Encyclopedia - Bene Gesserit: Encyclopedia - Bene Gesserit
The Bene Gesserit (from Latin: see the origin of the name) are a key social, religious and political force in Frank Herbert's science fic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Altar Server: Encyclopedia - Altar Server
An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a religious service. Altar servers attend to supporting tasks at the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alessandro Valignano: Encyclopedia - Alessandro Valignano
Alessandro Valignano, (Chinese: 范禮安 Fan Li'an) born in 1539 in Chieti, kingdom of Naples, was an Italian Jesuit missionary who help...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Minister: Encyclopedia - Catholic Minister
Unlike in several Protestant churches, in the Roman Catholic Church the term minister is not commonly used to refer to a member of the cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cantor: Encyclopedia - Cantor
Cantor may refer to: a hazzan, in Judaism is the English name for a professional singer who leads Jewish prayer services Cantus, where C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sandworm Dune: Encyclopedia Ii - Sandworm Dune - Melange And Sandworm Exploitation By Humans
Following its discovery, the cinnamon-scented melange became a commodity of central importance to the universe due to its rarity and nume...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acolyte Protection Agency: Encyclopedia Ii - Acolyte Protection Agency - The Acolyte Protection Agency
On January 31, 2000 the Mean Street Posse asked the Acolytes to protect them from The Radicalz, offering to pay them. This gave Bradshaw ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Council Of Nicaea: Encyclopedia Ii - First Council Of Nicaea - The Nicene Creed Symbol
By and large, many creeds were acceptable to the members of the council. From his perspective, even Arius could cite such a creed. For Bi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Padstow: Encyclopedia Ii - Padstow - Transport
Between 1899 and 1967 the Bodmin-Wadebridge railway extended to Padstow. The old railway line is now the Camel Trail [2], a footpath and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gallican Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Gallican Rite - The Mass
The chief authorities for the Gallican Mass are the letters of St. Germanus of Paris (555-576); and by a comparison of these with the ext...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bene Gesserit: Encyclopedia Ii - Bene Gesserit - The Powers Of The Bene Gesserit
Thanks to intensive training, all Bene Gesserit possess skills and abilities that appear to those outside the order as magical powers. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peacekeeper Farscape: Encyclopedia Ii - Peacekeeper Farscape - Ships
Peacekeeper Farscape - Leviathans. They frequently capture living Leviathan ships, harness them with Control Collars to force obedience...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alessandro Valignano: Encyclopedia Ii - Alessandro Valignano - Valignano's Methods In Japan
He made the first visit to Japan from 1579-82 and formed a basic strategy for Catholic proselytism in Japan, which is usually called adap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solemn Mass: Encyclopedia Ii - Solemn Mass - Structure
The ceremonies begin when the Master of Ceremonies rings the bell. The porter opens the sacristy door and the servers and ministers leave...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Altar Server: Encyclopedia Ii - Altar Server - Roman Catholic Altar Servers
In the Roman Catholic Church, altar servers help the priest and deacon during the liturgy, especially the Mass. They have several support...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solemn Mass: Encyclopedia Ii - Solemn Mass - Vestments
For a complete description, see the article entitled Vestments of the Mass. In the sacristy, before vesting, all three sacred ministers (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solemn Mass: Encyclopedia Ii - Solemn Mass - Music
The typical music of Solemn Mass is Gregorian chant, however, a wide variety of musical settings to the Ordinary of the Mass have been co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gallican Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Gallican Rite - The Divine Office
There is curiously little information on this point, and it is not possible to reconstruct the Gallican Divine Office from the scanty all...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solemn Mass: Encyclopedia Ii - Solemn Mass - Definition
Solemn Mass is the term traditionally used in America for the form of the Tridentine Mass celebrated a priest with a deacon and a subdeac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sandworm Dune: Encyclopedia Ii - Sandworm Dune - Sandworms And The Spice Melange
As metabolic byproducts, sandworms produce three notable substances: oxygen, which is expelled from their trailing body, replacing the ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gallican Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Gallican Rite - The Liturgical Year
The Luxeuil Lectionary, the Gothicum and Gallicum Missals, and the Gallican adaptations of the Hieronymian Martyrology are the chief auth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acolyte Protection Agency: Encyclopedia Ii - Acolyte Protection Agency - The Acolytes
The Acolytes were originally known as Hell's Henchmen and managed by The Jackyl. Faarooq and Bradshaw were both on a losing streak before...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sandworm Dune: Encyclopedia Ii - Sandworm Dune - Paul-muad'dib Leto Ii And The Sandworms
