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cauldron

cauldron Emblem in art associated with Saint John the Evangelist, because of the legend that, under Domitian, he was thrown into a caldron of boiling oil, but miraculously preserved. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Caulacau

Caulacau is a sacred word (handed down with varieties of spelling, apparently a corruption from , precept upon precept, Isa 28:10) in some of the Gnostic systems. The first mention of the name is found in the account given by Irenaeus (1, 24) of the Basilidians. Theodoret (Haer. Fab. 1, 4), borrowing his account from … Continue reading “Caulacau”

Caula, Sigismondo

Caula, Sigismondo a painter of Modena, was born in 1637. He studied under John Boulaniger, and afterwards visited Venice, where he studied the works of Titian and Tintoretto. He painted altar-pieces, and cabinet-pieces for private collections. The best of his large pictures is one of The Plague, in the Church of San Carlo, at Modena. … Continue reading “Caula, Sigismondo”

Caul

Caul (, yothereth, properly a redundant part, i.e. flap, Exo 29:13; Exo 29:22; Levit. in, 4, 10, 15; 4:9; 7:4; 8:16, 25; 9:10, 19) is, according to the Septuagint and Vulgate, the great lobe of the liver; the margin of our version says, “It seemeth by anatomy and the Hebrew doctors to be the midriff.” … Continue reading “Caul”

Caughnawaga

Caughnawaga (Sault Saint Louis) An Iroquois reservation, situated on the Saint Lawrence, near the Lachine Rapids above Montreal; area, 12,327 acres. Father Raffeix, SJ, founded in 1667 a Christian community at Laprairie opposie Montreal. This mission after being moved several times was transferred to Caughnawaga in 1716 , and is now under the care of … Continue reading “Caughnawaga”

Cauda Island

Cauda Island Island 20 miles off the south coast of Crete, passed by Saint Paul on his journey to Rome (Acts 27), where precautions were taken for weathering the storm. It probably coincides with the present Gaudo Island. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary