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Servia Servia- A European kingdom in the north-western part of the Balkan peninsula. Sheil, Richard Lalor Sheil, Richard Lalor- Dramatist, prose writer, and politician, b. at Drumdowny, County Kilkenny, Ireland, 17 August, 1791; d. at, Florence, Italy, 25 May, 1851. Senegambia Senegambia- Vicariate Apostolic, to which is joined the Prefecture Apostolic of Senegal (Senegalensis), both in French West Africa. Servites, Order of Servites, Order of- The fifth mendicant order, the objects of which are the sanctification of its members, preaching the Gospel, and the propagation of devotion to the Mother of G… Seville Seville- Archdiocese in Spain. Seraphim Seraphim- A Hebrew masculine plural form, designates a special class of heavenly attendants of Yahweh's court. Saint Joseph's College, University of Saint Joseph's College, University of- Founded in 1864 by Rev. Camille Lefebvre in Memramcook, New Brunswick, Canada. Seven Deacons Seven Deacons- The seven men elected by the whole company of the original Christian community at Jerusalem and ordained by the Apostles, their office being chiefly to look after t… Sessa-Aurunca Sessa-Aurunca- Diocese in Campania, Province of Caserta (Southern Italy). Solimôes Superiore Solimôes Superiore- A prefecture Apostolic in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, erected by a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Consistory, 23 May, 1910. Saint John's University Saint John's University- The legal title of a Catholic boarding-school at Collegeville, Minnesota, conducted by the Benedictine Fathers of St. John's Abbey. Settignano, Desiderio da Settignano, Desiderio da- Artist, born at Settignano, Tuscany, 1428; died at Florence, 1463. Schannat, Johann Friedrich Schannat, Johann Friedrich- German historian, b. at Luxembourg, 23 July, 1683; d. at Heidleberg, 6 March, 1739. Schwanthaler, Ludwig von Schwanthaler, Ludwig von- Founder of the modern Romantic school of sculpture, b. at Munich in 180 2; d there, 1848. Setebo Indians Setebo Indians- Tribe of Panoan linguistic stock formerly centering about the confluence of the Manoa with the Ucayali River, Loreto province, north-eastern Peru. Saint Bonaventure, College of Saint Bonaventure, College of- At Quaracchi, near Florence, Italy, famous as the centre of literary activity in the Order of Friars Minor, was founded 14 July, 1879, by Mgr. Berna… Sergeant, John Sergeant, John- Writer, born at Barrow-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, in 1623; died in 1710. Seripando, Girolamo Seripando, Girolamo- Italian theologian and cardinal, b. at Troja (Apulia), 6 May, 1493; d. at Trent 17 March, 1563. Serrae Serrae- Titular metropolitan see in Macedonia, more correctly Serrhae, is called Siris by Herodotus. Ségur, Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de Ségur, Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de- French writer (1797-1874). Schools, Clerks Regular of the Pious Schools, Clerks Regular of the Pious- Called also Piarists, Scolopli, Escolapios, Poor Clerks of the Mother of God, and the Pauline Congregation, a religious order founded in Rome… Seerth Seerth- A Chaldean see, appears to have succeeded the See of Arzon in the same province. Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach- A grand duchy in Thuringia, also known in recent times as the Grand duchy of Saxony. Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern- On 2 Jan., 1882, the then vicar Apostolic of Shan-tung, Rt. Rev. Mgr. D. Cosi, elected as pro-vicar Apostolic for the southern part of … Schwind, Moritz von Schwind, Moritz von- Painter - Born at Vienna, 1804; died at Munich, 1871. Severinus, Pope Severinus, Pope- Reigned May-August 640, Sibour, Marie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour, Marie-Dominique-Auguste- Born at Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux (Drome, France), 4 August, 1792; died in Paris, 3 January, 1857. Sacred Heart of Jesus, Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Society of the- Founded in Belgium. Sergius IV, Pope Sergius IV, Pope- Reigned 1009-1012. Sergius II, Pope Sergius II, Pope- Reigned 844-847.