Castro, Andres de a Spanish Franciscan grammarian and lexicographer, a native of Burgos, was a missionary to the West Indies, and died in 1577. He wrote, Arte de Aprender las Lenguas A Mexicana y Matlazingua: Sermons and Christian Doctrine, in the same language. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Gnrale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Castro, Andres de”
Castro, Alphonsus de
Castro, Alphonsus de Friar Minor and theologian, b. in 1495 at Zamora, Leon, Spain; d. 11 February 1558, at Brussels. When fifteen years old he entered a little convent of the Franciscan Order near Salamanca in the province of St. James. He taught theology at the University of Salamanca, and for forty-three years was confessor … Continue reading “Castro, Alphonsus de”
Castro, Alfonso de
Castro, Alfonso de a Spanish theologian and Franciscan, was born at Zamora about 1495. He rose by his talents to the highest offices of his order; and accompanied Philip II to England and the Netherlands, where he remained several years. Being called to the bishopric of Compostella, he prepared to, enter upon the duties of … Continue reading “Castro, Alfonso de”
Castro, Alfonso
Castro, Alfonso a Portuguese Jesuit, was sent as a missionary to India, and was killed there in 1558, by the natives of the Moluccas, after a sojourn of eleven years. He left a full account of his mission (Rome, 1556). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Gneral, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Castries, Saint Lucia, archdiocese of
Castries, Saint Lucia, archdiocese of Founded on 20 February 1956 as the diocese of Castries. Elevated to an archdiocese on 18 November 1974. Suffragen dioceses include Kingstown, Saint Vincent and Grenadines Roseau, Dominica Saint George’s, Grenada Saint John’s-Basseterre, British Virgin Islands See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org archdiocese of Castries Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Castries, Armand Pierre De La Croix De
Castries, Armand Pierre De La Croix De a French prelate, was born in 1659, of an ancient and noble family of Laiguedoc. He was destined from his early childhood to the priesthood; received while still quite young the title of doctor of the Sorbonne, and was appointed in 1697, to the abbey of Val-Magne, in … Continue reading “Castries, Armand Pierre De La Croix De”
Castriccia
Castriccia was a rich and fashionable matron of Constantinople, the widow of Saturninus (consul in A.D. 383), a leading member of the female cabal formed against Chrysostom at the court of the empress Eudoxia. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Castrensis, Saint
Castrensis, Saint was celebrated in South Italy as an African bishop of note, who, in some barbarian persecution, both of clergy and laity (perhaps between 496 and 522) was taken with eleven other bishops and put on board an 1Oda ship, which carried them to Sinuessa, or Volturno, where he died, Feb. 1 (Tillemont, 16, … Continue reading “Castrensis, Saint”
Castrensis, Episcopus
Castrensis, Episcopus (bishop of the camp) Latin title given to a bishop in charge of a number of army chaplains (in Great Britain, also of the air force chaplains). Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Castrejon, Antonio
Castrejon, Antonio a Spanish painter, was born at Madrid in 1625, and was celebrated for his small historical subjects, although he painted several larger works for the churches, which possess great merit. The best of these is St. Michael Subduing the Dragon. In St. Giles is his Presentation in the Temple, and several subjects from … Continue reading “Castrejon, Antonio”