Paul-Muad'Dib and Leto II had a unique experience with melange in their high tolerances and experiences of the spice agony. In Muad'Dib e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peacekeeper Farscape: Encyclopedia Ii - Peacekeeper Farscape - Weapons
Standard weapons used by peacekeepers are pulse weapons. 1.Mini Pistol: A small sideearm carried by the Peacekeeper infantry, it's a mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sandworm Dune: Encyclopedia Ii - Sandworm Dune - The Sandworm Life Cycle
Sandworms begin their life as simple creatures known as sandtrout, or "Little Makers" to the Fremen. These creatures are similar to the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Council Of Nicaea: Encyclopedia Ii - First Council Of Nicaea - Passover Easter Controversy
After the June 19 settlement of the most important topic, the question of the date of the Christian Passover, now called Easter, was brou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alessandro Valignano: Encyclopedia Ii - Alessandro Valignano - Legacy
Valignano founded the Jesuit college in Macao. He travelled from Goa and visited Japan three times, in 1579 when he stayed three years, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bene Gesserit: Encyclopedia Ii - Bene Gesserit - Strategies And Goals Of The Bene Gesserit
Bene Gesserit - Breeding program. The ultimate goal of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, up to the novel Dune ,is the creation of the Kwisa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bene Gesserit: Encyclopedia Ii - Bene Gesserit - The Training Of The Bene Gesserit
Bene Gesserit - Training from childhood. The Bene Gesserit begin training acolytes when they are very young, and those of preference th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alessandro Valignano: Encyclopedia Ii - Alessandro Valignano - Late Life And The Decline Of The Mission
Alessandro Valignano excercised his position as Visitor by overseeing all of the Jesuit missions in Asia from the major Portugese port of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alessandro Valignano: Encyclopedia Ii - Alessandro Valignano - Mercantilism And The Port Of Nagasaki
As the scale of the mission began to expand rapidly, financial difficulties began to crop up. All of the Jesuit institutions: the seminar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alessandro Valignano: Encyclopedia Ii - Alessandro Valignano - Education And Commission
Valignano excelled as a student at the University of Padua, where he studied Christian theology. Valignano's insights into Christian mess...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alessandro Valignano: Encyclopedia Ii - Alessandro Valignano - Establishment Of The Seminaries
The need for a natively trained clergy was obvious to Valignano, and so in 1580 a recently emptied Buddhist monastery in Arima province w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bene Gesserit: Encyclopedia Ii - Bene Gesserit - Weaknesses Of The Bene Gesserit
Bene Gesserit - Addiction to the melange. Reverend Mothers are dependent on melange. Bene Gesserit however, have no dependency upon the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bene Gesserit: Encyclopedia Ii - Bene Gesserit - The Litany Against Fear
In the Dune novel, the Bene Gesserit used the following chanted words to reduce their fear. "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Council Of Nicaea: Encyclopedia Ii - First Council Of Nicaea - Agenda And Procedure
The agenda of the synod were: The Arian question, The celebration of Passover, Now Called Easter, The Meletian schism, The Father and So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Council Of Nicaea: Encyclopedia Ii - First Council Of Nicaea - Other Problems
Then the bishops began proceedings against the Meletian schism. Its founder was suspended from his office but not degraded or exiled. Fin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gallican Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Gallican Rite - History And Origin
The name Gallican Rite is given to the rite which prevailed in Gaul from the earliest times of which we have any information until about ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Council Of Nicaea: Encyclopedia Ii - First Council Of Nicaea - Attendees
Constantine had invited all 1800 bishops of the Christian church (about 1000 in the east and 800 in the west). The number of participatin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Council Of Nicaea: Encyclopedia Ii - First Council Of Nicaea - Character
The first Council of Nicaea was the first general gathering of bishops from the whole Church, to resolve differences of faith that had ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bene Gesserit: Encyclopedia Ii - Bene Gesserit - Appearance In Prequel Novels
In the prequel novels written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson, the Sorceresses of Rossak, who possess powers only females can use a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bene Gesserit: Encyclopedia Ii - Bene Gesserit - Origin Of The Name
In the real world, the name "Bene Gesserit" was likely extracted from the legal Latin phrase "quamdiu se bene gesserit" = "as long as he/...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gallican Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Gallican Rite - Manuscripts And Other Sources
There are no manuscripts (MSS.) of the Gallican Rite earlier than the later part of the seventh century, thought the descriptions in the ...   » Read the article