Portsmouth (PORTUS MAGNUS, or PORTEMUTHENSIS) This diocese was created by a Brief of Leo XIII, dated 19 May, 1882, and was formed out of the western portion of the Diocese of Southwark as constituted at the re-establishment of the English Hierarchy in 1850. It comprises the Counties of Hampshire and Berkshire, on the mainland, the … Continue reading “Portsmouth”
Portraits of the Apostles
Portraits of the Apostles The earliest fresco representing Christ surrounded by the Apostles dates from the beginning of the fourth century. It was discovered in the cemetery of Domitilla, under a thick covering of stalactites. Christ is seated on a throne, His feet resting on a footstool, and His right hand raised in the oratorical … Continue reading “Portraits of the Apostles”
portraits of Christ
portraits of Christ No authentic likeness of Our Lord exists. He has been the subject of art from the earliest times. In the Lateran is preserved the “portrait made without hands’” (achiropoeta) according to tradition. Many portraits have been based on two descriptions, one by John of Damascus (8th century ), the other purporting to … Continue reading “portraits of Christ”
Portraits
Portraits PORTRAITS (of Christ).See Christ in Art vol. i. p. 314 f. Fuente: A Dictionary Of Christ And The Gospels
Portoviejo
Portoviejo (PORTUS VETERIS). A suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Quito, Republic of Ecuador. It was erected in 1871 and its jurisdiction extends over the political provinces of Manabi and Esmeraldas, with a Catholic population (1909) of 78,000 souls, and forty-six parishes. Besides the secular priests of the diocese, there are the following religious orders: … Continue reading “Portoviejo”
Porto Rico
Porto Rico (PUERTO RICO) The smallest and most easterly of the Greater Antilles, rectangular in shape, with an area of 3670 square miles, and the most densely inhabited country in America, having a population of 1,118,012, over 304 to the square mile, according to the census of 1910; a growth of 125,769 the last ten … Continue reading “Porto Rico”
Porto and Santa-Rufina
Porto and Santa-Rufina (PORTUENSIS ET SANCTÆ RUFINÆ) This diocese was formed from the union of two suburbicarian sees. Porto, now a wretched village, was in ancient times the chief harbour of Rome. It owes its origin to the port built by Claudius on the right of the Tiber, opposite Ostia; Trajan enlarged the basin, and … Continue reading “Porto and Santa-Rufina”
Porto Alegre (1)
Porto Alegre (PORTALEGRENSIS) Located in Eastern Brazil. Porto Alegre, the capital and chief port of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, is built on the northern extremity of Lagoa dos Patos and on the eastern shore of the estuary called Rio Guahyba. It was founded in 1742 by a colony of immigrants from the … Continue reading “Porto Alegre (1)”
Portland, Oregon, archdiocese of
Portland, Oregon, archdiocese of Founded as the vicariate Apostolic of Oregon Territory on 1 December 1843. Elevated to the diocese of Oregon City on 24 July 1846. Elevated to the archdiocese of Oregon City on 29 July 1850. Name changed to the archdiocese Portland in Oregon on 26 September 1928. Suffragan dioceses include: Baker, Oregon … Continue reading “Portland, Oregon, archdiocese of”
Portland, Maine, diocese of
Portland, Maine, diocese of Comprises the state of Maine. Founded on 29 July 1953 by Pope Pius IX. Suffragan of the archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts . Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Portland patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary