Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

ROMISH CHURCH See CHURCH, and POPERY. Fuente: Theological Dictionary

Romfeoh Old English name for Peter’s Pence . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Romeyn the name of a family who have long been prominent in the ministry of the Reformed (Dutch) Church in America. Their ancestors fled from their native country, the United Provinces (now Belgium), during the persecutions of Louis XIV for conscience’ sake and for their attachment to the Protestant cause. They took their lives in … Continue reading “Romeyn”

Romescot Old English name for Peter’s Pence . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Romero, Juan Jesuit missionary. Born 1559; died 1630. Acquired a more or less fluent knowledge of several Indian languages, particularly of the Guarani of Paraguay, on which he was an authority. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Romero, Juan Missionary and Indian linguist, b. in the village of Machena, Andalusia, Spain, 1559; d. at Santiago, Chile, 31 … Continue reading “Romero, Juan”

Romero, Francisco Born in 1891. Professor of Philosophy at the Universities of Buenos Aires, La Plata, and the National Institute for Teachers. Director of the Philosophical Library of the Losada Publishing House, and distinguished staff member of various cultural magazines and reviews in Latin America. Francisco Romero is one of the most important figures in … Continue reading “Romero, Francisco”

Rome, University of Founded by Pope Boniface VIII in 1303. It declined after the transfer of the Papal Court to Avignon, and was closed in 1310. It was reestablished by Pope Eugene IV in 1431, who increased the revenues and drew up new regulations for its government. Numerous chairs were added by succeeding pontiffs, and … Continue reading “Rome, University of”

Rome, Silvia of, Saint Born c.515; died 592. Mother of Pope Gregory the Great, sister of Saint Tarasillus, and wife of the Roman regionarius, Gordianus, born either in Sicily or Rome. She gave her sons an excellent education, and after the death of her husband devoted herself to religion. Patroness of pregnant women. Feast, 3 … Continue reading “Rome, Silvia of, Saint”

Rome Scot, Or Rome Fee an annual tribute of a thousand marks paid by king John to the see of Rome. The money was remitted for the support of an English school or college in Rome, and was held by some of the popes to be a proof of the dependence of England on the … Continue reading “Rome Scot, Or Rome Fee”

ROME, ROMANS The city of Rome is in some respects the most celebrated on earth; as it was long the mistress of the heathen world, and has since been for many centuries the chief ecclesiastical capital of the nominal Christian world. It was situated on the river Tiber about fifteen miles from the Mediterranean, in … Continue reading “Rome, Romans”