Trinity College An institution for the higher education of Catholic women, located at Washington, D.C., and empowered under the terms of its charter (1897) to confer degrees. The college originated in the desire of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, who had been thirty-five years established in the city of Washington, to open a … Continue reading “Trinity College”
Trinity
Trinity See God. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church TRINITY The union of three in one; generally applied to the ineffable mystery of three persons in one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This doctrine is rejected by many because it is incomprehensible; but, as Mr. Scott observes, if distinct personality, agency, and divine perfections, … Continue reading “Trinity”
Trinitarians, Order of
Trinitarians, Order of The redemption of captives has always been regarded in the Church as a work of mercy, as is abundantly testified by many lives of saints who devoted themselves to this task. The period of the Crusades, when so many Christians were in danger of falling into the hands of infidels, witnessed the … Continue reading “Trinitarians, Order of”
Trinitarians
TRINITARIANS Those who believe in the Trinity. See next article, and the 162d Lec. of Doddridge, where the reader will find a statement of the opinions of the ancients on this doctrine, as likewise many of the moslems; such as Baxter, Dr. Clarke, Burnet, Howe, Warterland, Taylor, Pearson, Bull, Wallis, Watts, and Jeremy Taylor. Fuente: … Continue reading “Trinitarians”
Trinitarianism
Trinitarianism a) Referring to a Roman Catholic order founded in 1198 to redeem Christian captives from Mohammedans. b) The usual meaning of the term the doctrine of the Trinitarians who hold that the nature of God is one in substance and three in embodiment (Latinpersona). Upon the basis of Platonic realism (q.v.) which makes the … Continue reading “Trinitarianism”
Trinitarian Sisters
Trinitarian Sisters This order was founded at Valence in 1615, and constituted a convent in 1696. They received letters patent from Louis in 1712, and were registered in Parliament in January, 1728. They established two hospitals, which were in 1802 devoted to the care of aged men and women. They have been quite flourishing since … Continue reading “Trinitarian Sisters”
Trinitarian Brothers
Trinitarian Brothers or ORDER OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY for the Redemption of Captives, was founded by St. John of Matha, who was born at Faucon, Provence, in 1154. When he first celebrated divine service, after his ordination, he beheld a vision of an angel in white, having a cross of red and blue on … Continue reading “Trinitarian Brothers”
Trinitagrave; di Cava dei Tirrenti, Abbey of
Trinitagrave; di Cava dei Tirrenti, Abbey of Located in the Province of Salerno. It stands in a gorge of the Finestre Hills near Cava dei Tirreni, and was founded in 980 by Alferio Pappacarbona, a noble of Salerno who became a Cluniac monk. Urban II endowed this monastery with many privileges, making it immediately subject … Continue reading “Trinitagrave; di Cava dei Tirrenti, Abbey of”
Trinidad, vicariate apostolic of
Trinidad, vicariate apostolic of Founded as the Vicariate Apostolic of Trinidad on 23 February 1818. Elevated to the archdiocese of Port of Spain on 30 April 1850. Suffragen dioceses include Bridgetown, Barbados Georgetown, Guyana Paramaribo, Suriname Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org archdiocese of Port of Spain patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New … Continue reading “Trinidad, vicariate apostolic of”
Trine-God Controversy
Trine-God Controversy In the churches over which Hincmar (q.v.), archbishop of Rheims, presided, he forbade the singing of the last words of a very ancient hymn- Te trina Deitas, unaque poscimus (Of thee, trine Deity, yet one, we ask) on the ground that this phraseology subverted the simplicity of the Divine Nature, and implied the … Continue reading “Trine-God Controversy”