Cienfuegos The Diocese of Cienfuegos (Centumfocensis), which includes all the Province of Santa Clara in the central part of Cuba, has an area of 9,500 square miles and (census of 1899) a population of 356,536; 317,243 native Cubans; 28,398 Spaniards 10,895 of other nationalities. The diocese, which had previously formed part of that of Havana, … Continue reading “Cienfuegos”
Cieling
Cieling SEE CEILING. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Cieled, Cieling
Cieled, Cieling CIELED, CIELING (Amer. RV [Note: Revised Version.] ceiled, ceiling). The latter occurs only 1Ki 6:15, where it has its modern signification (reading, however, unto the beams [or rafters] of the cieling). The verb, on the other hand, should everywhere be rendered panelled (2Ch 3:5, Jer 22:14, Eze 41:16, Hag 1:4 your panelled houses), … Continue reading “Cieled, Cieling”
Cidyessus
Cidyessus A titular see of Asia Minor. It was a city of some importance, west of Ammonia in West-Central Phrygia, in the territory of the Setchanli Ova, Mouse Plain; this large and fertile valley projects far into Phrygia Salutaris, but the city belonged to Phrygia Pacatiana. Its site has been determined by an inscription found … Continue reading “Cidyessus”
Cidaris
Cidaris is a term used to distinguish a low-crowned episcopal mitre. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Cid, El
Cid, El (Rodrigo, or Ruy, Diaz, Count of Bivar). The great popular hero of the chivalrous age of Spain, born at Burgos c. 1040; died at Valencia, 1099. He was given the title of seid or cid (lord, chief) by the Moors and that of campeador (champion) by his admiring countrymen. Tradition and legend have … Continue reading “Cid, El”
Cicognara, Leopoldo, Count
Cicognara, Leopoldo, Count Politician, writer on art, and collector of Italian antiquities, born at Ferara 26 November, 1767; died at Venice, 5 March, 1834. He was thirty years old when pressure of cicumstances, Bonaparte’s campaigns in Italy, and the hope of a risorgimento in his country drove him in public life. An ardent supporter of … Continue reading “Cicognara, Leopoldo, Count”
Cicogna, Emanuele Antonio
Cicogna, Emanuele Antonio an Italian historian and archaeologist, was born at Venice, January 17, 1789, studied at Udino, became imperial procurator in i811, and died in his native city, February 22, 1868. His main work is Inscrizioni Veneziani (Venice, 1824-53, 6 volumes); he also wrote, Di Stefano Piazzone: da Asola (ibid. 1840): Della Famiglia Marcello … Continue reading “Cicogna, Emanuele Antonio”
C.I.C.M.
C.I.C.M. = Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheut Missions) Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Cicirc;teaux, Abbey of
Cicirc;teaux, Abbey of Founded in 1098 by St. Robert, Abbot of Molesme, in a deserted and uninhabited part of the Diocese of Châlons-sur Saône, today the Diocese of Dijon (Côte-d’Or, France), from which city it is four leagues distant. A small stream of water which overflowed its banks formed there a marsh covered with rushes … Continue reading “Cicirc;teaux, Abbey of”