Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Praesanctificatio is in the Roman Catholic Church the mass celebrated on Green-Thursday, when two hosts are consecrated, whereof the priest tastes one at the communion, reserving the other for the next day, when the missa praesanctificatorum is to be solemnized. In the Greek Church missapraesanctificatorum (mass of the loaves blessed in advance) is the mass … Continue reading “Praesanctificatio”

Praepositus, Jacobus SEE SPRENG. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Praepositus Domus was the name applied to the person whose duty it was to manage the revenues of the Church. SEE AECONOMI. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Praepositus (i.e. set over) is an ecclesiastical term usually employed to mean a bishop (q.v.), but also used to signify a presbyter. The same titles being applied to both is a proof that they were at one time considered of the same order. The corresponding titles in the scriptural appellations are (1Th 5:12) and (1Ti … Continue reading “Praepositus”

Praepositivus, Pietro an Italian theologian, who flourished near the opening of the 13th century, was a native of Cremona, taught theology in the schools of Paris, and was at the close of 1206 chancellor of the Church of Notre Dame. In 1209 we find Jean de Cantelis in his place. His chief work is a … Continue reading “Praepositivus, Pietro”

praemunire (Latin: to place before) Statute of Edward III of England, in 1353, forbidding his subjects to plead in a foreign court in matters which the King’s Court could decide, and in 1365 expressly mentioning the papal court, so that no bishop, priest, or layman could appeal to it. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Praemunire is … Continue reading “Praemunire”

Praelector is the ecclesiastical term for the divinity-reader in some cathedrals. Sometimes he is attached to the prebend (q.v.), and sometimes he lectures, as on saints’ days, in Lent, and other important Church seasons. SEE LECTOR; SEE READER. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Praelatus Nullius (i.e. Dioceseos) A prelate who exercises quasi-episcopal jurisdiction in a territory not comprised in any diocese. The origin of such prelates must necessarily be sought in the Apostolic privileges, for only he whose authority is superior to that of bishops can grant an exemption from episcopal jurisdiction. Such exemption, therefore, comes only from … Continue reading “Praelatus Nullius”

Praelati (i.e. preferred), in the larger sense of the word, is the name of all higher officers of the Church with whose functions is connected a jurisdiction in their own name jure ordinario i.e. a jurisdiction belonging essentially to the office, not conferred by a higher dignitary of the Church. In this meaning of the … Continue reading “Praelati”

Praefice a name for the mourning-women of the ancients. They were hired to make lamentation at Roman funerals, and were so called because they generally preceded the funeral processions in order to lament and sing the praises of the deceased. The early Christians very earnestly condemned the imitation of this custom in their funerals. They … Continue reading “Praefice”