Quinn, William a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born June 20, 1790. He was converted in his sixteenth year, and about four years after began to preach. In 1817 he joined the Philadelphia Conference. His various fields of labor, as indicated in the Conference Minutes, were: Talbot Circuit, 1817; Caroline, 1818; Daluphin, 1819; … Continue reading “Quinn, William”
Quinisextum, Concilium
Quinisextum, Concilium ( ‘, as a complement of the fifth and sixth, so-called, cecumenical councils, A.D. 555 and 680), was held at Constantinople in 692, and intended to complete the disciplinary measures proposed, but not completed, at the previous councils. The meetings of this council were held in a hall in the imperial palace called … Continue reading “Quinisextum, Concilium”
Quinet, Edgar
Quinet, Edgar a French philosophical writer, was born at Bourg, Bresse, February 17, 1803. He studied at Paris and Heidelberg, was for some time professor at Lyons and Paris, and died at Versailles, March 27, 1875. He published, De la Grece Moderne dans ses Rapports avec Antiqaite (1830): De l’Avenis’ es Religions: De la Revolution … Continue reading “Quinet, Edgar”
Quincy, Illinois, diocese of
Quincy, Illinois, diocese of Founded on 29 July 1853 as the diocese of Quincy. Name changed to the diocese of Alton on 9 January 1857, and then to the diocese of Springfield on 26 October 1923. Suffragen of the archdiocese of Chicago. See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Springfield patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: … Continue reading “Quincy, Illinois, diocese of”
Quincy College and Seminary
Quincy College and Seminary Quincy, Illinois. Founded in 1860. College and preparatory seminary under Franciscans. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Quinctianus, Saints
Quinctianus, Saints (1) Under the date 1 April the present “Roman Martyrology” mentions a saint of this name, together with a companion named Irenæus. In the “Martyrologium Hieronymianum” the same saint is mentioned with three companions under the same date, the topographical note “in Asia Minor” being appended [ed. De Rossi-Duschesne (38)]. We have no … Continue reading “Quinctianus, Saints”
Quinby, Hosea, D.D
Quinby, Hosea, D.D a Free-will Baptist minister, was born at Sandwich, N.H., August 25, 1804. He was converted in 1824, and graduated from Waterville College, now Colby University, in 1832. He became principal of the Parsonsfield Seminary, Maine, and having been ordained June 2, 1833, preached habitually during his nearly seven years’ connection with the … Continue reading “Quinby, Hosea, D.D”
Quin, Michael Joseph
Quin, Michael Joseph Journalist and writer. Born in 1796 in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland; died in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France in 1843. He contributed to the Morning Herald and the Morning Chronicle, edited the Monthly Review from 1825 to 1832, the Catholic Journal, and the Tablet, and in 1836 he founded and edited the Dublin Review. His … Continue reading “Quin, Michael Joseph”
Quimper, Diocese of
Quimper, Diocese of (CORISOPITENSIS) Diocese of Quimper includes the Department of Finistère; as re-established by the Concordat of 1802 it embraces a large portion of the ancient Diocese of Quimper, also known as the Diocese of Cornouailles, the whole of the Diocese of St. Pol de Léon, and a small part of the Dioceses of … Continue reading “Quimper, Diocese of”
Quilon, India, diocese of
Quilon, India, diocese of Founded on 1 September 1886 and entrusted to the Belgian Discalced Carmelites. Suffragen of archdiocese of Trivandrum. See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Quilon patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary