Alcantarines Members of the Spanish province of Discalced Friars Minor, of the reform of Saint Peter of Alcantara. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Alcantara, Peter of, Saint
Alcantara, Peter of, Saint Confessor; founder of the Reform Congregation of the Spanish Discalceates (Alcantarini); born Alcantara, Spain, 1499; died Arenas, 1562. He was educated at the University of Salamanca; entered the Franciscan Order at Manxarretes, 1515; ordained, c.1524; made superior of the province of Saint Gabriel, 1538; he drew up the Constitutions of the … Continue reading “Alcantara, Peter of, Saint”
Alcantara, Pedro De
Alcantara, Pedro De SEE PETER OF ALCANTARA. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Alcantara, Orders Of
Alcantara, Orders Of 1. The name of a military order in Spain. The town of Alcantara having been taken from the Moors in 1212 by Alphonso IX, he intrusted the keeping of it to the knights of Calatrava, in the first instance, and two years after to the knights of St. Julian, an order instituted … Continue reading “Alcantara, Orders Of”
Alcantara, Military Order of
Alcantara, Military Order of Religious order of Spanish knighthood, founded, 1156, as the Knights of Saint Julian de Pereiro, for defense against the Moors. It became a religious society, 1176, received papal recognition as a military order, 1197, and in 1218 united with the Knights of Calatrava, accepting from them the Cistercian rule and costume, … Continue reading “Alcantara, Military Order of”
Alcald (De Henares), Councils Of
Alcald (De Henares), Councils Of (Concilium Complutense). Several councils have been held here, viz.: I. In 1325, on the lives and moral behavior of clerks. II. Held in 1326 by Juan of Arragon, archbishop of Toledo and primate of Spain. Three bishops and three deputies were present. Two canons only were published. 1. On the … Continue reading “Alcald (De Henares), Councils Of”
Alcalaacute;, University of
Alcalaacute;, University of This university may be said to have had its inception in the thirteenth century, when Sancho IV, the Brave, King of Castile, conceived the idea of founding a Studium Generale in Alcalá de Henares, and (20 May, 1293), conferred full faculties on the Archbishop of Toledo, Gonzalo Gudiel, to carry out his … Continue reading “Alcalaacute;, University of”
Alcala, University of
Alcala, University of Madrid, Spain, established at Alcala de Henares as the College of San Ildefonso, 1508 , by the Franciscan , Francisco Ximenes de Cisneros, prime minister of Spain. As early, as 1499 this project had received the approbation of Pope Alexander VI . The studies included theology, canon law , logic, philosophy, medicine, … Continue reading “Alcala, University of”
Alcala, Pedro De
Alcala, Pedro De a Spanish friar, was sent in 1491, by Ferdinand and Isabella, to Granada, to labor for the conversion of the Moors. He wrote an Arabic grammar, entitled Arte para Saber la Lingua Ardviga, Vocabulista Ardvigo en Lingua Castellana (Granada, 1505). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Alcala, Pedro De”
Alcala de Henares
Alcala de Henares Town in Spain, 22 miles northeast of Madrid, on the Henares River. It was destroyed in 1000, rebuilt 1083 by the Moors, and became famous in the Middle Ages for its university (see Alcala, University of). After the removal of the university to Madrid the buildings and the former palace of the … Continue reading “Alcala de Henares”