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Secularism A term used for the first time about 1846 by George Jacob Holyoake to denote "a form of opinion which concerns itself only with questions, the issues of which can be tested by the experience of this life". http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13676a.htm Slavs, The Customary name for all the Slavonic races. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14042a.htm Stipend A fixed pay, salary; retribution for work done; the income of an ecclesiastical living. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14296a.htm Stones, Precious, in the Bible Stones remarkable for their colour, brilliancy, or rarity. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14304c.htm Somerset, Thomas Confessor, born about 1530; died in the Tower of London, 27 May, 1587; second son of Henry, second Earl of Worcester. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14140b.htm Sabaoth In Hebrew, plural form of "host" or "army". The word is used almost exclusively in conjunction with the Divine name as a title of majesty: "the Lord of Hosts", or "the Lord God of Hosts". http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13286a.htm Seal The use of a seal by men of wealth and position was common before the Christian era. It was natural then that high functionaries of the Church should adopt the habit as soon as they became socially and politically important. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13649a.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13520a.htm Seekers An obscure Puritan sect which arose in England in the middles of the seventeenth century. They represented an Antinomian tendency among some of the Independents, and professed to be seeking for the true Church, Scripture, Ministry, and Sacraments. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13681a.htm Sobaipura Indians Once an important tribe of the Piman branch of the great Shoshonean linguistic stock, occupying the territory of the Santa Cruz and San Pedro Rivers, in southeastern Arizona. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14061b.htm Salford The Diocese of Salford comprises the Hundreds of Salford and Blackburn, in Lancashire, England, and was erected 29 Sept., 1850. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13399a.htm Sarayacú Mission The chief Franciscan mission of the Ucavali river country, Department of Loreto, north-east Peru, in the eighteenth century. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13470b.htm Séez Diocese embracing the Department of Orne. Re-established by the Concordat of 1802. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13681d.htm 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 of asceticism. This practice may be regarded as the climax of a tendency which became very pronounced in Eastern lands in the latter part of the fourth century. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14317b.htm Skara, Ancient See of Located in Sweden. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16074b.htm Sejny, Diocese of A diocese in the northwestern part of Russian Poland. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13688a.htm Sunday Sunday (Day of the Sun), as the name of the first day of the week, is derived from Egyptian astrology. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14335a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia Pope, d. 399. St. Siricius condemned Jovinian, but this did not spare the pope from criticism by St. Jerome. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14026a.htm Salve Regina The opening words (used as a title) of the most celebrated of the four Breviary anthems of the Blessed Virgin Mary. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13409a.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13339b.htm Smyrna The capital of the vilayet of Aïdin and the starting-point of several railways. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14060b.htm Scribes In the New-Testament period the scribes were the professional interpreters of the Law in the Jewish synagogues. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13634a.htm Siloe A pool in the Tyropoean Valley, just outside the south wall of Jerusalem, where Jesus Christ gave sight to a man born blind. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13792a.htm Seattle The Diocese of Seattle (Seattlensis) comprises the entire State of Washington, U.S.A. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13665a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13713a.htm Societies, Catholic Numerous throughout the world; some are international in scope, some are national; some diocesan and others parochial. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14070a.htm Savona and Noli Province of Genoa, on the Gulf of Genoa. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13489c.htm Sánchez, Alonzo Jesuit missionary and writer, born in Mondejar, Guadalajara, Spain, in 1547; died at Alcalá, 27 May, 1593. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13426b.htm Shen-si, Northern In 1640 the Christian religion was preached for the first time in the Province of Shen-si. It was, by turns, looked upon with favor and disfavor by the emperors of China. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13755c.htm Slander The attributing to another of a fault of which one knows him to be innocent. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14035b.htm Solsona Diocese in Lerida, Spain, suffragan of Tarragona. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14138c.htm Santini, Giovanni Sante Gaspero Astronomer, b. at Caprese in Tuscany, 30 Jan., 1787; d. at Padua, 26 June, 1877. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13462b.htm Staupitz, Johann Von Abbot, born at Motterwitz near Leisnig (or Moderwitz near Meustadt an der Orla) about 1460; died at Salzburg, 28 Dec., 1524. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14283a.htm Solomon Islands, Northern Established on 23 May, 1898, by separation from the Vicariate Apostolic of New Pomerania. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14138a.htm Siena Archdiocese in Tuscany (Central Italy). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13779a.htm Septuagesima The ninth Sunday before Easter, the third before Lent known among the Greeks as "Sunday of the Prodigal". http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13721b.htm Schwann, Theodor German physiologist and founder of the theory of the cellular structure of animal organisms; b. at Neuss, 7 December, 1810; d. Cologne, 11 January, 1882. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13592b.htm Saskatchewan and Alberta The twin provinces of the Canadian West, so called because they were formed on the same day. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13482b.htm Simone da Orsenigo A Lombard architect and builder of the fourteenth century whose memory is chiefly connected with the cathedral of Milan in the course of its erection. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13796c.htm San Salvador The name given by Columbus to his first discovery in the New World. It is one of the Bahama group of islands. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13450a.htm Shields, James Military officer, b. in Dungannon County Tyrone, Ireland, 12 Dec., 1810; d. at Ottumwa, Iowa, 1 June, 1879. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13758a.htm Stevenson, Joseph Archivist, born at Berwick-on-Tweed, 27 Nov., 1806; died in London, 8 Feb., 1895. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14293a.htm Samaria A titular see, suffragan of Cæsarea in Palestine Prima. In the sixth year of his reign (about 900 B. C.) Amri, King of Israel, laid the foundations of the city to which he gave the name of Samaria, "after the name of Semer the owner of the hill" (II Kings, xvi, 24). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13416a.htm Schenute A Coptic abbot. The years 332-33-34 and 350 are mentioned as the date of his birth, and the years 451-52 and 466 as the date of his death, all authors agreeing that he lived about 118 years. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13527b.htm Sandhurst Diocese in Victoria, Australia; suffragan of Melbourne. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13436a.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13328a.htm Songish Indians A tribe of some importance formerly holding the south coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14141a.htm Salome Daughter of Herod Philip and Herodias at whose request John the Baptist was beheaded. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13403a.htm Salto Diocese in Uruguay, suffragan to Montevideo. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13405a.htm Sainctes, Claude de French controversialist, b. at Perche, 1525; d. at Crèvecoeur, 1591. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13328b.htm Santo Domingo, Archdiocese of Erected on 8 August, 1511, by Julius II who by the Bull "Pontifex Romanus" on that date established also the Sees of Concepción de la Vega and of San Juan of Porto Rico. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13463a.htm Schöningh History of this Catholic publishing house at Paderborn. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13554a.htm Saint John's University The legal title of a Catholic boarding-school at Collegeville, Minnesota, conducted by the Benedictine Fathers of St. John's Abbey. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15204d.htm Seven Robbers Martyrs on the Island of Corcyra (Corfu) in the second century. Their names are Saturninus, Insischolus, Faustianus, Januarius, Marsalius, Euphrasius, and Mammius. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13742a.htm Suger Abbot of St-Denis, statesman and historian, b. probably at or near St-Denis, about 1081; d. there, 13 Jan., 1151. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14326a.htm Stephen of Autun Bishop, liturgical writer, b. at Bangé (hence surnamed Blagiacus or de Balgiaco) in Anjou; d. at the abbey of Cluny, 1139 or early in 1140. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14290e.htm Sherborne Abbey Located in Dorsetshire, England; founded in 998. Sherborne (scir-burne, clear brook) was originally the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Western Wessex, having been established as such by St. Aldhelm (705). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13756c.htm Sannazaro, Jacopo Italian and Latin poet, b. at Naples, 28 July, 1458; d. at Rome, in Aug., 1530. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13449d.htm Sánchez, José Bernardo Franciscan missionary - Born at Robledillo, Old Castile, Spain, 7 September, 1778; d. at San Gabriel, California, 15 January, 1833. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13427b.htm Scrutiny Definitions for the term as variously employed in canon law. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13641a.htm Sze-Ch'wan (Southern) Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Sze-Ch'wan. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14420c.htm Solari A family of Milanese artists, closely connected with the cathedral and with the Certosa near Pavia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14132a.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14134b.htm Sacraments This article in the Catholic Encyclopedia presents the necessity, the nature, the origin/cause, the number, the effects, the minister, and the recipient of the Sacraments. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13295a.htm Syndicalism Derived from the French syndicats, associations of workingmen uniting members of the same trade or industry for the furtherance of common economic interests. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14385b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Sext Article on the midday office. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13747c.htm Statistics of Religions Includes the definition and historical development, along with the status of religious bodies. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14275a.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14216c.htm Sámar and Leyte The names of two civil provinces in the Visayan group of the Philippines. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13415b.htm Strasburg German diocese immediately dependent on the Papal See. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14313c.htm Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius A short work composed by St. Ignatius of Loyola and written originally in Spanish. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14224b.htm Saint Sylvester, Order of The Order is neither monastic nor military but a purely honorary title created by Gregory XVI, 31 Oct., 1841. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13381a.htm Simpson, Richard Born 1820; died near Rome, 5 April, 1876. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14004a.htm 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 Münzbach, Diocese of Linz, Upper Austria, 17 Aug., 1819; d. at St. Francis, Wisconsin, 17 Jan., 1874. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13415a.htm Semitic Epigraphy Discussion of the science by this name. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13709a.htm Saxe, Jean de For a long time two astronomers of the Middle Ages were confounded under this name. (1) Joannes Danko (2) Jean de Counnout. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13493a.htm Swan, Order of the A pious confraternity, indulgenced by the pope, which arose in 1440 in the Electorate of Brandenburg, originally comprising, with the Elector Frederick at their head, thirty gentleman and seven ladies united to pay special honour to the Blessed Virgin. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14346c.htm Sinis A titular See in Armenia Secunda, suffragan of Melitene. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14014a.htm Santa Severina Diocese in the Province of Catanzaro in Calabria, Southern Italy. Situated on a rocky precipice on the site of the ancient Siberena, it became an important fortress of the Byzantines in their struggles with the Saracens. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13459d.htm Saint Andrews, Priory of One of the great religious houses in Scotland and the metropolitan church in that country before the Reformation. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13332b.htm Schwenckfeldians The name of a Protestant sect founded by the nobleman Caspar von Schwenckfeld (b. at Ossig in Silesia in 1489 or 1490; d. at Ulm 10 December, 1561). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13597a.htm Samson Abbot of St. Edmunds (1135-1211) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13423b.htm Selymbria A titular see in Thracia Prima, suffragan of Heraclea. Selymbria, or Selybria, the city of Selys on the Propontis, was a colony of the Megarians founded before Byzantium. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13692d.htm Scapular The most important part, of the habit of the monastic orders. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13508b.htm Saint Thomas of Guiana Diocese; suffragan of Caracas, erected by Pius VI on 19 Dec., 1791, comprises the former state of Bermúdez, districts of Nueva Esparta and Guayana, and territories of Amazonas, Caura, Colón, Orinoco, and Yuruary, in the south and east of Venezuela. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13382a.htm Simon Magus According to the testimony of St. Justin, Simon came from Gitta in the country of the Samaritans. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13797b.htm Sept-Fons, Notre-Dame de Saint-Lieu Located in the Diocese of Moulins in France, it was founded (1132) by Guichard and Guillaume de Bourbon, of the family de Bourbon-Lancy, which gave kings to France, Italy, and Spain. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13720c.htm Solimôes Superiore A prefecture Apostolic in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, erected by a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Consistory, 23 May, 1910. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14135a.htm Sandals, Episcopal Unlike the ancient sandals, which consisted merely of soles fastened to the foot by straps, the episcopal sandals are in the form of low shoes, and resemble slippers. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13434a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia Pope St. Sixtus III, also spelled Xystus, d. 440. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14032a.htm Ségur, Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de French writer (1797-1874). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13687a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Secret Societies An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia of 1912 defining secret societies and describing the condemnation of those societies by the Church. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14071b.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14120a.htm Salt Always used for the seasoning of food and for the preservation of things from corruption, had from very early days a sacred and religious character. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13403b.htm Shea, John Dawson Gilmary American historian (1824-1892). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13753b.htm Sacchoni, Rainerio A learned and zealous Dominican, born at Piacenza about the beginning of the thirteenth century; died about 1263. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13292b.htm Sidyma A titular see in Lycia, suffragan of Myra; mentioned by Ptolemy. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13778b.htm Schoenberg, Matthias von Author, b. at Ehingen, in the Diocese of Constance, 9 Nov., 1732; d. at Munich, 20 Apr., 1792. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13546c.htm São Carlos do Pinhal Diocese; suffragan of the Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil, South America, created on 7 June, l908. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13465a.htm Simon of Cramaud French bishop. (1360-1422) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13799a.htm Silveira, Ven. Goncalo da Pioneer missionary of South Africa, b. 23 Feb, 1526, at Almeirim, about forty miles from Lisbon; martyred 6 March, 1561. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13792b.htm Sorrento Archdiocese in the Province of Naples, with one suffragan, Castellamare. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14151a.htm Saavedra Remírez de Baquedano, Angel de Spanish poet and statesman, b. at Cordova, 10 March, 1791; d. at Madrid, 22 June, 1865. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13285b.htm Sculpture In the widest sense of the term, sculpture is the art of representing in bodily form men, animals, and other objects in stone, bronze, ivory, clay and similar materials. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13641b.htm Schongauer, Martin German painter and engraver, b. at Colmar between 1445 and 1450; d. probably in 1491, it is believed at Breisach. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13553c.htm Schubert, Franz Composer (1797-1829). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13591b.htm Sheil, Richard Lalor Dramatist, prose writer, and politician, b. at Drumdowny, County Kilkenny, Ireland, 17 August, 1791; d. at, Florence, Italy, 25 May, 1851. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13754b.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14033a.htm Sacristan An officer who is charged with the care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents. In ancient times many duties of the sacristan were performed by the doorkeepers (ostiarii), later by the mansionarii and the treasurers. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13322a.htm Stephen (VI) VII, Pope Date of birth unknown; died about August, 897. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14289d.htm Smaragdus, Ardo Hagiographer, died at the Benedictine monastery of Aniane, Herault, in Southern France, March, 843. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14058c.htm Schaepman, Herman Orator, poet, and statesman, b. at Tubbergen, Holland, 2 March, 1844; d. at Rome, 21 Jan., 1903. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13519a.htm Sutton, Ven. Robert Priest, martyr, b. at Burton-on-Trent; quartered at Stafford, 27 July, 1587. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14346a.htm Sonnius, Franciscus Theologian, b. at Zon in Brabant, 12 August, 1506; d. at Antwerp, 30 June, 1576. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14142a.htm Schadow, Friedrich Wilhelm Painter, b. at Berlin, 1789; d. at Düsseldorf, 1862. He was the son of the sculptor, Johann Gottfried Schadow of Berlin. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13518a.htm Schraudolph, Johann Historical painter (1808-1879) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13591a.htm Stephen (V) VI, Pope Date of birth unknown; died in Sept., 891. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14289c.htm Simon of Sudbury Archbishop of Canterbury. (d. 1381) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13799c.htm Shi-koku One of the four great islands of Japan, has all area of 7009 square miles, not counting the smaller islands which depend upon it. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13758b.htm Santa Maria de Monserrato An abbey nullius in Brazil. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13458b.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14413a.htm Saxony Chronology of the area and the people. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13497b.htm Stained Glass The popular name for the glass used in the making of coloured windows. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14241a.htm Socrates Fourth-century Church historian. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14118b.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13585a.htm Stabat Mater The opening words of two companion hymns, one of which (Stabat Mater Dolorosa) is in liturgical use, while the other (Stabat Mater Speciosa) is not. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14239b.htm Sappa Diocese in Albania, established in 1062. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13467b.htm Sulpitius Two bishops of Bourges bore this name. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14333a.htm Sydney Hodgson, Blessed Was martyred in 1591 for having assisted priests and for being a convert to Catholicism. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07381a.htm Squamish Indians A considerable tribe of Salishan linguistic stock, speaking a distinct language, holding the territory about Squamish River and Howe Sound, above Fraser River in South-western British Columbia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14238b.htm Szujski, Joseph Born at Tarnow, 1835; d. at Cracow, 1883. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14421b.htm Styria A duchy and Austrian crownland, divided by the River Mur into Upper and Lower Styria. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14318a.htm Shan-si, Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Highlights of the history of Catholicism in this Chinese province. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13752a.htm Stanislawow Diocese of the Greek-Ruthenian Rite, in Galicia, Austria, suffragan of Lemberg. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14247a.htm Scotland, Established Church of The religious organization which has for three centuries and a half claimed the adherence of the majority of the inhabitants of Scotland, may be said to date from August 1560. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13627a.htm Saint Joseph, Diocese of The City of St. Joseph, Missouri, was founded by Joseph Robidoux, a Catholic. At the Second Plenary Council of Baltimore in 1866, St. Joseph was among the new episcopal sees proposed. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13356b.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14140c.htm Slythurst, Thomas Slythrust, Thomas, English confessor, born in Berkshire; died in the Tower of London, 1560. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14058a.htm Sidon City in Syria. Mentioned in the Bible. Is home to both a Melkite Rite and a Maronite diocese. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13776a.htm Sestini, Benedict Astronomer, mathematician, b. at Florence, Italy, 20 March, 1816; d. at Frederick, Maryland, 17 Jan., 1890. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13738a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia St. Simon the Apostle, also known as St. Simon the Zealot. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13796b.htm Shea, Sir Ambrose Born in Newfoundland, 17 Sept., 1815; d. in London, 30 July, 1905. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13754a.htm Sessa-Aurunca Diocese in Campania, Province of Caserta (Southern Italy). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13737b.htm Selinus A titular see in Isauria, near the Gulf of Adalia. Selinus. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13692b.htm Sabinianus, Pope Reigned 604-606. The son of Bonus, he was born at Blera (Bieda) near Viterbo. In 593 he was sent by St. Gregory I as apocrisiarius or Apostolic nuncio to Constantinople; but in some respects his administration of the office did not come up to Gregory's expectations. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13291a.htm Selvaggio, Giulio Lorenzo Canonist and archaeologist, b. at Naples, 10 August, 1728; d. there, November, 1772. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13692c.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14420a.htm Slavs in America History of ethnic Slavs migrating to the U.S. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14051a.htm Stockholm The capital of the Kingdom of Sweden, situated on Lake Maelar at the spot where it opens into the Saltsjö. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14297a.htm Sassari Archdiocese in Sardinia, Italy, situated on the River Rossello in a fertile region: a centre of the oil, fruit, wine, and tobacco industries. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13485a.htm Salvete Christi Vulnera The Roman Breviary hymn at Lauds of the feast of the Most Precious Blood, is found in the Appendix to Pars Verna of the Roman Breviary (Venice, 1798). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13410a.htm Superior Situated in the northern part of Wisconsin. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14336a.htm Sacred Heart of Jesus, Society of the Founded in Belgium. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13306b.htm Salimbene degli Adami Chronicler, b. at Parma, 9 Oct., 1221; d. probably at Montefalcone about 1288. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13400a.htm Silvester, Francis Theologian, b. at Ferrara about 1474; d. at Rennes, 19 Sept., 1526. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13793b.htm 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 and vest for the various ecclesiastical functions. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13322b.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14137a.htm Scheiner, Christopher German astronomer, b. at Wald, near Mindelheim, in Swabia, 25 July, 1575; d. at Niesse, in Silesia, 18 July, 1650. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13526a.htm Sant' Angelo in Vado and Urbania Diocese; S. Angelo in Vado is a city in the Marches, on the site of the ancient "Tifernum Metaurense", a town of the Umbrian Senones, near the River Metaurus, believed to have been destroyed by the Goths. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13459b.htm Siger of Brabant Indisputably the leader of Latin Averroism during the sixth and seventh decades of the thirteenth century. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13784a.htm Sacra Jam Splendent The opening words of the hymn for Matins of the Feast of the Holy Family. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13292c.htm Silence All writers on the spiritual life uniformly recommend, nay, command under penalty of total failure, the practice of silence. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13790a.htm Spalding, Martin John Seventh Archbishop of Baltimore. (1810-1872) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14208a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Sichem Biblical history of the city today known as Nablus. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13771b.htm Seripando, Girolamo Italian theologian and cardinal, b. at Troja (Apulia), 6 May, 1493; d. at Trent 17 March, 1563. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13729c.htm Solomon Islands, Southern The Spanish navigator Alvaro Mendana de Neyra discovered the Islands of Ysabel, Guadalcanar, and San Christoval in 1567. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14138b.htm Sandemanians An English form of the Scottish sect of Glassites, followers of John Glas (b. 1695; d. 1773) who was deposed from the Presbyterian ministry in 1728, for teaching that the Church should not be subject to any league or covenant, but should be governed only by Apostolic doctrine. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13435a.htm Senegambia Vicariate Apostolic, to which is joined the Prefecture Apostolic of Senegal (Senegalensis), both in French West Africa. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13715a.htm State and Church The Church and the State are both perfect societies, that is to say, each essentially aiming at a common good commensurate with the need of mankind at large and ultimate in a generic kind of life, and each juridically competent to provide all the necessary and sufficient means thereto. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14250c.htm Stonyhurst College History of the school, which dates back to a period considerably prior to its foundation on English soil in 1794. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14309b.htm Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Prefecture apostolic comprising the only French possession in North America, a group of islands. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13376a.htm Smith, Richard Born in Worcestershire, 1500; died at Douai, 9 July, 1563. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14059b.htm Sarto, Andrea del Artist - Born at Florence in 1486; d. there in 1531. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13478c.htm Catholic Encyclopedia Pope St. Sixtus II, also spelled Xystus. This is the St. Sixtus who is commemorated in the Eucharistic Prayer. Pope who was one of the first martyrs of the Valerian persecution, in 258. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14031c.htm Sands, Benjamin and James U.S. Navy admirals. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13437a.htm Solomon The second son of David by his wife Bathsheba, and the acknowledged favourite of his father. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14135b.htm Sharpe, James English priest (1577-1630). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13753a.htm Scholz, John Martin Augustine German Orientalist and exegete, b. at Kapsdorf, near Breslau, 8 Feb., 1794; d. at Bonn, 20 Oct. 1852. He studied in the Catholic gymnasium and the University of Breslau. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13553a.htm Sander, Anton Historian, b. at Antwerp, 1586; d. at Afflighem, Belgium, 10 Jan., 1664. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13435c.htm Seidl, Johann Gabriel Poet, author of the present Austrian national hymn, b. at Vienna, 21 June 1804; d. there, 17 July, 1875. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13687c.htm Stephen of Muret, Saint Founder of the Order of Grandmont. Died 1124. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14291b.htm Stefaneschi, Giacomo Gaetani A cardinal deacon, born at Rome, about 1270; died at Avignon, 23 June, 1343. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14284a.htm Species In scholastic terminology, species is the necessary determinant of every cognitive process. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14210a.htm Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Diocese of Mauramanensis. Includes the arrondissement of Saint Jean-de-Maurienne in the Department of Haute Savoie. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13353b.htm Sistine Choir With the building by Sixtus IV (1471-84) of the church for the celebration of all papal functions since known as the Sistine Chapel, the original schola cantorum and subsequent capella pontificia or capella papale, which still retains more or less of the guild character, becomes the capella sistina, or Sistine Choir. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14029b.htm Shrewsbury One of the thirteen English dioceses created by Apostolic Letter of Pius IX on 27 Sept., 1850. It then comprised the English counties of Shropshire and Cheshire, and the Welsh counties of Carnarvon, Flint, Denbigh, Merioneth, Montgomery, and Anglesey. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13759c.htm Sloth One of the seven capital sins. In general it means disinclination to labour or exertion. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14057c.htm Syntagma Canonum A canonical collection made in 1335 by Blastares, a Greek monk about whose life nothing certain is known. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14394a.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14322c.htm Sebenico Suffragan of Zara. Sebenico was the seat of a bishop before the establishment of a see. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13668d.htm Sorbonne This name is frequently used in ordinary parlance as synonymous with the faculty of theology of Paris. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14149a.htm Smits, William Orientalist and exegete (1704-1770). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16075a.htm Savaric Bishop of Bath and Glastonbury, and cousin of the Emperor Henry VI, date of birth unknown, d. at Rome, 1205. He was archdeacon of Canterbury, 1175, and archdeacon of Northampton, 1180. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13488b.htm Saint-John, Ambrose Oratorian; b. 1815; d. at Edgbaston, Birmingham, 24 May, 1875; son of Henry St. John, descended from the Barons St. John of Bletsoe. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13354a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia Pope St. Simplicius, d. 483. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14002a.htm Santa Fe (Argentina) Diocese in the Argentine Republic, suffragan of Buenos Aires. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13457a.htm San Xavier del Bac, Mission of One of the eight missions founded by the Spanish Padres between 1687 and 1720 in the Pimeria Alta, within the present limits of the State of Arizona. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13464b.htm San Severino San Severino is a small town and seat of a bishopric in the Province of Macerata in the Marshes, Central Italy. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13452a.htm Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Ohio On 27 October, 1829, at the request of Bishop Fenwick of Cincinnati, several sisters from Mother Seton's community at Emmitsburg, Maryland, opened an orphanage, parochial school, and academy on Sycamore Street opposite the old cathedral, then occupying the present site of St. Xavier's Church and college. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14028b.htm Settignano, Desiderio da Artist, born at Settignano, Tuscany, 1428; died at Florence, 1463. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13741a.htm Susa Diocese in the Province of Turin, Piedmont, Northern Italy. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14345a.htm Salvatierra, Juan Maria Missionary born at Milan, 15 November, 1648; died at Guadalajara, 17 July, 1717. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13406a.htm Spirito Santo Suffragan of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, established in 1896. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14224a.htm Smith, James Journalist, b. at Skolland, in the Shetland Isles, about 1790; d. Jan., 1866. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14058d.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14139a.htm Sign of the Cross A term applied to various manual acts, liturgical or devotional in character, which have this at least in common: that by the gesture of tracing two lines intersecting at right angles they indicate symbolically the figure of Christ's cross. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13785a.htm Saint Andrews, University of The germ of the university is to be found in an association of learned ecclesiastics, formed in 1410, among whom were: Laurence of Lindores, Abbot of Scone, Richard Cornwall, Archdeacon of Lothian, Wm. Stephen, afterwards Archbishop of Dunblane. They offered courses of lectures in divinity, logic, philosophy, canon and civil law. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13332a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Sebastian Article on this Roman martyr of the late third or early fourth century. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13668a.htm Salamis A titular see in Cyprus. Salamis was a maritime town on the eastern coast of Cyprus, situated at the end of a fertile plain between two mountains, near the River Pediaeus. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13393a.htm Sampson, Richard English bishop (d. 1554) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13422b.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14311b.htm Sentence In canon law, the decision of the court upon any issue brought before it. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13720b.htm Stephen of Tournai Canonist, born at Orléans, 1128; died at Tournai, September, 1203. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14291c.htm Sanseverino, Gaetano Restorer of the Scholastic philosophy in Italy, b. at Naples, 1811; d. there of cholera, 16 Nov., 1865. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13453a.htm Sixtus IV, Pope Born near Abisola, 21 July, 1414; died 12 Aug., 1484. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14032b.htm Spina, Bartolommeo Scholastic theologian, born at Pisa about 1475; died at Rome, 1546. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14216b.htm Sully, Maurice de Bishop of Paris, born of humble parents at Sully-sur-Loire (Soliacum), near Orléans, at the beginning of the twelfth century; died at Paris, 11 Sept., 1196. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14329c.htm Samoa A group of islands situated in the south Pacific. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13421a.htm Silesia The largest province of Prussia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13790b.htm Sardes A titular see of Lydia, in Asia Minor probably the ancient Hyde of Homer (Iliad, II, 844; XX, 385), at the foot of Mount Tmolus. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13472a.htm Syriac Language and Literature Syriac is the important branch of the group of Semitic languages known as Aramaic. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14408a.htm Saint Thomas, University of University in Manila, founded in 1619 by the Dominican Miguel de Benavides, Archbishop of Manila. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13381c.htm Synods, National According to the recent canon law, national councils are the deliberating assemblies at which all the bishops of a nation are convoked by the patriarch or primate (Cf. Bened. XIV, "De Synodo", I, i), but, in order to include the ancient national synods, it would be more correct to say a legitimate assemblage of the episcopate of a nation, the decisions of which are valid for an entire national Church. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14389a.htm Sion Titular see in Asia Minor suffragan of Ephesus. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14014c.htm Seneca Indians The westernmost and largest of the five tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy of central and western New York. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13714a.htm Sitjar, Buenaventura Missionary, born at Porrera, Island of Majorca, 9 December, 1739; died at San Antonio, Cal., 3 Sept., 1808. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14030b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia Lengthy article on Pope St. Symmachus, who died in 514. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14377a.htm Scheeben, Matthias Joseph Theological writer of acknowledged merit, born at Meckenheim near Bonn, 1 March, 1835; died at Cologne, 21 July, 1888. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13525b.htm San José de Costa Rica The Republic of Costa Rica, Central America, constitutes this diocese as a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Guatemala. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13446a.htm Sander, Nicholas English exile - Born at Charlwood, Surrey, in 1530; died in Ireland, 1581. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13435d.htm Segni Located in the Province of Rome. The city, situated on a hill in the Monti Lepini overlooks the valley of the river Sacco. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13683b.htm Southwark Suffragan of Westminster, England. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14162b.htm Schram, Dominic A Benedictine theologian and canonist, b. at Bamberg, 24 October 1722; d. in the monastery of Banz near Bamberg, 21 September, 1797. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13590b.htm Saint-Denis, Abbey of Situated in a small town to which it has given its name, about four miles north of Paris. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13343b.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14334a.htm Society, The Catholic Church Extension The first active agitation for a church extension or home mission society for the Catholic Church in North America was begun in 1904 by an article of the present writer, published in the "American Ecclesiastical Review" (Philadelphia). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14078a.htm Sebastia The city, which existed perhaps under another name in pre-Roman times, was called Sebastia and enlarged by Augustus; under Diocletian it became the capital of Armenia Prima and after Justinian who rebuilt its walls, the capital of Armenia Secunda. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13667b.htm São Luiz de Maranhão Diocese; suffragan of Belém de Pará, comprises the State of Maranhão in Northern Brazil. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13465c.htm Sitifis Titular see in Mauretania Sitifensis. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14030a.htm Sassoferrato, Giovanni Battista Salvi da Seventeenth-century Italian artist. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13485b.htm Simon Stock, Saint Biography of the English Carmelite, sixth general of the Order. Associated with the brown scapular. Died 1265. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13800a.htm Saxe-Altenburg One of the Saxon duchies in the east of Thuringia; situated on the west frontier of the Kingdom of Saxony. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13493b.htm Sweynheim, Konrad Printer, b. at Schwanheim, Frankfort, Germany; d. in Rome, 1477. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14357a.htm Savigny, Karl Friedrich Diplomatist (1814-1875) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16073b.htm Saragossa Diocese in Spain. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13468c.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14248b.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13489b.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14250a.htm Steinmeyer, Ferdinand Jesuit missionary, born in Swabia, Germany, 13 Oct., 1720; died at Philadelphia, 17 Aug., 1786. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14285b.htm Seleucia Pieria Titular metropolis of Syria Prima. The city was founded near the mouth of the Orontes, not far from Mount Casius, by Seleucus Nicator about 300 B.C. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13689a.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13477a.htm Samaritan Language and Literature History of the changes in the language as affected by the changing religious and ethnic culture of the land. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13417a.htm Scranton Diocese in Pennsylvania http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13633a.htm Speckbacher, Josef A Tyrolean patriot of 1809, born at Gnadenwald, near Hall, in the Tyrol, 13 July, 1767; died at Hall, 28 March, 1820. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14210b.htm Sicard Bishop of Cremona (Italy) in the twelfth century, a member of one of the principal families of that city, d. 1215. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13770b.htm Simeon of Durham Chronicler, d. 14 Oct., between 1130 and 1138. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13794d.htm Saint Asaph, Ancient Diocese of Founded by St. Kentigern about the middle of the sixth century when he was exiled from his see in Scotland. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13332c.htm Salt Lake, Diocese of Includes the State of Utah, and slightly more than half of the State of Nevada. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13404c.htm São Salvador de Bahia de Todos os Santos Brazilian archdiocese established in 1551. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13466a.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14192a.htm Stephen (IV) V, Pope Date of birth unknown; died 24 Jan., 817. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14289b.htm Secret The prayer said in a low voice by the celebrant at the end of the Offeratory in the Roman Liturgy. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13673b.htm Sevigne, Madame de Writer, b. at Paris, 6 Feb., 1626; d. at Grignan, 18 April, 1696. She was the granddaughter of St. Jane Frances de Chantal. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13743c.htm Sala, George Augustus Henry Journalist, b. in London, 24 Nov., 1828; d. at Brighton, 8 Dec., 1895, having been received into the Church before death. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13391a.htm Santa Agata dei Goti, Diocese of In the Province of Benevento, Southern Italy; the city, situated on a hill at the base of Monte Taburno, contains an ancient castle. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13454a.htm Sergiopolis A titular see in Augusta Euphratensis, suffragan of Hierapolis. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13727c.htm Spinoza - Catholic Encyclopedia Benedict Spinoza entry in the online version of the Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14217a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia SS. Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrice, two brothers and their sister, all martyrs in the Diocletian persecution. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14003a.htm Sarsfield, Patrick Born at Lucan near Dublin, about 1650; died at Huy in Belgium, 1693. Commanded armies in several European countries. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13478a.htm Saint-Sulpice, Society of Founded at Paris by M. Olier (1642) for the purpose of providing directors for the seminaries established by him. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13378a.htm Sadler, Thomas Vincent Faustus Missionary born 1604; died at Dieulward, Flanders, 19 Jan., 1680-1. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13323b.htm Saint Louis, University of Probably the oldest university west of the Mississippi River, was founded in the City of St. Louis in 1818 by the Right Reverend Louis William Du Bourg, Bishop of Louisiana. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13363a.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14213b.htm Sergius IV, Pope Reigned 1009-1012. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13729b.htm Segneri, Paolo Italian Jesuit, preacher, missionary, ascetical writer, b. at Nettuno, 21 March (cf. Massei) 1624; d. at Rome, 9 Dec., 1694. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13683a.htm Sparta A celebrated town of the Peloponnesus, mentioned several times under this name or under that of Lacedæmon in the Bible. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14209b.htm St. Simeon Stylites the Elder First and most famous of the hermits whose asceticism involved living atop a pillar. Died in 459. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13795a.htm Shrines of Our Lady and the Saints in Great Britain and Ireland Location and origins of shrines. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13760a.htm Seven Deacons The seven men elected by the whole company of the original Christian community at Jerusalem and ordained by the Apostles, their office being chiefly to look after the poor and the common agape. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13741c.htm Salvianus Fifth-century Latin writer. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13411a.htm Saint Isidore, College of In Rome, originally founded for the use of Spanish Franciscans during the pontificate of Gregory XV. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13352a.htm Seckau Diocese in Styria, Austria, suffragan of Salzburg. The See of Seckau was founded by Archbishop Eberhard II of Salzburg, with the permission of Honorius III, 22 June, 1218. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13672a.htm Saint-Dié Diocese comprising the Department of the Vosges. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13344b.htm Sibour, Marie-Dominique-Auguste Born at Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux (Drome, France), 4 August, 1792; died in Paris, 3 January, 1857. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13769a.htm Schaumburg-Lippe A German principality, surrounded by the Prussian province of Westphalia Hanover, and an exclave of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau (the Prussian County of Schaumburg). http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13523c.htm Salmeron, Alphonsus Jesuit Biblical scholar, born at Toledo, 8 Sept., 1515; died at Naples, 13 Feb., 1585. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13402b.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14071a.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15201a.htm Setebo Indians Tribe of Panoan linguistic stock formerly centering about the confluence of the Manoa with the Ucayali River, Loreto province, north-eastern Peru. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13738b.htm Synoptics The name given since Griesbach's time (about 1790) to the first three canonical Gospels. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14389b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia Sergius and Bacchus were soldiers, martyred in the Diocletian persecution in about 303. Universally venerated in the East. Feast day: 7 October. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13728a.htm Solesmes A Benedictine monastery in Department of Sarthe, near Sablé, France. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14133b.htm Staudenmaier, Franz Anton A theologian, born at Donzdorf, Würtemberg, 11 Sept., 1800; died at Freiburg im Breisgau, 19 Jan., 1856. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14282b.htm Septuagint Version The first translation of the Hebrew Old Testament, made into popular Greek before the Christian era. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13722a.htm Seghers, Charles John Bishop of Vancouver Island (today Victoria), Apostle of Alaska. b. at Ghent, Belgium, 26 Dec., 1839; d. in Alaska, 28 Nov., 1886. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13682a.htm Salmas A Chaldean see, included in the ancient Archdiocese of Adhorbigan, or Adherbaidjan. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13402a.htm Sahaptin Indians A prominent tribe formerly holding a considerable territory in Western Idaho and adjacent portions of Oregon and Washington. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13326a.htm Subreption In canon law the concealment or suppression of statements or facts that according to law or usage should be expressed in an application or petition for a rescript. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14322a.htm Sweden The largest of the three Scandinavian countries and the eastern half of the Scandinavian peninsula. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14347a.htm Severus Sanctus Endelechus Christian rhetorician and poet of the fourth century. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13743b.htm Scaramelli, Giovanni Battista Ascetical writer, b. at Rome, 24 Nov., 1687; d. at Macerata, 11 Jan., 1752. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13514a.htm Studion Latin Studium, the most important monastery at Constantinople, situated not far from the Propontis in the section of the city called Psamathia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14316c.htm Shirley, James English poet and dramatist (1596-1666) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16074a.htm Scarlatti, Alessandro Special emphasis on his religious works and his influence on later composers. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13515a.htm Scopia Archdiocese, ancient residence of the early Servian rulers is the modern Uscub. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13609c.htm Salamon, Louis-Siffren-Joseph Bishop of Saint-Flour; b. at Carpentras, 22 Oct., 1759; d. at Saint-Flour, 11 June, 1829. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13395a.htm Sexagesima The eighth Sunday before Easter and the second before Lent. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13747a.htm Sacred Heart of Jesus, Missionary Sisters of the A religious congregation having its general mother house at Rome, founded in 1880 by Mother Francis Xavier Cabrini. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13305b.htm Sufetula A titular see of North Africa. Sufetula seems to be Suthul where Jugurtha had deposited his treasures. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14325b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Sophists Article by William Turner. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14145c.htm Switzerland A confederation in the central part of Western Europe, made up of twenty-two cantons, three of which are divided into half-cantons. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14358a.htm Western Schism Article from the Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13539a.htm Strain, John Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, born at Edinburgh, 8 December, 1810; died there, 2 July, 1883. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14313a.htm Schwind, Moritz von Painter - Born at Vienna, 1804; died at Munich, 1871. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13598a.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14150a.htm Stuhlweissenburg Diocese in Hungary, and Suffragen of Gran. It was formed in 1777 from the dioceses of Gyor and Veszprem. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14317a.htm 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, Traverse, Douglas, Wilkin, Otter-Tail, Todd, Wadena, in the State of Minnesota, an area of 12,251 square miles. The bishop resides in St. Cloud, Stearns county. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13342a.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14345b.htm Sanctorum Meritis The hymn at First and Second Vespers in the Common of the Martyrs in the Roman Breviary. Its authorship is often attributed to Rabanus Maurus (d. 856), Archbishop of Mainz. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13429a.htm Sieni, Cyril Missionary bishop, b. in Catalonia, date of birth unknown; d. after 1799, place and exact date equally uncertain. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13782a.htm Santa Maria (Brazil) A Brazilian see, suffragan of Porto Alegre. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13458a.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13514b.htm Suburbicarian Dioceses A name applied to the dioceses nearest Rome, viz. Albano, Frascati (Tusculum), Palestrina, Sabina, Ostia and Velletri, Porto and S. Rufina, the bishops of which form the order of cardinal bishops. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14324a.htm Schwanthaler, Ludwig von Founder of the modern Romantic school of sculpture, b. at Munich in 180 2; d there, 1848. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13593a.htm Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach A grand duchy in Thuringia, also known in recent times as the Grand duchy of Saxony. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13495b.htm Synaxarion The name of a liturgical book of the Byzantine Church. The exact meaning of the name has changed at various times. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14382b.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14343b.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Samson Biography of this Welsh-born abbot, reluctant bishop, confessor. Died about 565. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13422c.htm Shelley, Richard English confessor; d. in Marshalsea prison, London, probably in February or March, 1585-6. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13755b.htm Samosata A titular see in Augusta Euphratensis, suffragan of Hierapolis, capital of Commagenum. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13422a.htm Scruple An unfounded apprehension and consequently unwarranted fear that something is a sin which, as a matter of fact, is not. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13640a.htm Sidon Titular metropolis of Pamphylia Prima. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13777a.htm São Luiz de Cáceres Diocese in Brazil, suffragan of Cuyabá. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13465b.htm Smith, Richard (Bishop of Chalcedon) Bishop of Chalcedon, second Vicar Apostolic of England; b. at Hanworth, Lincolnshire, Nov., 1568. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14059a.htm Simla Archdiocese in India, a new creation of Pius X by a Decree dated 13 September, 1910. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13796a.htm Sozusa A titular see of Palestina Prima, suffragan of Cæsarea. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14166b.htm Satolli, Francesco Theologian, cardinal, first Apostolic delegate to the United States, b. 21 July, 1839, at Marsciano near Perugia; d. 8 Jan., 1910, at Rome. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13486a.htm Sebastopolis A titular see in Armenia Prima, suffragan of Sebastia. The primitive name of this city was Carana, dependent on Zela, which was included in the principality given toAteporix by Anthony of or Augustus. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13668c.htm Schönborn The name of a German noble family, many members of which were prelates of the Church. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13553b.htm Saint Paul-without-the Walls An abbey nullius. As early as 200 the burial place of the great Apostle in the Via Ostia was marked by a cella memoriæ, near which the Catacomb of Comodilla was established. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13369a.htm Sens Archdiocese comprising the Department of the Yonne. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13716a.htm Stephens, Thomas Known as the first Englishman in India. Born about 1549 at Bulstan, Wiltshire; died in 1619 at Goa, India. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14292a.htm Saint Lucius, Monastery of Located in Chur, Switzerland. The Church of St. Lucius was built over the grave of this saint, whose relics were preserved in it until the sixteenth century. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13365a.htm São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Ecclesiastical province of Rio de Janeiro, the third of the seven constituting the Brazilian episcopate. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13466b.htm Sasima A titular see in Cappadocia. Sasima is mentioned only in three non-religious documents. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13482a.htm Stadler, John Evangelist Bavarian hagiographer, b. at Parkstetten, in the Diocese of Ratisbon, 24 Dec., 1804; d. at Augsburg, 30 Dec., 1868. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14240a.htm Saint Joseph's College, University of Founded in 1864 by Rev. Camille Lefebvre in Memramcook, New Brunswick, Canada. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15199a.htm Siunia A titular see, suffragan of Sebastia in Armenia Prima. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14031a.htm Staphylus, Friedrich Theologian, born at Osnabrück, 27 Aug., 1512; died at Ingolstadt, 5 March, 1564. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14248d.htm Shammai Jewish scribe who together with Hillel made up the last of "the pairs", or as they are sometimes erroneously named, "presidents and vice-presidents" of the Sanhedrin. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13751a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia St. Serapion, bishop and theological author. Died 211. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13726d.htm Satala A titular see in Armenia Prima, suffragan of Sabastia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13485c.htm Savannah The Diocese of Savannah comprises the State of Georgia and was created as such by Pius IX, 1850. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13488a.htm Sabrata A titular see in Tripolitana. Sabrata was a Phoenician town on the northern coast of Africa, between the two Syrta. With Oca and Leptis Magna it caused the Greek name Tripolis to be given to the region. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13292a.htm Sexton One who guards the church edifice, its treasures, vestments, etc., and as an inferior minister attends to burials, bell-ringings and similar offices about a church. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13748a.htm Scotism and Scotists Article on the school of philosophy inspired by John Duns Scotus, and its proponents in the fourteenth through nineteenth centuries. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13610b.htm Santarem Prelature nullius created in 1903, in the ecclesiastical Province of Belem do Pará. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13459c.htm Saint Vincent de Paul, Society of International association of Catholic laymen engaging in personal service of the poor. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13389a.htm Scots College, The Clement VIII gave Scotland its college at Rome. The Bull of foundation, dated 5 December, 1600, conferred on the college all the privileges already enjoyed by the Greek, German, and English colleges. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13632a.htm San Gallo A celebrated family of architects, sculptors, painters, and engravers, which flourished in Italy during the Renaissance period, from the middle of the fifteenth to the end of the sixteenth century. The founder of the family was Francesco Giamberti (1405-80), a Florentine wood-carver; he had two sons, Giuliano and Antonio. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13443a.htm Salta, Diocese of Comprises the civil Provinces of Salta and Jujuy in the northern part of the Republic of Argentina. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13404a.htm Soissons Includes, with the exception of two hamlets, the entire Department of Aisne. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14130c.htm Sena, Balthasar Indian missionary and philologist, b. at Barcelona, Spain, about 1590; d. at Guarambare, Paraguay, 19 July, 1614. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13712c.htm Sanhedrin The supreme council and court of justice among the Jews. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13444a.htm Strengnäs, Ancient See of Located in Sweden. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16076b.htm Saxe-Meiningen A Saxon-Thuringian duchy. The duchy came into existence in 1681, as the result of the various succession agreements among the seven sons of Duke Ernest the Pious of Saxe-Gotha. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13495a.htm Schrader, Clement Jesuit theologian, b. at Itzum, in Hanover, Nov., 1820; d. at Poitiers 23 Feb., 1875. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13590a.htm Samos Titular see, suffragan of Rhodes in the Cyclades. The island, called in Turkish Soussan-Adassi, is 181 sq. miles in area and numbers 55,000 inhabitants, nearly all of whom are Greek schismatics. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13421c.htm Seton, William Author, b. in New York, 28 Jan., 1835; d. there, 15 Mar., 1905. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13740a.htm Sainte-Claire Deville, Charles Geologist, b. at St. Thomas, West Indies, 26 February, 1814; d. in Paris 10 October, 1876. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13346a.htm Sophene A titular see, suffragan of Melitene in Armenia Secunda. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14145b.htm Schols, Charles Mathieu Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Born of Catholic parents at Maastriche, Holland, 28 March, 1849; died at Delft 17 March, 1897. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13552b.htm Sechelt Indians A small tribe speaking a distinct language of Salishan linguistic stock, formerly occupying the territory about the entrance of Jervis and Sechelt inlets, Nelson Island, and south Texada Island. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13671a.htm Shan-si, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Erected in 1890; the mission is entrusted to the Franciscan Fathers. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13752b.htm Sanctuary Church architecture term. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13431a.htm Santa Fe (New Mexico) Archdiocese in New Mexico, erected by Pius IX in 1850 and created an archbishopric in 1875. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13456c.htm Salutati, Coluccio di Pierio di Italian Humanist b. in Tuscany, 1331; d. 4 May, 1406. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13405b.htm São Paulo Ecclesiastical province in the Republic of Brazil, South America. