Rosary College Founded as Saint Clara College in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin in 1901 by the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary. The school was relocated to River Forest, Illinois in 1922, and renamed Rosary College. They instituted a master’s degree program in 1949, and became coeducational in 1970. In 1997 the name was changed … Continue reading “Rosary College”
Rosary, Ceremony Of The
Rosary, Ceremony Of The a ceremony, practiced among the Mohammedans on special occasions, called in the Arabic Sobhat, and usually performed on the night succeeding a burial. The soul is then supposed to remain in the body, after which it departs to Hades, there to await its final doom. The ceremony is thus described: At … Continue reading “Rosary, Ceremony Of The”
Rosary, Brothers Of The
Rosary, Brothers Of The The troubles which came upon Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries led to the forming of pious associations which sought to secure the averting of such evils by means of prayer to God; and the brotherhoods of the rosary were among the earliest of these unions. Pope Leo’s bull Pastoris … Continue reading “Rosary, Brothers Of The”
Rosary, Breviary Hymns of the
Rosary, Breviary Hymns of the The proper office granted by Leo XIII (5 August, 1888) to the feast contains four hymns which, because of the pontiff’s great devotion to the Rosary and his skilful work in classical Latin verse, were thought by some critics to be the compositions of the Holy Father himself. They have … Continue reading “Rosary, Breviary Hymns of the”
Rosary (Rosarium)
Rosary (Rosarium) This is a Roman Catholic instrument, composed of a number of larger and smaller beads strung on a cord, which serves among Romanists to aid in the repeating of a definite number of Paternosters and Ave Marias. In its wider meaning the word denotes the worship in which the rosary is employed. The … Continue reading “Rosary (Rosarium)”
ROSARY
ROSARY A bunch or string of beads on which the Roman Catholics count their prayers. Fuente: Theological Dictionary
Rosario, Jerome
Rosario, Jerome an Italian ecclesiastic and writer, was born at Pordenone in 1485. He was nuncio from pope Clement VII to Hungary, and died in 1556. He wrote a curious treatise Quod Animalia Brutal soepe Ratione utantur melius Homine (That brutes often reason better than man [1648]). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Rosalia, St.
Rosalia, St. the greatest of Sicilian saints, is said to have died between 1160 and 1180. Her father was the count Sinibald of Quisquina and Rosis, and was descended from the ancient kings of Sicily. She lived for a time on Mount Quisquina in the character of a hermit, but afterwards on Mount Pelegrino, near … Continue reading “Rosalia, St.”
Rosalia, Saint
Rosalia, Saint Hermitess, greatly venerated at Palermo and in the whole of Sicily of which she in patroness. Her feast is celebrated on 4 September. A special feast of the translation of her relics is kept in Sicily 15 June. There is no account of her before Valerius Rossi (about 1590), though churches were dedicated … Continue reading “Rosalia, Saint”
Rosa, St
Rosa, St SEE ROSA OF LIMA. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature