Canal, Jos de la Ecclesiastical historian, b. of poor parents, at Ucieda, a village in the province of Santander, 11 Jan., 1768; d. at Madrid, 17 April 1845. Under the care of an uncle, an Augustinian friar, he studied in the Dominican and Augustinian convents of Burgos; at Burgos, in 1785, he was formally received … Continue reading “Canal, José de la”
Canal, Fabio
Canal, Fabio a Venetian painter, was born in 1703, and studied under Gio. Bat. Tiepolo. He died in 1767. In Venice he executed many works for the churches and public edifices. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Canada, Dominion Of (2)
Canada, Dominion Of The national and religious associations of this, our most important neighbor on the North American continent, are such as to justify the occupancy of more than usual space for their consideration. I. Physical, Industrial, and Political Aspects. 1. Geography. The Dominion of Canada comprises all those portions of British America, except the … Continue reading “Canada, Dominion Of (2)”
Canada, Catholicity in
Canada, Catholicity in The subject will be treated under three headings: I. Period of French domination, from the discovery of Canada to the Treaty of Paris, in 1763; II. Period of British rule, from 1763 to the present day; III. Present conditions. I. PERIOD OF FRENCH DOMINATION To France belongs the honour of having planted … Continue reading “Canada, Catholicity in”
Canada
Canada (See also CATHOLICITY IN CANADA) Canada, or to be more exact, the Dominion of Canada, comprises all that part of North America north of the United States, with the exception of Newfoundland, Labrador, and Alaska. The distance from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west is 3000 miles, … Continue reading “Canada”
Canaanitish
Canaanitish CANAANITISH.The Revised Version NT 1881, OT 1885 rendering of (Authorized Version of Canaan) in Mat 15:22 (only here in NT). The word is used to describe the woman who came out of the borders of Tyre and Sidon, desiring to have her daughter healed who was grievously vexed with a devil. St. Mark (Mar … Continue reading “Canaanitish”
Canaanitess
Canaanitess kanan-t-es. See SHUA; BATHSHUA. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Canaanites, The
Canaanites, The [Ca’naanites ] The descendants of Canaan the son of Ham, of whom the Jubusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites were branches. They were “spread abroad, and the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza: … Continue reading “Canaanites, The”
Canaanites
CANAANITES The descendants of Canaan. Their first habitation was in the land of Canaan, where they multiplied extremely, and by trade and war acquired great riches, and sent out colonies all over the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean. When the measure of their idolatries and abominations was completed, God delivered their country into the … Continue reading “Canaanites”
Canaanite, The
Canaanite, The [Ca’naanite] Used to designate Simon Zelotes, one of the twelve apostles; this name , Canaanite, is not the same as that of an inhabitant of Canaan, which in the LXX is . That respecting Simon occurs in Mat 10:4; Mar 3:18; by the other two Evangelists he is styled ‘Zelotes,’ and (in some … Continue reading “Canaanite, The”