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Alsace(ALSAZIA)Vol. I, p. 556 ALSAZIA. – Natural and historical region on the middle Rhine along the Franco-German ethnic boundary. It consists of a plain (elevated almost everywhere above…
Alsted, Johann HeinrichVol. I, p. 557 ALSTED, JOHANN HEINRICH. - German Protestant theologian, b. in 1588 at Ballersbach (Nassau), d. at Weissenburg in 1638. In 1616 he became professor of…
Altamirano, Diego Francesco deVol. I, p. 557 ALTAMIRANO, DIEGO FRANCESCO de. – Jesuit, born in Madrid on 25 October 1625, died in Lima on 22 December 1715. Having departed for the missions of Paraguay, he…
Altamirano, Pedro IgnacioVol. I, p. 557 ALTAMIRANO, PEDRO IGNACIO. — Spanish Jesuit, born at Cártama (Malaga) on 31 July 1693, and entered the Society in 1708, in the province of Andalusia. Around…
Altamura, Francesco SaverioVol. I, p. 557 FRANCESCO SAVERIO ALTAMURA. — Painter, born in Foggia in 1826, died in Naples on 6 January 1897. He reacted against the academicism of his time, creating his…
Altar(ALTARE)Vol. I, p. 558 ALTAR. – A flat horizontal surface, raised above the ground, intended for sacrifice. 1. JEWISH ARCHAEOLOGY. – In the Old Testament (Heb. and Phoen. mizbāh,…
Altdorfer, AlbrechtVol. I, p. 562 ALTDORFER, ALBRECHT. - German painter, woodcut artist, and architect, born shortly before 1480 in Amberg, died between February 12 and March 29, 1538 in…
Alteca Boteca(ALTECABOTECA)Vol. I, p. 567 ALTECABOTECA. - Corrupted form of 'Al tēhl ha-'abhōtēhā (“Do not be like your fathers”): the opening words by which the anti-Christian work written around 1396…
Altemps (Hohenems), Marcus Sittich d'Vol. I, p. 567 ALTEMPS (HOHENEMS), MARCUS SITTICH d'. - Cardinal, b. at Hohenems (Vorarlberg) in 1533, d. at Rome in 1595. Nephew on his mother’s side of Card. G. A. de'…
Alter, Franz KarlVol. I, p. 567 ALTER, FRANZ KARL. - Jesuit philologist, b. at Engelsberg (Czechoslovakia) on 21 Jan. 1749, d. at Vienna on 29 March 1804. Having entered (1766) the Bohemian…
Altercatio De AnimaVol. I, p. 567 ALTERCATIO DE ANIMA. – Fragment of a dialogue (?) against traducianism. The author proves from Holy Scripture that souls are created directly by God. The…
Altercatio of Jason and Papiscus(ALTERCATIO DI GIASONE E PAPISCO)Vol. I, p. 567 ALTERCATIO di GIASONE e PAPISCO: v. ARISTONE di PELLA.
Alternative(ALTERNATIVA)Vol. I, p. 567 ALTERNATIVA: v. PROVVISTA CANONICA.
Alteserra, AntonioVol. I, p. 567 ALTESERRA, ANTONIO: v. DEDIN D'HAUTESERRE.
Altfried (Altfried)Vol. I, p. 568 ALTFRIED (ALTFRIED). – Bishop of Hildesheim from 851 until his death on 15 August 874. He was a Benedictine monk of Corvey (near Minden in Westphalia), and…
AlthamarVol. I, p. 568 ALTHAMAR. - Island on Lake Van, it was the seat of the antikatholikos of the Armenian Church. The first to hold this see was the antikatholikos David…
Althamer, AndreasVol. I, p. 568 ALTHAMER, ANDREAS. — Lutheran theologian and humanist, b. ca. 1500 at Brenz, near Gundelfingen (Württemberg)—hence also the appellations «Brentius,…
Althan, Michael Frederick d'(ALTHAN, MICHELE FEDERICO D')Vol. I, p. 568 ALTHAN, MICHELE FEDERICO d'. - Cardinal, viceroy of Naples, born at Glatz (Silesia) in 1682, died at Vácz (Hungary) in 1734. Canon of Olmütz and Breslau,…
Althusius (Althus, Altusio), JohannesVol. I, p. 568 ALTHUSIUS (Althus, Altusio), JOHANNES. - German Protestant jurist, born in East Friesland or the principality of Wittgenstein, c. 1556, died in Emden in 1638.…
