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Sa'adjah ben Jōsēph (SA'ADJĀH BEN JŌSĒPH)
Gaonite, b. at Fajjūm in 882, d. in 942. He was a grammarian, exegete, translator of the Bible into Arabic, theologian, polemicist, and founder of medieval… -
Saavedra y Ramírez de Baquedano, Ángel de (SAAVEDRA Y RAMÍREZ DE BAQUEDANO, ANGEL DE)
Spanish writer and politician, b. at Cordova on 10 May 1791, d. at Madrid on 22 June 1865. An Andalusian nobleman, educated at the Seminario de Nobles in… -
Saba
Name of a state in ancient Yemen. Mentions of S. are found in certain passages of the Old Testament: besides some genealogical notes, there is narrated the… -
Sabadel, Pie de Langogne
Titular Archbishop of Corinth, a Capuchin of the province of Lyon, b. at Langogne (Lozère) on 14 Nov. 1850, d. at Rome on 4 May 1914. Having entered the Order… -
Sabaoth
A Hebrew term (ṣābhā'ōth), often transcribed in Greek, especially in Isaiah (more than 50 times). In the Vulgate it is transcribed once (Jer. 11:20). It is… -
Saba, Saint, Martyr (SABA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He is commemorated in the Latin and Greek Martyrologies on April 24 as a Roman martyr who perished under Aurelian; he is, however, unknown to the most ancient… -
Saba, Salvatore, da Ozieri
Titular Archbishop of Carthage, b. at Ozieri on 3 Sept. 1795, d. at Cotacamund (Nilgiris) on 29 May 1863. He entered the novitiate of the Friars Minor Capuchin… -
Sabas, Saint (SABA, SANTO)
Palestinian monk. In the Constantinopolitan Synaxarion and in the Roman Martyrology he is commemorated on December 5. According to his biographer Cyril of… -
Saba the Goth, Saint, Martyr (SABA IL GOTO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He suffered martyrdom on 12 April 372; on this day he is commemorated by the Latin and Greek Churches. His story is told in a letter, contemporary with the… -
Saba the Younger, Saint (SABA IL GIOVANE, SANTO)
Basilian ascetic from the 10th century, from Collesano in Sicily, d. 5 February 995. His father, St. Christopher, was a monk at S. Filippo d'Argira; his mother… -
Sabatier, Auguste
Protestant theologian, b. 22 Oct. 1839 in Vallon (Alsace), d. 12 Apr. 1901 in Paris. He was professor of Protestant theology, first at Strasbourg, then at… -
Sabatier, Paul
French Calvinist pastor, professor and historian, b. at Saint-Michel-de-Chabrillanoux (province of Ardèche) on 3 Aug. 1858, d. at Strasbourg on 4 March 1928.… -
Sabatier, Pierre
Maurist theologian, b. in 1682 at Poitiers, made his profession among the Benedictines on 30 June 1700, d. on 22 (24?) March 1742. His scholarly formation at… -
Sabatini, Andrea
SABATINI, ANDREA: v. ANDREA da SALERNO. -
Sabatino, Privilege (SABATINO, PRIVILEGIO)
It is based on the apparition and promise of the Most Holy Virgin to free from Purgatory the souls of the confreres of Carmel on the Saturday after their… -
Sabazius, Mysteries of (SABAZIO, MISTERI DI)
A Thraco-Phrygian god, a hypostasis of Dionysus (Diodorus Siculus, IV, 4, 1), whose cult, having begun in Greece in the 5th century, was widely diffused… -
Sabbatai Zevi (ŠABBĒTHAJ ZĒBHĪ)
Pseudo-messiah and Jew, b. at Smyrna on 7 July 1626, d. at Berat (Albania) on 30 Sept. 1675. As a young man he devoted himself to the study of the cabbala… -
Sabbath (SABATO)
In the Bible this is the name given to every seventh day, which bore a special social-religious character, because "the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord"… -
Sabbath Rest (RIPOSO FESTIVO)
RIPOSO FESTIVO : V. PRECETTO FESTIVO. -
Sabbatical Year (SABBATICO, ANNO)
The last of a week of years, among the Hebrews. In Ex. 23:10 ff. it is prescribed that in such a period the land was to be left to an absolute rest. Whatever… -
Sabeism (SABEISMO)
Name applied in old treatises to the religion of the pre-Islamic Arabs, especially of the southern region, where already in the first millennium B.C. the… -
Sabellius and Sabellianism (SABELLIO E SABELLIANISMO)
SABELLIO e SABELLIANISMO: v. MODALISMO. -
Sabetti, Luigi
Moral theologian, b. at Roseto-Valfortore (Foggia) on 3 Jan. 1839, d. at Baltimore on 28 Nov. 1898. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1860, the political… -
Sabina and Poggio Mirteto, Diocese of (SABINA E POGGIO MIRTETO, DIOCESI DI)
A suburbicarian diocese in the province of Rieti. It has 88,193 inhabitants, of whom 88,000 are Catholics distributed among 72 parishes, served by 82 diocesan… -
Sabina (Savina), Saint (SABINA (SAVINA), SANTA)
In early Christian hagiography the Bollandists have identified three anniversaries: 30 January, St. Sabina of Lodi, widow; 29 August, St. Sabina, widow and… -
