Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Roseline, Saint (Rossolina.) Born at Château of Arcs in eastern Provence, 1263; d. 17 January, 1329. Having overcome her father’s opposition Roseline became a Carthusian nun at Bertaud in the Alps of Dauphiné. Her “consecration” took place in 1288, and about 1330 she succeeded her aunt, Blessed Jeanne or Diane de Villeneuve, as Prioress of … Continue reading “Roseline, Saint”

Rosecrans, William Starke Military strategist, inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and U.S. Army officer. Born on 6 September 1819 in Kingston, Ohio; died on 11 March 1898 near Redondo, California. While teaching at West Point Military Academy, he became a Catholic. In the Civil War he won high repute until defeated at Chickamauga. Brother … Continue reading “Rosecrans, William Starke”

Rosecrans, Sylvester Horton, D.D a Roman Catholic prelate, was born at Homer, Ohio, February 5, 1827. He entered Kenyon College, but on joining the Roman Catholic Church went to St. John’s College, Fordham, N.Y., where he graduated with high- honors in 1846. He studied five years in the College of the Propaganda at Rome, and … Continue reading “Rosecrans, Sylvester Horton, D.D”

Rosecrans, Sylvester Horton Born on 5 February 1827 in Homer, Ohio; died on 21 October 1878 in Columbus, Ohio. Brother of William Starke Rosecrans . Convert to Catholicism. First Bishop of Columbus, Ohio on 3 March 1868. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Roseau, Dominica, diocese of Comprises the Commonwealth of Dominica. Founded on 30 April 1850. Suffragen of the archdiocese of Castries, Saint Lucia. See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Roseau New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Roseau (ROSENSIS). Diocese; suffragan of Port of Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. The different islands of the Carribean Sea, which constitute the Diocese of Roseau, belonged to the Vicariate Apostolic of Port of Spain up to 1850, when Pius IX by Brief of 30 April, 1850, erected the Diocese of Roseau, with the episcopal see at Roseau, … Continue reading “Roseau”

Rosea A titular see. The official catalogue of the Roman Curia mentioned formerly a titular see of Rosea in Syria. The title is borne at present by Mgr Félix Jourdan de la Passardière, of the Oratory of France, who lives in Paris. The name Rosea being only a corruption of Rhosus was replaced by the … Continue reading “Rosea”

Rose Window, Or The Marygold was derived from the round window called the eye in the basilica, pierced through the gable over the entrance, and imitated in the Norman period at Canterbury in the transept, and at Southwell in the clerestory, but is unknown in Rhenish architecture. About the 13th century the rose became of … Continue reading “Rose Window, Or The Marygold”

rose window A circular window with mullions and tracery, generally radiating from the center, filled with stained glass. It is so named from its fancied resemblance to a rose. It is a beautiful characteristic of Gothic architecture in which it was developed. At first it was placed under a round, then under a pointed arch, … Continue reading “Rose Window”

Rose, The Golden (Rosa aurea), a rose made of gold and consecrated by the pope, which is presented to such princes as have rendered special service to the Church, or as may be expected to promote its interests, though it is sometimes given also to cities and churches. The essential parts of the rose are … Continue reading “Rose, The Golden”