Queen () The only person bearing this title that meets us in the apostolic writings is Candace, queen of the Ethiopians (Act 8:27). This people appear frequently to have had female sovereigns, and the name Candace seems to have been handed on from one to another, as we meet with several queens of this name … Continue reading “Queen”
Quedu
Quedu was, in Hindu mythology, the son of Kassiaba and Siugfriede. He and his brother Rahu were redoubtable giants and wicked daemmns. They tried to prevent the gods from preparing the beverage of immortality, the amrita. The gods having succeeded in their enterprise, by causing the Mandar Mountain to rotate in the middle of the … Continue reading “Quedu”
Quedlinburg, Synods Of
Quedlinburg, Synods Of Several ecclesiastical coulncils were held in this German city in mediaeval times. The first took place in 1085. The bishops who sided with pope Gregory VII assembled it immediately after Easter, and it was presided over by the papal legate Otto di Ostia. Among those who attended were archbishops Gebhard of Salzburg … Continue reading “Quedlinburg, Synods Of”
Quedil
Quedil is a Hindu feast in honor of the goddess Mariatale. The performances are the same as those of the goddess Mariyammai. Mariatale is probably identical with the latter. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Quedara Wardon
Quedara Wardon is a Hindu festival in honor of the goddess Parwati (q.v.). It imposes on him who has once celebrated it the obligation of celebrating it every year. The participants in this solemnity are distinguished by a yellow string, which they carry around their arm. They fast the whole day of the feast. Fuente: … Continue reading “Quedara Wardon”
Quebec, The Province of
Quebec, The Province of GEOGRAPHY The province of Quebec occupies mainly the two slopes of the vast basin formed by the St. Lawrence River whose course runs chiefly between the Laurentian and Alleghany ranges. Its boundaries are: to the north, the district of Ungava; to the northeast, Labrador; to the east, the Gulf of St. … Continue reading “Quebec, The Province of”
Quebec, Canada, city of
Quebec, Canada, city of Shortly after the foundation of the colony by Champlain in 1608, the Recollects came from France in 1615 to establish missionary headquarters there. They were joined by the Jesuits in 1625, who were sent out through the influence of the Duchesse d’Aiguillon under whose patronage the Sisters of the Hotel Dieu … Continue reading “Quebec, Canada, city of”
Quebec, Canada, archdiocese of
Quebec, Canada, archdiocese of Founded as the Vicariate Apostolic of New France on 11 April 1658. Elevated to the diocese of Quebec on 1 October 1674. Elevated to an archdiocese on 12 January 1819. Designated as a metropolitan archdiocese on 12 July 1844. Its first bishop was Blessed Francis de Montmorency Laval . Suffragen dioceses … Continue reading “Quebec, Canada, archdiocese of”
Quebec, Archdiocese of
Quebec, Archdiocese of (QUEBECENSIS) The Archdiocese of Quebec, in Canada, comprises the counties of Beauce, Bellechasse, Dorchester, Kamouraska, Levis, L’Islet, Lotbiniere, Megantic, Montmagny, part of Temiscouata, Montmorency, Portneuf, and Quebec. The early missionaries, the Récollets (1615-29) and the Jesuits (1625), depended directly on the Holy See. The Jesuits having returned alone in 1632, the Archbishop … Continue reading “Quebec, Archdiocese of”
Quaw, James E
Quaw, James E a minister of the Reformed (Dutch) Church. He graduated at the New Brunswici Theological Seminary in 1828, and was engaged during his ministerial life chiefly in missionary work among feeble churches in New York and Michigan. He was the author of two remarkable books The Cold Water Man, a powerful plea for … Continue reading “Quaw, James E”