Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Caballo, Bonaventura an Italian prelate, was bishop of Caserta, and died in 1689. He was remarkable for his piety. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Caballero y Ocio, Juan Born at Querétaro, Mexico, 4 May, 1644; died there 11 April, 1707. A priest remarkable for lavish gifts to the Church and for charity. While still a layman he was a mayor of his native city. After taking Holy Orders he held several high offices. He gave large sums of money … Continue reading “Caballero y Ocio, Juan”

Caballero, Raymondo Diosada a Spanish theologian of the Jesuit order, was born at Palma, in the isle of Majorca, in 1740. He was educated at Madrid, but took refuge in Rome at the time of the suppression of his order’ and devoted himself to literature. Nearly all of his works were published under the pseudonym … Continue reading “Caballero, Raymondo Diosada”

Caballero, Raimundo Diosdado Miscellaneous writer, chiefly ecclesiastical, born at Palma, in the island of Majorca, 19 June 1740; died at Rome, either 16 January 1830, or 28 April 1829. He entered the Society of Jesus 15 November, 1752, held the chair of literature in the Jesuit College at Madrid for several years, and was deported … Continue reading “Caballero, Raimundo Diosdado”

Caballero, Fernaacute;n de Nom de plume of Cecilia Böhl von Faber, a noted Spanish novelist; born at Morges, a small town in Switzerland, 25 December, 1796; died at Seville, 7 April, 1877. Her father was Nicolas Böhl von Faber, a German who had settled in Spain and enjoyed some reputation there as an author, and … Continue reading “Caballero, Fernaacute;n de”

Cabala We give here some additional particulars. 1. The Sephiroth. The Cabala insists upon the following points with regard to these: i. That they are not created, but emanated () from the En-Soph. ii. That they form among themselves, and with the EnSoph, a strict unity, and simply represent different aspects of one and the … Continue reading “Cabala (2)”

Cabal of Devotees (Company of the Most Blessed Sacrament) A Catholic secret society founded in France , 1630 , by Henri de Levis, Duke de Ventadour; Henri de Pichery; Jacques Adhemar de Monteil de Grignan; and Philippe d’ Angoumois. The object of the company was to increase conversions, to organize the preaching of missions for … Continue reading “Cabal of Devotees”

CAB A Hebrew measure, the sixth part of a seah, and the eighteenth part of an ephah. A cab contained three pints and one third, of our wine measure, or two pints and five sixths, of our corn measure, 2Ki 6:25 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Cab (, kab, a hollow vessel; Sept. … Continue reading “Cab”

Caacute;mara y Castro, Tomás Bishop of Salamanca, Spain, born at Torrecilla de Cameros, Logroño, 19 September, 1847; died at Villaharta, 17 May, 1904. His father, D. Leonardo Cámara, was a physician in this town. Tomás studied Humanities at Burgos, and at the age of fifteen took the habit of the Augustinians at Valladolid, where he … Continue reading “Caacute;mara y Castro, Tomás”

Caaba SEE KAABA. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature