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The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic
Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great, the early Church having used the
expression the "breaking of bread" (fractio panis) or "liturgy".
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Schools
History and development of education as related to the church.
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Swithin Wells, Saint
(Catholic Encyclopedia)
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Szymonowicz, Simon
Known also by the Latin name of Somonides, b. at Lemberg, 1558; d. 1629.
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Szujski, Joseph
Born at Tarnow, 1835; d. at Cracow, 1883.
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Szentiványi, Martin
Born at Szentivà n, 20 October, 1633; died at Nagy-Szombà t (Tyrnau), 5 March, 1708. He entered the
Society of Jesus in 1653, and was professor of Scripture for five years at Vienna and
Nagy-Szombà t, professor of mathematics and philosophy for nine years, and professor of canon law
and theology for seven years.
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Sze-Ch'wan (Southern)
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Sze-Ch'wan.
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Sze-Ch'wan (North-western)
Vicariate Apostolic of North-western Sze-Ch'wan.
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Sze-Ch'wan (Eastern)
The mission of Eastern Sze-ch'wan was separated from North-western Sze-ch'wan and erected in a
Vicariate Apostolic in 1856.
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Syrian Rite, West
The rite used by the Jacobite sect in Syria and by the Catholic Syrians is in its origin simply the
old rite of Antioch in the Syriac language.
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Syrian Rite, East
This rite is used by the Nestorians and also by Eastern Catholic bodies -- in Syria, Mesopotamia,
Persia, and Malabar -- who have separated from them.
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Syria
A country in Western Asia, which in modern times comprises all that region bounded on the north by
the highlands of the Taurus, on the south by Egypt, on the east by Mesopotamia and the Arabia
Desert, and on the west by the Mediterranean.
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Syracuse
Archdiocese of Syracuse (Syracusana) in Sicily.
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Syracuse
The Diocese of Syracuse, in the State of New York.
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Syra
A Latin diocese, suffragan of Naxos, comprising the Island of Syra of the Cyclades in the Ægean
Sea.
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Synnada
Titular metropolis in Phrygia Salutaris. Synnada is said to have been founded by Acamas who went to
Phrygia after the Trojan war and took some Macedonian colonists.
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Synesius of Cyrene
Bishop of Ptolomais, neo-Platonist, date of birth uncertain; d. about 414.
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Syndic, Apostolic
A layman, who in the name, and by the authority, of the Holy See assumes the care and civil
administration of the temporalities and in particular the pecuniary alms destined for the support
and benefit of Franciscan convents, and thence provides for the requirements of the brethren.
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Synderesis
Synderesis, or more correctly synteresis, is a term used by the Scholastic theologians to signify
the habitual knowledge of the universal practical principles of moral action.
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Synaxis
Means gathering, assembly, reunion. It is exactly equivalent to the Latin collecta (from
colligere), and corresponds to synagogue (synagoge), the place of reunion.
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Synaxarion
The name of a liturgical book of the Byzantine Church. The exact meaning of the name has changed at
various times.
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Synaus
A titular see in Phrygia Pacatiana, suffragan of Laodicea.
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Synagogue
The place of assemblage of the Jews. This article will treat of the name, origin, history,
organization, liturgy and building of the synagogue.
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Symphorosa, Saint
Martyred with her seven sons at Tibur (Tivoli) towards the end of the reign of Emperor Hadrian
(117-138). The story of their martyrdom is told in an old Passio, the reliability of which is
seriously questioned by many modern hagiologists.
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Symmachus the Ebionite
Author of one of the Greek versions of the Old Testament included by Origen in his Hexapla and
Tetrapla. Some fragments of this version survive in what remains of the Hexapla.
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Symmachus, Pope Saint
Date of birth unknown; d. 19, July, 514. According to the "Liber pontificalis" (ed.
Duchesne, I, 260) he was a native of Sardinia.
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Sylvester II
Pope (999-1003).
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Sylvester I, Pope Saint
Date of birth unknown; d. 31 December, 335. According to the "Liber pontificalis" (ed.
Duchesne, I, 170) he was the son of a Roman named Rufinus; the legendary "Vita beati
Sylvestri" calls his mother Justa.
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Syllabus
The name given to two series of propositions containing modern religious errors condemned
respectively by Pius IX (1864) and Pius X (1907).
