Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Rochester, John, Blessed Martyr , born probably Terling, Essex, England , c.1498; died York, England , 1537. He was a choir monk in the Charterhouse of London. He was hanged for opposing the new doctrine of royal supremacy. Beatified , 1888. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Rochester, England, diocese of Founded in 604 by Saint Augustine, with Saint Justus as bishop. The cathedral, begun by Gundulf, contains the shrine of Saint Paulinus, and the relics of Saint Ithamar, the first Saxon bishop. The last Catholic bishop was Maurice Griffith from 1554 to 1568. See also the patron saints index . Fuente: … Continue reading “Rochester, England, diocese of”

Rochester, Diocese of This diocese, on its establishment by separation from the See of Buffalo, 24 January, 1868, comprised the counties of Monroe, Livingston, Wayne, Ontario, Seneca, Cayuga, Yates, and Tompkins in the state of New York. In 1896, after the death of Bishop Ryan of Buffalo, the boundary line of the two dioceses was … Continue reading “Rochester, Diocese of”

Rochester, Blessed John Priest and martyr, born probably at Terling, Essex, England, about 1498; died at York, 11 May, 1537. He was the third son of John Rochester, of Terling, and Grisold, daughter of Walter Writtle, of Bobbingworth. He joined the Carthusians, was a choir monk of the Charterhouse in London, and strenuously opposed the … Continue reading “Rochester, Blessed John”

Rochester, Ancient See of (ROFFA; ROFFENSIS). The oldest and smallest of all the suffragan sees of Canterbury, was founded by St. Augustine, Apostle of England, who in 604 consecrated St. Justus as its first bishop. It consisted roughly of the western part of Kent, separated from the rest of the county by the Medway, though … Continue reading “Rochester, Ancient See of”

Rochemore, Pierre Joseph was bishop of Montpellier in 1802. He refused to exercise his ecclesiastical functions in order to avoid leaving Nismes, where he was vicar-general. He died in 1811. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Rochechouart (Mortemart), Marie Madelaine Gabrielle De abbess of Fontevrault, was born in 1645. The daughter of the duke of Mortemart, she was possessed of a great degree of the beauty which rendered her sister, Madame de Montespan, so famous. At the age of twenty she took the veil at Bois, and in 1670 became abbess … Continue reading “Rochechouart (Mortemart), Marie Madelaine Gabrielle De”

Roche, Alanus de la (Sometimes DE LA ROCHE). Born about 1428; died at Zwolle in Holland, 8 September, 1475. Some writers claim him as a native of Germany, others of Belgium; but his disciple, Cornelius Sneek, O.P., assures us that he was born in Brittany. Early in life he entered the Dominican Order, and while … Continue reading “Roche, Alanus de la”

Rochat, Auguste Louis Philippe a Protestant theologian of Switzerland, was born July 17, 1789, at Crassier, Vaud. In 1812 he was ordained, and acted as preacher at different places. In 1825 he founded an independent Church at Rolles, in which he labored till his death, March 7, 1847. Rochat wrote, Meditations (1832): La Nature, la … Continue reading “Rochat, Auguste Louis Philippe”

Rochambeau, Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Coun Marshal of France. Born in 1725 at Vendome, France; died in 1807 at Thor, France. Sent by the French king to the aid of Washington, he rendered important services in the American Revolution. During the French Revolution he commanded the army of the north, but when the Jacobins … Continue reading “Rochambeau, Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Coun”