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13465d.htm Spagni, Andrea Educator and author, born at Florence, 8 Aug., 1716; died at Rome, 16 Sept., 1788. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14169a.htm Sebastian Newdigate, Blessed Martyred at Tyburn in 1535 for denying the royal supremacy. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13668b.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14039a.htm Segorbe Diocese in Spain, bounded on the north by Castellón and Teruel, on the east by Castellón, on the south by Valencia, and on the west by Valencia and Teruel. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13684a.htm Sylvester, Bernard, of Chartres A twelfth-century philosopher of Neo-Platonic tendencies. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14372a.htm Semmelweis, Ignaz Philipp Physician and discoverer of the cause of puerperal fever, b. Ofen (Buda), 1 July, 1818; d. at Vienna, 13 August, 1865. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13712a.htm Stanley Falls Vicariate Apostolic in the Belgian Congo. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14247b.htm Schleswig Formerly a duchy and diocese of northwestern Germany, now a part of the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13542a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Socrates An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia, with a focus on Socrates' life. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14119a.htm Selgas y Carrasco, José Poet and novelist, b. at Lorca, Murcia, Spain, 1824; d. at Madrid, 5 Feb., 1882. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13691b.htm Sylvester Gozzolini, Saint Founder of the Sylvestrines. Canon, hermit. Died 1267. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14372b.htm Schrank, Franz Paula von Naturalist, b. at Varnbach near Schärding on the Inn, 21 August, 1747; d. at Munich, 22 December, 1835. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13590c.htm Scandal A word or action evil in itself, which occasions another's spiritual ruin. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13506d.htm Synaxis Means gathering, assembly, reunion. It is exactly equivalent to the Latin collecta (from colligere), and corresponds to synagogue (synagoge), the place of reunion. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14383a.htm Schneeman, Gerard Born at Wesel, Lower Rhine, 12 Feb., 1829; d. at Kerkrade, Holland, 20 Nov., 1885. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13546b.htm Stattler, Benedict Jesuit theologian, born at Kötzting, Bavaria (Diocese of Ratisbon), 30 Jan., 1728; died at Munich, 21 Aug., 1797. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14282a.htm Sergeant, John Writer, born at Barrow-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, in 1623; died in 1710. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13727a.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13541a.htm Samson Most famous of the Judges of Israel. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13423a.htm San Sepolcro, Piero da Painter, b. at Borgo San-Sepolcro, about 1420; d. there, 1492. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13451a.htm Seleucians A Gnostic sect who are said to have flourished in Galatia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13688c.htm Schwarzenberg, Friedrich, Prince of Cardinal and Prince-Archbishop of Prague, b. at Vienna, 6 April, 1809; d. there, 27 March, 1885. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13595a.htm Sandomir Ancient Polish city with existing traces of prehistoric construction. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13436b.htm Stradivari, Antonio Cremonese violin-maker, b. in 1649 or 1650; d. at Cremona, 18 or 19 Dec., 1737. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14311a.htm Saint-Cosme, Jean-François Buisson de Born in Quebec, Canada, February, 1667; killed, 1707. Entering the Séminaire des Missions Etrangères of Quebec, he was ordained in 1690 and after serving for a time at Minas, Nova Scotia (then Acadia), was assigned to the western mission. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13343a.htm Sheridan, Philip Henry General, U.S. Army. Born at Albany, N.Y., U.S.A., 6 March, 1831; died at Nonquitt, Mass, 5 August, 1888. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13757a.htm Surplice A large-sleeved tunic of half-length, made of fine linen or cotton, and worn by all the clergy. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14343d.htm Schatzgeyer, Caspar Inquisitor (1463-1527) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16073c.htm Sophonias (Zephaniah) The ninth of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Canon of the Old Testament; preached and wrote in the second half of the seventh century B.C. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14146a.htm Sedia Gestatoria The Italian name of the portable papal throne used on certain solemn occasions in the pontifical ceremonies. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13679a.htm Sarajevo, Archdiocese of Treatise about the development of the Church in Bosnia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13725a.htm Sahara, Vicariate Apostolic of Vast desert of northern Africa, measuring about 932 miles from north to south and 2484 miles from east to west, and dotted with oases which are centres of population. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13327a.htm Sabran, Louis de Jesuit (1652-1732) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13291b.htm Stolz, Alban Isidor Catholic theologian and popular author, b. at Bühl, Baden, 3 Feb., 1808; d. at Freiberg, 16 Oct., 1883. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14302a.htm Susa Capital of the Kingdom of Elam. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14344a.htm Saint Louis (Missouri) Created a diocese 2 July, 1826; raised to the rank of an archdiocese 20 July, 1847. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13357a.htm Sankt Pölten Diocese in Lower Austria. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13447b.htm Siena, University of The earliest notices of an advanced school (of grammar and medicine) at Siena go back to 1241. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13781a.htm Seraphina Sforza, Blessed Forced by her husband to enter the Poor Clares, d. 1478. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13726b.htm Sens, Councils of Chronology of councils held at this location. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13720a.htm Stanislaus of Cracow, Saint Bishop and martyr, d. 1079. The patron saint of Poland. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14246a.htm Saint-Simon and Saint-Simonism Claude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon, was born in Paris, 17 Oct., 1760; died there, 19 May, 1825. He belonged to the family of the author of the "Memoirs". http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13377a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Julius Caesar Scaliger Article by Paul Lejay on this scholar's life and writings. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13506a.htm Schannat, Johann Friedrich German historian, b. at Luxemburg, 23 July, 1683; d. at Heidleberg, 6 March, 1739. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13523a.htm Sant' Angelo de' Lombardi Diocese in the Province of Avellino, Southern Italy. The city was established by the Lombards at an unknown period. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13459a.htm Sura Titular see in Augusta Euphratensis, suffragan of Hierapolis. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14343a.htm Sherwood, William Bishop of Meath, d. at Dublin, 3 Dec. 1482. He was an English ecclesiastic who obtained the see by papal provision in April, 1460. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13757c.htm Sioux Indians Provides information about their history, language, population, culture and religion. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14017a.htm Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern This mission was separated in 1894 from Northern Shan-Tung and erected into a vicariate Apostolic. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13752c.htm Spallanzani A distinguished eighteenth-century scientist, b. at Scadiano in Modena, Italy, 10 January, 1729; d. at Pavia, 12 February, 1799. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14209a.htm Schott, Gaspar German physicist, b. 5 Feb., 1608, at Königshofen; d. 12 or 22 May, 1666, at Augsburg. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13589a.htm Savonarola, Girolamo Dominican reformer. Born at Ferrara, 21 September, 1452; died at Florence, 23 May, 1498. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13490a.htm 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. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14230a.htm Simon of Cascia Italian preacher and writer. (d. 1348) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13798a.htm Siberia A Russian possession in Asia forming the northern third of that continent. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13767b.htm Sylvestrines A minor monastic order or, strictly speaking, congregation following in general the Rule of St. Benedict but distinct from the Black monks and not forming a part of the confederation of Benedictine congregations. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14372c.htm Sikhism The religion of a warlike sect of India, having its origin in the Punjab and its centre in the holy City of Amritsar, where their sacred books are preserved an