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Augustus, Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus Born 62 B.C. ; died 14 A.D. Roman emperor at the time of the birth of Christ, born Rome. He was the heir of Julius Cresar and formed a triumvirate with Antony and Lepidus to control the affairs of Rome. After punishing Caesar ‘s murderers, he eliminated Lepidus, and with … Continue reading “Augustus, Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus”

Augustus Caesar The first Roman emperor, reigning at Christ’s birth (Luk 2:1, etc.). His decree that all the world should be taxed, each going to his own city, was the divinely ordered (Mic 5:2) occasion of Jesus’ birth taking place at Bethlehem. Born 63 B.C. Also called Octavius and Octavianus from his father, who died … Continue reading “Augustus Caesar”

Augustus Band ( ) S-Eaa r, the Augistan cohort), the title of the body of Roman imperial troops to which the centurion who had charge of Paul on his voyage to Rome belonged (Act 27:1). SEE COHORT. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Augustus band (Acts 27:1.: literally, of Sebaste, the Greek form … Continue reading “Augustus Band”

Augustus Abbey, Fort St. Benedict’s Abbey, at Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, is at present the only monastery for Benedictine monks in Scotland. It owed its inception to the desire of John, third Marquess of Bute, for the restoration of monasticism in a country which, before the Reformation, possessed so many glorious abbeys and priories, and in … Continue reading “Augustus Abbey, Fort”

AUGUSTUS Venerable, the first peacefully acknowledged emperor of Rome, began to reign B. C. 19. Augustus was the emperor who appointed the enrolment, Luk 2:1, which obliged Joseph and the Virgin to go to Bethlehem, the place where the Messiah was to be born. He died A. D. 14. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary … Continue reading “Augustus”

Augustopolis A titular see of Palestine, suffragan of Petra. Its episcopal list (431-536) is given in Gams (p. 454). There were two other sees of the same name, one in Cilicia, a suffragan of Tarsus, the other in Phrygia (Asia Minor), suffragan of Synnada. Its episcopal list (Gams,( p. 446) extends from 359 to 869. … Continue reading “Augustopolis”

Augustinus-Verein, The An association organized in 1878 to promote the interests of the Catholic press, particularly the daily press, of Germany. The society proposes to attain its end by giving its moral support to the establishment of Catholic papers; by furnishing trustworthy information and authentic news to the daily papers; by training Catholic journalists, and … Continue reading “Augustinus-Verein, The”

Augustinus, Paulus SEE AGOSTINO. Augustus (2) SEE AUGULUS. Augustus, the name of several saints in various church calendars. (1) Of Alexandria, Jan. 11. (2.) Martyr, commemorated May 7. (3.) Confessor, commemorated at Bourges, Oct. 7.. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Augustinus Patricius (1) of the family of Piccolomini, bishop of Pienza in the 15th century, wrote the Life of Fabianus Bentius and an Account of the Reception of the Emperor Frederick III by Paul II at Rome, both of which are given by Mabillon in his Museum Italicum, i, 251. He also wrote a work … Continue reading “Augustinus Patricius (2)”

Augustinus Lehmkuhl Theologian, born Hagen, Westphalia, Germany, 1834; died Valkenburg; Netherlands, 1918. He was educated at a primary school in Hagen, later at Essen-Ruhr, Rheinland, and at several Jesuit scholasticates. Entering the Society of Jesus, 1853, he was ordained, 1862, and appointed professor of Holy Scripture, of dogmatic theology, and of moral theology at the … Continue reading “Augustinus Lehmkuhl”