Sfondrati, Celestino
Prince-abbot of St. Gall and cardinal, b. at Milan, 10 January, 1644, d. at Rome, 4 September, 1696.
Shan-si, Vicariate Apostolic of Northern
Highlights of the history of Catholicism in this Chinese province.
Shan-si, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern
Erected in 1890; the mission is entrusted to the Franciscan Fathers.
Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern
This mission was separated in 1894 from Northern Shan-Tung and erected into a vicariate Apostolic.
Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of Southern
On 2 Jan., 1882, the then vicar Apostolic of Shan-tung, Rt. Rev. Mgr. D. Cosi, elected as pro-vicar Apostolic for the southern part of his vicariate Father John Baptist Anzer, a me…
Sheil, Richard Lalor
Dramatist, prose writer, and politician, b. at Drumdowny, County Kilkenny, Ireland, 17 August, 1791; d. at, Florence, Italy, 25 May, 1851.
Shelley, Richard
English confessor; d. in Marshalsea prison, London, probably in February or March, 1585-6.
Shen-si, Northern
In 1640 the Christian religion was preached for the first time in the Province of Shen-si. It was, by turns, looked upon with favor and disfavor by the emperors of China.
Shen-si, Southern
The southern part of Shen-si was entrusted in 1885 to the Seminary of Sts. Peter and Paul, established at Rome by Pius IX, 1874.
Sherborne Abbey
Located in Dorsetshire, England; founded in 998. Sherborne (scir-burne, clear brook) was originally the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Western Wessex, having been established as s…
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