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Alaric II, King of the Visigoths (ALARICO II, RE DEI VISIGOTI) Vol. I, p. 389
ALARICO II, king of the VISIGOTHS. — Son of Euric and Ranachilde, he was elected king of the Visigoths upon his father’s death in 484. At that time, the…
Alaska (ALASCA) Vol. I, p. 389
ALASCA. – Territory of northwestern America, belonging to the United States, which bought it from Russia in 1867. 1. GEOGRAPHY. – It covers 1.5 million sq. km,…
Alatri Vol. I, p. 391
ALATRI - Carved and painted wooden panel belonging to the «Madonna d'Alatri» (13th century) - Rome, Museo di Palazzo Venezia. newly at war with Asti and in…
Alatri, Diocese of (ALATRI, DIOCESI DI) Vol. I, p. 391
ALATRI, DIOCESE of. — In southern Latium, in the province of Frosinone. The see, A., stands on a hill of the Ernici range, near the banks of the Cosa, a…
Alba Vol. I, p. 391
ALBA. – Illustrated weekly for women, published in Milan since 21 December 1922 on the initiative of the Compagnia di S. Paolo. It aims at the intellectual and…
Alba Iulia, Diocese of (ALBA JULIA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. I, p. 393
ALBA JULIA, DIOCESE OF. - Romanian city, in Transylvania. In Romanian Alba Iulia (from medieval Latin Alba Iulia: the Weissenburg of the immigrant Germans,…
Alba Regia, Diocese of (ALBA REALE, DIOCESI DI) Vol. I, p. 405
ALBA REALE, diocese of. - In Hungarian Székesfehérvár, in German Stuhlweissenburg. The city was the residence of the kings of Hungary for 500 years (hence the…
Alba, Diocese of (ALBA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. I, p. 391
ALBA, DIOCESI di. - A city of Piedmont, capital of the Langhe, in the province of Cuneo, on a fertile plain at the confluence of the Cherasco torrent with the…
Alba, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of (ALBA, FERDINANDO ALVAREZ DI TOLEDO, DUCA D') Vol. I, p. 392
ALBA, FERDINANDO ALVAREZ di TOLEDO, duke of. — Born at Petrahita in 1507, and left fatherless at the age of four, he was brought up by his grandfather Federico…
Alba, Juan de Vol. I, p. 393
ALBA, JUAN de. - Spanish Carthusian exegete, b. of a noble Madrid family in the first half of the 16th century. Highly proficient in Greek and Hebrew, after…
Albada, Aggaus Vol. I, p. 393
ALBADA, AGGAUS. — Dutch statesman and theologian, d. in 1586 or 1588. He completed his legal studies at Bourges. Elected in 1561 as assessor of the Supreme…
Albanesi Vol. I, p. 393
ALBANESI. – Members of a particular sect of Italian Catharism (v. CATARI), in opposition to the concorezzesi (v.) and the bagnolesi (v.). As early as the…
Albanesi, Luigi Vol. I, p. 394
ALBANESI, LUIGI. – Composer, born in Rome on 3 March 1821, died in Naples on 4 December 1897. He was a pianist and teacher of considerable reputation;…
Albani Vol. I, p. 394
ALBANI. - A Caucasian people inhabiting Aguania, whose fate is linked to that of the Armeni. Tradition names Eliseo as the first preacher of Christianity among…
Albani, Family (ALBANI, FAMIGLIA) Vol. I, p. 394
ALBANI, FAMIGLIA. – Two Albanian refugees, Giorgio and Filippo di Michele de' Lazi, who had previously fought under the command of Giorgio Castriota…
Albani, Francesco Vol. I, p. 399
ALBANI, FRANCESCO. - Painter, b. in Bologna on 17 March 1578, d. there on 4 Oct. 1660. Together with Reni, he first studied under Calvaert and then at the…
Albani, Scipione Vol. I, p. 399
ALBANI, SCIPIONE. — A physician of great renown, b. in Milan in the 16th century, d. on 24 September 1604. Ordained a priest, he was a canon of the collegiate…
Albania (Alb. Shqipëria or Shqipnia) (ALBANIA (ALB. SHQIPËRIA O SHQIPNIA)) Vol. I, p. 399
ALBANIA (alb. Shqipëria or Shqipnia). SUMMARY: 1. Geography. - 2. Christianity in Albania. - 3. Cultural History. - 4. The Greek-Albanian Rite. ALBANI,…
Albano, Diocese of (ALBANO, DIOCESI DI) Vol. I, p. 403
ALBANO, DIOCESE of. - In Lazio, in the province of Rome, it is one of the six suburbicarian sees held by a cardinal of the order of bishops. From the Castelli…
Albano, Saint, Martyr (ALBANO, SANTO, MARTIRE) Vol. I, p. 405
ALBANO, saint, martyr. - Proto-martyr of England, beheaded according to the Passio under Severus (c. 200), according to later writers under Diocletian. The…
Albany, Diocese of (ALBANY, DIOCESI DI) Vol. I, p. 405
ALBANY, diocese of. - In the United States of America, State of New York, suffragan to the archdiocese of New York. Erected on 23 Apr. 1847, it was divided on…
Albanès, Joseph-Mathias-Hyacinthe Vol. I, p. 393
ALBANÈS, JOSEPH-MATHIAS-HYACINTHE. - Priest and ecclesiastical historian, b. at Auriol (Bouches-du-Rhône) on 24 Feb. 1822, d. at Marseille on 3 March 1897.…
Albarracín (ALBARRACIN) Vol. I, p. 405
ALBARRACIN: v. TERUEL.
Albaspina, Nicola Vol. I, p. 405
ALBASPINA, NICOLA. — Ascetical writer of the Friars Minor Conventual, b. in France ca. 1550, d. after 1620. He was guardian of the convent of Toulouse, then…
Albenga, Diocese of (ALBENGA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. I, p. 405
ALBENGA, diocese of. — It is the ancient Album Ingaunum or Albinganum, situated on the Gulf of Genoa (Riviera di Ponente). Capital of the Ligurian Ingauni,…
Alber (Alberus), Erasmus Vol. I, p. 406
ALBER (Alberus), ERASMUS. — German theologian and poet, born at Bruchenbrücken (Wetterau) around 1500, died at Neubramburg on 5 May 1553. A disciple of Luther…
Alber, János Nepomuk (ALBER, JANOS NEPOMUK) Vol. I, p. 407
ALBER, JANOS NEPOMUK. - Hungarian Piarist, exegete, and historian, born at Magyaróvar on 7 July 1753, died at Pest on 21 June 1830. He taught biblical sciences…
Albera, Paolo Vol. I, p. 407
ALBERA, PAOLO. — A Salesian and the second successor to Giovanni Bosco, born at None on 6 June 1845, died at Turin on 30 October 1921. He was among the «very…
Alberegno, Jacobello Vol. I, p. 407
ALBEREGNO, JACOBELLO. — Venetian painter, died in 1397. We have only one work by him, a triptych in the Accademia in Venice, representing the Crucified Christ…
Albergati, Antonio Vol. I, p. 407
ALBERGATI, ANTONIO. – Born in Bologna on 16 September 1566, died on 4 January 1634. He was vicar general and archdeacon in Milan (1602–1607), a referendary of…
Albergati, Fabio Vol. I, p. 407
ALBERGATI, FABIO. — A lay moralist, born in Bologna into a noble family, he was castellan of Perugia; he died on 18 August 1606. He expressed his profound…
Albergati, Niccolò, Blessed (ALBERGATI, NICCOLÒ, BEATO) Vol. I, p. 407
ALBERGATI, NICCOLÒ, blessed. – Cardinal, born in Bologna in 1375 to Pier Nicola, of a noble local family; died in Siena on 9 May 1443. In 1395, after having…
Albergoni, Eleuterio Vol. I, p. 408
ALBERGONI, ELEUTERIO. - Theologian and preacher of the Conventual Minorites, born in Milan in 1560, died in Montemarano in 1635. Of great theological and…
Albergotti, Agostino Vol. I, p. 408
ALBERGOTTI, AGOSTINO. - Bishop of Arezzo, born there on 25 Nov. 1755 and died on 6 May 1825. He completed his sacred studies in Rome and became a priest in…
Alberic II, Prince of the Romans (ALBERICO II, PRINCIPE DEI ROMANI) Vol. I, p. 410
ALBERICO II, prince of the ROMANS. — Son of Alberico I, marquis of Spoleto, and Marozia, who in turn was the daughter of the Roman senator Theophylact and…
Alberic of Monte Cassino (ALBERICO DI MONTECASSINO) Vol. I, p. 410
ALBERICO of MONTECASSINO. - Monk of Montecassino, later cardinal of the title of SS. Quattro Coronati, who lived in the 11th century. Precise information…
Alberic of Reims (ALBERICO DI REIMS) Vol. I, p. 411
ALBERICO di REIMS. - Medieval scholastic, d. 1141. He was a disciple of Anselmo di Laon, fellow disciple and opponent of Abelardo (Hist. calamitatum, cols. 4…
Alberic of the Three Fountains (Trois-Fontaines, Diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne) (ALBERICO DELLE TRE FONTANE (TROIS-FONTAINES, DIOCESI DI CHÂLONS-SUR-MARNE)) Vol. I, p. 411
ALBERICO delle TRE FONTANE (Trois-Fontaines, diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne). – Cistercian, died after 1241, author of a universal chronicle (Chronicon) from the…
Alberic, Bishop of Ostia (ALBERICO, VESCOVO DI OSTIA) Vol. I, p. 411
ALBERICO, bishop of OSTIA. — From the Abbey of Cluny, b. in the second half of the 11th century, d. at Verdun in 1146. He was initially subprior of the said…
Alberic, Monk of Monte Cassino (ALBERICO, MONACO DI MONTECASSINO) Vol. I, p. 410
ALBERICO, monk of MONTECASSINO. — Born at Settefrati in Campania in 1101 (?), died around 1140. At the age of ten, during an illness that for nine days seemed…
Alberici, Giacomo Vol. I, p. 409
ALBERICI, GIACOMO. — An Augustinian, born at Sarnico (Bergamo) in an unspecified year, died in Rome, in the convent of S. Maria del Popolo, in 1610. He entered…
Alberico (Aubry), Blessed (ALBERICO (AUBRY), BEATO) Vol. I, p. 409
ALBERICO (AUBRY), blessed. — Second abbot of Cîteaux. We know nothing of his birth or of his intellectual and moral formation before he entered the monastery.…
Alberico da Rosciate Vol. I, p. 411
ALBERICO da ROSCIATE. - Jurist, born in Bergamo and died there in 1354. He studied at Padua under Riccardo Malombra. He practised as an advocate in his native…
Alberigo Vol. I, p. 411
ALBERIGO: v. ASCELLINO.
Alberini, Marcello Vol. I, p. 411
ALBERINI, MARCELLO. – Roman chronicler and memoirist, born in 1511, died in 1580. As an adolescent, he witnessed the horrors of the sack of Rome in 1527 and…
Alberone Vol. I, p. 413
ALBERONE. – Archbishop of Trier (1131–1152), descended from a noble family of Lorraine, whose hereditary castle of Montreuil (Monterol) was situated near Toul;…
Alberoni, Giulio Vol. I, p. 413
ALBERONI, GIULIO. – Cardinal and statesman, born at Piacenza on 31 (?) May 1664, died there on 27 June 1752. At the age of twenty he entered the favor of Mons.…
Albers, Pietro Vol. I, p. 414
ALBERS, PIETRO. — Dutch Jesuit and historian, b. at Frasselt on 13 April 1856 and d. at Maastricht on 1 April 1932. Having entered religious life in 1880, he…
Albert (Adalbert) of Oberaltaich (ALBERTO (ADALBERT) DI OBERALTAICH) Vol. I, p. 428
ALBERTO (ADALBERT) di OBERALTAICH. — Benedictine monk, Bavarian, noble knight, born in 1239, died on 26 November 1311. He was minister to the counts of…
Albert I (Albrecht) of Brandenburg, called The Bear (ALBERTO I (ALBRECHT) DI BRANDEBURGO, DETTO L'ORSO) Vol. I, p. 427
ALBERTO I (ALBRECHT) di BRANDEBURGO, called L'ORSO. – Count of Ballstedt, of the Ascanian family. He devoted his life to expansion toward the East, beyond the…
