Parish Churches existed in a monastic or cathedral church, as at Norwich, Kilkenny, Carlisle, Chester, Salisbury, and Hereford. Spanish cathedrals have usually an attached sagrario or parroquia, or parish church, which communicates with the main building; at Strengnas, in the south aisle, there is a peasants church. Nice, like Manchester and Ripon, are also parish … Continue reading “Parish Churches”
Parish Chaplain
Parish Chaplain is an assistant stipendiary, temporary or permanent; the mediaeval curate, whose pay was six marks a year in 1347. In 1362 they had become scarce, preference being given by unbeneficed clergy to the office of mass priests, who celebrated annals only, without cure of souls. Very stringent regulations were then made in order … Continue reading “Parish Chaplain”
Parish
parish (Greek: para, beside; oikos, house) Regularly and strictly, a definite territorial division of the diocese to which has been assigned its own church, a determined group of the people, and its own distinct rector, who as the proper pastor is charged with the care of souls. At times, however, there have been established in … Continue reading “Parish”
Paris, University of
Paris, University of Formed c.1208, by the amalgamation of the ancient schools of Notre Dame, Sainte Genevieve and Saint Victor; organized about the middle of the 13th century. It was composed of seven groups, the faculty of arts comprising the four nations, French, English, Norman, and Picard and the three superior faculties of theology, law, … Continue reading “Paris, University of”
Paris Sanhedrim
Paris Sanhedrim SEE PARISIAN SANHEDRIM. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Paris Protestant Missionary Society
Paris Protestant Missionary Society This society was formed in 1822, under the title of Societe des Missions Evangeliques de Paris. A meeting was held for the purpose at the house of S. V. S. Wilder, Esq., an American merchant, then residing in Paris, which was attended by the presidents of the Reformed and Lutheran Consistories; … Continue reading “Paris Protestant Missionary Society”
Paris, Matthew
Paris, Matthew Benedictine monk and chronicler, b. about 1200; d. 1259. There seems no reason to infer from the name by which he was commonly known that this famous English historian was directly connected with Paris either by birth or education. He became a monk at St. Albans on 21 January, 1217, and St. Albans … Continue reading “Paris, Matthew”
Paris Manuscript
Paris Manuscript The only uncial MS. of the New Testament thus known consists of two fragments in the National (formerly Royal. later Imperial) Library at Paris (appended to No. 314) usually designated as W of the Gospels (formerly CODEX REGIUS), and containing Luk 9:34-37; Luk 10:12-23. They belong to the 8th century. They have been … Continue reading “Paris Manuscript”
Paris, Germain of, Saint
Paris, Germain of, Saint Confessor , Bishop of Paris, born near Autun, France , 496 ; died Paris, France , 576 . He was Abbot of Saint Symphorien near Autun and was promoted in 555 to the see of Paris, where he exercised a reforming influence on King Childebert. In 588 he dedicated the church … Continue reading “Paris, Germain of, Saint”
Paris, Gaston-Bruno-Paulin
Paris, Gaston Bruno Paulin Philologist; born Avenay, France , 9 August 1839; died Cannes, France , 6 March 1903. He was a director in the College de France, a member of the French Academy, and for 30 years the highest authority on the philology of Romance languages. He founded the “Revue critique” (1865) and “Romania” … Continue reading “Paris, Gaston-Bruno-Paulin”