Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Thurston, David, D.D a Congregational minister, was born in Georgetown, Mass., Feb. 6,1779. He was the uncle of the Rev. R. B. Thurston and half-brother of the Rev. Stephen Thurston, D.D. He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1804, and was ordained at Winthrop, Me., in 1807, where he remained pastor until 1851, with no intermission … Continue reading “Thurston, David, D.D”

Thursday, Sheer The Thursday before Easter, commemorating the institution of the Holy Eucharist. On this day only one Mass may be celebrated in each church, at which an additional Host is consecrated and borne in procession to the Altar of Repose to be used at the Mass of the Presanctified on the following day. The … Continue reading “Thursday, Sheer”

Thursday Of The Great Canon an Eastern phrase for the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Thursday, Maundy The Thursday before Easter, commemorating the institution of the Holy Eucharist. On this day only one Mass may be celebrated in each church, at which an additional Host is consecrated and borne in procession to the Altar of Repose to be used at the Mass of the Presanctified on the following day. The … Continue reading “Thursday, Maundy”

Thursday, Holy The Thursday before Easter, commemorating the institution of the Holy Eucharist. On this day only one Mass may be celebrated in each church, at which an additional Host is consecrated and borne in procession to the Altar of Repose to be used at the Mass of the Presanctified on the following day. The … Continue reading “Thursday, Holy”

Thursday (Anglo-Saxon Thors-daeg, i.e. Thor’s Day), the Dies Jovis of the Roman calendar, and sacred, in the Northern mythology, to Thor. It is called in German Donnerstag, thunder day. In the early Church, Augustine complained that some of the Christians persisted in keeping Thursday as a holyday in honor of Jupiter. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, … Continue reading “Thursday”

Thuroferary (incense-bearer), a priest who bears the censer during the services of the Greek Church. He also assists the officiating priest to put on his sacerdotal vestments, and, during the anthem, spreads a veil over the consecrated vessels. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Thurmayr, Johannes (Called AVENTINUS from the place of his birth) Born at Abensberg, Bavaria, 4 July, 1477; died at Ratisbon, 9 January, 1534. He studied at the Universities of Ingolstadt, Vienna, Cracow, and Paris. In 1507 he returned to Ingolstadt, and in 1509 was appointed tutor to the younger brothers of Duke William IV of … Continue reading “Thurmayr, Johannes”

Thuringia, Council of (Concilium Quintilineburgense or Northusense), was held in 1105 by the emperor Henry, who had lately succeeded in reuniting Saxony to the Roman obedience. The council was held in the palace. The decrees of the preceding councils were confirmed, and the heresy of the Nicolaitans (meaning the concubinage of the clergy) was condemned. … Continue reading “Thuringia, Council of”

Thuringia The name Thuringia is given to a large part of Central Germany, bonded on the west by the Werra River, on the east by the Saale, on the north by the Harz Mountains, and on the south by the Thuringian Forest. The extent of territory is not exactly defined. Besides the Thuringian states, which … Continue reading “Thuringia”