Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Casal (or Cazal), Gaspar de a Portuguese prelate, was born at Santarem in 1510. In 1524 he entered the Augustinian order and taught philosophy at Lisbon and at the University of Coimbra. Having received the degree of D.D. in 1542, he was chosen by John III, in 1551, as confessor of the Infant John, and … Continue reading “Casal (or Cazal), Gaspar de”

Casa one of the names anciently used to denote a church, e.g. candida casa, i.e. the church. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Carystus A titular see of Greece. According to legend it was named after Carystus, a son of Chiron. The ancient city is often mentioned by geographers, chiefly on account of its beautiful marble and its amianth obtained from Mount Oche. The see was at first a suffragan of Corinth, but early in the ninth century … Continue reading “Carystus”

Caryophiles (or Cariophyle), John Matthew a Greek prelate and scholar, was born in the isle of Corfu. Having studied at Rome in the college of the Greeks, he returned to his own country, but soon went back to Rome, where he taught in the same college. He entered successively the service of cardinals Aldobrandini, Ludovisio, … Continue reading “Caryophiles (or Cariophyle), John Matthew”

Caryll, John Poet, dramatist, and diplomatist, b. at West Harting, England, 1625; d. 1711; not to be confounded with his nephew, John Caryll, immortalized by a line in Pope’s “Rape of the Lock”. He was head of an old English Catholic and royalist family at that time settled at West Harting, in Sussex. His father, … Continue reading “Caryll, John”

Caryl, Joseph a nonconformist divine of good abilities, learning, and industry, was born in London in 1602. He was for some time a commoner at Exeter College, Oxford, and preached several years with great success before the Hon. Society of Lincoln’s Inn. Appointed one of the triers in 1653, he was ejected in 1662, and … Continue reading “Caryl, Joseph”

Caryatis in Greek mythology, was a surname of Diana, who had a sanctuary near the pillars of Hermes, and close by Carva, in Laconia. The place was sacred to Diana and the nymphs, and yearly the Lacedaemonian maidens danced ring-dances around the statue of the goddess, which stood in the open air. Some have thought … Continue reading “Caryatis”

Caryatides a name given to statues of women, applied instead of columns, in Grecian architecture as at the Erechtheum at Athens. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Cary, Thomas a Congregational minister, was born at Charlestown, Mass., Oct. 18, 1745. He graduated at Harvard-College in 1761; was ordained at Newburyport, Mass., as pastor of the First Church, May 11, 1796, and died there, Nov. 24, 1808. He possessed a strong and comprehensive mind, which was highly cultivated by reading, observation, reflection, and … Continue reading “Cary, Thomas”

Cary, Samuel a clergyman of Boston, Mass., who died in 1815, aged thirty, published Sermons, etc. (1806-15). See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature