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Salome Salome- Daughter of Herod Philip and Herodias at whose request John the Baptist was beheaded. Salzmann, Joseph Salzmann, Joseph- Founder of St. Francis Provincial Seminary (St. Francis, Wisconsin) known as the "Salesianum", one of the best known pioneer priests of the North-west, b. at Mün… Stylites Stylites- Solitaries who, taking up their abode upon the tops of a pillar (stylos), chose to spend their days amid the restraints thus entailed and in the exercise of other forms … Sacristy Sacristy- A room in the church or attached thereto, where the vestments, church furnishings and the like, sacred vessels, and other treasures are kept, and where the clergy meet a… Samoa Samoa- A group of islands situated in the south Pacific. Salvianus Salvianus- Fifth-century Latin writer. Salto Salto- Diocese in Uruguay, suffragan to Montevideo. Salt Lake, Diocese of Salt Lake, Diocese of- Includes the State of Utah, and slightly more than half of the State of Nevada. Saint Hyacinthe Saint Hyacinthe- Diocese in the Province of Quebec, suffragan of Montreal. Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg- The imperial residence and second capital of Russia, lies at the mouth of the Neva on the Gulf of Finland. Salvation Salvation- Salvation has in Scriptural language the general meaning of liberation from straitened circumstances or from other evils, and of a translation into a state of freedom a… Salamanca Salamanca- Article on the Spanish diocese. Salmanticenses and Complutenses Salmanticenses and Complutenses- Authors of the courses of scholastic philosophy and theology, and moral theology. Soul Soul- The question of the reality of the soul and its distinction from the body is among the most important problems of philosophy, for with it is bound up the doctrine of a futur… Salimbene degli Adami Salimbene degli Adami- Chronicler, b. at Parma, 9 Oct., 1221; d. probably at Montefalcone about 1288. Syntagma Canonum Syntagma Canonum- A canonical collection made in 1335 by Blastares, a Greek monk about whose life nothing certain is known. Sale Sale- Saliensis. Diocese in Victoria, Australia, comprises all the territory known as Gippsland. Salmas Salmas- A Chaldean see, included in the ancient Archdiocese of Adhorbigan, or Adherbaidjan. Salazar, Domingo de Salazar, Domingo de- Born in La Rioja, in the village of La Bastida on the banks of the Ebro, 1512; died in Madrid, 4 December, 1594. Devoted to the conversion of natives of the n… Stoning in Scripture Stoning in Scripture- At first an expression of popular fury analogous to "lynching", later came to be a natural and legally recognized method of execution. Synod Synod- A general term for ecclesiastical gatherings under hierarchical authority, for the discussion and decision of matters relating to faith, morals, or discipline. It correspon… Saint-Vallier, Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Vallier, Jean-Baptiste de- Second Bishop of Quebec, b. at Grenoble, France, 14 Nov. 1653; d. at Quebec, Canada, 26 Dec., 1727; son of Jean de La Croix de Chevrières, and Mar… Saint George's Saint George's- Diocese in Newfoundland. Beginning at Garnish it takes in the western portion of the south coast and then stretches along the Gulf of St. Lawrence, northwards, alm… Salamon, Louis-Siffren-Joseph Salamon, Louis-Siffren-Joseph- Bishop of Saint-Flour; b. at Carpentras, 22 Oct., 1759; d. at Saint-Flour, 11 June, 1829. Salesian Society, The Salesian Society, The- Founded by Saint John Bosco, takes its distinctive name from its patron, Saint Francis de Sales. Saint Francis Mission Saint Francis Mission- A noted Catholic Indian mission village under Jesuit control near Pierreville, Yamaska district, Province of Quebec, Canada. Sidon Sidon- Titular metropolis of Pamphylia Prima. Sacred Heart, Brothers of the Sacred Heart, Brothers of the- A congregation founded in 1821 by Père André Coindre, of the Diocese of Lyons, France. Its constitutions were modeled upon the constitutions of St. … Saint Thomas, Diocese of Saint Thomas, Diocese of- Diocese comprising the Islands of São Thomé and Principe, in the Gulf of Guinea. Saint-Dié Saint-Dié- Diocese comprising the Department of the Vosges.