Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Roscelin Roscelin, a monk of Compiègne, was teaching as early as 1087. He had contact with Lanfranc, St. Anselm, and Ivo of Chartres. Brought before a council at Soissons (1093), where he was accused of Tritheism, he denied the doctrines attributed to him, but this was done through fear of excommunication, for later he returned … Continue reading “Roscelin”

Rosbrugh, John a Presbyterian minister, was born in Ireland in 1717, emigrated to the United States in 1735, and graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1761. He studied theology under the Rev. John Blair, then of Fagg’s Manor, and was taken on trial by the New Brunswick Presbytery May 22, 1762. He was … Continue reading “Rosbrugh, John”

Rosate, Alberico de (Or ROSCIATE). Jurist, date of birth unknown; died in 1354. He was bom in the village of Rosate (Rosciate) in the district of Bergamo, and was of humble parentage. He studied law at Padua where he gained the degree of Doctor, without, however, becoming a teacher. He passed his life at Bergamo … Continue reading “Rosate, Alberico de”

Rosary, The I. IN THE WESTERN CHURCH “The Rosary”, says the Roman Breviary, “is a certain form of prayer wherein we say fifteen decades or tens of Hail Marys with an Our Father between each ten, while at each of these fifteen decades we recall successively in pious meditation one of the mysteries of our … Continue reading “Rosary, The”

Rosary, Seraphic (Or Seraphic Rosary.) A Rosary consisting of seven decades in commemoration of the seven joys of the Blessed Virgin (the Annunciation, Visitation, Birth of our Lord, Adoration of the Magi, Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple, the Resurrection of Our Lord, and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and her Coronation … Continue reading “Rosary, Seraphic”

rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary A form of prayer (vocal or mental), consisting of 15 decades of Hail Marys, said on beads, each decade preceded by an Our Father and followed by a Gloria, during the recitation of which the mind meditates or dwells on the principal mysteries of the life, death, and resurrection … Continue reading “rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary”

Rosary, Fraternity Of The SEE ROSARY, BROTHERS OF THE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Rosary, Feast of the Holy Apart from the signal defeat of the Albigensian heretics at the battle of Muret in 1213 which legend has attributed to the recitation of the Rosary by St. Dominic, it is believed that Heaven has on many occasions rewarded the faith of those who had recourse to this devotion in … Continue reading “Rosary, Feast of the Holy”

Rosary, Confraternity of the Holy An organization formed under the auspices of the Dominican Order. The members promise to recite the 15 decades of the Rosary once each week. The names of the members must be on the register of the organization, and they are granted a participation in all the good works performed by … Continue reading “Rosary, Confraternity of the Holy”

Rosary, Confraternity of the In accordance with the conclusion of the article ROSARY no sufficient evidence is forthcoming to establish the existence of any Rosary Confraternity before the last quarter of the fifteenth century. Dominican guilds or fraternities there were, but we cannot assume without proof that they were connected with the Rosary. We know, … Continue reading “Rosary, Confraternity of the”