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  • 121Archdiocese of Rouen —     Archdiocese of Rouen     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Rouen     (ROTHOMAGENSIS)     Revived by the Concordat of 1802 with the Sees of Bayeux, Evreux, and Séez as suffragans: it also includes the Department of the Seine Inferieure …

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  • 122Baron Louis-Jacques Thenard —     Baron Louis Jacques Thénard     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Baron Louis Jacques Thénard     Chemist, b. at Louptière, near Nogent sur Seine, Aube, France, on 4 May, 1777; d. at Paris, 21 June, 1857. In 1865 his native village obtained the right …

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  • 123Catholic Indian Missions of the United States —     Catholic Indian Missions of the United States     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Catholic Indian Missions of the United States     The spiritual welfare of the native tribes of America was a subject of deep concern to the Governments of Catholic… …

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  • 124Christian Museums —     Christian Museums     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Museums     Though applicable to collections composed of Christian objects representative of all epochs, this term is usually reserved to those museums which abound chiefly in… …

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  • 125Early Roman Christian Cemeteries —     Early Roman Christian Cemeteries     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Early Roman Christian Cemeteries     This article treats briefly of the individual catacomb cemeteries in the vicinity of Rome. For general information on the Roman catacombs, see …

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  • 126Religious Song —     Religious Song     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Religious Song     (Sacred Song)     Religious song is the general designation given to the numerous poetical and musical creations which have come into existence in the course of time and are used …

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  • 127The Apostolic Fathers —     The Apostolic Fathers     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Apostolic Fathers     Christian writers of the first and second centuries who are known, or are considered, to have had personal relations with some of the Apostles, or to have been so… …

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  • 128The Celtic Rite —     The Celtic Rite     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Celtic Rite     This subject will be treated under the following seven heads:     I. History and Origin; II. Manuscript Sources; III. The Divine Office; IV. The Mass; V. the Baptismal Service; …

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