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'Abba Vol. I, p. 38
'ABBA. – 1. Aramaic term, emphatic state of 'ab, “father,” which occurs in the vocative sense in the New Testament, always followed by ὁ πνεῦρ, in Rom. 8:5 and…
'Aboth (Pirqē 'Abāth, "Chapters of the Fathers") ('ABOTH (PIRQĒ 'ABĀTH, «CAPITOLI DEI PADRI»)) Vol. I, p. 92
'ABOTH (Pirqē 'Abāth, “chapters of the Fathers”). — Treatise IX of the IVth Order of the Mišnah (v.), not followed by the commentary or gēmarā. It has no…
'Alī, Ibn Abī Ṭālib ('ALĪ, IBN ABĪ TĀLIB) Vol. I, p. 537
'ALĪ, IBN ABĪ TĀLIB. – Cousin and son-in-law of Muḥammad, and his fourth successor as head of the Muslim community; the last in the series of the “orthodox” or…
'Anānīšo (Enañiesu, 'Enānīšo) ('ANĀNIŠO (ENANIESU, 'ENĀNIŠO)) Vol. I, p. 701
'ANĀNIŠO (ENANIESU, 'ENĀNIŠO). - Nestorian monk, he studied with his brother Iesuyab at the school of Nisibis, where both had as friend and fellow disciple the…
'Aqibā' (or 'Aqibā') ben Josef, Rabbi ('AQIBĀ' (O 'AQIBĀ') BEN JOSEF, RABBĪ) Vol. I, p. 1018
'AQIBĀ' (or 'Aqibā') ben JOSEF, Rabbī. — One of the principal tannaitic doctors, born in Judea around 40, died in 137. Legend has adorned his life with marvels…
'Arabāh (Heb. «Barren And Uninhabited Territory»: As A Common Noun It Is Frequent In Job, Isa., Jer.) ('ARABĀH (EBR. «TERRITORIO STERILE E DISABITATO»: COME NOME COMUNE IN TAL SENSO È FREQUENTE IN IOB. IS., IER.)) Vol. I, p. 1027
'ARABĀH (Heb. “sterile and uninhabited territory”: as a common noun in this sense it is frequent in Job, Is., Jer.). - Biblical geographical name (with the…
'Asherah ('ASERĀH) Vol. II, p. 90
'ASERĀH: v. ASTARTE.
1 and 2 (3 and 4) Book of Kings (RE, I E II (III E IV) LIBRO DEI) Vol. X, p. 354
KINGS, I and II (III and IV). - Two books of the Old Testament, which summarize the history of the Hebrew people from the final years of David (d. in 970 B.C.)…
1 and 2 Corinthians, Epistles to the (CORINTI, EPISTOLE I E II AI) Vol. IV, p. 323
CORINTI, EPISTOLE I E II ai. - Letters addressed by St. Paul to the faithful of the community of Corinth (v.), two of the four major letters of the Pauline…
A Fortiori (understood Ratione) (A FORTIORI (SOTTINTESO RATIONE)) Vol. I, p. 243
A FORTIORI (understood: ratione). — With even greater reason. One of the forms of the argument from analogy. It occurs when, from a certain assertion x, one…
A Priori and A Posteriori (A PRIORI E A POSTERIORI) Vol. I, p. 1015
A PRIORI and A POSTERIORI. — Technical expressions of philosophical language, with varied meanings. Their origin goes back to Aristotle, who in the Analyt.…
A Solis Ortus Cardine Vol. II, p. 117
« A SOLIS ORTUS CARDINE ». - Hymn of the Roman Breviary for Lauds on the feast of Christmas. Its author is Sedulius, a Latin poet of the 5th century. It is a…
A.U.C.A.M. (Catholic University Association Assisting Missions) (A.U.C.A.M. (ASSOCIATIO UNIVERSITARIA CATHOLICA ADIUVANS MISSIONES)) Vol. II, p. 245
A.U.C.A.M. (ASSOCIATIO UNIVERSITARIA CATHOLICA ADIUVANS MISSIONES). — It arose in Louvain in 1925 through the work of professors and students, on the…
Aachen Vol. I, p. 31
AACHEN: v. AQUISGRANA.
Aachen (Aken), Hans von (ACHEN (AKEN), HANS VON) Vol. I, p. 156
ACHEN (AKEN), HANS von. - German painter, belonging to the Cologne school, b. in 1554, d. in 1615. In 1574 he went to Venice, where he came under the decisive…
Aachen, Councils of (ANSE, CONCILI DI) Vol. I, p. 850
ANSE, COUNCILS OF. — It is a town in the diocese of Lyon that was the site of important provincial councils. At the first (994), the archbishops of Lyon,…
Aachen, Diocese of (AQUISGRANA (AACHEN), DIOCESI DI) Vol. I, p. 1025
AQUISGRANA (AACHEN), DIOCESI of. — In western Germany; it has 1,152,490 Catholics, 504 parishes, with 967 secular and 190 religious priests. The city itself…
Ab ('AB) Vol. I, p. 31
'AB. - The fifth month of the Hebrew calendar, of 30 days. It began with the new moon of July. The name, corresponding to the Assyrian abu, does not occur in…
Ab Ipsis Vol. I, p. 75
« AB IPSIS. - The opening words of the apostolic letter which Pius XI addressed on 15 June 1926 to the apostolic vicars and prefects of China, concerning the…
Aba Mar Vol. I, p. 34
ABA MAR: v. MAR ABA.
Abaco, Saint, Martyr (ABACO, SANTO, MARTIRE) Vol. I, p. 32
ABACO, saint, martyr: v. MARIO, MARTA, AUDI-FACE e ABACO, santi, martiri.
Abacus (ABACO) Vol. I, p. 32
ABACO. - 1. IN THE LITURGY. - From the Greek ἄβαξ = tablet, it is the small table which, according to the Caeremoniale Episcoporum, must be placed near the…
Abad y Lasierra, Agustín Ignacio (ABAD Y LASIERA, AGUSTÍN IGNACIO) Vol. I, p. 34
ABAD y LASIERA, AGUSTÍN IGNACIO. – Spanish Benedictine, born in Estadilla (Aragon) in 1745, died in 1813. He spent eleven years in Puerto Rico, collecting…
Abad y Queipo, Manuel José Vol. I, p. 34
ABAD y QUEIPO, MANUEL JOSÉ. — Spanish magistrate and prelate, born in Asturias (Spain) in 1749, died in 1825. Having gone as a judge to Michoacán (New Spain)…
Abaddon Vol. I, p. 34
ABADDON. — A Hebrew term (perdition, from abhad, “to perish”), occurring in the wisdom literature of the Old Testament (6 times) and in Apoc. 9:11. The…
Abana (Hebrew 'Abhānāh "Stony", from 'eben "Stone") (ABANA (EBR. 'ABHĀNĀH «PIETROSO», DA 'EBHEN «PIETRA»)) Vol. I, p. 34
ABANA (Heb. 'abhānāh “stony,” from 'ebhen “stone”). - A river of Damascus, mentioned by the Syrian general Naaman (II Reg. 5, 12), who contrasts its importance…
Abandoned Childhood (INFANZIA ABBANDONATA) Vol. VI, p. 1115
ABANDONED INFANCY. — I. a. is synonymous with infancy in abandonment (from Old French abandon, at the mercy and discretion of others). This category includes…
Abandonment (ABBANDONO) Vol. I, p. 41
ABBANDONO. - I. ASCETICS. - 1. Notions. - A. (virtue, spirit, act of a.) is an attitude of spiritual life of high perfection, whose nature, degrees, exercises,…
Abarbanel Vol. I, p. 35
ABARBANEL: v. ABRABANEL.
Abarim (Hebrew Har or Harê Hâ-'Abhārîm: 'the mountain or the mountains of the passages'; so the Vulgate in Deut. 32:49) (ABARIM (EBRAICO HAR O HARÊ HÂ-'ABHÂRIM: «IL MONTE O I MONTI DEI PASSAGGI»; COSÌ LA VOLGATA IN DEUT. 32, 49)) Vol. I, p. 35
ABARIM (Hebrew har or harê hâ-'abhârim: “the mountain or mountains of the crossings”; thus the Vulgate in Deut. 32:49). — A chain of mountains in the region of…
Abasgi Vol. I, p. 35
ABASGI. - Aborigines of the western Caucasus, dwelling in the region between the Singames and Pityus; semi-dependent on Rome from the time of Hadrian. Under…
Abati, Alessandro Vol. I, p. 38
ABATI, ALESSANDRO. – Bishop of Toscanella and Viterbo, born in Rome on 8 July 1681, died in Viterbo in 1748. Having entered the prelature, he became secretary…
Abaulzit, Firmin (ABAUZIT, FIRMIN) Vol. I, p. 38
ABAUZIT, FIRMIN. - Protestant theologian, born at Uzès in 1679, died in 1767 at Geneva, where he lived and worked for much of his life. Cultured and studious,…
Abba Areka (Arika or Ha-Arokh "The Long"), Rabbi, called (by honor) Rab (ABBA AREKA (ARIKA O HA-AROKH «IL LUNGO»), RABBI, DETTO (PER ONORE) RAB) Vol. I, p. 38
ABBA AREKA (ARIKA or HA-AROKH “the long one”), Rabbi, called (as an honorific) Rab. — Jewish scholar, born in Palestine around 160, died at Sura in 247. A…
Abba Cornaglia, Pietro Vol. I, p. 38
ABBA CORNAGLIA, PIETRO. – Musician, born in Alessandria on 20 March 1851, died there on 2 May 1894. Organist and director of the cathedral chapel, he wrote the…
Abbadia S Vol. I, p. 40
ABBADIA S. SALVATORE - A Benedictine abbey on the slopes of Monte Amiata, founded in 743; in 1230 it passed to the Cistercians, who retained it until 1792.…
Abbadie, Antoine d' Vol. I, p. 40
ABBADIE, ANTOINE d'. - Explorer, geographer, astronomer, born in Dublin, to a family of French émigrés, on 9 January 1810, and died in Paris on 19 March 1897.…
Abbadie, Jacques Vol. I, p. 40
ABBADIE, JACQUES. — Born at Nay in Béarn in 1654 or 1658, died in London in 1727. He studied at the Protestant universities of Saumur and Sedan, and at the…
Abbas Antiquus Vol. I, p. 42
ABBAS ANTIQUUS. — This name is commonly used to designate, in order to distinguish him from Niccolò de' Tudeschis, known as the Abbas siculus or panormitanus…
Abbasid Dynasty ('ABBASIDI) Vol. I, p. 43
'ABBASIDI: v. ISLAMISMO. ABBAS MODERNUS, (PANORMITANUS, SICULUS): v. DE' TUDESCHI, NICCOLÒ.
Abbate Ciccio Vol. I, p. 43
ABBATE CICCIO: v. SOLIMENA.
Abbatini, Antonio Maria Vol. I, p. 43
ABBATINI, ANTONIO MARIA. - Musician, b. at Città di Castello in 1597 (?), d. there between 1679 and 1680. From 1628 he was maestro di cappella of the Lateran…
Abbatini, Guidobaldo Vol. I, p. 43
ABBATINI, GUIDOBALDO. - Painter, b. at Città di Castello in 1600 or 1605, d. at Roma in 1656. After an education in his native city that cannot be specified…
Abbazia, Martyrs of the (ABBAZIA, MARTIRI DELL') Vol. I, p. 49
ABBEY, MARTYRS OF THE: v. SEPTEMBER, MARTYRS OF.
Abbaḥu, Rabbi (ABBĀHŪ, RABBI) Vol. I, p. 41
ABBAHU, RABBI. - Palestinian scholar of the "college of doctors of Caesarea," who lived at the end of the 3rd and beginning of the 4th century. He established…
Abbess (ABBADESSA) Vol. I, p. 39
ABBADESSA. — A word derived from the Late Latin abbatissa, itself formed by analogy with abbas (abbot, father), the title of the Superior entrusted with the…
Abbey (ABBAZIA) Vol. I, p. 43
ABBEY. — I. DEFINITION AND HISTORY. — Abbatia has acquired various meanings over the centuries, always, however, in relation to the word abbas, from which it…
Abbey of Centula (CENTULA, ABBAZIA DI) Vol. III, p. 761
CENTULA, ABBAZIA di: v. SAINT-MIQUIER.
