Author: Administrador

Ta i ‘The great unit’, the greatest with nothing beyond itself. (Sophism). — H.H. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy Ta i The Great Unit. See t’ai i. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Ta General name. “All substances necessarily call for such a name.” (Neo-Mohism). — W.T.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Svign&, Madame de (Marie de Rabutin-Chantal). Writer, b. at Paris, 6 Feb., 1626; d. at Grignan, 18 April, 1696. She was the granddaughter of St. Jane Frances de Chantal. Her father died the year after she was born, her mother in 1632. She was placed under the guardianship of her maternal uncle, the Abbé de … Continue reading “Sévign&é, Madame de”

Snanque Cistercian monastery and cradle of the modern Cistereians of the Immaculate Conception, situated on the rivulet Sénancole, Diocese of Avignon, was founded, with the concurrence of St. Bernard, by Alfant, Bishop of Cavaillon, and Raymond Berenger II, Count of Provence. The original community came from the Cistercian abbey of Mazan, in 1148, under Peter, … Continue reading “Sénanque”

Sgur, Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de Born 1797; died 1874. Her father was General Rostopchine who ordered the city of Moscow to be set on fire after the battle of Borodine (1812) and thus compelled Napoleon to begin his disastrous retreat from Russia. She married Eugène Comte de Ségur, grandson of Louis Philippe de Ségur, and … Continue reading “Ségur, Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de”

Sez (SAGIUM.) Diocese embracing the Department of Orne. Re-established by the Concordat of 1802, which, by adding to it some parishes of the dioceses of Bayeux, Lisieux, Le Mans, and Chartres, and by cutting off some districts formerly included in it, made it exactly coextensive with the department. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of … Continue reading “Séez”

Szymonowicz, Simon Known also by the Latin name of Somonides, b. at Lemberg, 1558; d. 1629. He studied first at Lemberg, afterwards in the Cracow Academy, and then abroad in the Netherlands and in France. On his return, he became a private tutor; among the other young men, he taught Sobieski’s father and the son … Continue reading “Szymonowicz, Simon”

Szujski, Joseph Born at Tarnow, 1835; d. at Cracow, 1883. He studied at Tarnow, then at Cracow (1854) and at Vienna (1858-9). He began his career as a poet, and continued to write verses till the end of his brief and fruitful life. Apart from many short lyrical poems, his first attempts were dramatic: “Samuel … Continue reading “Szujski, Joseph”

Szepes (SZEPES; SCEPUSIENSIS). A diocese in Hungary, suffragan of Agria (Eger), founded by Maria Theresa in 1776, and composed of the exempt provostship of St. Martin, the date of foundation of which is unknown, but probably in the beginning of the thirteenth century. Besides the provostship, a collegiate chapter also existed at Zips. The bishops … Continue reading “Szepes”

Szentivaacute;nyi, Martin Born at Szentivàn, 20 October, 1633; died at Nagy-Szombàt (Tyrnau), 5 March, 1708. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1653, and was professor of Scripture for five years at Vienna and Nagy-Szombàt, professor of mathematics and philosophy for nine years, and professor of canon law and theology for seven years. For seven … Continue reading “Szentivaacute;nyi, Martin”