Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

See, Seeing “to have sight,” is used of bodily vision, e.g., Mat 11:4; and mental, e.g., Mat 13:13-14; it is said of God the Father in Mat 6:4, Mat 6:6, Mat 6:18; of Christ as “seeing” what the Father doeth, Joh 5:19. It especially stresses the thought of the person who “sees.” For the various … Continue reading “See, Seeing”

See, Roman (Latin: sedes romana, Roman seat) The seat of government of the Universal Church; the Roman Church in a local sense. Also the office of the supreme head of the Church; in the latter sense more commonly called the Holy See, the Apostolic See, See of Peter, Papacy. The Roman See was founded by … Continue reading “See, Roman”

see, episcopal (Latin: sedes, seat) A territory over which a bishop rules or did rule. See and diocese are synonymous words. The creation of new sees, and the various modifications (as division, suppression, and change of boundaries) to which they are subject, is reserved to the Holy See. Episcopal sees began with the successors of … Continue reading “see, episcopal”

See, Apostolical This term, under the full form of holy apostolical see, is now used to designate the jurisdiction and power of the pope as bishop of Rome. But anciently every bishop’s see was dignified with the title of sedes apostolica, SEE APOSTOLICAL, as deriving its authority through its succession from the apostles SEE APOSTOLICAL … Continue reading “See, Apostolical”

See, Apostolic The seat or diocese of the pope because only he personally has the right from the Apostles to convert the whole world. From the earliest Christian centuries Rome was called the Apostolic see. A see founded or governed by an Apostle was called an Apostolic see, e.g., Alexandria, founded by Saint Mark. Fuente: … Continue reading “See, Apostolic”

See, Andrew J a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born Dec. 6, 1832, and joined the Church when about fifteen. He was licensed to preach in 1854, in the fall of which year he was admitted on trial into the Memphis Conference. He labored without intermission until his death, in 1871. See … Continue reading “See, Andrew J”

See, Amid the Winter’s Snow Hymn written by Father E. Caswall. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

See (properly , raah; ), a term used in Scripture not only of the sense of vision by which we perceive external objects, but also of inward perception, of the knowledge of spiritual things, and even of the supernatural sight of hidden things of prophecy, visions, ecstasies. Hence it is that those persons were formerly … Continue reading “See”

Sedulius the Younger Also known as Sedulius the Younger. An Irish commentator of the 9th century who taught at Liege, Belgium. Author of an important ethical treatise De Rectoribus Christianis (Christian Rulers) the first “Mirror of Princes,” as such works came to be called. He left a commentary on Porphyry’s Isagoge, a scriptural commentary, and … Continue reading “Sedulius the Younger”

Sedulius, 5th-cent. poet Sedulius (1), a 5th-cent. poet, of whose life very few details are known. The only trustworthy information is given by his two letters to Macedonius, from which we learn that he devoted his early life, perhaps as a teacher of rhetoric, to heathen literature. Late in life he became converted to Christianity, … Continue reading “Sedulius, 5th-cent. poet”