Abbeys and Monasteries (ABBAZIE E MONASTERI) Vol. I, p. 589
ABBEYS AND MONASTERIES. — The territory of the diocese of A., together with that of the suppressed dioceses incorporated into it, was extraordinarily rich in…
Abbo of Fleury (Abbo or Abbo Floriacensis), Saint (ABBONE DI FLEURY (ABBO O ABO FLORIACENSIS), SANTO) Vol. I, p. 51
ABBONE of FLEURY (Abbo or Abo Floriacensis), saint. — Born in the territory of Orléans between 945 and 950. His pious parents offered him as a child (oblatus)…
Abbo of Saint-Germain (ABBONE DI SAN GERMANO) Vol. I, p. 52
ABBONE di SAN GERMANO. - Monk of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (mid-9th century). Little is known of him, and he has often been confused with his namesake of Fleury.…
Abbondi, Antonio Vol. I, p. 50
ABBONDI, ANTONIO: v. SCARPAGNINO.
Abbondio and Abondanzio, Martyrs (ABBONDIO E ABBONDANZIO, MARTIRI) Vol. I, p. 51
ABBONDIO and ABBONDANZIO, martyrs: v. RIGNANO FLAMINIO.
Abbondio, Saint (ABBONDIO, SANTO) Vol. I, p. 50
ABBONDIO, saint. — Fourth bishop of Como, patron of the diocese. He is particularly known for the mission he carried out in Constantinople in 450, as legate of…
Abbot (or Abate) (ABATE (O ABBATE)) Vol. I, p. 35
ABATE (or ABBATE). — A word of Aramaic origin, Abba, meaning Father. It is found several times in the New Testament (Mk 14:36; Rom 8:15; Gal 4:6); each time it…
Abbot, Ezra Vol. I, p. 52
ABBOT, EZRA. - American Reformed theologian, born at Jackson, Maine, 28 April 1819; died at Cambridge, Massachusetts, 21 March 1884. From 1856 he worked in the…
Abbot, George Vol. I, p. 52
ABBOT, GEORGE. - English Protestant, born at Guildford to a cloth manufacturer in 1562, and died on 4 Aug. 1633. While still a student, he attracted attention…
Abbreviations (SIGLE) Vol. XI, p. 352
SIGLE : v. ABBREVIAZIONI.
Abbreviations, Lapidary (ABBREVIAZIONI LAPIDARIE) Vol. I, p. 54
LAPIDARY ABBREVIATIONS — 1) Bolsena, Inscription of the reliquary of S. Cristina: i(c) r(e)g(ui)es(cit) c(or)p(us) b(eat(ae) X(ristinae) m(ar(yris). 2)…
Abbreviator (ABBREVIATORE) Vol. I, p. 52
ABBREVIATORE. — He was an official of the Apostolic Chancery, entrusted with the task of drafting the preliminary version (notam facere) of pontifical acts.…
Abde' ('ABDE') Vol. I, p. 59
'ABDE'. - Arabized name of the ancient Nabataean city of « Palaestina tertia », Eboda (Ptolemy, V, 16, 4) or Oboda (Stephen of Byzantium, Onomast., 525, 23),…
Abderhalden, Emil Vol. I, p. 59
ABDERHALDEN, EMIL. – Swiss physiologist and biological chemist (1877–1946), professor at the University of Halle. Pontifical Academician from 1936. In addition…
Abdication (ABDICAZIONE) Vol. I, p. 60
ABDICAZIONE. - This word, which in ancient Roman law served to indicate every kind of renunciation, and later took on the specific meaning of renunciation of a…
Abdinghof Vol. I, p. 61
ABDINGHOF. – Benedictine abbey at Paderborn in Westphalia, founded in 1015 by Bishop Meinwerk, who summoned Cluniac monks there, and consecrated in 1031. It…
Abdisho Vol. I, p. 61
ABDISHO: v. EBEDIESU.
Abdon Vol. I, p. 61
ABDON. – One of the minor judges, son of Hillél, a native of Pireathon, present-day Far'ata, 10 km southwest of Naplusa. A wealthy landowner, he had 41 sons…
Abdon and Sennen (ABDON E SENNEN) Vol. I, p. 61
ABDON and SENNEN - Coronation of the Martyrs (center). Fresco in the Cemetery of Ponziano. ABDON and SENNEN - Parchment of the relics of the saints deposited…
Abdon and Sennen, Saints, Martyrs (ABDON E SENNEN, SANTI, MARTIRI) Vol. I, p. 61
ABDON and SENNEN, saints, martyrs. - According to the Passio, of no historical value, they were kings of Persia, captured by Decius and killed in an…
Abduction (Matrimonial Impediment and Crime) (RATTO (IMPEDIMENTO MATRIMONIALE E DELITTO DI)) Vol. X, p. 330
RATTO (Matrimonial impediment and crime of). — I. NOTION. — In its proper etymological meaning, the term r. (from the Latin rapere) implies the concept of the…
Abecedaries (ABECEDARI) Vol. I, p. 61
ABECEDARIA. - Poetic compositions in which the verses and stanzas begin according to the letters of the alphabet in their natural sequence. We already have…
Abednego (Hebrew 'Abedh-Nēghō, possibly a scribal error for 'Abedh-Nebhō 'servant of the god Nabu') (ABDÉNAGO (EBRAICO 'ABEDH-NĒGHŌ, DA LEGGERSI, SUPPONENDO UN ERRORE DI COPISTA, 'ABEDH-NEBHŌ « SERVO DEL DIO NABU »)) Vol. I, p. 59
ABDÉNAGO (Hebrew ’abedh-nēghō, to be read, assuming a copyist’s error, ’abedh-nebhō, “servant of the god Nabu”). — ’Abedh-nebhō, which occurs in an…
Abel (Able, Abble), Thomas, Blessed (ABEL (ABLE, ABBLE), THOMAS, BEATO) Vol. I, p. 63
ABEL (ABLE, ABBLE), THOMAS, blessed. — English theologian, who died at Smithfield on 30 July 1540. In 1516 he was «Magister artium» at Oxford and became…
Abel (Hebrew 'Abhēl 'meadow'; possibly Aramaic from Canaanite 'Abil 'channel') (ABEL (EBR. ABHÈL «PRATO»; FORSE PERÒ È ARAMAIZZAZIONE DAL CANANEO ABIL «CANALE»)) Vol. I, p. 62
ABEL (Hebr. Abhèl “meadow”; perhaps, however, an Aramaization from the Canaanite abil “canal”). — Name of five Palestinian or Transjordanian localities. 1.…
Abel (Hebrew Hēbel; Septuagint Greek Ἀβέλ) (ABELE (EBR. HÉBEL; GRECO DEI SETTANTA ἈΒΕΛ)) Vol. I, p. 67
2. IN ARCHAEOLOGY. — Unknown in cemetery painting, the offering of A. and Cain is represented by 14 funerary sculptures. Usually the two brothers appear with…
Abel, Heinrich Vol. I, p. 62
ABEL, HEINRICH. - Jesuit, nephew of the celebrated minister of state K. Abel, born at Passau on 15 Dec. 1843, died at Vienna on 23 Nov. 1926. Having entered…
Abel, Karl Vol. I, p. 62
ABEL, KARL. - Minister of State in Bavaria, b. at Wetzlar on 17 Sept. 1788, d. at Munich on 3 Sept. 1859. His career as a civil servant led him to the office…
Abel, Vasiliev Vol. I, p. 63
ABEL, VASILIEV. - Russian monk (in the world Basilio Vasiliev), born in 1757 at Akulov, in the government of Moscow, died in 1841 in the monastery of…
Abelard (Abailardus, Abaelardus), Peter (ABELARDO (ABAELARDUS, ABAELARDUS), PIETRO) Vol. I, p. 63
ABELARDO (Abaelardus, Abaelardus), PIETRO. – French philosopher and theologian. 1. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES. – Born in 1079 at Pallet (Palatium), a village of Lesser…
Abele (Akele) Sijjōn (ABELE (LEGG. AKELE) SIJJÖN) Vol. I, p. 68
ABELE (legg. Akele) SIJJÖN. — “Those who mourn for Zion,” among the Jews. The term appears after the Arab conquest of Palestine (634–40), but the Talmüd…
Abelly, Louis Vol. I, p. 68
ABELLY, LOUIS. — French theologian and writer, of whom neither the year (1603, 1604, 1606) nor the place of birth (in the Vexin or in Paris) is known with…
Abelsatim Vol. I, p. 69
ABELSATIM: v. SETTIM.
