Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Cenrawath is the name of a sect of the Banians (q.v.) in Hindustan, who hold the transmigration of souls so strictly that they will not kill the smallest creature. They drink no water without previously boiling it, lest they should swallow some insect. They burn the dead bodies of the old, but bury those of … Continue reading “Cenrawath”

Cenotaph an empty monument erected by the ancient Greeks and Romans in honor of the dead who were either buried elsewhere or whose bodies could not be found. After the structures were completed the souls of the dead, for whom they were intended, were thrice called upon by name to occupy the habitations prepared for … Continue reading “Cenotaph”

Cenones were an order of ecclesiastical functionaries among the Montanists of the 2nd century, superior to bishops and distinct from them. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Cenobites SEE CENOBITES. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

cenobite (Greek: koinos, common; bios, life) A monk who forms one of a religious community, as distinguished from a hermit or anchorite , one who leads a solitary or eremitical life. The cenobitical type of monasticism was instituted by Saint Pachomius in the East, c.318 , and, considerably modified by Saint Basil , gradually replaced … Continue reading “cenobite”

Cennydd (or Cenydd), a Welsh saint of the 6th century, was at first a member of the college of Cattrog, and afterwards founder of a religious society at a place in Gower, Glamorganshire, where the Church at Llangennydd is now situated. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Cennini, Andrea an Italian painter and author, who lived at Florence early in the 15th century, painted The Virgin, with several saints, in the Hospital of Bonifacio, at Florence, and other sacred subjects. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Cennick, John was originally one of Wesley’s lay preachers, who appointed him as a sort of lay-chaplain at Kingswood School in 1739. In a year or two he began to preach against Wesley’s Arminian doctrines, and to raise a party within the Wesleyan Society. After unavailing delays and overtures of peace, Wesley read publicly a … Continue reading “Cennick, John”

Cenni, Gaetano an Italian paleographer, who lived at Rome early in the 18th century, wrote, De Antiquitate Ecclesiae Hispanae (Rome, 1740-41): Codex Carolinus et Codex Rudolphinus, Chronolcogia Dissertationibus et Notis Illustrata (ibid. 1760). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Gnrale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Cenni di Pepo Painter, born Florence, Italy, c.1240; died there, c.1302, probably. He was reputed to be the founder of Italian painting by Vasari, who gave biographical data now known to be unreliable. Through Dante’s tribute in the “Purgatorio” his name was associated with Giotto’s and he became the legendary teacher of the latter. The … Continue reading “Cenni di Pepo”