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Syene
A titular see in Thebian Secunda, suffragan of Ptolemais. Syene (Egyptian, Souanou, Coptic, Souan)
was originally the marketplace of the island of Elephantine (in Egyptian, Abou).
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Swithin, Saint
Bishop of Winchester (d. 862). One of the two trusted counsellors of Egbert, King of the West
Saxons
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Sweynheim, Konrad
Printer, b. at Schwanheim, Frankfort, Germany; d. in Rome, 1477.
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Swetchine, Sophie-Jeanne Soymonof
Writer, b. at Moscow, 22 Nov., 1782; d. in Paris, 10 Sept., 1857.
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Sweinheim, Konrad
Printers who brought Gutenberg's invention to Italy.
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Sutton, Ven. Robert
Priest, martyr, b. at Burton-on-Trent; quartered at Stafford, 27 July, 1587.
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Suspension (in Canon Law)
Usually defined as a censure by which a cleric is deprived, entirely or partially of the use of the
power of orders, office, or benefice.
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Susa
Diocese in the Province of Turin, Piedmont, Northern Italy.
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Susa
Capital of the Kingdom of Elam.
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Surplice
A large-sleeved tunic of half-length, made of fine linen or cotton, and worn by all the clergy.
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Surius, Laurentius
Hagiologist, born at the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, 1522; died at Cologne, 23 May, 1578.
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Surin, Jean-Joseph
Born 1600; died at Bordeaux, 1665. He belonged to the Society of Jesus, and enjoyed celebrity for
his virtues, his trials, and his talents as a spiritual director.
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Sura
Titular see in Augusta Euphratensis, suffragan of Hierapolis.
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Supremi Disciplinæ
Motu Proprio of Pius X, promulgated 2 July, 1911, relating to Holy Days of obligation. On Holy Days
of precept a twofold duty is incumbent on the faithful, of hearing Mass and of abstaining from
servile work.
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Supernatural Order
The ensemble of effects exceeding the powers of the created universe and gratuitously produced by
God for the purpose of raising the rational creature above its native sphere to a God-like life and
destiny.
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Superior
Situated in the northern part of Wisconsin.
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Summer Schools, Catholic
An assembly of Catholic clergy and laity held during the summer months to foster intellectual
culture in harmony with Christian faith by means of lectures and special courses along university
extension lines.
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Summæ
Compendiums of theology, philosophy, and canon law which were used both as textbooks in the schools
and as books of reference during the Middle Ages.
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Sulpitius
Two bishops of Bourges bore this name.
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Sulpicius Severus
An ecclesiastical writer, born of noble parents in Aquitaine c. 360; died about 420-25.
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Sugar, Venerable John
Born at Wombourn, Staffordshire, 1558; suffered at Warwick, 16 July, 1604.
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Sufetula
A titular see of North Africa. Sufetula seems to be Suthul where Jugurtha had deposited his
treasures.
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Sudan
The Vicariate Apostolic of Sudan or Central-Africa.
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Substance
A genus supremum, cannot strictly be defined by an analysis into genus and specific difference; yet
a survey of the universe at large will enable us to form without difficulty an accurate idea of
substance.
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Subsidies, Episcopal
Since the faithful are obliged to contribute to the support of religion, especially in their own
diocese, a bishop may ask contributions for diocesan needs from his own subjects, and particularly
from the clergy.
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Styria
A duchy and Austrian crownland, divided by the River Mur into Upper and Lower Styria.
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Streber, Hermann
Son of Franz Seraph Streber, b. at Munich, 27 Sept., 1839; d. at Tölz, 9 Aug., 1896.
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Streber, Franz Seraph
Numismatist and nephew of Franz Ignaz von Streber, born at Deutenkofen, Lower Bavaria, 26 Feb.,
1805; died at Munich, 21 Nov. 1864.
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Stratonicea
A titular see in Caria (Asia Minor) suffragan of Stauropolis.
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Stransham, Blessed Edward
English martyr, born at Oxford about 1554; suffered at Tyburn, 21 January, 1586.
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Strain, John
Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, born at Edinburgh, 8 December, 1810; died there, 2 July,
1883.
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Strahov, Abbey of
A Premonstratensian abbey at Prague, Bohemia, founded in 1149.
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Stradivari Family, The
Family name that goes back to the Middle Ages. Spelled various ways, Stradivare, Stradiverto,
Stradivertus. Known among other things as makers of stringed instruments.
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Stradivari, Antonio
Cremonese violin-maker, b. in 1649 or 1650; d. at Cremona, 18 or 19 Dec., 1737.
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Stoss, Veit
Sculptor, b. at Nuremberg in 1438; d there in 1533.
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Stonyhurst College
History of the school, which dates back to a period considerably prior to its foundation on English
soil in 1794.
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Stonnes, James
English priest, b. 1513; d. after 1585.
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Stones, Precious, in the Bible
Stones remarkable for their colour, brilliancy, or rarity.
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Stone, Marmaduke
Jesuit, b. at Draycot, 28 Nov., 1748; d. at St. Helens, 22 Aug., 1834.
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Stone, Mary Jean
Writer and scholar, born at Brighton, Sussex, in 1853; died at Battle, Sussex, 3 May, 1908.
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Stone, Corner
Rite regarding the blessing and laying of the Foundation Stone for the building of a church.
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Stolz, Alban Isidor
Catholic theologian and popular author, b. at Bühl, Baden, 3 Feb., 1808; d. at Freiberg, 16 Oct.,
1883.
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Stole
A liturgical vestment composed of a strip of material from two to four inches wide and about eighty
inches long.
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Stolberg
Friedrich Leopold, Count zu Stolberg. Born at Brammstedt in Holstein (then a part of Denmark), 7
November, 1750; d. at Sondermühlen near Osnabrück, 5 December, 1819.
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Stoics and Stoic Philosophy
The Stoic School was founded in 322 B.C. by Zeno of Cittium and existed until the closing of the
Athenian schools (A.D. 429).
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Stoddard, Charles Warren
An American author, born 7 August, 1843, at Rochester, N. Y.; died 23 April, 1909, at Monterey,
California.
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Stoeckl, Albert
A neo-Scholastic philosopher and theologian, born at Möhren, near Freuchtlingen, in Middle
Franconia, Bavaria, 15 March, 1823; died at Eichstädt, 15 November, 1895.
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Stockholm
The capital of the Kingdom of Sweden, situated on Lake Maelar at the spot where it opens into the
Saltsjö.
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Stipend
A fixed pay, salary; retribution for work done; the income of an ecclesiastical living.
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Stifter, Adalbert
Poet and pedagogue, b. at Oberplan in Bohemia, 23 October, 1805; d. at Linz, 28 October, 1868.
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Stevenson, Joseph
Archivist, born at Berwick-on-Tweed, 27 Nov., 1806; died in London, 8 Feb., 1895.
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Stephens, Thomas
Known as the first Englishman in India. Born about 1549 at Bulstan, Wiltshire; died in 1619 at Goa,
India.
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Stephens, Henry Robert
Belgian theologian, born of English parentage at Liège, 5 August, 1665; died there, 15 June, 1723.
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Stephen (III) IV, Pope
Born about 720; died 1 or 3 August, 772.
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Stephen I, Pope Saint
Reigned 254-257.
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Steinle, Eduard Von
An historical painter, born at Vienna, 2 July, 1810; died at Frankfort, 19 Sept., 1886.
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Steinamanger
Located in Hungary, suffragan of Gran, founded in 1777 under Queen Maria Theresa.
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Steffani, Agostino
A titular Bishop of Spiga, diplomatist and musician, born at Castelfranco in the Province of
Treviso, in 1655; died at Frankfort in 1728 or 1730.
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Stefaneschi, Giacomo Gaetani
A cardinal deacon, born at Rome, about 1270; died at Avignon, 23 June, 1343.
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Stauropolis
A titular metropolitan see of the Province of Caria.
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Staudenmaier, Franz Anton
A theologian, born at Donzdorf, Würtemberg, 11 Sept., 1800; died at Freiburg im Breisgau, 19 Jan.,
1856.
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Stattler, Benedict
Jesuit theologian, born at Kötzting, Bavaria (Diocese of Ratisbon), 30 Jan., 1728; died at Munich,
21 Aug., 1797.
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Statistics of Religions
Includes the definition and historical development, along with the status of religious bodies.
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Statistics, Ecclesiastical
Includes a history of their keeping.
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Station Days
Days on which in the early Church fast was observed until the Hour of None (between twelve and
three o'clock), later of Sext (nine to twelve), as distinct from the strict observance of the fast
day proper until Vespers (three to six).
