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New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. II: Basilica - Chambers by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
: The process of attributing the title of saint to a man or woman already known as "blessed." The word refers to the inclusion of the person's name in the list (canon) of the saints and recognizing his right to a fitting veneration, which includes the setting apart of a day in the ecclesiastical calendar for the commemoration of the saint's feast,…
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. II: Basilica - Chambers by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
. I. The Historical Development of Capital Punishment. In Primitive Society (§ 1). In Roman Law (§ 2). Attitude of the Church (§ 3). II.
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. II: Basilica - Chambers by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
: Reformer at Strasburg; b. at Hagenau) 16 m. n. of Strasburg) 1478; d. at Strasburg Nov., 1541. He was the son of a blacksmith named Koepfel, whence the Latin name Capito.
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. II: Basilica - Chambers by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
: A branch of the order of Franciscans, founded in the third decade of the sixteenth century by Matteo di Bassi, an Observantine Franciscan.…
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. II: Basilica - Chambers by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
... the most absolute authority as a source of religious knowledge and adheres to its literal interpretation. In June ...
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. II: Basilica - Chambers by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
: Church of England bishop of Ripon; b. at Liverpool Mar. 26, 1841. He was educated at St. Catherine's College,…
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. II: Basilica - Chambers by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
CARPOCRATES, cɑ̄r-pec´rɑ-tîz, AND THE CARPOCRATIANS: An Alexandrian Gnostic of the first half of the second century and the sect which he founded.
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. II: Basilica - Chambers by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
: Methodist Episcopalian; b. at Dennisville, N. J., Nov. 15, 1848. He was self-taught, and early entered journalism, being successively editor of the Havre Republican, Havre, Md.
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. II: Basilica - Chambers by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
. The Life of St. Bruno (§ 1). Foundation of Chartreuse (§ 2). Carthusians in Italy (§ 3). Growth of the Order (§ 4). Organization (§ 5). Scholarship (§ 6). The Carthusians are a Roman Catholic order founded by St.…
History of the Christian Church, Volume V: The Middle Ages. A.D. 1049-1294 by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
. The winter of 1076–1077 was one of the coldest and longest within the memory of men—the Rhine being frozen to a solid mass from November till April—and one of the most memorable in history—being marked by an event of typical significance.