Second-century Roman emperor and philosopher.

Archbishop of Carthage from 388 to 423.

A titular see of Lydia in Asia Minor.

Roman Emperor, 270-275, born near Sirmium in Pannonia, 9 September, 214; died 275.

A title given to certain works and documents.

Bishop of Auxerre, d. 603.

Its original meaning was a cupboard and it has never lost this more general sense, but even in classical Latin it had of it acquired in addition the special signification of a cupboard of holding books.

A former Cistercian monastery near Landelies on the Sambre in the Diocese of Liège.

The name by which Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus, the first Roman emperor, in whose reign Jesus Christ was born, is usually known; born at Rome, 62 B.C.; died A.D. 14.

A titular see of Palestine, suffragan of Petra.

An association organized in 1878 to promote the interests of the Catholic press, particularly the daily press, of Germany.

Historian of canon law and Archbishop of Tarragona in Spain, born at Saragossa 26 February, 1517, of a distinguished family; died at Tarragona, 31 May, 1586.

Names the five documents sometimes identified as the Rule of Augustine, quickly narrows the field to two contenders, settles on Letter 211. Also deals with Augustine's relation to monasticism.

Annotated bibliography of Augustine's principal writings.

Article on Augustine as a Doctor of the Church, and his influence in the history of philosophy and theology. Particular interest in his teaching on grace.

Biography, with extensive hyperlinks to related articles.

Biographical article on the monk who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury, called "Apostle of the English."

One of the earliest and most aggressive opponents of Luther, born in the village of Alfeld, near Hildesheim, from which he took his surname; died probably in 1532.

A titular see of Cilicia in Asia Minor.

Two general imperial synods were held in Augsburg. The first, convened in August, 952, through the efforts of Emperor Otto the Great, provided for the reform of abuses in civil and ecclesiastical life. A similar synod, convened by Anno, Archbishop of Cologne (27 October, 1062), was occupied with the internal conditions of the empire and the attitude of the Church of Germany towards the schism of Cadalus, antipope during the reign of Alexander II.

Diocese in the Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising.

A titular see of Cyrenaica in Northern Africa.

Entered the Society of Jesus while St. Ignatius was still living, and was regarded as one of the most eloquent men of his time. (1530-1591)