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Anacoenosis; or, Common Cause An Appeal to others as having interests in Common An-a-c-n-sis. Greek, (anakoinosis), from (anakoinoun), to communicate; from (ana), up, and (koinoun), to make common (from , koinos, common). A Figure by which a speaker appeals to his opponents for their opinion, as having a common interest in the matter in question: … Continue reading “Anacoenosis; or, Common Cause”

Anaclitus II, Antipope His name was Pietro Leoni, cardinal of Santa Maria beyond the Tiber, and upon the death of Honorius II he was elected, Feb. 14, 1130. A part of the cardinals at the same time seceded and elected Innocent. Anacletus kept Innocent II besieged in the palace of the Lateran, and obtained possession … Continue reading “Anaclitus II, Antipope”

Anacletus, Saint, Pope (Greek: recalled) Reigned c.79 to c.90. Martyr . According to tradition he was a Greek he was a convert of Saint Peter, was ordained by him, and was his second successor. He may be identical with the Cletus spoken of by Augustine and other writers. He is mentioned in the Canon of … Continue reading “Anacletus, Saint, Pope”

Anacletus, Pope Saint The second successor of St. Peter. Whether he was the same as Cletus, who is also called Anencletus as well as Anacletus, has been the subject of endless discussion. Irenaeus, Eusebius, Augustine, Optatus, use both names indifferently as of one person. Tertullian omits him altogether. To add to the confusion, the order … Continue reading “Anacletus, Pope Saint”

Anacletus or Cletus bishop of Rome, said to have been elected A.D. 78 or 83, and to have died A.D. 86 or 91. The Roman Church honors him as a martyr, as she does the other popes who lived during this period, upon the ground that those among them who were not actually put to … Continue reading “Anacletus or Cletus”

Anacletus II Antipope from 1130 to 1138; born Rome, Italy; died there. Of Jewish extraction, his family had been a powerful Roman faction, opposing the Frangipani. A Benedictine and a cardinal-deacon, he was employed on important missions by successive pontiffs. He was elected by the Pierleone faction, on the same day as Innocent II; both … Continue reading “Anacletus II”

Anacletus I (Greek: recalled) Reigned c.79 to c.90. Martyr . According to tradition he was a Greek he was a convert of Saint Peter, was ordained by him, and was his second successor. He may be identical with the Cletus spoken of by Augustine and other writers. He is mentioned in the Canon of the … Continue reading “Anacletus I”

Anacletus the pope is commemorated as a martyr in the old Roman martyrology on April 26. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Anaciethra a stone held in great veneration by the women of Megara, because on it Ceres was said by the Greeks to have reposed after her fatigue in the search of Proserpine. It was kept at Athens near the Prytanaeum. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Anachorets or Anchorets (, to separate, to retire, to withdraw), monks, so called from their retiring from society, and living privately in cells. When the ascetics withdrew to the lonely and remote districts of the Egyptian desert, they assumed particular appellations, expressive of their solitary mode of life: monks, from the Greek , alone, one … Continue reading “Anachorets or Anchorets”