San Leoacute;n del Amazonas Prefecture Apostolic in Peru. Though the section of Peru lying on the eastern side of the Andes was comprised in the Dioceses of Ayacucho, Chachapoyas, Cuzco, and Huanuco, yet there were many pagan Indian tribes, formerly evangelized by the Jesuits, living outside of the sphere of civilization, roaming through the forests … Continue reading “San Leoacute;n del Amazonas”
San kang
San kang The Three Standards, i.e., the sovereign is the standard of the minister, the father the standard of the son, and the husband the standard of the wife, on the ground that the active or male cosmic principle of the universe (yang), to which the sovereign, the father, and the husband correspond, is the … Continue reading “San kang”
San Juan, Puerto Rico, archdiocese of
San Juan, Puerto Rico, archdiocese of Founded on 8 August 1511 by Pope Julius II as the diocese of Puerto Rico. Name changed to the diocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico on 21 November 1924. Elevated to an archdiocese on 30 April 1960. Suffragan dioceses include Arecibo Caguas Mayagez Ponce, Puerto Rico See also … Continue reading “San Juan, Puerto Rico, archdiocese of”
San Juan
San Juan (SANCTI JOANNIS DE CUYO). Diocese in the Argentine Republic at the foot of the Cordillera of the Andes between 28° and 41° S. lat. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires and comprises the civil Provinces of San Juan, Mendoza, and San Luis, and the national district of Neuquén, has … Continue reading “San Juan”
San José de Costa Rica
San Jos de Costa Rica (SANCTI JOSEPHI DE COSTARICA). The Republic of Costa Rica, Central America, constitutes this diocese as a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Guatemala. It was established in 1850, and its Catholic population in 1910 amounted to 368,000, which is practically the total number of inhabitants in the country. There are … Continue reading “San José de Costa Rica”
San Jose, California, diocese of
San Jose, California, diocese of Founded on 27 January 1981. Suffragen of the archdiocese of San Francisco. See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of San Jose patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
San-Jasiis
San-Jasiis One of the three classes of Jagins, which latter are Brahmanic anchorets. They affect great abstinence, and refrain from marriage, betel, and, indeed, pleasure in general. They are allowed to make but one meal a day, and to live on alms, carrying with them a cup of earthenware only. Their clothes are dyed with … Continue reading “San-Jasiis”
San-Giorgio, Gianantonio Dr
San-Giorgio, Gianantonio Dr An Italian prelate, was born at Milan in 1439. Having completed his studies at the University of Pavia, he opened a school of canonical law in that city, but at the end of six years returned to Milan. He there became a member of the College of Jurists, afterwards provost of the … Continue reading “San-Giorgio, Gianantonio Dr”
San-Gimignano, Vincenzo Da
San-Gimignano, Vincenzo Da An Italian painter, was born in Tuscany, and flourished during the earlier part of the 16th century. He was one of the pupils of Raphael, who esteemed him very highly for the softness of his coloring and the beautiful paintings in wax with which he ornamented the facades of several palaces. During … Continue reading “San-Gimignano, Vincenzo Da”
San Gallo
San Gallo A celebrated family of architects, sculptors, painters, and engravers, which flourished in Italy during the Renaissance period, from the middle of the fifteenth to the end of the sixteenth century. The founder of the family was Francesco Giamberti (1405-80), a Florentine wood-carver; he had two sons, Giuliano and Antonio. (1) Giuliano da San … Continue reading “San Gallo”