Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Feast of the Dedication — Feast of the Dedication (Scriptural) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Dedication (Scriptural) Also called the Feast of the Machabees and Feast of Lights (Josephus and Talmudic writings), mentioned in the Old Testament (I… … Catholic encyclopedia
Feast of the Cross — Russian icon of Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (icon from Yaroslavl by Gury Nikitin, 1680. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow). Liturgical year Western Advent … Wikipedia
Feast of the Assumption — The Feast of the Assumption † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Feast of the Assumption The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 15 August; also called in old liturgical books Pausatio, Nativitas (for heaven), Mors, Depositio … Catholic encyclopedia
Dedication, Feast of the — • Also called the Feast of the Machabees and Feast of Lights Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
The Feast of the Goat — infobox Book | name = The Feast of the Goat title orig = La fiesta del chivo translator = Edith Grossman image caption = The cover of a recent translation. author = Mario Vargas Llosa illustrator = cover artist = country = Peru language = Spanish … Wikipedia
Dedication, Feast of the — (John 10:22, 42), i.e., the feast of the renewing. It was instituted B.C. 164 to commemorate the purging of the temple after its pollution by Antiochus Epiphanes (B.C. 167), and the rebuilding of the altar after the Syrian invaders had been… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
The True Cross — The True Cross † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The True Cross (AND REPRESENTATIONS OF IT AS OBJECTS OF DEVOTION). (1) Growth Of the Christian Cult; (2) Catholic Doctrine on the Veneration of the Cross; (3) Relics of the True… … Catholic encyclopedia
Feast of Guardian Angels — Feast of Guardian Angels † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of Guardian Angels This feast, like many others, was local before it was placed in the Roman calendar. It was not one of the feasts retained in the Pian breviary, published in… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Books of Machabees — The Books of Machabees † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Books of Machabees The title of four books, of which the first and second only are regarded by the Church as canonical; the third and fourth, as Protestants (Protestantism) consider … Catholic encyclopedia
Dedication, Feast of — The annual commemoration of the consecration of a Church building is so called. From ancient authors we learn that when Christianity became prosperous and flourishing, churches were everywhere erected and were solemnly consecrated, the… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
