Rome Land a large open space in front of the minster of Waltham, Bury St. Edmund’s, and St. Alban’s, called the forbury at Reading, and probably the original of the tombland of Norwich, so called since 1302. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Rome, Jews In
Rome, Jews In The origin of the Jews in Rome is very obscure. If credit is to be given to a reading in Valerius Maximus, as it is found in two epitomists Julius Paris and Januarius Nepotianus the Jews were already in Rome in 139 B.C. The old reading was, Idem (C. Cornelius Hispalla, praetor … Continue reading “Rome, Jews In”
Rome, Giles of
Rome, Giles of Augustinian philosopher and theologion, called Doctor fundatissimus, born Rome, Italy , c.1247 ; died Avignon , France , 1316 . He studied under Thomas Aquinas at Paris, and was the first Augustinian to teach in that university. Though Honorius IV asked him to retract publicly certain opinions, the general chapter of the … Continue reading “Rome, Giles of”
Rome, Genesius of, Saint
Rome, Genesius of, Saint Martyr (286 or 303). He was a Roman comedian who, during a derisive theatrical representation of Baptism , was converted ; he suffered under Diocletian . Patron of theatrical performers and musicians, invoked against epilepsy. Relics partly in San Giovanni della Pigna, partly in San Susanna di Termini, and the chapel … Continue reading “Rome, Genesius of, Saint”
Rome, Frances of, Saint
Rome, Frances of, Saint Mystic, widow, foundress of the Benedictine Oblate congregation of Tor di Specchi, born Rome, Italy , 1384 ; died there, 1440 . Although desirous of entering the religious life, she complied with her father ‘s wishes and married Lorenzo de’ Ponziani. In 1433 the pope approved her foundation of Oblates, known … Continue reading “Rome, Frances of, Saint”
Rome, Councils Of
Rome, Councils Of The most important are: 1. In 313, against the lapsi, and on discipline; 2. In 341, by pope Julius I and the Eastern bishops, in favor of Athanasius; 3. In 352, by Liberius, for the same object; 4. In 358, against the emperor Constans and the heretics; 5. In 364, at which … Continue reading “Rome, Councils Of”
Rome, Bishop Of
Rome, Bishop of The pope who, besides being head of the universal Church, occupies its central and principal see, Rome, in succession to its first bishop , Peter. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Rome, Bishop Of SEE POPE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Rome, Benjamin (Ben-Jehuda) Of
Rome, Benjamin (Ben-Jehuda) Of a learned Jew, flourished in the 14th century, and is the author of commentaries on Kings, Chronicles, and Proverbs. They are still in MS., but represent the sound and single exegesis of the Spanish school, abounding with quotations from Jonah Ibn-Jaunah, Ibn-Gikatilla, Ibn- Balam, Ibn-Ezra, Joseph Kimchi, and David Kimchi, and … Continue reading “Rome, Benjamin (Ben-Jehuda) Of”
Rome, Agnes of, Saint
Rome, Agnes of, Saint Virgin, martyr . Born Rome; died there, c.304. Details of her martyrdom vary, but it is generally agreed that she was about twelve years of age and that she was tortured by fire or decapitated. Her virginity and heroism are renowned, and her name occurs in the prayer “Nobis quoque peccatoribus,” … Continue reading “Rome, Agnes of, Saint”
ROME
Rome Any attempt to describe Rome in the middle of the 1st cent. could be made only by one alike endowed with sympathetic imagination and equipped with minute erudition. Such an attempt has been made, not altogether unsuccessfully, by F. W. Farrar in his Darkness and Dawn (London, 1891), as well as by other writers. … Continue reading “ROME”