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Juan Portocarrero
Juan Portocarrero, O.F.M. (died 8 March 1631) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Almería (1602–1631)."Bishop Juan Portocarrero, O.F.M." ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 14, 2015"Diocese of Almería" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved January 14, 2015 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Zapata Osorio
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th-century Roman Catholic Bishops In Spain
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 ( MDCI), to December 31, 1700 ( MDCC). It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French ''Grand Siècle'' dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and megacorporation known as the Dutch East India Company, and according to some historians, the General Crisis. From the mid-17th century, European politics were increasingly dominated by the Kingdom of France of Louis XIV, where royal power was solidified domestically in the civil war of the Fronde. The semi-feudal territorial French nobility was weakened and subjugated to the power of an absolute monarchy through the reinvention of the Palace of Versailles from a hunting lodge to a gilded prison, in which a greatly expanded royal court could be more easily k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1631 Deaths
Events January–March * January 23 – Thirty Years' War: Sweden and France sign the Treaty of Bärwalde, a military alliance in which France provides funds for the Swedish army invading northern Germany. * February 5 – Puritan leader Roger Williams arrives in Boston. * February 16 – The Reval Gymnasium is founded in Tallinn, Estonia, by Swedish king Gustavus II Adolphus. * February 20 – A fire breaks out in Westminster Hall, but is put out before it can cause serious destruction."Fires, Great", in ''The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance'', Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876) p29 * March 7 – Ambrósio I Nimi a Nkanga, the ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo (in what is now Angola) dies after a reign of five years. * March 10 – Al Walid ben Zidan becomes the new Sultan of Morocco upon the death of Abu Marwan Abd al-Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Granada
The archdiocese of Granada ( la, archidioecesis Granatensis) is an ecclesiastical province of the Catholic Church in Spain."Metropolitan Archdiocese of Granada" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 15, 2016 ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 15, 2016 Originally the diocese of Elvira from the 3rd century through the 10th, it was re-founded in 1437 as the diocese of Granada and was elevated to the rank of a |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Valladolid
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vallisoletanus) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Spain."Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 It was erected as the Diocese of Valladolid by |
Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga
Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga (1574–1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1623–1653) and Bishop of Valladolid (1619–1623)."Bishop Enrique Pimentel Zúñiga" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Zamora In Spain
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora ( la, Zamoren(sis)) is a diocese in the city of Zamora in the ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain."Diocese of Zamora" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Zamora" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 History * 1000: Established as Diocese of Zamora * 1102–20: Administered by Jerome o ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Canarias
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Canarias or Diocese Canariense-Rubicense ( la, Canarien(sis)) is a diocese located in the Canary Islands in the Ecclesiastical province of Seville in Spain. The dioceses includes the islands of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote (Oriental Province). However, it does not include the whole archipelago, since the Diocese of Tenerife (or Nivariense) includes the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. For this reason, the use of the name of the archipelago is currently a very controversial topic in the Canary Islands. It has recently emerged between the society of Lanzarote the desire to recover the diocesan headquarters of San Marcial del Rubicón. History * 1351: Established as Diocese of Islas Canarias from the Diocese of Majorca * 1354: Suppressed * 1369: Restored as Diocese of Telde * 1393: Suppressed * 1406: Restored as Diocese of Rubicon * 1424: Established as Diocese of Fuerteventura * 1431: Suppressed * 1485: Renamed as Diocese of Canarias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Almería
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Almería ( la, Dioecesis Almeriensis) is a diocese located in the city of Almería in the Ecclesiastical province of Granada in Spain."Diocese of Almería" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2015 ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 History * May 21, 1492: Established as Diocese of Almería from the Titular Episco ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Corrionero
Antonio Corrionero (1554–1633) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Salamanca (1621–1633), and Bishop of Islas Canarias (1614–1621)."Bishop Antonio Corrionero" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016"Diocese of Salamanca" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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