San Benito The garment worn by the victims of the Inquisition on the occasion of the auto-da-f. It was a yellow frock, with a cross on the breast and on the back, devils and flames also being painted upon it. Those who were to be burned alive had the flames pointing upward, while those who … Continue reading “San Benito”
San Antonio, Texas, archdiocese of
San Antonio, Texas, archdiocese of Founded on 28 August 1874. Elevated to an archdiocese on 3 August 1926. Suffragen dioceses include Amarillo, Texas Dallas, Texas El Paso, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Laredo, Texas Lubbock, Texas San Angelo, Texas See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org archdiocese of San Antonio New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
San Antonio, Diocese of
San Antonio, Diocese of (Sancti Antonii). Comprises all that portion of the State of Texas between the Colorado and Rio Grande Rivers, except the land south of the Arroyo de los Hermanos, on the Rio Grande, and the Counties of Live Oak, Bee, Goliad, and Refugio. It embraces an area of about 90,909 square miles. … Continue reading “San Antonio, Diocese of”
San Angelo, Texas, diocese of
San Angelo, Texas, diocese of Founded on 16 October 1961. Suffragen of the archdiocese of San Antonio. See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Samus
Samus In Greek mythology, is an ancestral hero of the Samians, from whom both that people and the island Samos derived their names. He was the son of Ancaeus, king of the Leleges, and Samia, daughter of Maeander. His brothers were Perilaus, Enudus, and Alitherses, and Parthenope was his sister. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological … Continue reading “Samus”
Samuel Yeretz
Samuel Yeretz An Armenian historian, was born at Ani (Armenia Major), and lived in the 12th century. He was a disciple of George Melrig, and was requested by Gregory IV, patriarch of Armenia, to prepare a chronicle or universal history, which work he published under the title Samuelis, Presb. Aniensis, temporum usque ad suam Ratio. … Continue reading “Samuel Yeretz”
Samuel The Little
Samuel The Little ( ), a contemporary of Gamaliel 2, is known in Jewish history as the author of the prayer against the Minim, or Jewish Christians. In the Talmud treatise Berakoth, fol. 28b, we read: ; i.e. Simon Pakuli arranged the eighteen benedictions before rabban Gamaliel, in Jabne, in their present order. Rabban Gamaliel … Continue reading “Samuel The Little”
Samuel, The Books of
Samuel, The Books of One book in Hebrew; the Septuagint divided it into two. The Talmud (A.D. 500) is the earliest authority that ascribes the book to Samuel (Baba Bathra 14:2). The Hebrew give it his name because its first part treats of his birth, life, and work. His death recorded in 1 Samuel 25 … Continue reading “Samuel, The Books of”
Samuel, Second Book of
Samuel, Second Book of This gives the definite establishment of David in the kingdom, with the history of the kingdom and his own personal history to near the close of his life. See DAVID. 2 Sam. 1 – 4. David lamented over the death of Saul, and did not seek to grasp the kingdom immediately. … Continue reading “Samuel, Second Book of”
Samuel, Saint
Samuel, Saint Martyrs , died Ceuta, Morocco, 1227 . Daniel was the Franciscan provincial of Calabria. He went to preach the Gospel to the infidels of Morocco, accompanied by the monks Agnellus, Samuel, Donulus, Leo, Hugolinus, and Nicholas. At Ceuta they were imprisoned for propagating the Faith, and beheaded. Canonized , 1516 . Feast , … Continue reading “Samuel, Saint”