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Saint Isidore, College of Saint Isidore, College of- In Rome, originally founded for the use of Spanish Franciscans during the pontificate of Gregory XV. Saavedra, Fajardo Diego de Saavedra, Fajardo Diego de- Statesman and author, b. at Algezares, Murcia, Spain, in 1584; d. at Madrid in 1648. Saint Albans, Abbey of Saint Albans, Abbey of- Located in Hertfordshire, England; founded about 793 by Offa, king of the Mercians. Saint Gall Saint Gall- A Swiss bishopric directly subject to the Holy See. It includes the Canton of St. Gall and, as a temporary arrangement, the two half-cantons of Appenzell Outer Rhodes … Sainctes, Claude de Sainctes, Claude de- French controversialist, b. at Perche, 1525; d. at Crèvecoeur, 1591. Sagalassus Sagalassus- A titular see in Pisidia, suffragan of Antioch. Saint Vincent de Paul, Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Society of- International association of Catholic laymen engaging in personal service of the poor. Saint Augustine, Abbey of Saint Augustine, Abbey of- Benedictine monastery, originally dedicated to Sts. Peter and Paul, founded in 605 outside of the City of Canterbury, on the site of the earlier Church … Sabbatical Year Sabbatical Year- The seventh year, devoted to cessation of agriculture, and holding in the period of seven years a place analogous to that of the Sabbath in the week; also called … Saint Boniface Saint Boniface- Archdiocese; the chief ecclesiastical division of the Canadian West, so-called after the patron saint of the German soldiers who were among its first settlers. Sadducees Sadducees- A politico-religious sect of the Jews during the late post-Exile and New-Testament period. The old derivation of the name from tsaddiqim, i.e. the righteous; with assum… Steinmeyer, Ferdinand Steinmeyer, Ferdinand- Jesuit missionary, born in Swabia, Germany, 13 Oct., 1720; died at Philadelphia, 17 Aug., 1786. Saint George, Orders of Saint George, Orders of- Knights of St. George appear at different historical periods and in different countries as mutually independent bodies having nothing in common but the ve… Syncretism Syncretism- An explanation is given by Plutarch in a small work on brotherly love ("Opera Moralia", ed. Reiske, VII, 910). He there tells how the Cretans were often engaged in qua… Sullivan, Peter John Sullivan, Peter John- Soldier, lawyer, born at Cork, Ireland, 15 March, 1821; died at Cincinnati, Ohio, 2 March 1883. Servants of Mary (Order of Servites) Servants of Mary (Order of Servites)- Order founded on the feast of the Assumption, 1233 when the Blessed Virgin appeared to seven noble Florentines. Saint-Brieuc Saint-Brieuc- Diocese; comprises the Department of the Côtes du Nord. Re-established by the Concordat of 1802 as suffragan of Tours, later, in 1850, suffragan of Rennes. Saint Albert Saint Albert- Diocese in Canada. Sykes, Edmund Sykes, Edmund- Born at Leeds; martyred at York Tyburn 23 March, 1586-7. Saint Cloud Saint Cloud- A suffragan of the Archdiocese of St. Paul, Minn., comprises the counties of Stearns, Sherburne, Benton, Morrison, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Isanti, … Saint Andrews, Priory of Saint Andrews, Priory of- One of the great religious houses in Scotland and the metropolitan church in that country before the Reformation. Sylvester, Bernard, of Chartres Sylvester, Bernard, of Chartres- A twelfth-century philosopher of Neo-Platonic tendencies. Sadlier, Mary Anne Madden Sadlier, Mary Anne Madden- Authoress, b. at Cootehill, Co. Cavan, Ireland, 30 Dee., 1820; d. at Montreal, Canada, 5 April, 1903. Sabbatarians, Sabbatarianism Sabbatarians, Sabbatarianism- Defines Sabbatarianism as a rigorist conflation of the Christian Sunday with the Jewish Sabbath, devotes attention to Seventh-Day Sabbatarianism as w… Sullivan, Alexander Martin Sullivan, Alexander Martin- Irish politician, lawyer and journalist, b. at Bantry in 1830; d. at Dartry Lodge, Rathmines, Dublin, 17 Oct., 1884. San Salvador San Salvador- Diocese. The Republic of Salvador, often incorrectly called San Salvador from the name of its capital, is the smallest and most thickly populated state of Central Am… Sailer, Johann Michael Sailer, Johann Michael- Professor of theology and Bishop of Ratisbon, b. at Aresing in Upper Bavaria 17 October, 1751; d. 20 May, 1832, at Ratisbon. Sacra Jam Splendent Sacra Jam Splendent- The opening words of the hymn for Matins of the Feast of the Holy Family. Sahagún, Bernardino de Sahagún, Bernardino de- Missionary and Aztec archeologist, b. at Sahagún, Kingdom of Leon, Spain, in or before the year 1500; d. at Mexico, 23 Oct., 1590. Sadler, Thomas Vincent Faustus Sadler, Thomas Vincent Faustus- Missionary born 1604; died at Dieulward, Flanders, 19 Jan., 1680-1.