Vesica Piscis (bladder of a fish), a name applied by Albert Drer to a pointed oval figure, formed by two equal circles cutting each other in their centers, which is a very common form given to the aureole, or glory, by which the representations of each of the three Persons of the Holy Trinity and … Continue reading “Vesica Piscis”
Vesey, William
Vesey, William an American Episcopal clergyman, was born at Braintree, Mass., in 1674. He graduated at Harvard College in 1693, and pursued his theological studies under the direction of the Rev. Samuel Myles, rector of King’s Chapel, Boston. Under a call from the members of the Episcopal communion of the city of New York, he … Continue reading “Vesey, William”
Vesalius, Andreas
Vesalius, Andreas Born December 1514 at Brussels, Belgium; died June 1564, Zacynthus, Greece. Reorganized the study of anatomy and overthrew devotion to the works of Galen. Author of the first complete textbook on human anatomy, De Humanis Corporis Fabrica (On the Workings of the Human Body). The statement that he was hampered by ecclesiastical authority … Continue reading “Vesalius, Andreas”
Vesalia, John de
Vesalia, John de a celebrated preacher and doctor of theology at Erfurt and Worms, often confounded with John Wessel (q.v.), with whom he held nearly the same sentiments, was condemned for his theological opinions at Mentz in 1479, and cast into prison, where he soon died. A Catholic who witnessed the trial says he advanced … Continue reading “Vesalia, John de”
Vesal, Andreas
Vesal, Andreas Born December 1514 at Brussels, Belgium; died June 1564, Zacynthus, Greece. Reorganized the study of anatomy and overthrew devotion to the works of Galen. Author of the first complete textbook on human anatomy, De Humanis Corporis Fabrica (On the Workings of the Human Body). The statement that he was hampered by ecclesiastical authority … Continue reading “Vesal, Andreas”
Very Reverend
Very Reverend is a title given by custom to certain clergymen in priests’ orders who have attained to positions of dignity. In the Church of England it is usually reserved for deans and provosts of cathedrals and collegiate churches. In the Anglo Roman communion it is applied to canons of cathedrals, to certain doctors of … Continue reading “Very Reverend”
Very
Very veri: As adjective (from verus, true), true, real, actual, etc. (Gen 27:21, Gen 27:24, my very son Esau; Jos 10:27, this very day; Joh 7:26, the very Christ, etc.); chiefly as adverb, in a high degree, extremely. As ab adverb it is commonly in the Old Testament the translation of , me’odh, and in … Continue reading “Very”
Vervactor
Vervactor in Roman mythology, was a god of the fields, who was said to give the fallow ground its fruitfulness again. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Verulam, Council Of (Concilium Verulamiense)
Verulam, Council Of (Concilium Verulamiense) Verulam, or Verulamium, was an ancient town of England, County of Hertford, the site of which is now occupied by the city of St. Albans, which is twenty miles northwest of London. Two ecclesiastical councils were held here as follows. I. (Called also Council of St. Albans) Was held A.D. … Continue reading “Verulam, Council Of (Concilium Verulamiense)”
Veruela
Veruela A celebrated Cistercian monastery and church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. It is situated five miles north-west of Borja, Saragossa, Spain. The monastery and church, forming one edifice, were founded in 1146 by Pedro de Atarés, to whom the Blessed Virgin appeared, and whom she directed in the discovery of a hidden statue of … Continue reading “Veruela”