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 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 Hurst, Blessed - Also called Richard Herst. Layman martyred at Lancaster in 1628 following a show trial. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07583a.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 Bickerdike, Blessed - Short biography of the sixteenth-century martyr, a layman from Yorkshire. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02558a.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 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 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 Richard Sergeant, Blessed - English priest martyred in 1586. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13727b.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 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 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 Langhorne, Blessed - Married Englishman, lawyer, martyred in 1679. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08789a.htm René Goupil, Saint - Short biography of the Jesuit missionary, martyred in 1642. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06684a.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 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 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 Roger Bacon - Philosopher, born at Ilchester, Somersetshire, about 1214; died at Oxford, perhaps 11 June, 1294. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13111b.htm Robert Southwell, Saint - Biography of the English poet, Jesuit, and martyr. He was hanged in 1595. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14164a.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 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 Russian Language and Literature - Russian is a Slav language belonging to the Indo-European family. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13265a.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 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 Royer-Collard, Pierre-Paul - Philosopher and French politician. (1763-1845) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13213b.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 Roth, Heinrich - Missionary in India and Sanskrit scholar. (1620-1668) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13206a.htm Romuald, Saint - Italian-born founder of the Camaldolese, d. 1027. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13179b.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 Romanus, Saints - Mentions and gives brief profiles of several saints of this name. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13163a.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, Saint - French Benedictine, founder of the Abbey of Chaise-Dieu, d. 1067. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13095c.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 Rites in the United States - Article discussing various rites used within the United States. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13078a.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 Rimbert, Saint - Monk and archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg. (d. 888) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13057a.htm Richard I, King of England - King who embarked on the Crusades. (1157-1199) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13041b.htm Ricci, Lorenzo - General of the Society of Jesus. (1703-1775) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13033a.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 Rhodesia - British possession in South Africa (present-day Zimbabwe). - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13025a.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 Revolution, French - A view of its effect on the Church. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13009a.htm Reuss - Name of the two smallest states of the German Confederation. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12799b.htm Reusens, Edmond - Belgian archeologist and historian. (1831-1903) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12799a.htm Reumont, Alfred von - Statesman and historian. (1808-1887) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12798b.htm Reuben - Proper name meaning both a patriarch and a tribe of Israel. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13214b.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 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 Rerum Crerator Optime - The hymn for Matins of Wednesday in the Divine Office. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12782a.htm Requiem, Masses of - Masses that are offered for the dead. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12776d.htm Rennes - French diocese including the Department of Ille et Vilaine. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12771b.htm Renaudot, Eusebius - Apologetical writer and Orientalist. (1648-1720) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12769a.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 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 Remuzat, Ven. Anne-Madeleine - Writer and witness to a revelation. (1696-1730) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12764c.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 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 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 Reisach, Carl von - Theologian and statesman. (1800-1869) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12730c.htm Reinmar of Hagenau - German minnesinger of the twelfth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12730b.htm Reims, Synods of - History of a series of synods held at the French city. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12730a.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 Reiffenstuel, Johann Georg - Theologian and canonist. (1641-1703) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12724c.htm Reifenstein - Former Cistercian abbey in Eichsfeld, founded on 1 August, 1162 by Count Ernst of Tonna. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12724b.htm Reichensperger, Peter - German jurist and parliamentarian. (1810-1892) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12724a.htm Reichensperger, August - Prussian politician and author. (1808-1895) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12723b.htm Regulae Juris - Certain fundamental laws in the form of axioms found in the "Corpus Juris". - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12722b.