Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Charles Butler Lawyer, writer, and Catholic leader, nephew of Father Alban Butler . Born in London, England on 14 August 1750; died there on 2 June 1832. He was educated at the English College, Douai, studied law in England , and as his religious affiliations constituted ineligibility for the bar, became a conveyancer. He joined … Continue reading “Charles Butler”

Charles Browne Humorist, best known under the pseudonym of Artemus Ward (1834 -1867 ). His literary apprenticeship was served as compositor and reporter on various newspapers, and in 1858 his burlesque descriptions of prize-fights, political meetings, etc., in the “Cleveland Plaindealer,” won national attention. Shortly afterwards he went to New York and subsequently became the … Continue reading “Charles Browne”

Charles Borromeo, Saint Confessor . Cardinal -Priest of the title of Saint Prassede, and Archbishp of Milan, born Arona, Italy , 1538 ; died Milan, Italy , 1584 . He was the son of Count Giberto Borromeo and Margherim de’ Medici, and nephew of Pope Pius IV. Charles received the tonsure at the age of … Continue reading “Charles Borromeo, Saint”

Charles Bonaparte (1803 -1857 ) Prince of Canino and Musignano Ornithologist, born Paris; died there. The son of Lucien Bonaparte, he went to the United States, where he devoted himself to natural science and completed Wilson’s “American Ornithology.” Returning to Rome, 1828 , he published his “Iconography of American Fauna,” 1834 -1841 . Fuente: New … Continue reading “Charles Bonaparte”

Charles Billuart (1685 -1757 ) Theologian and controversialist, born Revin, Belgium ; died there. He entered the Dominican Order and became one of the most learned commentators of Saint Thomas’s “Summa.” A famous preacher, he defended publicly in Maastricht the doctrine of the Real Presence, silencing his Calvinist opponents by his incisive logic and extensive … Continue reading “Charles Billuart”

Charles Bell Born November 1774 in Doun, Monteath, Edinburgh, Scotland; died 28 April 1842, in North Hallow, Worcestershire. Scottish anatomist, surgeon, and physiologist. Made invaluable discoveries in the physiology of the nervous system; e.g., he discovered the differences, and their causes, between sensory, motor, and sensory-motor nerves, pointed out the division of parts that might … Continue reading “Charles Bell”

Charlemagne and Church Music Charlemagne’s interest in church music and solicitude for its propagation and adequate performance throughout his empire, have never been equalled by any civil ruler either before or since his time. Great as was his father Pepin’s care for the song of the Church, Charles’s activity was infinitely more intelligent and comprehensive. … Continue reading “Charlemagne and Church Music”

Charlemagne (Charles I, Or The Great) Emperor of the West, was born at Salzburg, in Bavaria, about 742, and, jointly with his brother Karloman, succeeded his father, Pepin-le-Bref, in 768. Karloman died in 771, and Charles became sole sovereign. By his wars against the Saxons, the Lombards, and the Saracens of Spain, he increased his … Continue reading “Charlemagne (Charles I, Or The Great)”

Charlemagne (Latin: Carolus Magnus) Charles the Great, 742 -814 , King of the Franks, first sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire, born Aix-la-Chapelle or Liege; died Aix-la-Chapelle . He was the eldest son of Pepin the Short, mayor of the palace, whom Pope Stephen III anointed as king (752 ). Before his death, in 768 … Continue reading “Charlemagne”

Charlas, Antoine a French theologian and priest, was born in the parish of Puymaurin, diocese of Comminges, about 1630, and was educated at Toulouse. He became superior in the seminary of Pamiers, then adjunct: of the ecclesiastical government of that diocese, and opposed the law which gave the kings of France the right to use … Continue reading “Charlas, Antoine”