United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel

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• Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts — USPG (The United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel), formed with the original name of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG) in 1701, as an Anglican missionary organisation. Its aims are to enable people to… …   Wikipedia

• Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts —    one of the oldest Protestant missionary agencies, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG) was founded in England in 1701 in response to the report of Thomas Bray (1656 1739) on the religious situation in the… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• Society for the Propagation of the Faith —     The Society for the Propagation of the Faith     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Society for the Propagation of the Faith     This society is an international association for the assistance by prayers and alms of Catholic missionary priests,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Society for the Propagation of the Faith — The Society for the Propagation of the Faith is an international association for the assistance by prayers and alms of Catholic missionary priests, brothers, and nuns engaged in preaching the Gospel in non Catholic countries. Theofficial Latin… …   Wikipedia

• The Leopoldine Society —     The Leopoldine Society     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Leopoldine Society     Established at Vienna for the purpose of aiding the Catholic missions in North America. When the Society for the Propagation of Faith was founded at Lyons, in… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• United Kingdom —    Protestantism gained its first foothold in the British Isles thanks to King Henry VIII s search for a male heir. His divorce of the Catholic Catherine of Aragon brought a break with the pope and the Roman Church. The many English nobles and… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Church in China —     The Church in China     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church in China     Ancient Christians     The introduction of Christianity into China has been ascribed not only to the Apostle of India, St. Thomas, but also to St. Bartholomew. In the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Religion of Russia —     The Religion of Russia     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Religion of Russia     A. The Origin of Russian Christianity     There are two theories in regard to the early Christianity of Russia; according to one of them, Russia was Catholic from …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Episcopal Church (United States) — For other uses, see Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church The arms of the Episcopal Church includes both the cross of St. George and a St. Andrew s cross. Primate Katharine Jefferts Schori …   Wikipedia

• Church of the Holy Apostles (Oneida, Wisconsin) — The Church of the Holy Apostles building, Oneida, Wisconsin, erected by the gift of labor by the Oneida people of one day a week over almost decade. The stone was quarried on the Oneida reservation. The Church of the Holy Apostles, Oneida,… …   Wikipedia