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 Regina Coeli - The opening words of the Eastertide anthem of the Blessed Virgin. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12718b.htm Regina - Ecclesiastical division comprising the southern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12718a.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 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 Regale, Droit de - Document denoting those rights that belonged exclusively to the king. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12712c.htm Redemptorists - Society of missionary priests founded by St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori in 1732 at Scala, Italy. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12683a.htm Recanati and Loreto - Diocese based around the province of Ancona in Central Italy. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12675a.htm Reading Abbey - Abbey founded by Henry I in 1121 and located in Surrey, England. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12673a.htm Raynouard, François-Juste-Marie - French poet, dramatist, and philologist. (1761-1836) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12672d.htm Raynaud, Théophile - French theologian and writer. (1583-1663) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12672c.htm Raymond Nonnatus, Saint - Spanish Mercedarian. (1200-1240) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12671b.htm Raymond Lully, Blessed - Biobibliographical article on Ramon Lull, who is called "Doctor Illuminatus." - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12670c.htm Raymond VII - Count of Toulouse and son of Raymond VI. (1197-1249) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12670b.htm Raymond IV, of Saint-Gilles - Count of Toulouse and of Tripoli. (d. 1105) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12669c.htm Rawes, Henry Augustus - Oblate of St. Charles, hymn-writer and preacher. (1826-1885) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12669a.htm Ravignan, Gustave Xavier Lacroix de - French Jesuit, orator, and author. (1795-1858) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12667b.htm Ravenna - Archdiocese based in the capital of a province in Romagna, central Italy. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12662b.htm Rauscher, Joseph Othmar - Prince-Archbishop of Vienna. (1797-1875) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12660b.htm Ratzinger, Georg - Political economist and social reformer. (1844-1899) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12660a.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 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 Ratherius of Verona - Writer and troubled leader of the Diocese of Verona. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12651b.htm Raskolniks - A generic term for dissidents from the Established Church in Russia. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12648b.htm Raphoe - Diocese comprising the greater part of County Donegal in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12647a.htm Raphael, Saint - Archangel appearing in the Book of Tobias. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12640b.htm Randall, James Ryder - American journalist and poet. (1839-1908) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12639b.htm Ramus, Peter - Article by William Turner on this early humanist and logician. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12638b.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 Ruthenians - A Slavic people from Southern Russia, Galicia and Bukowina in Austria, and North-eastern Hungary. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13278a.htm Ruth, Book of - One of the proto-canonical writings of the Old Testament. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13276a.htm Ramsey Abbey - English abbey founded by a Saxon noble in 969. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12638a.htm Ruiz de Montoya, Diego - Spanish theologian. (1562-1632) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13224a.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 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 - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13213a.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 Richard de la Vergne, François-Marie-Benjamin - Archbishop of Paris. (1819-1908) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13043a.htm Râle (Rasle), Sebastian - French Jesuit missionary to North America, and martyr. (1654-1724) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12635b.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 Ruiz de Alarcón y Mendoza, Juan de - Spanish dramatic poet. (1580-1639) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13223b.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 Rossano - Archdiocese in Calabria, province of Cosenza, Southern Italy. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13203a.htm Rajpootana - Prefecture apostolic covering several Indian states. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12635a.htm Rota, Sacra Romana - One of three tribunals instituted by the "Sapienti Consilio" constitution of 1908. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13205c.htm Rufus, Saints - Record of the ten saints named Rufus in the Roman Martyrology. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13222b.htm Rostock, University of - Located in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, founded in the year 1419. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13205b.htm Robertson, James Burton - Historian and professor. (1800-1877) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13099a.htm Roper, William - English politician and biographer of St. Thomas More. (1496-1578) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13183a.htm Roseau - Diocese; suffragan of Port of Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13191b.htm Rorate Coeli - Vulgate, text, the opening words of Isaiah 45:8. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13183b.htm Rossi, Bernardo de - Italian theologian and historian. (1687-1775) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13203c.htm Roscelin - A monk of Compiègne, was teaching as early as 1087. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13189c.htm Rochette. Désiré Raoul - French archæologist. (1789-1854) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13104b.htm Rudolf von Ems - Middle High German epic poet of the thirteenth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13219b.htm Riccioli, Giovanni Battista - Italian astronomer. (1598-1671) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13040a.htm Roskovanyi, August - Bishop of Neutra in Hungary, doctor of philosophy and theology. (1807-1892) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13194a.htm Roh, Peter - German-speaking Jesuit preacher. (1811-1872) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13117a.htm Rainald of Dassel - Chancellor of the German Empire. (d. 1167) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12634c.htm Roger of Hoveden - Chronicler and king's clerk in the time of Henry II. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13116b.htm Rosenau - Diocese in Hungary, suffragan of Eger, established by Maria Theresa, in 1775-76. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13192b.htm Rueckers, Family of - Famous organ and piano-forte builders of Antwerp. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13220a.htm Roothaan, Johann Philipp - Twenty-first General of the Society of Jesus. (1785-1853) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13182a.htm Rance, Jean-Armand le Bouthillier de - French abbot and reformer. (1626-1700) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12639a.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 Rolph, Thomas - Surgeon and writer of several works on emigration. (1800-1858) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13120b.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 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 Rings - Article discussing religious uses and values concerning the wearing of rings. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13059a.htm Roseline, Saint - A Carthusian prioress. She died in 1329. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13192a.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 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 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 Raimondi, Marcantonio - Fifteenth-and-sixteenth century Italian engraver. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12634b.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 Richard Rolle de Hampole, Blessed - English solitary and writer. Article on his life and writings. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13119a.htm Rinuccini, Giovanni Battista - Papal nuncio to Ireland during the uprising of 1645-49. (1592-1653) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13061a.htm Rodrigues Ferreira, Alexandre - Brazilian scientist and explorer. (1756-1815) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13109a.htm Rose of Lima, Saint - Biographical article on the first American to be named a saint. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13192c.htm Rosary, The - History of this devotion. Also considers the Orthodox and Eastern-Rite Catholic practice. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13184b.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 Romero, Juan - Missionary and Indian linguist. (1559-1630) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13179a.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 Reputation (as Property) - The outcome of a person's meritorious activity. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12776c.htm Romulus Augustulus - Deposed in the year 476, the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13179c.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 Ronan, Saint - Article describing the most celebrated of the twelve Irish saints known as Ronan. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13180a.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 Ruffini, Paolo - Physician and mathematician. (1765-1822) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13220b.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 Romanus, Pope - Ninth-century Pope who reigned for four months in 897. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13163b.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 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 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 Robert of Jumièges - Eleventh-century Archbishop of Canterbury. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13097a.htm Rokewode, John Gage - Director of the Society of Antiquaries. (1786-1842) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13118b.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 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 Roger, Bishop of Worcester - Bishop of Worcester. (d. 1179) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13111a.htm Rollin, Charles - French writer and professor. (1661-1741) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13119b.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 Rococo Style - A discussion of this whimsical style, its origins and uses. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13106a.htm Rolfus, Hermann - Catholic educationist and writer. (1821-1896) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13118d.htm Rohrbacher, Réné François - French ecclesiastical historian. (1789-1856) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13117c.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 Rowsham, Stephen - Sixteenth-century English priest and martyr. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13212d.htm Radowitz, Joseph Maria von - Writer and statesman. (1797-1853) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12631c.htm Racine, Jean - Brief biography of the seventeenth-century dramatist. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12630b.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 Robert of Luzarches - Thirteenth century French architect. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13097b.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 Rubruck, William - Thirteenth-century Franciscan missionary and writer of travels. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13217a.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 Rodriguez, Alonso - Spanish writer and teacher. (1526-1616) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13109b.htm Roe, Bartholomew - English Benedictine martyr. (1583-1641) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13109d.