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States of the Church
Consists of the civil territory which for over 1000 years (754-1870) acknowledged the pope as
temporal ruler.
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Starowolski, Simon
Born at Stara Wola, near Cracow, 1585; died at Cracow, 1656; studied at Louvain, but took his
degrees in the University of Cracow, after which he travelled in various countries of Western
Europe.
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Stapleton, Thomas
Controversialist, born at Henfield, Sussex, July, 1535; died at Louvain, 12 Oct., 1598.
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Staphylus, Friedrich
Theologian, born at Osnabrück, 27 Aug., 1512; died at Ingolstadt, 5 March, 1564.
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Stapf, Joseph Ambrose
Theologian, born at Fliess in the valley of the Upper Inn in the Tyrol, Austria, 15 August, 1785;
died at Brixen, 10 January, 1844.
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Stanyhurst, Richard
Catholic controversialist, historian, and devotional writer, born at Dublin, 1547; died at
Brussels, 1618.
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Stanley Falls
Vicariate Apostolic in the Belgian Congo.
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Stanislas Kostka, Saint
Born at Rostkovo near Prasnysz, Poland, about 28 October, 1550; died at Rome during the night of
14-15 August, 1568.
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Stanfield, William Clarkson
English painter, b. at Sunderland, 1793; d. at Hampstead, near London, 1867.
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Stanbrook Abbey
An abbey of Benedictine nuns, midway between Malvern and Worcester, England.
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Stadler, John Evangelist
Bavarian hagiographer, b. at Parkstetten, in the Diocese of Ratisbon, 24 Dec., 1804; d. at
Augsburg, 30 Dec., 1868.
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Sprott, Venerable Thomas
English martyr, b. at Skelsmergh, near Kendal, Westmoreland; suffered at Lincoln with [the
Venerable] Thomas Hunt, 11 July, 1600.
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Springfield
Diocese of Springfield (Campifontis) in Massachusetts, erected in June, 1870.
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Sportelli, Venerable Caesar
Lawyer and priest, born at Nola in Bari, Italy, 29 March, 1702; died at Pagani, 19 April, 1750.
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Sporer, Patritius
Moral theologian, born at Passau, Bavaria; died there, 29 May, 1683.
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Spontini, Gasparo Luigi Pacifico
Composer, born at Magolati, near Jesi, Ancona, 14 Nov., 1774; died there, 14 Jan., 1851.
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Spondanus, Henri
A convert from Calvinism, Bishop of Pamiers, and one of the continuators of Baronius, born at
Mauléon, 6 January, 1568; died at Toulouse, 18 May, 1643.
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Spirituals
A general term denoting several groups of Friars Minor, existing in the second half of the
thirteenth and the beginning of the fourteenth centuries, who, in opposition to the main body of
the order, pretended to observe the Rule of St. Francis in its primitive severity.
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Spinoza, Benedict
Belonged to a family of Jewish merchants of moderate means, and was originally called Baruch. Born
at Amsterdam, 24 Nov., 1632; died at The Hague, 21 Feb., 1677.
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Spinola, Christopher Royas de
Bishop of Wiener-Neustadt, born of a noble Spanish family, near Roermond in Gelderland in 1626;
died at Wiener-Neustadt, 12 March, 1695.
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Spina, Bartolommeo
Scholastic theologian, born at Pisa about 1475; died at Rome, 1546.
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Spina, Alphonso de
Spanish Franciscan, date of birth unknown; died about 1491.
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Spillmann, Joseph
Author, b. at Zug, Switzerland, 22 April, 1842; d. at Luxembourg, 20 February, 1905.
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Speyer, Johann and Wendelin von
German printers in Venice from 1468 to 1477.
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Speed, Blessed John
English martyr, executed at Durham, 4 Feb., 1593-4, for assisting the venerable martyr St. John
Boste, whom he used to escort from one Catholic house to another.
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Spee, Friedrich Von
A poet, opponent of trials for witchcraft, born at Kaiserswerth on the Rhine, 25 February, 1591;
died at Trier 7 August, 1635.
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Spedalleri, Nicola
A priest, theologian, and philosopher, born at Bronte in the Province of Catania, Sicily, 6
December, 1740; died at Rome, 26 November, 1795.
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Speculation
A term used with reference to business transactions to signify the investing of money at a risk of
loss on the chance of unusual gain.
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Speckbacher, Josef
A Tyrolean patriot of 1809, born at Gnadenwald, near Hall, in the Tyrol, 13 July, 1767; died at
Hall, 28 March, 1820.
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Species
In scholastic terminology, species is the necessary determinant of every cognitive process.
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Sparta
A celebrated town of the Peloponnesus, mentioned several times under this name or under that of
Lacedæmon in the Bible.
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Spanish Language and Literature
As a medium of literary expression Spanish asserted itself first in the twelfth century: it had
been six or seven centuries in the process of evolution out of Latin.
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Spanish-American Universities
The University of St. Mark's at Lima enjoys the reputation of being the oldest in America; it has
the distinction of having first begun its course by royal decree.
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Spanish-American Literature
The literature produced by the Spanish-speaking peoples of Mexico, Central America, Cuba and
adjacent islands, and of South America with the notable exceptions of Brazil (whose speech is
Portuguese) and the Guianas.
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Spalato-Macarsca (Salona)
Suffragan of Zara.
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Spain
This name properly signifies the whole peninsula which forms the south-western extremity of Europe.
Since the political separation of Portugal, however, the name has gradually come to be restricted
to the largest of the four political divisions of the Peninsula: (1) Spain; (2) Portugal; (3) the
Republic of Andorra; (4) the British possession of Gibraltar, at the southern extremity.
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Sozusa
A titular see of Palestina Prima, suffragan of Cæsarea.
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Sozopolis
Titular see in the Balkans, suffragan of Adrianopolis.
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Southwell, Venerable Robert
Biography of the English poet, Jesuit, and martyr. He was hanged in 1595.
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Southerne, Venerable William
English martyr, suffered at Newcastle-under-Lyme, 30 April, 1618.
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South Dakota
The thirty-ninth state, admitted to the Union on 2 November, 1889.
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South Carolina
One of the thirteen original colonies of the United States.
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Soto, Dominic
Dominican, renowned theologian, b. at Segovia, 1494; d. at Salamanca, 15 Nov., 1560.
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Sorrento
Archdiocese in the Province of Naples, with one suffragan, Castellamare.
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Sorin, Edward
The founder of Notre Dame, Indiana; b. 6 Feb., 1814, at Ahuillé, near Laval, France; d. 31 Oct.,
1893, at Notre Dame, U.S.A.
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Sorbait, Paul de
Physician, b. in Hainault, 1624; d. at Vienna, 19 April, 1691.
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Sophronius
Bishop of Constantina or Tella in Osrhoene, was a relative of Ibas, Bishop of Edessa, and
apparently of the same theological tendency, i. e. strongly anti-Monophysite and liable to be
suspected of Nestorianism.
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Sonora, Diocese of
Republic of Mexico; suffragan of the Archdiocese of Durango.
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Sonnius, Franciscus
Theologian, b. at Zon in Brabant, 12 August, 1506; d. at Antwerp, 30 June, 1576.
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Song, Religious
The general designation given to the numerous poetical and musical creations which have come into
existence in the course of time and are used in connection with public Divine worship, but which
are not included in the official liturgy on account of their more free and subjective character.
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Somerset, Thomas
Confessor, born about 1530; died in the Tower of London, 27 May, 1587; second son of Henry, second
Earl of Worcester.
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Somaliland
A triangular-shaped territory in the north-eastern extremity of Africa, projecting into the ocean
towards the island of Socotra; its apex is at Cape Guarafui.
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Solsona
Diocese in Lerida, Spain, suffragan of Tarragona.
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Solomon Islands, Southern
The Spanish navigator Alvaro Mendana de Neyra discovered the Islands of Ysabel, Guadalcanar, and
San Christoval in 1567.
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Solomon Islands, Northern
Established on 23 May, 1898, by separation from the Vicariate Apostolic of New Pomerania.
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Solomon, Psalms of
Eighteen apocryphal psalms, extant in Greek, probably translated from a Hebrew, or an Aramaic
original, commonly assigned to the first century B.C.
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Solicitation
Technically in canon law the crime of making use of the Sacrament of Penance, directly or
indirectly, for the purpose of drawing others into sins of lust.
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Solari
A family of Milanese artists, closely connected with the cathedral and with the Certosa near Pavia.
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Soissons
Includes, with the exception of two hamlets, the entire Department of Aisne.
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Sodality
It would not be possible to give a definition making a clear distinction between the sodalities and
other confraternities; consequently the development and history of the sodalities are the same as
those of the religious confraternities.
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Society of Foreign Missions of Paris
Established in 1658-63, its chief founders being Mgr Pallu, Bishop of Heliopolis, Vicar Apostolic
of Tongking, and Mgr Lambert de la Motte, Bishop of Bertyus, Vicar Apostolic of Conchin-China.
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Societies, Secret
A designation of which the exact meaning has varied at different times.
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Societies, Catholic, American Federation of
An organization of the Catholic laity, parishes, and societies under the guidance of the hierarchy,
to protect and advance their religious, civil, and social interests.
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Societies, Catholic
Numerous throughout the world; some are international in scope, some are national; some diocesan
and others parochial.
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Socialistic Communities
Societies which maintain common ownership of the means of production and distribution, e.g., land,
factories, and stores, and also those which further extend the practice of common ownership to
consumable goods, e.g., houses and food.
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Socialism
A system of social and economic organization that would substitute state monopoly for private
ownership of the sources of production and means of distribution.
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Snow, Venerable Peter
English martyr, suffered at York, 15 June, 1598.
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Snorri Sturluson
Historian, born at Hvammr, 1178; died 1241.
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Smyrna
The capital of the vilayet of Aïdin and the starting-point of several railways.
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Smith, Thomas Kilby
U.S. General and journalist. Born at Boston, Mass., 23 Sept., 1820; died at New York, 14 Dec.,
1887.
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Smith, Richard
Born in Worcestershire, 1500; died at Douai, 9 July, 1563.
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Smith, Richard (Bishop of Chalcedon)
Bishop of Chalcedon, second Vicar Apostolic of England; b. at Hanworth, Lincolnshire, Nov., 1568.
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Smith, James
Journalist, b. at Skolland, in the Shetland Isles, about 1790; d. Jan., 1866.
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Smalkaldic League
A politico-religious alliance formally concluded on 27 Feb., 1531, at Smalkalden in Hesse-Nassau,
among German Protestant princes and cities for their mutual defence.
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Slaves
A tribe of the great Déné family of American Indians, so called apparently from the fact that the
Crees drove it back to its original northern haunts.
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Skarga, Peter
Theologian and missionary, b. at Grojec, 1536; d. at Cracow, 27 Sept., 1612.
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Sixtus V, Pope
Born at Grottamare near Montalto, 13 December, 1521; elected 24 April, 1585; crowned 1 May, 1585;
died in the Quirinal, 27 August, 1590.
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Sixtus II, Pope Saint
Reigned 257-258.
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Six Days of Creation
Hexaemeron signifies a term of six days, or, technically, the history of the six days' work of
creation, as contained in the first chapter of Genesis.
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Sirach, (Ecclesiasticus) Book of
The longest of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible, and the last of the Sapiential writings in
the Vulgate of the Old Testament.
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Sioux Falls
Suffragan of St. Paul, comprises all that part of the State of South Dakota east of the Missouri
River.
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Sioux City
Comprises twenty-four counties in north-western Iowa.
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Sion
Titular see in Asia Minor suffragan of Ephesus.
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Sinaloa
Diocese in the Republic of Mexico, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Durango.
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Simplicius, Pope Saint
Reigned 468-483; date of birth unknown; died 10 March, 483.
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Silveira, Ven. Goncalo da
Pioneer missionary of South Africa, b. 23 Feb, 1526, at Almeirim, about forty miles from Lisbon;
martyred 6 March, 1561.
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Siena, University of
The earliest notices of an advanced school (of grammar and medicine) at Siena go back to 1241.
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Siena
Archdiocese in Tuscany (Central Italy).
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Sicily
The largest island in the Mediterranean.
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Shroud of Turin
A relic now preserved at Turin, for which the claim is made that it is the actual "clean linen
cloth" in which Joseph of Arimathea wrapped the body of Jesus Christ.
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Sexburga, Saint
Died about 699. Her sisters, Sts. Ethelburga and Saethrid, were both Abbesses of Faremontier in
Brie.
