There are houses or monasteries of Jesuits, Dominicans, Franciscans, Paulists, Marists, Salesians, Christian Brothers, and Brothers of Mary. The Catholic sisterhoods are almost all represented. The following statistics of the religious denominations of California given below were presented by the ...
As early as the eighth century there existed the monasteries of San Milian (or S. Emiliano), Sahagtin (S. Facundo), S. Vicente de Oviedo, and Sta. Maria de Obona, and in Catalonia that of Sta. Maria de Lavax. In the ninth century two hundred monks of the monastery of Cardena, ne...
Sulpicians in United States Sulpicius Severus Sulpitius Sumatra, Prefecture Apostolic of Summae Summer Schools, Catholic Sunday Superior Diocese of Supernatural Adoption Supernatural Gift Supernatural Order Superstition Supper, Last Suppression of English Monasteries Under Henry VIII ...
"A Traditional Chapel Sings Gregorian Chant" CD Series Although there are many recordings made in recording studios, or sometimes in larger churches or monasteries with professional or dedicated choirs, there are few, if any, recordings made by the average small lay choir, chanting what can ...
“The mujahidin in the Islamic State of Iraq give Egypt’s Christian and belligerent Church as well as its chief of infidelity a 48-hour ultimatum to disclose the status of our sisters in religion, who are held captive in Egypt’s monasteries of infidelity and churches of polytheism,” al...
The history of academic tradition within the Catholic Church dates back to 13th-century monasteries, if not earlier. This long academic tradition has impacted the Catholic colleges of today. Academic excellence is one of the most important characteristics of a Catholic education. What programs are ...
Here’s what the Pope said to the bishops of the Northwestern United States: “The two-thousandth anniversary of the birth of the Savior is a call to all Christ’s followers to seek a genuine conversion to God and a great advance to holiness. Since the Liturgy is such a central part of...
The spoliation of the monasteries, which had sheltered many of the poorer scholars, reduced the numbers at the universities. In 1549 a royal visitation eliminated from the statutes every trace of popery, and abolished numerous stipends that had formerly been given for Masses. In a spirit of ...
The confiscation of the monasteries, the suppression of the benefices on which the chantries were founded, the removal of the guilds from the control of ecclesiastical authority, the suppression of cathedral and canonical chapters and the sequestration of their possessions by the State, were the ...
He was also a tireless builder of Churches and Monasteries which helped strengthen the presence of the Church. One of his major contributions was the foundation of the Monastery of St Maurice on the Werder in the Town of Minden. The Monastery was an important centre of culture, education and...