Semiarians and Semiarianism
A name frequently given to the conservative majority in the East in the fourth century as opposed to the strict Arians.
Seminary, Ecclesiastical
The word seminary (Fr. séminaire, Ger. Seminar) is sometimes used, especially in Germany, to designate a group of university students devoted to a special line of work. The same w…
Semipelagianism
A doctrine of grace advocated by monks of Southern Gaul at and around Marseilles after 428.
Semmelweis, Ignaz Philipp
Physician and discoverer of the cause of puerperal fever, b. Ofen (Buda), 1 July, 1818; d. at Vienna, 13 August, 1865.
Semmes, Raphael
Naval officer, b. in Charles County, Maryland, U.S.A., 27 September, 1809; d. at Point Clear, Alabama, 26 August, 1877.
Sena, Balthasar
Indian missionary and philologist, b. at Barcelona, Spain, about 1590; d. at Guarambare, Paraguay, 19 July, 1614.
Senan, José Francisco de Paula
Missionary - Born at Barcelona, Spain, 3 March, 1760; died at Mission San Buenaventura on 24 Aug., 1823
Senan, Saint
Sixth-century Irish missionary, bishop, and confessor. Was revered even in his earthly life for his sanctity, being visited by Sts. Ciaran and Brendan.
Seneca Indians
The westernmost and largest of the five tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy of central and western New York.
Senegambia
Vicariate Apostolic, to which is joined the Prefecture Apostolic of Senegal (Senegalensis), both in French West Africa.
Sept-Fons, Notre-Dame de Saint-Lieu
Located in the Diocese of Moulins in France, it was founded (1132) by Guichard and Guillaume de Bourbon, of the family de Bourbon-Lancy, which gave kings to France, Italy, and Spai…
Septuagesima
The ninth Sunday before Easter, the third before Lent known among the Greeks as "Sunday of the Prodigal".
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