Citeaux, Order of A Benedictine reform, established at Citeaux, Burgundy, 1098 , by Saint Robert, Abbot of Molesme, to restore literal observance of the Rule of Saint Benedict . Previous attempts at reform in monasteries of the Order of Cluny had met with little success when Saint Robert with twenty companions, retired to Citeaux in … Continue reading “Citeaux, Order of”
Citeaux, Abbey of
Citeaux, Abbey of Original mother-house of the Cistercian Order , 12 miles south of Dijon, France . It was founded in 1098 by Saint Robert, a Benedictine Abbot of Molesme, for the purpose of restoring the most literal possible observance of the Rule of Saint Benedict. Saint Alberic and Saint Stephen Harding were his two … Continue reading “Citeaux, Abbey of”
Citeaux
Citeaux SEE CISTERCIANS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Citation
citation In the wide sense, any judicial summons to appear before an ecclesiastical court; in the strict sense, a legal act through which the defendant is, by order of the judge, called before the court to give his evidence. A citation, which has to conform to certain legal formalities, is necessary except when the defendant … Continue reading “Citation”
Citadel
Citadel CITADEL (1Ma 1:33; 1Ma 3:45 etc. [RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] ]).See Fortification, 4. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Citadel sita-del (1 Macc 1:33; 3:45). See FORTIFICATION. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Cit
Cit (Skr.) Awareness. Cf. sat-cit-ananda. — K.F.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Cistertians
Cistertians SEE CISTERCIANS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
CISTERNS
CISTERNS And reservoirs were very common in Palestine, both in the country and in cities. During half the year no rain falls, and never- failing streams and springs are rare indeed. The main dependence of a large portion of the population was upon the water which fell in the rainy season and was preserved in … Continue reading “CISTERNS”
Cistern, Well, Pool, Aqueduct
Cistern, Well, Pool, Aqueduct sistern: Use of Terms 1.General 2.Wells or Cylindrical Cisterns 3.Private Cisterns 4.Public Cisterns 5.Pools and Aqueducts 6.Figurative Uses Literature Several words are rendered by cistern, well, pool, the relations of which in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) are as follows: Use of Terms Cistern, , … Continue reading “Cistern, Well, Pool, Aqueduct”
Cistern
Cistern ( or , bor’, from , to dig or bore, Gesenius, Thes. Heb. p. 176; Sept. usually ; Vulg. cisterna or lacus; A. V. generally pool), a receptacle for water, either conducted from an external spring, or proceeding from rain-fall (Jer 2:13; Pro 5:15; Ecc 12:6; Jer 36:16; a pit, as often rendered; the … Continue reading “Cistern”