Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Portland Diocese in the State of Maine; suffragan of Boston; established by Pius IX, 8 Dec., 1854. When erected it included the territorial limits of the present States of Maine and New Hampshire. Previous to that time it was under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Baltimore and later of the Bishop of Boston. In … Continue reading “Portland”

Portiuncula, the Indulgence of In the vicinity of Assisi there stood a little church Nostra Signora degli Angeli, called also Portimncula, which St. Francis, after his conversion, repaired, and soon afterwards received as a present for himself and his congregation, at the hands of the benedictine abbot of the Monastery of Monte-Subazio. A legend widely … Continue reading “Portiuncula, the Indulgence of”

portiuncula indulgence An indulgence which may be gained in any church so designated by the bishop, by all the faithful who after Confession and Holy Communion, visit such churches between noon of 1 August and midnight of 2 August, or on the Sunday following. The indulgence is toties quoties and is applicable to the souls … Continue reading “portiuncula indulgence”

Portiuncula (Latin: diminutive of portio, a portion; a small part) The church in Assisi where in 1206 Saint Francis of Assisi recognized his vocation, and where he made his abode until his death in 1226. Originally a very small edifice, the church has heen gradually enlarged through the centuries. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Portiuncula (PORZIONCULA … Continue reading “Portiuncula”

Portionist a term employed to designate a beneficed person in a cathedral who received only half or a moiety of his prebend, called in France a demiprebendary, and in Spain a rationero. Bulrsaerius, in Scottish universities, and the German Buwsch were portions of money given to poor students, while the Cambridge pensioner lives at his … Continue reading “Portionist”

Portion, Part porshun: As far as a distinction between these words is possible in English, it lies in the fact that a portion is a part about whose destiny something is implied (Psa 142:5, etc.). The Hebrew has no two synonyms similarly related, and in consequence the use of the words in English Versions of … Continue reading “Portion, Part”

Portion (, chlek). In addition to the sense of dividing or allotting, this word is used in reference to a custom still prevalent among princes and rich people in the East, not only to invite their friends to feasts, but to send a portion of the banquet to those that cannot well come to it, … Continue reading “Portion”

Portio Conlgrua the name given in the canon law to the suitable salary which was anciently allotted to the priest or minister of a parish. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

portio, congrua A term used in canon law to designate the lowest sum proper for the yearly income, living wage, of a cleric . Principal among the financial burdens incurred by a benefice is that of supporting the beneficiary in accordance with the dignity of his state. The Council of Trent suggested that one third … Continue reading “portio, congrua”

Portio Canonica is an ecclesiastic term applied to different things: (1) the share which falls to the members of a congregation in the daily distributions in money or in kind; (2) the funeral tax (quota Atneralis, or morutuarium) which, at the death of an ecclesiastic in office, must be paid to the bishop; finally (3), … Continue reading “Portio Canonica”