Accompanied Grijalva on his exploration of Yucatan and the Mexican coast in 1518, and was the chief officer of Cortez during the conquest of Mexico.

A native of Mexico, entered the Dominican order 25 July, 1574.

A Knight of Santiago, b. at Secadura de Trasmura, near Burgos, date unknown; d. 1559.

Warrior and statesman. (1508-1582)

A Friar Minor of the Strict Observance and a writer on theological subjects. (d. 1667)

Notable Umbrian painter. (1430-1502)

Signifies in ecclesiastical usage, a student preparing for the sacred ministry in a seminary.

A term formed by Auguste Comte in 1851, to denote the benevolent, as contrasted with the selfish propensities.

A suffragan see of the province of Philadelphia.

Diocese in Illinois.

Irish-born hermit and missionary in Bavaria, monastic founder, eighth century.

Short biography of the eleventh-century bishop of Passau, driven from his see for enforcing Pope Gregory VII's call for clerical celibacy.

The altar of the Russian Orthodox or the Ruthenian Greek Catholic churches means the sanctuary, and not merely the altar known to Latin churches.

Describes several biblical uses of the word.

A picture of some sacred subject painted on the wall or suspended in a frame behind the altar, or a group of statuary on the altar.

The fees received by a priest from the laity when discharging any function for them, e.g. marriages, baptisms, funerals.

Removal of the altar-cloths, vases of flowers, antipendium, and other ornaments, so that nothing remains but the cross and the candlesticks with the candles extinguished.

An altar is said to be privileged when, in addition to the ordinary fruits of the Eucharistic Sacrifice, a plenary indulgence is also granted whenever Mass is celebrated thereon.

Consists of a solid piece of natural stone which must be sufficiently hard to resist every fracture.

An elevated surface, tabular in form, on which the Sacrifice of the Mass is offered.

An altar having a double front constructed in such a manner that Mass may be celebrated on both sides of it at the same time.

Wine is one of the two elements absolutely necessary for the sacrifice of the Eucharist. For valid and licit consecration vinum de vite, i.e. the pure juice of the grape naturally and properly fermented, is to be used.

The chalice is the cup in which the wine and water of the Eucharistic Sacrifice is contained.