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Excerpt from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 1 of 15: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church The work is entire 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. Contributors have been chosen for their special knowledge and skill in present ing the subject, and they assume the responsibility for what they have written. Espre senting as they do Catholic scholarship in every part of the world, they give the work an international character. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.