Encyclopedia - Abbot: Encyclopedia - Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. Abbot - Origins. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prince-abbot: Encyclopedia - Prince-abbot
An abbey-principality is an area that is ruled by the head of an abbey. The ruler of an abbey-principality is a prince-abbot or a princes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbot: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbot - Protestantism
In the German Evangelical Church the title of abbot (Abt) is sometimes bestowed, like abbé, as an honorary distinction, and sometimes su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbot: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbot - Monastic History
An abbot (from the Hebrew ab, "a father", through the Syriac abba, Latin abbas (genitive form, abbatis), Old English abbad, ; German...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbott: Encyclopedia - Abbott
Abbott as a placename may mean: Abbott, Arkansas (United States), located in Scott County Abbott, California (United States), located in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbey: Encyclopedia - Abbey
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westminster Abbey: Encyclopedia - Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to as Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Of Clairvaux: Encyclopedia - Bernard Of Clairvaux
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (Fontaines, near Dijon, 1090 – August 21, 1153 in Clairvaux) was a French abbot and theologian who was the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Church Hierarchy: Encyclopedia - Catholic Church Hierarchy
In its application to the Catholic Church, the term hierarchy originally referred to the "holy ordering" of the entire People of God. It ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archimandrite: Encyclopedia - Archimandrite
Archimandrite (Greek: ἀρχιμανδρίτης — archimandrites) is a title in the Eastern Orthodox Church for a superior abbot who ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 704: Encyclopedia - 704
Events Justinian II re-takes the throne of the Byzantine Empire Cenred succeeds to the throne of Mercia after his uncle Aethelred abdica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candrakirti: Encyclopedia - Candrakirti
Candrakīrti (born approx. 600 C.E., Tib. Dawa Drakpa) was abbot of Nalanda University and a disciple of Nāgārjuna and a commentator on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 625: Encyclopedia - 625
Events October 27 - Pope Boniface V succeeded by Pope Honorius I. Births Adamnan, abbot of Iona Empress Wu Zetian of China Deaths Oc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbess: Encyclopedia - Abbess
An Abbess (Latin abbatissa, fem. form of abbas, abbot) is the female superior, or Mother Superior, of an abbey or convent of nuns. The mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kosa: Encyclopedia - Kosa
Kōsa was the Chief Abbot of Ishiyama Honganji, cathedral fortress of the Ikko-ikki, during its siege at the end of the Sengoku Period. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buskin: Encyclopedia - Buskin
Buskin is a sort of knee- or calf- length boot made of leather or cloth. It laces closed, but is open across the toes. Worn by hunters an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 988: Encyclopedia - 988
Events Vladimir I, Prince of Kiev marries Anna, sister of Byzantine emperor Basil II and converts to Christianity. Baptism of Kievan Rus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 790: Encyclopedia - 790
790 - Events. A revolt against Empress Irene leads to Constantine VI being declared sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. Alcuin returns...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ælfric: Encyclopedia - Ælfric
Ælfric, called Grammaticus (the "Grammarian") (c. 955-1020?), was an English abbot and author. He was educated in the Benedictine monast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1078: Encyclopedia - 1078
1078 - Events. The Romanesque church begun at Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain Anselm of Canterbury becomes abbot of the Abbey o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anselm: Encyclopedia - Anselm
Anselm may refer to any of several historical figures: Saint Anselm, 8th-century Abbot of Nonantula Saint Anselm of Canterbury (ca 1033 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Victor Iii: Encyclopedia - Pope Victor Iii
The Blessed Victor III, born as Dauferius (Benevento, 1026? – September 16, 1087), pope (May 24, 1086 until his death), was the success...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbé: Encyclopedia - Abbé
Abbé (from Latin abbas, in turn from Greek αββας = abbas father, from Aramaic abba) is the French word for abbot. It is the ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1611: Encyclopedia - 1611
1611 - Events. June 23 - Henry Hudson's crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Greeley Abbot: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Greeley Abbot - History
Abbot graduated from MIT in 1894 with a degree in chemical physics. Samuel Pierpont Langley was looking for an assistant at the Smithsoni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbots Bromley Horn Dance: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbots Bromley Horn Dance - The Horns
The horns are six sets of reindeer antlers, three white and three black. In 1976, a small splinter was radiocarbon dated to around 1065. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbots Bromley Horn Dance: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbots Bromley Horn Dance - The Dancers
There are 12 dancers. Six carry the horns; they are accompanied by: the musician playing an accordion (a violin in former times), Maid Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbots Bromley Horn Dance: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbots Bromley Horn Dance - History
It is believed that the dance was initiated to commemorate a grant of hunting rights to certain villagers. As mentioned, the horns date t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbots Bromley Horn Dance: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbots Bromley Horn Dance - The Itinerary
