espousals

  • 51Blessed John Ruysbroeck —     Blessed John Ruysbroeck     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Blessed John Ruysbroeck     Surnamed the Admirable Doctor, and the Divine Doctor, undoubtedly the foremost of the Flemish mystics, b. at Ruysbroeck, near Brussels, 1293; d. at Groenendael …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 52Clandestinity —     Clandestinity (in Canon Law)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Clandestinity (in Canon Law)     Strictly speaking, clandestinity signifies a matrimonial impediment introduced by the Council of Trent (Sess. XXIV, c. i) to invalidate marriages… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 53Diocese of Viterbo and Toscanella —     Diocese of Viterbo and Toscanella     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Diocese of Viterbo and Toscanella     (VITERBIENSIS ET TUSCANENSIS).     The city of Viterbo in the Province of Rome stands at the foot of Monte Cimino, in Central Italy, in an… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 54Divorce (in Civil Jurisprudence) —     Divorce (in Civil Jurisprudence)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Divorce (in Civil Jurisprudence)     Divorce is defined in jurisprudence as the dissolution or partial suspension by law of the marriage relation (Bouvier s Law Dictionary).… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 55St. Teresa of Jesus (Teresa of Avila) —     St. Teresa of Avila     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Teresa of Avila     Teresa Sanchez Cepeda Davila y Ahumada, born at Avila, Old Castile, 28 March, 1515; died at Alba de Tormes, 4 Oct., 1582. The third child of Don Alonso Sanchez de… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 56State or Way (Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive) —     State or Way (Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► State or Way (Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive)     The word state is used in various senses by theologians and spiritual writers. It may be taken to signify a… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 57Blessed Virgin —     The Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary     The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God.     In general, the theology and history of Mary the …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 58Mother of God —     The Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary     The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God.     In general, the theology and history of Mary the M …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 59The Blessed Virgin Mary —     The Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary     The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God.     In general, the theology and history of Mary the Mother of God follow the… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 60The Roman Congregations —     The Roman Congregations     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Roman Congregations     Certain departments have been organized by the Holy See at various times to assist it in the transaction of those affairs which canonical discipline and the… …

    Catholic encyclopedia