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Seville, University of
Initially started in the thirteenth century by the Dominicans in order to prepare missionaries for
work among the Moors and Jews.
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Septuagint Version
The first translation of the Hebrew Old Testament, made into popular Greek before the Christian
era.
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Senan, Saint
St. Senan, sixth-century Irish missionary, bishop, and confessor. Was revered even in his earthly
life for his sanctity, being visited by Sts. Ciaran and Brendan.
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Semitic Epigraphy
Discussion of the science by this name.
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Semites
The term Semites is applied to a group of peoples closely related in language, whose habitat is
Asia and partly Africa.
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Sem (Shem)
Son of Noe; according to Gen., x, 21, the eldest.
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Segovia
Diocese in Spain; bounded on the north by Valladolid, Burgos, and Soria; on the east by
Guadalajara; on the south by Madrid; on the west by Avila and Valladolid.
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Sechnall, Saint
Bishop and confessor, b. 372 or 373; d. at Dunshaughlin, 27 Nov., 457.
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Sebastian, Saint
Roman martyr; little more than the fact of his martyrdom can be proved about St. Sebastian.
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Seattle
The Diocese of Seattle (Seattlensis) comprises the entire State of Washington, U.S.A.
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Scott, Ven. Montford
English martyr, b. in Norfolk, England; martyred at Fleet Street, London, on 2 July, 1591.
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Scillium, Martyrs of
In the year 180 six Christians were condemned to death by the sword, in the town of Scillium, by
Vigellius Saturninus, Proconsul of Africa.
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Schwarzenberg, Friedrich, Prince of
Cardinal and Prince-Archbishop of Prague, b. at Vienna, 6 April, 1809; d. there, 27 March, 1885.
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Schools, Apostolic
The object of apostolic schools is to cultivate vocations for the foreign missions. Apostolic
schools, as distinct from junior ecclesiastical seminaries, owe their origin to Father Alberic de
Foresta.
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Schleswig
Formerly a duchy and diocese of northwestern Germany, now a part of the Prussian Province of
Schleswig-Holstein.
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Schlegel, Friedrich von
Poet, writer on aesthetics, and literary historian, the "Messias" of the Romantic School,
b. at Hanover, 10 March, 1772; d. at Dresden, 12 January, 1829.
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Schall von Bell, Johann Adam
An especially prominent figure among the missionaries to China, b. of an important family at
Cologne in 1591; d. at Peking, 15 Aug., 1666.
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Schäftlarn
Formerly a Premonstratensian, now a Benedictine, abbey, situated on the Isar not far from Munich in
Upper Bavaria. It was founded in 762 by the priest Waltrich and dedicated to St. Dionysius.
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Schaepman, Herman
Orator, poet, and statesman, b. at Tubbergen, Holland, 2 March, 1844; d. at Rome, 21 Jan., 1903.
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Schadow, Friedrich Wilhelm
Painter, b. at Berlin, 1789; d. at Düsseldorf, 1862. He was the son of the sculptor, Johann
Gottfried Schadow of Berlin.
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Scarron, Paul
French poet and dramatist, b. in Paris, 4 July, 1610; d. 7 October, 1660.
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Scarlatti, Alessandro
Composer - Born in Sicily, either at Trapani or at Palermo, in 1659; died at Naples 24 Oct., 1725;
buried there in the musicians' chapel of the Church of Montesanto.
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Scarampi, Pierfrancesco
Oratorian, Papal envoy, b. of a noble and ancient family in the Duchy of Monferrato, Piedmont,
1596; d. at Rome, 14 Oct., 1656.
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Saxony
Chronology of the area and the people.
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Savoy
A district in the south-eastern part of France that extends from the Lake Geneva to south of the
River Arc.
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Savigny, Abbey of
Situated on the confines of Normandy and Brittany, Diocese of Coutances, France. Founded by Vital
de Mortain, Canon of the Collegiate Church of St. Evroul.
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Savary
A noble French family of the seventeenth century devoted to trade and to the publication of works
on commercial matters.
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Saturninus, Saint
First bishop of Toulouse, third-century martyr. Feast day is 29 November.
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Stuart, Henry Benedict Maria Clement
Cardinal, Duke of York, known by the Jacobites as "Henry IX, King of Great Britain, France,
and Ireland"; born at Rome, 11 March, 1725; died at Frascati, 13 July, 1807.