Albert I (Albrecht), King of Germany and Duke of Austria (ALBERTO I (ALBRECHT), RE DI GERMANIA E DUCA D'AUSTRIA) Vol. I, p. 427
ALBERTO I (ALBRECHT), king of GERMANIA and duke of AUSTRIA. – Born around 1248, eldest son of Rodolfo I d'Asburgo. A strong and warlike man, an excellent…
Albert III of Bavaria-Munich (Albrecht), called The Pious (ALBERTO III DI BAVIERA-MONACO (ALBRECHT), DETTO IL PIO) Vol. I, p. 426
ALBERTO III di BAVIERA-MONACO (ALBRECHT), called the Pious. — He died on 1 March 1460 in Munich. The eldest son of Duke Ernesto, in his youth he was very…
Albert John of Haarlem (ALBERTO GIOVANNI DI HAARLEM) Vol. I, p. 431
ALBERTO GIOVANNI of HAARLEM. — Carmelite, born in Haarlem (northern Holland), where he took the religious habit; died in Louvain in 1496. After studying in…
Albert of Aachen (ALBERTO DI AQUISGRANA) Vol. I, p. 426
ALBERTO di AQUISGRANA. - A chronicler of the twelfth century, not very well known: his Latin name Aquensis probably means “of Aquisgrana” (Aix-la-Chapelle),…
Albert of Austria (ALBERTO D'AUSTRIA) Vol. I, p. 426
ALBERTO d'AUSTRIA. - Cardinal, son of Emperor Massimiliano II, born at Neustadt in 1559, died at Brussels in 1621. He was sent at an early age to the court of…
Albert of Bardowick (ALBERTO DI BARDOWIK) Vol. I, p. 426
ALBERTO di BARDOWIK. – Chancellor of the city of Lübeck, who lived at the turn of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. We have from him a Chronicle of…
Albert of Behaim (also called Bohemus) (ALBERTO DI BEHAIMB (DETTO ANCHE BOHEMUS)) Vol. I, p. 427
ALBERTO di BEHAIMB (also called Bohemus). – An energetic partisan of the papacy against the German emperors and an active supporter of monastic reform.…
Albert of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Mainz (ALBERTO DI BRANDEBURGO, ARCIVESCOVO DI MAGONZA) Vol. I, p. 427
ALBERTO di BRANDEBURGO, archbishop of MAGONZA. — Born in June 1490, died at Aschaffenburg on 24 September 1545. Son of Giovanni IV, elector of Brandenburg;…
Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach, First Duke of Prussia (ALBERTO DI BRANDEBURGO-ANSBACH, PRIMO DUCA DI PRUSSIA) Vol. I, p. 429
ALBERTO of Brandenburg-Ansbach, first duke of PRUSSIA. – Born on 16 May 1490 at Ansbach, died on 20 March 1568 at Tapiau. Destined for an ecclesiastical…
Albert of Hohenberg (ALBERTO DI HOHENBERG) Vol. I, p. 428
ALBERTO di HOHENBERG. — Bishop of Freising, born around 1303 to the counts of Hohenberg, died in 1359. Appointed canon of Constance as early as 1317, he…
Albert of Metz (ALBERTO DI METZ) Vol. I, p. 428
ALBERTO di METZ. - Franciscan theologian of the early fourteenth century. Bachelor of theology at Paris (1302–1303), he was exiled from it for refusing to…
Albert of Orlamünde (ALBERTO DI ORLAMÜNDE) Vol. I, p. 428
ALBERTO di ORLAMÜNDE. — German Dominican of the 13th century, perhaps a disciple of s. Alberto Magno. Modern critics (Grabmann, Geyer) claim for him the…
Albert of Padua (ALBERTO DA PADOVA) Vol. I, p. 428
ALBERTO da PADOVA. — Augustinian preacher, b. in Padua perhaps in 1269, d. in 1323 (or 1328). He completed his studies and obtained his doctoral degree at the…
Albert of Padua, called Novello (ALBERTO DA PADOVA, DETTO NOVELLO) Vol. I, p. 429
ALBERTO da PADOVA, called NOVELLO. — An Augustinian theologian, died in 1494. Jewish by birth and upbringing, he converted and embraced religious life,…
Albert of Prague (ALBERTO DI PRAGA) Vol. I, p. 429
ALBERTO di PRAGA: v. ADALBERTO di PRAGA.
Albert of Riga (or of Buxhöwden) (ALBERTO DI RIGA (O DI BUXNÖVDEN)) Vol. I, p. 429
ALBERTO di RIGA (or di BUXNÖVDEN).—D. 17 Jan. 1229. Of the noble Appelderen family, he was canon of Bremen in 1189 and, in 1199, bishop of Livonia, with the…
Albert of Saint Egidius (Gilles Leroy) (ALBERTO DI SANT'EGIDIO (GILLES LEROY)) Vol. I, p. 429
ALBERTO di SANT'EGIDIO (Gilles Leroy). — French Carmelite, born in Dol (Brittany); he was among the first to profess the new Carmelite reform at Rennes, on 2…
Albert of Saint Gaetano (Bagante, Antonio) (ALBERTO DI SAN GAETANO (BAGANTE ANTONIO)) Vol. I, p. 429
ALBERTO di SAN GAETANO (Bagante Antonio). — Carmelite ascetical writer, born on 28 October 1701 in Padua. He professed among the Discalced Carmelites at…
Albert of Sartena, Blessed (ALBERTO DA SARTEANO, BEATO) Vol. I, p. 429
ALBERTO da SARTEANO, blessed. — Franciscan preacher and missionary, born at Sarteano (Siena), of the Berdini family, in 1585, died at Milan on 15 August 1450.…
Albert of Saxony (Albert of Helmstedt, Albertus, Albertus Parvus) (ALBERTO DI SASSONIA (ALBERTO DI HELMSTEDT, ALBERTUS, ALBERTUS PARVUS)) Vol. I, p. 430
ALBERTO di SASSONIA (ALBERTO di HELMSTEDT, Albertus, Albertus parvus). — Occamist philosopher and student of the natural sciences, of the second half of the…
Albert of Stade (ALBERT VON STADE) Vol. I, p. 419
ALBERT VON STADE. - Thirteenth-century German religious writer and chronicler. Appointed abbot of the Benedictine monastery of St. Mary at Stade in 1232, he…
Albert of Strasbourg (ALBERTO DA STRASBURGO) Vol. I, p. 430
ALBERTO da STRASBURGO. — Fourteenth-century chronicler to whom Cuspinian attributed a chronicle covering the years 1273 to 1349, which he published in an…
Albert of Trapani, Saint (ALBERTO DA TRAPANI, SANTO) Vol. I, p. 430
ALBERTO da TRAPANI, saint. — Born in this city in the 13th century (probably in 1212), he died near Messina on 7 August 1306 or 1307. He was also called…
Albert of Trent (ALBERTO DA TRENTO) Vol. I, p. 430
ALBERTO da TRENTO. – Carthusian of the fifteenth century, whose name is associated with a prophetic vision in which he foretold the calamities that were about…
Albert the Glossator (ALBERTO GLOSSATORE) Vol. I, p. 428
ALBERTO GLOSSATORE. — Archpriest of S. Agata in Bologna and an eminent jurist, he flourished between the end of the twelfth century and the beginning of the…
