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Ansegis (Or Ansusus, Ansersus, Anseisus, Finally Aneigisus) bishop OF TROY, was raised to the episcopacy in A.D. 912, and became, according to Mabillon, chancellor to the king of France, Ralph or Rodulf. Prelate and warrior according to the spirit of the epoch, he was wounded in 925 in an engagement with the Normans, who at … Continue reading “Ansegis (Or Ansusus, Ansersus, Anseisus, Finally Aneigisus)”

Ansegis 1. A Benedictine monk, born of noble parents at Lyons, was, together with Eginhard, superintendent of the royal edifices; became in 817 abbot at Luxen, and in 827 at Fontanelles. Charlemagne and Louis the Pious employed him for important embassies. He died in 833. He is the author of that important collection of imperial … Continue reading “Ansegis”

Anse, Councils of Several medieval councils were held in this French town (near Lyons). That of 994 decreed, among other disciplinary measures, abstinence from servile labour after three oclock (None) on Saturday, i.e. the observance of the vigil of Sunday. The council of 1025 was held for the purpose of settling a conflict between the … Continue reading “Anse, Councils Of”

Anschutz Johann Christoph a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born Dec. 11, 1745, at Wiedersbach, in Henneberg. He studied at Coburg and Leipsic, and became, pastor at Bairenstein. In 1781 he was called to Liebenau; and finally, in 1795, to Stolpen, in Saxony, where he died, June 21, 1814. He is the author of twenty-six … Continue reading “Anschutz Johann Christoph”

Anschauung A German term used in epistemology to mean intuition or perception with a quality of directness or immediacy. It is a basic term in Kant’s philosophy, denoting that which presents materials to the intellect through the forms of space and time. These forms predetermine what types of objects (schemata) can be set up when … Continue reading “Anschauung”

Anschar, Saint Also known as Ansgarius or Scharies. Confessor of the faith; apostle of the North. Born in 801 at Picardy, France ; died in 865 in Bremen, Germany . A Benedictine monk at Corbie, he went as a missionary to Sweden and on his return was made first Archbishop of Hamburg and papal legate … Continue reading “Anschar, Saint”

Anschar, Ansgar, or Anschairius St., the first archbishop of Hamburg, bishop of Bremen, and so-called apostle of Sweden and Denmark. The most probable opinlion is that he was born in Picardy, Sept. 9, 801. In 821 he went from the abbey of Cormie, in Picardy, to that in Saxony. Having from his youth been desirous … Continue reading “Anschar, Ansgar, or Anschairius”

Ansbert ST., was born in the early part of the 7th century at Chaussi, a village in Vexin, France. He was bishop of Rouen after the death of St. Ouen, in A.D. 683, and assisted the states of the kingdom assembled at Clichy by Thierri III. Pepin, mayor of the palace, deceived by the enemies … Continue reading “Ansbert”

ansata, crux An Egyptian emblem, a cross with a ring or handle. It is symbolic of Nature and reproduction, and is shown in the hands of Egyptian deities. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Ansata (or CRUX ANSATA), the handled Taucross, was the emblem of life which was always held in the hands of the Egyptian deities. The nature of the object and the reason of its symbolism are unknown. SEE ANKH. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature