ultramontane- a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline) 2. Adj.1.Roman Catholic- of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" papist,papistic,papistical,popish,R.C.,Romanist,romish,Roman ...
In fact, when the silence of Pagan historians is noticed, it should be remembered how meagre and mutilated are all the extant histories of the period -M. 1. By the wise dispensation of Providence, a mysterious veil was cast over the infancy of the church, which, till the faith of the ...
Thereare several accounts of Roman historians who had portrayedthe diverse origins andmulti-ethnic composition of the Roman armies as an expression of its power andstrength as well as the successful political integration of diverse groups into theRoman Empire.¹²¹In the account of the ...
Chronology - Roman Historians, Sources, Dating: The traditionally early extant bodies of law, such as the Twelve Tables from the early republic, were of little chronological value, and juristic commentarii were liable to mislead through their zeal for pr
The church in this way fulfills the duty of “the seven corporal works of mercy” mentioned in The Gospel According to Matthew (chapter 25) and carries on the healing mission of Jesus. Protestant churches continued the works of institutional benevolence after their separation from the Roman ...
attest to vast reservoirs of people who were under the Roman peace, but notofit (also, the persistence of Albanian from a native Illyrian substrate). Because of the resources historians have on hand, text, there is going to be a major lacunae in our understanding and perception of the past...
His Latin translation allowed the people of Rome who only spoke Latin to read and adopt the bible. 11. Palafrenieri by Caravaggio (Room VIII) Directly across from St. Jerome, you’ll see a massive painting known asPalafrenieri. Basically, you see Jesus, his mother Mary,...
which is called Epiphany, at a distance of thirteen days from the increase of the light; for it needs must have been that this should be a figure of our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and of His twelve disciples, who made up the number of the thirteen days of the increase of the light.’...
The city became the capital of the Roman province of Judaea in 6ce. Subsequently, it was an important centre of earlyChristianity;in the NewTestamentit is mentioned in Acts in connection with Peter, Philip the Apostle, and, especially, Paul, who was imprisoned there before being sent to Rome...
He certainly fell victim to the political propaganda of later historians, who in so doing granted support to the serving emperor in their own era, but Tiberius was no modelcitizen. His choice of heir, Gaius (Caligula), (and Tiberius Gemellus, who wouldn't live to see his ascension to fru...