Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Christesoun SEE CHRISTISON. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Christening a name given to the act of baptism, (1) as if thereby the child were made a Christian; or (2), as baptism fixes the Christian or Christened name of the child. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Christendom, Union of The Catholic Church is by far the largest, the most widespread, and the most ancient of Christian communions in the world, and is moreover the mighty trunk from which the other communions claiming to be Christian have broken off at one time or another. If, then, we limit the application of the … Continue reading “Christendom, Union of”

Christendom The term is here used in its narrower sense to stand for the Christian polity, an ideal which lasted for many centuries. Its foundations are to be found in Jewish traditions of a theocracy. From the Peace of the Church proclaimed by Constantine to the inroads of the barbarians, Christendom was all but conterminous … Continue reading “Christendom”

christen (Greek: chrio, anoint) (1) To administer the Sacrament of Baptism . (2) To name in Baptism . (3) To name in some ceremony analogous to Baptism ; hence, to name. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Christe, sanctorum decus angelorum (O Christ, the Glory of Angel Choirs!) Hymn for Lauds on 29 September , feast of the Dedication of the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel; and for Vespers on 24 October , feast of Saint, Raphael the Archangel. It is attributed to Rabanus Maurus (776 -856 ). There are 13 … Continue reading “Christe, sanctorum decus angelorum”

Christe SEE CALLISTA. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Christchurch, New Zealand, diocese of Comprises the provinces of Ganterbury and Westland, a small part of Nelson province, and the Chatham Islands; erected, 1887 ; suffragan of Wellington. The Marist Fathers undertook missionary work there in the 19th century . Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Christchurch New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Christchurch DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH (CHRISTOPOLITANA) (Its centre being Christchurch, the Capital of Canterbury, New Zealand.) It comprises the provinces of Canterbury and Westland, a small portion of the Province of Nelson, and the Chatham Islands. In July, 1840, the French corvette l’Aube started for Akaroa (Canterbury) to land a body of settlers there, and to … Continue reading “Christchurch”

Christadelphians A religious sect found in the United States, Canada , and Great Britain. Dr John Thomas, an Englishman, came to the United States in 1844 and organized a number of societies (also in Canada and Great Britain), using for his central idea “taking out of the gentiles a people for His name.” During the … Continue reading “Christadelphians”