Pius I, Pope (Latin: devout) Reigned c.142 to c.154. Born in Italy. The fact that Saint Justin expounded Christian teaching in Rome, and that the three heretics Valentinus, Cerdon, and Marcion visited there, prove the primacy of the see in this century. Feast, Roman Calendar, 11 July. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Pius I., bp. of Rome
Pius I., bp. of Rome Pius I., bp. of Rome after Hyginus in the middle part of 2nd cent. The dates cannot be fixed with certainty, the traditions being contradictory. The Liberian Catalogue and the Felician both name Antoninus Pius (138-161) as the contemporary emperor, as does Eusebius (H. E. iv. 11). Lipsius (Chronol. der … Continue reading “Pius I., bp. of Rome”
Pius I
Pius I pope and saint of Rome, was a native of Aquileia, and succeeded Hyginus. Pius I is supposed to have commenced his pontificate, or rather bishopric, about 152 or 153, and to have died in 157. The date of his reign, however, as given by other authorities, is from 127 to 140. He was … Continue reading “Pius I”
Pityus
Pityus A titular see in Pontus Polemoniacus, suffragan of Neocaesarea. Pityus was a large and wealthy Greek city on the northeast of the Black Sea (Artemidorus, in Strabo, XI, 496), which was destroyed before the time of Pliny (Hist. nat., VI, v, 16). Arrianus mentions its anchorage in “Periplus Ponti Euxini”, 27. The city was … Continue reading “Pityus”
Pity Compassion
Pity Compassion The noun pity occurs only once in the AV_ of the NT (Mat 18:33, RV_ mercy), and once in RV_ (Jam 5:11). The adjective pitiful occurs in AV_ (Jam 5:11; 1Pe 3:8, RV_ tender-hearted). The Greek equivalents for these words are (), , . The word compassion is of much more frequent occurrence, … Continue reading “Pity Compassion”
Pity
PITY Is generally defined to be the uneasiness we feel at the unhappiness of another, prompting us to compassionate them, with a desire of their relief. God is said to pity them that fear him, as a father pitieth his children. The father, says Mr. Henry, pities his children that are weak in knowledge, and … Continue reading “Pity”
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, diocese of (Latin Rite)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, diocese of (Latin Rite) Founded on 11 August 1843. Suffragen of the archdiocese of Philadelphia. Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Pittsburgh patron saints index Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, diocese of (Greek Rite)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, diocese of (Greek Rite) Established in 1924. Embraces all Greek Catholics of Russian, Hungarian (Magyar), and Croatian nationalities in the United States, wherever domiciled, and is thus not a territorial diocese. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, city of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, city of It is probable that the first priest to visit this region was Father Joseph de Bonnecamps, Jesuit missionary and cartographer. He was a member of the expedition of Celoron de Bienville which in 1749 explored the Ohio and Allegheny Rivers in the interest of French claims; he conducted services near or … Continue reading “Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, city of”
Pittsburgh Catholic, The
Pittsburgh Catholic, The Official weekly organ of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the Catholic Publishing Company; founded in 1844. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary