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Simpson, Richard Simpson, Richard- Born 1820; died near Rome, 5 April, 1876. Silesia Silesia- The largest province of Prussia. Sisinnius, Pope Sisinnius, Pope- Successor of John VII, he was consecrated probably 15 January, 708, and died after a brief pontificate of about three weeks; he was buried in St. Peter's. Siletz Indians Siletz Indians- The collective designation for the rapidly dwindling remnant of some thirty small tribes, representing five linguistic stocks - Salishan, Yakonan, Kusan, Takelman,… Sicca Veneria Sicca Veneria- A titular see in Africa Proconsularis, suffragan of Carthage. Sion Sion- Diocese in Switzerland. Simla Simla- Archdiocese in India, a new creation of Pius X by a Decree dated 13 September, 1910. Selgas y Carrasco, José Selgas y Carrasco, José- Poet and novelist, b. at Lorca, Murcia, Spain, 1824; d. at Madrid, 5 Feb., 1882. Sign of the Cross Sign of the Cross- A term applied to various manual acts, liturgical or devotional in character, which have this at least in common: that by the gesture of tracing two lines inter… Swan, Order of the Swan, Order of the- A pious confraternity, indulgenced by the pope, which arose in 1440 in the Electorate of Brandenburg, originally comprising, with the Elector Frederick at thei… Simon of Tournai Simon of Tournai- Professor in the University of Paris at the beginning of the thirteenth century, dates of birth and death unknown. Sinai Sinai- The mountain on which the Mosaic Law was given. Silvester, Francis Silvester, Francis- Theologian, b. at Ferrara about 1474; d. at Rennes, 19 Sept., 1526. Smaragdus, Ardo Smaragdus, Ardo- Hagiographer, died at the Benedictine monastery of Aniane, Herault, in Southern France, March, 843. Salem Salem- An abbey situated near the Castle of Heiligenberg, about ten miles from Constance, Baden (Germany). Simony Simony- Usually defined "a deliberate intention of buying or selling for a temporal price such things as are spiritual of annexed unto spirituals". Simon of Sudbury Simon of Sudbury- Archbishop of Canterbury. (d. 1381) Simon of Cremona Simon of Cremona- Augustinian writer and preacher. (d. 1390) Simon of Cramaud Simon of Cramaud- French bishop. (1360-1422) Simeon of Durham Simeon of Durham- Chronicler, d. 14 Oct., between 1130 and 1138. Sherson, Martin Sherson, Martin- English priest and confessor. One of the Dilati, b. 1563; d. 1588. Sigismund Sigismund- King of Germany and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, b. 15 February, 1361, at Nuremberg; d. at Znaim, Bohemia, 9 December, 1437. Siloe Siloe- A pool in the Tyropoean Valley, just outside the south wall of Jerusalem, where Jesus Christ gave sight to a man born blind. Signorelli, Luca Signorelli, Luca- Italian painter, b. at Cortona about 1441; d. there in 1523. Servus servorum Dei Servus servorum Dei- "Servant of the servants of God", a title given by the popes to themselves in documents of note. Sidyma Sidyma- A titular see in Lycia, suffragan of Myra; mentioned by Ptolemy. Simeon, Holy Simeon, Holy- The "just and devout" man of Jerusalem who according to the narrative of St. Luke, greeted the infant Saviour on the occasion of His presentation in the Temple. Sevigne, Madame de Sevigne, Madame de- Writer, b. at Paris, 6 Feb., 1626; d. at Grignan, 18 April, 1696. She was the granddaughter of St. Jane Frances de Chantal. Sorbonne Sorbonne- This name is frequently used in ordinary parlance as synonymous with the faculty of theology of Paris. Sibbel, Joseph Sibbel, Joseph- Sculptor, b. at Dulmen, 7 June, 1850; d. in New York, 10 July, 1907.