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AcaciaVol. 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…
AcarieVol. 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…
AcciVol. 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, AngeloVol. 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, DonatoVol. 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, FilippoVol. 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, NiccolòVol. 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, ZanobiVol. 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, NiccolòVol. 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, BenedettoVol. 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, BernardoVol. 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, FrancescoVol. 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, MicheleVol. 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, PietroVol. 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, GiuseppeVol. 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…
Accoramboni, VittoriaVol. I, p. 147 ACCORAMBONI, VITTORIA. - Of noble family, she was born at Gubbio in 1557 and soon moved to Rome, where in 1563 she married Francesco Peretti, nephew of Card.…
AccordoVol. I, p. 147 AGREEMENT (to commit a crime): v. COOPERAZIONE.
Accorso da ReggioVol. I, p. 147 ACCORSO da REGGIO. — Jurist of the thirteenth century. He taught canon law first at Reggio Emilia, then perhaps at Bologna, where he died in 1280. Some Casus…
Accra, Apostolic Prefecture of(ACCRA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. I, p. 147 ACCRA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - This prefecture, which takes its name from the capital city, was detached from the vicariate of the Gold Coast (Africa) in…
AccrescimentoVol. I, p. 147 GROWTH. — This is the biological problem of the increase in the volume of organisms during development. In mammals and human beings, it takes place in…
Accursi, Michelangelo(ACCRUSI, MICHELANGELO)Vol. I, p. 148 ACCRUSI, MICHELANGELO. — Also called Michele, conspirator, born in Rome in 1802. An Innocentian curial official of the tribunal of the Segnatura di giustizia,…
Accursio, FrancescoVol. I, p. 148 ACCURSIO, FRANCESCO. – Glossator, born in Bagnolo Fiorentino in 1184, died in Florence in 1263. Of humble origin, he studied in Bologna, where Azzone and…
Accurti, TommasoVol. I, p. 149 ACCURTI, TOMMASO. — Priest and bibliographer, born in Porto San Giorgio (Ascoli Piceno) on 11 November 1862, died in Rome on 20 January 1946. He devoted…
AccusaVol. I, p. 149 ACCUSA. — In its strictest sense, this is the act by which someone is brought before the competent judge to answer for a specific crime and receive its just…
Accusations Against Christians(ACCUSE CONTRO I CRISTIANI)Vol. I, p. 149 ACCUSATIONS AGAINST CHRISTIANS. – These were the insults and calumnies hurled by the Jews and pagans against the followers of the religion of Jesus Christ…
Acemeti(ACÈMETI)Vol. I, p. 152 ACÈMETI. — That is, the “sleepless ones” (ἀκούμητοι): ascetics so called because, divided into various shifts, they continuously took turns reciting the…
Acerenza and Matera, Archdiocese of(ACERENZA E MATERA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. I, p. 152 ACERENZA AND MATERA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. — A. rises on the ruins of Acheruntia, called “celsa” by Horace (Carm., III, 4, 13–16). Because of its position on the…
AcerraVol. I, p. 153 ACERRA. - The ancients designated by this name two implements of sacrifice: a casket for incense (ascula turaria; turalis), used in sacrifices to the gods, and…
Acerra, Diocese of(ACERRA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. I, p. 153 ACERRA, DIOCESE of. — In the Campania region, in the province of Naples, suffragan of the latter. It occupies the territory situated between Naples and…
Aceti, SerafinoVol. I, p. 153 ACETI, SERAFINO: v. SERAFINO da FERMO.
Acevedo, Alonso deVol. I, p. 153 ACEVEDO, ALONSO de. - Spanish poet (16th–17th cent.). Of this writer, whom Cervantes recalls as famous, we know only that he was a canon of Plasencia and…
Achaemenids (Old Persian Hakhāmanishiya, Greek *Achaemenidae*)(ACHEMENIDI (ANTICO PERSIANO HAKHAMANĪLĪJA, GR. 'AẒĀṬEVIḌA))Vol. I, p. 154 ACHEMENIDI (ancient Persian hakhamanīlīja, Greek 'Aẓāṭeviḍa). — Persian dynasty (its founder being Achaimenes) of the Pasargadae tribe, which in the 7th…
Achaicus ('Αγαχός; Latin Achaicus)(ACAICO ('ΑΓΑΧΌΣ; LAT. ACHAICUS))Vol. I, p. 118 ACAICO ('Αγαχός; lat. Achaicus). - A Christian of Corinth, one of the first converts of s. Paolo in Achaia. The Roman name, perpetuated in the family of L.…
AchanVol. I, p. 154 ACHAN. — Son of Charmi, of the tribe of Judah (Hebr. ’Akān “afflicting” [?]; Septuagint ’Aẓāp; cf. the name ākran in Num. 1:13; 2:27). Taking part in the…
Achard (Achardus), Blessed(ACARDO (ACHARDUS), BEATO)Vol. I, p. 118 ACARDO (Achardus), blessed. — Abbot of S. Vittore, then bishop of Avranches. Descended from a noble Norman family that had settled in England in the retinue of…
Achard of Saint-Victor(ACHARDO DI SAN VITTORE)Vol. I, p. 154 ACHARDO di SAN VITTORE: v. ACARDO (ACHARDUS).
