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Catherick, Venerable Edmund Catherick, Venerable Edmund
Catherick, Venerable Edmund- Priest and martyr, born probably in Lancashire about 1605; executed at York, 13 April, 1642. ...
Catrou, François Catrou, François
Catrou, François- French historian, b. at Paris, 28 December, 1659; d. there 12 October, 1737. ...
Cattaro Cattaro
Cattaro- Suffragan of Zara. ...
Caulet, François-Etienne Caulet, François-Etienne
Caulet, François-Etienne- A French bishop and Jansenist, b. at Toulouse, 1610; d. at Pamiers, 1680. ...
Caunus Caunus
Caunus- A titular see of Asia Minor. Kaunos was said to have been founded by Kaunos, son of Miletos and Kyane, on the southern coast of Caria, opposite Rhodes, and was known as Rhodian Peraea, at the foot of Mount Tarbel ...
Cavagnis, Felice Cavagnis, Felice
Cavagnis, Felice- Canonist, b. in Bordogna, Diocese of Bergamo, Italy, 13 January, 1841; d. at Rome, 29 December, 1906. ...
Cavanagh, James Cavanagh, James
Cavanagh, James- Soldier, b. in County Tipperary, Ireland, 1831; d. in New York, 7 January, 1901. ...
Cavedoni, Celestino Cavedoni, Celestino
Cavedoni, Celestino- Italian ecclesiastic, archæologist, and numismatist; b. 18 May, 1795, at Levizzano-Rangone, near Modena; d. 26 November, 1865, at Modena. ...
Cavo, Andres Cavo, Andres
Cavo, Andres- A writer frequently quoted on Spanish-Mexican history; b. at Guadalajara in Mexico, 21 January, 1729, he entered the Society of Jesus, 14 January, 1758, and went to Italy with the other members of the order ...
Caxton, William Caxton, William
Caxton, William- Born in the Weald of Kent, c. 1422; died at Westminster, 1491; the first English printer and the introducer of the art of printing into England. ...
Cayes Cayes
Cayes- Diocese in the republic of Haiti, suffragan to Port-au-Prince. ...
Caylus, Comte de Caylus, Comte de
Caylus, Comte de- French archaeologist, b. at Paris, in 1692; d. in 1765. ...
Dies Irae Dies Irae
Dies Irae- Name by which the sequence in requiem Masses is commonly known. ...
Cebú Cebú
Cebú- Located in the Philippine Islands. Cebú, the diocesan city, spelled also Sebú and Zebú, in the province of the same name. ...
Cedar Cedar
Cedar- The name of the second son of Ismael (Gen., xxv, 13; I Par., i, 29); also of an Arabian tribe descended from him, and of the territory occupied by it. ...
Cedron, Brook of Cedron, Brook of
Cedron, Brook of- The name designates in Holy Writ the ravine on the east of Jerusalem, between the Holy City and the Mount of Olives. ...
Cefalù Cefalù
Cefalù- The city of the same name in the province of Palermo, in Sicily (Italy), is situated nearly in the centre of the northern coast of the island. ...
Ceillier, Rémi Ceillier, Rémi
Ceillier, Rémi- Patrologist, b. at Bar-le-Duc, 14 May, 1688; d. at Flavigny, 26 May, 1763. ...
Cellier, Elizabeth Cellier, Elizabeth
Cellier, Elizabeth- A noted London midwife, who came into prominence through the pretended "Meal-Tub Plot" of 1680. ...
Celsus the Platonist Celsus the Platonist
Celsus the Platonist- An eclectic Platonist and polemical writer against Christianity, who flourished towards the end of the second century. ...
Celtes, Conrad Celtes, Conrad
Celtes, Conrad- German Humanist, b. at Wipfeld in Lower Franconia, 1 February, 1459; d. at Vienna, 4 February, 1508. ...
Cenalis, Robert Cenalis, Robert
Cenalis, Robert- Bishop, historian, and controversialist, b. in Paris, 1483; d. there, 1560. ...
Ceneda Ceneda
Ceneda- Situated in the province of Treviso, in former Venetian territory, on a declivity of the Rhaetian Alps. ...
Dunstan, Saint Dunstan, Saint
Dunstan, Saint- Long biographical essay on this tenth-century Anglo-Saxon archbishop and confessor. ...
Central Verein of North America, German Roman Catholic Central Verein of North America, German Roman Catholic
Central Verein of North America, German Roman Catholic- The origin dates back to 1854, in which year the presidents of three German Catholic benevolent societies of Buffalo, new York, issued a call to various German Cath ...
Centuriators of Magdeburg Centuriators of Magdeburg
Centuriators of Magdeburg- A group of Lutheran scholars who had gathered at Magdeburg, and who are now known to history as the "Centuriators of Magdeburg" because of the way in which they divided their work (century by c ...
Cesarini, Giuliano Cesarini, Giuliano
Cesarini, Giuliano- Born at Rome, 1398; died at Varna, in Bulgaria 10 November, 1444. ...
Cesena Cesena
Cesena- The ancient Cæsena is a city of Emilia, in the province of Forli (Italy), in the former States of the Church. ...
