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Cosmas Indicopleustes Cosmas Indicopleustes- A Greek traveller and geographer of the first half of the sixth century. Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus- The last in the group of the four great uncial manuscripts of the Greek Bible, received its name from the treatises of St. Ephraem the Syrian (translate… Colima Colima- The city of Colima, the capital of the state of the same name in Mexico, is situated on the Colima River, at an altitude of 1400 feet, and was founded in the year 1522 by … Coffin, Robert Aston Coffin, Robert Aston- Ecclesiastical writer and bishop. (1819-1885) Colmar, Joseph Ludwig Colmar, Joseph Ludwig- Bishop of Mainz; born at Strasburg, 22 June, 1760; died at Mainz, 15 Dec., 1818. Cosin, Edmund Cosin, Edmund- Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University, England. Cosa, Juan de la Cosa, Juan de la- Navigator and cartographer, according to tradition b. in 1460 at Sta. Maria del Puerto (Santona), on the Bay of Biscay, Spain, d. on the coast of the Gulf of Ura… Cortona Cortona- Immediately subject to the Holy See. Cortese, Giovanni Andrea Cortese, Giovanni Andrea- Cardinal and monastic reformer, b. 1483 at Modena; d. 21 Sept., 1548. Colle de Val d'Elsa Colle de Val d'Elsa- Diocese in Italy. Circumcision, Feast of the Circumcision, Feast of the- As Christ wished to fulfil the law and to show His descent according to the flesh from Abraham. He, though not bound by the law, was circumcised on the… Cuernavaca Cuernavaca- Erected 23 June, 1891, comprises all the State of Morelos in the Republic of Mexico, and is bounded on the north and the west by the Archdiocese of Mexico, on the east… Common Sense, Philosophy of Common Sense, Philosophy of- The term common sense designates (1) a special faculty, the sensus communis of the Aristotelean and Scholastic philosophy; (2) the sum of original pri… Cloister Cloister- The English equivalent of the Latin word clausura (from claudere, "to shut up"). Colorado Colorado- The thirty-fifth, in point of admission, of the United States of America. Clifford, William Clifford, William- English Divine. (d. 1670) Colonia Colonia- A titular see of Armenia. College College- The word college, from the Latin collegium, originally signified a community, a corporation, an organized society, a body of colleagues, or a society of persons engaged i… Cruz, Ramón de la Cruz, Ramón de la- Poet, b. at Madrid, Spain, 28 March, 1731; d. in the same city, 4 November, 1795. Crelier, Henri-Joseph Crelier, Henri-Joseph- Swiss Catholic priest. (1816-1889) Crusade, Bull of the Crusade, Bull of the- A Bull granting indulgences to those who took part in the wars against the infidels. Corrigan, Michael Corrigan, Michael- Third Archbishop of New York, b. 13 August, 1839, at Newark, New Jersey, d. at New York, 5 May, 1900. Cochin, Jacques-Denis Cochin, Jacques-Denis- Preacher and philanthropist. (1726-1783) Collado, Diego Collado, Diego- Sixteenth-century Spanish missionary. Crosiers, The Crosiers, The- A religious order, founded by Théodore de Celles, who, after following the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa on the Crusade, obtained a canonry in the Cathedral of St. L… Croke, Thomas William Croke, Thomas William- Archbishop of Cashel, Ireland, b. near Mallow, Co. Cork, 24 May, 1824; d. at Thurles, 22 July, 1902. Cornelius Cornelii a Lapide Cornelius Cornelii a Lapide- Flemish Jesuit and exegete, b. at Bocholt, in Flemish Limburg, 18 December, 1567; d. at Rome, 12 March, 1637. Cornelius, Peter Cornelius, Peter- Fresco painter and illustrator. (1783-1867) Cornelisz, Jacob Cornelisz, Jacob- Also called Jacob van Amsterdam or van Oostzann, and at times confounded with a Walter van Assen, a Dutch painter of the first third of the sixteenth century. Cochabamba Cochabamba- The city from which this diocese takes its name is the capital of the department of Cochabamba, Bolivia.