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Roman Catholic Diocese Of León In Spain
The Diocese of León ( la, Legionen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of León in the ecclesiastical province of Oviedo in Spain."Diocese of León" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 4 December 2015 ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016 History * 4th century: Established as Diocese of LeónSpecial churches *Minor Basilicas: **Real Basílica de San Isidoro de Le ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
León Cathedral
Santa María de Regla de León Cathedral is a Catholic church, the episcopal see of the diocese of León in north-western Spain, consecrated under the name of the Virgin Mary. It was the first monument declared by the Royal Order of Spain on August 28, 1844 (confirmed by the Royal Order on September 24, 1845). Initiated in the 13th century, it is one of the greatest works of the Gothic style, with French influences. Also known as the ''Pulchra Leonina'', which means ‘Beautiful Leonese’, it is located on the Way of Saint James, or '' Camino de Santiago''. The León Cathedral is mostly known for taking the “dematerialization” of gothic art to the extreme, that is, the reduction of the walls to their minimum expression to be replaced by stained glass, constituting one of the largest collections of medieval stained glass in the world. Current structure León Cathedral, dedicated to Santa María de la Regla, was declared of Cultural Interest in 1844. It is known as the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelayo Pérez (bishop Of León)
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Pelayo is the Spanish form of the Latin name Pelagius. It may refer to: * Pelagius of Asturias, founder of the Kingdom of Asturias and beginner of the ''Reconquista'' * Pelagius of Córdoba, tenth-century Christian martyr * Pelagius of Oviedo, bishop and chronicler * Spanish battleship ''Pelayo'', a battleship that served in the Spanish Navy from 1888 to 1925 * Ermita de San Pelayo y San Isidoro, a Romanesque hermitage that formerly was in Ávila, and whose ruins are now located in Madrid * ''Pelayo'', a synonym for the genus of South American spiders ''Josa'' See also *Pelayo Rodríguez (other) * Pelagio (other) *Pelagius (other) Pelagius (c. 360 to 435) was a British monk whose theology is known as Pelagianism. Pelagius may also refer to: *Pelagius of Constance (c. 270–c. 283), Hungarian child martyr *Pope Pelagius I (died 561), reigned 556–561 *Pope Pelagius II (die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Ourense
The Diocese of Ourense (Latin: ''Dioecesis Auriensis'') is one of five dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in Galicia, northwestern Spain. The Bishop of Ourense has his ''cathedra'' (Latin, "chair") in the Catedral de la Virgen Madre de los Milagros in Ourense and his jurisdiction covers all the 28 districts and 735 parishes of the Province of Ourense."Diocese of Orense" '''' David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016"Diocese of Orense" ''GCatholic.org.'' Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Preachers
The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Caleruega. It was approved by Pope Honorius III via the papal bull ''Religiosam vitam'' on 22 December 1216. Members of the order, who are referred to as ''Dominicans'', generally carry the letters ''OP'' after their names, standing for ''Ordinis Praedicatorum'', meaning ''of the Order of Preachers''. Membership in the order includes friars, nuns, active sisters, and lay or secular Dominicans (formerly known as tertiaries). More recently there has been a growing number of associates of the religious sisters who are unrelated to the tertiaries. Founded to preach the Gospel and to oppose heresy, the teaching activity of the order and its scholastic organisation placed the Preachers in the forefront of the intellectual life of the Middle Age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan De Torquemada (cardinal)
Juan de Torquemada, O.P. (1388 – 26 September 1468), (church Latin Johannes de Turre cremata, various spellings), Spanish ecclesiastic, defender of Jewish conversos, has been described as the most articulate papal apologist of the fifteenth century. He was an uncle of Tomás de Torquemada, afterwards notorious as the persecuting Grand Inquisitor. Life Juan de Torquemada was born in Valladolid, Spain. “There is a general historical consensus that the family were former Jews“. Though those converso origins are very often stated without providing any source, they are “based primarily on Hernando del Pulgar’s statement that Juan de Torquemada’s ''abuelos'' were converts from the Jewish faith“. As a ''converso'', Pulgar is considered to have made this assertion out of hate for Juan de Torquemada’s nephew, Tomás de Torquemada. However, through a study of all Juan de Torquemada’s ancestors no such jewish converts were found in his family. At an early age he joined th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan De Mella
