Carilippus an early Christian martyr, is commemorated in Usuard’s Martyrology on April 28. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Carilefus (Calais, Or Cales), Saint
Carilefus (Calais, Or Cales), Saint was born of noble parents in the territory of Auvergne, and entered a monastery at Miscy, then under St. Maximinus. Not long after he went into retirement at Le Mans, and still later, obtaining from Childebert some land, he built thereon the monastery of St. Calais du Desert. He probably … Continue reading “Carilefus (Calais, Or Cales), Saint”
Caribs
Caribs Next to the Arawaks, probably the most numerous Indian stock, of more or less nomadic habits, in South America. They cannot, however, compare in numbers with the sedentary aborigines of Peru and Bolivia. The Caribs were the second group of Indians met by Columbus on the Antilles, and even at that time the name … Continue reading “Caribs”
Caribert
Caribert SEE CHARIBERT. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Caribbean Mythology
Caribbean Mythology Like all uncivilized nations, this people had but superficial conceptions of the creation of the world, the population of the earth, and of a life beyond. They believed that heaven was from eternity; it encircled an earth more beautiful and better than the present one. The latter was originally soft and at rest. … Continue reading “Caribbean Mythology”
Cariatto
Cariatto SEE CHARIATHO. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Cariati
Cariati DIOCESE OF CARIATI (CARIATENSIS) Suffragan of Santa Severina. Cariati is a city of Calabria in the province of Cosenza, Italy, healthfully situated near the sea. The first bishop mentioned in history is Menecrates, present at the Synod of Rome in 499. In one of his letters St. Gregory the Great recommends the Church of … Continue reading “Cariati”
Cariani, Giovanni
Cariani, Giovanni an Italian historical and portrait painter of great merit, was born at Bergamo, according to some authorities about 1510, but there are pictures by him dated 1514 and 1519. In the church of San Gottardo at Bergamo is his celebrated painting representing the Virgin and Infant in the Clouds. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. … Continue reading “Cariani, Giovanni”
Caria
Caria (), the south-western district of Asia Minor (q.v.), washed on the S. by the Mediterranean and on the W. by the AEgean Sea, and indented by many bays and creeks. On the N. lay Lydia, eastward were Phrygia and Lycia, here separated by mountainous landmarks, yet without any fixed boundary, which continually fluctuated on … Continue reading “Caria”
Carheil, Etienne de
Carheil, Etienne de French missionary among the Indians of Canada, born at Carentoir, France, November 1633; died at Quebec, 27 July, 1726. He entered the Society of Jesus at Paris, 30 August, 1652; studied in Amiens, La Flèche, and Bourges, and acted as instructor in Rouen and Tours. After his ordination in 1666, Carheil left … Continue reading “Carheil, Etienne de”