Stanfield, William Clarkson
English painter, b. at Sunderland, 1793; d. at Hampstead, near London, 1867.
Stanislas Kostka, Saint
Polish Jesuit, died in 1568 at the age of 17, less than a year after entering the Society.
Stanislawow
Diocese of the Greek-Ruthenian Rite, in Galicia, Austria, suffragan of Lemberg.
Stansel, Valentin
Astronomer, b. at Olmütz, Moravia, 1621; d. at Bahia, Brazil, 18 Dec., 1705.
Stanyhurst, Richard
Catholic controversialist, historian, and devotional writer, born at Dublin, 1547; died at Brussels, 1618.
Stapf, Joseph Ambrose
Theologian, born at Fliess in the valley of the Upper Inn in the Tyrol, Austria, 15 August, 1785; died at Brixen, 10 January, 1844.
Staphylus, Friedrich
Theologian, born at Osnabrück, 27 Aug., 1512; died at Ingolstadt, 5 March, 1564.
Stapleton, Theobald
Nothing is known of his career, except that he was a priest living in Flanders, and that in 1639 he published at Brussels a book called "Catechismus seu doctrina christiana latino-…
Stapleton, Thomas
Controversialist, born at Henfield, Sussex, July, 1535; died at Louvain, 12 Oct., 1598.
Starowolski, Simon
Born at Stara Wola, near Cracow, 1585; died at Cracow, 1656; studied at Louvain, but took his degrees in the University of Cracow, after which he travelled in various countries of …
Starr, Eliza Allen
Writer and artist, born at Deerfield, Massachusetts, 29 August, 1824; died at Durand, Illinois, 8 September, 1901.
State and Church
The Church and the State are both perfect societies, that is to say, each essentially aiming at a common good commensurate with the need of mankind at large and ultimate in a gener…
States of the Church
Consists of the civil territory which for over 1000 years (754-1870) acknowledged the pope as temporal ruler.
Station Days
Days on which in the early Church fast was observed until the Hour of None (between twelve and three o'clock), later of Sext (nine to twelve), as distinct from the strict observanc…
Statistics of Religions
Includes the definition and historical development, along with the status of religious bodies.
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