Agrarian Laws a-grari-an loz: 1.The Sabbath Year 2.The Jubilee 3.Its Object 4.The Legal Rules 5.Ideas and Circumstances of the Legislation 6.Form of the Legislation 7.Its Operation and Extension 8.Other Laws Affecting the Land The Mosaic provisions on this subject form one of the most characteristic and interesting portions of the legislation. The main institutions are … Continue reading “Agrarian Laws”
Agrarian Law
Agrarian Law To this, or some such heading, belongs the consideration of the peculiar laws by which the distribution and tenure of land were regulated among the Hebrew people; while the modes and forms in which the land was cultivated belong to Agriculture. The Hebrews were for the most part a pastoral people until they … Continue reading “Agrarian Law”
Agrapha
agrapha Sayings (not discourses) attributed to Our Lord that have come down to us through channels outside the canonical Gospels, one, for instance, in Acts, 20:35: “Remember the word of the Lord Jesus, how He said: It is a more blessed thing to give, rather than to receive.” Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Agrapha A name … Continue reading “Agrapha”
Agrammatus
Agrammatus SEE UNLEARNED. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Agram
Agram (Also ZAGRAB; Latin Zagrabia). Archiepiscopal see of the ancient kingdom of Croatia, in Austria, founded towards the end of the eleventh century as a suffragan of Kalocsa in Hungary, and made an archdiocese in 1852. Its Latin Catholic population is 1,319,367; there are 1,877 Greek Catholics, 118,304 Greek Orthodox, 9,573 Protestants, and 11,929 Jews, … Continue reading “Agram”
Agrain, Eustache D
Agrain, Eustache D constable and viceroy of Jerusalem during the first Crusade, was of a noble family of Vivarais. – He set out for the Holy. Land in 1096 with Raymond, count of Toulouse. His exploits were of value to him, besides the viceroyalty of Jerusalem, and the principality of Sidon and of Csesarea, which … Continue reading “Agrain, Eustache D”
Agra, archdiocese of
Agra, archdiocese of Comprises these districts in Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Auraiya, Budaun, Bulandshahr, Etah, Etawah, Farrukabad, Fathegarh, Firozabad, Gautambudha Nagar, Hathras, Kannauj, Mainpuri, Mathura and in Rajasthan, Bharatpur and Dholpur. Founded as a Vicariate Apostolic in 1820 . Elevated to an archdiocese on 1 September 1886 ; entrusted to the Capuchins . Princess Sumroo, … Continue reading “Agra, archdiocese of”
Agra
Agra Archdiocese; it is situated in British India, and lies between 25°30′ and 32′ N. lat., and 75° and 81° E. long. The area in square miles is 91,843. The population, according to the last census, is 28,086,364. The predominant religion of India when missions were first introduced was Mohammedanism. The primitive religion is Hinduism. … Continue reading “Agra”
Agoyeh
Agoyeh is the fetich of the negroes of Vidah, a monkey-like statue made of black clay, and seated upon a red chair, which is ornamented with red bands, cloths, feathers, etc. On its head is the point of a spear. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Agoult, Charles Constance Cesar Loi. P Joseph Matthiei D
Agoult, Charles Constance Cesar Loi. P Joseph Matthiei D a French prelate, was born near Grenoble in 1747. He finished his studies at the Seminary of St. Sulpice at Paris, and was appointed bishop of Pamiers in 1787. He emigrated during the Revolution, and returned to France in 1801, after having resigned his. bishopric.’ He … Continue reading “Agoult, Charles Constance Cesar Loi. P Joseph Matthiei D”