Achelis, HansVol. I, p. 154 ACHELIS, HANS. - Archaeologist and historian of early Christianity, born at Hastedi, near Brenna, in 1865, died at Lipsia in 1937. Son of a Protestant pastor,…
Achery, Jean-Luc d' (Dacherius)Vol. I, p. 157 ACHERY, JEAN-LUC d' (Dacherius). — A learned editor of ancient ecclesiastical texts, born at S. Quintino in 1609, he became a Benedictine of the Maurist…
AchesioVol. I, p. 157 ACHESIO. – Bishop of the Novatian community of Constantinople. He took part in the Council of Nicaea and accepted all its decisions. When Constantine then…
AchiacharVol. I, p. 158 ACHIACHAR (ACHIHAR): v. AHQAR.
AchillaVol. I, p. 158 ACHILLA. — Successor of Peter and predecessor of Alexander in the patriarchal see of Alexandria, which he held for a few months between 25 November 311 and…
Achilleo, Bishop of Spoleto(ACHILLEO, VESCOVO DI SPOLETO)Vol. I, p. 158 ACHILLEO, bishop of SPOLETO. - He was chosen by the imperial court of Ravenna in 419 to perform the Easter functions at Rome, which at that time was without…
Achilleo, Saint, Martyr(ACHILLEO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. I, p. 158 ACHILLEO, saint, martyr: v. NEREO e ACHILLEO, santi, martiri.
Achilli, GiacintoVol. I, p. 158 ACHILLI, GIACINTO. — A Dominican from Viterbo who, during the Roman Republic (Feb.–July 1849), became a propagator of Protestantism in Italy. When the republic…
AchimelekVol. I, p. 158 ACHIMELEK. - Son of Achitob, high priest at the sanctuary of Nob (I Sam. 21-22). He is commonly identified with Achia (v.). In reality, the two names…
AchiOrVol. I, p. 161 ACHIOR. - The name of two biblical personages. 1. Supreme military leader of the Ammonites. To Holofernes, the Assyrian general, who asked him for information…
Achmim, Coptic Sanctuary(ACHIMIM, SANTUARIO COPTO)Vol. I, p. 161 ACHIMIM, Coptic sanctuary: v. AKHMIM.
Achonry, Diocese of(ACHONRY, DIOCESI DI)Vol. I, p. 161 ACHONRY, DIOCESE of. - In Eire (Ireland). The name derives from the Gaelic Achadh Chonnaire, that is, “field of Connaire.” The origin of the diocese dates back…
Achterfeldt, Johann HeinrichVol. I, p. 161 ACHTERFELDT, JOHANN HEINRICH. - German Catholic theologian, b. 1 June 1788 at Wesel, d. at Bonn on 11 May 1877. Ordained priest in 1813, in 1826 he became…
Achtermann, Theodor WilhelmVol. I, p. 161 ACHTERMANN, THEODOR WILHELM. – Sculptor, born in 1799 in Münster, died in 1884 in Rome. A pupil of Fr. Tieck and Rauch at the Berlin Academy, but resistant to…
Acili, Hypogeum of the(ACILI, IPOGRO DEGLI)Vol. I, p. 161 ACILI, IPOGRO degli: v. PRISCILLA.
Acilius Glabrio, Manius(ACILIO GLABRIONE, MANIO)Vol. I, p. 161 ACILIO GLABRIONE, MANIO: v. GLABRIONE ACILIO.
AcindinoVol. I, p. 161 ACINDINO: v. AKINDYNOS GREGORIOS.
Acireale, Diocese of(ACIREALE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. I, p. 161 ACIREALE, DIOCESI di. – A city situated in eastern Sicily, 16 km from Catania. In its present location it dates from the early fourteenth century, and was…
Ackermann Choquet, Louise-VictorineVol. I, p. 162 ACKERMANN CHOQUET, LOUISE-VICTORINE. - French poetess, born in Paris in 1813, died in Nice in 1870. Her works, the principal among them being the Contes en…
Ackermann, LeopoldVol. I, p. 162 ACKERMANN, LEOPOLD. - Exegete, born and died in Vienna (17 Nov. 1771–8 Sept. 1831). Having entered (1790) the Canons Regular of S. Agostino under the name of…
Acolius(ACOLIO)Vol. I, p. 162 ACOLIUS. – Bishop of Thessalonica, he baptized the emperor Theodosius before the latter undertook the Gothic War (380); he died in 383. On the occasion of his…
Acolouthia (Ἀκολουθία)(ACOLUTIA (ἈΚΟΛΟΥΘΊΑ))Vol. I, p. 162 ACOLUTIA (ἀκολουθία). – Arrangement, disposition of the prayers and ceremonies. Corresponding to the Latin ordo, ritus. Thus, in the Byzantine liturgy, we find…
Acolytate(ACCOLITATO)Vol. I, p. 145 ACOLYTE. — From ἀκολουθέω, to follow, to serve, it is a minor order, created in the Latin Church to relieve deacons of some of their functions; it was unknown,…
Acominato, MicheleVol. I, p. 162 ACOMINATO, MICHELE: V. MICHELE ACOMINATO.
Aconcio, Concio, Giacomo(ACONCIO (ACONCIO, CONCIO), GIACOMO)Vol. I, p. 162 ACONCIO (ACONCIO, CONCIO), GIACOMO. — Born at Ossana in Trentino at the beginning of the sixteenth century, he died in England; according to Cheynel, he was…
Acosmism(ACOSMISMO)Vol. I, p. 162 ACOSMISM. — This name was given (by Hegel) to Spinoza’s philosophical system concerning the nature and origins of the universe, insofar as he denies its…
Acosta (da Costa), UrielVol. I, p. 163 ACOSTA (DA COSTA), URIEL. — Jewish rationalist, born in Oporto between 1580 and 1585, died in Amsterdam in 1640. Of a wealthy Marrano family, he studied…
Acosta, JoséVol. I, p. 162 ACOSTA, JOSÉ. – Spanish Jesuit, writer, and missiologist, b. at Medina del Campo in Sept. or Oct. 1540, d. at Salamanca on 15 Feb. 1600. He entered religious…
Acoustics(ACUSTICA)Vol. I, p. 180 ACOUSTICS. - As a science, it deals with all the qualities of sound in itself or in relation to certain places where sounds are heard. With regard to the…
Acquaderni, GiovanniVol. I, p. 166 ACQUADERNI, GIOVANNI. – Founder and first president of the Società della Gioventù Cattolica Italiana (v.), born in Castel S. Pietro (Emilia) on 3 March 1838,…
Acquapendente, Diocese of(ACQUAPENDENTE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. I, p. 167 ACQUAPENDENTE, diocese. — In Lazio, in the province of Viterbo, situated in the northeastern part of the region. It borders Umbria and Tuscany and has an area…
Acquaviva, ClaudioVol. I, p. 169 ACQUAVIVA, CLAUDIO. — Fifth Superior General of the Society of Jesus, born at Atri on 4 September 1543, of the family of the dukes A. In 1567, at the age of…
Acquaviva, Diocese of(ACQUAVIVA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. I, p. 170 ACQUAVIVA, DIOCESE of. - In the Roman synod of 465 and in the subsequent ones down to 502, two bishops appear respectively, Paolo and Benigno, with the title…
Acquaviva, FrancescoVol. I, p. 170 ACQUAVIVA, FRANCESCO. — Cardinal, born in Naples in 1665, died in Rome in 1725. In 1689 he was appointed by Innocent XI vice-legate in Ferrara and subsequently…
Acquaviva, GiulioVol. I, p. 170 ACQUAVIVA, GIULIO. — Cardinal, son of Giovanni Giacomo, tenth duke of Atri, brother of Cardinal Ottavio, of Orazio, bishop, and of Rodolfo, Jesuit and martyr;…
Acquaviva, MarcelloVol. I, p. 170 ACQUAVIVA, MARCELLO. — Born in 1531 into a noble Neapolitan family; died at S. Ornero in the Abruzzi on 18 March 1617. He was appointed archbishop of Orranto…
