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Apostoolians a Mennonite sect, followers of Samuel Apostool (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Apostool, Samuel a Mennonite, was born in 1638, and was minister of a church of the Waterlanders (a branch of the Dutch Baptists) at Amsterdam. In 1662 he distinguished himself by his opposition to Hans Galenus, who taught that Christianity is not so much a body of opinions as a practical life. Apostool, on the … Continue reading “Apostool, Samuel”

Apostolus is (1) the formal missive of the judge of a lower court, whereby a cause was transferred to a higher court to which appeal had been made from him. SEE APPEAL. (2.) Apostolus (or Apostolicum) is one of the Church books in use among the Greeks, which contains the Epistles. Thus Gregory Thaumaturgus says … Continue reading “Apostolus”

Apostolius, Michael a learned Greek of the 15th century. He delivered the funeral oration over the body of the Emperor Constantine Paleologus, who was killed in the storming of the city of Constantinople by the Turks. When the city was taken by the Turks in 1453 he escaped to Italy, where, to please Cardinal Bessarion, … Continue reading “Apostolius, Michael”

Apostolium is a church.’ dedicated in the name of one or more of the apostles. Thus Sozomen speaks of the basilica of St. Peter at Rome as the apostolium of Peter; and the same writer, speaking of the church which Rufinus built at the Oak (a suburb of Chalcedon) in honor of Sts. Peter and … Continue reading “Apostolium”

Apostolis, Petrus AB (or Pietro Degli Apostoli) an Italian theologian, lived near the middle of the 16th century. He wrote, Vita d’Andrea Corsini, bishop of Fiesole (Florence, 1603):–Kalendarium Perpetuum Ordinis Carmelitarum (Venice, 1588):-Ceremoniale Ordinis Cartnelitarum (Rome, 1616) without the name of the author. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Apostolis, Petrus AB (or Pietro Degli Apostoli)”

Apostolini, or Apostles an order of monks, who most probably took their origin in the 15th century at Genoa, where the convent of St. Roche belonged to them. It seems that there were many hermits who congregated at Genoa about that time, who, on account of the apostolical life which they professed to lead, and … Continue reading “Apostolini, or Apostles”

Apostolidis, Michael a theologian and prelate of the Greek church, born toward the close of the 18th century on the island of Crete, died at Athens on Aug. 2, 1862. He studied theology, plilosophy, and languages at the German Universities, and became soon after professor at a Greek school at Trieste. When Prince Otho of … Continue reading “Apostolidis, Michael”

Apostolicus is a title once common to all bishops (the earliest instance is from. Venantius Fortunatus, in the 6th century, addressing Gregory of Tours; yet the word is not used here absolutely and by itself, but rather as an epithet), but from about the 9th century restricted to the pope, and used of him in … Continue reading “Apostolicus”

Apostolicum Pascendi Munus A Bull issued by Clement XIII, 12 January, 1765, in defense of the Society of Jesus against the attacks made upon it. It relates that both privately and publicly the Society was the object of much calumny. On the other hand, the Society was the subject of praise on the part of … Continue reading “Apostolicum Pascendi Munus”