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11Nikitas Stithatos — born c. 1000 died c. 1090 LifeEastern Orthodox saint, Byzantine mystic, Greek theologian, and outspoken critic of the Latin West. Nikitas in the 11th century wrote a polemic articulating the Greek Orthodox–Latin Roman Catholic church controversy… …
12flipside — flip side n. Informal 1. The reverse side, as of a phonograph record. 2. The opposite side: “The flip side of retrospectively savaging the loser is beatifying... the winner” (Charles Krauthammer). * * * …
13beatification — /bee at euh fi kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of beatifying. 2. the state of being beatified. 3. Rom. Cath. Ch. the official act of the pope whereby a deceased person is declared to be enjoying the happiness of heaven, and therefore a proper subject… …
14beatify — /bee at euh fuy /, v.t., beatified, beatifying. 1. to make blissfully happy. 2. Rom. Cath. Ch. to declare (a deceased person) to be among the blessed and thus entitled to specific religious honor. [1525 35; < MF beatifier < LL beatificare. See… …
15John Bar Qursos — ▪ Syrian bishop also called John Of Tella born 483 died 538, Antioch, Syria monk and bishop of Tella (near modern Aleppo, Syria), a leading theological propagator of moderate Monophysitism (see monophysite). A soldier before… …
16Nicetas Stethatos — ▪ Greek theologian born c. 1000 died c. 1090 Byzantine mystic, theologian, and outspoken polemist in the 11th century Greek Orthodox–Latin church controversy concluding in the definitive schism of 1054. A monk of the Stoudion… …
17The Highest Good — The Highest Good † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Highest Good We always act with a view to some good. The good is the object which all pursue, and for the sake of which they always act , says Plato (Republic, I, vi). His disciple… …
18beatification — noun The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of the blessed, or has attained the second degree of sanctity, mdash;… …
19Beatification and canonisation of Pope John Paul II — Beatification of John Paul II Pope John Paul II reigned as pope of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for almost 27 years. Since his death on 2 April 2005, many thousands of people have been supporting the case for… …
20Niketas Stethatos — (Greek: Νικήτας Στηθᾶτος, Latin: Nicetas Pectoratus; c. 1000 – c. 1090) was a Byzantine mystic and theologian, and a critic of some Armenian and Latin customs. He is considered a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church. Contents 1 Hesychast… …
