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» Rabanus, Maurus Magnentius, Blessed
   Biographical article on this Benedictine, abbot of Fulda, Archbishop of Mainz, theologian, who died in 856.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12617a.htm

» Rabbi and Rabbinism
   Article covering a 1913 Catholic view of Rabbinism.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12617b.htm

» Rabbulas
   Bishop of Edessa. (d. 435)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12619a.htm

» Rabelais, François
   Sixteenth-century French writer.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12619b.htm

» Raccolta
   A book containing prayers and pious exercises to which the popes have attached indulgences.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12620a.htm

» Race, Human
   Article describing the view of the human race from a 1911 Catholic perspective.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12620b.htm

» Race, Negro
   Article describing the view of the negro race from a 1911 Catholic perspective.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12627a.htm

» Rachel
   Mother of Joseph and Benjamin, and love of Jacob.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12630a.htm

» Racine, Jean
   Brief biography of the seventeenth-century dramatist.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12630b.htm

» Rader, Matthew
   Philologist and historian. (1561-1634)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12631a.htm

» Radewyns, Florens
   Co-founder of the Brethren of the Common Life. (d. 1400)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12631b.htm

» Radowitz, Joseph Maria von
   Writer and statesman. (1797-1853)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12631c.htm

» Radulph of Rivo
   Historian and liturgist. (d. 1403)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12632a.htm

» Raffeix, Pierre
   Missionary and cartographer. (1633-1724)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12633a.htm

» Ragueneau, Paul
   Jesuit missionary. (1608-1680)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12633b.htm

» Raich, Johann Michael
   German theologian and writer. (1832-1907)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12634a.htm

» Raimondi, Marcantonio
   Fifteenth-and-sixteenth century Italian engraver.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12634b.htm

» Rainald of Dassel
   Chancellor of the German Empire. (d. 1167)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12634c.htm

» Rajpootana
   Prefecture apostolic covering several Indian states.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12635a.htm

» Ralph Ashley, Blessed
   English Jesuit lay-brother, cook and domestic servant, was tortured and martyred in 1606.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01776d.htm

» Ralph Corbie, Blessed
   Sometimes called Ralph Corrington. An Irish-born Jesuit, martyred together with secular priest John Duckett in 1644.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04355c.htm

» Ralph Crockett, Blessed
   English priest, martyred in 1588.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12636a.htm

» Ralph Milner, Blessed
   A husband and father, convert to Catholicism, arrested the day of his first Communion, and martyred in 1591.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10317a.htm

» Ralph Sherwin, Saint
   An English priest who was imprisoned and tortured. He died a martyr in 1581.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12636b.htm

» Ram, Pierre François Xavier de
   Belgian historian and rector of the Catholic University of Louvain. (1804-1865)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12636c.htm

» Ramatha
   Titular see in Palestine, suppressed in 1884 by the Roman Curia.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12637a.htm

» Rambler, The
   Monthly English Catholic periodical published from 1848 to 1859.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12637b.htm

» Rameau, Jean-Philippe
   Life, summaries of religious and secular works, and commentary on his advances in music theory and composition.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12637c.htm

» Ramsey Abbey
   English abbey founded by a Saxon noble in 969.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12638a.htm

» Ramus, Peter
   Article by William Turner on this early humanist and logician.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12638b.htm

» Rance, Jean-Armand le Bouthillier de
   French abbot and reformer. (1626-1700)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12639a.htm

» Randall, James Ryder
   American journalist and poet. (1839-1908)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12639b.htm

» Ransom, Feast of Our Lady of
   Feast on 24 September commemorating the foundation of the Mercedarians.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12640a.htm

» Raphael
   Italian painter. (1483-1520)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12640c.htm

» Raphael, Saint
   Archangel appearing in the Book of Tobias.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12640b.htm

» Raphoe
   Diocese comprising the greater part of County Donegal in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12647a.htm

» Rapin, René
   French Jesuit writer. (1621-1687)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12648a.htm

» Raskolniks
   A generic term for dissidents from the Established Church in Russia.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12648b.htm

» Rass, Andreas
   Bishop of Strasburg. (1794-1887)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12650a.htm

» Rathborne, Joseph
   Priest and controversialist. (1807-1842)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12651a.htm

» Ratherius of Verona
   Writer and troubled leader of the Diocese of Verona.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12651b.htm

» Ratio Studiorum
   The educational system of the Jesuits.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12654a.htm

» Rationale
   Collar ornamented in the front and back with appendages worn by the Bishops of Eichstätt, Paderborn, Toul, and Cracow.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12651c.htm

» Rationalism
   Term used in an exact sense, to designate a particular moment in the development of Protestant thought in Germany, or in a broader, and more usual, sense to cover the view that the human reason, or understanding, is the sole source and final test of all t
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12652a.htm

» Ratisbon
   German diocese embracing the greater portion of the administrative district of Oberpfalz, and portions of Upper and Lower Bavaria, and Upper Franconia.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12657a.htm

» Ratisbonne, Maria Alphonse
   Converted Jew who built two convents in Jerusalem. (1814-1884)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12659a.htm

» Ratisbonne, Maria Theodor
   Preacher, writer, and director of the Archconfraternity of Christian Mothers. (1802-1884)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12659b.htm

» Ratramnus
   Ninth-century Benedictine monk and author.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12659c.htm

» Ratzeburg, Ancient See of
   Ancient German diocese that was suffragan to Hamburg and embraced the Duchy of Lauenburg (Holstein) in the Prussian Province of Schleswig- Holstein, the Principality of Ratzeburg in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and the western part of the Gran
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16070a.htm

» Ratzinger, Georg
   Political economist and social reformer. (1844-1899)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12660a.htm

» Rauscher, Joseph Othmar
   Prince-Archbishop of Vienna. (1797-1875)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12660b.htm

» Ravalli, Antonio
   Italian missionary. (1811-1884)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12662a.htm

» Ravenna
   Archdiocese based in the capital of a province in Romagna, central Italy.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12662b.htm

» Ravesteyn, Josse
   French theologian. (d. 1570)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12667a.htm

» Ravignan, Gustave Xavier Lacroix de
   French Jesuit, orator, and author. (1795-1858)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12667b.htm

» Rawes, Henry Augustus
   Oblate of St. Charles, hymn-writer and preacher. (1826-1885)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12669a.htm

» Raymbault, Charles
   French missionary. (b. 1602)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12669b.htm

» Raymond IV, of Saint-Gilles
   Count of Toulouse and of Tripoli. (d. 1105)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12669c.htm

» Raymond Lully, Blessed
   Biobibliographical article on Ramon Lull, who is called "Doctor Illuminatus."
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12670c.htm

» Raymond Martini
   Dominican, theologian and Orientalist. (1220-1284)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12671a.htm

» Raymond Nonnatus, Saint
   Spanish Mercedarian. (1200-1240)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12671b.htm

» Raymond VI
   Count of Toulouse. (1156-1222)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12670a.htm

» Raymond VII
   Count of Toulouse and son of Raymond VI. (1197-1249)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12670b.htm

» Raymond of Peñafort, Saint
   Born near Barcelona, Raymond was an able canon lawyer who joined the Dominicans. He died in 1275.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12671c.htm

» Raymond of Sabunde
   Teacher and writer. (d. 1432)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12672a.htm

» Raynaldi, Odorico
   Italian oratorian. (1595-1671)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12672b.htm

» Raynaud, Théophile
   French theologian and writer. (1583-1663)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12672c.htm

» Raynouard, François-Juste-Marie
   French poet, dramatist, and philologist. (1761-1836)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12672d.htm

» Reading Abbey
   Abbey founded by Henry I in 1121 and located in Surrey, England.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12673a.htm

» Reason
   Article discussing various definitions of the term.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12673b.htm

» Recanati and Loreto
   Diocese based around the province of Ancona in Central Italy.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12675a.htm

» Rechab and the Rechabites
   Rechab was the father of Jonadab who in IV Kings, x, 15-28, appears as a fervent supporter of Jehu's attack on the House of Achab. The Rechabites were his descendants.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12676a.htm

» Recollection
   Recollection, as understood in respect to the spiritual life, means attention to the presence of God in the soul.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12676b.htm

» Rector
   Priests who preside over missions or quasi-parishes.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12676c.htm

» Rector Potens, Verax Deus
   The daily hymn for Sext in the Roman Breviary.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12676d.htm

» Recusants, English
   People who refrained from attending Church of England services.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12677a.htm

» Red Sea
   The north-west arm of the Indian Ocean, some 1400 miles long and lying between Arabia on the east and Africa on the west.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12688a.htm

» Redeemer, Feast of the Most Holy
   Feast that is found only in the special calendar of some dioceses and religious orders, and is celebrated with proper Mass and Office either on the third Sunday of July or on 23 October.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12677b.htm

» Redeemer, Knights of the
   A secular community founded in 1608 by the Duke of Mentone, Vincent Gonzaga, on the occasion of the marriage of his eldest son Francis II Gonzaga with Marguerite of Savoy.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12677c.htm

» Redemption
   The restoration of man from the bondage of sin to the liberty of the children of God through the satisfactions and merits of Christ.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12677d.htm

» Redemption in the Old Testament
   Strictly deliverance by payment of a price or ransom, or simply deliverance by power, as from oppression, violence, or captivity.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12681a.htm

» Redemptions, Penitential
   The substitution of exercises either easier or extending over a shorter period, for works of penance imposed according to the penitential canons.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12682a.htm

» Redemptoristines
   Community of nuns formed in Scala, Italy, by Father Thomas Falcoia.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12682b.htm

» Redemptorists
   Society of missionary priests founded by St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori in 1732 at Scala, Italy.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12683a.htm

» Redford, Sebastion
   Jesuit chaplain and writer. (1701-1763)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12687a.htm

» Redi, Francesco
   Italian poet. (1626-1698)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12687b.htm

» Reding, Augustine
   Prince-Abbot of Einsiedeln and theological writer. (1625-1692)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12687c.htm

» Reductions of Paraguay
   Jesuit campaign to convert the natives of Paraguay.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12688b.htm

» Referendarii
   Officials in the Byzantine Court who reported to the emperor on the memorials of petitioners, and conveyed to the judges the orders of the emperor in connexion with such memorials.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12700a.htm

» Reform of a Religious Order
   Return or bringing back of an order from a mitigated or relaxed observance to the rigour of its primitive rule.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12711a.htm

» Reformation, The
   Sixteenth century religious movement led by Martin Luther.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12700b.htm

» Reformed Churches
   Protestant bodies which adopted the tenets of Zwingli and, later, the doctrinal principles of Calvin.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12710a.htm

» Refuge, Cities of
   Towns which according to the Jewish law enjoyed the right of asylum and to which anyone who had unintentionally slain another might flee and be protected from the "avenger of blood".
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12712a.htm

» Refuge, Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the
   Religious order founded in 1641 that works towards reforming women living a life of sin.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12712b.htm

» Regale, Droit de
   Document denoting those rights that belonged exclusively to the king.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12712c.htm

» Regalia
   The insignia of royalty or "crown jewels".
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12713a.htm

» Regeneration
   Biblico-dogmatic term closely connected with the ideas of justification, Divine sonship, and the deification of the soul through grace.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12714a.htm

» Regesta, Papal
   Copies, generally entered in special registry volumes, of the papal letters and official documents that are kept in the papal archives.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12715a.htm

» Reggio dell' Emilia
   Italian diocese and suffragan of Modena.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12717b.htm

» Reggio di Calabria
   Archdiocese in Calabria, southern Italy.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12717a.htm

» Regina
   Ecclesiastical division comprising the southern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12718a.htm

» Regina Coeli
   The opening words of the Eastertide anthem of the Blessed Virgin.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12718b.htm

» Reginald of Piperno
   Companion of St. Thomas Aquinas. (1230-1290)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12719b.htm

» Regino of Prüm
   German abbot. (d. 915)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12719c.htm

» Regionarii
   The name given in later antiquity and the early Middle Ages to those clerics and officials of the Church of Rome who were attached neither to the papal palace or the titular churches of Rome, but to one of the city regions, or wards, which was assigned as
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12719d.htm

» Regis, Jean-Baptiste
   French missionary. (d. 1738)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12720a.htm

» Regis, Pierre Sylvain
   French philosopher and writer. (1632-1707)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12721a.htm

» Registers, Parochial
   Five distinct parish registers that a pastor must have: one each of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths; and a fifth containing a census or general account of the state of souls in the parish.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12721b.htm

