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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

As a short, plain work of this description is much wanted at the present day, and nothing of the kind appears to exist in English, it has occurred to us that it might be useful to the faithful and others, to present it in an English dress, with such alterations and additions as were demanded in order to make it better adapted for circulation in Great Britain and Ireland.

Etymological foot-notes have been added for the use of teachers, and as an aid to those who wish to improve themselves in the knowledge of the derivation of English words.

CONTENTS.

ANCIENT HISTORY.

PAGE

PERIOD I., OR ANTEDILUVIAN PERIOD, 1656 YEARS. FROM B.C. 4004

TO 2348, .

1

PERIOD II., OR TIME IMMEDIATELY SUCCEEDING THE DELUGE, 427

YEARS. FROM B.C. 2348 TO 1921,

10

PERIOD III., OR PATRIARCHAL PERIOD, 430 YEARS. FROM B.C. 1921

TO 1491, .

11

PERIOD IV., OR TIME OF THE THEOCRACY, 396 YEARS. FROM B.C.

1491 TO 1095,

22

PERIOD V., OR TIME OF THE KINGDOM OF ALL ISRAEL, 120 YEARS.

FROM B.C. 1095 TO 975,

PERIOD VI., OR TIME OF THE TWO KINGDOMS, 254 YEARS. FROM

B.C. 975 TO 721,

PERIOD VII., OR TIME OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDA AND OF THE

CAPTIVITY, 185 YEARS. FROM B.C. 721 TO 536, .

PERIOD VIIL, BEGINS WITH THE RETURN FROM CAPTIVITY, AND

ENDS WITH THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST. FROM B.C. 536 TO

A.D. 1, VULGAR ERA,

PERIOD IX., FROM THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST-A.M. 4004 TO

A.D. 101-TO THE DEATH OF THE LAST OF THE APOSTLES,

POST-APOSTOLIC AGE-THE PERIOD OF THE PERSECUTIONS,

POST-NICENE PERIOD,

27

30

335

39

68

77

PERIOD OF THE MENDICANT ORDERS, AND OF THE GREAT SCHISM

OF THE WEST,

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79

85

89

NAMES OF AUTHORS CONSULTED IN THE

PRESENT WORK.

ERRATA.

Page 64, line 18, for "each that which is their due," read "all that

which is their due."

74, 3 from bottom, for "Therapeuti," read "Therapeuta."

75,

91,

92,

21, for "this century," read "the first century."

2, for "fifty," read "forty."

10, for "1414," read "1417."

17, for "Am'-al-fi," read "Am-al'-fi."

93,

94,

1, for "remedied," read "modified."

MANUAL of Church History. Burns and Lambert.
MOLITOR, Philosophie der Geschichte.

NEANDER (Dr), Life of Christ.

NEWMAN (J. H.), Development of Christian Doctrine.
PASSOW, Handwörterbuch der Griechischen Sprache.

PATTERSON, Journal of a Tour in Egypt, &c.

PITRA (Dom.), Etudes sur les Actes des Saints.

SEPP (Dr), Leben Christi.

TENNEMAN (T.), Manual of the History of Philosophy.

THOLUCK (Dr), Commentar zum Evangelio des Johannis.

PERIOD OF THE MENDICANT ORDERS, AND OF THE GREAT SCHISM