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Miguel Figueroa (bishop)
Miguel Figueroa (died 10 May 1517) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Patti (1500–1517) and as Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza (1500)Catholic-hierarchy.org: "Bishop Miguel Figueroa" retrieved February 14, 2016 Biography On 4 September 1500, he was appointed by as and Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza[...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] |
Guillermo Ramón De Moncada
Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Guillermo Arévalo (born 1952), a Shipibo shaman and ''curandero'' (healer) of the Peruvian Amazon; among the Shipibo he is known as Kestenbetsa *Guillermo Barros Schelotto (born 1973), Argentine former football player *Guillermo Bermejo (born 1975), Peruvian politician * Guillermo C. Blest (1800–1884), Anglo-Irish physician settled in Chile * Guillermo Cañas, Argentine tennis player *Guillermo Chong, Chilean geologist * Guillermo Coria, another Argentine tennis player *Guillermo Dávila, Venezuelan actor and singer * Guillermo Díaz (actor) (born 1975), American actor of Cuban descent *Guillermo Diaz (basketball), Puerto Rican basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers *Guillermo del Toro, Mexican filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, author, ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1517 Deaths
Year 1517 ( MDXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 22 – Battle of Ridaniya: The Holy Ottoman army of the sultan Selim I defeat the Mamluk army in Egypt, under Tuman bay II. * February 3 – Cairo is captured by the Ottoman Empire, and the Mamluk Sultanate falls. * March 16 – The Fifth Council of the Lateran ends. * May 1 – Evil May Day: Xenophobic riots break out in London. July–December * August 15 – Portuguese merchant Fernão Pires de Andrade meets Ming Dynasty Chinese officials through an interpreter, at the Pearl River estuary and lands, at what is now in the jurisdiction of Hong Kong. Although the first European trade expeditions to China took place in 1513 and 1516 by Jorge Álvares and Rafael Perestrello, respectively, Andrade's mission is the first official diplomatic mission of a European power to China, commissioned b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic-Hierarchy
''Catholic-Hierarchy.org'' is an online database of bishops and dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. The website is not officially sanctioned by the Church. It is run as a private project by David M. Cheney in Kansas City.Katholisch Deutsch: "Sie sammeln das Wissen der Weltkirche" Von Felix Neumann 08.08.2017 Origin and contents In the 1990s, David M. Cheney created a simple internet website that documented the Roman Catholic bishops in his home state of Texas—many of whom did not have webpages. In 2002, after moving to the Midwest, he officially created the present website catholic-hierarchy.org and expanded to cover the United States and eventually the world.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church In Italy
, native_name_lang = it , image = San_Giovanni_in_Laterano_-_Rome.jpg , imagewidth = 250px , alt = , caption = Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, the ''cathedra'' seat of the Pope as Primate of Italy. , abbreviation = , type = National polity , main_classification = Catholic , orientation = Latin , scripture = Bible , theology = Catholic theology , polity = Episcopal , governance = Episcopal Conference of Italy , structure = , leader_title = Pope , leader_name = Francis , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = Matteo Maria Zuppi , leader_title2 = Primate , leader_name2 = Pope Francis , leader_title3 = Apostolic Nuncio , leader_name3 = Emil Paul Tscherrig , fellowships_type = , fellowships = , fellowships_type1 = , fellowships1 = , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Ales-Terralba
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ales-Terralba ( la, Dioecesis Uxellensis-Terralbensis) is located in Sardinia, Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Oristano.Catholic Hierarchy: "Diocese of Ales-Terralba" retrieved January 30, 2016 History alludes to the episcopal see of Ales (anciently Uselli), in his letter to Januarius of Cagliari in 591. After this nothing is to be found about it until 1147, when the name of Bishop Rello appears in a diploma. The local traditions of |
Juan Crespo (bishop)
Joan Crespo Hita (7 March 1927 – 9 April 2014) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1951 and 1959. Biography Joan Crespo was born in Barcelona, Catalonia on March 7, 1927 and died in Barcelona at the age of 87. Crespo turned professional in 1951 with the Spanish team P.C. Nicky's. His main victory was the Trofeo Masferrer in 1958. He finished 39th in the general classification of the 1957 Vuelta a España. Crespo's last win was the GP de Martorell in 1959. Crespo retired from cycling at the end of the 1959 season. His father, Antonio Crespo Sanjuán, was one of the pioneers in the sport in Catalonia. Major results ;1951 : 2nd Trofeo Jaumendreu ;1952 : 1st Gran Premio Cataluña ;1956 : 3rd GP de Martorell ;1957 : 2nd Trofeo Masferrer ;1958 : 1st Trofeo Masferrer ;1959 : 1st GP de Martorell Vuelta a España results * 1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Tarazona
The Diocese of Tarazona (Latin, ''Turiasonensis'') is a Roman Catholic bishopric located in north-eastern Spain, in the provinces of Zaragoza, Soria, Navarre and La Rioja, forming part of the autonomous communities of Aragón, Castile-Leon, Navarre and La Rioja. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Zaragoza, and is thus suffragan to the Archdiocese of Zaragoza."Diocese of Tarazona" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Tarazona" ''GCatholic.org''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Calahorra Y La Calzada-Logroño
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño ( la, Calaguritan(us) et Calceaten(sis) – Lucronien(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Calahorra, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and Logroño in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela, Pamplona y Tudela in Spain."Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada–Logroño" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 ''Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 There are cathedrals in Calahorra Cathedral, Calahorra, Santo Domingo de la Calzada Cathedral, Santo Domingo de la Calzada and Co-Cathedral of Log ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Patti
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Patti ( la, Dioecesis Pactensis) is located on the north shore of the island of Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela."Diocese of Patti" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Patti" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016. Its patron saint is |
Pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI ( it, Alessandro VI, va, Alexandre VI, es, Alejandro VI; born Rodrigo de Borja; ca-valencia, Roderic Llançol i de Borja ; es, Rodrigo Lanzol y de Borja, lang ; 1431 – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503. Born into the prominent House of Borgia, Borgia family in Xàtiva under the Crown of Aragon (now Spain), Rodrigo studied law at the University of Bologna. He was ordained deacon and made a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal in 1456 after the election of his uncle as Pope Callixtus III, and a year later he became Apostolic Chancery, vice-chancellor of the Catholic Church. He proceeded to serve in the Roman Curia, Curia under the next four popes, acquiring significant influence and wealth in the process. In 1492, Rodrigo was elected pope, taking the name Alexander VI. Alexander's Inter caetera, papal bulls of 1493 confirmed or reconfirmed the rights of the Spanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Zaragoza
The Archdiocese of Saragossa ( la, Archidioecesis Caesaraugustana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Zaragoza (Saragossa in English), part of the autonomous community of Aragón. The archdiocese heads the ecclesiastical province of Saragossa, having metropolitan authority over the suffragan dioceses of Barbastro-Monzón, Huesca, Tarazona, and Teruel and Albarracín."Metropolitan Archdiocese of Zaragoza" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 '' |
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