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Sanetch Indians Sanetch Indians- A sub-tribe of the Songish Indians. Sambuga, Joseph Anton Sambuga, Joseph Anton- Theologian, b. at Walldorf near Heidelberg, 9 June; 1752; d. at Nymphenburg near Munich 5 June, according to Sailer, but 5 January according to other statem… Sandemanians Sandemanians- An English form of the Scottish sect of Glassites, followers of John Glas (b. 1695; d. 1773) who was deposed from the Presbyterian ministry in 1728, for teaching tha… Sandomir Sandomir- Ancient Polish city with existing traces of prehistoric construction. Sandwich Isands Sandwich Isands- Vicariate Apostolic comprising all the islands of the Hawaiian group. San Francisco San Francisco- Archdiocese established 29 July 1853 to include multiple counties in the State of California, U.S.A. Sanchez, Thomas Sanchez, Thomas- Religious scholar/author - Born at Cordova, 1550; died in the college of Granada, 19 May, 1610. Saint Sylvester, Order of Saint Sylvester, Order of- The Order is neither monastic nor military but a purely honorary title created by Gregory XVI, 31 Oct., 1841. Sanctity Sanctity- Explains the meaning of the term "sanctity" as employed in somewhat different senses in relation to God, to individual men, and to a corporate body. Samogitia Samogitia- A Russian diocese, also called Telshi (Telshe), including the part of Lithuania lying on the Baltic. Sampson, Richard Sampson, Richard- English bishop (d. 1554) Sa, Manoel de Sa, Manoel de- Portuguese theologian and exegete, b. at Villa do Conde (Province Entre-Minho-e-Douro), 1530; d. at Arona (Italy), 30 Dec., 1596. Saltillo, Diocese of Saltillo, Diocese of- Diocese in the Republic of Mexico, suffragan of Linares, or Monterey. Saint-Claude Saint-Claude- The Diocese of Saint-Claude comprised in the eighteenth century only twenty-six parishes, subject previously to the Abbey of Saint-Claude, and some parishes detached… Sacchoni, Rainerio Sacchoni, Rainerio- A learned and zealous Dominican, born at Piacenza about the beginning of the thirteenth century; died about 1263. Sabrata Sabrata- A titular see in Tripolitana. Sabrata was a Phoenician town on the northern coast of Africa, between the two Syrta. With Oca and Leptis Magna it caused the Greek name Tri… Synods, National Synods, National- According to the recent canon law, national councils are the deliberating assemblies at which all the bishops of a nation are convoked by the patriarch or primat… Sanctuary Sanctuary- Church architecture term. Sanction Sanction- Sanction signifies the authoritative act whereby the legislator gives a law value and binding force for its subjects. San Carlos de Ancud San Carlos de Ancud- The most southern of the Chilian dioceses. Samosata Samosata- A titular see in Augusta Euphratensis, suffragan of Hierapolis, capital of Commagenum. Salta, Diocese of Salta, Diocese of- Comprises the civil Provinces of Salta and Jujuy in the northern part of the Republic of Argentina. Sánchez, Alonzo Sánchez, Alonzo- Jesuit missionary and writer, born in Mondejar, Guadalajara, Spain, in 1547; died at Alcalá, 27 May, 1593. Sánchez, Alonzo Coello Sánchez, Alonzo Coello- Painter - Born at Benyfayro, Valenciz, Spain, in 1513 or 1515; died at Madrid, 1590. San José de Costa Rica San José de Costa Rica- The Republic of Costa Rica, Central America, constitutes this diocese as a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Guatemala. Sámar and Leyte Sámar and Leyte- The names of two civil provinces in the Visayan group of the Philippines. Salmeron, Alphonsus Salmeron, Alphonsus- Jesuit Biblical scholar, born at Toledo, 8 Sept., 1515; died at Naples, 13 Feb., 1585. Salvete Christi Vulnera Salvete Christi Vulnera- The Roman Breviary hymn at Lauds of the feast of the Most Precious Blood, is found in the Appendix to Pars Verna of the Roman Breviary (Venice, 1798). San Gallo San Gallo- A celebrated family of architects, sculptors, painters, and engravers, which flourished in Italy during the Renaissance period, from the middle of the fifteenth to the … Saliva Indians Saliva Indians- The principal of a small group of tribes constituting a distinct linguistic stock (the Salivan), centring in the eighteenth century, about and below the junction o…