Pistoia, Synod of

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• Pistoia, Synod of — ▪ Roman Catholicism       a diocesan meeting held in 1786 that was important in the history of Jansenism, a nonorthodox, pessimistic, and rigoristic movement in the Roman Catholic church. The synod, presided over by Scipione de Ricci, bishop of… …   Universalium

• Synod of Pistoia —     Synod of Pistoia     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Synod of Pistoia     Held 18 to 28 September, 1786, by Scipio de’ Ricci, Bishop of Pistoia and Prato. It marks the most daring effort ever made to secure for Jansenism and allied errors a… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pistoia and Prato — • Diocese near Florence, Italy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pistoia and Prato     Diocese of Pistoia and Prato     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Synod of Pistoia — The Synod of Pistoia was a diocesan synod held in 1786 under the presidency of Scipione de Ricci (1741 1810), bishop of Pistoia, and the patronage of Leopold, grand duke of Tuscany, with a view to preparing the ground for a national council and a …   Wikipedia

• Pistoia — Infobox CityIT img coa = Pistoia Stemma.png official name = Comune di Pistoia name=Pistoia mapx=43.9 mapy=10.92 region = Tuscany province = Pistoia (PT) elevation m = 65 area total km2 = 236 population as of = September 31, 2006 population total …   Wikipedia

• Pistoia — /pee staw yah/, n. a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy. 263,752. * * * ▪ Italy Latin  Pistoria        city in the Toscana ( Tuscany) regione, north central Italy. Pistoia city lies in the valley of the Ombrone River, with a semicircle of pleasant… …   Universalium

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Pistoia — The Italian Catholic diocese of Pistoia is located in the Province of Florence. It has existed since the third century. From 1653 to 1954, the historic diocese was the diocese of Pistoia and Prato. The diocese of Prato has been separate from… …   Wikipedia

• Jansen, Cornelius Otto — born Oct. 28, 1585, Acquoi, near Leerdam, Holland died May 6, 1638, Ypres, Flanders, Spanish Neth. Flemish leader of the Roman Catholic reform movement known as Jansenism. He studied at the University of Louvain, where he absorbed the teachings… …   Universalium

• Auctorem Fidei — • A Bull issued by Pius VI, 28 August, 1794, in condemnation of the Gallican and Jansenist acts and tendencies of the Synod of Pistoia (1786) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Auctorem Fidei     Auctorem Fidei …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Sacrifice of the Mass — • The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great, the early Church having used the expression the breaking of bread (fractio panis) or… …   Catholic encyclopedia