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Rheinberger was not of the sentimental Caecilian school and, in fact, was a critic of self-conscious anachronism in liturgical music.
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Bribed electors raised, and men outside grace ordained, a certain false bishop, Caecilian, above us; but we refused him, electing Donatus the Great from among the pure and faithful.
Orphans of Chaos 2005
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He belonged to an illustrious plebeian _gens_, the Caecilian.
Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. Robert Franklin Pennell
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In _Hypogeophis_, a Caecilian from the Seychelles studied by A. Brauer, the development resembles that of _Ichthyophis_, but there is no aquatic larval stage.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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But at Carthage it was well known that Caecilian was the choice of the people, and it was not believed that Felix of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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The memorials against Caecilian he sent to the pope, who would know, he says, what procedure to employ in order to conclude the whole matter with justice.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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When the seventy Numidian bishops, who had condemned Caecilian, invoked the aid of the emperor, the latter referred them to Rome, that the case might be decided by Pope
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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We can well imagine how the prudent Mensurius and his lieutenant, the deacon Caecilian, were disliked by some of the more excitable among their flock.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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He says that Secundus should never have dared to condemn Caecilian when he declined to submit his case to the African bishops, since he had the right "to reserve his whole case to the judgment of other colleagues, especially to that of Apostolical Churches" (Ep. 43: 7).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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This inscription was found in a fragmentary condition along with other inscriptions of the Caecilian family, near the grave of St. Cecilia.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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