Abenesra Vol. I, p. 69
ABENESRA: v. IBN EZRA ABRAMO.
Abercius, Saint (ABERCIO, SANTO) Vol. I, p. 69
ABERCIO, saint.—Bishop of Hierapolis (or Geropolis) in Phrygia. Feast day 22 October. His Life relates that, when a decree of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus…
Aberdeen, Diocese of (ABERDEEN, DIOCESI DI) Vol. I, p. 70
ABERDEEN, DIOCESIS of. — Situated in Scotland (Great Britain), it is suffragan to Saint Andrews and Edinburgh and comprises northern Scotland, the Orkney and…
Aberle, Moritz von Vol. I, p. 71
ABERLE, MORITZ von. - Theologian and biblical scholar, b. 25 Apr. 1817 at Rottum near Biberach, ordained priest 29 Aug. 1842, d. 3 Nov. 1875 at Tubinga, where…
Abernethy, John Vol. I, p. 71
ABERNETHY, JOHN. — Irish Presbyterian theologian of liberal views, born to a Protestant minister in Ulster, according to some at Brigh, according to others at…
Abert, Friedrich Philipp Vol. I, p. 71
ABERT, FRIEDRICH PHILIPP. – German theologian, born on 1 May 1852 in Münnerstadt, died in Bamberg on 23 April 1912. He held the chair of dogmatic theology at…
Abgar Vol. I, p. 72
ABGAR. — Name of several kings of Osrhoene. The best known are: 1° ABGAR V UKHAMA (“the black,” according to Tacitus), who reigned from 4 B.C. to A.D. 7 and…
Abgar Dpir Vol. I, p. 72
ABGAR DPIR. - Also called Safar, an Armenian nobleman of Senekerim, king of Sebaste, born in Eudocia (Tokat). In the year 1561, during a meeting with the…
Abgar of Edessa, Letter of (ABGAR DI EDESSA, LETTERA DI) Vol. I, p. 72
ABGAR di EDESSA, LETTERA di: V. ADDAI, DOTTRINA di: EDESSENI, ATTI.
Abhidhamma Piṭaka (ABHIDHAMMA PIŢAKA) Vol. I, p. 72
ABHIDHAMMA PIŢAKA: V. TRIPIŢACA.
Abiathar (Hebrew *'Ebhithār* 'father of abundance') (ABIATHAR (EBR. *'EBHITHĀR* « PADRE DI ABBONDANZA »)) Vol. I, p. 73
ABIATHAR (Heb. 'Ebhithār, “father of abundance”). — High priest, great-grandson of Heli through Phinehas, son of the high priest Achimelech; he escaped the…
Abigail Vol. I, p. 74
ABIGAIL. – Name of two women of the Bible. 1. Wife of Nabal, residing at Maon, who possessed extensive fields and flocks on Carmel, at the edge of the desert…
Abignente, Filippo Vol. I, p. 74
ABIGNENTE, FILIPPO. — Politician, born in Sarno (Salerno) on 9 April 1814, died in Rome on 13 June 1887. He was elected deputy to the Neapolitan Chamber in…
Abihu (Hebrew 'Abihû 'my father is He'; Septuagint: 'Abioû) (ABIU (EBR. 'ABIHÛ «MIO PADRE È EGLI»; SETTANTA: 'ABIOÛ8)) Vol. I, p. 81
ABIU (Heb. ’Abihû “my father is He”; Septuagint: ’Abioû8). — Second-born of Aronne (Ex. 6:23), he followed Mosè onto Sinai with Aronne and the 70 elders (Ex.…
Abijah (ABIA) Vol. I, p. 72
ABIA. – Name of various biblical figures (Heb. Abiyām in Reg., 'Abiyāhu and 'Abiyāh in Par., ‘Jahweh is father’). 1. Son of Roboam and his successor on the…
Abila Vol. I, p. 74
ABILA: v. ABILENE.
Abilene (Vulgate: Abilina) (ABILENE (VOLGATA: ABILINA)) Vol. I, p. 74
ABILENE (Vulgate: Abilina). - A tetrarchy (Lk. 3:1), so named after its capital Abila, often mentioned by Flavius Josephus as Abila of Lysanias. Abila stood…
Abimelech Vol. I, p. 75
ABIMELECH. – A proper name which in Hebrew means: “the Father” or: “my father (a divine name?) is king.” From the El-Amarna letters, Abimiliki of Tyre (14th…
Abina, Rabbi (abbreviated as *Rabina*, following Talmudic usage) (ABINA, RABBI (ABBREVIATO IN *RABINA*, SECONDO L'USO TALMUDICO)) Vol. I, p. 75
ABINA, RABBI (abbreviated as Rabina, according to Talmudic usage). – Jewish doctor of the school of Sura on the Euphrates, the last of the Amoraim (v.). He was…
Abinal, Antoine Vol. I, p. 75
ABINAL, ANTOINE. – Jesuit missionary, born at Chanac on 10 January 1829, died on 11 November 1887 in Madagascar. Together with Fr. La Vaissière, he published…
Abiron Vol. I, p. 75
ABIRON: v. CORE.
