Saint Bede’s College Manchester, England. Founded in 1876 by Cardinal Vaughan assisted by Bishop Casartelli. Has commercial and classical schools and is a center of Catholic life in England. It is conducted by priests and lay professors. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Saint Bede Abbey
Saint Bede Abbey Peru, Illinois. Founded by the Benedictines. Abbey since 1910. Conducts a seminary and college. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre This massacre of which Protestants were the victims occurred in Paris on 24 August, 1572 (the feast of St. Bartholomew), and in the provinces of France during the ensuing weeks, and it has been the subject of knotty historical disputes. The first point argued was whether or not the massacre had … Continue reading “Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre”
Saint Bartholomew’s Day
Saint Bartholomew’s Day Name given to the massacre of Protestants which occurred in Paris on the Feast of Saint Bartholomew on 24 August 1572, and in the French provinces during the ensuing weeks. The majority of historians deny that the Holy See was the accomplice of the French court in this outrage. The idea of … Continue reading “Saint Bartholomew’s Day”
Saint Barnabas Society, The
Saint Barnabas Society, The Established in England , in 1896 , by Cardinal Vaughan, at the express wish of Leo XIII. Its principal purpose is to provide material assistance to necessitous convert clergymen of the Established Churches of England and Scotland, and of other Protestant denominations in Great Britain. The society’s work is not limited, … Continue reading “Saint Barnabas Society, The”
Saint Augustine, Florida, diocese of
Saint Augustine, Florida, diocese of Founded as the Vicariate Apostolic of Florida on 9 January 1857. Elevated to the diocese of Saint Augustine on 11 March 1870. Suffragen of the archdiocese of Miami. See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Saint Augustine Saint Augustine, Florida New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Saint Augustine, Florida, city of
Saint Augustine, Florida, city of City founded on 28 August 1565 by Pedro Menendez who named it in honor of the saint of the day, Saint Augustine of Hippo. Landing on 8 September with a band of Spaniards, Menendez attended the solemn Mass of Our Lady’s Nativity at Nombre de Dios. The slaughter of Ribault … Continue reading “Saint Augustine, Florida, city of”
Saint Augustine, Abbey of
Saint Augustine, Abbey of A Benedictine monastery, originally dedicated to Sts. Peter and Paul, founded in 605 outside of the City of Canterbury, on the site of the earlier Church of St. Pancras given by King Ethelbert to St. Augustine in 597. It was subsequently enlarged, and in 978 St. Dunstan, then Archbishop of Canterbury, … Continue reading “Saint Augustine, Abbey of”
Saint Augustine Abbey
Saint Augustine Abbey Benedictine monastery founded outside the city of Canterbury, England in 605, dedicated anew to Saints Peter, Paul, and Augustine by Saint Dunstan in 978. Suppressed in 1538. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Saint Asaph, Wales, diocese of
Saint Asaph, Wales, diocese of Founded about the middle of the 6th century by Saint Kentigern, with Asaph as his successor bishop in 573. Nothing further is known from that time until the incumbency of bishop Gilbert in 1143. The numerous diocesan shrines were destroyed during the Protestant Reformation. The last Catholic bishop, both of … Continue reading “Saint Asaph, Wales, diocese of”