Pietro Rainalducci Anti-pope Nicholas V from 12 May 1328 to 25 July 1330 . Born in Corvaro, Abruzzi, Italy ; died in Avignon , France on 16 October 1333 . When Louis the Bavarian came to Rome seeking to uphold the theory that the Emperor and the Church at large were superior to the pope, … Continue reading “Pietro Rainalducci”
Pietro Pierleone
Pietro Pierleone Antipope from 1130 to 1138; born Rome, Italy; died there. Of Jewish extraction, his family had been a powerful Roman faction, opposing the Frangipani. A Benedictine and a cardinal-deacon, he was employed on important missions by successive pontiffs. He was elected by the Pierleone faction, on the same day as Innocent II; both … Continue reading “Pietro Pierleone”
Pietro, Michele D
Pietro, Michele D an Italian prelate of note, was born January 18, 1747, at Albano. After defending in public disputation at Rome with great success some theological propositions, he was appointed professor of ecclesiastical history in the Gregorian university, and of canonical law at the Roman archi-gymnasium. He took an important share in the work … Continue reading “Pietro, Michele D”
Pietro de Murbone
Pietro de Murbone Reigned from 5 July to 13 December 1294 . Born in Isernia, Italy , in 1215 as Pietro de Murbone; died near Anagni , Italy , in 19 May 1296 . He was a Benedictine , lived a life of solitude, and founded the Benedictine Celestines. Two years after the death of … Continue reading “Pietro de Murbone”
Pietro Cadalous
Pietro Cadalous (Honorius II) Antipope (1061 -1062 ), born near Verona, Italy ; died Parma, 1072 . Bishop of Parma, he was elected pope at the Diet of Basel in opposition to Alexander II , the lawful pope. He was excommunicated, 1063 , and deposed by the Council of Mantua, 1064 . Fuente: New Catholic … Continue reading “Pietro Cadalous”
Pietosi
Pietosi is the name of a celebrated Jewish family, called in Hebrew , which, like the families and , traced their origin to those Jews who were led into captivity after the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus and Vespasian. To this family belong the following: 1. BENJAMIN DE, ben-Abr., b.-Jech., b.-Abr. Rofe, of Rome, who … Continue reading “Pietosi”
Pietists, Catholic
Pietists, Catholic a name which was applied to the brethren and sisters of the pious and Christian schools founded by Nicholas Barre in 1678. They devoted themselves to the education of poor children of both sexes. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Pietists
PIETISTS A religious sect that sprung up among the Protestants in Germany in the latter end of the seventeenth century. Pietism was set on foot by the pious and learned Spencer, who, by the private societies he formed at Francfort with a design to promote vital religion, roused the lukewarm from their indifference, and excited … Continue reading “Pietists”
Pietism
Pietism A movement within the ranks of Protestantism, originating in a reaction against the prevailing laxity of morals in the 17th century. Its leader was Philipp Jakob Spener (1635-1705), an Alsatian who studied at Geneva. Through his sermons Spener sought to influence his hearers to a devout life, but realising that sermons alone were not … Continue reading “Pietism”
Pietersburg, South Africa, diocese of
Pietersburg, South Africa, diocese of Founded as the prefecture apostolic of Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Africa on 22 December 1910 by division from the Vicariate of Transvaal, and entrusted to the Benedictines of Subiaco. Elevated to the Territorial Abbey of Pietersburg on 13 June 1939. Elevated to the diocese of Pietersburg on 15 December 1988. Suffragen … Continue reading “Pietersburg, South Africa, diocese of”