» Regnault, Henri Victor
   French chemist and physicist. (1810-1878)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12722a.htm

» Regulae Juris
   Certain fundamental laws in the form of axioms found in the "Corpus Juris".
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12722b.htm

» Regulars
   Monks in observance of the Rule of St. Benedict.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12722c.htm

» Reichenau
   Island upon the Gnadensee of the Lake of Constance, about one mile in breadth and about three and three-quarter miles long.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12723a.htm

» Reichensperger, August
   Prussian politician and author. (1808-1895)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12723b.htm

» Reichensperger, Peter
   German jurist and parliamentarian. (1810-1892)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12724a.htm

» Reifenstein
   Former Cistercian abbey in Eichsfeld, founded on 1 August, 1162 by Count Ernst of Tonna.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12724b.htm

» Reiffenstuel, Johann Georg
   Theologian and canonist. (1641-1703)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12724c.htm

» Reims
   Archdiocese of Reims comprising the district of Reims in the Department of Marne and the whole Department of Ardennes.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12725a.htm

» Reims, Synods of
   History of a series of synods held at the French city.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12730a.htm

» Reinmar of Hagenau
   German minnesinger of the twelfth century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12730b.htm

» Reisach, Carl von
   Theologian and statesman. (1800-1869)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12730c.htm

» Reisch, Gregor
   Intellectual and writer. (d. 1525)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12731a.htm

» Relationship
   A certain connection of persons established either by nature or by civil or canon law.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12731b.htm

» Relatives, Duties of
   Discusses a variety of duties that relatives should apply to one another.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12731c.htm

» Relativism
   A doctrine which denies, universally or in regard to some restricted sphere of being, the existence of absolute values.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12731d.htm

» Relics
   An object, notably part of the body or clothes, remaining as a memorial of a departed saint.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12734a.htm

» Religion
   The voluntary subjection of oneself to God.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12738a.htm

» Religion, Virtue of
   Article discussing the moral value of religion.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12748a.htm

» Religious Life
   Overview and evangelical ideas on what makes up religious life.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12748b.htm

» Reliquaries
   Any box, casket, or shrine destined for the reception of relics.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12762a.htm

» Remesiana
   A titular see in Bulgaria, suffragan of Sardica.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12763a.htm

» Remigius of Auxerre
   Benedictine monk, teacher and theologian. (d. 908)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12764a.htm

» Remigius, Saint
   Apostle of the Franks, Archbishop of Reims, d. 553.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12763b.htm

» Remiremont
   Monastery and nunnery of the Rule of St. Benedict, founded by Sts. Romaricus and Amatus in 620 above the town of Vosges, France.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12764b.htm

» Remuzat, Ven. Anne-Madeleine
   Writer and witness to a revelation. (1696-1730)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12764c.htm

» Remy, Abbey of Saint
   Abbey located in Reims, France that acquired the relics of St. Remy in 553.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12765a.htm

» Renaissance, The
   Period of revival of classic, especially of Greek, learning and the recovery of ancient art in the departments of sculpture, painting, and architecture.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12765b.htm

» Renaudot, Eusebius
   Apologetical writer and Orientalist. (1648-1720)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12769a.htm

» Renaudot, Théophraste
   Doctor who engaged in relief work for the poor. (1586-1653)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12770a.htm

» Reni, Guido
   Italian painter. (1575-1642)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12771a.htm

» Rennes
   French diocese including the Department of Ille-et-Vilaine.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12771b.htm

» Renty, Gaston Jean Baptiste de
   Jesuit who devoted himself to the service of the needy and suffering. (1611-1649)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12773a.htm

» Renunciation
   A canonical term signifying the resignation of an ecclesiastical office or benefice.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12774a.htm

» René Goupil, Saint
   Short biography of the Jesuit missionary, martyred in 1642.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06684a.htm

» Reordinations
   The history of all ordinations which were considered null for any other reason than defect of the prescribed form or intention and which were repeated.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12774b.htm

» Reparation
   Theological concept of God demanding satisfaction for the injuries which man had done Him.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12775a.htm

» Repington, Philip
   Fourteenth-and-fifteenth century cardinal-priest of the title of SS.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12776a.htm

» Repose, Altar of
   Sometimes called less properly sepulchre or tomb, more frequently repository.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12776b.htm

» Reputation (as Property)
   The outcome of a person's meritorious activity.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12776c.htm

» Requiem, Masses of
   Masses that are offered for the dead.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12776d.htm

» Rerum Crerator Optime
   The hymn for Matins of Wednesday in the Divine Office.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12782a.htm

» Rerum Deus Tenax Vigor
   Brief article on a hymn for None, one of the "little hours." Mid-afternoon.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12782b.htm

» Rerum Novarum
   The opening words and the title of the Encyclical issued by Leo XIII, 15 May, 1891, on the "Condition of Labour".
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12783a.htm

» Rescripts, Papal
   Responses of the pope or a Sacred Congregation, in writing, to queries or petitions of individuals.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12783b.htm

» Reservation
   The restriction in certain cases by a superior of the jurisdiction ordinarily exercised by an inferior.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12784a.htm

» Reservation of the Blessed Sacrament
   The practice of preserving after the celebration of the Liturgy a portion of the consecrated elements for the Communion of the sick or for other pious purposes. The extreme antiquity of such reservation cannot be disputed.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12784b.htm

» Reserved Cases
   A term used for sins whose absolution is not within the power of every confessor.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12785a.htm

» Residence, Ecclesiastical
   A remaining or abiding where one's duties lie or where one's occupation is properly carried on.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12785b.htm

» Respighi, Lorenzo
   Italian astronomer. (1824-1889)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12786a.htm

» Responsorium
   A series of verses and responses, usually taken from Holy Scripture and varying according to the feast or season.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12787a.htm

» Restitution
   An act of commutative justice by which exact reparation as far as possible is made for an injury that has been done to another.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12788a.htm

» Resurrection of Jesus Christ
   Resurrection is the rising again from the dead, the resumption of life.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12789a.htm

» Resurrection, General
   The rising again from the dead, the resumption of life.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12792a.htm

» Rethel, Alfred
   German painter. (1816-1859)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12794a.htm

» Retreat of the Sacred Heart, Congregation of
   Congregation founded in 1678 with large schools in various places in England, France, and Belgium.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12795a.htm

