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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rabbulas
Bishop of Edessa. (d. 435)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12619a.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 which the jurisconsults arranged the announcements of laws.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13216a.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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rader, Matthew
Philologist and historian. (1561-1634)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12631a.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 Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, including Wismar but not Schwerin.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16070a.htm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Relatives, Duties of
Discusses a variety of duties that relatives should apply to one another.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12731c.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 truth.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12652a.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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ralph Sherwin, Saint
An English priest who was imprisoned and tortured. He died a martyr in 1581.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12636b.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, Charles-Louis
Theologian and publicist. (1711-1794)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13042a.htm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, Theological Contents: Faith and Works (Paul and James).
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13156a.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

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

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