The dance starts at 08:00 with a service of blessing in St Nicholas Church, where the horns are housed. The dance begins on the village g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Abbot Dd-184: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Abbot Dd-184 - As Uss Abbot
Named after Commodore Joel Abbot, she was laid down on 5 April 1918 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russ Abbot: Encyclopedia Ii - Russ Abbot - Discography Chart Positions
Russ Abbot - Singles. 1982 - A Day In The Life of Vince Prince (UK: #61) 1984 - Atmosphere aka "Oh What an Atmosphere" (UK: #7) 1985 -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Of Clairvaux: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Of Clairvaux - Abbot Of The Cistercian Abbey Of Clairvaux
The little community of reformed Benedictines at Citeaux, which would have so profound an influence on Western monasticism, grew so rapid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourne Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Bourne Abbey - Monastic Origins
While Domesday Book makes it clear that there was a church in Bourne in 1066 and there is a suggestion that there was an Anglo-Saxon abbe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourne Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Bourne Abbey - Literary Associations
The Ormulum, an important work in the form of a Biblical gloss, helps bridge the gap between Old English and Middle English in studies of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ely Cathedral: Encyclopedia Ii - Ely Cathedral - History
Ely Cathedral - Previous buildings. The first Christian building on the site was founded by Etheldreda, daughter of the Anglo-Saxon kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medieval Revenant: Encyclopedia Ii - Medieval Revenant - Select Stories
Medieval revenant - William of Newburgh. William of Newburgh wrote of a number of cases "..as a warning to posterity." He says these st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fo Guang Shan: Encyclopedia Ii - Fo Guang Shan - Religious Affairs Commitee
In 1972, Master Hsing Yun established a nine member council, known as the Fo Guang Shan Religious Affairs Committee. These nine members g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jade Buddha Temple: Encyclopedia Ii - Jade Buddha Temple - History
During the rule of emperor Guang Xu in the Qing Dynasty (1875-1908), Hui Gen, an abbot from Mount Putuo went on a pilgrimage to Tibet via...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westminster Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Westminster Abbey - Gallery
The west front The tomb of King Henry III in the Abbey. Henry was crowned king at the age of nine, reigning from 1216 to 1272 ... See a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anastasius Bibliothecarius: Encyclopedia Ii - Anastasius Bibliothecarius - Family And Education
He was a nephew of Bishop Arsenius of Orta, who executed important commissions as Papal legate. Anastasius learned the Greek language fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westminster Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Westminster Abbey - History
According to tradition, a shrine was first founded in 616 on the present site, then known as Thorney Island; it was said to have been mir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anastasius Bibliothecarius: Encyclopedia Ii - Anastasius Bibliothecarius - Envoy To Constantinople
In 869 he was sent by Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor as envoy to Constantinople, with two men of high rank in the Frankish Empire, to negot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anastasius Bibliothecarius: Encyclopedia Ii - Anastasius Bibliothecarius - Continued Influence
The successor of Adrian II, Pope John VIII (872-882), also esteemed Anastasius, confirmed him in the office of librarian, entrusted impor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbey - Benedictine Abbeys
Monasticism in the West owes its extension and development to Benedict of Nursia (born A.D. 480). His rule was diffused with miraculous r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anastasius Bibliothecarius: Encyclopedia Ii - Anastasius Bibliothecarius - Presumed Identification With Antipope Anastasius
If a passage in the annals of Hincmar of Reims is genuine (Mon. Germ. Hist.: Scriptores, I, 447) and Hincmar has not confused two men, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westminster Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Westminster Abbey - Burials And Memorials
Henry III rebuilt the Abbey in honour of the Royal Saint Edward the Confessor whose memorial and relics were placed in the Sanctuary. Hen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Of Clairvaux: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Of Clairvaux - Wider Influence
Before long the abbot, who had intended to devote his life to the work of his monastery, was drawn into the affairs of the outside world....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archbishopric Of Salzburg: Encyclopedia Ii - Archbishopric Of Salzburg - Bishops Of Salzburg
Archbishopric of Salzburg - Abbot-Bishops of Iuvavum c. 300's-c. 482. St. Maximus d. 476 Abandoned after c. 482 Archbishopric of Sal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westminster Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Westminster Abbey - Gallery
The west front The tomb of King Henry III in the Abbey. Henry was crowned king at the age of nine, reigning from 1216 to 1272 ... See a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fo Guang Shan: Encyclopedia Ii - Fo Guang Shan - History Of Fo Guang Shan
In 1967, Master Hsing Yun made plans to build a large Buddhist monastery in the mountains. During that time that was spent clearing the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fo Guang Shan: Encyclopedia Ii - Fo Guang Shan - Educational Programs
The educational programs of Fo Guang Shan include four Buddhist colleges. The Chinese Buddhist research institute is further subdivided i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fo Guang Shan: Encyclopedia Ii - Fo Guang Shan - Dharma Propagation
Dharma programs of Fo Guang Shan include lectures given in prisons and factories; programs on television and radio, large-scale public le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbey - York
