Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

cell Small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger house. Cells originated with the Benedictine Order and were commonly built on property belonging to the mother-house. Originally they were under the jurisdiction of provosts or deans, subject to removal by the superior of the main house. The inhabitants of these cells were obliged to contribute … Continue reading “Cell”

Celje, Slovenia, diocese of Founded on 7 April 2006 . Anton Stres served as its first bishop . Suffragen of the archdiocese of Maribor. See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Celio, Cavaliere Gasparo a Roman painter, was born in 1571, and studied under Nicolo Circignani. He painted several works for the Roman churches; the best are St. Michael Discomfiting the Fallen Spirits, in San. Giovanni Laterano; St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata, in the Mendicante, and The Israelites Crossing the Red Sea, in the gallery of … Continue reading “Celio, Cavaliere Gasparo”

Celin SEE CAOLIN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Celidoine a French prelate, was bishop of Besanon after Leonce, about 443. Hilary, bishop of Arles, had deposed him for various offences, among others, for. having married a widow and having assisted at a service before being ordained; but Celidoine appealed to pope Leo I, who ordered him to be re- established in his see. … Continue reading “Celidoine”

Celichius, Andreas a Lutheran theologian, who died in 1599 while superintendent at Giistrov, was one of the signers of the Formula Concordiae, and published, Postilla super Evangel. Domin. Diss. de Studio Lisguae Sanctae: Emblemata Catecheseos. Christianae in Versibus Elegiacis. See Thomas, Analecta Gstrovienssa; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon s.v. (B. P.) Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Celichius, Andreas”

Celibacy of the Clergy Celibacy is the renunciation of marriage implicitly or explicitly made, for the more perfect observance of chastity, by all those who receive the Sacrament of Orders in any of the higher grades. The character of this renunciation, as we shall see, is differently understood in the Eastern and in the Western … Continue reading “Celibacy of the Clergy”

Celibacy See Marriage. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church CELIBACY The state of unmarried persons. Celibate, or celibacy, is a word chiefly used in speaking of the single life of the popish clergy, or the obligation they are under to abstain from marriage. The church of Rome imposes an universal celibacy on all her clergy, … Continue reading “Celibacy”

Celfrithus SEE CEOLFRID. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Celestius SEE COELESTIUS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature