line+of+popes
121Theology of Pope Pius XII — The theology of Pope Pius XII comprised fourtyone encyclicals, and almost 1000 messages, and speeches during his long pontificate. The encyclicals Mystici Corporis and Mediator Dei clarified membership and participation in the Church. The… …
122Alexander III — 1. died 1181, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1159 81. 2. (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich) 1845 94, czar of Russia 1881 94. * * * I born Sept. 2, 1241 died March 18/19, 1286, near Kinghorn, Fife, Scot. King of Scotland (1249–86). Son of Alexander II, he… …
123Clement V — (Bertrand de Got) 1264 1314, French ecclesiastic: pope 1305 14. * * * orig. Bertrand de Got born с 1260, Bordelais region, France died April 20, 1314, Roquemaure, Provence Pope (1305–14), the first to reside at Avignon, France. He became… …
124church and state — Relationship between religious and secular authority in society. In most ancient civilizations the separation of religious and political orders was not clearly defined. With the advent of Christianity, the idea of two separate orders emerged,… …
125Western Schism — ▪ Roman Catholic history also called Great Schism, or Great Western Schism, in the history of the Roman Catholic church, the period from 1378 to 1417, when there were two, and later three, rival popes (papacy), each with his own… …
126Bulls and Briefs — • A bulla was originally a circular plate or boss of metal, so called from its resemblance in form to a bubble floating upon water Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bulls and Briefs Bulls and Briefs …
127Moral Theology — • Limited to those doctrines which discuss the relations of man and his free actions to God and his supernatural end, and propose the means instituted by God for the attainment of that end Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Moral Theology …
128Pontifical Decorations — • The titles of nobility, orders of Christian knighthood and other marks of honour and distinction which the papal court confers upon men of unblemished character who have in any way promoted the interests of society, the Church, and the Holy See …