» Retreats
   A series of days passed in solitude and consecrated to practices of asceticism, in particular to prayer and penance.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12795b.htm

» Retz, Cardinal de
   Archbishop of Paris. (1614-1679)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12797a.htm

» Reuben
   Proper name meaning both a patriarch and a tribe of Israel.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13214b.htm

» Reuchlin, Johannes
   German humanist. (1455-1522)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12798a.htm

» Reumont, Alfred von
   Statesman and historian. (1808-1887)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12798b.htm

» Reusens, Edmond
   Belgian archeologist and historian. (1831-1903)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12799a.htm

» Reuss
   Name of the two smallest states of the German Confederation.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12799b.htm

» Revelation
   The communication of some truth by God to a rational creature through means which are beyond the ordinary course of nature.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13001a.htm

» Revelations, Private
   Article discussing the judging of private revelations.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13005a.htm

» Revocation
   The act of recalling or annulling.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13007a.htm

» Revolution, English, of 1688
   The history of the Revolution resolves itself into a catalogue of various ill-judged measures which alienated the support of the Established Church, the Tory party, and the nation as a whole.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13007b.htm

» Revolution, French
   A view of its effect on the Church.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13009a.htm

» Rex Gloriose Martyrum
   The hymn at Lauds in the Common of Martyrs in the Roman Breviary.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13017a.htm

» Rex Sempiterne Caelitum
   The Roman Breviary hymn for Matins of Sundays and weekdays during the Paschal Time.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13017b.htm

» Rey, Anthony
   Educator and Mexican War chaplain. (1807-1847)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13017c.htm

» Reynolds, William
   Writer, priest and lecturer. (1544-1594)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13018a.htm

» Rhaetia
   Prefecture Apostolic in Switzerland.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13018b.htm

» Rhaphanaea
   A titular see in Syria Secunda, suffragan of Apamea.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13018c.htm

» Rheinberger, Joseph Gabriel
   Bavarian composer and organist. (1839-1901)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13018d.htm

» Rhesaena
   A titular see in Osrhoene, suffragan of Edessa.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13018e.htm

» Rhinocolura
   A titular see in Augustamnica Prima, suffragan of Pelusium.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13019a.htm

» Rhithymna
   A titular see of Crete, suffragan of Gortyna.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13019b.htm

» Rhizus
   A titular see of Pontus Polemoniacus, suffragan of Neocaesarea.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13019c.htm

» Rho, Giacomo
   Italian missionary to China. (1593-1638)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13019d.htm

» Rhode Island
   American state and one of the thirteen original colonies.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13020a.htm

» Rhodes
   A titular metropolitan of the Cyclades.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13024b.htm

» Rhodes, Alexandre De
   French missionary. (1591-1660)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13024a.htm

» Rhodesia
   British possession in South Africa (present-day Zimbabwe).
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13025a.htm

» Rhodiopolis
   A titular see of Lycia, suffragan of Myra.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13026a.htm

» Rhodo
   Second-century Christian writer.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13026b.htm

» Rhosus
   A titular see in Cilicia Secunda, suffragan to Anazarba.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13026c.htm

» Rhymed Bibles
   Short article on rhymed versions of the Bible, which are almost always psalters or only part of the Psalms.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13026d.htm

» Rhythmical Office
   A liturgical horary prayer, the canonical hours of the priest, or an office of the Breviary, in which not only the hymns are regulated by a certain rhythm, but where, with the exception of the psalms and lessons, practically all the other parts show metre
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13027a.htm

» Ribadeneira, Pedro de
   Writer and member of the Society of Jesus. (1526-1611)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13029a.htm

» Ribas, Andrés Pérez De
   Missionary and historian. (1576-1655)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13030a.htm

» Ribe, Ancient See of, in Denmark (Jutland)
   Diocese that once consisted of the modern Danish Provinces of Ribe, Vejle, and Ringkjöbing, and of part of North Schleswig.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16070b.htm

» Ribeirao Preto
   A suffragan see of the Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13031a.htm

» Ribera, Jusepe de
   Spanish artist. (1588-1656)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13031b.htm

» Ricardus Anglicus
   Pioneer of scientific judicial procedure in the twelfth century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13032a.htm

» Riccardi, Nicholas
   Italian theologian, writer and preacher. (1585-1639)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13032b.htm

» Ricci, Lorenzo
   General of the Society of Jesus. (1703-1775)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13033a.htm

» Ricci, Matteo
   Founder of the Catholic missions of China. (1552-1610)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13034a.htm

» Riccioli, Giovanni Battista
   Italian astronomer. (1598-1671)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13040a.htm

» Richard
   A Friar minor and preacher, appearing in history between 1428 and 1431, whose origin and nationality are unknown.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13041a.htm

» Richard Fetherston, Blessed
   Priest and martyr, died at Smithfield, 1540.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13044a.htm

» Richard Hill, Blessed
   A Yorkshireman and priest, executed in 1590. Martyred together with John Hogg, Richard Holiday, and Edmund Duke.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07354b.htm

» Richard Hurst, Blessed
   Also called Richard Herst. Layman martyred at Lancaster in 1628 following a show trial.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07583a.htm

» Richard I, King of England
   King who embarked on the Crusades. (1157-1199)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13041b.htm

» Richard Langhorne, Blessed
   Married Englishman, lawyer, martyred in 1679.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08789a.htm

» Richard Langley, Blessed
   Biographical portrait of the Yorkshire layman who refused to compromise his faith, and who paid the price for it. He was martyred in 1586.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08789b.htm

» Richard Leigh, Blessed
   Article on this English priest and missionary to his native land, martyred in 1588.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09138a.htm

» Richard Rolle de Hampole, Blessed
   English solitary and writer. Article on his life and writings.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13119a.htm

» Richard Sergeant, Blessed
   English priest martyred in 1586.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13727b.htm

» Richard Thirkeld, Blessed
   English priest, missionary, arrested while visiting a Catholic in prison, and martyred in 1583.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13046b.htm

» Richard White, Saint
   Real name, Richard Gwyn. Welsh schoolmaster, husband and father, had a reputation as a scholar, poet, martyred in 1584.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15612a.htm

» Richard Whiting, Blessed
   Last abbot of Glastonbury, martyr, executed in 1539.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13046c.htm

» Richard de Bury
   English bishop and bibliophile. (1286-1345)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13042b.htm

» Richard de Wyche, Saint
   The devoted companion of St. Edmund Rich, was bishop of Chichester. Richard died in 1253, and was canonized less than 10 years later.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13043b.htm

» Richard de la Vergne, François-Marie-Benjamin
   Archbishop of Paris. (1819-1908)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13043a.htm

» Richard of Cirencester
   Chronicler and monk at Westminster Abbey.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13044b.htm

» Richard of Cornwall
   Thirteenth century writer and lecturer.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13045a.htm

» Richard of Middletown
   Thirteenth-century writer and Franciscan.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13045b.htm

» Richard of St. Victor
   Biographical article on the 12th-century Scottish theologian, exegete, and mystic.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13045c.htm

» Richard, Charles-Louis
   Theologian and publicist. (1711-1794)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13042a.htm

» Richelieu, Armand-Jean du Plessis, Duke de
   Cardinal and French statesman. (1585-1642)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13047a.htm

» Richmond, Diocese of
   Suffragan of Baltimore consisting of parts of the states of Virginia and West Virginia.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13050a.htm

» Ricoldo da Monte di Croce
   Italian professor, scholar and writer. (d. 1320)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13052a.htm

» Riemenschneider, Tillmann
   Frankish sculptor. (1460-1531)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13052b.htm

» Rienzi, Cola di
   Italian revolutionary and notary of the Camera Capitolina. (d. 1354)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13052c.htm

» Rieti
   Diocese in Central Italy, immediately subject to the Holy See.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13054a.htm

» Rievaulx, Abbey of
   English monastery founded in 1131.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13054b.htm

» Riffel, Caspar
   German historian and writer. (1807-1856)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13054c.htm

» Rigby, Nicholas
   English priest. (1800-1886)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13055b.htm

» Right
   Substantive designating the object of justice.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13055c.htm

» Rimbert, Saint
   Monk and archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg. (d. 888)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13057a.htm

» Rimini
   Diocese, suffragan of Ravenna.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13057c.htm

» Rimini, Council of
   Opened early in July, 359, with over four hundred bishops.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13057b.htm

» Rimouski
   Canadian diocese, suffragan of Quebec.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13058a.htm

» Ring of the Fisherman, The
   Ring worn by the popes, with a representation of St. Peter in a boat on it.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13060a.htm

» Rings
   Article discussing religious uses and values concerning the wearing of rings.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13059a.htm

» Rinuccini, Giovanni Battista
   Papal nuncio to Ireland during the uprising of 1645-49. (1592-1653)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13061a.htm

» Rio Negro
   Prefecture Apostolic in Brazil.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13062a.htm

» Rio, Alexis-François
   French writer on art. (1797-1874)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13061b.htm

» Riobamba
   City forming the base for the diocese of Bolivarensis, suffragan of Quito, Ecuador.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13061c.htm

» Rioja, Francisco de
   Spanish poet. (1583-1659)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16071a.htm

» Ripalda, Juan Martínez de
   Spanish theologian. (1594-1648)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13062b.htm

» Ripatransone
   Diocese in Ascoli Piceno, Central Italy.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13062c.htm

» Ripon, Marquess of
   English politician, Governor-General and Viceroy of India. (1827-1909)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13062d.htm

» Risby, Richard
   Warden of the Observant friary at Canterbury who was condemned to death by Henry VIII. (1489-1534)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13063a.htm

» Rishanger, William
   Thirteenth-century English chronicler.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13063b.htm

» Rishton, Edward
   Priest and writer that fell victim to the plague. (1550-1585)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13063c.htm

» Rita of Cascia, Saint
   Rita married an abusive man, became a mother, was widowed, joined the Augustinians. She died in 1456.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13064a.htm

» Rites
   The ceremonies, prayers, and functions of any religious body.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13064b.htm

» Rites in the United States
   Article discussing various rites used within the United States.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13078a.htm

» Ritschlianism
   Conception of the nature and scope of Christianity, widely held in modern Protestantism, especially in Germany.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13086a.htm

» Ritter, Joseph Ignatius
   German historian and writer. (1787-1857)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13088a.htm

» Ritual
   One of the official books of the Roman Rite. It includes all the services performed by a priest that are not in the Missal and Breviary and has also, for convenience, some that are in those books.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13088b.htm

» Ritualists
   The advanced section of the High Church party in the Anglican Establishment, which since about 1860 has adhered to and developed further the principles of the earlier Tractarian Movement.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13090a.htm

» Rivington, Luke
   English priest and writer. (1838-1899)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13094a.htm

» Rizal, José Mercado
   Filipino hero, physician, poet, novelist, and sculptor. (1861-1896)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13094b.htm

» Robbia, Andrea della
   Nephew, pupil and assistant to painter Luca. (1431-1528)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13095a.htm

» Robbia, Lucia di Simone
   Italian sculptor. (1400-1481)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13095b.htm

» Robert Anderton, Blessed
   English priest and friend of William Marsden. The two were shipwrecked, whereupon they were arrested for being priests coming into England from abroad, and tried on the "bloody question." They were hanged, drawn, and quartered in 1586.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01467c.htm

» Robert Bickerdike, Blessed
   Short biography of the sixteenth-century martyr, a layman from Yorkshire.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02558a.htm

» Robert Drury, Blessed
   Biographical portrait of the English priest, martyred at Tyburn in February 1606/7.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05165a.htm

» Robert Francis Romulus Bellarmine, Saint
   Biographical article on the Jesuit theologian and cardinal.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02411d.htm

» Robert Johnson, Blessed
   English priest and martyr. (d. 1581)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14689e.htm

» Robert Morton, Blessed
   Brief biography of the English priest, martyred at London in 1588, along with a layman, Hugh Moor. Article also mentions others martyred on the same day elsewhere in England, including the Bl. William Dean.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10582b.htm

» Robert Nutter, Blessed
   Information on this English priest and martyr, blood brother of John Nutter. Also details on Edward Thwing, a priest and professor from near York. Robert Nutter and Thwing were martyred together in 1600.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11171c.htm

» Robert Pullus
   Twelfth-century Cardinal, English philosopher and theologian.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13098b.htm

» Robert Southwell, Saint
   Biography of the English poet, Jesuit, and martyr. He was hanged in 1595.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14164a.htm

