Constantine Africanus
A medieval medical writer and teacher; born c. 1015; died c. 1087.
Constantinople
Capital, formerly of the Byzantine, now of the Ottoman, Empire. (As of 1908, when the article was written.)
Constantinople, First Ecumenical Council of
Called in May, 381, by Emperor Theodosius, to provide for a Catholic succession in the patriarchal See of Constantinople, to confirm the Nicene Faith, to reconcile the semi-Arians …
Constantinople, Fourth Ecumenical Council of
The Eighth General Council was opened, 5 October, 869, in the Cathedral of Saint Sophia, under the presidency of the legates of Adrian II.
Constantinople, Second Ecumenical Council of
This council was held at Constantinople (5 May-2 June, 553), having been called by Emperor Justinian. It was attended mostly by Oriental bishops; only six Western (African) bishops…
Constantinople, The Rite of
The Liturgies, Divine Office, forms for the administration of sacraments and for various blessings, sacramentals, and exorcisms, of the Church of Constantinople.
Constantinople, Third Ecumenical Council of
The Sixth General Council was summoned in 678 by Emperor Constantine Pogonatus, with a view of restoring between East and West the religious harmony that had been troubled by the M…
Constitutions, Ecclesiastical
In legal language the term constitutiones denotes only church ordinances, civil ordinances being termed leges, laws.
Constitutions, Papal
Ordinations issued by the Roman pontiffs and binding those for whom they are issued, whether they be for all the faithful or for special classes or individuals.
Consubstantiation
This heretical doctrine is an attempt to hold the Real Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist without admitting Transubstantiation.
Consultors, Diocesan
A certain number of priests in each diocese of the United States who act as official advisers of the bishop in certain matters pertaining to the administration of the diocese.
Contant de la Molette, Philippe du
Theologian and Biblical scholar, born at Côte-Saint-André, in Dauphiné, France, 29 August, 1737; died on the scaffold during The Terror, 1793.
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