Servites, Order of
The fifth mendicant order, the objects of which are the sanctification of its members, preaching the Gospel, and the propagation of devotion to the Mother of God, with special refe…
Servus servorum Dei
"Servant of the servants of God", a title given by the popes to themselves in documents of note.
Sestini, Benedict
Astronomer, mathematician, b. at Florence, Italy, 20 March, 1816; d. at Frederick, Maryland, 17 Jan., 1890.
Setebo Indians
Tribe of Panoan linguistic stock formerly centering about the confluence of the Manoa with the Ucayali River, Loreto province, north-eastern Peru.
Settignano, Desiderio da
Artist, born at Settignano, Tuscany, 1428; died at Florence, 1463.
Seven Deacons
The seven men elected by the whole company of the original Christian community at Jerusalem and ordained by the Apostles, their office being chiefly to look after the poor and the …
Seven Robbers
Martyrs on the Island of Corcyra (Corfu) in the second century. Their names are Saturninus, Insischolus, Faustianus, Januarius, Marsalius, Euphrasius, and Mammius.
Seven-Branch Candlestick
One of the three chief furnishings of the Holy of the Tabernacle and the Temple. In reality it was an elaborate lampstand, set on the south side of the Holy Place.
Severus, Alexander
An article by Thomas J. Shahan on the emperor who was born at Acco in Palestine in 208, and murdered by his mutinous soldiers at Sicula on the Rhine.
Sevigne, Madame de
Writer, b. at Paris, 6 Feb., 1626; d. at Grignan, 18 April, 1696. She was the granddaughter of St. Jane Frances de Chantal.
Seville, University of
Initially started in the thirteenth century by the Dominicans in order to prepare missionaries for work among the Moors and Jews.
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