Abishag (Hebrew 'father of error' [?]) (ABISAG (EBR. « PADRE DI ERRORE » [?])) Vol. I, p. 75
ABISAG (Hebr. “father of error” [?]).—Girl from Shūnem (today Sōlem), a locality on the southern slopes of little Hermon. Of rare beauty, she was chosen by the…
Abishai (Hebrew *Abīfai*) (ABISAI (EBR. *ABĪFAI*)) Vol. I, p. 75
ABISAI (Heb. Abīfai). - Nephew of David, son, like Joab, of his sister Sarvia. A faithful collaborator of his uncle, he accompanied him by night into the camp…
Ablegate (ABLEGATO) Vol. I, p. 82
ABLEGATO. — This name designates an ecclesiastic appointed by the Pontiff to undertake particular missions, such as: 1) conveying the blessed swaddling bands…
Ablution (Latin ab-luo, Greek ἀπο-λοίω 'wash away') (ABLUZIONE (LAT. AB-LUO, GR. ἈΠΟ-ΛΟΊΩ « PORTO VIA LAVANDO »)) Vol. I, p. 82
ABLUTION (Lat. ab-luo, Gr. ἀπο-λοίω “I carry away by washing”). — A. is a rite intended to place an individual or group in a state of ritual purity with regard…
Abner (Hebrew: 'the father is light') (ABNER (EBR.: « IL PADRE È LUCE »)) Vol. I, p. 87
ABNER (Heb.: “the father is light”). - Saul’s cousin on his father’s side (I Sam. 14, 50 f.; according to I Par. 9, 9 he would have been his uncle) and…
Aboab, Isaac (ABOAB, ISACCO) Vol. I, p. 87
ABOAB, ISACCO. - Rabbi who lived around 1300 in Spain. In his work Menôrâth ha-mâôr (“the candelabrum of lights”), he sets forth in popular form the Talmudic…
Aboab, Isaac, Da Fonseca (ABOAB, ISACCO, DA FONSECA) Vol. I, p. 87
ABOAB, ISACCO, da FONSECA. - Rabbi, born at Castres d'Aire (Spain) in 1605, died in 1693. He was scarcely 7 years old when his parents, in order to escape the…
Abomination of Desolation (ABOMINAZIONE DELLA DESOLAZIONE) Vol. I, p. 87
ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION. — Idolatrous profanation in the ravaged Temple, as the collapse of Jerusalem approached, foretold by Jesus. Jesus refers to Daniel…
Abondance (Abundance) Vol. I, p. 88
ABONDANCE (ABUNDANCE). JEHAN d’. — It is thought that this was not his real name, but the pseudonym of the famous French dramatic poet who died around 1550 and…
Abondio, Saint (ABONDIO, SANTO) Vol. I, p. 88
ABONDIO, santo: v. ABONDIO.
Aborigines (ABORIGENI) Vol. I, p. 88
ABORIGINES. – Indigenous inhabitants of the place in which they live (autochthonous). In the ethnological sense, the term is applied to those inhabitants of a…
Abortion (ABORTO) Vol. I, p. 89
ABORTO. – 1. MORAL THEOLOGY. – It is the expulsion of the ovum, embryo, or immature, that is, nonviable, fetus; in other words, one not yet naturally or…
About, Edmond Vol. I, p. 93
ABOUT, EDMOND. – Journalist and novelist, b. at Dieuze on 14 February 1828, d. in Paris on 16 January 1885. For his ideas, sentiments, and biting, polemical…
Abra de Raconis, Charles-François D' (ABRA DE RACONIS, CHARLES-FRANCOIS D') Vol. I, p. 93
ABRA DE RACONIS, CHARLES-FRANCOIS d'. – French theologian, born at Raconis, in the diocese of Chartres, around 1580, died on 16 July 1646; he came from a…
Abrabanel (Abravanel) Vol. I, p. 93
ABRABANEL (Abravanel). — One of the most powerful Jewish families of Spain, where it was already present in 1310. In 1492, when the Jews were expelled by…
Abraham (ABRAMO) Vol. I, p. 94
ABRAMO. – Patriarch of the Old Testament, son of Tare, descendant of Shem. His history, rich in detail, is narrated in Gen. 11:26–25:11. I. A. IN THE HOLY…
Abraham ben Chanan (ABRAMO BEN CHANANIA) Vol. I, p. 99
ABRAMO BEN CHANANIA. – A converted rabbi of the Galiki family, born at Monselice, died around 1625. Having become a Christian in 1605 or shortly thereafter, he…
Abraham ben David ha-Levi (ABRĀHĀM BEN DĀVID HA-LĒVI) Vol. I, p. 94
ABRĀHĀM ben DĀVID HA-LĒVI. – Jewish-Spanish philosopher and historiographer, born in Toledo, died around 1180. He is a notable figure in the history of…
Abraham Ecchellensis (ABRAMO ECCHELLENSE) Vol. I, p. 100
ABRAMO ECCHELLENSE. – In Arabic Hāqil, because he was a native of the village of Hāqil in Lebanon (born in 1605, died on 5 July 1664). He studied at the…
Abraham I Albathantzi (ABRAMO I ALBATHANTZI) Vol. I, p. 98
ABRAMO I ALBATHANTZI. - Armenian Katholikos, from 607 to 610-11. He ascended the patriarchal throne, which had already been vacant for three years, during…
Abraham ibn Ezra Vol. I, p. 94
ABRAHAM ibn EZRA: v. IBN EZRA ABRAHAM.
Abraham of Balmes (Ben Meir) (ABRAMO DI BALMES (BEN MEIR)) Vol. I, p. 98
ABRAMO di BALMES (BEN MEIR). – Hebrew grammarian, b. in Lecce in the 15th century, d. in Venice in 1523. A celebrated physician, educated at the University of…
Abraham of Kaškar (ABRAMO DI KAŠKAR) Vol. I, p. 98
ABRAMO di KAŠKAR. - B. in the year 491 at KAŠKAR, today al-Wāšit, in Mesopotamia, he is called the Great and the father of monasticism among the Nestorians. D.…
Abraham of Nisibis (ABRAHAM DI NISIBI) Vol. I, p. 94
ABRAHAM di NISIBI: v. NARSAL.
