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Sykes, Arthur Ashley an English divine, was born in London about 1684. He was educated at St. Paul’s School, and was admitted to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, 1701, taking his degree of A.B. in 1704-5 and A.M. in 1708. After leaving college he served as assistant in St. Paul’s School, but was collated to the … Continue reading “Sykes, Arthur Ashley”

Sygn in Norse mythology, was one of the female asas, goddess of justice, who takes charge of decisions and prevents any one denying anything. She guarded the doors of the palace of Wingolf, so that foreigners could not enter unawares. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

SYENE A city on the southern frontiers of Egypt, towards Ethiopia, between Thebes and the cataracts of the Nile, and now called Assouan. Pliny says it stands in a peninsula on the eastern shore of the Nile; that is was mile in circumference, and had a Rome garrison. “From Migdol,” the tower, “unto Syene,” denotes … Continue reading “Syene”

Syelus ( v.r. and ), a corrupt Greek form (1 Esdras 1, 8) for Jehiel (q.v.) of the Heb. (2 Chronicles 358). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sydow, Karl Leopold Adolf a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born November 23, 1800, at Berlin. He studied theology under Schleiermacher; in 1828 was chaplain and tutor in the military school at Berlin, and in 1837 was called as court and military chaplain to Potsdam. In 1841 he was sent by Frederic William IV to … Continue reading “Sydow, Karl Leopold Adolf”

Sydney, Australia, archdiocese of Founded in 1834 as the Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemens Land. Elevated to the diocese of Sydney on 5 April 1842. Elevated to an archdiocese on 22 April 1842. Suffragan dioceses include Armidale Bathurst Broken Bay Lismore Maitland-Newcastle Parramatta Wagga Wagga Wilcannia-Forbes Wollongong See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org archdiocese of … Continue reading “Sydney, Australia, archdiocese of”

Sydney ARCHDIOCESE OF SYDNEY (SYDNEYENSIS). The vast territories formerly known as New Holland and Van Dieman’s Island and since 1900 as The Commonwealth of Australia were erected to the Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland in 1834. John Bede Polding (q. v.), a Benedictine, was vicar Apostolic. He was consecrated bishop in London on 29 June, … Continue reading “Sydney”

Sydesmen (more properly Synodsmen) are Church officers; anciently appointed to assist the church-wardens in making presentments of ecclesiastical offences at the bishop’s synods or visitations. By the 90th canon, they are to be chosen yearly, in Easter week, by the parish priest and parishioners, if these can agree; otherwise they are to be appointed by … Continue reading “Sydesmen”

Sydeserf, Thomas a Scotch prelate, was translated from Brechin to Galloway in 1638, and was excommunicated. He was the only bishop who survived the troubles, and then was translated to the see of Orkney, November 14, 1662. He died in February 1676. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, pages 228, 281. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Sydeserf, Thomas”

Sycomore Tree siko-mor, (, shikmah, Aramaic , shkema’ plural , shikmm; in Septuagint wrongly translated by , sukaminos, the mulberry; see SYCAMINE (1Ki 10:27; 1Ch 27:28; 2Ch 1:15; 2Ch 9:27; Isa 9:10; Amo 7:14): , shikmoth (Psa 78:47); , sukomoraa (Luk 19:4)): The sycomore-fig, Ficus sycomorus (Natural Order, Urticaceae), known in Arabic as Jummeiz, is … Continue reading “Sycomore Tree”