Altichiero da ZevioVol. I, p. 569 ALTICHIERO da ZEVIO. - Painter, born at Zevio near Verona in 1320, died, perhaps at Verona, after 1390. After having worked, it seems, in Verona in the palace…
Alticocci (Alticotti), Lorenzo(ALTICOZZI (ALTICOTTI), LORENZO)Vol. I, p. 569 ALTICOZZI (ALTICOTTI), LORENZO. — Italian Jesuit theologian, born in Cortona on 25 March 1689, died in 1777. He was rector of the Scottish College in Rome. He…
AltieriVol. I, p. 569 ALTIERI. — Roman family, known as early as the Middle Ages, belonging to the lesser nobility and actively participating in civic life. The first to make a name…
Altieri, LudovicoVol. I, p. 569 ALTIERI, LUDOVICO. – Cardinal, born in Rome on 11 July 1805, to Paluzzo and Maria Anna of Saxony; died at Albano on 11 August 1867. After having been a…
Alting, JakobVol. I, p. 570 ALTING, JAKOB. - Calvinist Hebraist, b. at Heidelberg in 1618, d. at Groningen in 1679. He was the son of the Calvinist theologian Johan Heinrich (v.), whose…
Alting, Johan HeinrichVol. I, p. 570 ALTING, JOHAN HEINRICH. – Dutch Calvinist theologian, born on 17 February 1583 at Emden, where his father Menso (1541–1612) was a Protestant preacher; died at…
AltinoVol. I, p. 570 ALTINO. - It was a municipium of the Scaptia tribe in the Venetian littoral, on the Via Annia at its intersection with the Claudia Augusta. Its first bishop…
Altmann, Saint(ALTMANNO, SANTO)Vol. I, p. 570 ALTMANNO, saint. - A native of Westphalia, he studied in Paris and was a professor at Paderborn. Henry III appointed him provost of the chapter of Aachen and…
Altmeyer, Jean-JacquesVol. I, p. 571 ALTMEYER, JEAN-JACQUES. - Belgian philosopher and historiographer, b. at Luxembourg in 1804, d. at Brussels in 1877. Having graduated in philosophy and law…
Altogradi, NicolaVol. I, p. 574 ALTOGRADI, NICOLA. – Jesuit missionary in America, born in Lucca on 1 September 1689, died on 11 February 1759. He entered the novitiate in 1706 and in 1723…
Altomonte (Hohenberg), MartinoVol. I, p. 574 ALTOMONTE (HOHENBERG), MARTINO. — Painter, born in Naples on 8 May 1657 (?), died in Vienna on 14 September 1745. In Rome he was a pupil of Gaulli, Giacinto…
Altoona, Diocese of(ALTOONA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. I, p. 574 ALTOONA, DIOCESI di. — In Pennsylvania (United States), suffragan of Philadelphia. Established on 30 May 1901, A. comprises the eight counties of the state of…
AltorilievoVol. I, p. 574 ALTORILIEVO: v. RILIEVO.
Altum, BernardoVol. I, p. 575 ALTUM, BERNARDO. – German zoologist, born in Münster on 31 December 1824, died in Eberswald on 1 February 1900. A specialist in ornithology, he was ordained a…
Altura, High Place(ALTURA, ALTO LUOGO)Vol. I, p. 575 ALTURA, ALTO LUOGO: v. BÂMÂH; BÂMÔTH.
Altus Ex Olympi Vertice(ALTO EX OLYMPI VERTICE)Vol. I, p. 573 «ALTO EX OLYMPI VERTICE». - Hymn of the Roman Breviary for the Lauds of the feast of the dedication of a church. Of unknown author, from the 7th or 8th…
Alumbrados (Illuminati)Vol. I, p. 575 ALUMBRADOS (ILLUMINATI). — A designation used to indicate those Spanish pseudo-mystics who in the 16th and 17th centuries boasted of acting constantly under…
Aluminature(ALLUMINATURA)Vol. I, p. 552 ALLUMINATURA: v. MINIATURA.
AlumnusVol. I, p. 575 ALUMNUS. — In the Greco-Roman world, it was permissible to rid oneself of newborns, even freeborn ones, who were exposed either in places where refuse was…
AlunnaticoVol. I, p. 576 ALUNNATICO: V. SEMINARISTICO.