Abraham of Santa Chiara (Abraham a Sancta Clara, secular name Johann Ulrich Megerle) (ABRAMO DA SANTA CHIARA (ABRAHAM A SANCTA CLARA, AL SECOLO JOHANN ULRICH MEGERLE)) Vol. I, p. 99
ABRAMO DA SANTA CHIARA (Abraham a Sancta Clara, in the world Johann Ulrich Megerle). — One of Germany’s greatest popular preachers and moralists, b. at…
Abraham, Abbot of Clermont, Saint (ABRAMO, ABATE DI CLERMONT, SANTO) Vol. I, p. 98
ABRAMO, abbot of CLERMONT, saint. – Born in a place on the Euphrates and died in 485. Having undertaken a journey to visit the solitaries of Egypt, he was…
Abraham, Bishop of Ephesus (ABRAMO, VESCOVO DI EFESO) Vol. I, p. 98
ABRAMO, bishop of EFESO. - Perhaps the successor of Hypatios, still living in 542, or of Andrea, present at the Fifth Ecumenical Council (553). Initially a…
Abram, Nicolas Vol. I, p. 94
ABRAM, NICOLAS. — A humanist and Jesuit exegete from Lorraine, born at Xaronval in 1589, died at Pont-à-Mousson on 7 December 1655. He entered the Society…
Abramites (ABRAMITI) Vol. I, p. 94
ABRAMITI. — Two sects bore this name: 1) certain heretics of the 9th century, scattered throughout Syria, who, accepting the ideas of Abramo di Antiochia,…
Abramo II (Adam Peter I) Arzivian (Aintaptzi) (ABRAMO II (ADAMO PIETRO I) ARZIVIAN (AINTAPTZI)) Vol. I, p. 98
ABRAMO II (ADAMO PIETRO I) ARZIVIAN (Aintaptzi). - Armenian Catholic patriarch, b. at Aintab on 12 Apr. 1679, d. on 1 Oct. 1749. Ordained priest and later…
Abramo of Bēth Rabbān (ABRAMO DI BĒTH RABBĀN) Vol. I, p. 98
ABRAMO di BĒTH RABBĀN. - Syriac doctor, who lived from 449 to 569. He was the director for about 60 years of the school of Nisibis, in which he succeeded…
Abramo of Habran (or of Carrhes), Saint (ABRAMO DI HABRAN (O DI CARRHES), SANTO) Vol. I, p. 98
ABRAMO di HABRAN (o di CARRHES), saint. — Born in the diocese of Cyrus around the middle of the 4th century, he withdrew while still young into the desert of…
Abramo Qidōnāya (or of Bēth Qidōnā) (ABRAMO QIDONĀYA (O DI BĒTH QIDONĀ)) Vol. I, p. 100
ABRAMO QIDONĀYA (or of BĒTH QIDONĀ). - Born in A.D. 296 into a well-to-do family, he consented to marriage under parental pressure. Once the wedding had been…
Abramov, Nikolai Alekseyevich (ABRAMOV, NIKOLAJ ALEKSEVIC) Vol. I, p. 100
ABRAMOV, NIKOLAJ ALEKSEVIC. - Born at Kourgan (Tobolsk) in 1812, died at Semipalatinsk in 1870. A scholar of the history of Christianity in Siberia, he was the…
Abraxas Vol. I, p. 100
ABRAXAS – A Gnostic gem of talismanic value, depicting on the obverse A. with the head of a rooster (solar animal) and serpent’s legs (= earth); in his hands,…
Abruzzo (ABRUZZO (ABRUZZI)) Vol. I, p. 103
ABRUZZO (ABRUZZI). - 1. GEOGRAPHY. - Region of central Italy bordered by the Marches, Umbria, Latium, and Molise, which faces the Adriatic between the mouths…
Absalom (ASSALONNE) Vol. II, p. 118
ASSALONNE: v. ABSALOM.
Absalom (Hebrew 'Abšalôm "The Father is Peace") (ABSALOM (EBR. 'ABŠALÔM « IL PADRE È PACE »)) Vol. I, p. 108
ABSALOM (Hebr. 'Abšalôm “the father is peace”). — David’s third-born son, endowed with natural attractions but possessed of unbridled ambition. Eager to rise…
Absalon, Archbishop of Lund (ASSALONNE, ARCIVESCOVO DI LUND (ABSALON)) Vol. II, p. 118
ASSALONNE, archbishop of LUND (Absalon). — Primate of Denmark and Sweden, born in 1128 of a noble family, died on 21 March 1201 and was buried in the monastery…
Absel (Absel), Wilhelmus Van (APSEL (ABSEL), WILHELMUS VAN) Vol. I, p. 1017
APSEL (ABSEL), WILHELMUS van. - Pious Carthusian writer, born at Breda (Holland) at the beginning of the 16th century; died at the Charterhouse of La Chapelle…
Absence (ASSENZA) Vol. II, p. 123
ABSENCE. — In juridical language, the term a. is sometimes used in the ordinary sense of non-presence, and sometimes in a special sense. In the first sense,…
Absolute (ASSOLUTO) Vol. II, p. 137
ABSOLUTE. — A word derived from the Latin “absolutus,” which corresponds, in part of its meaning, to the Greek terms δλος and τέλειος, and now assumes one or…
Absolution (ASSOLUZIONE) Vol. II, p. 138
ASSOLUZIONE. – It is the act of absolving. In Latin, absolvere is used in the sense of completing, finishing, for example, absolvere opus, and in the sense of…
Absolutism (ASSOLUTISMO) Vol. II, p. 137
ABSOLUTISM. — This term, in the historical sense, is ordinarily used to designate the monarchical period extending from the sixteenth to the eighteenth…
Abstention (ASTENSIONE) Vol. II, p. 153
ABSTENTION (of JUDGES, WITNESSES, etc.): v. PROCESSO.
Abstinence (ASTINENZA) Vol. II, p. 155
ASTINENZA. — From the Latin abs-teneo, “I keep away,” a. signifies abstaining from something either temporarily or entirely. From the dietary point of view, a.…
Abstract, Abstraction (ASTRATTO, ASTRAZIONE) Vol. II, p. 161
ASTRATTO, ASTRAZIONE. — 1. In general, “a.” is the designation of mental contents, ideas or universal concepts (v.), in opposition to things existing in…
Absurd (ASSURDO) Vol. II, p. 151
ASSURDO. — From Latin absurdus, which in its proper sense had the same value as absonus (ab privative, sonus, sound): out of tune, dissonant, discordant (cf.…
Abu 'l-Walīd Marwān ibn Janāḥ (ABU 'I-WALĪD MARWĀN IBN GANĀH) Vol. I, p. 116
ABU 'L-WALĪD MARWĀN ibn GHANAH: v. JONA IBN GANACH.
