Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Proterius, St., patriarch of Alexandria Proterius, St., patriarch of Alexandria, was presbyter and church-steward under Dioscorus, and left in charge of the church when Dioscorus went to the council of Chalcedon. After Dioscorus was deposed by that council, the emperor Marcian ordered a new election to the see. The suffragan bishops, except 13 detained at … Continue reading “Proterius, St., patriarch of Alexandria”

Proterius (also called Bertares-probably his name, but euphonized into the name by which he is better known), an Eastern prelate of some note because he provoked a schism which continues to the present day in the sects known as the Jacobites (q.v.) and Melchites (q.v.). He flourished about the middle of the 6th century, and … Continue reading “Proterius”

Protensity (Lat. protensum from protendere, to stretch forth) Duration-spread considered as a primary characteristic of all conscious experience. This usage was introduced by Kant (Critique of Pure Reason, A 805- B 833) where the protensive is distinguished from the extensive and the intensive and this usage has been adopted by recent psychologists. — L.W. Fuente: … Continue reading “Protensity”

protectories (Latin: protegere, to shelter) Institutions for the care and training of problem children, wayward, delinquent, etc. The name is generally reserved to institutions in the care of Catholic brothers. Corresponding institutions under public auspices are generally called industrial schools, or under an older name, reform schools. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Protectories The institutions for … Continue reading “Protectories”

Protectores, Cardinales Every Roman Catholic state of first rank enjoys the right of being represented in the College of Cardinals at Rome by one or several members who have been exalted to that high dignity as natives or naturalized citizens of that state. At the time of the universal domination of the popes, when the … Continue reading “Protectores, Cardinales”

Protectorate of Missions The right of protection exercised by a Christian power in an infidel country with regard to the persons and establishments of the missionaries. The term does not apply to all protection of missions, but only to that permanently exercised in virtue of an acquired right, usually established by a treaty or convention … Continue reading “Protectorate of Missions”

protector, cardinal A cardinal to whose special solicitude are entrusted the interests of a particular religious institute or pious association. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

protector, altar (altar-cover, vespebale, or stragulum) A cover of cloth, baize, or velvet, of any color, though usually green or red, used on the altar outside the time of sacred functions, to prevent staining or soiling of the altar-cloth. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Protector, Altar A cover made of cloth, baize or velvet which is … Continue reading “Protector, Altar”

Protection of the Church a sort of right of asylum within or near sacred precincts, which prevailed in 1064 in England from Advent to the octave of Epiphany, from Septuagesima to the octave of Easter, from Ascension to the octave of Pentecost, in Ember weeks, throughout Sunday, on the vigils and feasts of apostles and … Continue reading “Protection of the Church”

Protasof, Ambrose a Russian prelate, distinguished by a talent of oratory unusual in the Russian Church, was born in 1769 at Moscow. He became a monastic at twenty-five, and was made archimandrite of a monastery near St. Petersburg; subsequently rector of the seminary of that capital, and in 1804 was elevated to the episcopal see … Continue reading “Protasof, Ambrose”