St Mary's Abbey, York, of which the ground-plan is annexed, exhibits the usual Benedictine arrangements. The precincts are surrounded by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbey - Cistercian
The next great monastic revival, the Cistercian, arising in the last years of the 11th century, had a wider diffusion, and a longer and m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fo Guang Shan: Encyclopedia Ii - Fo Guang Shan - Criticism
Over the years, Fo Guang Shan has endured much criticism, mainly because of excessive pleas to donate money to the organization. While ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbey - Austin Canons
The buildings of the Austin canons or Black canons (so called from the colour of their habit) present few distinctive peculiarities. This...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Of Clairvaux: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Of Clairvaux - The Second Crusade
Far more important was his activity in the following year, when, in obedience to the pope's command, he preached to promote the Second Cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Of Clairvaux: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Of Clairvaux - Bernard's Character
The greatness of St Bernard is generally regarded as being his character. The age saw him as the embodiment of its ideal: that of medieva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbey - Premonstratensians
The Premonstratensian regular canons, or White canons, had as many as 35 houses in England, of which the most perfect remaining are those...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbey - Clermont
The whole establishment is surrounded hy a wall, furnished at intervals with watch towers (R). The enclosure is divided into two courts, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbey - Hulne
Of the convents of the Carmelite or White Friars we have a good example in the Abbey of Hulne, near Alnwick, the first of the order in En...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsi Lai Temple: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsi Lai Temple - History
In 1976, Master Hsing Yun represented a Buddhist group from Taiwan to participate in America's bicentennial celebration. Many American fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsi Lai Temple: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsi Lai Temple - Attraction And Services Offered
Because of the temple's beautiful surroundings and various facilities, Hsi Lai is a popular venue for tourists interested in knowing more...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbey - Clermont
The whole establishment is surrounded hy a wall, furnished at intervals with watch towers. The enclosure is divided into two courts, of w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsi Lai Temple: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsi Lai Temple - Dharma Functions
Regular Dharma functions are held weekly on Sunday morning, where they usually chant various sutras, such as the Diamond Sutra or the Ami...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsi Lai Temple: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsi Lai Temple - 1996 Presidential Election Controversy
Main Article: Al Gore controversies During the 1996 presidential campaign, Vice President Al Gore held a fundraiser at Hsi Lai Temple. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westminster Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Westminster Abbey - History
According to tradition, a shrine was first founded in 616 on the present site, then known as Thorney Island; it was said to have been mir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westminster Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Westminster Abbey - Burials And Memorials
Henry III rebuilt the Abbey in honour of the Royal Saint Edward the Confessor whose memorial and relics were placed in the Sanctuary. Hen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westminster Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Westminster Abbey - Chapter
The Abbey is a collegiate church orgnaised into the College of St Peter, which comprises the Dean and four residentiary Canons (one of wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Church Hierarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Church Hierarchy - Origin And Use Of The Term Hierarchy
Pseudo-Dionysius is credited as the first to attribute a specific hierarchy to the church. Christians were found in one of three orders: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Church Hierarchy: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Church Hierarchy - Ecclesiastical Offices In The Hierarchy Of The Catholic Church
Catholic church hierarchy - Patriarchs. Patriarch is the title for the highest-ranking bishop of an autonomous church or federation of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Otto I Holy Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Otto I Holy Roman Emperor - The Ottonian System
A key part of Otto's domestic policy lay in strengthening ecclesiastical authorities, chiefly bishops and abbots, at the expense of the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citeaux Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Citeaux Abbey - History
The abbey of Cîteaux was founded in 1098 by Saint Robert of Molesme, who became the first abbot, under the rule of Saint Benedict. Saint...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lord Spiritual: Encyclopedia Ii - Lord Spiritual - The Number Of Lords Spiritual
Early in England's history, Lords Spiritual—including lesser clergymen such as abbots—outnumbered Lords Temporal. Between 1536 and 15...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ripon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ripon - The Monastery
Ripon (In Rhypum, Ad Ripam) owed its origin to the monastery founded in the 7th century. A certain king, Alchfrith is said to have given ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wissembourg: Encyclopedia Ii - Wissembourg - History
The Benedictine abbey around which the town has grown was founded in the 7th century, perhaps under the patronage of Dagobert I. The abbe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Little Jack Horner: Encyclopedia Ii - Little Jack Horner - Origins