Abu Bakr (ABŪ BAKR) Vol. I, p. 112
ABŪ BAKR. – The first successor of Muhammad as head of the Muslim community: thus the first in the series of caliphs (v. CALIFFO), and specifically the first…
Abu Hanīfa, al-Nu'mān ibn Thābit (ABŪ HANĪFA, AN-NU'MĀN IBN THĀBIT) Vol. I, p. 113
ABŪ HANĪFA, AN-NU'MĀN IBN THĀBIT. — Muslim traditionalist and jurist, founder of one of the four principal legal systems or rites (madhhab) currently in force…
Abu Isḥāq ibn al-'Assāl (ABŪ ISHĀQ IBN AL-'ASSĀL) Vol. I, p. 114
ABŪ ISHĀQ IBN al-'ASSĀL. - Coptic theologian and exegete of the 13th century. He was the son of the sheikh Fahr ad-Daula, renowned in Coptic literature; two of…
Abubacer (Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Muhammad ibn Tufail) (ABUBACER (ABŪ BAKR MUHAMMAD IBN ABD AL-MALIK IBN MUHAMMAD IBN TUFAIL)) Vol. I, p. 112
ABUBACER (Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Muhammad ibn Tufail). - An Arab-Spanish physician, mathematician, and philosopher of the Islamic religion, b.…
Abukara, Teodoro (Thāwādōrās) (ABUKARA, TEODORO (THĀWĀDĀRĀS)) Vol. I, p. 114
ABUKARA, TEODORO (Thāwādārās). — His name in Arabic is Abu Qurrah, “father of joy.” He was bishop of Harrān (Mesopotamia). There are indications that he lived…
Abulia Vol. I, p. 115
ABULIA. - From the Greek à privative and βουλὴ “will”; abulia is a pathological alteration of the will, consisting in a more or less considerable diminution of…
Abuna Vol. I, p. 115
ABUNA. – In Arabic, “our father”; this is what Christians in Arab countries call the priest. In Ethiopia it is the title of the head of the dissident Church.…
Abuse (ABUSO) Vol. I, p. 115
ABUSE. — It is the illicit, unreasonable use of a thing or of a right. Moral theology has not yet elaborated a true doctrine of abuse; this must therefore be…
Abyssinia (ABISSINIA) Vol. I, p. 75
ABISSINIA: v. ETIOPIA.
Abū 'l-Barakāt (Shams ar-Ri'āsah Ibn Kabar) (ABŪ 'I-BARAKĀT (ŠAMS AR-RI'ĀSAH IBN KABAR)) Vol. I, p. 113
ABŪ 'I-BARAKĀT (Šams ar-Ri'āsah ibn Kabar). — A Monophysite Coptic theologian of the thirteenth–fourteenth century, who died before 1327. He was a priest and…
Abū Hennis (better Deyr Abū Hennis) (ABŪ HENNIS (MEGLIO DEYR ABŪ HENNIS)) Vol. I, p. 114
ABŪ HENNIS (more correctly Deyr Abū Hennis). — Coptic village situated southwest of Sheikh 'Ibada (Antinoupolis), preserving the remains of an important…
Abū l-'Alā al-Ma'arrī (ABŪ 'I-'ALĀ AL-MA'ARRĪ) Vol. I, p. 112
ABŪ 'I-'ALĀ al-MA'ARRĪ. Born to Muslim parents in al-Ma'arrah or Ma'arrat an-Nu'mān (Syria) in 973, and died in 1058. He is renowned as a poet and thinker; he…
Acacia Vol. I, p. 116
ACACIA. - A tree of the mimosa family, Linnaeus’s mimosa nilotica or acacia arabica; it is the spina aegyptiaca of the ancients. Very widespread in Egypt and…
Acacians (ACACIANI) Vol. I, p. 116
ACACIANI: v. ACACIO DI CESAREA.
Acacius (Acathius Acacius), Saint, Martyr (ACACIO (ACATHIUS ACACIUS), SANTO, MARTIRE) Vol. I, p. 116
ACACIO (Acathius Acacius), saint, martyr. - A soldier, probably a victim of the Diocletian persecution. According to the unauthentic Acts of his martyrdom, A.…
Acacius (Achatinus, Acatius, also called Acatanghelus), Saint, Martyr (ACACIO (ACHATINS, ACACIUS, DETTO ANCHE ACATANGELO), SANTO, MARTIRE) Vol. I, p. 117
ACACIO (Achatins, Acacius, also called ACATANGELO), saint, martyr. - Confessor of the faith under the emperor Decius (250-51); he is often confused with the…
Acacius, Bishop of Beroea (ACACIO, VESCOVO DI BEREA) Vol. I, p. 117
ACACIO, bishop of BEREA. - Born about 332, he devoted himself in his youth to the eremitical life in the environs of Antiochia. Distinguished in his opposition…
Acacius, Bishop of Caesarea (ACACIO, VESCOVO DI CESAREA) Vol. I, p. 117
ACACIO, bishop of CESAREA. — A disciple and then, from 340, successor of Eusebius the historian in the see of Caesarea in Palestine. In the Arian controversy…
Acacius, Bishop of Melitene (ACACIO, VESCOVO DI MELITENE) Vol. I, p. 117
ACACIO, bishop of MELITENE. - A good man of letters, he appears as lector at Melitene around 390. By 431 he was already bishop of that city and, as such,…
Acacius, Patriarch of Constantinople (ACACIO, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI) Vol. I, p. 117
ACACIO, patriarch of CONSTANTINOPLE. — From 471 to 489. When Basiliscus, usurper of the imperial throne, imposed upon the bishops the signing of an encyclical…
Academicism (ACCADEMISMO) Vol. I, p. 134
ACCADEMISMO. - This name, not without an element of negative criticism, has been given to that way of understanding and teaching art which, fostered by the…
Academies (ACCADEMIE) Vol. I, p. 124
ACADEMIES. - Schools and free associations of scholars with literary or scientific aims, considered as radiating centers of studies. OUTLINE: I. The Greek…
Acarie Vol. I, p. 118
ACARIE: v. MARGHERITA DEL S.MO SACRAMENTO; MARIA DELL'INCARNAZIONE.
Acatalectic (ACATALESSIA) Vol. I, p. 118
ACATALESSIA. - From the Greek ἀκαταληψία (privative a and καταλαμβάνει, percipio, comprehendo), it is the impossibility of apprehending the truth. In noun form…
Acca Larentia (ACCA LARENZIA) Vol. I, p. 134
ACCA LARENZIA. — According to various ancient authors, but chiefly Macrobius, she was a woman who lived in the time of Anco Marcio. The guardian of the temple…
Accademia del Cimento (CIMENTO, ACCADEMIA DEL) Vol. III, p. 943
CIMENTO, ACCADEMIA del. — Scientific society founded in Florence on the initiative of Vincenzo Viviani among Galileo’s disciples, and inaugurated on 15 June…
Accademia della Crusca (CRUSCA, ACCADEMIA DELLA) Vol. IV, p. 609
CRUSCA, ACCADEMIA della. — It arose in 1582 and was humorously so named because the first five members, according to Rajna, unlike those of the Florentine…
Accaparramento (ACCAPARRA MENTO) Vol. I, p. 134
ACCAPARRA MENTO: v. INCETTA.
Accaron (Hebrew Egrān; Assyrian Amqarrāna) (ACCARON (EBR. EGRÂN; ASIR. AMQARRÂNA)) Vol. I, p. 134
ACCARON (Heb. Egrân; Assyr. Amqarrâna). - The northernmost of the five Philistine cities (Ios. 13, 3), famous for its sanctuary of Beelzebub (v.) (II Reg. 1,…
Accent (ACCENTO) Vol. I, p. 134
ACCENT. - Etymologically, a. derives from «ad cantus», as something pertaining to music. In fact, to accent a word tonically is equivalent to giving it a…
Accepted (ACCETTO) Vol. I, p. 136
ACCETTO. - Apulian marble-worker of the 11th century. A pulpit in the cathedral of Canosa bears his name and that of the patron: «Per jussionem domini mei…
Accession (ACCESSIONE) Vol. I, p. 135
ACCESSIONE. — Accession may be defined as an original mode of acquiring ownership through the incorporation or addition to one’s own property of an asset that…
Acci Vol. I, p. 137
ACCI. - Present-day Guadix, in the province of Granata (Spain), a very ancient city, formerly a Roman colony. From the earliest years of the 4th century it was…
Acciaiuoli, Angelo Vol. I, p. 137
ACCIAIUOLI, ANGELO. - Cardinal, born in Firenze on 15 April 1340, died in Pisa on 31 May 1408 or 12 June 1409. On 3 Dec. 1375 he was appointed by Gregory XI…
Acciaiuoli, Donato Vol. I, p. 137
ACCIAIUOLI, DONATO. – Man of letters and orator of the age of Lorenzo de' Medici, b. in Florence in 1429, d. in Milan in 1478. He studied philosophy and…
Acciaiuoli, Filippo Vol. I, p. 137
ACCIAIUOLI, FILIPPO. - Cardinal, born in Rome on 12 March 1700, died at Ancona in July 1766. In 1724 he was appointed vice-legate at Ravenna and remained in…
Acciaiuoli, Niccolò Vol. I, p. 138
ACCIAIUOLI, NICCOLÒ. — Cardinal, born in Florence in 1630, died in Rome in 1719. He studied at the seminary and the Collegio romano and earned a degree in law.…
Acciaiuoli, Zanobi Vol. I, p. 138
ACCIAIUOLI, ZANOBI. — Prefect of the Vatican Library, born in Florence on 25 May 1461, died in Rome in 1519 or 1520. Returning to Florence at the age of 16,…
Acciapaccio, Niccolò Vol. I, p. 138
ACCIAPACCIO, NICCOLÒ. — Cardinal, born in Sorrento, died in Rome on 3 April 1447. He was an adviser to Giovanna II of Naples. On 17 September 1410 he was…
Accident (ACCIDENTE) Vol. I, p. 138
ACCIDENTE. — Etymologically, a. (from Lat. accidere = to happen; Gk. αυμβεβηκάς) is that which can be said of something but not necessarily (logical sense); it…
Acclamation (Latin ad-clamatio, Greek ἀπιφώνησις) (ACCLAMAZIONE (LAT. AD-CLAMATIO, GR. ἈΠΙΦΏΝΗΣΙΣ)) Vol. I, p. 144
ACCLAMATION (Lat. ad-clamatio, Gk. ἀπι- φώνησις). – It is the clamour that rises from a moved multitude (shouting and singing are characteristic of the soul in…
Accolti, Benedetto Vol. I, p. 146
ACCOLTI, BENEDETTO. — Cardinal Archbishop of Ravenna. Born in Florence on 29 October 1497, died there on 21 September 1549. A learned humanist, he pursued a…
Accolti, Bernardo Vol. I, p. 146
ACCOLTI, BERNARDO. — Poet, better known by the nickname Unico aretino, b. at Arezzo on 11 September 1458 and d. in Rome on 1 March 1535. He established close…
Accolti, Francesco Vol. I, p. 146
ACCOLTI, FRANCESCO. - Known as l'Aretino, brother of Benedetto, b. at Arezzo around 1416-1418, d. at Siena in 1484 or shortly thereafter. He taught law at…
Accolti, Michele Vol. I, p. 146
ACCOLTI, MICHELE. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Conversano (Bari) on 29 Jan. 1807, d. at S. Francisco on 7 Nov. 1878. Having entered the Society at Rome in 1832,…
Accolti, Pietro Vol. I, p. 146
ACCOLTI, PIETRO. - Son of Benedetto and brother of Bernardo, born in Firenze in 1455; he was lecturer in canon law at Pisa; then, having entered the…
Accommodatizio, Senso (ACCOMODATIZIO, SENSO) Vol. I, p. 147
ACCOMODATIZIO, SENSO : v. ERMENEUTICA BIBLICA.
Accomplice in Shameful Sin (COMPLICE IN PECCATO TURPE) Vol. IV, p. 80
COMPLICE IN PECCATO TURPE. — He is one who knowingly and voluntarily participates with others in the commission of a grave and external sin against the sixth…
Accoramboni, Giuseppe Vol. I, p. 147
ACCORAMBONI, GIUSEPPE. - Cardinal, b. at Preci in 1672, d. at Frascati in 1747. Under the guidance of the celebrated Luca Palma the Younger, he devoted himself…