Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Cantianum, Concilium SEE KENT, COUNCIL OF. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Cantianilla SEE CANTIANUS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Canthcras (), a person mentioned by Josephus (Ant. 20:1, 3) as having been deposed from the Jewish high-priesthood by Herod, king of Chalcis, to make room for Joseph, the son of Canu, A.D. 45; he is elsewhere (Ant. 19:6, 2) identified with the SIMON SEE SIMON (q.v.) who had before enjoyed that honor, as the … Continue reading “Canthcras”

cantharus A large two-handled drinking cup; the upper basin of a fountain. In an early Christian basilica the cantharus or phiala was the fountain of ablutions. In the Liber Pontificalis, used for a chandelier fed with oil. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Cantharus (a cup or pot). In the atrium of ancient churches there was commonly … Continue reading “Cantharus”

Canterbury, England Ancient diocese , the mother-church and primatial see of all England , from 597 until its suppression in the late 16th centuy. At one time there were 22 suffragan dioceses , and the archbishop had the right of crowning and anointing the sovereign. The cathedral , begun by Saint Augustine , was burned … Continue reading “Canterbury, England”

Canterbury, Dunstan of, Saint Confessor, Archbishop of Canterbury , born Glastonbury, England , c.925; died Canterbury , England , 988 . He was the son of Heorstan, a Wessex nobleman, and was educated at Glastonbury by the Irish monks. King Eadmund made him Abbot of Glastonbury, 944 , where he rebuilt the abbey , introduced … Continue reading “Canterbury, Dunstan of, Saint”

Canterbury, Councils OF (Concilium Cantuariense). Of these there were several. I. Held, about 603, by St. Austin, in order to confirm the foundation of a monastery which he was about to build near Canterbury, to be dedicated to Peter and Paul. II. Held in 969, by Dunstan, archbishop of Canterbury, Edgar, the king, being present, … Continue reading “Canterbury, Councils OF”

Canterbury, Baldwin of (died 1190 ) Archbishop , born probably near Exeter, England ; died Acre , Palestine. He was abbot of the Cistercian Abbey of Ford, in Devonshire. Consecrated Bishop of Worcester, he was elected Archbishop of Canterbury , 1180 . He preached the Third Crusade, and set out for the Holy Land, 1190 … Continue reading “Canterbury, Baldwin of”

Canterbury, Augustine of, Saint Confessor , apostle of the English, first Archbishop of Canterbury , born Rome; died Canterbury , England , 604. From the monastery of Saint Andrew, in Rome, Pope Gregory I, learning that the pagans in Britain were disposed to embrace the Faith, sent Augustine and his Benedictine brethren to instruct them. … Continue reading “Canterbury, Augustine of, Saint”

Canterbury, Adrian of Abbot , born Africa ; died Canterbury , England ; died 710. He was a Benedictine , Abbot of Nerida, near Naples , and went to England , 668 , with Theodore, newly appointed archbishop of Canterbury, having himself refused the see. He became Abbot of Saint Austin’s, Canterbury , and assisted … Continue reading “Canterbury, Adrian of”