Sabinian, Pope (SABINIANO, PAPA)
From Blera in Tuscia, after having passed through the ranks of the hierarchy he was elected pontiff upon the death of St. Gregory I on 13 Oct. 604; d. 22 Feb.… -
Sabinus of Canosa, Saint (SABINO DI CANOSA, SANTO)
He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on February 9. He was already bishop of Canosa in 528 when he was accused of magic; he was present at the Synod of… -
Sabinus of Piacenza, Saint (SABINO DI PIACENZA, SANTO)
Formerly a deacon of the Church of Milan, he took part in the Roman Synod of 368 and was charged with carrying the synodal letter to the East. Around 376 he… -
Sabinus, Saint, Martyr (SABINO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
SABINO, santo, martire: v. SAVINO, saint, martyr. -
Sabiona
SABIONA : v. REZIA. -
Saboreans (SABOREI)
"Reasoners" or "interpreters," a class of scholars whose activity lasted only a few decades and aimed at smoothing out the difficulties encountered in the… -
Sabotage (SABOTAGGIO)
S. (from the French sahoter, to walk in clogs and hence to behave insolently, to stamp one's feet) initially meant misleading or unjustly making the actions of… -
Saccardo, Francesco
Catholic journalist, b. in Venice on 12 Sept. 1862, d. at Chirignago (Venice) on 22 Oct. 1931. Having earned a degree in law, after a brief practice of the… -
Saccarelli, Gaspare
Oratorian, b. in Turin in 1723, d. in Rome in Sept. 1803. Having gone to Rome, he entered the Congregation in 1749 and was for a long time prefect of the… -
Sacchetti, Franco
Poet, b. perhaps at Ragusa ca. 1330, d. ca. 1400. His name appears among those of the oldest and most illustrious families in the canto of the nobility of… -
Sacchetti, Giulio
Cardinal, b. in Florence in 1587, d. in Rome on 26 June 1663. He was vice-legate in Bologna, bishop of Gravina (1623) and nuncio in Spain (1624). Made cardinal… -
Sacchetti, Giuseppe
Journalist, b. at Arlesega (Padua) on 21 May 1845, d. at Florence on 20 Oct. 1906. He took an active part in the intransigent Catholic movement; a volunteer in… -
Sacchi, Andrea
Painter, b. at Nettuno (Rome) on 30 Nov. 1599, d. at Rome on 21 June 1661. His great public work is the altarpiece with the Miracle of St. Gregory, painted for… -
Sacchini, Francesco
Jesuit, historian and man of letters, b. at Paciano (Perugia) on 10 Nov. 1570, d. at Rome on 16 Dec. 1625. After teaching rhetoric at Florence and at the… -
Sacco, Giuseppe
Orientalist, b. at Sciacca (Agrigento) on 5 Nov. 1871, d. at Chianciano (Siena) on 5 May 1950. Ordained in 1895, he perfected his studies in biblical… -
Sacconi, Antonio Maria
Friar Minor, apostolic vicar of Shansi and Shensi, in the world Vincenzo, b. at Osimo on 23 March 1741 and d. at Taigun on 3 February 1785. Ordained priest on… -
Sacconi, Giuseppe
Architect, b. at Montalto in the Marches on 5 July 1854, d. at Collegigliato di Pistoia on 23 Sept. 1905. A pupil in 1874 at the Roman Academy of Fine Arts… -
Sacconi, Raniero
Dominican inquisitor, b. at Piacenza at the beginning of the 13th century, d. 21 July 1262. Educated in heresy and a leader of heretics, through the work of… -
Sacco, Vincenzo
Jurist, b. in Bologna on 14 May 1681, d. there on 25 March 1744. In 1709 he devoted himself to the teaching of civil law and, subsequently, of canon law. For… -
Sa, Christovão da
Archbishop of Goa, C. da S., or da Lisboa, his native city, made his profession on 9 June 1584 in the monastery of Belém of the Order of the Knights of St.… -
Sachs, Hans
German poet, the most famous of the "meistersingers", b. in Nuremberg on 5 Nov. 1494, d. there on 19 Jan. 1576, author, among master-songs, dramas, tales… -
Sacking (SACCHEGGIO)
In its most common sense it is the act by which the movable goods of a city or a part of the territory of an enemy State are abandoned to the mercy of the… -
Sacra Conversazione
A composition in which images of saints are depicted in attitudes and expressions of conversation, either among themselves or with the Virgin and Child. There… -
Sacra di San Michele (SAGRA DI SAN MICHELE)
Popular name of an ancient Benedictine abbey, in the diocese of Susa, built on a spur (Monte Pirchiriano, 916 m) at the mouth of the Segusina Valley, near the… -
Sacra Iam Splendent Decorata Lychnis
Hymn of Matins for the feast of the Holy Family, written by Leo XIII. After a brief introduction, the poet enters the modest house of Nazareth and describes in… -
Sacramental Character (CARATTERE SACRAMENTALE)
A spiritual, indelible mark imprinted on the soul by certain Sacraments. I. THE DOCTRINE OF THE COUNCIL OF TRENT. - In the seventh session of the Council of… -
