Catholic Encyclopedia

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The Catholic Encyclopedia is a comprehensive early 20th-century reference work on Catholic doctrine, history, and institutions, widely used for scholarly and religious study.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic reference work
encyclopedia
reference work
aim to explain Catholic doctrine to both clergy and laity
to provide an authoritative reference on Catholic teaching
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
digitalAvailability available online in the public domain
editor Charles G. Herbermann
Condé B. Pallen
Edward A. Pace
John J. Wynne
Thomas J. Shahan
firstEditionPublicationYear 1907
hasAbbreviation CE
hasEdition Catholic Encyclopedia self-linksurface differs
surface form: New Advent online edition
influenced Catholic scholarship in the 20th century
language English
licenseStatus public domain
notableFor comprehensive coverage of early 20th-century Catholic knowledge
historical perspective on Catholic doctrine and practice
numberOfVolumes 15
placeOfPublication New York City
publicationPeriodEnd 1914
publicationPeriodStart 1907
publisher Robert Appleton Company
religiousTradition Catholicism
scope Catholic institutions
biography
Canon law
surface form: canon law

history
liturgy
philosophy
religious orders
theology
universal Catholic Church
subject Catholic doctrine
Catholic history
Catholic institutions
targetAudience Laity in the Church
surface form: Catholic laity

clergy
general readers interested in Catholicism
scholars
theologicalPerspective pre–Vatican II Catholic theology
timeContext early 20th century
usedFor historical research on Catholic doctrine
religious education
scholarly study of Catholicism
workType multi-volume reference work

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Subject: Catholic Encyclopedia
Description of subject: The Catholic Encyclopedia is a comprehensive early 20th-century reference work on Catholic doctrine, history, and institutions, widely used for scholarly and religious study.

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Avignon Papacy describedBySource Catholic Encyclopedia
Catholic Encyclopedia hasEdition Catholic Encyclopedia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: New Advent online edition
Karl Rahner describedBySource Catholic Encyclopedia
Lord Acton describedBySource Catholic Encyclopedia
Robert Appleton Company notableWork Catholic Encyclopedia
this entity surface form: The Catholic Encyclopedia
Robert Appleton Company product Catholic Encyclopedia
this entity surface form: The Catholic Encyclopedia
Charles G. Herbermann knownFor Catholic Encyclopedia
this entity surface form: The Catholic Encyclopedia
CE refersTo Catholic Encyclopedia
CE hasSupplement Catholic Encyclopedia
subject surface form: Catholic Encyclopedia
this entity surface form: Catholic Encyclopedia: Supplement 1922