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DOSSI
that they possessed some books of Dositheus and told
some tales about him as being still alive in this world,
and he further accuses Dositheus of having mutilated
the Scriptures. It is not certain, however, whether
Origen did not confound Dositheus the Pseudo-Mes-
sias with an Encratite sectary who lived somewhat
later. This is suggested especially by a passage in
Origen 's "De Principiis", IV, vii,
where he ascribes to Dositheus the
Samaritan and others some ab-
surdly strict observance of the Sab-
bath. This is also, probably, the
reason why Dositheus is placed l)y
Hegesippus after Simon Magus in-
stead of before. In Talmudic liter-
ature (Pirke d. R. Eliezer, xxxviii,
and Tanhuma Vayyasheb, ii) there
occurs a Samaritan of the Syro-
Macedonian period named 'Snon,
and it has been plausibly argued
that the patristic references which
connect Dositheus with the Saddu-
cees arise from a confusion of Dosi
theus the Samaritan Pseudo-Messias
with this early Jewish heretic. If
this be true, there would have
been three persons of this name,
one at the time of Alexander the
Great, another at the time of Christ ,
and a third, a generation later. But
the mention of a fourth at the time
of Salmanasar (about 700 B. c.)
makes one cautious of Talmudic
information. It is certain, however, that a Jewish
sect, mentioned by several Arabic and other histor-
ians under the name of Dusitamya or Dostan, con-
tinued to exist till the tenth century, and that they
were considered similar to the Kutim, or Samar-
itans. But they seem never to have possessed any
importance in the Christian world, in
which from the earliest times there e
isted but a vague reminiscence of their
name, though they continue to be
mentioned in descriptions and lists
of heresies, such as the "H£ereses"of
Epiphnnius ami similar collections
Giov.
By himself. Uffizi Gallery, Floren
years in Canada (1721-2:i) he was appointed su-
perior of the Seminary of Lisieux in France, and
helped to jjreserve that institution from Jansenism.
^\"hile acting in Rome as procurator-general for the
Oriental Missions of the Congregation of thelloly
Ghost, he was made vicar Apostolic of a portion of
India and consecrated titular Bishop of Samos by
Benedict XIII (1725). He remained
in Rome until appointed coadjutor
to Bishop Mornay of Quebec (1729).
Bishop Dosquet had to solve many
difficulties that had arisen towards
the close of the life of Bishop St-
Vallier. He legislated wisely in be-
half of the religious communities of
women and was zealous for the
suppression of the liquor traffic. In
1733, after Bishop Mornay's res-
ignation, he succeeded to the See
of Quebec, where he promoted edu-
cation, primary and classical. A
patron and benefactor of the Con-
gregation of the Holy Ghost, he con-
fided almost exclusively to its mis-
sionaries Acadia, the islands of the
Gulf of St. Lawrence, Cape Breton,
Newfoundland, and probably Lab-
rador. He rewarded that congre-
gation by generous endowments, in-
cluding "Sarcelle, a property near
Paris, which until the Revolution
yielded an annual revenue of 3000
livres. In 1735 ill health forced him
to Icme Quebec, but his resignation was accepted only
in 1739. Thenceforth he resided chiefly in Rome, at-
tending to the interests of his former diocese, espe-
cially after the English conquest.
TI;tu. Les Heques de Quebec (Quebec, 18S9); Gosseun, Le derge canadien et la declaration de 173J (Ottawa, 1901).
Lionel Lindsay.
Dossel, Altar. See Altar (in Liturgy), sub-title Altar-curtain.
Dossi, Giovanni, actually named
!^ (UOVANNI DI NiCOLO Dl LuTERO, but
also calleil Dosso Dossr, an Italian
Virgin Enthroned with Saints
Museum, Ferrara
Giovanni Dossi
Keacss. Doxithee el les Dositheens in hevue des Eludes Juives
(Paris 1901), 27-42; Buckler. Les Dnsuh^/tM dans le Midrash,
ibid. (1901), 220-31 and (1902). 60-71; Hiljenfeld, Kelzer-
geschichte des Urchrislenlhums (Leipzig, 1884). 155-161.
J. P. Arendzen.
Dosquet, Pierre-Herman, fourth Bishop of Quebec, b. at Liege, Flanders, 1691; d. at Paris, 1777. He studied at the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, and entered that congregation. After two
painter, b. about 1479; d. at Ferrara in 1542.
Dossi belonged to the School of Ferrara and was a
pupil of Lorenzo Costa in Mantua. He is believed
to have derived his name from the village of Dosso, in
which it has been stated he was born. In conjunction
with his brother Battista (14S0-154S) Dossi visited
Rome and Venice and passed eleven years in these places
studying especially the works of Giorgione and Titian,
but forming his own style, which was distinguished by
