Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of 21 November , commemorating the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child in the Temple where, according to tradition, she was educated. The feast originated in the Orient probably about the 7th century and is found in the constitution of Manuel Comnenus (1166) as a recognized … Continue reading “Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of”
Presentation of Our Lord in Art
Presentation of Our Lord in Art Among the many masters who have represented this subject are: Bellini, Borgognone, Carpaccio, Cima da Conegliano, Lochner, Master of Liesborn, Master William of Cologne, Rembrandt, and Veit. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Presentation of Mary in Art
Presentation of Mary in Art Among the many masters who have represented this subject are: Alberti, Fra Bartolommeo, Biagio, Agostino, Carracci, Cima da Conegliano, Cossa, Holbein the Elder, Palma, Piombo, Tintoretto and Titian. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Presentation of Mary, Congregation of the
Presentation of Mary, Congregation of the This congregation, devoted to the education of young girls, was founded in 1796 at Theuyts, Ardeche, France, by the [Blessed] Mother Marie Rivier. The mother-house is now at Saint-Andeol, Ardeche. The superior general is the Mother Marie Ste-Honorine. The provincial house in Canada was founded on 18 October, 1853, … Continue reading “Presentation of Mary, Congregation of the”
Presentation, Feast of the
Presentation, Feast of the Also called: Purification of the Blessed Virgin (Greek Hypapante), Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Observed 2 February in the Latin Rite. According to the Mosaic law a mother who had given birth to a man-child was considered unclean for seven days; moreover she was to remain three … Continue reading “Presentation, Feast of the”
Presentation Brothers
Presentation Brothers In the early part of the nineteenth century when the Penal Laws were relaxed, and the ban which was placed on the Catholic education of youth in Ireland during a long period of persecution was removed, great efforts were made to employ the opportunities which a comparative freedom placed within the reach of … Continue reading “Presentation Brothers”
Presentation
Presentation in ecclesiastical law, is, I, in the state-established churches, one of those forms of canonic collation of the prebends by which the rights of the bishop are limited, inasmuch as he cannot himself nominate an occupant to the vacant office, but must be content with confirming the nominee of the patronus beneficii. The right … Continue reading “Presentation”
Present (Verb)
Present (Verb) denotes, when used transitively, “to place beside” (para, “by,” histemi, “to set”), “to present,” e.g., Luk 2:22; Act 1:3, “He shewed (Himself);” Act 9:41; Act 23:33; Rom 6:13 (2nd part), RV, “present,” AV, “yield;” so Rom 6:19 (twice); Rom 12:1; 2Co 4:14; 2Co 11:2; Eph 5:27; Col 1:22, Col 1:28; 2Ti 2:15, RV … Continue reading “Present (Verb)”
Present (to be)
Present (to be) signifies (a) “to be by, at hand or present,” of persons, e.g., Luk 13:1; Act 10:33; Act 24:19; 1Co 5:3; 2Co 10:2, 2Co 10:11; Gal 4:18, Gal 4:20; of things, Joh 7:6, of a particular season in the Lord’s life on earth, “is (not yet) come,” or “is not yet at hand;” … Continue reading “Present (to be)”
Present
Present SEE GIFT. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Present prezent. See GIFT. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Present See Gift Gift Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible Present That momentary and transient part of time in which all events and experiences take place. Is usually conceived as having no duration (“knife-edge”) or small duration … Continue reading “Present”