Jack was actually Thomas Horner, steward to Richard Whiting, the last Abbot of Glastonbury. Legend has it that, prior to the Abbey's dest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Principality: Encyclopedia Ii - Principality - Western Principalities
Ecclesiastical principalities have existed in significant number in the Roman Catholic Church, in each case consisting of a feudal polity...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Redbourn: Encyclopedia Ii - Redbourn - History
The village has been settled at least since Saxon times and it is recorded in the Domesday Book. Around fifty years after its Norman Chur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbey Of Cluny: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbey Of Cluny - Organisation
The monastery of Cluny differed in two ways from other Benedictine houses and confederations: in its organizational structure and in its ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbey Of Cluny: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbey Of Cluny - Cluny And The Gregorian Reforms
Cluny was not known for its severity or asceticism, nor for embracing apostolic poverty, but the abbots of Cluny supported the revival of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbey Of Cluny: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbey Of Cluny - Cluniac Houses In England
All of the English Cluniac Houses which were larger than cells were known as Priories, symbolising their subordinance to Cluny itself. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Investiture Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Investiture Controversy - Origins
Prior to the Investiture Controversy, the appointment of church officials, while theoretically a task of the Church, was in practice perf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buildwas Abbey: Encyclopedia Ii - Buildwas Abbey - Early History
The Cistercian Abbey of St Mary and St Chad was founded in 1135 by Roger de Clinton, Bishop of Coventry (1129-1148) as a Savignac monaste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Takla Haymanot: Encyclopedia Ii - Takla Haymanot - Later Career
The first significant point in his life was when Takla Haymanot, at the age of 30, travelled north to settle at the monastery of Iyasus M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Of Saint-sardos: Encyclopedia Ii - War Of Saint-sardos - Litigations And Negotiations
One of these was the small village of Saint-Sardos. The village was within the jurisdiction of the Duke of Aquitaine, but it did also con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westminster School: Encyclopedia Ii - Westminster School - Notable Buildings
The 14th century Abbot's state dining hall, now named 'College Hall', may be one of the oldest and finest examples of medieval refectory ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hildegard Of Bingen: Encyclopedia Ii - Hildegard Of Bingen - Significance
Hildegard was a powerful woman for the Middle Ages. She communicated with Popes such as Eugenius III, Anastasius IV, statesmen such as Ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Lords: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Lords - Lords Spiritual
Members of the House of Lords who sit by virtue of their ecclesiastical offices are known as Lords Spiritual. Formerly, the Lords Spiritu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Grammar School Guildford: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Grammar School Guildford - Notable Past Pupils
All past pupils are known as Old Guildfordians. Royal Grammar School Guildford - Religion. George Abbot - Archbishop of Canterbury Rob...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westminster School: Encyclopedia Ii - Westminster School - Notable Buildings
The 14th century Abbot's state dining hall, now named 'College Hall', may be one of the oldest and finest examples of medieval refectory ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trithemius: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Trithemius
Trithemius. An abbot of the Spanheim Benedictines, a very learned Kabbalist and adept in the Secret Sciences, the friend and instructo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bernard Of Clairvaux, Saint: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Bernard Of Clairvaux, Saint
Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint (1091-1153) French Cisterian monk, founder and abbot of the monastery of Clairvaux; opponent of rationalis...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pitha: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Pitha
pitha: (Sanskrit) "Seat; pedestal."   1)    The base or pedestal of the Sivalinga, or of any Deity idol...   » Read the article

Article - Meaning Of A Dream: Meaning Of Dreams From; Abandon To Accounts
Dream Interpretation including the meaning of dreams about: Abandon, Abandonment, Abandoned, Abbess, Abbey, Abbot , Abdomen, Abho...   » Read the article

Article - Dream Interpretation: Dream Interpretation Of Dreams From;
Dream Interpretation including dreams about: Abandon, Abandonment, Abandoned, Abbess, Abbey, Abbot , Abdomen, Abhor, Abject , Abo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary Abbot: Meaning Of Dreams About Abbot
  Abbot [3] To dream that you are an abbot, warns you that treacherous plots are being laid for your downfall. If you see this...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary: Dream Dictionary On Dreams; Abandon To Accounts
A Dream Dictionary including dreams about:   Abandon, Abandonment, Abandoned, Abbess, Abbey, Abbot , Abdomen, Abhor, Abject , Abode...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbot: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbot - General Information
Before the late modern era, the abbot was treated with the utmost reverence by the brethren of his house. When he appeared either in chur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbot: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbot - Abbatial Hierarchy
In several orders, there exists a pyramidal relationship between a major abbey (often the old mother of several others, especially if it ...   » Read the article