Saint Peter Canisius, Catechism of Published in three forms: major (1555 ), minor (1558 ), and minimus (1556 ). The division of the subject-matter is as follows: Faith (Apostles’ Creed); Hope and Prayer (Lord’s Prayer, Hail Mary); Charity and the Commandments of God and the Church; the Sacraments; Christian Justice, i.e., the shunning of evil … Continue reading “Saint Peter Canisius, Catechism of”
Saint Peter, Basilica of
Saint Peter, Basilica of TOPOGRAPHY The present Church of St. Peter stands upon the site where at the beginning of the first century the gardens of Agrippina lay. Her son, Caius Caligula, built a circus there, in the spina of which he erected the celebrated obelisk without hieroglyphics which was brought from Heliopolis and now … Continue reading “Saint Peter, Basilica of”
Saint Peter, abbey nullius of
Saint Peter, abbey nullius of Muenster, Saskatchewan. Founded in Illinois in 1892 as Saint Peter’s Priory. Transferred to Muenster in 1903. Erected into an abbey in1911. Made an Abbey Nullius on 6 May 1921 . Comprised the 50 townships which constitute Saint Peter’s Colony. Supressed and made part of the diocese of Saskatoon on 14 … Continue reading “Saint Peter, abbey nullius of”
Saint Paul’s School
Saint Paul’s School Hammersmith, London. Noted English public school, founded in 1509, and endowed with his entire patrimony by John Colet. Erected within the precincts of Saint Paul’s cathedral, near the site of an older foundation (c.1111) which Saint Thomas Becket, it is said, attended. The largest free grammar school in England, it was to … Continue reading “Saint Paul’s School”
Saint Paul’s Outside the Walls
Saint Paul’s Outside the Walls One of the four great basilicas of Rome, and an abbey nullius. Though originating as early as A.D. 200 the basilica was not completed till 395. It was destroyed by fire in 1823; the whole world contributed to its restoration which was completed in 1854. In 1891 the stained glass … Continue reading “Saint Paul’s Outside the Walls”
Saint Paul-without-the Walls
Saint Paul-without-the Walls (San Paolo fuori le mura). An abbey nullius. As early as 200 the burial place of the great Apostle in the Via Ostia was marked by a cella memoriæ, near which the Catacomb of Comodilla was established. Constantine, according to the “Liber Pontificalis”, transformed it into basilica; in 386 Theodosius began the … Continue reading “Saint Paul-without-the Walls”
Saint Paul Seminary
Saint Paul Seminary Groveland Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1894. Conducted by the secular clergy. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Saint Paul-Minneapolis, archdiocese of
Saint Paul-Minneapolis, archdiocese of Founded on 19 July 1850 as the diocese of Saint Paul. Elevated to the archdiocese of Saint Paul on 4 May 1888. Name changed to Saint Paul-Minneapolis on 11 July 1966. Suffragen dioceses include Bismarck, North Dakota Crookston, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota Fargo, North Dakota New Ulm, Minnesota Rapid City, South Dakota … Continue reading “Saint Paul-Minneapolis, archdiocese of”
Saint Paul (Minnesota)
Saint Paul (Minnesota) (SANCTI PAULI) Archdiocese comprising the counties of Ramsey, Hennepin, Chisago, Anoka, Dakota, Scott, Wright, Rice, Lesueur, Carver, Nicollet, Sibley, Meeker, Redwood, Renville, Kandiyohi, Lyon, Lincoln, Yellow Medicine, Lac-Qui-Parle, Chippewa, Swift, Goodhue, Big Stone, and Brown, which stretch across the State of Minnesota from east to west, in about the center of its … Continue reading “Saint Paul (Minnesota)”
Saint Patrick’s Seminary
Saint Patrick’s Seminary Menlo Park, California. Founded in 1898. Conducted by Sulpicians. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary