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Almighty See God. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church Almighty SEE SHADDAI; SEE ATTRIBUTES; SEE OMNIPOTENCE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Almighty The name Shaddai () is always rendered Almighty. The LXX renders it by the word , and , God, Lord, and Almighty in five passages we find , which we … Continue reading “Almighty”

Almici, Pietro Camillo an Italian oratorian, was born at Brescia, Nov. 2, 1714, died Dec. 80, 1779. He wrote, among other books, Reflexions Critiques on the celebrated work of Febronius (q.v.), De Statu Ecclesiae. Some of his works have not yet been published, among them one, entitled Meditations sur la vie et sur les ecrits … Continue reading “Almici, Pietro Camillo”

Almici, Camillo A priest of the Congregation of the Oratory, born 2 November, 1714; died 30 December, 1779. He became a member of the Congregation of the Oratory at a very early age and devoted himself to the study of theology, Greek, and Hebrew, the Holy Scriptures, chronology, sacred and profane history, antiquities, criticism, diplomacy, … Continue reading “Almici, Camillo”

Almeyda, Francisco de a Portuguese theologian, was born at Lisbon, July 31, 1701. He gained a great reputation as a writer on ecclesiastical law, and, on May 13, 1728, became a member of the Royal Academy. He wrote several learned works on the origin and ecclesiastical law of the churches of the Iberian Peninsula, the … Continue reading “Almeyda, Francisco de”

Almery (Or Aumbry) the mediaeval hutch; a cupboard occasionally used for keeping broken meat; hence a confusion was made in calling the almonry the place of alms-giving, and the almery that where the dole of fragments from the conventual tables was daily made. The word is derived from armarium, and usually designates the wall-closet or … Continue reading “Almery (Or Aumbry)”

Almericians or Amauricians a short-lived sect of the thirteenth century, which derived its name from Amalric (Almeric or Amauric, of Bena), a theologian whose doctrines (approaching to Pantheism) were prohibited and condemned at Paris by a public decree in the year 1204. The followers of Almeric, after his death, led by David of Dinanto (q.v.), … Continue reading “Almericians or Amauricians”

Almeria A suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Granada in Spain. It is said to have been founded by Indaletius, a disciple of St. James the Greater, at Urci (Vergium). After a long eclipse, its episcopal honour was restored to this little seaport by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1489, on the occasion of the conquest … Continue reading “Almeria”

Almeida, John (Meade, John) (1571-1653) Missionary, born London ; died Rio Janeiro. He changed his name on being adopted by a Portuguese family whom he accompanied to Brazil, where he became a Jesuit and spent his life in missionary labors among Indian cannibal tribes. He was famous for his austerities. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Almeida, … Continue reading “Almeida, John”

Almeida, Emmanuel was born at Viseu, in Portugal, in 1580. He entered the order of Jesuits at the age of eighteen, and in 1622 was sent by Vitelleschi, the general of the order, as ambassador to Ethiopia, where he remained ten years, catechizing the people, and gaining an insight into their manners and customs. He … Continue reading “Almeida, Emmanuel”

Almedha, Saint Virgin, martyr (flourished c.490). She is said to have been the daughter of Bragan (Brychan), a British prince, after whom the present county of Brecknock is named. Rejecting marriage with a mortal prince, she espoused herself to God, and was martyred . She is the Luned of the “Mabinogion” and the Lynette of … Continue reading “Almedha, Saint”