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Anglican Councils Councils held in England at unknown places: 756 , by Archbishop Cuthbert, to appoint 5 June to be kept in memory of the martyrdom of Saint Boniface and his companions; 797, by Ethelheard, preceding his visit to Rome to oppose the foundation of the Archbishopric of Lichfield. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Anglican Councils … Continue reading “Anglican Councils”

Anglican Church, disestablishment of the Specifically, the depriving the church of its right, privileges, or position as the Established Church of the United Kingdom. As such it received the support, through taxation, of British subjects regardless of creed; and many, in order to exercise freedom of conscience, were forced to support it in addition to … Continue reading “Anglican Church, disestablishment of the”

Anglican Church another name of the Established Church of England. The phrase Anglican Churches is coming into general use as the collective title of the Established Church of England and Ireland, the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, and the missionary churches established by any of these three bodies. The … Continue reading “Anglican Church”

Anglican Term used to denote the Established Church of England; used more commonly by the High Churchmen than by the Low to imply that the English Church of the Reformation is the same as the Ecclesia Anglicana, as the Catholic Church is named in the Magna Carta. Anglican belief and practise and statistics are given … Continue reading “Anglican”

Anglesey, Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of (1768-1854) Soldier and statesman, born London . His most brilliant success was at Waterloo. Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , he did all he could for the Irish people, and was recalled by the government for trying to relieve penal legislation against Catholics. In Parliament he pleaded for Catholic … Continue reading “Anglesey, Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of”

Anglesea, The Priory of The Priory of Anglesea, Cambridgeshire, England, was founded in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas for a community of Austin Canons, by Henry I. Dugdale was unable to find any charter of foundation; but a deed cited by him in an appendix, with regard to the rights of … Continue reading “Anglesea, The Priory of”

Angles, Joseph was a Franciscan of the province of Compostella, and native of Valencia, Spain, who rendered himself famous in the 16th century. He governed the Reformed nuns of Madrid in the quality of confessor, and finally was raised to the see of Bosa, in Sardinia. He wrote, Flores Theologicarum Quaestionum, in Primum Librum Sententiarum … Continue reading “Angles, Joseph”

Angle ANGLE.Isa 19:8, Hab 1:15. The same Heb. word is translated book in Job 41:1. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Angle ang’l: Used in Isa 19:8 for a Hebrew noun that is rendered hook in Job 41:1 : The fishers shall lament, and all they that cast angle (hook) into the Nile shall mourn. … Continue reading “Angle”

Angitia (the strangler), in Roman mythology, was a goddess of the inhabitants round about the Fucinian Sea, who, well versed in the knowledge. of poisons and their antidotes, received her name from her skill in strangling snakes. Some have placed her in Grecian mythology, and have therefore called her a daughter of AEetes, and thus … Continue reading “Angitia”

Angiras in Hindu mythology, are certain deities emanating from Brahma, to whom he committed the power of creation. Other similar deities are Atri, Bhrigu, Daksha, Marilshi, Narada, Palaha, Pilastya, and Varishka. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature