Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

CENCHREA A port of Corinth, now called Kikries, whence Paul sailed for Ephesus, Mal 18:18 . It was a place of some commercial note, and the seat of an early church, 1Ch 16:1 . It was situated on the eastern side of the isthmus, eight or nine miles east of the city. The other port, … Continue reading “Cenchrea”

Cenannan is the name of an Irish saint, commemorated March 26. On Inishmanan, or the middle Isle of Arran, in Galway Bay, stands the roofless ruins of a small church, built of immense stones, and called Teampull Ceannanach. St. Cenannan, or Kenanach, is said to have been son of a king of Leinster, and the … Continue reading “Cenannan”

Cenalis, Robert (Sometimes written CÉNEAU and COENALIS, whence the nickname, le Soupier) Bishop, historian, and controversialist, b. in Paris, 1483; d. there, 1560. In 1513 he became doctor of the Faculty of Theology in the Sorbonne, and in 1515 was made Bishop of Vence. From here he was transferred in 1530 to the See of … Continue reading “Cenalis, Robert”

Cenalis (or Ceneau), Robert a French theologian, was born at Paris, He was successively bishop of Vence, of Riez, and of Avranches. He died in Paris, April 27, 15.60. Some of his principal works are, De Vera Mensurarum Ponderumuea Ratione (Paris, 1532, 1535, 1547, 8vo): Pro Tuendo Sacero Caelabatu (ibid. 1545, 8vo): De Utriusque Gladii … Continue reading “Cenalis (or Ceneau), Robert”

Cenacle, Religious of the The Society of Our Lady of the Cenacle was founded in 1826, at La Louvesc in France, near the tomb of St. John Francis Regis, the Jesuit apostle of the poor, by Jean-Pierre-Etienne Terme, a holy and zealous missionary priest of the Diocese of Viviers, and Marie-Victoire-Therese Couderc, a woman twenty … Continue reading “Cenacle, Religious of the”

cenacle (Latin: camaculum, dining-room) The upper room in Jerusalem where Our Saviour celebrated the Paschal Supper, instituted the Blessed Sacrament, washed the feet of His Apostles , and gave the wonderful discourse contained in the Gospel of Saint John. There He appeared to His Apostles eight days after His death. In the same place the … Continue reading “cenacle”

Cena is the name of a lady who writes (A.D. 733) to St. Boniface, assuring him of her prayers, and begging his. She rarely sees him, but would gladly serve him or any of his party, should they come into her province. To her place of residence the letter gives no clew (St. Boniface Epistle … Continue reading “Cena”

Cemetery of Apronianus Christian burying ground, of the 2nd century, on the Latin Way, near Rome, discovered 1596, and containing remarkable drawings and inscriptions. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

CEMETERY A place set apart for the burial of the dead. Anciently, none were buried in churches or churchyards: it was even unlawful to inter in cities, and the cemeteries were without the walls. Among the primitive Christians these were held in great veneration. It even appears from Eusebius and Tertullian, that in the early … Continue reading “Cemetery”

Cemeteries in Law Cemeteries in Civil Law It would be impossible here to deal in detail with the various legislative enactments which now almost everywhere prevent the Church’s burial requirements from being carried into effect. (See BURIAL.) “From the principles which now obtain in German law”, writes Dr. Peter Lex in his recent work, “Das … Continue reading “Cemeteries in Law”