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Sasima
A titular see in Cappadocia. Sasima is mentioned only in three non-religious documents.
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Szatmár
Diocese in Hungary, suffragan of Eger, from which it was formed, by King Francis I, at the same
time as the See of Kassa.
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Szántó, Stephan
Born in the Diocese of Raab, Hungary, 1541; died at Olmütz in 1612.
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Sarsina
Located in Aemilia, Province of Forli, Italy.
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Sarsfield, Patrick
Born at Lucan near Dublin, about 1650; died at Huy in Belgium, 1693. Commanded armies in several
European countries.
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Sydney
The vast territories formerly known as New Holland and Van Dieman's Island and since 1900 as The
Commonwealth of Australia were erected to the Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland in 1834.
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Sylvester Gozzolini, Saint
Founder of the Sylvestrines, b. of the noble family of the Gozzolini at Osimo, 1177; d. 26 Nov.,
1267.
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Switzerland
A confederation in the central part of Western Europe, made up of twenty-two cantons, three of
which are divided into half-cantons.
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Seal of Confession, the Law of the
"Let the priest who dares to make known the sins of his penitent be deposed...."
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Sweden
The largest of the three Scandinavian countries and the eastern half of the Scandinavian peninsula.
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Sarnelli, Januarius Maria
One of S. Alphonsus's earliest companions, fourth son of Baron Angelo Sarnelli of Ciorani, b. in
Naples 12 Sept., 1702; d. 30 June, 1744.
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Sarepta
A titular see in Phoenicia Prima, suffragan of Tyre. It is mentioned for the first time in the
voyage of an Egyptian in the fourteenth century B.C. Chabas, "Voyage d'un Egyptien" .
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Senan, José Francisco de Paula
Missionary - Born at Barcelona, Spain, 3 March, 1760; died at Mission San Buenaventura on 24 Aug.,
1823
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Shrines of Our Lady and the Saints in Great Britain and Ireland
Location and origins of shrines.
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Sarajevo, Archdiocese of
Treatise about the development of the Church in Bosnia.
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Slavery, Ethical Aspect of
In Greek and Roman civilization slavery on an extensive scale formed an essential element of the
social structure; and consequently the ethical speculators, no less than the practical statesmen,
regarded it as a just and indispensable institution.
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Sulpicians in the United States
Came to the United States at the very rise of the American Hierarchy.
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Suitbert, Saint
Apostle of the Frisians, b. in England in the seventh century; d. at Suitberts-Insel, now
Kaiserswerth, near Dusseldorf, 1 March, 713.
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Santiago, University of
Founded in 1501 by Diego de Muros (Bishop of the Canaries), and Lope Gómez Marzo, who on 17 July,
1501, executed a public document establishing a school and academy for the study of the humanities.
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Sin
A moral evil.
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Strengnäs, Ancient See of
Located in Sweden.
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Stoup
In England, during the Middle Ages, fonts called "stoups", or "holy water
stones", consisted of a small niche somewhat resembling a piscina and containing a stone basin
partly sunk in the wall.
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Suger
Abbot of St-Denis, statesman and historian, b. probably at or near St-Denis, about 1081; d. there,
13 Jan., 1151.
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Stavanger, Ancient See of
Located in Norway.
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Stanza
An Italian word signifying room, chamber, apartment. In English the term is chiefly used for
Raphael's celebrated Stanze in the Vatican Palace, four in number, the walls of which were frescoed
by Raphael and his pupils.
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Strasburg
German diocese immediately dependent on the Papal See.
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Spire
A tapering construction in plan conical, pyramidal, octagonal, or hexagonal crowning a steeple or
tower.
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Sansovino, Andrea Contucci del
Sculptor of the transition period at the end of the fifteenth and beginning of the sixteenth
century. Born at Monte San Sovino, Arezzo, 1460; died 1529.
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Suidas
Author of, perhaps, the most important Greek lexicon or encyclopedia.
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San Severino
San Severino is a small town and seat of a bishopric in the Province of Macerata in the Marshes,
Central Italy.
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Sophene
A titular see, suffragan of Melitene in Armenia Secunda.
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Studion
Latin Studium, the most important monastery at Constantinople, situated not far from the Propontis
in the section of the city called Psamathia.
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Subiaco
A city in the Province of Rome, twenty-five miles from Tivoli, received its name from the |
