Cornelius Cornelii a Lapide
Flemish Jesuit and exegete, b. at Bocholt, in Flemish Limburg, 18 December, 1567; d. at Rome, 12 March, 1637.
Cornelius, Pope Saint
Had to contend with the antipope Novatian. When persecution broke out, Cornelius was exiled, and he died a martyr in 253.
Cornely, Karl Josef Rudolph
German biblical scholar and Jesuit, b. 19 April, 1830, at Breyell in Germany; d. at Treves, 3 March, 1908.
Cornillon, Abbey of
Founded by Albero, Bishop of Liége, in 1124, three years after St. Norbert had formed the Premonstratensian Order.
Cornoldi, Giovanni Maria
Professor, author, and preacher, born at Venice, 29 Sept., 1822; d. at Rome, 18 Jan., 1892.
Coronado, Francisco Vasquez de
Explorer, b. at Salamanca, Spain, 1500; d. in Mexico, 1553.
Coronation
Discussed as (I) The Emperors at Constantinople; (II) Visigothic and Celtic Elements; (III) The English Coronation Orders; (IV) The Western Empire and the Roman Pontifical; and (…
Coronel, Gregorio Nuñez
Theologian, writer, and preacher, b. in Portugal, about 1548; d. about 1620.
Coronel, Juan
Franciscan sent to Yucatan, Mexico, in 1590, and there so familiarized himself with the Maya language that he was able to teach it, the historian Cogolludo being one of his pupils.
Corporation
An association recognized by civil law and regarded in all ordinary transactions as an individual. An artificial person.
Corporation Act of 1661
Belongs to the general category of test acts, designed for the express purpose of restricting public offices to members of the Church of England.
Corpus Christi, Feast of
This feast is celebrated in the Latin Church on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday to solemnly commemorate the institution of the Holy Eucharist.
Corpus Juris Canonici
The term corpus here denotes a collection of documents; corpus juris, a collection of laws, especially if they are placed in systematic order.
Correction, Fraternal
The admonishing of one's neighbor by a private individual with the purpose of reforming him or, if possible, preventing his sinful indulgence.
Correctories
The text-forms of the Latin Vulgate resulting from the critical emendation as practised during the course of the thirteenth century.
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