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 Robinson, William Callyhan - Jurist and educator. (1834-1911) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13099c.htm Rocca, Angelo - Founder of the Angelica Library at Rome. (1545-1620) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13100b.htm Riobamba - City forming the base for the diocese of Bolivarensis, suffragan of Quito, Ecuador. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13061c.htm Robert of Geneva - Antipope under the name of Clement VII. (1342-1394) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13096c.htm Robert of Melun - English philosopher and theologian. (d. 1167) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13097c.htm Ryder, Henry Ignatius Dudley - English Oratorian priest and controversialist. (1837-1907) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13283a.htm Rock, Daniel - English antiquarian and ecclesiologist. (1799-1871) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13105a.htm Robbia, Andrea della - Nephew, pupil and assistant to painter Luca. (1431-1528) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13095a.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 of Cirencester - Chronicler and monk at Westminster Abbey. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13044b.htm Ritual - One of the official books of the Roman Rite. It contains 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 Robert Johnson, Blessed - English priest and martyr. (d. 1581) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14689e.htm Rocaberti, Juan Tomás de - Spanish theologian. (1624-1699) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13099d.htm Ripalda, Juan Martínez de - Spanish theologian. (1594-1648) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13062b.htm Rhodiopolis - A titular see of Lycia, suffragan of Myra. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13026a.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 Robert Pullus - Twelfth-century Cardinal, English philosopher and theologian. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13098b.htm Richard of St. Victor - Biographical article on the 12th-century Scottish theologian, exegete, and mystic. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13045c.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 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 Ritschlianism - Conception of the nature and scope of Christianity, widely held in modern Protestantism, especially in Germany. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13086a.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 Roger of Wendover - Benedictine monk and chronicler. (d. 1236) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13116c.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 Rishanger, William - Thirteenth-century English chronicler. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13063b.htm Repose, Altar of - Sometimes called less properly sepulchre or tomb, more frequently repository. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12776b.htm Ricardus Anglicus - Pioneer of scientific judicial procedure in the twelfth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13032a.htm Robert of Arbrissel - Itinerant preacher and founder of Fontevrault. (b. 1047) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13096a.htm Ritter, Joseph Ignatius - German historian and writer. (1787-1857) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13088a.htm Rio, Alexis-François - French writer on art. (1797-1874) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13061b.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 Rishton, Edward - Priest and writer that fell victim to the plague. (1550-1585) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13063c.htm Rhosus - A titular see in Cilicia Secunda, suffragan to Anazarba. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13026c.htm Rumohr, Karl Friedrich - German art historian. (1785-1843) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13228a.htm Ricci, Matteo - Founder of the Catholic missions of China. (1552-1610) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13034a.htm Rites - The ceremonies, prayers, and functions of any religious body. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13064b.htm Ripon, Marquess of - English politician, Governor-General and Viceroy of India. (1827-1909) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13062d.htm Rohault de Fleury - Family of French architects and archaeologists of the nineteenth century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13117b.htm Riffel, Caspar - German historian and writer. (1807-1856) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13054c.htm Rimini, Council of - Opened early in July, 359, with over four hundred bishops. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13057b.htm Riemenschneider, Tillmann - Frankish sculptor. (1460-1531) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13052b.htm Rhithymna - A titular see of Crete, suffragan of Gortyna. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13019b.htm Richard of Cornwall - Thirteenth century writer and lecturer. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13045a.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 Resurrection of Jesus Christ - Resurrection is the rising again from the dead, the resumption of life. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12789a.htm Ratisbonne, Maria Alphonse - Converted Jew who built two convents in Jerusalem. (1814-1884) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12659a.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 Rieti - Diocese in Central Italy, immediately subject to the Holy See. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13054a.htm Richard de Bury - English bishop and bibliophile. (1286-1345) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13042b.htm Ryan, Father Abram J. - Poet, newspaper editor and Confederate chaplain. (1839-1886) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13282b.htm Ribeirao Preto - A suffragan see of the Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13031a.htm Riccardi, Nicholas - Italian theologian, writer and preacher. (1585-1639) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13032b.htm Ricoldo da Monte di Croce - Italian professor, scholar and writer. (d. 1320) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13052a.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 Rosselino, Antonio di Matteo di Domenico - Italian sculptor. (1427-1478) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16072a.htm Rienzi, Cola di - Italian revolutionary and notary of the Camera Capitolina. (d. 1354) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13052c.htm Richard of Middletown - Thirteenth-century writer and Franciscan. