Cham, Chamites
Son of Noe and progenitor of one of the three great races of men whose ethnographical table is given by Genesis 10.
Champollion, Jean-François
A biography of the French Orientalist renowned for deciphering hieroglyphics through the triple inscription on the Rosetta Stone.
Chanca, Diego Alvarez
A physician-in-ordinary to Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile and Aragon; dates of birth and death uncertain.
Chantelou, Claude
Patristic scholar, born in 1617, at Vion, in the present Diocese of Le Mans, France; died 28 November, 1664, at the Monastery of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris.
Chapeauville, Jean
Belgian theologian and historian, b. at Liège, 5 January, 1551; d. there 11 May 1617.
Chapelle, Placide-Louis
Archbishop of New Orleans, U.S.A., b. at Runes Lozère, France, 28 August, 1842; d. at New Orleans, 9 August, 1905.
Chaptal, Jean-Antoine
Comte de Chanteloup, technical chemist and statesman; b. Nogaret, Lozère, France, 4 June, 1756; d. Paris, 30 July, 1832.
Chapter House
A building attached to a monastery or cathedral in which the meetings of the chapter are held.
Character, Sacramental
Indicates a special effect produced by three of the sacraments, viz. Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy orders.
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