Alunno, Niccolò (Niccolò di Liberatore)Vol. I, p. 576 ALUNNO, NICCOLÒ (NICCOLÒ di LIBERATORE). - Painter, b. at Foligno c. 1430, d. there in 1502. From his earliest work, the panel painted in 1458 at Deruta for…
Alva y Astorga, Pedro deVol. I, p. 576 ALVA Y ASTORGA, PEDRO de. - Spanish Franciscan theologian, b. at Carbajales (Compostella), d. at Bruxelles in 1667. Of extraordinary learning and activity,…
Alvastra (Alwastra, Alvastrum, Alvaster)(ALVASTRA (ALWASTRA, ALVASTRUM, ALVASTER[8]))Vol. I, p. 580 ALVASTRA (ALWASTRA, ALVASTRUM, ALVASTER[8]). — Ancient Cistercian abbey in Sweden, on the eastern shore of Lake Vätter, south of Vadstena, in the diocese of…
Alvelda (Albelda), Juan Gonzales d'Vol. I, p. 580 ALVELDA (ALBELDA), JUAN GONZALES d’. — Spanish theologian, b. at Navarrette (Saragossa) on 18 January 1585, d. in 1622. Having become a Dominican, he was…
Alvelt, AgostinoVol. I, p. 580 ALVELT, AGOSTINO. - A Franciscan, from Alfeld (Hildesheim), died in 1532 or later; one of Luther’s earliest opponents and among the most effective Catholic…
Alviano, Bartolomeo d'Vol. I, p. 580 ALVIANO, BARTOLOMEO d'. - Condottiere, born at Rocca d'Alviano, of the noble Liviani family, in 1455; died at Bergamo in 1515. He began his career in 1478 in…
Alzog, Johannes BaptistVol. I, p. 580 ALZOG, JOHANNES BAPTIST. — Ecclesiastical historian, born at Ohlau on 29 June 1808, died at Freiburg im Breisgau on 1 March 1878. Ordained a priest in 1834, he…
Alzon, Emmanuel d'Vol. I, p. 580 ALZON, EMMANUEL d’. — Founder of the Augustinians of the Assumption (v.), born at Le Vigan (Gard, France) on 30 Aug. 1810, died at Nîmes on 21 Nov. 1880. The…
Alès (Alais, according to pre-1926 spelling)(ALÈS (ALAIS, SECONDO LA GRAFIA ANTERIORE AL 1926))Vol. I, p. 464 ALÈS (Alais, according to the spelling prior to 1926). - A city in southern France (department of Gard), of ancient Celtic origin (Alestum, Alesiensis civitas:…
Alès, Adhémar D'Vol. I, p. 464 ALÈS, ADHÉMAR d’. — French Jesuit, theologian, historian, and apologist, b. at Orléans on 2 December 1861, d. in Paris on 24 February 1938. At first devoted to…
Alès, NicolòVol. I, p. 464 ALÈS, NICOLÒ. – Czech painter, born in Mirotice in Bohemia on 18 November 1852, died in Prague on 10 July 1913. A pupil of Trenkwald and Sweerts, he soon…
Álvarado, Alonso deVol. I, p. 577 ÁLVARADO, ALONSO de. – Spaniard, missionary in the Far East. In 1530 he entered the Augustinian Order at Salamanca, and in 1542 departed for Mexico; from there…
Álvares, Gaspar Afonso(ÁLVARES, GASPAR AFFONSO)Vol. I, p. 577 ÁLVARES, GASPAR AFFONSO. – Jesuit missionary, born near Coimbra in 1626, died at São Tomé on 24 November 1708. He entered religious life in 1641, departed for…
Álvares, JoãoVol. I, p. 577 ÁLVARES, JOÃO. - Benedictine monk of the Military Order of Avis, born at Torres Novas at the beginning of the 15th century, died after 1470. Secretary to the…
Álvarez de Paz, DiegoVol. I, p. 578 ÁLVAREZ DE PAZ, DIEGO. — One of the principal spiritual authors of the Society of Jesus. Born in Toledo in 1560, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1578 and…
Álvarez de Toledo, GabrielVol. I, p. 578 ÁLVAREZ de TOLEDO, GABRIEL. - Spanish writer, born at Seville in 1662 of a noble family of Portuguese origin, and died in 1714. He was among the founders of…
Álvarez de Toledo, JuanVol. I, p. 578 ÁLVAREZ de TOLEDO, JUAN. — Cardinal, born in 1488 to the dukes of Alba, died in 1557. He took the Dominican habit at S. Stefano di Salamanca. He became bishop…
Álvarez Pereira, Nuno, Blessed(ÁLVAREZ PEREIRA, NONIO, BEATO)Vol. I, p. 579 ÁLVAREZ PEREIRA, NONIO, blessed. - Constable of Portugal, born at Bomiardim in 1360 into a noble family. Although honored by Queen Eleonora, seeing that her…
Álvarez, BaltasarVol. I, p. 577 ÁLVAREZ, BALTASAR. – Spanish ascetical theologian, born at Cervera del Rio Alhama (1533 or 1534), died at Belmonte (Toledo) on 25 July 1580. He became a Jesuit…
Álvarez, DiegoVol. I, p. 578 ÁLVAREZ, DIEGO. - Spanish Dominican, born at Medina del Rio-Seco, in Old Castile, around the middle of the 16th century. He was professor of theology in Spain…
Álvarez, ManoelVol. I, p. 578 ÁLVAREZ, MANOEL. – Portuguese Jesuit, born at Ribeira Brava (Madeira) in 1526 and died at Évora on 30 December 1582. He was rector of the colleges of Coimbra…
Álvaro, Paolo (Paulus Albarus, Alvarus), of Cordova(ÁLVARO, PAOLO (PAULUS ALBARUS, ALVARUS), DI CORDOVA)Vol. I, p. 579 ÁLVARO, PAOLO (Paulus Albarus, Alvarus), of CORDOVA. — Spanish medieval writer, Jewish by origin, born near Cordova at the end of the eighth century and died…
Álvaro, Pelayo (Pelagius)(ÁLVARO, PELAYO (PELAGIO))Vol. I, p. 579 ÁLVARO, PELAYO (PELAGIO). — Bishop of Silves and author of various politico-religious works, born in Spain around 1275–80. He taught canon law at Bologna and…
