Biblia

Perion, Joachim

Perion, Joachim a learned Frenchman, was born about 1499 at Cormery (Touraine). In 1517 he took the religious habit of the Benedictines in the abbey of Cormery; came to Paris in 1527, and was there received as doctor of theology in 1542. He sometimes gave himself the honorary title of interpreter to the king. He … Continue reading “Perion, Joachim”

Periodical Literature, Catholic

Periodical Literature, Catholic The invention of printing, besides exerting a great influence on literature in general and on education, gave birth to a new species of literature: publications appearing at intervals either regular or irregular. These sheets, or broadsides as they were called, dealing mostly with religious and political events, can be traced back to … Continue reading “Periodical Literature, Catholic”

Periodi

Periodi (PETRI) The name under which the Pseudo-Clementine writings are quoted by Epiphanius, Jerome, and the “Philocalia”. See CLEMENTINES. ———————————– The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XICopyright © 1911 by Robert Appleton CompanyOnline Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. KnightNihil Obstat, February 1, 1911. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., CensorImprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York Fuente: Catholic … Continue reading “Periodi”

Periodentae

Periodentae a name given to itinerating or visiting presbyters decreed by the Council of Laodicea, A.D. 360, to supersede the Chorepiscopi (q.v.) in the country villages. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Period

Period a term used in chronology in the same sense as Cycle (q.v.), to denote an interval of time after which the astronomical phenomena to which it refers recur in the same order. It is also employed to signify a cycle of cycles. Various periods have been invented by astronomers, but we can only notice … Continue reading “Period”

Peringer, Gustav

Peringer, Gustav a Swedish theologian of the 17th century, and professor of Oriental languages at Upsala, is the author of Historia Linguae et l’Eruditionis Arabuna; and translated into Latin the Talmudic treatises Aboda Sarlah and Tamnid, both published at Altdorf in 1680. See Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.; Furst, Bibl. Jud. 3:78. (B.P.) Fuente: Cyclopedia of … Continue reading “Peringer, Gustav”

Perilous times

Perilous times This expression occurs in Paul’s second letter to Timothy: “In the last days perilous times shall come:” then follows such a picture of moral depravity that it might have been supposed that the apostle was referring to the heathen; but he adds, “having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof . … Continue reading “Perilous times”