The Diocese of Nevers (Latin: Dioecesis Nivernensis ; French: Diocèse de Nevers ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Nièvre , in the Region of Bourgogne .
23-760: Aré or Aregius of Nevers was bishop of Nevers in France and is known because he subscribed to the deeds of both the Fifth Council of Orléans , in 549 and the Second Synod of Paris (551/2 / 556/73 / 567) in 551. According to a legendary tradition after he died is body was set adrift on the river but the boat he was set on returned where it was cast off and that is where he was interred. Many healings have been attributed to this place. A painting by Dominique Trévillot depicts this scene. He rests in Decize. This article about
46-528: A Catholic perspective, including issues that divide Catholicism from Protestantism and other faith communities. Since the encyclopedia was first published starting in 1907 and has never been updated (versus the New Catholic Encyclopedia ), many of its entries may be out of date either with respect to the wider culture or to the Catholic ecclesiastical world. In particular, it predates the creation of
69-616: A French Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bishop of Nevers Suppressed by the Concordat of 1801 and united to the See of Autun , it was re-established in 1823 as suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sens and took over a part of the former Diocese of Autun and a part of the ancient Diocese of Auxerre . The Gallia Christiana mentions as first Bishop of Nevers St. Eladius , restored to health in
92-652: A project to republish the 1907-1913 original edition of the '"Catholic Encyclopedia on the Internet . Knight founded the Web site New Advent to host the undertaking. Volunteers from several countries, including the United States, Canada , France , and Brazil helped in the transcription of the original text material. The site first went online two years later in 1995, and transcription work ended after four years efforts in 1997. In 2007, Catholic Answers internet website published
115-534: A watermarked version derived from page scans. This version has since been replaced with a transcription of the Encyclopedia similar to that found at the New Advent web site. The Catholic Answers transcription, however, is an exact transcription of the original text, whereas the New Advent version at times modernizes certain usages (e.g., using the titles of Old Testament books found in several Protestant versions of
138-557: Is entirely new, and not merely a translation or a compilation from other encyclopedic sources. The editors have insisted that the articles should contain the latest and most accurate information to be obtained from the standard works on each subject. However, "from standard works" allows that some of the articles from European contributors such as Pierre Batiffol (French) and Johann Peter Kirsch (German) had previously been published in whole or in part in Europe and were translated and edited for
161-536: Is possible that in the 7th century three other saints occupied the See of Nevers: St. Diè (Deodatus), the same perhaps who died a hermit in the Vosges . The following bishops of Nevers were notable: Among the saints of this diocese must be mentioned: The Abbey of La Charité sur Loire , founded in 1056, and known as the "eldest daughter" of Cluny, was inaugurated on 9 March 1107 by Pope Paschal II ; Bishop Hervé of Nevers
184-676: The Holy Bible (used in Protestant churches / denominations ), such as "1 & 2 Chronicles" and "Obadiah", in place of the titles traditionally used differently in the Vulgate ( Latin ) / Douay–Rheims (Roman Catholic) Bible versions, (such as titles of "1 & 2 Paralipomenon" and "Abdias") and Biblical citation formatting (i.e., the Catholic Answers version retains the original's usage of Roman numerals for chapter numbers [e.g., Genesis I,1], while
207-644: The Vatican City State (1929) and the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), which introduced changes to Catholic practice. The writing of the encyclopedia began on January 11, 1905, under the supervision of five editors: The first edition was initially printed by the Robert Appleton Company of New York City . The volumes came out sequentially, the first two in 1907 and the last three in 1912: The editors had their first editorial meeting at
230-708: The Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church , also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia and the Original Catholic Encyclopedia , is an English-language encyclopedia published in the United States. The first volume appeared in March 1907 and the last three volumes appeared in 1912, followed by a master index volume in 1914 and later supplementary volumes. It
253-596: The Encyclopedia. Those who wrote new articles in English include Anthony Maas and Herbert Thurston . Under the copyright law of the United States , all works published in the United States before 1928 are considered in the public domain . In 1993, Kevin Knight, a 26-year-old resident of Denver, Colorado , decided, during the visit of Pope John Paul II (1920-2005, served 1978-2005), to that city for World Youth Day , to launch
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#1732908746483276-713: The Hospitallers, founded in 1639 at La Charité-sur-Loire by Sister Médard-Varlet ; the congregation of Sisters of Charity and Christian Instruction of Nevers , founded in 1680, with mother-house at Nevers. [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). " Nevers ". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company. 46°59′14″N 3°09′26″E / 46.98722°N 3.15722°E / 46.98722; 3.15722 Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on
299-463: The New Advent version uses Arabic numerals throughout [e.g., Genesis 1:1]). Another transcription is hosted by Catholic Online internet website. Similarly to the Catholic Answers transcription, it uses an exact rendition of the original text. Scanned copies of the 1907-1913 Encyclopedia are available on Google Books , at the Internet Archive , and at Wikimedia Commons . Wikisource also hosts
322-442: The accomplishments of Catholics and others in nearly all intellectual and professional pursuits, including artists, educators, poets and scientists. While more limited in focus than other general encyclopedias, it was far broader in scope than previous efforts at comprehensive Catholic encyclopedias, which covered only internal Church affairs. It offers in-depth portrayals of historical and philosophical ideas, persons and events, from
345-552: The diocese are: Notre Dame de Pitié, at St. Martin d'Heuille, dating from the 14th century; Notre Dame de Fauboulvin at Corancy, dating from 1590; Notre Dame du Morvan at Dun-sur-Grandry, dating from 1876. Among the congregations for women which originated in the diocese must be mentioned: the Ursuline nuns , a teaching order founded in 1622 at Nevers by the Duke of Gonzaga and the Nevers aldermen;
368-505: The directors of the company. In 1912, the company's name was changed to The Encyclopedia Press. Publication of the encyclopedia's volumes was the sole business conducted by the company during the project's lifetime. The encyclopedia was designed to serve the Catholic Church , concentrating on information related to the Church and explaining matters from the Catholic point of view. It records
391-434: The editors subsequently held 134 formal meetings to consider the plan, scope and progress of the multi-volumed reference work, culminating in publication ending on April 19, 1913. A first supplement was published nine years later in 1922; a second supplement in nine loose-leaf sections was published by The Gilmary Society three decades later, between 1950 and 1958. In 1912, a special completely illustrated, commemorative volume
414-463: The offices of the Archdiocese of New York 's newspaper The Messenger , on West 16th Street, New York City . The text received a nihil obstat from an official censor, Remy Lafort, on November 1, 1908, and an imprimatur from John Murphy Farley , then Archbishop of New York . This review process was presumably accelerated by the reuse of older authorized publications. In addition to frequent informal conferences and constant communication by letters,
437-467: The reign of Clovis by St. Severinus , Abbot of St. Maurice . According to Louis Duchesne , the first authentic bishop is Tauricanus , present at the Council of Epaone in 517. A number of former bishops of Nevers are venerated as saints: St. Jerome (800–816) who rebuilt the cathedral in honour of the martyrs Cyricus and Julitta , which until then had been dedicated to Saints Gervasius and Protasius . It
460-498: Was awarded to those patrons who contributed to the start of the enterprise in 1907 by buying multiple encyclopedia sets early on. There was controversy over the presence of The Catholic Encyclopedia on the shelves in public libraries in the United States with nativist protests that this violated the constitutional separation of church and state , including a successful court appeal in Belleville, New Jersey . The encyclopedia
483-513: Was designed "to give its readers full and authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine". The Catholic Encyclopedia was published by the Robert Appleton Company (RAC), a publishing company incorporated in New York in February 1905 for the express purpose of publishing the encyclopedia. The five members of the encyclopedia's Editorial Board also served as
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#1732908746483506-520: Was later updated over a half-century later under the auspices of the faculty of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and the successor New Catholic Encyclopedia was first published 53 years later in 1967, followed by several supplements during the next three decades. Then a revised second edition 35 years more in 2002. It too has been supplemented every few years since. The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers states that: The work
529-583: Was present. The celebrated Suger of Saint-Denis, then a simple cleric, has left an account of the ceremony. The Benedictine Abbey of Corbigny , founded under Charlemagne , was occupied by the Huguenots in 1563, as a basis of operations. Bernadette Soubirous , the visionary of Lourdes, died in the Convent of the Sisters of Charity and Christian Instruction in Nevers, 16 April 1879. The chief places of pilgrimage in
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