Sacramentals (SACRAMENTALI)
They are things or actions which the Church, in some way imitating the Sacraments, uses in order to obtain, by virtue of her impetration, effects that are… -
Sacramental Satisfaction (SODDISFAZIONE SACRAMENTALE)
In the language of the Catholic Church the expression indicates the prayers, good works or various practices of piety that the confessor imposes on the… -
Sacramental Seal (SIGILLO SACRAMENTALE)
SIGILLO SACRAMENTALE : v. SEGRETO. -
Sacramentary (SACRAMENTARIO)
Name that in the early Middle Ages designated the book containing the formulas used by the bishop or the priest in the celebration of the Eucharist and in the… -
Sacramentines (SACRAMENTINE)
Founded in Bergamo in 1881 by Gertrude Comensoli and by the priest Francesco Spinelli for the continuous adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament and for the… -
Sacramentines of Mary Help of Christians (SACRAMENTINE DI MARIA AUSILIATRICE)
Founded at Dunkirk in 1849 by Mathilde Marie de Sticker (Mother Marie Joseph of Jesus). Approved in the same year by Cardinal Régnier, Archbishop of Paris… -
Sacramento, Diocese of (SACRAMENTO, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the State of California (U.S.A.); suffragan of San Francisco. It covers a territory of 53,400 sq. miles with a total population of 778,625… -
Sacraments (SACRAMENTI)
In the New Testament they are sensible signs productive of Grace, instituted by Jesus Christ. The word sacramentum (which partly corresponds to the Greek term… -
Sacraments, Sacred Congregation of the (SACRAMENTI, SACRA CONGREGAZIONE DEI)
SACRAMENTI, SACRA CONGREGAZIONE dei: v. ROMAN CONGREGATIONS, SACRED, II. The individual Congregations in particular. -
Sacrarium (SACRARIO)
SACRARIO: v. PRESBITERIO. -
Sacrarium (Piscina, Lavatorium) (SACRARIO (PISCINA, LAVAERUM))
A small underground cistern covered by a movable stone, placed in a corner of a sacred place or of the sacristy or behind the altar, which communicates with… -
Sacred Art, Diocesan Commissions for (ARTE SACRA, COMMISSIONI DIOCESANE PER L')
These are the organs of episcopal activity in the field of sacred art and are subordinate to the Pontifical Central Commission. Only a few more zealous… -
Sacred Art, Pontifical Central Commission for (ARTE SACRA, PONTIFICIA COMMISSIONE CENTRALE PER L')
In Italy it supervises the conservation and enhancement of the Church's artistic heritage through general action of direction, inspection and promotion, and… -
Sacred Buildings (EDIFICI SACRI)
EDIFICI SACRI: v. BASILICA. -
Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, Sacred Congregation of (PROPAGANDA FIDE, SACRA CONGREGAZIONE DI)
PROPAGANDA FIDE, SACRA CONGREGAZIONE di: v. CONGREGAZIONI ROMANE, SACRE. -
Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies (CERIMONIALE, SACRA CONGREGAZIONE DEL)
CERIMONIALE, SACRA CONGREGAZIONE DEL: V. CONGREGAZIONI PONTIFICE. -
Sacred Congregation of Rites (RITI, SACRA CONGREGAZIONE DEI)
RITES, SACRED CONGREGATION of: v. CONGREGATIONS, ROMAN, SACRED, I. The C. in general, VIII. S. C. of Rites. -
Sacred Congregation of the Consistorial (CONCISTORIALE, SACRA CONGREGAZIONE)
CONCISTORIALE, SACRA CONGREGAZIONE: v. CONGREGAZIONI. -
Sacred Congregation of the Council (CONCILIO, SACRA CONGREGAZIONE DEL)
CONCILIO, SACRA CONGREGAZIONE del: v. CONGREGAZIONI. -
Sacred Drama (DRAMMA SACRO)
DRAMMA SACRO : v. TEATRO. -
Sacred Eloquence (ELOQUENZA SACRA)
ELOQUENZA SACRA: v. ORATORIA SACRA. -
Sacred Formula (FORMOLA SACRA)
In non-Christian religions the s. f. is bound to the sacred-magical value attributed to the word; this is not regarded as a mere flatus vocis, but as something… -
Sacred Functions (FUNZIONI SACRE)
I. NOTION. - Sacred functions (funzione, from fungor, that is, exercise, performance) are the functions of the power of Order which, by institution of Christ… -
Sacred Furnishings (ARREDI SACRI)
1. LITURGY. - These are the objects used for worship, especially those that relate most closely to the Most Holy Eucharist and serve either for the person of… -
Sacred Furnishings (SUPPELLETTILE SACRA)
SUPPELLETTILE SACRA: v. ARREDI SACRI. -
Sacred Germany (GERMANIA SACRA)
GERMANIA SACRA: v. REGESTA, Pontificum Romanorum. -
Sacred Heart of Jesus (CUORE DI GESÙ)
I. CULT OF THE SACRED H. OF J. - 1. History. The constitutive elements of the cult of the Sacred H. of J. are substantially contained in Revelation. The Holy… -
Sacred Interdiction (INTERDIZIONE SACRA)
INTERDIZIONE SACRA: v. TABU. -
Sacred Music (MUSICA SACRA)
Belgian journal of religious music, founded in 1882 at Ghent (Gand) by Fr. J. Van Damme, as the Bulletin de la Société de St Grégoire, with the subtitle Revue… -
Sacred Numbers (NUMERI SACRI)
For the primitive mentality the number assumes a sacral meaning insofar as it is bound up with the image of objects that offer a frequent occasion for… -
Sacred Oratory (ORATORIA SACRA)
It is the oral presentation of Christian truths, made by one who has the authority to do so, in order to call the hearers to faith or to the practice of the… -
Sacred Patrimony (PATRIMONIO SACRO)
PATRIMONIO SACRO: v. TITOLO DELL'ORDINARIO. -
Sacred Place (LUOGO SACRO)
I. CONCEPT. - A place is called sacred which, by virtue of consecration or liturgical blessing, is destined for the immediate and exclusive exercise of divine… -
Sacred Representation (SACRA RAPPRESENTAZIONE)
SACRA RAPPRESENTAZIONE: v. TEATRO. -
Sacred Representations (RAPPRESENTAZIONI SACRE)
RAPPRESENTAZIONI SACRE: V. TEATRO. -
Sacred Roman Congregations (CONGREGAZIONI ROMANE, SACRE)
Permanent commissions of cardinals for the handling of the affairs of the Church. SUMMARY: I. The C. in general. - II. The individual C. in particular. - III.… -
Sacred Roman Rota (ROTA, SACRA ROMANA)
ROTA, SACRA ROMANA: v. TRIBUNALI DELLA S. SEDE, III. Sacra Romana Rota. -
Sacred Song (CANZONE SACRA)
In vocal music, it meant a composition, analogous to the motet, in a strictly imitative style, whose theme was a melody very often drawn from the Gregorian… -
Sacred Stone (PIETRA SACRA)
A square or rectangular slab (25 x 30 cm.) consecrated by the bishop and containing a hollow for placing relics of holy martyrs; it serves as an altar on which… -
Sacred Tempora (SACRE TEMPORA)
SACRE TEMPORA: v. ASTINENZA; DIGIUNO; QUATTRO TEMPORA. -
Sacred Vestments (VESTI SACRE)
These are the garments worn by sacred ministers in liturgical functions. To render worship more august and for greater reverence toward God, the Church willed… -
Sacrificati
SACRIFICATI: v. LAPSI. -
Sacrifice (SACRIFICIO)
From sacra facere "to perform the sacred action", sacrifice in its most general sense is that religious act by which the offerer, through the offering or the… -
Sacrifice of the Cross (SACRIFICIO DELLA CROCE)
SACRIFICIO DELLA CROCE : V. REDENZIONE. -
Sacrifice of the Mass (SACRIFICIO DELLA MESSA)
SACRIFICIO DELLA MESSA : V. MESSA. -
Sacrilege (SACRILEGIO)
It is the irreverent treatment or the profanation of a sacred thing. I. NOTIONS. - Already among the pagans and primitive peoples there existed a sufficiently… -
Sacris Solemniis Iuncta Sint Gaudia
Hymn of Matins for the feast of Corpus Christi, composed by St. Thomas Aquinas. It is a rhythmic hymn, and the verse does not follow the rules of Latin… -
Sacristan (Prefect of the Apostolic Sacristy) (SACRISTA (PRAEFECTUS SACRARIL APOSTOLICI))
He is a titular bishop (by tradition of Porfirione) who has charge of the Apostolic Sacrarium, and the custody of all the furnishings, ornaments, utensils… -
Sacristy (Secretarium, Sacrarium, Salutatorium) (SACRISTIA (SECRETARIUM, SACRARIUM, SALUTATORIUM))
A room attached to the church, where the sacred ministers prepare and vest for the sacred functions and where the furnishings of worship are kept. It contains… -
Sacro
From the ancient Latin sakros, later sacer, from sancire, by religion or by law, it is that which is held to be inviolable and therefore forbidden to profane… -
Sacy, Isaac Louis Le Maistre de
SACY, ISAAC LOUIS LE MAISTRE de : v. LE MAISTRE, ISAAC LOUIS, called DE SACY. -
Sadducees (SADDUCEI)
Members of a Jewish political-religious party from the time of Christ. The name Σαβδοπούζα seems to derive from the proper name Zadok ([v.]; Heb. Ṣādhōq)… -
Sadoc (SADOC)
High priest who lived in the time of David (v.), ca. 1000 B.C. He was descended from Aaron through the line of Eleazar, to whom the high priesthood belonged by… -
Sadoleto, Giacomo
Cardinal, born in Modena to Giovanni and Francesca Machiavelli on 12 July 1477; he devoted himself to the study of Latin and Greek at Ferrara under Niccolò… -
Saffi, Aurelio
Born at Forlì on 13 Oct. 1819, died at S. Verano on 10 Apr. 1890. He was one of the triumvirs of the Roman Republic of 1849, together with Mazzini and… -
Šafitta, Rite (ŠAFITTA, RITO)
One of the four great schools, or rites or juridical systems, of orthodox Islam, founded in the 9th century by the imām Muḥammad ibn Idrīs aš-Šāfi'i, b. at… -
Sagari, Saint, Martyr (SAGARI, SANTO, MARTIRE)
Bishop of Laodicea, died around 175, during the persecution of Marcus Aurelius. Ado introduced him into the Martyrology, deriving the notice from Eusebius… -
Saggio, Nicola, Blessed (SAGGIO, NICOLA, BEATO)
Minim friar, b. at Longobardi (Cosenza) on 6 Jan. 1650, d. at Rome on 3 Feb. 1709. The son of peasants, he entered the Minims at Paola, professing as an… -
Saginaw, Diocese of (SAGINAW, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the State of Michigan, U.S.A. The diocese covers an area of 10,162 sq. miles with a total population of 443,900 inhabitants, of whom… -
Sägmüller, Johannes Baptist (SÄGMULLER, JOHANNES BAPTIST)
One of the best-known modern canonists and legal historians, b. at Winterreute (Württemberg) on 24 Feb. 1860, d. at Tübingen on 22 Oct. 1942. Ordained priest… -
Sagona (Sagna)
Ancient diocese in Corsica (v.) formerly suffragan of Pisa, suppressed on 29 Nov. 1801 by Pius VII and united to the see of Ajaccio. Its last bishop was the… -
Sahak (Isaac) I, the Great (SAHAK (ISAAC) I, IL GRANDE)
Famous Armenian katholikos, b. around the middle of the 4th century and d. probably on 7 September 439. He was the son of the katholikos Nerses the Great and… -
Saigon [Ho Chi Minh City], Apostolic Vicariate of (SAIGON, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It comprises, besides several civil provinces of Cochinchina, also three provinces of Annam. It is entrusted to the Fathers of the Society of Foreign Missions… -
Sailer, Johann Michael
Theologian and bishop, b. at Aresing (Upper Bavaria) on 17 Nov. 1751, d. at Regensburg on 20 May 1832. Of humble origin, at the age of 10 he entered the Jesuit… -
Sailer, Sebastian
Pre-Premonstratensian preacher and writer, in the world Johann Valentin, b. at Weissenhorn on 12 Feb. 1714, d. at Obermarchtal on 7 March 1777. He took the… -
Sainctes, Claude de
Theologian and bishop, b. in 1525 in Perche, d. in the castle of Crèvecoeur, near Lisieux, in 1591. He studied philosophy and theology at the Collège de… -
Saint (SANTO)
From the Latin sanctus (sancire), its etymological meaning is "inviolable." Before the word took on its present meaning — namely, of a person who in life… -
Saint Alban
Ancient Benedictine abbey in Hertfordshire in England, not far from London. It was founded around 793 as an act of expiation by Offa, king of Mercia, near the… -
Saint-Amour, Louie-Goris de
Jansenist, b. in Paris on 27 Oct. 1619, d. at St-Denis on 14 Nov. 1687. Professor and later rector of the Sorbonne, known for his anti-Jesuit polemics and for… -
Saint Andrew and Providence, Apostolic Prefecture of (SANT'ANDREA E PROVVIDENZA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It is located in the Caribbean Sea east of Nicaragua and comprises the islands of St. Andrew, Providence and St. Catherine. It was erected as a mission sui… -
Saint Anne de La Pocatière, Diocese of (SANT'ANNA DE LA POCATIÈRE, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Québec (Canada). It has a population of 87,468 inhabitants, of whom 87,369 are Catholics distributed among 53 parishes… -
Saint Apollinaris, Martyr (APULEIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
APULEIO, santo, martire: v. MARCELLO e APULEIO, santi, martiri. -
Saint Augustine, Diocese of (SANT'AGOSTINO (SAINT AUGUSTINE), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the State of Florida (U.S.A.). The diocese today covers a territory of 46,959 sq. miles with a total population of 2,734,116 inhabitants… -
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
The Abbey of St-Benoît-sur-Loire at Fleury (from the ancient name of a villa, Floriacum, which had belonged to a certain Florus or Florius) stands near the… -
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (SAINT-BERTRAND DE COMMINGES)
SAINT-BERTRAND DE COMMINGES : v. TOLOSA. -
Saint-Brieuc, Diocese of (SAINT-BRIEUC, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the department of Côtes-du-Nord in France. The diocese has the same dimensions as the civil department, with an area of about 7,000 sq km… -
Saint-Claude, Diocese of (SAINT-CLAUDE, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese, seat of a subprefecture of the department of Jura in France, situated on the slopes of Mount Bayard, at the confluence of the Bienne and… -
Saint Clodoald, Diocese of (SAN CLODOALDO, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the State of Minnesota (U.S.A.), suffragan of the archdiocese of St. Paul of Minnesota. The diocese has an area of 12,251 sq. km. with a… -
Saint-Cloud
SAINT-CLOUD: V. SAN CLODOALDO. -
Saint Corona, Martyr (CORONA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
CORONA, santa, martire: v. VITTORE e CORONA, saints, martyrs. -
Saint-Cyran-du-Vergier de Hauranne, Jean, Abbot of (SAINT-CYRAN DU VERGIER DE HAURANNE, JEAN, ABATE DI)
Jansenist, b. at Bayonne in 1581, d. at Paris, where he carried on the chief part of his religious activity, on 11 Oct. 1643. S.-C., so called from his… -
Saint-Denis
SAINT-DENIS: V. PARIGI; SUGERIO. SAINT-DENIS: V. RÉUNION. -
Saint-Dié, Diocese of (SAINT-DIÉ, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city, seat of a subprefecture in the department of the Vosges in France, situated on the banks of the river Meurthe. It has the same dimensions as… -
Sainte-Beuve, Charles-Augustin de
French writer, b. at Boulogne-sur-Mer on 23 Dec. 1804, d. at Paris on 4 Oct. 1869, where he had lived almost all his life. He began with the study of medicine… -
Saintes
Ancient diocese and city, seat of the subprefecture of Charente-Maritime in France. It is the ancient "Mediolanum Santonum," capital of the Santones (whence… -
Saint-Flour, Diocese of (SAINT-FLOUR, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese, subprefecture of the department of Cantal in France. The diocese has the same boundaries as the department, with an area of 5,741 sq km and a… -
Saint Fortunatus, Martyr (FORTUNATO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
FORTUNATO, santo, martire: v. FELICE e FORTUNATO, saints, martyrs. -
Saint Francis Xavier, Apostolic Prefecture of (SAN FRANCESCO SAVERIO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It is located in the interior of the northern regions of Peru. It was erected on 11 Jan. 1946 with territory detached from the dioceses of Chachapoyas and… -
Saint Gall (SAN GALLO)
City and diocese of Switzerland, capital of the canton of the same name. The diocese also includes the two cantons of Appenzell. It has an area of about 2,420… -
Saint George, Apostolic Vicariate of (SAN GIACOMO DI COMPOSTELLA)
SAN GIACOMO DI COMPOSTELLA: v. SANTIAGO DI COMPOSTELLA. -
Saint-Germain de Rimouski, Archdiocese of (SAN GERMANO DI RIMOUSKI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
With its seat in the city of Rimouski, province of Québec (Canada). Rimouski today covers an area of 8,000 square miles with a total population of 177,169… -
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Diocese of (SAN GIOVANNI DI MORIANA (MAURIENNE), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the southern part of the department of Savoy; seat of a subprefecture. It has an area of 2090 sq km with a population of 41,615… -
Saint Jerome, Abbey of (SAN GIROLAMO, ABBAZIA DI)
It was established in Rome by Pius XI, with the apostolic constitution Inter praecipuas of June 15, 1933. By virtue of the pontifical document, the new… -
Saint Jérôme (Saint-Jérôme-de-Terrebonne), Diocese of (SAN GIROLAMO (SAINT JÉRÔME DE TERREBONNE), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Quebec (Canada). There are 80,078 Catholics, 112 diocesan priests, 19 regular priests, 9 seminarians, 142 brothers and 445… -
Saint John, Diocese of Quebec (SAN GIOVANNI DI PORTORICO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese on the island of Puerto Rico, between the Antilles and the Atlantic. It has an area of 3,430 sq km with a population of 1,200,000 inhabitants… -
Saint John in Canada (Saint John), Diocese of (SAN GIOVANNI NEL CANADÀ (SAINT JOHN), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of New Brunswick (Canada), St. John is the oldest incorporated city in North America. It in fact dates back to 1785. The first… -
Saint John's, Archdiocese of (SAN GIOVANNI DI QUÉBEC (SAINT JEAN), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Québec (Canada). The diocese of S. J. of Q. was erected by Pius XI on 9 June 1933 by the splitting off of that of Montréal… -
Saint Joseph, Diocese of (SAN GIUSEPPE (SAINT JOSEPH), DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the State of Missouri (U.S.A.). An important subject of discussion during the second plenary Council assembled at Baltimore on 7 Oct. 1866… -
Saint-Jure, Jean-Baptiste
Jesuit, writer on asceticism, b. at Metz on 19 February 1588, d. at Paris on 30 April 1657. Having entered the Order in 1604, he was for several years a… -
Saint Leo (SAN LEONE)
City in Calabria, formerly called Leonia, near Crotone, it was the seat of a tiny diocese, in the metropolitan see of S. Severina. Its origins are unknown. The… -
Saint Louis, Archdiocese of (SAN LUIGI (SAINT LOUIS), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Archdiocese and city in the State of Missouri (U.S.A.). The archdiocese covers an area of 27,092 sq. miles with a total population of 2,133,857 inhabitants and… -
Saint-Louis du Sénégal, Apostolic Prefecture of (SAN LUIGI DEL SENEGAL, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
On the coasts of West Africa, various missionaries succeeded one another sporadically from the 16th century onward, but by the beginning of the 19th century… -
Saint-Malo
SAINT-MALO : v. RENNES. -
Saint-Maurice d'Agaune
An abbey "nullius" in the Canton of Valais in Switzerland, immediately subject to the Holy See. It has an area of about 97 sq km with a population of 4,250… -
Saint Michael, Diocese of (SAN MICHELE, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of the province of the same name in El Salvador (Central America). It has an area of 11,466 sq km with a population of 560,000 inhabitants… -
Saint Modestus, Martyr (MODESTO, SANTO MARTIRE)
MODESTO, santo martire: v. VITO, MODESTO E CRESCENZIO, Sts., martyrs. -
Saint-Omer
An ancient diocese and city, seat of a subprefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France, situated on the river Aa, where it joins the Neuflusse… -
Saint Oronzo, Martyr (ORONZO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ORONZO, santo, martire: v. VINCENZO, ORONZO E VITTORIO, saints, martyrs. -
Saint Orso (ORSO, SANTO)
In the Roman Martyrology three saints of this name are commemorated: 1) St. U., companion of St. Victor, martyrs of Solothurn (Switzerland), counted among the… -
Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Archdiocese of (SAN PAOLO DI MINNESOTA (SAINT PAUL M.), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese in the State of Minnesota, U.S.A. In 1849 the territories of northern Iowa became the territories of Minnesota. A similar ecclesiastical… -
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (SAINT PAUL-TROIS-CHÂTEAUX)
Ancient diocese and district capital town in the department of Drôme (France). It is the ancient capital of the Tricastini and was called Augusta… -
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Apostolic Prefecture of the Islands of (SAN PIETRO E MIQUELON, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DELLE ISOLE DI)
It comprises a small group of islands belonging to France, located south of Newfoundland. From the beginning of the 17th century these Islands were a fishing… -
Saint-Pierre, Jacques-Henri-Bernardin de
French writer, b. at Le Havre on 19 Jan. 1737, d. at Eragny on 21 Jan. 1814. He pursued mathematical studies and travelled, while still an adolescent, to… -
Saint-Pons
SAINT-PONS : v. MONTPELLIER. -
Saint-Quentin
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Saint-Quentin, Simone of (SIMONE DI SAINT-QUENTIN)
Dominican writer, d. around 1250. He is credited with the Iter Persicum fratris Ascelini et sociorum suorum, preserved in Vincent of Beauvais, Speculum… -
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (SAINT-REMY-DE-PROVENCE)
A small town at the foot of the Alpilles in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in France. It is situated north of ancient Glanon of the Gallic period, Glanum of… -
Saint-Riquier
Ancient Benedictine abbey, near Abbeville in the diocese of Amiens (France), founded ca. 624-34 by St. Richarius, son of a count of Ponthieu (feast on 26… -
Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs (COSMA E DAMIANO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
The information about their life and their martyrdom is scanty and uncertain. It can only be affirmed with certainty that they perished in the persecution of… -
Saints, Cult of the (SANTI, CULTO DEI)
It is the demonstration of the religious veneration of which the blessed in heaven are the object, on account of the excellent perfection of divine life that… -
Saint-Simon, Claude-Henri de Rouvroy, Count of (SAINT-SIMON, CLAUDE-HENRI DE ROUVROY, CONTE DI)
B. in Paris on Oct. 17, 1760, d. there on May 19, 1825. From 1779 to 1782 he took part as a captain of the regular French army in the war for the independence… -
Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, Duke of (SAINT-SIMON, LOUIS DE ROUVROY, DUCA DI)
B. in Paris on 15 Jan. 1675, d. there on 2 March 1755. He fought in Belgium and in Germany, then in 1702 he abandoned his military career and, after the death… -
Saint Sossius, Martyr (SOSSIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
SOSSIO, santo, martire: v. GENNARO, bishop of BENEVENTO, saint, martyr and COMPANIONS. -
Saint Thomas, Diocese of (SAN TOMMASO, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and island of the same name in Portuguese Guinea (Africa). The diocese has an area of 964 sq km with a population of 60,540 inhabitants, of whom 36,149… -
Saint Thomas of Meliapor, Diocese of (SAN TOMMASO DI MELIAPOR, DIOCESI DI)
