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St. John of the Cross OCD (Spanish: Juan de la Cruz; Latin: Ioannes a Cruce; born Juan de Yepes y Álvarez; 24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest, Christian mystic, and Carmelite friar of Converso ancestry. He is a major figure of the Counter-Reformation in Spain, and he is one of the thirty-seven Doctors of the ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Documents of Pope Benedict XIV" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 ...
Pope Benedict XIV (Latin: Benedictus XIV; Italian: Benedetto XIV; 31 March 1675 – 3 May 1758), [2] born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death in May 1758. [note 1]
The Liber Pontificalis (Latin for 'pontifical book' or Book of the Popes) is a book of biographies of popes from Saint Peter until the 15th century. The original publication of the Liber Pontificalis stopped with Pope Adrian II (867–872) or Pope Stephen V (885–891), [1] but it was later supplemented in a different style until Pope Eugene IV (1431–1447) and then Pope Pius II (1458–1464 ...
Pope during the Council of Constantinople IV (869), the eighth ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. 107 14 December 872 – 16 December 882 (10 years, 2 days) John VIII IOANNES Octavus: Ioannes Rome, Papal States Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. First pope to be assassinated. 108 16 December 882 – 15 May 884 (1 year ...
Even salvation! Pope Benedict has announced that his faithful can once again pay the Catholic Church to ease their way through Purgatory and into the Gates of Heaven. Never mind that Martin Luther ...
The history of the Catholic Church is the formation, events, and historical development of the Catholic Church through time.. According to the tradition of the Catholic Church, it started from the day of Pentecost at the upper room of Jerusalem; [1] the Catholic tradition considers that the Church is a continuation of the early Christian community established by the Disciples of Jesus.
Officially re-united the Roman Catholic Church with the Eastern Orthodox Churches. This agreement was quickly repudiated by most eastern bishops. [99] 1442 (February 4) Cantate Domino ("Sing praises to the Lord") Part of an attempt by the Catholic Church to reunite with other Christian groups including the Coptic Church of Egypt. 1442 (August 8)