» Robert Thorpe, Blessed
   Brief account of the martyrdom of the Yorkshire priest, who was hanged in 1591.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14706c.htm

» Robert Wilcon, Blessed
   Biographical details on this English priest and two of his companions in martyrdom: fellow priest "Edward Campion" and layman Robert Widmerpool. Martyred in 1588.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15621a.htm

» Robert of Arbrissel
   Itinerant preacher and founder of Fontevrault. (b. 1047)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13096a.htm

» Robert of Courçon
   English Cardinal. (d. 1218)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13096b.htm

» Robert of Geneva
   Antipope under the name of Clement VII. (1342-1394)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13096c.htm

» Robert of Jumièges
   Eleventh-century Archbishop of Canterbury.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13097a.htm

» Robert of Luzarches
   Thirteenth century French architect.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13097b.htm

» Robert of Melun
   English philosopher and theologian. (d. 1167)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13097c.htm

» Robert of Molesme, Saint
   Founder of the Abbey of Citeaux and the monastery at Molesme. (d. 1111)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13097d.htm

» Robert of Newminster, Saint
   English abbot. (d. 1159)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13098a.htm

» Robert, Saint
   French Benedictine, founder of the Abbey of Chaise-Dieu, d. 1067.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13095c.htm

» Robertson, James Burton
   Historian and professor. (1800-1877)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13099a.htm

» Robinson, William Callyhan
   Jurist and educator. (1834-1911)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13099c.htm

» Rocaberti, Juan Tomás de
   Spanish theologian. (1624-1699)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13099d.htm

» Rocamadour
   Communal chief town of the canton of Gramat, district of Gourdon, Department of Lot, in the Diocese of Cahors and the ancient province of Quercy.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13100a.htm

» Rocca, Angelo
   Founder of the Angelica Library at Rome. (1545-1620)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13100b.htm

» Roch, Saint
   Early 14th century. While on pilgrimage, Roch acquired renown for healing plague victims. He himself was stricken with the plague. Upon returning to his hometown, he was cast into prison as an accused spy, where he died.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13100c.htm

» Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien
   French marshal. (1725-1807)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13101a.htm

» Rochester, Ancient See of
   The oldest and smallest of all the suffragan sees of Canterbury, was founded by St. Augustine, Apostle of England, who in 604 consecrated St. Justus as its first bishop.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13101b.htm

» Rochester, Diocese of
   Located in New York.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13102a.htm

» Rochet
   An over-tunic usually made of fine white linen (cambric; fine cotton material is also allowed), and reaching to the knees.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13104a.htm

» Rochette. Désiré Raoul
   French archæologist. (1789-1854)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13104b.htm

» Rock, Daniel
   English antiquarian and ecclesiologist. (1799-1871)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13105a.htm

» Rockford, Diocese of
   Created 23 September, 1908, in the north-western part of the State of Illinois.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13105b.htm

» Rococo Style
   A discussion of this whimsical style, its origins and uses.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13106a.htm

» Rodez
   The Diocese of Rodez was united to the Diocese of Cahors by the Concordat of 1802, and again became an episcopal see by the Concordat of 1817 and Bull of 1822.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13107a.htm

» Rodrigues Ferreira, Alexandre
   Brazilian scientist and explorer. (1756-1815)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13109a.htm

» Rodriguez, Alonso
   Spanish writer and teacher. (1526-1616)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13109b.htm

» Rodriguez, Joao
   Missionary and author. (1558-1633)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13109c.htm

» Roe, Bartholomew
   English Benedictine martyr. (1583-1641)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13109d.htm

» Roermond
   Diocese in Holland; suffragan of Utrecht.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13110a.htm

» Rogation Days
   Days of prayer, and formerly also of fasting, instituted by the Church to appease God's anger at man's transgressions, to ask protection in calamities, and to obtain a good and bountiful harvest.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13110b.htm

» Roger Bacon
   Philosopher, born at Ilchester, Somersetshire, about 1214; died at Oxford, perhaps 11 June, 1294.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13111b.htm

» Roger Cadwallador, Blessed
   Short biography of the English priest, martyred in 1610.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13116a.htm

» Roger of Hoveden
   Chronicler and king's clerk in the time of Henry II.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13116b.htm

» Roger of Wendover
   Benedictine monk and chronicler. (d. 1236)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13116c.htm

» Roger, Bishop of Worcester
   Bishop of Worcester. (d. 1179)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13111a.htm

» Roh, Peter
   German-speaking Jesuit preacher. (1811-1872)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13117a.htm

» Rohault de Fleury
   Family of French architects and archaeologists of the nineteenth century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13117b.htm

» Rohrbacher, Réné François
   French ecclesiastical historian. (1789-1856)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13117c.htm

» Rojas y Zorrilla, Francisco de
   Spanish dramatic poet. (1607-1680)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13118a.htm

» Rokewode, John Gage
   Director of the Society of Antiquaries. (1786-1842)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13118b.htm

» Rolduc
   Located in S. E. Limburg, Netherlands.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13118c.htm

» Rolfus, Hermann
   Catholic educationist and writer. (1821-1896)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13118d.htm

» Rollin, Charles
   French writer and professor. (1661-1741)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13119b.htm

» Rolls Series
   A collection of historical materials of which the general scope is indicated by its official title, "The Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland during the Middle Ages".
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13120a.htm

» Rolph, Thomas
   Surgeon and writer of several works on emigration. (1800-1858)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13120b.htm

» Roman Catechism
   This catechism differs from other summaries of Christian doctrine for the instruction of the people in two points: it is primarily intended for priests having care of souls (ad parochos), and it enjoys an authority equalled by no other catechism.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13120c.htm

» Roman Catholic
   A qualification of the name Catholic commonly used in English-speaking countries by those unwilling to recognize the claim of being the One True Church.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13121a.htm

» Roman Catholic Relief Bill
   Sections on England and Ireland.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13123a.htm

» Roman Colleges
   This article treats of the various colleges in Rome which have been founded under ecclesiastical auspices and are under ecclesiastical direction, with the exception of those that are treated separately under their respective titles throughout the Catholic
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13131a.htm

» Roman Congregations
   The most important of certain departments organized by the Holy See at various times to assist it in the transaction of those affairs which canonical discipline and the individual interests of the faithful bring to Rome.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13136a.htm

» Roman Curia
   Strictly speaking, the ensemble of departments or ministries which assist the sovereign pontiff in the government of the Universal Church.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13147a.htm

» Roman Rite, The
   The manner of celebrating the Holy Sacrifice, administering Sacraments, reciting the Divine Office, and performing other ecclesiastical functions as used in the city and Diocese of Rome.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13155a.htm

» Romanos Pontifices, Constitutio
   The constitution makes clear the following: though regulars according to canon law are subject immediately to the Holy See, bishops are given jurisdiction over small communities.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13154b.htm

» Romanos, Saint
   Sixth-century poet.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13154a.htm

» Romans, Epistle to the
   The subject is treated under the following heads: I. The Roman Church and St. Paul; II. Character, Contents, and Arrangement of the Epistle; III. Authenticity; IV. Integrity; V. Date and Circumstances of Composition; VI. Historical Importance; VII, Theolo
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13156a.htm

» Romanus, Pope
   Ninth-century Pope who reigned for four months in 897.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13163b.htm

» Romanus, Saints
   Mentions and gives brief profiles of several saints of this name.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13163a.htm

» Rome
   The significance of Rome lies primarily in the fact that it is the city of the pope.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13164a.htm

» Rome, University of
   The university is now under the control of the Italian Government and is called the Royal University.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13177a.htm

» Romero, Juan
   Missionary and Indian linguist. (1559-1630)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13179a.htm

» Romuald, Saint
   Italian-born founder of the Camaldolese, d. 1027.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13179b.htm

» Romulus Augustulus
   Deposed in the year 476, the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13179c.htm

» Ronan, Saint
   Article describing the most celebrated of the twelve Irish saints known as Ronan.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13180a.htm

» Ronsard, Pierre de
   French poet. (1524-1585)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13180b.htm

» Rood
   A term, often used to signify the True Cross itself, which, with the prefix Holy, occurs as the dedication of some churches.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13181a.htm

» Roothaan, Johann Philipp
   Twenty-first General of the Society of Jesus. (1785-1853)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13182a.htm

» Roper, William
   English politician and biographer of St. Thomas More. (1496-1578)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13183a.htm

» Rorate Coeli
   Vulgate, text, the opening words of Isaiah 45:8.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13183b.htm

» Rosa, Salvatore
   Neapolitan artist. (1615-1673)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13183c.htm

» Rosalia, Saint
   Hermitess, greatly venerated at Palermo and in the whole of Sicily of which she is patroness.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13184a.htm

» Rosary, Breviary Hymns of the
   Their author was a pious client of Mary, Eustace Sirena.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13188a.htm

» Rosary, Confraternity of the
   The Perpetual Rosary is an organization for securing the continuous recitation of the Rosary by day and night among a number of associates who perform their allotted share at stated times.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13188b.htm

» Rosary, Feast of the Holy
   At the request of the Dominican Order Gregory XIII in 1573 allowed this feast to be kept in all churches which possessed an altar dedicated to the Holy Rosary.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13189a.htm

» Rosary, The
   History of this devotion. Also considers the Orthodox and Eastern-Rite Catholic practice.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13184b.htm

» Rosate, Alberico de
   Italian jurist. (d. 1354)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13189b.htm

» Roscelin
   A monk of Compiègne, was teaching as early as 1087.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13189c.htm

» Roscommon
   Capital of County Roscommon, Ireland; owes origin and name to a monastery founded by St. Coman in the first half of the eighth century on a "ros" or wooded point amidst marshes.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13190a.htm

» Rose of Lima, Saint
   Biographical article on the first American to be named a saint.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13192c.htm

» Rose of Viterbo, Saint
   Third order Franciscan, preached repentance. She died at the age of 17, in 1252.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13193a.htm

» Rosea
   The official catalogue of the Roman Curia mentioned formerly a titular see of Rosea in Syria.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13191a.htm

» Roseau
   Diocese; suffragan of Port of Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13191b.htm

» Rosecrans, William Starke
   American soldier and politician.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13191c.htm

» Roseline, Saint
   A Carthusian prioress. She died in 1329.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13192a.htm

» Rosenau
   Diocese in Hungary, suffragan of Eger, established by Maria Theresa, in 1775-76.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13192b.htm

» Rosicrucians
   The original appelation of the alleged members of the occult-cabalistic-theosophic "Rosicrucian Brotherhood", described in the pamphlet "Fama Fraternitatis R.C."
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13193b.htm

» Roskilde, Ancient See of, in Denmark
   Suffragan to Hamburg, about 991-1104, to Lund, 1104-1536.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16071c.htm

» Roskovanyi, August
   Bishop of Neutra in Hungary, doctor of philosophy and theology. (1807-1892)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13194a.htm

» Rosmini and Rosminianism
   Antonio Rosmini Serbati, philosopher, and founder of the Institute of Charity, born 24 March, 1797, at Rovereto, Austrian Tyrol; died 1 July, 1855, at Stresa, Italy.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13194b.htm

» Rosminians
   The Institute of Charity, or, officially, Societas a charitate nuncupata, is a religious congregation founded by Antonio Rosmini, first organized in 1828.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13198a.htm

» Ross
   Diocese in Ireland.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13201a.htm

» Ross, School of
   Ross-Carbery, formerly Ross-Ailithir.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13202a.htm

» Rossano
   Archdiocese in Calabria, province of Cosenza, Southern Italy.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13203a.htm

» Rosselino, Antonio di Matteo di Domenico
   Italian sculptor. (1427-1478)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16072a.htm

» Rosselino, Bernardo
   Italian sculptor. (1409-1464)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16072b.htm

» Rosselli, Cosimo
   Italian fresco painter. (1439-1507)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13203b.htm

» Rossi, Bernardo de
   Italian theologian and historian. (1687-1775)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13203c.htm

» Rossi, Pellegrino
   Diplomat, economist and statesman. (1787-1848)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13204a.htm

» Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio
   Article focusing on his musical innovations and his church music.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13204b.htm

» Rostock, Sebastian von
   Bishop of Breslau. (1607-1671)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13205a.htm

» Rostock, University of
   Located in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, founded in the year 1419.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13205b.htm

» Rota, Sacra Romana
   One of three tribunals instituted by the "Sapienti Consilio" constitution of 1908.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13205c.htm

