Christian poet of the fifth century.

The inducing of a previously virtuous woman to engage in unlawful sexual intercourse.

The name given to seats on the south side of the sanctuary, used by the officiating clergy during the liturgy.

The Italian name of the portable papal throne used on certain solemn occasions in the pontifical ceremonies.

Regius professor of divinity at Cambridge, 1557, rector of Stanhope, Durham, and vicar of Gainford, Durham, both in 1558; d. in a Yorkshire prison, 1573.

An authorization given to religious with solemn vows and by extension to those with simple vows to live for a time or permanently in the "world".

A term used for the first time about 1846 by George Jacob Holyoake to denote "a form of opinion which concerns itself only with questions, the issues of which can be tested by the experience of this life".

The secular cleric makes no profession and follows no religious rule.

Etymology and meaning of the word "sect" .

The prayer said in a low voice by the celebrant at the end of the Offeratory in the Roman Liturgy.

Diocese in Styria, Austria, suffragan of Salzburg. The See of Seckau was founded by Archbishop Eberhard II of Salzburg, with the permission of Honorius III, 22 June, 1218.

Bishop, nephew of St. Patrick. First Irish Christian to write Latin poetry. Died 457.

A small tribe speaking a distinct language of Salishan linguistic stock, formerly occupying the territory about the entrance of Jervis and Sechelt inlets, Nelson Island, and south Texada Island.

Astronomer, b. at Reggio in Emilia, Italy, 18 June, 1818; d. 26 Feb., 1878.

Suffragan of Zara. Sebenico was the seat of a bishop before the establishment of a see.

A titular see in Armenia Prima, suffragan of Sebastia. The primitive name of this city was Carana, dependent on Zela, which was included in the principality given toAteporix by Anthony of or Augustus.

Article on this Roman martyr of the late third or early fourth century.

Martyred at Tyburn in 1535 for denying the royal supremacy.

The city, which existed perhaps under another name in pre-Roman times, was called Sebastia and enlarged by Augustus; under Diocletian it became the capital of Armenia Prima and after Justinian who rebuilt its walls, the capital of Armenia Secunda.

A titular see in Phrygia Pacatiana, suffragan of Laodicea.

The Diocese of Seattle (Seattlensis) comprises the entire State of Washington, U.S.A.

"Let the priest who dares to make known the sins of his penitent be deposed...."

The use of a seal by men of wealth and position was common before the Christian era. It was natural then that high functionaries of the Church should adopt the habit as soon as they became socially and politically important.