Juan de Mella (1397 – October 12, 1467) (called the Cardinal of Zamora) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Juan de Mella was born in Zamora, Spain, the son of a nobleman, Fernando de Mella, notary of the episcopal curia and ''escribano de número'' of Zamora, and of his wife, Catalina de Alfonso. His brother Alfonso de Mella, O.Min., was a member of the '' Fraticelli''. In 1417, Juan began his studies at the ''Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé'' at the University of Salamanca. There, he studied theology and canon law, becoming ''Baccalarius in decretis'' in 1412. He then obtained a doctorate in canon law, though the date of the degree is unknown.Vergara, p. 89. Izbicki, p. 49 ; His tomb inscription appears to indicate that he was ''Doctor in utroque iure'' (Civil and Canon Law). After obtaining his doctorate, Juan de Mella became a professor of canon law at the University of Salamanca. He was made Dean of Coria by 1421. He was also a prebendar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Commendam
In canon law, commendam (or ''in commendam'') was a form of transferring an ecclesiastical benefice ''in trust'' to the ''custody'' of a patron. The phrase ''in commendam'' was originally applied to the provisional occupation of an ecclesiastical benefice, which was temporarily without an actual occupant, in contrast to the conferral of a title, '' in titulum'', which was applied to the regular and unconditional occupation of a benefice.Ott, Michael. "In Commendam". ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'' Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 25 July 2015 The word ''commendam'' is the singular of the |
Ancient Diocese Of Toul
The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1802. From 1048 until 1552 (''de jure'' until 1648), it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire. History The diocese was erected in 338 AD by St. Mansuetus. The diocese was a suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of Trier. In 550 AD, the Frankish Council of Toul was held in the city. By the high Middle Ages, the diocese was located at the western edge of the Holy Roman Empire; it was bordered by France, the Duchy of Bar, and the Duchy of Lorraine. In 1048 it become a state of the Empire while that city of Toul itself became a Free Imperial City. In 1552, both states were annexed by King Henry II of France; the annexations were formally recognized by the Empire in 1648 by the Peace of Westphalia. By then, they were part of the French province of the Three Bishoprics. In 1766, the Duchy of Lorraine became part of France. In 1777 and 1778, territory was carve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Saint Augustine
The Order of Saint Augustine, ( la, Ordo Fratrum Sancti Augustini) abbreviated OSA, is a religious mendicant order of the Catholic Church. It was founded in 1244 by bringing together several eremitical groups in the Tuscany region who were following the Rule of Saint Augustine, written by Saint Augustine of Hippo in the fifth century. They are also commonly known as the Augustinians or Austin friars, and were also historically known as the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine (; abbreviated OESA). The order has, in particular, spread internationally the veneration of the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Good Counsel (''Mater boni consilii''). Background Augustine of Hippo, first with some friends and afterward as bishop with his clergy, led a monastic community life. Regarding the use of property or possessions, Augustine did not make a virtue of poverty, but of sharing. Their manner of life led others to imitate them. Instructions for their guidance were found i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Ramírez De Guzmán (bishop Of León)
Diego Ramírez de Guzmán was a medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ... bishop of León (1344–1354). He belonged to the powerful noble family of the Guzmanes. The ornately carved ''Puerta de la Gomia'', the door between the cathedral of León and the attached cloister, was made during Diego's episcopate. He also had his coat-of-arms carved into the vaulted space between the cathedral and the cloister. Diego's monumental tomb in the cathedral of León is one of the earliest examples of the '' enfeu'' style of sepulchral recess imported from France.Ángela Franco MataIconografía funeraria gótica en Castilla y León (siglos XIII y XIV)''De Arte'', 2 (2003), pp. 47–86, cf. 53. Notes 1354 deaths Bishops of León 14th-century Roman Catholic bishops i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Del Campo (bishop)
Juan del Campo (died 1344) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of León (1332–1334), Bishop of Oviedo (1328–1332), and Bishop of Cuenca (1327–1328)."Bishop Juan del Campo" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oviedo" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
García De Ayerbe
García Miguel de Ayerbe. His first name is sometimes spelled ''Garcias'' and his last name ''d'Ayerbe'' (or ''Ayerve''). (died 4 September 1332) was an Aragonese nobleman and cleric who served as the bishop of León from April 1318 until his death. In the 1320s, he wrote a proposal for a new crusade to recover the Holy Land. Life Little is known of García's early life. He was a native of Aragon and his father's name was Miguel, but it is not known with certainty to which of two noble families associated with Ayerbe he belonged. Before coming to León, he was a canon and sacristan of the cathedral of Zaragoza. He later served as '' camerarius'' of Tarragona. In April 1318, García was elected bishop of León, ending a 16-month vacancy. In October, he reopened a century-old dispute by attempting to assert episcopal authority over the abbey of Sahagún, which claimed exemption. In 1322, he appealed to the papal legate Cardinal Guillaume de Pierre Godin for the return of ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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