California The 31st state to be admitted to the Union, 9 September 1850 , which date is still a legal holiday in California, under the name of “Admission Day”. In Spanish colonial times California included also the peninsula of Lower California; this never was a part of the United States, and now belongs to Mexico … Continue reading “California”
Calicut, India, diocese of
Calicut, India, diocese of Comprises part of the District of Malabar; erected 1923 ; originally suffragan of Bombay, today of Verapoly; entrusted to the Jesuits. Catholic-Hierarch.Org Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Calici, Giovanni Battista
Calici, Giovanni Battista an Italian theologian, was a secular priest at Florence towards the end of the .17th century, and wrote Discorso Apologeturo, etc. (Lucca, 1697). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Caliari, Paolo
Caliari, Paolo (Also Paolo Veronese.) An eminent painter of the Venetian school; born at Verona, 1528; died at Venice, 19 April, 1588. He was the son of a sculptor, Gabriele Caliari, and was at first educated in his father’s craft, but his taste was towards painting; and he entered the studio of Antonio Badile, a … Continue reading “Caliari, Paolo”
Cali, Diocese of
Cali, Diocese of (Caliensis). Founded in Colombia, South America, on 7 July, 1910. Cali is a city, district, and province in the Department of Valle. The Province of Valle is bounded on the north by the Province of Arboleda, on the south by Santander (Department of Cauca), on the east by Palmira, and includes the … Continue reading “Cali, Diocese of”
Calhoun, Thomas P.
Calhoun, Thomas P. a Cumberland Presbyterian minister, was born in Wilson county, Tenn., in1823, studied theology in the seminary at Princeton, N. J., and was ordained in 1852. He was secretary for several years of the Board of Foreign and Domestic Missions of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and editor of the Missionary, a periodical of … Continue reading “Calhoun, Thomas P.”
Calhoun, Simeon Howard, D.D
Calhoun, Simeon Howard, D.D a Congregational divine, was born in Boston, Mass., Aug. 15, 1804. He fitted for college at Canajoharie, N. Y., and was :a graduate of Williams College in the class of 1829. He was ordained as an evangelist at Springfield, Mass., Oct. 26,1836. Having entered the service of the American Bible Society, … Continue reading “Calhoun, Simeon Howard, D.D”
Calhoun, George Albion, D.D
Calhoun, George Albion, D.D a Congregational minister, was born in Washington, Conn., Oct. 11, 1788. His early education was very limited. In 1812 he joined the junior class in Williams College, but left at the end of the second term to enter Hamilton College, in Clinton, N. Y., from which he graduated in 1814. He … Continue reading “Calhoun, George Albion, D.D”
Calhoon, William
Calhoon, William a Presbyterian minister, was born in 1772 in Prince Edward County, Va. He entered Hampden-Sidney College at the age of fourteen. He was licensed. to preach the gospel by the Hanover Presbytery in 1792, and in the same year went as a missionary to Kentucky. He returned to Virginia in 1799, and accepted … Continue reading “Calhoon, William”
Calhga
Calhga a sort of half-boot or stocking made of various material, serving for a defence against cold, and as such worn at times by soldiers; by monks, if infirm or exposed too cold; and by bishops in out door dress. The Rule of St. Ferreolus, quoted by Ducange, has an amusing passage forbidding the elaborate … Continue reading “Calhga”