» Roth, Heinrich
   Missionary in India and Sanskrit scholar. (1620-1668)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13206a.htm

» Rothe, David
   Bishop of Ossory in Ireland. (1573-1650)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13207a.htm

» Rottenburg
   Diocese; suffragan of the ecclesiastical Province of the Upper Rhine.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13207b.htm

» Rotuli
   Rolls in which a long narrow strip of papyrus or parchment, written on one side, was wound like a blind about its staff.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13208a.htm

» Rouen, Archdiocese of
   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.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13208b.htm

» Rouen, Synods of
   The first synod is generally believed to have been held by Archbishop Saint-Ouen about 650.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13211a.htm

» Rouquette, Adrien
   Scholar and missionary to the Choctaw Indians. (1813-1887)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13212a.htm

» Rousseau, Jean-Baptiste
   French poet. (1670-1741)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13212b.htm

» Rovezzano, Benedetto da
   Sculptor and architect. (1490-1530)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13212c.htm

» Rowsham, Stephen
   Sixteenth-century English priest and martyr.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13212d.htm

» Royal Declaration, The
   The name most commonly given to the solemn repudiation of Catholicity which, in accordance with provisions of the "Bill of Rights" (1689) and of "the Act of Succession" (1700), every sovereign succeeding to the throne of Great Britain was required to make
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13213a.htm

» Royer-Collard, Pierre-Paul
   Philosopher and French politician. (1763-1845)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13213b.htm

» Ruadhan, Saint
   Irish founder of the monastery of Lorrha, one of the "twelve apostles of Erin," d. 584.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13214a.htm

» Rubens, Peter Paul
   Flemish painter. (1577-1640)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13214c.htm

» Rubrics
   Among the ancients, according to Columella, Vitruvius, and Pliny, the word rubrica, rubric, signified the red earth used by carpenters to mark on wood the line to follow in cutting it; according to Juvenal the same name was applied to the red titles under
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13216a.htm

» Rubruck, William
   Thirteenth-century Franciscan missionary and writer of travels.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13217a.htm

» Rudolf of Fulda
   French chronicler. (d. 862)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13218a.htm

» Rudolf of Habsburg
   German king. (1218-1291)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13218b.htm

» Rudolf of Rudesheim
   Bishop of Breslau. (1402-1482)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13219a.htm

» Rudolf von Ems
   Middle High German epic poet of the thirteenth century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13219b.htm

» Rueckers, Family of
   Famous organ and piano-forte builders of Antwerp.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13220a.htm

» Ruffini, Paolo
   Physician and mathematician. (1765-1822)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13220b.htm

» Rufford Abbey
   A monastery of the Cistercian Order, situated on the left bank of the Rainworth Water, about two miles south of Ollerton in Nottinghamshire.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13220c.htm

» Rufina, Saints
   Brief notices on four saints of this name.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13221a.htm

» Rufinus, Saint
   Record of the eleven saints named Rufinus in the Roman Martyrology.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13221b.htm

» Rufus, Saints
   Record of the ten saints named Rufus in the Roman Martyrology.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13222b.htm

» Ruiz de Alarcón y Mendoza, Juan de
   Spanish dramatic poet. (1580-1639)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13223b.htm

» Ruiz de Montoya, Antonio
   Linguist and pioneer of the original Jesuit mission in Paraguay. (1585-1652)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13223c.htm

» Ruiz de Montoya, Diego
   Spanish theologian. (1562-1632)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13224a.htm

» Rumania
   A kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, situated between the Black Sea, the Danube, the Carpathian Mountains, and the Pruth.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13224b.htm

» Rumohr, Karl Friedrich
   German art historian. (1785-1843)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13228a.htm

» Rupert, Saint
   First Bishop of Salzburg. (d. 718)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13229a.htm

» Rusaddir
   A titular see of Mauritania Tingitana.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13230a.htm

» Rusicade
   A titular see of Numidia.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13230b.htm

» Ruspe
   Titular see of Byzacena in Africa, mentioned only by Ptolemy (IV, 3) and the "Tabula" Peutinger.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13230c.htm

» Russell, Charles
   English lawyer, journalist and politician. (1832-1900)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13230d.htm

» Russell, Charles William
   Irish professor and writer. (1812-1880)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13231a.htm

» Russell, Richard
   Bishop of Vizéu in Portugal. (1630-1693)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13231b.htm

» Russia
   Geography and history.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13231c.htm

» Russia, The Religion of
   There are two theories in regard to the early Christianity of Russia; according to one of them, Russia was Catholic from the times when she embraced Christianity until the twelfth century; the other holds that Russia was always Orthodox.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13253a.htm

» Russian Language and Literature
   Russian is a Slav language belonging to the Indo-European family.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13265a.htm

» Rusticus of Narbonne, Saint
   Monk from Gaul, became bishop of Narbonne. Zealous opponent of the Arians and Nestorians.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13275a.htm

» Ruth, Book of
   One of the proto-canonical writings of the Old Testament.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13276a.htm

» Ruthenian Rite
   There is no separate and distinct rite for the Ruthenians, but the name is often used for the modifications which the Ruthenians have introduced in the Byzantine or Greek Rite.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13277a.htm

» Ruthenians
   A Slavic people from Southern Russia, Galicia and Bukowina in Austria, and North-eastern Hungary.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13278a.htm

» Rutter, Henry
   English priest and writer. (1755-1838)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13280a.htm

» Ruvo and Bitonto
   Diocese in the Province of Bari, Aquileia, Southern Italy. Ruvo, the ancient Rubi, situated on a calcareous hill, includes a fine Norman cathedral of the eleventh century.
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13280b.htm

» Ruysch, John
   Astronomer, cartographer, and painter. (d. 1533)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13282a.htm

» Ryan, Father Abram J.
   Poet, newspaper editor and Confederate chaplain. (1839-1886)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13282b.htm

» Ryan, Patrick John
   Sixth Bishop and second Archbishop of Philadelphia. (1831-1911)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13282c.htm

» Ryder, Henry Ignatius Dudley
   English Oratorian priest and controversialist. (1837-1907)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13283a.htm

» Ryken, Theodore James
   Founder of the Xaverian Brothers. (1797-1871)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13284a.htm

» Râle (Rasle), Sebastian
   French Jesuit missionary to North America, and martyr. (1654-1724)
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12635b.htm