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13045b.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 Richard, Charles-Louis - Theologian and publicist. (1711-1794) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13042a.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 Ralph Sherwin, Saint - An English priest who was imprisoned and tortured. He died a martyr in 1581. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12636b.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 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 Russell, Charles - English lawyer, journalist and politician. (1832-1900) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13230d.htm Ralph Crockett, Blessed - English priest, martyred in 1588. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12636a.htm Richard Fetherston, Blessed - Priest and martyr, died at Smithfield, 1540. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13044a.htm Robert Francis Romulus Bellarmine, Saint - Biographical article on the Jesuit theologian and cardinal. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02411d.htm Rheinberger, Joseph Gabriel - Bavarian composer and organist. (1839-1901) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13018d.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 Reynolds, William - Writer, priest and lecturer. (1544-1594) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13018a.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 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 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 Rex Gloriose Martyrum - The hymn at Lauds in the Common of Martyrs in the Roman Breviary. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13017a.htm Richard Whiting, Blessed - Last abbot of Glastonbury, martyr, executed in 1539. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13046c.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 Rhinocolura - A titular see in Augustamnica Prima, suffragan of Pelusium. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13019a.htm Rhizus - A titular see of Pontus Polemoniacus, suffragan of Neocaesarea. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13019c.htm Revelations, Private - Article discussing the judging of private revelations. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13005a.htm Rey, Anthony - Educator and Mexican War chaplain. (1807-1847) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13017c.htm Rossi, Pellegrino - Diplomat, economist and statesman. (1787-1848) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13204a.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 Remesiana - A titular see in Bulgaria, suffragan of Sardica. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12763a.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 Rhode Island - American state and one of the thirteen original colonies. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13020a.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 Rhesaena - A titular see in Osrhoene, suffragan of Edessa. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13018e.htm Rhaphanaea - A titular see in Syria Secunda, suffragan of Apamea. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13018c.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 Resurrection, General - The rising again from the dead, the resumption of life. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12792a.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 Religion, Virtue of - Article discussing the moral value of religion. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12748a.htm Reparation - Theological concept of God demanding satisfaction for the injuries which man had done Him. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12775a.htm Redford, Sebastion - Jesuit chaplain and writer. (1701-1763) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12687a.htm Rufina, Saints - Brief notices on four saints of this name. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13221a.htm Roger Cadwallador, Blessed - Short biography of the English priest, martyred in 1610. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13116a.htm Renaudot, Théophraste - Doctor who engaged in relief work for the poor. (1586-1653) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12770a.htm Ransom, Feast of Our Lady of - Feast on 24 September commemorating the foundation of the Mercedarians. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12640a.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 Renunciation - A canonical term signifying the resignation of an ecclesiastical office or benefice. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12774a.htm Repington, Philip - Fourteenth-and-fifteenth century cardinal-priest of the title of SS. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12776a.htm Rector Potens, Verax Deus - The daily hymn for Sext in the Roman Breviary. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12676d.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 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 Regnault, Henri Victor - French chemist and physicist. (1810-1878) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12722a.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 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 Reformation, The - Sixteenth century religious movement led by Martin Luther. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12700b.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 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 Ruysch, John - Astronomer, cartographer, and painter. (d. 1533) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13282a.htm Relationship - A certain connection of persons established either by nature or by civil or canon law. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12731b.htm Rosary, Breviary Hymns of the - Their author was a pious client of Mary, Eustace Sirena. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13188a.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 Regis, Pierre Sylvain - French philosopher and writer. (1632-1707) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12721a.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 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 Relatives, Duties of - Discusses a variety of duties that relatives should apply to one another. