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Seville, Spain, archdiocese of Founded as a diocese in the 3rd century ; elevated to an archdiocese in the 4th century . Suffragan dioceses include Cdiz y Ceuta Crdoba Huelva Islas Canarias (Canary Islands) Jerez de la Frontera San Cristbal de La Laguna o Tenerife Notable bishops include Blessed Marcelo Spnola y Maestre Saint Isidore … Continue reading “Seville, Spain, archdiocese of”

Seville, Leander of, Saint Confessor, Bishop of Seville, born Carthage, c.534; died Seville, Spain, 601. He was the brother of Saint Isidore who succeeded him, and Saint Fulgentius of Carthagena. He became a Benedictine monk, and, in 579, Bishop of Seville. He founded a noted School at Seville, and was distinguished for his opposition to … Continue reading “Seville, Leander of, Saint”

Seville, Isidore of, Saint Confessor , Doctor of the Church , Bishop of Seville, born Cartagena, Spain, 560; died Seville, Spain, 636. He was younger brother to Saint Fulgentius of Astigi and Saint Florentina, and succeeded his brother Leander to the See of Seville in 599. During his episcopacy he devoted his energies to promoting … Continue reading “Seville, Isidore of, Saint”

Seville, Councils Of (Concilium Hispalense). I. The first Council of Seville was held Nov. 4, 590, composed of eight bishops, St. Leander, bishop of Seville, presiding. It was decided that the donations and alienations of Church property made by the bishop Gaudentius were uncanonical and void; nevertheless, it was decreed that the serfs who had … Continue reading “Seville, Councils Of”

Seville ARCHDIOCESE OF SEVILLE (HISPALENSIS). Archdiocese in Spain, is bounded on the north by Badajoz; on the east by Cordova and Malaga, on the south by Cadiz, on the west by Portugal. It comprises portions of the civil provinces of Seville, Cadiz, Cordova, Huelva, and Malaga. Its episcopal city has a population of some 144,000. … Continue reading “Seville”

Severy (also Severey, Severie, Civery), a bay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Severus, Sulpicius, St. was born about 363, of a prominent family, and in manhood shone for a time as a forensic orator. He married the daughter of a wealthy consul; but she died about 392, and he spent the remainder of his life in monastic seclusion with a few like-minded persons, in Aquitaine. He was … Continue reading “Severus, Sulpicius, St.”

Severus Sulpicius, an historian Severus (18) Sulpicius, ecclesiastical historian in Gaul, belonging to a noble family of Aquitaine, born after a.d. 353. He became an advocate and married a woman of consular rank and wealth, who did not long survive the marriage. While yet in the flower of his age, c. 392, caressed and praised … Continue reading “Severus Sulpicius, an historian”

Severus, Septimius Roman emperor. Born in 146 in Leptis Magna, Africa; died in York, England in 211. Legate of the fourth legion on the Euphrates and later governor of Upper Pannonia. Proclaimed emperor by the Danube legions in 193. At the battle near Lyons in 197, he conquered his rival Albinus. Severus labored to reorganize … Continue reading “Severus, Septimius”

Severus Sanctus Endelechus Christian rhetorician and poet of the fourth century. It is possible that his true name was Endelechius and that he adopted the other names after his conversion to Christianity. In the MSS. of the “Metamorphoses” of Apuleius, the subscription of the corrector and revisor, Sallustius, declares him the pupil at Rome in … Continue reading “Severus Sanctus Endelechus”