Aix-la-Chapelle (German: Aachen; Latin: Aquisgranum) City, Germany , noted for healing springs. It was probably the birthplace of Charlemagne . The octagonal “chapel,” from which the city is named, was built 796 -804 and forms the nave of the cathedral ; under its dome is the tomb of Charlemagne , which was found 1000 and … Continue reading “Aix-la-Chapelle”
Aix-en-Provence, Councils of
Aix-en-Provence, Councils of Councils were held at Aix in 1112, 1374, 1409, 1585, 1612, 1838, and 1850. In that of 1612 the Gallican work of Edmund Richer, “De la puissance ecclésiastique et politique” (Paris, 1611), was censured. In that of 1838 the Fathers requested Gregory XVI to add “Immaculate” to the word “Conception” in the … Continue reading “Aix-en-Provence, Councils of”
Aix, Council Of
Aix, Council Of (Concilium Aquense), was held in September, 1585, by Alexander Canigianus, archbishop of Aix, assisted by the :bishops of Apt, Gap, Riez, and Sisteron, his suffragans, together with the grand vicar of the bishop of Frejus. Several useful regulations were drawn up relating to the discipline of the Church and the reformation of … Continue reading “Aix, Council Of”
Aix, Archdiocese of
Aix, Archdiocese of (Aquae Sextiae). Full title, the Archdiocese of Aix, Arles, and Embrun. Includes the districts of Aix and Arles (Department of the Bouches-du-Rhône). Before the Revolution the Archdiocese of Aix had as its suffragans the sees of Apt, Riez, Fréjus, Gap, and Sisteron; the Archdiocese of Embrun, the sees of Digne, Grasse, Vence, … Continue reading “Aix, Archdiocese of”
Aiushi
Aiushi in Kalmuck mythology, was a brazen image which showed the’ skill and perfection this nation had acquired in mechanical art. With crossed feet, he appears to sit upon an opening flower. ‘The lower part of the body is covered, while the upper part is naked. The head carries a crown in the shape of … Continue reading “Aiushi”
Aius Locutius (Or Loquens)
Aius Locutius (Or Loquens) (the predicting speaker), in Roman mythology. In the year B.C. 390 a voice was heard in Rome which warned the Romans of the approaching Gauls. The voice was not heeded, and the Gauls destroyed the city. A temple was afterwards erected to Aius Locutius to reconcile the slighted deity. Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Aius Locutius (Or Loquens)”
Aitwaros
Aitwaros in Lithuanian mythology, is a spirit living in the country, frequenting fences, bushes, and roads. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Aiton, John, D.D
Aiton, John, D.D a Scotch clergyman, studied at the Edinburgh University, was licensed in 1819, presented to the living at Dolphinton in 1824, and died at Essex, May 15, 1863. He was the author of, Owen’s Objections to Christianity Refuted (1824): Life and Times of Alexander Henderson (1836): Clerical Ethics (1842): Letter on Imprisonnents in … Continue reading “Aiton, John, D.D”
Aiton (Or Haiton)
Aiton (Or Haiton) an Armenian prince, who served long in the wars of Palestine against the Saracens. About A.D. 1290 he became a Premonstratensian monk in the island of Cyprus, and spent his life in, retirement and devotion. About 1307, while resident at Poitiers, in France, he dictated a history of the Tartars, their customs … Continue reading “Aiton (Or Haiton)”
Aitkins (Aiken, Elkins, Or Atkins), James
Aitkins (Aiken, Elkins, Or Atkins), James a Scottish bishop was born at Kirkwall, and educated at Edinburgh, from whence he went to Oxford. Returning to Scotland, he became chaplain to Hamilton in 1638. in which station he conducted himself so well that, upon the return of the marquis to England, the latter procured from the … Continue reading “Aitkins (Aiken, Elkins, Or Atkins), James”