Cisholm, James a Scotch prelate, was chaplain to king Jamnes III, and was advanced to the see of Dunblane in 1486, but was not consecrated until 1487. He occupied this see about forty years, and resigned in 1527. He was living in 1533. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 178. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Cisholm, James”
Cisara
Cisara (Cisa, also Ciris), in the mythology of the Wends and Slavs, was a goddess of the fruitful earth, who is believed to be identical with Ceres, and was worshipped by the Rlicetians, Vindelicians, Sorbiatians, also in Saxony, where the city Zeitz was named after her. In the vicinity of Augsburg she had a sacred … Continue reading “Cisara”
Cisamus
Cisamus Cisamus, a titular see of Crete. Kisamos, or Kissamos, was a harbour on the north-west coast of Crete in a bay of the same name, and served Aptera as a port of entry. Lequien (II, 272) gives only two Greek bishops, Theopemptus in 692 and Leo in 787; Gams (404) adds Gerasimus about 1500. … Continue reading “Cisamus”
Cisalpine Club
Cisalpine Club Association of Catholic laymen founded in England , 1792 , to perpetuate the movement which had found expression in the “Declaration and Protestation” signed by the Catholic body in 1789 . This declaration represented the final and definite break with the Jacobite political party, the possible success of which up till that time … Continue reading “Cisalpine Club”
Cisai
Cisai (rather Cisceus, ), another Graecized form (Esther 11:2) of the name of KISH (q.v.), the great-grandfather of Mordecai (Est 2:5). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Cisai ssa-. See KISEUS. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Cis
Cis ( v.r. ), the Graecized form (Act 13:21) of the name of KISH (q.v.), the father of king Saul. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Cis sis (, Kes): The form given in Act 13:21 the King James Version for Kish, the father of Saul the first king of Israel (1Sa 9:1 … Continue reading “Cis”
Cirycus, Saint
Cirycus, Saint Martyred in 304 at Tarsus, Cilicia. According to their Acts, Julitta fled with her three months old son, Quiricus (Cirycus), from Lycaonia at the outbreak of the Maximinian persecution. She sought refuge in Tarsus, but she and the child were put to death there. Their cult was popular in the west at a … Continue reading “Cirycus, Saint”
Cirta, Councils Of
Cirta, Councils Of (Concilium Cirtense). This was a town in Numidia where two provincial synods were head: I. In 305 (or 303), to fill up the vacant bishopric of Cirta. Secundus, the primate of Numidia, presided, and drew from eleven or twelve of the bishops had been. guilty of betraying the sacred books during the … Continue reading “Cirta, Councils Of”
Cirinus
Cirinus SEE CYRINUS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Cirey, Jean De
Cirey, Jean De a French Cistercian of Dijon, flourished in the 15th century. In 1476 he became abbot of the monastery Balern, in Burgundy; attended in 1477 the synod held at Orleans, and in 1478 that held at Tours. He died December 27, 1503, leaving Capitulum Generale Cisterciense (Dijon, 1490): Privilegia Ordinis Cistercii (ibid. 1491, … Continue reading “Cirey, Jean De”