Paray-le-Monial, France Town in central France, department of Saone et Loire, famous religious center. The Benedictine priory was founded in 10th century and the monks were lords of the town until 1789. Among the places of pilgrimage are the Chapel of the Visitation where most of the visions of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque took place, … Continue reading “Paray-le-Monial, France”
Paray-le-Monial
Paray-le-Monial A town of five thousand inhabitants in the Department of Sâone-Loire, Diocese of Autun, France. It is indisputable that Paray (Paredum; Parodium) existed before the monks who give it its surname of Le Monial, for when Count Lambert of Chalon, together with his wife Adelaide and his friend Mayeul de Cluny, founded there in … Continue reading “Paray-le-Monial”
Paratrapezon
Paratrapezon () is the name given in the Greek Church to a side-table for the additional chalices. SEE CHALICE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Parasurama
Parasurama is the sixth avatar, or incarnation of Vishnu, in which he appears as Rama, the son of Jamadagui, armed with aparasu, or axe. Arjuna, king of the Haihayas, had obtained, as a reward for his pious deeds, a thousand arms and sovereignty over all the earth. The gods, alarmed at his power, applied to … Continue reading “Parasurama”
Parasiti
Parasiti (, fellow-waiters), assistants to certain priests among the ancient Greeks. The gods to whose service parasites were attached were Apollo, Heracles, the Anaces, and Athena of Pallene. They were generally elected from the most ancient and illustrious families, but what were the precise duties assigned to them it is difficult to discover. They were … Continue reading “Parasiti”
Parashioth
Parashioth (or Parshiyoth, ). It was the custom of the Jews to have the whole Law, or Five Books of Moses, read over in the synagogues in the course of every year. Hence, for the sake of convenience, the Law was divided into fifty-four sections, or Parashioth, as nearly equal in length as possible. These … Continue reading “Parashioth”
Parash
Parash SEE HORSE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Parasceve
Parasceve (Greek: paraskeue, preparation) Day before the Sabbath, Friday or the day before certain feasts of sabbatical rank. Day before the Pasch was observed more religiously than any other Friday. Although there is much dispute concerning the day on which Our Lord died, commentators generally agree that it was on the eve of the Pasch. … Continue reading “Parasceve”
Parasara
Parasara is the name of several celebrated personages of ancient India whose history is recorded or referred to in the Mahabharata (q.v.), the Puranas (q.v.), and other Hind writings. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Parapsychology
Parapsychology (Gr. para, at the side or + psyche, soul + logia from logein, to speak) The investigation of prescience, telepathy and other alleged psychical phenomena which seem to elude ordinary physical and physiological explanation. The term was proposed by Boirac (1893) and was adopted by Florunay and Oesterreich. See A. Lalande, Vocabulaire de la … Continue reading “Parapsychology”