Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Portumnus (Lat. portus, a harbor), the deity supposed among the ancient Romans to preside over harbors. A temple was erected in honor of him at the port of the Tiber, and he was usually invoked by those who undertook voyages. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Portumnalia a festival celebrated among the ancient Romans in honor of Portumnus, the god of harbors. It was kept on the seventeenth day before the kalends of September. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Portuguese West Africa The name usually given to the Province of Angola. It has a coast line of 1015 miles from the Congo to the Cunene Rivers and an area of 490,525 sq. miles, including the territories of Cabinda, Molendo, and Massabi, on the coast north of the Congo. These are surrounded by the French … Continue reading “Portuguese West Africa”

Portuguese Version Of The Scriptures By way of supplement, we add the following: The first New Test. of Almeida was printed at Amsterdam in 1681; a second or revised edition was published at Batavia in 1693, and another again at Amsterdam in 1712. In 1744 were published at Tranquebar the books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, … Continue reading “Portuguese Version Of The Scriptures”

Portuguese Version The oldest known Portuguese version is that of the Psalms, which was published at Oxford in 1695, together with a translation of the English liturgy, under the title, O Livro da Oracac commune Administraao dos Sacramentos e outros Ritos e Ceremonias da Igreja, conforme o Oso da Igreja de Inglaterra, iuxtamente como Salterio … Continue reading “Portuguese Version”

Portuguese Pontifical College Rome, Italy. Founded in 1900 by Pope Leo XIII. Its direction is entrusted to Italian secular priests and the students attend lectures at San Apollinare. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Portuguese Literature The Portuguese language was developed gradually from the lingua rustica spoken in the countries which formed part of the Roman Empire and, both in morphology and syntax, it represents an organic transformation of Latin without the direct intervention of any foreign tongue. The sounds, grammatical forms, and syntactical types, with a few exceptions, … Continue reading “Portuguese Literature”

Portuguese East Africa Portuguese East Africa consists of the Province of Mozambique. Portuguese activity on that coast began in 1505 with the foundation of the Captaincy of Sofala, and in 1558 a fortress was built at Mozambique, the port of call for ships bound to and from India, and the centre from which the discoverers … Continue reading “Portuguese East Africa”

Portugal Parlimentary democracy in Europe. Christianity was introduced there during the Roman domination. Alfonso Henriqucs, first King of Portugal (1128 to 1185) offered his kingdom to the Church, placing it under the Blessed Virgin’s protection; he founded, among others, the famous Cistercian monastery of Alcobaca. From 1185 to 1280 the Crown and the Holy See … Continue reading “Portugal”

Portsmouth, England, diocese of Comprises the counties of Hampshire, Berkshire south of the Thames, Oxfordshire south of the Thames, Dorset, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands. Founded on 19 May 1882. Suffragan of the archdiocese of Southwark. See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Portsmouth patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary