Petrobrusian — /pe troh brooh zheuhn, sheuhn/, n. a member of a 12th century sect in S France that rejected the Mass, infant baptism, prayers for the dead, sacerdotalism, the veneration of the cross, and the building of churches. [1550 60; < ML petrobrusianus,… … Universalium
petrobrusian — pet·ro·bru·sian … English syllables
Bernard of Clairvaux — Infobox Saint name=Saint Bernard of Clairvaux birth date=1090 death date=death date|1153|8|20|mf=y feast day=August 20 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church imagesize=200px caption=St Bernard in A Short History of Monks and… … Wikipedia
Peter of Bruys — ] The fifth error was that “they deride sacrifices, prayers, alms, and other good works by the faithful living for the faithful dead, and say that these things cannot aid any of the dead even in the least...The good deeds of the living cannot… … Wikipedia
Ancient Diocese of Die — The former French Catholic diocese of Die existed from 1678 to the French Revolution. It was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801, its territory going to the diocese of Grenoble.[1] Its see was Die Cathedral. It had been created from the diocese… … Wikipedia
Diocese of Valence — Diocese of Valence † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Diocese of Valence (VALENTINENSIS). Comprises the present Department of Drome. It was re established by the Concordat of 1802, being formed of the ancient Diocese of Valence, less the… … Catholic encyclopedia