Châlons-sur-Marne Châlons-sur-Marne
Châlons-sur-Marne- The Diocese comprises the department of Marne, exclusive of the arrondissement of Reims. ...
Chapter Chapter
Chapter- Designates certain corporate ecclesiastical bodies, said to be derived from the chapter of the rule book, which it was the custom to read in the assemblies of monks. ...
Chapter House Chapter House
Chapter House- A building attached to a monastery or cathedral in which the meetings of the chapter are held. ...
Charity and Charities Charity and Charities
Charity and Charities- In its widest and highest sense, charity includes love of God as well as love of man. ...
Charity, Congregation of the Brothers of Charity, Congregation of the Brothers of
Charity, Congregation of the Brothers of- Founded in Belgium, the rule and constitutions were approved and confirmed by Pope Leo XIII, 4 July, 1899. ...
Charity, Sisters of, of St. Elizabeth Charity, Sisters of, of St. Elizabeth
Charity, Sisters of, of St. Elizabeth- A community founded at Newark, in 1859, by Mother Mary Xavier Mehegan, who for twelve years previously had been a member of the Sisters of Charity, of St. Vincent de Paul in New Yor ...
Charity, Sisters of, (St. John, New Brunswick) Charity, Sisters of, (St. John, New Brunswick)
Charity, Sisters of, (St. John, New Brunswick)- Founded in 1854 by Bishop, subsequently Archbishop, Connolly. ...
Charity, Sisters of, of St. Vincent de Paul Charity, Sisters of, of St. Vincent de Paul
Charity, Sisters of, of St. Vincent de Paul- A congregation of women with simple vows, founded in 1633 and devoted to corporal and spiritual works of mercy. ...
Charity, Sisters of, of Providence Charity, Sisters of, of Providence
Charity, Sisters of, of Providence- More accurately, Daughters of Charity, Servants of the Poor, founded in Montreal, Canada, by Bishop Bourget and Madame Jean Baptiste Gamelin (Marie Emélie Eugénie Tavernier), 25 March, ...
Chiavari Chiavari
Chiavari- Suffragan of Genoa. A city of the province of Genoa in Northern Italy, situated on a little bay of the Gulf of Genoa. ...
Charity, Sisters of, of Jesus and Mary Charity, Sisters of, of Jesus and Mary
Charity, Sisters of, of Jesus and Mary- A congregation founded in 1803 by Canon Triest, who was known as "the St. Vincent de Paul of Belgium", because he was the founder as well of the Brothers of St. John of God, and th ...
Charity, Sisters of, of St. Louis Charity, Sisters of, of St. Louis
Charity, Sisters of, of St. Louis- Founded at Vannes in Brittany, in 1803, by Madame Molé, née de Lamoignan, for the education of poor girls, at the suggestion of Bishop de Pancemont, of Vannes, who was her director. ...
Charity, Sisters of, of St. Paul Charity, Sisters of, of St. Paul
Charity, Sisters of, of St. Paul- These sisters who now add "Of Chartres" to their title to distinguish them from another congregation of the same name, were founded at Chartres in 1704 by Monsignor Maréchaut, a theologi ...
Charity, Sisters of, of Our Lady Mother of Mercy Charity, Sisters of, of Our Lady Mother of Mercy
Charity, Sisters of, of Our Lady Mother of Mercy- A congregation founded in Holland in 1832 by the Rev. John Zwijsen, pastor of Tilburg, aided by Mary M. Leijsen, for the instruction of children and the betterment of a p ...
Charlevoix, François-Xavier Charlevoix, François-Xavier
Charlevoix, François-Xavier- Historian, b. at St-Quentin, France, 24 October, 1682, d. at La Flèche, 1 February, 1761. ...
Charlottetown Charlottetown
Charlottetown- Diocese includes all Prince Edward Island (formerly called St. John's Island), the smallest province of the dominion of Canada. ...
Chastity Chastity
Chastity- The virtue which excludes or moderates the indulgence of the sexual appetite. ...
Chateaubriand, François-René Chateaubriand, François-René
Chateaubriand, François-René- French writer, b. at Saint-Malo, Brittany, 4 September, 1768; d. at Paris, 4 July, 1848. ...
Chatham Chatham
Chatham- The Diocese comprises the northern half of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada, i.e., the counties of Gloucester, Madawaska, Northumberland, Restigouche, Victoria, and the part of Kent north of the Richibucto ...
Chester Chester
Chester- Located in England. Though the See of Chester, schismatically created by Henry VIII in 1541, was recognized by the Holy See only for the short space of Queen Mary's reign, the city had in earlier times possessed ...
Cheverus, Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus, Jean-Louis Lefebvre de
Cheverus, Jean-Louis Lefebvre de- First Bishop of Boston, U.S.A., Bishop of Montauban; Archbishop of Bordeaux, France, and Cardinal, b. at Mayenne, France, 28 January, 1768; d. at Bordeaux 19 July, 1836. ...
Cheyenne Cheyenne
Cheyenne- Diocese established 9 August, 1887. ...

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