Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Titus, emperor Titus, emperor. [See VESPASIANUS.] Fuente: Wace’s Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature

Titus, Bishop of Bostra Born about 362-371. Sozomen (Hist. eccl., III, xiv) names Titus among the great men of the time of Constantius; he also tells (op. cit., V, xv) of a mean trick played upon Titus by Julian the Apostate. It was expected that the re-establishment of paganism would occasion riots in Bostra as … Continue reading “Titus, bishop of Bostra”

Titus and Timothy, Epistles to (THE PASTORALS) STS. TIMOTHY AND TITUS Saints Timothy and Titus were two of the most beloved and trusted disciples of St. Paul, whom they accompanied in many of his journeys. Timothy is mentioned in Acts, xvi, 1; xvii, 14, 15, 1; xviii, 5; xix, 22; xx, 4; Rom., xvi, 21; … Continue reading “Titus and Timothy, Epistles to”

Titus (Emperor) Titus, who was officially styled sometimes Imperator Titus Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, sometimes Imperator Titus Vespasianus Caesar Augustus, was originally named Titus Flavius Vespasianus. He was the son of a man of the same name, the Emperor Vespasian (see under Vespasian), and of Domitilla, and was born at Rome on 30th December, a.d. 39. … Continue reading “Titus (Emperor)”

TITUS A distinguished Christian minister of Greek origin, Gal 2:3 ; converted under the preaching of Paul, Tit 1:4, whose companion and fellow-labor he became, 2Co 8:23 . He joined Paul and Barnabas in the mission from Antioch to Jerusalem, Mal 15:2 Gal 2:1 ; and subsequently was sent to Corinth and labored with success, … Continue reading “Titus”

Titulus In pagan times titulus signified an inscription on stone, and later the stone which marked the confines of property. Under Trajan it signified at Rome the limits of the jurisdiction of the priests, which is the germ of the meaning it bears in its ecclesiatico-archeological usage. Baronius explains that a cross sculptured on a … Continue reading “Titulus”

Titular Bishops are bishops with no stated charge, but who are bishops inpartibus infidelium. The custom arose in the 12th and 13th centuries in the assigning of bishops to those parts which, though once Christianized, had at length fallen under Saracen dominion. The Church of Rome adopts the same custom, and has bishops of Tarsus, … Continue reading “Titular Bishops”

titular bishop One who has been appointed by the Holy See to a diocese which, in former times, had been canonically established and possessed cathedral church, clergy, and laity, but on account of pagan occupation of the diocesan territory has now neither clergy nor people. See Titular Sees. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

titular abbot One who holds the title of a suppressed or destroyed abbey . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Tittmnann, Karl Christian father of the preceding, was born at Gmossbardau, near Grimma, Aug. 20, 1744. He was appointed deacon at Langensalza in 1770, professor of theology and provost at Wittenberg in 1775, and general superintendent there in 1784. In 1789 he was made Kirchenrath and superintendent at Dresden, and died there, Dec. 6, 1820; … Continue reading “Tittmnann, Karl Christian”