Albert VII of Mecklenburg, called The Handsome (ALBERTO VII DI MECLEMBURGO, DETTO IL BELLO) Vol. I, p. 428
ALBERTO VII of MECLEMBURGO, called the FAIR. — B. in 1486, d. in 1547. From 1508 he governed with his brother Enrico V il Pacifico; from 1520, when the duchy…
Albert, Antipope (ALBERTO, ANTIPAPA) Vol. I, p. 426
ALBERTO, ANTIPOPE. — He was bishop of Sabina and was elected in February or March 1102 at St Peter’s by the supporters of the emperor Henry IV, in opposition…
Albert, Archbishop of Magdeburg (ALBERTO, ARCIVESCOVO DI MAGDEBURGO) Vol. I, p. 428
ALBERTO, archbishop of MAGDEBURGO. - Son of the count of Kefernburg (Thuringia), d. in 1232. Having completed his studies at Fildesheim, Paris, and Bologna, he…
Albert, Bishop of Vercelli and Patriarch of Jerusalem (ALBERTO, VESCOVO DI VERCELLI E PATRIARCA DI GERUSALEMME) Vol. I, p. 431
ALBERTO, bishop of VERCELLI and patriarch of JERUSALEM, saint. — He was the first legislator of the Carmelite Order. The obituary of the church of Vercelli, a…
Albert, Heinrich Vol. I, p. 419
ALBERT, HEINRICH. — Composer, born in Löbenstein on 8 July 1604, died in Königsberg on 10 October 1651. He first studied in Dresden (1622), then in Königsberg,…
Albert, Sotus (ALBERTO, SOTIO) Vol. I, p. 430
ALBERTO, SOTIO. - A painter probably from Spoleto, active in the second half of the 12th century. A Cross painted in tempera on parchment applied to wood,…
Albertacci, Vespasiano (called Anfiareo) (ALBERTACCI, VESPASIANO (DETTO AMFIAREO)) Vol. I, p. 419
ALBERTACCI, VESPASIANO (known as AMFIAREO). — Franciscan, calligrapher, born in Ferrara and active in the second half of the 16th century. From the age of 14…
Albertano degli Albertani Vol. I, p. 419
ALBERTANO degli ALBERTANI. - Judge of Brescia, of the 13th century. From the explicit of his first treatise, dedicated to his son Vincenzo, De dilectione Dei…
Albertario, Don Davide Vol. I, p. 419
ALBERTARIO, don DAVIDE. - Catholic priest and writer, b. at Filighera (Pavia) in 1846, d. at Carenno (Bergamo) on 12 Sept. 1902. For thirty years after 1870,…
Albertazzi, Adolfo Vol. I, p. 419
ALBERTAZZI, ADOLFO. - Short-story writer and critic, native of Bologna (1865-1924). He contributed to the most important Italian reviews and newspapers. A…
Alberti Vol. I, p. 419
ALBERTI. - A family of painters originating from Borgo S. Sepolcro, whose activity was carried on chiefly in Roma. CHERUBINO, born at Borgo S. Sepolcro on 24…
Alberti, Antonio Vol. I, p. 420
ALBERTI, ANTONIO. — Also known as Antonio da Ferrara, son of Guido Alberti, painter born in Ferrara in the last decade of the 14th century and mentioned in…
Alberti, Domenico Vol. I, p. 420
ALBERTI, DOMENICO. — Composer, born in 1710 in Venice, died there in 1740. Of noble family, he cultivated music as a non-professional; a pupil of the priest…
Alberti, Giovanni Andrea Vol. I, p. 420
ALBERTI, GIOVANNI ANDREA. — Italian Jesuit, born in Nice in 1610, died in Genoa on 4 July 1657. He was a highly regarded preacher, and several oratorical works…
Alberti, Giuseppe Vol. I, p. 420
ALBERTI, GIUSEPPE. — Painter and architect, born in Cavalese in Val di Fiemme on 3 October 1640 and died there on 3 February 1716. He carried out his activity…
Alberti, Leandro Vol. I, p. 421
ALBERTI, LEANDRO. — Born in Bologna in 1479 and died there in 1551. He became a Dominican at the age of 16 and studied theology under Fr. Francesco da Priero.…
Alberti, Leon Battista Vol. I, p. 421
ALBERTI, LEON BATTISTA. – Humanist, born in 1404, perhaps in Genoa, into a Florentine family exiled from its homeland; died in Rome in 1472. A. was one of the…
Alberti, Ludovico Vol. I, p. 424
ALBERTI, LUDOVICO. – Augustinian theologian, b. and d. in Padua (1560–1628). The tombstone, in the church of SS. Filippo e Giacomo, calls him the first of his…
Alberti, Nicola Vol. I, p. 424
ALBERTI, NICOLA. – Theologian and preacher, b. in Palermo in 1652, d. there in 1707. A learned and pious man, he published, among other works: Commentari…
Alberti, Philipp Vol. I, p. 424
PHILIPP ALBERTI. - German Carmelite, originally from Nussia (Neuss, Rhineland), died in Frankfurt in 1506. He entered the Carmelite Order in Frankfurt, earned…
Albertinelli, Mariotto Vol. I, p. 425
ALBERTINELLI, MARIOTTO. - Painter, born in Florence in 1474 and died there in 1515. He was a pupil of C. Rosselli, in whose school he came under the formative…
Albertini, Francesco Vol. I, p. 425
ALBERTINI, FRANCESCO. - Jesuit theologian, b. at Catanzaro on 1 Nov. 1552, d. at Napoli on 14 July 1619. At the age of twenty-six, having relinquished the…
Albertini, Giorgio-Francesco Vol. I, p. 425
ALBERTINI, GIORGIO-FRANCESCO. - Dominican theologian and preacher, born on 20 February 1732 at Parenzo, where he died on 29 April 1810. In 1745 he took the…
Albertinus, Aegidius Vol. I, p. 426
ALBERTINUS, AEGIDIUS. – German satirical poet, born in Deventer in Holland in 1560 and died in Munich in 1620. He was secretary to the elector of Bavaria,…
Albertoni, Ludovica degli, Blessed (ALBERTONI, LUDOVICA DEGLI, BEATA) Vol. I, p. 439
ALBERTONI, LUDOVICA degli, blessed. — Born in Rome into the patrician Albertoni family in 1473, she died on 31 January 1533. She lost her father, Stefano, at…
Albertrandi, Giovanni Battista Vol. I, p. 439
ALBERTRANDI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Polish Jesuit, born on 7 Dec. 1731 in Warsaw, died there on 10 Aug. 1808. Son of an Italian painter who lived at the court of…
Albertucci de' Borselli, Girolamo Vol. I, p. 440
ALBERTUCCI de' BORSELLI, GIROLAMO. – Dominican, born in Bologna around 1432 and died there in 1497. A celebrated preacher, he devoted himself especially to…
Albertus Beneventanus Vol. I, p. 440
ALBERTUS BENEVENTANUS: v. GREGORIO VIII.
