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Avalokita (the Manifested) is a Sanscrit title of the Supreme Being as a revealer of himself to man. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Avail a-val , shawah, to be equal, hence to be enough, to avail): Used in the sense of satisfy (Est 5:13). Queen Esther’s exceptional favor availed not to satisfy Haman, because of his insane jealousy of his rival Mordecai. , ischuo, to be strong., translated also prevail (Rev 12:8); with a negative signifies incompetence, e.g. … Continue reading “Avail”

Avadontas are a kind of anchorites among the Brahmins who practice great austerity, abandoning their wives and children and denying themselves all the comforts of life. They renounce all earthly possessions, and clothe themselves only with a piece of linen cloth. around the waist. They subsist on the charity of the; devout. Many of them … Continue reading “Avadontas”

Ava A German poetess, the first woman known to have written in German and probably identical with a recluse of that name who died in Austria in the vicinity of Melk, A.D. 1127. Almost nothing is known of her life or personality. She herself tells us in a passage in her work that she was … Continue reading “Ava”

Av a mystical Egyptian deity, is represented is cynocephalic, with the solar disk on his head, holding a viper in his left hand and the Ankh cross in, his right, while the folds of the serpent Mehen are over his head and around him. He was a form of the deity Khnuphis, and is figured … Continue reading “Av”

Auzalie of Barcelona, Saint Virgin, martyr (Barcelona , 304 ). This Spanish martyr , of the persecution of Diocletian is often identified with Eulalia of Merida , although there is sufficient evidence of separate identities. Numerous villages of Guienne and Languedoc are named for her, and she is known under various titles: Saint Eulalie, Saint … Continue reading “Auzalie of Barcelona, Saint”

Auxtheias Wisagist in Slavonic mythology, was a god of the Poles and Silesians, among whom it is thought he denoted the supreme ruler of all things. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Auxilius of Naples The name (probably fictitious, according to Hefele) of an ecclesiastic to whom we owe a series of remarkable writings (P. L., CXXIX, 1054 sqq.) that deal with the controversies concerning the succession and fate of Pope Formosus (891-896), and especially the validity of the orders conferred by him. Auxilius was a Frank, … Continue reading “Auxilius of Naples”

Auxilius Bishop Of Carthage lived at the beginning of the 5th century. Chrysostom wrote to him from Cacusus, A.D. 406, commending his zeal in promoting the peace of the Church (Ep. cxlix). He was present at the councils held at Carthage in the years 411, 412, 416; that of Cirta in 412, and Milevium in … Continue reading “Auxilius Bishop Of Carthage”

Auxilius a French theologian, concerning whom nothing is known but his works, and that he lived about 894. He wrote De Ordinationibus Formosi Papce, seu Contra Intestinam Discordiam R. Ecclesice, first published by John Morinus, at the end of his work on ordinations (Paris, 1655; Antwerp, 1694); also contained in Bibl. Patrum, i, 7. Auxilius … Continue reading “Auxilius”