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Autun THE DIOCESE OF AUTUN (Augustodonum). Comprises the entire Department of Saone et Loire in France. It was suffragan to the Archdiocese of Lyons under the old regime. The sees of Chalons-sur-Saone and Macon were united to Autun after the Revolution, and it then became suffragan to Besancon (1802), afterwards to Lyons (1822). Christian teaching … Continue reading “Autun”

Autumn in the mythology of the ancients, was represented as a young man with a basket of fruit in one hand and caressing a dog with the other. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Autumn an adjective signifying autumnal (from phthinoporon, “late autumn,” from phthino, “to waste away,” or “wane,” and opora, “autumn”), … Continue reading “Autumn”

Autricum (ancient Autricum; later Carnutum) Capital of the department of Eure-et-Loir, France . The ancient city was the capital of the Carnutes and an important center of the Druids. Its history as an episcopal see dates from the time of Constantine; suppressed in 1802, it was reestablished, 1822. Burned by the Normans, 858, conquered by … Continue reading “Autricum”

Autranitis o-ran-tis: Used by Josephus for HAURAN (which see). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Autran, Joseph French poet, born at Marseilles 20 June, 1813; died in the same city, 6 March, 1877. He pursued his classical studies in the Jesuit college of Aix. His father, however, having met with reverses, Autran, obliged to earn his own living, accepted a position as teacher in a religious school. Thus engaged, he … Continue reading “Autran, Joseph”

Autpert, Ambrose An early medieval writer and abbot of the Benedictine Order, born in France, early in the eighth century; died after an abbacy of little more than a year at his monastery of St. Vincent on the Volturno, near Beneventum, in Southern Italy, 778 or 779. Autpert, if forgotten today, was not without a … Continue reading “Autpert, Ambrose”

Autpert (Ausbertus, or Ansbertus), Ambrose a Benedictine, was born in the south of France, probably Provence, in the early part of the 8th century. He was brought up in the court of king Pepin, whence he passed into Italy, and took the vows in the Convent of St. Vincent,:on the Volturno, in the diocese of … Continue reading “Autpert (Ausbertus, or Ansbertus), Ambrose”

Autotelic (from Gr. autos, self, and telos, end) Said of any absorbing activity engaged in for its own sake (cf. German Selbstzweck), such as higher mathematics, chess, etc. In aesthetics, applied to creative art and play which lack any conscious reference to the accomplishment of something useful. In the view of some, it may constitute … Continue reading “Autotelic”

autos sacramentales Religious plays performed in the streets of Spanish cities at Corpus Christi. They were supposed to teach Eucharistic doctrine, but the religious character was not always maintained. The best were written by Lope de Vega and Calderon. Abuses connected with them were attacked by Moratini, 1762 , and they were officially suppressed, 1765 … Continue reading “Autos Sacramentales”

Autos Sacrainentales a species of tragedies acted in Spain on the occasion: of the procession of the holy sacrament. They were performed in the public streets with torches, though in the light of day. The autos continued to be acted for an entire month, and closed the devotion of the sacrament. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, … Continue reading “Autos Sacrainentales”