Coster, Francis
Coster, Francis- Theologian, born at Mechlin, 16 June, 1532 (1531); died at Brussels, 16 December, 1619. ...
Corker, Maurus Corker, Maurus
Corker, Maurus- An English Benedictine, born in 1636 in Yorkshire; died 22 December, 1715, at Paddington near London. ...
Corneille, Michel, the Elder Corneille, Michel, the Elder
Corneille, Michel, the Elder- French painter, etcher, and engraver, b. in Orléans about 1601; d. at Paris, 1664. ...
Coudert, Frederick René Coudert, Frederick René
Coudert, Frederick René- Born in New York, 1 March, 1832; died at Washington, D. C., 20 December, 1903. ...
Coronel, Juan Coronel, Juan
Coronel, Juan- Franciscan sent to Yucatan, Mexico, in 1590, and there so familiarized himself with the Maya language that he was able to teach it, the historian Cogolludo being one of his pupils. ...
Corporation Act of 1661 Corporation Act of 1661
Corporation Act of 1661- Belongs to the general category of test acts, designed for the express purpose of restricting public offices to members of the Church of England. ...
Cosenza Cosenza
Cosenza- An archdiocese immediately subject to the Holy See. A city in the province of Calabria, Southern Italy, at the confluence of the Crati and the Busento. ...
Covarruvias, Diego Covarruvias, Diego
Covarruvias, Diego- Born in Toledo, Spain, 25 July, 1512; died in Madrid, 27 Sept., 1577. ...
Cosway, Maria Cosway, Maria
Cosway, Maria- Miniature-painter, born in Florence, Italy, 1759; died at Lodi, 5 January, 1535. ...
Cotenna Cotenna
Cotenna- A titular see of Asia Minor. ...
Covington Covington
Covington- Comprises that part of Kentucky, U. S. A., lying east of the Kentucky River, and of the western limits of Carroll, Owen, Franklin, Woodford, Jessamine, Garrard, Rockcastle, Laurel, and Whitley Counties. ...
Cosmas of Prague Cosmas of Prague
Cosmas of Prague- Bohemian historian, b. about 1045, at Prague, Bohemia; d. there, 21 October, 1125. ...
Covetousness Covetousness
Covetousness- Generally, an unreasonable desire for what we do not possess. ...
Cali, Diocese of Cali, Diocese of
Cali, Diocese of- Located in Colombia. ...
Costume, Clerical Costume, Clerical
Costume, Clerical- In almost every country and every order of the clergy, the clothing has its own distinctive features. ...
Corrigan, Sir Dominic Corrigan, Sir Dominic
Corrigan, Sir Dominic- Physician, b. 1802, in Dublin, Ireland; d. there, 1880; distinguished for his original observations in heart disease, a special type of pulse being named after him. ...
Correctories Correctories
Correctories- The text-forms of the Latin Vulgate resulting from the critical emendation as practised during the course of the thirteenth century. ...
Corpus Christi, Feast of Corpus Christi, Feast of
Corpus Christi, Feast of- This feast is celebrated in the Latin Church on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday to solemnly commemorate the institution of the Holy Eucharist. ...
Consent (in Canon Law) Consent (in Canon Law)
Consent (in Canon Law)- The deliberate agreement required of those concerned in legal transactions in order to legalize such actions. ...
Cella Cella
Cella- One of the names by which the small memorial chapels sometimes erected in the Christian cemeteries of the first age were known. ...
Counterpoint Counterpoint
Counterpoint- The term originated in the fourteenth century, though the art designated by it had been practiced for several centuries previous. ...
Coussemaker, Charles-Edmond-Henride Coussemaker, Charles-Edmond-Henride
Coussemaker, Charles-Edmond-Henride- French historian of music, b. at Bailleul, department of Nord, France, 19 April, 1805; d. at Lille, 10 January, 1876. ...
Copernicus, Nicolaus Copernicus, Nicolaus
Copernicus, Nicolaus- Latinized form of Niclas Kopernik, the name of the founder of the heliocentric planetary theory; born at Torun (Thorn), 19 February, 1473, died at Frauenburg, 24 May, 1543. ...
Cousin, Jean Cousin, Jean
Cousin, Jean- French painter, sculptor, etcher, engraver, and geometrician, born at Soucy, near Sens, 1500; died at Sens before 1593, probably in 1590. ...
Cope Cope
Cope- A vestment which may most conveniently be described as a long liturgical mantle, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. ...
Cosgrove, Henry Cosgrove, Henry
Cosgrove, Henry- Second Bishop of Davenport, Iowa. (1834-1906) ...
Concordances of the Bible Concordances of the Bible
Concordances of the Bible- Lists of Biblical words arranged alphabetically with indications to enable the inquirer to find the passages of the Bible where the words occur. ...
Corporation Corporation
Corporation- An association recognized by civil law and regarded in all ordinary transactions as an individual. An artificial person. ...
Cosmas Cosmas
Cosmas- Eighth century Byzantine hymn writer. ...
Croyland, Abbey of Croyland, Abbey of
Croyland, Abbey of- A monastery of the Benedictine Order in Lincolnshire. ...
Coucy, Robert De Coucy, Robert De
Coucy, Robert De- A medieval French master-builder and son of a master-builder of the same name. ...
Coxcie, Michiel Coxcie, Michiel
Coxcie, Michiel- Flemish painter, imitator of Raphael, known as the Flemish Raphael; b. at Mechlin, 1499; d. there 1592. ...
Cotelier, Jean-Baptiste Cotelier, Jean-Baptiste
Cotelier, Jean-Baptiste- Patristic scholar and theologian, born December, 1629, at Nîmes; died 19 August, 1686. ...
Corporal Corporal
Corporal- A square white linen cloth, now usually somewhat smaller than the breadth of an altar, upon which the Sacred Host and chalice are placed during the celebration of Mass. ...
Crescens Crescens
Crescens- A companion of St. Paul during his second Roman captivity, appears but once in the New Testament, when he is mentioned as having left the Apostle to go into Galatia. ...
Creation Creation
Creation- Like other words of the same ending, the term creation signifies both an action and the object or effect thereof. Thus, in the latter sense, we speak of the "kingdoms of creation", "the whole creation", and so ...
Cowl Cowl
Cowl- A hood worn in many religious orders. ...
Coria Coria
Coria- Diocese in Spain, suffragan of Toledo; it includes nearly the entire province of Céceres, with the exception of a few parishes that belong to the Diocese of Salamanca. ...
Curubis Curubis
Curubis- A titular see of Africa Proconsularis. ...
Cardica Cardica
Cardica- A titular see of Thessaly. ...
Counsels, Evangelical Counsels, Evangelical
Counsels, Evangelical- The difference between a precept and a counsel lies in this, that the precept is a matter of necessity while the counsel is left to the free choice of the person to whom it is proposed. ...

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