Saint Mark, University of
The highest institution of learning in Peru, located at Lima, under the official name of Universidad Mayor de San Marcos. Reputed to be the oldest university in the New World, crea…
Saint Omer, College of
Well-known Jesuit college at St. Omer, often spoken of under the anglicized form of St. Omers or St. Omer's, founded by Father Parsons in 1592 or 1593.
Saint Paul (Minnesota)
Archdiocese comprising the counties of Ramsey, Hennepin, Chisago, Anoka, Dakota, Scott, Wright, Rice, Lesueur, Carver, Nicollet, Sibley, Meeker, Redwood, Renville, Kandiyohi, Lyon,…
Saint Paul-without-the Walls
An abbey nullius. As early as 200 the burial place of the great Apostle in the Via Ostia was marked by a cella memoriæ, near which the Catacomb of Comodilla was established.
Saint Peter, Basilica of
The present Church of St. Peter stands upon the site where at the beginning of the first century the gardens of Agrippina lay.
Saint Peter, Tomb of
The history of the confusion and conflicting authorities surrounding the location of the tomb of Saint Peter.
Saint Petersburg
The imperial residence and second capital of Russia, lies at the mouth of the Neva on the Gulf of Finland.
Saint Sylvester, Order of
The Order is neither monastic nor military but a purely honorary title created by Gregory XVI, 31 Oct., 1841.
Saint Thomas of Guiana
Diocese; suffragan of Caracas, erected by Pius VI on 19 Dec., 1791, comprises the former state of Bermúdez, districts of Nueva Esparta and Guayana, and territories of Amazonas, Ca…
Saint Thomas of Mylapur
Diocese. Suffragan to the primatial See of Goa in the East Indies.
Saint Thomas, Diocese of
Diocese comprising the Islands of São Thomé and Principe, in the Gulf of Guinea.
Saint Thomas, University of
University in Manila, founded in 1619 by the Dominican Miguel de Benavides, Archbishop of Manila.
Saint Vincent de Paul, Society of
International association of Catholic laymen engaging in personal service of the poor.
Saint-Brieuc
Diocese; comprises the Department of the Côtes du Nord. Re-established by the Concordat of 1802 as suffragan of Tours, later, in 1850, suffragan of Rennes.
Saint-Claude
The Diocese of Saint-Claude comprised in the eighteenth century only twenty-six parishes, subject previously to the Abbey of Saint-Claude, and some parishes detached from the Dioce…
Saint-Cosme, Jean-François Buisson de
Born in Quebec, Canada, February, 1667; killed, 1707. Entering the Séminaire des Missions Etrangères of Quebec, he was ordained in 1690 and after serving for a time at Minas, Nov…
Saint-Denis
Diocese erected in 1850 as suffragan of Bordeaux, includes the Island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean about 350 miles cast of Madagascar.
Saint-Denis, Abbey of
Situated in a small town to which it has given its name, about four miles north of Paris.
Saint-Flour
Diocese comprising the Department of Cantal, and is suffragan of the Archbishopric of Bourges.
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