J

Jus Spolii Jus Spolii- A claim, exercised in the Middle Ages, of succession to the property of deceased clerics, at least such as they had derived from their ecclesiastical benefices. John Malalas John Malalas- A Monophysite Byzantine chronicler of the sixth century. Jordanis Jordanis- Historian, lived about the middle of the sixth century in the Eastern Roman Empire. Joliette Joliette- Diocese created by Pius X, 27 January, 1904 by division of the Archdiocese of Montreal; comprises three counties, Joliette, Berthier, and Montcalm, with four parishes of… Jassy Jassy- Diocese in Rumania. Joinville, Jean, Sire de Joinville, Jean, Sire de- Seneschal of Champagne, historian, b in 1225; d. at Joinville, 1317. Jamaica Jamaica- The largest of the British West Indian islands, situated in the Caribbean Sea. Jesus and Mary, Sisters of the Holy Childhood of Jesus and Mary, Sisters of the Holy Childhood of- Several groups detailed. Jeroboam Jeroboam- Name of two Israelitish kings. John of Paris John of Paris- Theologian and controversialist; born at Paris, date unknown; died at Bordeaux, 22 September, 1306. Johnston, Richard Malcolm Johnston, Richard Malcolm- Educator, author, b. 8 March, 1822, at Powellton, Georgia, U.S.A.; d. at Baltimore, Maryland, 23 September, 1898. Joannes de Sacrobosco Joannes de Sacrobosco- John Holywood, a monk of English origin, lived in the first half of the thirteenth century as professor of astronomy at Paris; died in that city, 1256. John the Faster John the Faster- Patriarch of Constantinople (John IV, 582-595), famous chiefly through his assumption of the title "eœcumenical patriarch"; d. 2 September, 595. John of Segovia John of Segovia- A Spanish theologian, b. at Segovia towards the end of the fourteenth century; d. probably in 1458. John Talaia John Talaia- Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria (481-482) at the time of the Monophysite troubles. John Scholasticus John Scholasticus- Patriarch of Constantinople, the author of an important collection of ecclesiastical laws; b. at Sirimis near Antioch; d. 577. Judgment, Divine Judgment, Divine- Divine judgment (judicium divinum), as an immanent act of God, denotes the action of God's retributive justice by which the destiny of rational creatures is deci… John of Victring John of Victring- Chronicler, b. probably between 1270 and 1280; d. at Victring, Austria, 12 November, 1347. Jocelin de Brakelond Jocelin de Brakelond- An English chronicler, of the late twelfth century. John of Ephesus John of Ephesus- Syriac historian, born at Amida (Diarbekir, on the upper Tigris), about 505; d. about 585. John of Montesono John of Montesono- Theologian and controversialist, born at Monzón, Spain; dates of birth and death unknown. Juvencus, C. Vettius Aquilinus Juvencus, C. Vettius Aquilinus- Fourth-century Christian Latin poet. John of Fécamp John of Fécamp- Ascetic writer, b. near Ravenna about the beginning of the eleventh century; d. at Fécamp, Normandy, 22 February, 1079. John of Rupella John of Rupella- Franciscan theologian, b. at La Rochelle (Rupella), towards the end of the twelfth century. John of Genoa John of Genoa- Grammarian; born at Genoa, date unknown; died there about 1298. John, Epistles of John, Epistles of- Three canonical books of the New Testament written by the Apostle St. John. John of Montecorvino John of Montecorvino- A Franciscan and founder of the Catholic mission in China, b. at Montecorvino in Southern Italy, in 1246; d. at Peking, in 1328. Jesuit's Bark Jesuit's Bark- On account of its alkaloids, is the most celebrated specific remedy for all forms of malaria. John of Janduno John of Janduno- An Averroistic philosopher, theologian, and political writer of the fourteenth century. Jíbaro Indians Jíbaro Indians- An important tribal group of Ecuador, comprising a great number of small subtribes speaking a common language with dialectic variants, and together constituting a …