Albertus Magnus (A. de Lauging [Lauingen], A. Teutonicus, A. of Cologne, A. Magnus), Saint, Doctor (ALBERTO MAGNO (A. DE LAUGING [LAUINGEN], A. TEUTONICUS, A. DI COLONIA, A. MAGNUS), SANTO, DOTTORE) Vol. I, p. 431
ALBERTUS MAGNUS (A. DE LAUGING [LAUINGEN], A. TEUTONICUS, A. OF COLOGNE, A. MAGNUS), Saint, Doctor. --- 1. Life There are two conflicting opinions regarding…
Albi Vol. I, p. 440
ALBI – Cathedral. Gate built at the order of Bishop Domenico da Firenze (early 15th century). of the royal library, and subsequently professor of philosophy at…
Albi, Archdiocese of (ALBI, ARCIDIORESI DI) Vol. I, p. 440
ALBI, ARCIDIOCESIS by. — Metropolis of south-western France, with its see at A., a city of 30,000 inhabitants situated on the left bank of the Tarn, a…
Albigensians (ALBIGESI) Vol. I, p. 440
ALBIGESI. - 1. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT. - This designation, derived from the region of Albi (Lat. Albiga or Albia, a city in southern France), is commonly…
Albinaggio (Francis Aubaine, Middle English Escheat) (ALBINAGGIO (FRANC. AUBAINE, MEDIO INGLESE ESCHEAT)) Vol. I, p. 442
ALBINAGGIO (French aubaine, Middle English escheat). - The right of a. or of albinage (perhaps from the Latin alibi natus, born elsewhere) is, properly…
Albini, Alessandro Vol. I, p. 443
ALBINI, ALESSANDRO. – Bolognese painter (1568–1646), a follower of Carracci. For the tomb of Agostino Carracci he painted a small picture of «Pandora and…
Albini, Carlo Domenico Vol. I, p. 443
ALBINI, CARLO DOMENICO. - Oblate missionary of Mary Immaculate, b. at Mentone on 26 Nov. 1790, d. at Vico on 23 May 1839. At the seminary of Nice, first as a…
Albino Vol. I, p. 443
ALBINO. — A Roman patrician, senator, and consul, accused by the referendary Cyprian in 523 of conspiring with the Eastern emperor, Justin, against Theoderic;…
Albizzi, Francesco Vol. I, p. 443
ALBIZZI, FRANCESCO. - Cardinal, b. at Cesena in 1593, d. at Rome on 3 Oct. 1684. A lawyer in his native city, he received sacred orders after becoming a…
Albo, Josef Vol. I, p. 443
ALBO, JOSEF. — Spanish Jewish apologist and theologian. He lived successively in Daroca (province of Saragossa) and Soria (Castile); d. in 1444. He took part…
Alboin, King of the Lombards (ALBOINO, RE DEI LONGOBARDI) Vol. I, p. 443
ALBOINO, king of the LONGOBARDS. — Elected in 565, he defeated the Gepids and killed their king Cunimond, whose daughter Rosmunda he married. In 568 he began…
Albornoz, Gil (Egidio) Álvarez Carrillo de Vol. I, p. 444
ALBORNOZ, GIL (Egidio) ÁLVAREZ CARRILLO de. – Spanish cardinal, politician, and warrior, born at Cuenca in 1310 of a most noble family, descended on his…
Albrechtsberger, Johann Georg Vol. I, p. 445
ALBRECHTSBERGER, JOHANN GEORG. – Musician, born on 3 February 1736 in Klosterneuburg. An eminent theorist, teacher, and composer, after holding several…
Albret, Amanhit d' Vol. I, p. 445
ALBRET, AMANHIT d'. — Cardinal, born in France, died at Casteljaloux, near Bazas, between June and December 1520. Brother of Carlotta, wife of Cesare Borgia,…
Albrici, Maddalena, Blessed (ALBRICI, MADDALENA, BEATA) Vol. I, p. 445
ALBRICI, MADDALENA, blessed. - Born toward the end of the 14th century in Como, of a noble family; died on 13 or 15 May 1465. Orphaned while still young, she…
Albrigi (Albrizi), Vincenzo Vol. I, p. 445
ALBRIGI (ALBRIZI), VINCENZO. — Musician, born in Rome on 26 June 1631, died in Prague on 18 August 1696. He studied in Rome, then became chapel master to Queen…
Album, L' (Literary and Fine Arts Journal) (ALBUM, L' (GIORNALE LETTERARIO E DI BELLE ARTI)) Vol. I, p. 445
ALBUM, L' (literary and fine arts journal). - An illustrated Roman weekly (first of 4, then of 8 quarto pages), founded and edited by Giovanni de Angelis,…
Albèri, Eugenio Vol. I, p. 409
ALBÈRI, EUGENIO. - Historian, b. at Padova on 1 Oct. 1807, d. at Vichy in June 1878. He studied law at Bologna, but his disposition was naturally inclined…
Alcalá de Henares Vol. I, p. 445
ALCALÁ DE HENARES. — City of central Spain (the Roman Complutum), in the province of Madrid, formerly the seat of a diocese (V. MADRID). 1. THE UNIVERSITY. —…
Alchemy (ALCHIMIA) Vol. I, p. 448
ALCHIMIA. – The name derives from the Arabic al, article, and from the Greek χημία or χημεία = fusion. In the popular conception, a. is the science and at the…
Alcher of Clairvaux (Alcherus; less accurate Alcherio or Alchiero) (ALCHERO DI CHIARAVALLE (ALCHERUS; MENO ESATTO ALCHERIO O ALCHIERO)) Vol. I, p. 447
ALCHERO of CHIARAVALLE (Alcherus; less accurately ALCHERIO or ALCHIERO). - Cistercian monk of Clairvaux, where he was a disciple of s. Bernardo. Little is…
Alchindi Vol. I, p. 449
ALCHINDI: v. KINDÍ-AL.
Alciati della Motta, Gian Paolo Vol. I, p. 450
ALCIATI della MOTTA, GIAN PAOLO. — A Milanese Socinian, according to some; according to others, a native of Savigliano in Piedmont; born around 1510 and died…
Alciati, Andrea Vol. I, p. 449
ALCIATI, ANDREA — Jurist and humanist, born at Alzate near Como on 8 May 1492, died at Pavia on 12 January 1550. Having received his doctorate at Bologna in…
Alciati, Francesco Vol. I, p. 450
ALCIATI, FRANCESCO. – Cardinal, born in Milan in 1522, died in Rome in 1580. Nephew and heir of the famous jurist Andrea, he was his disciple and then his…
Alciati, Terenzio Vol. I, p. 450
ALCIATI, TERENZIO. – Theologian and historian, born in Rome on 15 November 1570, died there on 12 November 1651. He became a Jesuit in 1591. At the suggestion…
Alcimo Vol. I, p. 450
ALCIMO. - Contemporary and antagonist of Giuda Maccabeo (v.). He changed his Hebrew name, 'Eljāqim (or Jēhōjāqim), into the Greek 'Αλκίμωσ in order to display…
Alcock, John Vol. I, p. 450
ALCOCK, JOHN. - English bishop, promoter of humanism before Fisher (v.) and Colet (v.), b. at Beverley in 1430, d. at Ely in 1500. He attended the University…
Alcoholism (ALCOOLISMO) Vol. I, p. 450
ALCOHOLISM. - I. MEDICINE. - A morbid condition caused by the immoderate use of alcohol or spirituous beverages, in quantities sufficient to produce alcoholic…
Alcoran (ALCORANO) Vol. I, p. 452
ALCORANO: V. CORANO.
Alcuin (ALCUINO) Vol. I, p. 452
ALCUINO. – Adviser to Carlomagno. The Anglo-Saxon name, Alhwin (Alchoin, Alcuin, Alclavine, that is, Ealh-wine “friend of the temple”), was Latinized as…
Alcázar, Baltasar del Vol. I, p. 447
ALCÁZAR, BALTASAR del. — Satirical poet, born in Seville in 1530, died in Ronda in 1606. As a young man he served on the galleys of the Marquis of S. Cruz;…
Alcázar, Ilario Vol. I, p. 447
ALCÁZAR, ILARIO. – Spanish Dominican missionary, born in 1818 at Villatobas (Toledo), died in Avila on 15 September 1870. Having become a Dominican, he was…
Alcázar, Luis de (Ludovicus ab [o de] Alcásar) (ALCÁZAR, LUIS DE (LUDOVICUS AB [O DE] ALCASAR)) Vol. I, p. 447
ALCÁZAR, LUIS de (Ludovicus ab [o de] Alcasar). — Jesuit exegete, born in Seville on 6 April 1554, where he died on 14 July 1613. He taught philosophy and, for…
Aldhelm (Aldhelmus or Althelm; Old English Ealdhelm (= Old Helmet), Saint (ALDELMO (ALDHELMUS O ALTHELMUS; ANGLOSASS. EALDHELM (= ANTICO ELMO), SANTO) Vol. I, p. 457
ALDELMO (Aldhelmus or Althelmus; Anglo-Saxon Ealdhelm (= old helmet), saint. — Of a Saxon royal family, b. in Wessex around 640, perhaps in 639, d. 25 May 709.…
Aldobrandini Vol. I, p. 458
ALDOBRANDINI. — Florentine family, to which, more than ancient nobility of blood or the importance of offices held, its fame was given by the man who was…
Aldovrandini, Giuseppe Vol. I, p. 458
ALDOVRANDINI, GIUSEPPE. – Musician, born in Bologna around 1673, died there on 8 February 1707. Appointed prince of the Accademia filarmonica, he also served…
Aldrovandi, Ulisse (ALDROVANDI, POMPEO) Vol. I, p. 459
ALDROVANDI, POMPEO. - Cardinal, b. at Bologna on 23 Sept. 1668, d. at Montefiascone on 16 Jan. 1752. Having come to Rome in 1696, he was appointed auditor of…
Aleandri, Ireneo Vol. I, p. 459
ALEANDRI, IRENEO. – Architect, b. at Sanseverino Marche in 1795, d. at Macerata in 1885. A student at the Roman Academy of S. Luca, he gave an elegant…
Aleandro, Girolamo Vol. I, p. 459
ALEANDRO, GIROLAMO. — Cardinal, born at Motta, in Friuli, on 13 February 1480, died in Rome on 1 February 1542. He first studied in his native land, at…
Aleandro, Girolamo, the Younger (to distinguish him from the cardinal of the same name, his uncle) (ALEANDRO, GIROLAMO, DETTO IL GIOVANE (PER DISTINGUERLO DAL CARDINALE OMONIMO, SUO ZIO)) Vol. I, p. 459
ALEANDRO, GIROLAMO, known as IL GIOVANE (to distinguish him from the cardinal of the same name, his uncle). — A scholar, born at Motta di Livenza on 29 July…
Aleardi, Aleardo (born Gaetano) (ALEARDI, ALEARDO (N. DI BATT. GAETANO)) Vol. I, p. 460
ALEARDI, ALEARDO (baptismal name GAETANO). - Poet, born in Verona on 14 Nov. 1812, died there on 17 July 1878. He endured Austrian imprisonment at Mantua…
Aleatory (ALEATORI) Vol. I, p. 460
ALEATORI (CONTRATTI): v. CONTRATTI. ALEATORIBUS DE (attributed to St. Cripiano): v. DE ALEATORIBUS.
Alecsandri, Vasile Vol. I, p. 460
ALECSANDRI, VASILE. — Romanian writer and political figure, closely connected with the political and artistic life of his people, b. in 1819, d. in 1890. A…
Alegambe, Philippe Vol. I, p. 460
ALEGAMBE, PHILIPPE. — Born in Brussels on 22 January 1592, died in Rome on 6 September 1652. After completing his studies, he went to Spain, then to Sicily as…
Alegre, Francisco-Xaver Vol. I, p. 460
ALEGRE, FRANCISCO-XAVER. - Mexican historian and man of letters, born at Vera Cruz on 12 Nov. 1729; entered the Society of Jesus in 1747. He was in Messico as…
Alemagna Vol. I, p. 461
ALEMAGNA: V. GERMANIA.
