Cossa, Francesco
Italian painter of the school of Ferrara, b. about 1430; d. probably at Ferrara, 1485.
Costa Rica
A narrow isthmus between Panama in the east and the Republic of Nicaragua in the north, the Caribbean Sea on the north-east and the Pacific Ocean on the south-west.
Costadoni, Giovanni Domenico
Frequently known as Dom Anselmo, his name in religion, an Italian Camaldolese monk, historian, and theologian, b. 6 October, 1714, at Venice; d.23 January, 1785, in the same city.
Coster, Francis
Theologian, born at Mechlin, 16 June, 1532 (1531); died at Brussels, 16 December, 1619.
Costume, Clerical
In almost every country and every order of the clergy, the clothing has its own distinctive features.
Cosway, Maria
Miniature-painter, born in Florence, Italy, 1759; died at Lodi, 5 January, 1535.
Cotelier, Jean-Baptiste
Patristic scholar and theologian, born December, 1629, at Nîmes; died 19 August, 1686.
Coton, Pierre
French Jesuit, born 7 March, 1564, at Néronde in Forez; died 19 March, 1626, at Paris.
Coucy, Robert De
A medieval French master-builder and son of a master-builder of the same name.
Coudert, Frederick René
Born in New York, 1 March, 1832; died at Washington, D. C., 20 December, 1903.
Councils, General
Article looking at the definition, place in church governance and short historical sketches of each council until Vatican I.
Counsels, Evangelical
The difference between a precept and a counsel lies in this, that the precept is a matter of necessity while the counsel is left to the free choice of the person to whom it is prop…
Counter-Reformation, The
Denotes the period of Catholic revival from the pontificate of Pope Pius IV in 1560 to the close of the Thirty Years' War, 1648.
Counterpoint
The term originated in the fourteenth century, though the art designated by it had been practiced for several centuries previous.
Court (in Scripture)
The word court, in the English Bible, corresponds to the Hebrew haçer enclosed space. Also, in the English Bible the word court is occasionally used to mean the retinue of a perso…
Courtenay, William
Archbishop of Canterbury, born in the parish of St. Martin's, Exeter, England, c. 1342; died at Maidstone, 31 July, 1396.
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