Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Charke, William an English Puritan divine, was a fellow of Peterhouse College, Cambridge, in 1572, and was expelled. He published some theological treatises (1580, 1581).- See Allibone, Diet. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v. . Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Charity, Theological Virtue of The third and greatest of the Divine virtues enumerated by St. Paul (1 Cor., xiii, 13), usually called charity, defined: a divinely infused habit, inclining the human will to cherish God for his own sake above all things, and man for the sake of God. This definition sets off the main … Continue reading “Charity, Theological Virtue of (1)”

Charity, Sisters of, of the Blessed Virgin Mary A congregation begun by five young women in Dublin, Ireland, 8 December, 1831, with the purpose of devoting themselves to the service of God in the education of children. They opened a school in North Ann Street, Dublin, on 19 March, 1832. Eager for more complete self-sacrifice, … Continue reading “Charity, Sisters of, of the Blessed Virgin Mary”

Charity, Sisters of, of St. Vincent de Paul (New Y (Motherhouse at Mt. St. Vincent-on Hudson, New York; not to be confused with the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul founded earlier). In 1817 Sister Rose White, Cecilia O’Conway and Elizabeth Boyle were sent by Mother Seton to found a community of the … Continue reading “Charity, Sisters of, of St. Vincent de Paul (New Y”

Charity, Sisters of, of St. Vincent de Paul A congregation of women with simple vows, founded in 1633 and devoted to corporal and spiritual works of mercy. Their full title is Sisters or Daughters of Charity (the founder preferred the latter term), Servants of the Sick Poor. The term “of St. Vincent de Paul” has … Continue reading “Charity, Sisters of, of St. Vincent de Paul”

Charity, Sisters of, of St. Paul These sisters who now add “OF CHARTRES” to their title to distinguish them from another congregation of the same name, were founded at Chartres in 1704 by Monsignor Maréchaut, a theologian of the Cathedral of Chartres, assisted by Mlle de Tilly and Mlle de Tronche. Their first house formerly … Continue reading “Charity, Sisters of, of St. Paul”

Charity, Sisters of, of St. Louis This congregation was founded at Vannes in Brittany, in 1803, by Madame Molé, née de Lamoignan, for the education of poor girls, at the suggestion of Bishop de Pancemont, of Vannes, who was her director. In 1805 Pius VII blessed the undertaking, but the final approbation of Rome was … Continue reading “Charity, Sisters of, of St. Louis”

Charity, Sisters of, of St. Elizabeth (Mother-house at Convent Station, near Morristown, New Jersey). A community founded at Newark, in 1859, by Mother Mary Xavier Mehegan, who for twelve years previously had been a member of the Sisters of Charity, of St. Vincent de Paul in New York. In 1858 Bishop Bayley, of Newark, applied … Continue reading “Charity, Sisters of, of St. Elizabeth”

Charity, Sisters of, of Providence The community of Sisters of Providence, or, more accurately, Daughters of Charity, Servants of the Poor, was founded in Montreal, Canada, by Bishop Bourget and Madame Jean Baptiste Gamelin (Marie Emélie Eugénie Tavernier), 25 March, 1843. With the approbation of the religious and civil authorities Madame Gamelin had for some … Continue reading “Charity, Sisters of, of Providence”

Charity, Sisters of, of Our Lady Mother of Mercy A congregation founded in Holland in 1832 by the Rev. John Zwijsen, pastor of Tilburg, aided by Mary M. Leijsen, for the instruction of children and the betterment of a people deprived of spiritual aid by the disastrous effects of the Reformation. The See of Utrecht … Continue reading “Charity, Sisters of, of Our Lady Mother of Mercy”