Alemanni Vol. I, p. 462
ALEMANNI: V. ALAMANNI.
Alemanni, Giuseppe Vol. I, p. 462
ALEMANNI, GIUSEPPE. — Painter, born in Correggio in 1675, died in Rimini in 1739. In his native town he learned the art of painting from Giuseppe Capretti, and…
Alemanno, Johanan Vol. I, p. 462
ALEMANNO, JOHANAN. – Jewish Platonizing philosopher, born, according to some, in Constantinople, but active in Florence during the second half of the 15th…
Alemán, Louis, Blessed (ALEMAN, LOUIS, BEATO) Vol. I, p. 461
ALEMAN, LOUIS, blessed. — Cardinal, archbishop of Arles, born at Arbent (Bugey, in France) around 1390, died at Salon (Bouches-du-Rhône) on 15 October 1450. He…
Alenda, Gaspar Vol. I, p. 462
ALENDA, GASPAR. – Franciscan missionary, born at Elche (Spain) around 1580, died on the island of Hermosa on 8 August 1642. He departed together with Fr.…
Aleni, Giulio Vol. I, p. 462
ALENI, GIULIO. — Jesuit missionary and sinologist, born in Brescia in 1582; entered the novitiate at Novellara in 1610. Having departed for the missions, he…
Aleotti, Antonio Vol. I, p. 462
ALEOTTI, ANTONIO. - Painter of the school of Ferrara, born in Argenta, he was active between the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th. The…
Aleotti, Giov. (ALEOTTI, GIOV) Vol. I, p. 463
ALEOTTI, GIOV. BATTISTA known as L'ARGENTA (from his birthplace). - B. in 1546, d. at Ferrara in 1636. Architect and treatise writer (he wrote on hydraulics),…
Aleppo Vol. I, p. 463
ALEPPO. – City of northern Syria, not far from Antioch, formerly called Hallob, in Greek Χαλυβών, and named Βέροια or Βερόη by Seleucus Nicator (312–281 B.C.).…
Aleria, Diocese of (ALERIA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. I, p. 464
ALERIA, DIOCESE of. - An ancient bishopric of Corsica, which took its name from an old city, formerly a Phocaean colony, situated on the banks of the…
Ales Diei Nuntius Vol. I, p. 465
« ALES DIEI NUNTIUS ». - Hymn of the Roman Breviary for the ferial lauds of Tuesday. It consists of stanzas 1, 2, 21, and 25 of a long hymn by Prudenzio (late…
Ales e Terralba, Diocese of (ALES E TERRALBA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. I, p. 465
ALES and TERRALBA, DIOCESE of. - In Sardinia; suffragan of Oristano from the second half of the 6th century. The first see was Usellis, whose date of…
Alessandri (or D'Alessandro), Antonio (ALESSANDRI (O D'ALESSANDRO), ANTONIO) Vol. I, p. 465
ALESSANDRI (or D'ALESSANDRO), ANTONIO. – Ascetical writer of the Friars Minor Conventual, born in Pescopagano (Lucania) around 1625, died in Naples in 1662. A…
Alessandria, Diocese of (ALESSANDRIA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. I, p. 465
ALESSANDRIA, DIOCESE of. - In Piedmont, at the confluence of the Bormida and the Tanaro, in a strategically highly important position. A. was founded in 1168,…
Alessandrina da Letto, Blessed (ALESSANDRINA DA LETTO, BEATA) Vol. I, p. 479
ALESSANDRINA da LETTO, blessed. — Born at Letto (Sulmona) in 1385, died at Foligno in 1458. She took the habit of the Poor Clares in 1400. She was in Aquila…
Alessandrino de La Ciotat Vol. I, p. 479
ALESSANDRINO de LA CIOTAT. - Capuchin mystical writer, Honoré Colombo in the world, born at La Ciotat (Lower Provence) in 1629; he took the religious habit in…
Alessandro Vol. I, p. 396
ALESSANDRO. – Cardinal, b. in Urbino on 16 October 1692, d. in Rome on 19 December 1779. Nephew of Clemente XI, at the age of fifteen he was a colonel in the…
Alessandro Vol. I, p. 480
ALESSANDRO, santo, martire: v. GIORDANI, CIMITERO dei.
Alessandro D', Sebastiano Vol. I, p. 497
ALESSANDRO d', SEBASTIANO: V. D'ALESSANDRO, SEBASTIANO.
Alessandro da S. (ALESSANDRO DA S) Vol. I, p. 496
ALESSANDRO da S. ELPIDIO. - Augustinian theologian and canonist, born in 1265 at S. Elpidio in the March of Ancona. He is attributed the surname Fassitelli,…
Alessandro De Villa Dei Vol. I, p. 497
ALESSANDRO de VILLA DEI. - Grammarian, born at Villedieu-les-Poëles in Normandy around 1150. He studied in Paris and undertook the education of the nephews of…
Alessandro of Saint Francis (ALESSANDRO DI SAN FRANCESCO) Vol. I, p. 496
ALESSANDRO di SAN FRANCESCO. - Discalced Carmelite ascetical writer, of the noble Ubaldini family (named Lelio), born in Rome on 18 Oct. 1588, died there on 16…
Alessandro of Saint Teresa (ALESSANDRO DI SANTA TERESA) Vol. I, p. 496
ALESSANDRO di SANTA TERESA. – Flemish Carmelite (in the world Van den Berghe), born in 1639 in Brussels, died in Leuven in 1686. For many years, at the college…
Alessi, Andrea Vol. I, p. 500
ALESSI, ANDREA. – Dalmatian architect and sculptor, b. at Durazzo in 1425 and d. at Spalato between 1503 and 1507. He studied under Marco da Troia, remaining…
Alessi, Galeazzo Vol. I, p. 500
ALESSI, GALEAZZO. — Architect, b. in Perugia probably in 1512, d. there on 30 Dec. 1572. Trained almost certainly in Rome in contact with Michelangelo, after…
Alessio Da Salò (ALESSIO, DA SALÒ) Vol. I, p. 503
ALESSIO, da SALÒ: v. SEGALA ALESSIO.
Alessio De' Falconieri (ALESSIO, DE' FALCONIERI) Vol. I, p. 503
ALESSIO, de' FALCONIERI: v. SETTE ZONDATORI.
Alessio Di Santa Marta Vol. I, p. 503
ALESSIO di SANTA MARTA. – Discalced Carmelite, in the world Giovanni Matteo Lubati; born at Carrù (Mondovì) on 25 February 1648, he took the habit at Mondovì…
Aleutian (ALEUTINE) Vol. I, p. 503
ALEUTINE. – Archipelago of approximately 150 islands (of which 12 are major) and reefs, all mountainous and volcanic (with dormant and active volcanic…
Alexander I Balas (ALESSANDRO I, BALA) Vol. I, p. 481
ALESSANDRO I, BALA. — King of Syria (150–145 B.C.), whose history is narrated in I Mach. 10:1–11:17. He was said to be the son of Antioco IV, but was probably…
Alexander I of Julfa (Giulfaezi) (ALESSANDRO I DI GIULFA (GIULTAIETZI)) Vol. I, p. 482
ALESSANDRO I of GIULFA (GIULTAIETZI). — Katholikos of Egniazin from 1706 to 1714. A Monophysite and opposed to the Latin missionaries, certainly also because…
Alexander I Pavlovich, Tsar of Russia (ALESSANDRO I PAVLOVIC, ZAR DI RUSSIA) Vol. I, p. 495
ALESSANDRO I Pavlovic, Tsar of RUSSIA. — Born in Saint Petersburg on 12/23 December 1777, died at Taganrog on 19/30 November 1825. Having ascended the throne…
Alexander I, Pope (ALESSANDRO I, PAPA) Vol. I, p. 484
with the assistance of the Normans and Beatrice of Tuscany; but Cadalus hastened to send to Rome Benzone, bishop of Alba, a fanatical partisan of the German…
Alexander I, Pope, Saint (ALESSANDRO I, PAPA, SANTO) Vol. I, p. 484
ALESSANDRO I, POPE, saint. - Pontiff from about 109 to 119. S. Ireneo (Adv. haer., III, 3: PG 7, 851) indicates A. as the successor of Evaristo and the fifth…
Alexander II, Pope (ALESSANDRO II, PAPA) Vol. I, p. 484
ALESSANDRO II, PAPA. - When Pope Niccolò II died in Florence on 27 July 1061, the election of his successor could not take place until the following 1 October.…
Alexander II, Tsar of Russia (ALESSANDRO II, ZAR DI RUSSIA) Vol. I, p. 495
ALESSANDRO II, tsar of RUSSIA. — Born in Moscow on 17/29 April 1818, died in Saint Petersburg on 1/13 March 1881. A. began his reign in 1855 by bringing the…
Alexander III, Pope (ALESSANDRO III, PAPA) Vol. I, p. 485
ALESSANDRO III, POPE. — Rolando Bandinelli, of very humble origin, born in Siena at the beginning of the twelfth century, became famous in Bologna for his…
Alexander III, Tsar of Russia (ALESSANDRO III, ZAR DI RUSSIA) Vol. I, p. 496
ALESSANDRO III, tsar of RUSSIA. — Born on 26 February/10 March 1845, died on 20 October/1 November 1894 at Livadia. Having succeeded his father A. II,…
Alexander IV, Pope (ALESSANDRO IV, PAPA) Vol. I, p. 486
ALESSANDRO IV, PAPA. - Upon the death of Innocent IV, which occurred in Naples where he had gone to defend the rights of the Holy See over the Kingdom, the…
Alexander Jannaeus (ALESSANDRO IANNEO) Vol. I, p. 498
ALESSANDRO IANNEO. - Hasmonean king (v. ASMONEI). Son of Ircano II, upon the death of his brother Aristobulo I (103 B.C.), he received from the latter’s widow,…
Alexander of Abonotichus (ALESSANDRO DI ABONOTICO) Vol. I, p. 480
ALESSANDRO di ABONOTICO. — Born at Abonotico, on the Black Sea, around A.D. 115; died about 175. A contemporary of Luciano di Samosata, with whom he had…
Alexander of Alexandria (ALESSANDRO DA ALESSANDRIA) Vol. I, p. 481
ALESSANDRO da ALESSANDRIA: v. BONINI ALESSANDRO.
Alexander of Aphrodisias (ALESSANDRO D'AFRODISIA) Vol. I, p. 480
ALESSANDRO D'AFRODISIA. — Peripatetic philosopher of Caria and celebrated commentator on Aristotle. He lived at the end of the 2nd century A.D. and the…
Alexander of Bremen (ALESSANDRO DA BREMA) Vol. I, p. 482
ALESSANDRO of BREMA. - Franciscan, author of a commentary on the Apocalypse. He was scholastic canon of the cathedral of Brema; he entered the Order of Friars…
Alexander of Hales (ALESSANDRO DI HALES) Vol. I, p. 482
ALESSANDRO di HALES. — Theologian of the Friars Minor, known as the Irrefutable Doctor. Born at Hales, in the County of Gloucester (England), around 1170,…
Alexander Sauli, Saint (ALESSANDRO SAULI, SANTO) Vol. I, p. 496
ALESSANDRO SAULI, saint. — Bishop of Aleria, born in Milan of a noble Genoese family on 15 February 1534, died at Calosso (Asti) on 11 October 1592. After…
Alexander Severus, Roman Emperor (*M. Aurelius Severus Alexander*) (ALESSANDRO SEVERO, IMPERATORE ROMANO. (*M. AURELIUS SEVERUS ALEXANDER*)) Vol. I, p. 499
ALESSANDRO SEVERO, Roman emperor. (M. Aurelius Severus Alexander). — He was the son of Gessius Marcianus and Julia Mamaea; before his adoption by his cousin…
Alexander the Great (ALESSANDRO MAGNO) Vol. I, p. 499
ALESSANDRO MAGNO - Erma (4th cent. B.C.) - Paris, Louvre. 1874; I. I. Görres, Kaiser Alex. Severns und das Christenthum in Zeitschrift für wissensch.…
Alexander the Great, III of Macedon (ALESSANDRO MAGNO, III DI MACEDONIA) Vol. I, p. 498
ALESSANDRO MAGNO, III of MACEDONIA. — Born in 356 B.C. to Filippo II of Macedonia. He succeeded his murdered father on the throne (336) and, after subjugating…
Alexander V, Antipope (ALESSANDRO V, ANTIPAPA) Vol. I, p. 487
ALESSANDRO V, ANTIPAPA. - Pietro Filargo, of very humble origin, born in Crete in 1340. Protected by a (from Serafini, Monete e bolle pontificie) ALESSANDRO V,…