Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Satala A titular see in Armenia Prima, suffragan of Sabastia. Satala according to the ancient geographers was situated in a valley surrounded by mountains, a little north of the Euphrates, where the road from Trapezus to Samosata crossed the boundary of the Roman Empire. Later it was connected with Nicopolis by two highways. This site … Continue reading “Satala”

Sat-cit-ananda, saccidananda (Skr.) “Being-awareness-bliss”, a Vedantic (s.v.) definition of the highest, all-inclusive reality, also of the atman (q.v.) insofar as it has attained its full realization. — K.F.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Sat (Skr.) Being, a metaphysical concept akin to Eleatic thinking, which a school of thinkers regards as fundamental, as in Chandogya Upanishad 6.2.1 “In the beginning . . . this world was just being, one only, without a second.” It refutes the theory of non-being. (See asat). — K.F.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Sastra (Skr.) A Sanskrit textbook. — K.F.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Sassoferrato, Giovanni Battista Salvi da Born at Sassoferrato in the March of Ancona, 1609; died at Rome, 1689, where he had passed the greater part of his life. His father, Tarquinio Salvi was his first master. At Naples, he studied under Dominichino and through him was a pupil of the Carracci. Several of his pictures … Continue reading “Sassoferrato, Giovanni Battista Salvi da”

Sassi, Francisco Girolamo A noted monk, was born at Milan in 1673. He took orders in the brotherhood of the Oblates, and was made general of the order in 1700. He died at Milan, Nov. 2, 1731. He gave his life to religious instruction, and published several devotional works, among them Christi Laudes and Marioe … Continue reading “Sassi, Francisco Girolamo”

Sassari (TURRITANA) Archdiocese in Sardinia, Italy, situated on the River Rossello in a fertile region: a centre of the oil, fruit, wine, and tobacco industries. The city has a university founded in 1634. There is a monument to the Duke of Maurienne in the cathedral; the Church of the Most Blessed Trinity contains a beautiful … Continue reading “Sassari”

Sassanidae The dynasty which succeeded that of the Arsacidae on the throne of Persia (q.v.). See Mller, Chips from a German Workshop. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sasportas, Jacob Ben-Aaron A Jewish writer, was born in 1610 at Oran, North Africa. Very little is known about his early youth. In 1634 he became chief rabbi of six African communities, which position he held for two decades, when he was obliged to leave the country. In 1654 he arrived at Amsterdam, and a … Continue reading “Sasportas, Jacob Ben-Aaron”

Sason, Aaron Ben-Joseph SEE AARON BEN-JOSEPH SASON. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature