Chibchas (Or MUYSCAS). Next to the Quichuas of Peru and the Aymaras in Bolivia, the Chibchas of the eastern and north-eastern Highlands of Colombia were the most striking of the sedentary Indians in South America. At present they have ceased to form autonomous tribes and are practically extinct. In the beginning of the sixteenth century … Continue reading “Chibchas”
Chibbut Hak-Keber
Chibbut Hak-Keber ( , the beating of the dead), which, the :Jewish rabbis allege, is performed in the grave by the angel Duma and his attendants. who hold in their hands three fiery rods, and judge at once the body and soul. See Buxtorf, Lex. Chald. Talm s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical … Continue reading “Chibbut Hak-Keber”
Chibach
Chibach in Slavonic mythology, was one of the evil black deities of the Wends, who represented him as an animal like a dog, encircled, by snakes.. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Chiavari
Chiavari (CLAVARIUM); DIOCESE OF CHIAVARI (CLAVARENSIS) Suffragan of Genoa. Chiavari is a city of the province of Genoa in Northern Italy, situated on a little bay of the Gulf of Genoa. It became a diocese in 1892, but until 1896 was administered by the Archbishop of Genoa, to which diocese it originally belonged. The first … Continue reading “Chiavari”
CHIASMUS
CHIASMUS CHIASMUS, , decussata oratio, , has its name from the Greek letter X, which is as it were the type (mould), according to which the sentence or words seem to be arranged. It is a figurative mode of speaking, when two pairs of words or propositions are so arranged, as that the attentive reader … Continue reading “CHIASMUS”
Chiarini, Louis A.
Chiarini, Louis A. professor and abbe at Paris, was born in Tuscany, April 26,1789, and died Feb. 28, 1832, professor of Oriental languages at the Warsaw University, leaving Grammatyka Hebirayska (Warsaw, 1826): Slownik Hebrayski (ibid. 1829) –Thieoie du Judaisme (Paris, 1830, 2 vols.), which elicited rejoinders from Zunz (Berlin, 1830) .and from. Jost (ibid.’ eod.). … Continue reading “Chiarini, Louis A.”
Chiari, Giuseppe
Chiari, Giuseppe an eminent Roman painter, was born in 1654, and was a scholar of Maratti. He was continually employed on grand works for the churches of the nobility. The principal are the ceiling in Santa Maria di ‘Montesanto, and the Adoration of the Magi, in Santa Maria del Suffragio. He died at Rome in … Continue reading “Chiari, Giuseppe”
Chiarelli, Benedeto
Chiarelli, Benedeto an Italian theologian, who lived early in the 18th century, wrote Riflessi Molrali (Messina, 1688, 8vo):-Ciemica- Filosofica (ibid. 1696, 4to): – Panegirici Sacrii (ibid. 1701, 4to):- Memorie Sacre Della Citta di – Messina (ibid. 1705), etc. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Chiara Agolanti
Chiara Agolanti (Chiara Agolanti) (1282 -1346 ) Matron, Poor Clare, born Rimini, Italy ; died there. Having led a dissipated life, she repented, and as a Franciscan tertiary resolved to expiate her sins by penance. Later she became a Poor Clare and superioress at Rimini. Beatified, 1784 . Buried in cathedral of Rimini. Feast , … Continue reading “Chiara Agolanti”
Chiappen
Chiappen an idol of the savages inhabiting the valley of Turnia, near Panama. was their Mars, or god of war. Before setting out to fight they sacrificed slaves and prisoners to honor him, and besmeared the idol with the blood of the victims. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature