San Severino (SANCTI SEVERINI) San Severino is a small town and seat of a bishopric in the Province of Macerata in the Marshes, Central Italy. It has two cathedrals, the ancient one near the old castle, which contains precious quattrocento paintings and inlaid stalls in the choir. The new cathedral, dating from 1821, is the … Continue reading “San Severino”
San Sepolcro, Piero da
San Sepolcro, Piero da Painter, b. at Borgo San-Sepolcro, about 1420; d. there, 1492. The most usual form of his name is the traditional one, PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA, which is better authenticated in contemporary documents than what in late research had been supposed to be the more correct form, PIERO DEI FRANCESCHI (Gronau, “Repertorium fur … Continue reading “San Sepolcro, Piero da”
San Salvador (1)
San Salvador The name given by Columbus to his first discovery in the New World. It is one of the Bahama group of islands, and lies to the east of the southern extremity of Florida in 24° north lat. and 75° west long. It is also known under its Indian name of Guanahani. There has … Continue reading “San Salvador (1)”
San piao
San piao The three laws in reasoning and argumentation, namely, that “there must be a basis or foundation” which can be “found in a study of the experiences of the wisest men of the past,” that “there must be a general survey” by “examining (its compatibility with) the facts of the actual experience of the … Continue reading “San piao”
San Philadelphio, Benedict of, Saint
San Philadelphio, Benedict of, Saint (Benedict the Moor) (1526 -1589 ) Confessor, born San Philadelphio, Sicily; died Palermo. His parents were Ethiopian slaves, converted to Christianity. Freed by his master at an early age, he joined a group of hermits on Monte Pellegrino, under the Franciscan rule, and served as superior for 22 years. After … Continue reading “San Philadelphio, Benedict of, Saint”
San Miniato
San Miniato A city and diocese in the Province of Florence, Central Italy. It is first mentioned in the eighth century as a “vicus Wallari”, where there was an oratory of S. Miniato, the celebrated martyr St. Mennas. From the eleventh century the inhabitants of this town were frequently at war with those of S. … Continue reading “San Miniato”
San Martino al Cimino
San Martino al Cimino A prelature nullius in the territory of the Diocese of Viterbo, Province of Rome. The district is about 1840 feet above sea-level, on the western slope of Monte Fogliano in the Cimini mountains, amidst an extensive forest of chestnut trees. It is much frequented as a health resort. The principal dignitary … Continue reading “San Martino al Cimino”
San Marino
San Marino Republic within Italy covering about 24 square miles. Legend attributes the foundation of this republic in the 4th century, to Saint Marinus, a stone-cutter, from Dalmatia, who settled on Monte Titano. At the beginning it was a religious community on a steep rock; gradually settlements were made around it, the ground was cultivated, … Continue reading “San Marino”
San Marco and Bisignano
San Marco and Bisignano (SANCTI MARCI ET BISINIANENSIS) Diocese in the Province of Cosenza in Calabria, Italy. San Marco Argentano (so called because it is near the ancient Argenta) was founded in the eleventh century by the Norman Drogo, who erected a high tower there. Bisignano is the ancient Besidias, or Besidianum, which in the … Continue reading “San Marco and Bisignano”
San Luis Potosiacute;
San Luis Potosiacute; (SANCTI LUDOVICI POTOSIENSIS) Diocese in Mexico, erected by Pius IX in 1854. It includes the State of San Luis Potosí, and a small portion of the State of Zacatecas. Its cathedral is richly decorated. The Church of Mount Carmel is a fine specimen of the Baroque style of architecture. Before the revolution … Continue reading “San Luis Potosiacute;”