In India, suffragan of Goa. It was erected in 1606 and takes its name from the place where the apostle St. Thomas, according to tradition, was buried after his… -
Saint Ursula, Martyr (ORSOLA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
She is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on Oct. 21 together with other unnamed virgins, as martyrs of Cologne. The notice derives from an erroneous… -
Sakania, Apostolic Vicariate of (SAKANIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in the extreme southern corner of the Belgian Congo and is entrusted to the Salesians, who arrived there in 1911. The territory, which has an… -
Sala, Antonio Ludovico
A student of medicine, b. at Aicurzio (Milan) on 30 April 1857, d. at Rome on 1 Oct. 1936. Having entered the Conceptionists (1879), he was ordained a priest… -
Sala, Giuseppe Antonio
Cardinal, b. in Rome on 27 Oct. 1762, d. there on 23 June 1839. He distinguished himself during the period of the French occupation and of the Jacobin republic… -
Salaino, Andrea
SALAINO, ANDREA: V. LEONARDESCHI. -
Salamanca, Diocese of (SALAMANCA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Spain. It has an area of 8,674 sq km with a population of 250,000 inhabitants, all Catholics, distributed in 287 parishes served by 305… -
Salamis (SALAMINA)
City on the eastern shore of the island of Cyprus. It dates back at least to the 6th century B.C. It was a flourishing Jewish colony and was evangelized by St.… -
Salamon, Louis
Bishop, b. at Carpentras on Oct. 22, 1759, d. at St-Flour on June 11, 1829. He went to Paris as a young man, where he became "conseiller-clerc" at the… -
Salandra, Antonio
Statesman, b. at Troia (Foggia) on 13 July 1853, d. at Rome on 9 Dec. 1931. A lawyer and a scholar of philosophy of law and of economics, in 1880 he obtained… -
Salaried Regime (SALARIALE, REGIME)
It is the social regime characterized by the predominance, in the world of labor, of the wage form of remuneration over the other contractual forms, and… -
Salary (SALARIO)
When a worker sells his labor at a fixed price, that is, for a fixed quantity of money, hourly, daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly, without any reference to… -
Salathiel (SALATHIEL)
«Asked of God»). - Father of Zerubbabel (v.) in Ezra 3:2; 5:2; Neh. 12:1; Hag. 1:1, 12, 14; 2:3, 24; 1 Chron. 3:17 and in the genealogies of Jesus (Matt. 1:12… -
Salazar, Francisco Domingo de
Dominican, first bishop of Manila, b. in 1512 at Labastida (Rioja) on the Ebro, d. at Madrid on 4 Dec. 1594. He entered the Dominican convent of St. Stephen at… -
Salé, Diocese of (SALE, DIOCESI DI)
It is located in the State of Victoria (Australia) and was erected on 10 May 1887 with territory detached from the archdiocese of Melbourne, of which it was… -
Salem, Diocese of (SALEM, DIOCESI DI)
In southern India. The mission was begun in the southern part of the diocese by the Jesuit Roberto de Nobili, whose confreres then extended it into the… -
Salem (SALEM)
A Canaanite city, whose king was Melchizedek (Gen. 14:18; Heb. 7:1-2) and which corresponds to Jerusalem, as the parallelism with "Zion" in Ps. 75 (76):3… -
Salerio, Carlo
Missionary and founder of the Sisters of Reparation, b. in Milan on 22 March 1827, d. there on 29 Sept. 1870. As a cleric he took part in the barricades of… -
Salerno, Archdiocese of (SALERNO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese of Campania. It has a population of 276,950 inhabitants, all Catholics; it has 164 parishes, served by 229 diocesan priests and 103… -
Salerno, Giovanni Battista
Cardinal and Jesuit theologian, b. in Cosenza on 24 Jan. 1670, d. in Rome on 30 Jan. 1729. Having overcome many difficulties, he entered the Society of Jesus… -
Salerno, School of (SALERNITANA, SCUOLA)
In it, in Salerno, the purest classical spirit and monastic medicine took refuge, and there monastic medicine was transformed into lay medicine, while… -
Sales, Giacomo
SALES, GIACOMO: v. AUBENAS, MARTIRI di, beati. -
Salesians (SALESIANI)
SALESIANI: v. SOCIETÀ SALESIANA DI S. G. BOSCO. -
Salesian Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (SALESIANE DEL SACRATISSIMO CUORE DI GESÙ)
Founded in 1895 by Piedad Ortiz Real at Alcantarilla (diocese of Cartagena, Spain). They devote themselves to the education of young women, especially the… -
Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts (SALESIANE DEI SACRI CUORI)
Founded in Lecce in 1884 by the priest Filippo Smaldone for the care and education of deaf-mute and blind girls. They obtained the decree of praise and the…