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BAPTISTRY The place in which the ceremony of baptism is performed. In the ancient church, it is said, it was generally a building separate, and distinct from the church. It consisted of an ante-room, where the adult persons to be baptized made their confession of faith; and an inner room, where the ceremony of baptism … Continue reading “BAPTISTRY”

Baptistines Congregation of the Hermits of Saint John the Baptist, of France , founded, c.1630 , by Brother Michel de Saint-Sabine, to reform and unite hermits of various dioceses . Congregation of Missionary Priests of Saint John the Baptist, founded in Genoa by Domenico Olivieri, c.1755 , to hold missions in Rome and Italy . … Continue reading “Baptistines”

Baptisti, Pietro an Italian theologian, a native: of Perugia, of the Franciscan Order, died July 13, 1677. He wrote, Scala dell’ Anima per Giungere in Breve alla Contemplatione, Peafettione e Unione con Dio. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

baptistery A separate building or portion of the church set apart for the administration of Baptism , usually dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and placed in the atrium or forecourt to signify that without Baptism man cannot enter the Church. Attached at first only to cathedrals they multiplied rapidly, and by the 11th century … Continue reading “Baptistery”

Baptiste, De Saulis a French theologian of the 15th century, belonged to the Order of the Cordeliers. He wrote Une Sonmme de Cas de Conscience (Paris, 1449). He must not be confounded with Battista surnamed Trovamala, a theologian who also wrote, about 1580, a Summa Casuum Conscientice, of which Bellarmine (De Scriptor. Eccles.) speaks in … Continue reading “Baptiste, De Saulis”

Baptista Varani, Blessed (Varano). An ascetical writer, b. at Camerino, in the March of Ancona, 9 Apr., 1458; d. there, 31 May, 1527. Her father, Julius Caesar Varano or de Varanis, Duke of Camerino, belonged to an illustrious family; her mother, Joanna Malatesta, was a daughter of Sigismund, Prince of Rimini. At baptism Baptista received … Continue reading “Baptista Varani, Blessed”

Baptista Mantuanus, Blessed (Or SPAGNOLI). Carmelite and Renaissance poet, born at Mantua, 17 April, 1447, where he also died, 22 March, 1516. The eldest son of Peter Spagnoli, a Spanish nobleman at the court of Mantua, Baptista studied grammar under Gregorio Tifernate, and philosophy at Pavia under Polo Bagelardi. The bad example of his schoolfellows … Continue reading “Baptista Mantuanus, Blessed”

Baptista, Gregorio a Portuguese theologian, a native of Funchal, lived in the early half of the 17th century. He first entered the Benedictine Order, and became doctor of theology and general preacher of the order, then went over to the Franciscans. He wrote, a Commentary on the 13th Chap. of St. John (Coimbra, 1621); the … Continue reading “Baptista, Gregorio”

Baptista (Bautista), Jose a Mexican theologian, lived in the latter half of the 16th century. He belonged to the Order of St. Francis, was keeper of the convent of Letzuca, and taught theology. He wrote, Informationes Confessariorum in India vel America: De Casibus Conscientice circa Confessiones Occurrentibus: Placitas Morales de los Indios.: De Misenria et … Continue reading “Baptista (Bautista), Jose”

Baptista (Bautista), Anselmo a Spanish theologian, lived in the early half of the 17th century. He was a monk of the Order of Citeaux at Huestas, and wrote, Relacion de las Vidas y Triunfos de los Gloriosos il artires, de los Milagros de Nuestra Seolord de Loreto: Ars Amandi Deum, translated into Italian and Spanish. … Continue reading “Baptista (Bautista), Anselmo”