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12731c.htm Reginald of Piperno - Companion of St. Thomas Aquinas. (1230-1290) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12719b.htm Regulars - Monks in observance of the Rule of St. Benedict. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12722c.htm Rector - Priests who preside over missions or quasi-parishes. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12676c.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 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 Raccolta - A book containing prayers and pious exercises to which the popes have attached indulgences. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12620a.htm Reductions of Paraguay - Jesuit campaign to convert the natives of Paraguay. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12688b.htm Raich, Johann Michael - German theologian and writer. (1832-1907) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12634a.htm Rabbi and Rabbinism - Article covering a 1913 Catholic view of Rabbinism. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12617b.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 Russell, Richard - Bishop of Vizéu in Portugal. (1630-1693) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13231b.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 Richelieu, Armand-Jean du Plessis, Duke de - Cardinal and French statesman. (1585-1642) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13047a.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 Roman Catholic Relief Bill - Sections on England and Ireland. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13123a.htm Reding, Augustine - Prince-Abbot of Einsiedeln and theological writer. (1625-1692) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12687c.htm Redemptoristines - Community of nuns formed in Scala, Italy, by Father Thomas Falcoia. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12682b.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 Ryken, Theodore James - Founder of the Xaverian Brothers. (1797-1871) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13284a.htm Rathborne, Joseph - Priest and controversialist. (1807-1842) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12651a.htm Ratio Studiorum - The educational system of the Jesuits. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12654a.htm Recusants, English - People who refrained from attending Church of England services. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12677a.htm Rojas y Zorrilla, Francisco de - Spanish dramatic poet. (1607-1680) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13118a.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 Rovezzano, Benedetto da - Sculptor and architect. (1490-1530) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13212c.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 Ramatha - Titular see in Palestine, suppressed in 1884 by the Roman Curia. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12637a.htm Rouquette, Adrien - Scholar and missionary to the Choctaw Indians. (1813-1887) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13212a.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 Ruiz de Montoya, Antonio - Linguist and pioneer of the original Jesuit mission in Paraguay. (1585-1652) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13223c.htm Rufinus, Saint - Record of the eleven saints named Rufinus in the Roman Martyrology. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13221b.htm Reason - Article discussing various definitions of the term. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12673b.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 Rambler, The - Monthly English Catholic periodical published from 1848 to 1859. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12637b.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 Rachel - Mother of Joseph and Benjamin, and love of Jacob. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12630a.htm Roskilde, Ancient See of, in Denmark - Suffragan to Hamburg, about 991-1104, to Lund, 1104-1536. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16071c.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 Martini - Dominican, theologian and Orientalist. (1220-1284) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12671a.htm Ratisbonne, Maria Theodor - Preacher, writer, and director of the Archconfraternity of Christian Mothers. (1802-1884) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12659b.htm Russell, Charles William - Irish professor and writer. (1812-1880) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13231a.htm Rosecrans, William Starke - American soldier and politician. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13191c.htm Raffeix, Pierre - Missionary and cartographer. (1633-1724) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12633a.htm Radewyns, Florens - Co-founder of the Brethren of the Common Life. (d. 1400) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12631b.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 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 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 Rottenburg - Diocese; suffragan of the ecclesiastical Province of the Upper Rhine. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13207b.htm Race, Human - Article describing the view of the human race from a 1911 Catholic perspective. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12620b.htm Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien - French marshal. (1725-1807) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13101a.htm Race, Negro - Article describing the view of the negro race from a 1911 Catholic perspective. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12627a.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 Ruvo and Bitonto - Diocese in the Province of Bari, Aquileia, Southern Italy. Ruvo, the ancient Rubi, situated on a calcareous hill, contains a fine Norman cathedral of the eleventh century. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13280b.htm Ryan, Patrick John - Sixth Bishop and second Archbishop of Philadelphia. (1831-1911) - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13282c.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 Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio - Article focusing on his musical innovations and his church music. - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13204b.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 |
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