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111Saint Leocadia — St. Leocadia † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Leocadia Virgin and martyr, d. 9 December, probably 304, in the Diocletian persecution. The last great persecution gave the Church in Spain a succession of martyrs, who from 303 until 305… …
112St. Catherine of Alexandria — St. Catherine of Alexandria † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Catherine of Alexandria A virgin and martyr whose feast is celebrated in the Latin Church and in the various Oriental churches on 25 November, and who for almost six centuries… …
113St. Cyprian of Carthage — St. Cyprian of Carthage † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Cyprian of Carthage (Thaschus Cæcilius Cyprianus). Bishop and martyr. Of the date of the saint s birth and of his early life nothing is known. At the time of his conversion to… …
114St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen — St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen Born in 1577, at Sigmaringen, Prussia, of which town his father Johannes Rey was burgomaster; died at Sevis, 24 April, 1622. On the paternal side he was… …
115Sts. Chrysanthus and Daria — Sts. Chrysanthus and Daria † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sts. Chrysanthus and Daria Roman martyrs, buried on the Via Salaria Nova, and whose tombs, according to the testimony of the itinerary guides to the tombs of the Roman martyrs, were …
116Sts. Mark and Marcellian — Sts. Mark and Marcellian † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sts. Mark and Marcellian Martyred at Rome under Diocletian towards the end of the third century, most likely in 286. These martyrs, who were brothers, are mentioned in most of the… …
117Sts. Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia — Sts. Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sts. Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia According to the legend, martyrs under Diocletian; feast, 15 June. The earliest testimony for their veneration is offered by the… …
118The Church — The Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …
119The Sacrament of Penance — The Sacrament of Penance † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …
120quit — I (discontinue) verb abandon, abdicate, abjure, abort, acknowledge defeat, admit defeat, apostatize, arrest, back out, become inactive, break off, bring to an end, call a halt, capitulate, cause a stoppage, cause to halt, cease, cease progress,… …