Acquaviva, Ottavio, JuniorVol. I, p. 170 ACQUAVIVA, OTTAVIO, junior. — Cardinal, born in Naples in 1608, died in Rome in 1674. Governor of Jesi (1638), Orvieto (1642), and Ancona (1643), he defended…
Acquaviva, Ottavio, SeniorVol. I, p. 170 ACQUAVIVA, OTTAVIO, senior. - Cardinal born in Naples in 1560, died there in 1612. Called to Rome by Sisto V, he was appointed, in 1589, vice-legate of the…
Acquaviva, Rodolfo, Blessed(ACQUAVIVA, RODOLFO, BEATO)Vol. I, p. 171 ACQUAVIVA, RODOLFO, blessed. — Jesuit missionary and martyr, born at Atri on 2 October 1550, son of the duke of Atri, Giangirolamo, and nephew of Claudio…
Acquaviva, TroianoVol. I, p. 171 ACQUAVIVA, TROIANO. – Cardinal, born in Naples on 24 January 1696, died in Rome on 24 March 1747. Appointed by Clement XI vice-legate of Bologna and by…
Acqui (Acqui)(ACCIA (ACCI))Vol. I, p. 137 ACCIA (ACCI). - An ancient bishopric on the island of Corsica, situated in the canton of Porta, district of Bastia. This ancient diocese, of which the ruins of…
Acqui, Diocese of(ACQUI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. I, p. 172 ACQUI, DIOCESE of. — City of Piedmont, on the Bormida, a tributary of the Po, in the upper Monferrato. It is the ancient Aquae Statiellae, center of the…
Acquoy, Johannes Gerhardus RijkVol. I, p. 172 ACQUOY, JOHANNES GERHARDUS RIJK. – Dutch ecclesiastical historian, born in Amsterdam on 3 January 1829, died in Leiden on 15 December 1896. He received his…
Acra (Akra: Greek 'Ἄκρα' 'fortress')(ACRA (AKRA: GR. 'ἌΓΞΑ' «FORTEZZA»))Vol. I, p. 173 ACRA (AKRA: gr. 'Ἄγξα' «fortress»). – Citadel built by the king of Syria, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, within Jerusalem around 168 B.C., to house a security…
Acri, FrancescoVol. I, p. 173 ACRI, FRANCESCO. – Philosopher, born in Catanzaro on 19 March 1834, died in Bologna on 21 November 1913. He is commonly recognized as the most prominent…
Acri, Saint John of(ACRI, SAN GIOVANNI D')Vol. I, p. 173 ACRI, SAN GIOVANNI d': v. SAN GIOVANNI d'ACRI.
Acropolita, Constantine(ACROPOLITA, COSTANTINO)Vol. I, p. 174 ACROPOLITA, COSTANTINO: v. COSTANTINO ACROPOLITA.
Acropolita, George(ACROPOLITA, GIORGIO)Vol. I, p. 174 ACROPOLITA, GIORGIO: v. GIORGIO ACROPOLITA.
Acrostic(ACROSTICO)Vol. I, p. 174 ACROSTICO. — This is a figured poetic composition in which the initial or final letters (in the latter case more properly called a telestich) of the verses,…
Act and Potency(ATTO E POTENZA)Vol. II, p. 230 ACT AND POTENCY. — The doctrine of act and potency, together with the principles and applications that derive from it, constitutes the characteristic feature…
Acta Apostolicae SedisVol. I, p. 175 ACTA APOSTOLICAE SEDIS. — Official bulletin (Commentarium officiale) of the Holy See, prepared by the Secretariat of State, printed by the Vatican Press and…
Acta ArchelaiVol. I, p. 175 ACTA ARCHELAI. — Account of two disputations held by Archelaus, bishop of Carcara in Mesopotamia, against Mani, during the reign of the emperor Probus.…
Acta Sanctae SedisVol. I, p. 175 ACTA SANCTAE SEDIS - Monthly periodical, begun in Rome in 1865 by the priest Pietro Avanzini, who was also its first director, under the title of ACTA SANCTAE…
Acta SanctorumVol. I, p. 176 ACTA SANCTORUM: v. BOLLANDISTI.
Action(AZIONE)Vol. II, p. 351 AZIONE. — In Roman law, this word (Lat. actio) originally served to denote any act performed in court; later, under the formulary procedure, it was used as a…
Action FrançaiseVol. I, p. 176 ACTION FRANÇAISE. — A politico-social movement that arose in France in 1899 on the initiative of Henry Vaugeois. Charles Maurras became its principal theorist,…
Action PopulaireVol. I, p. 179 ACTION POPULAIRE. — Publishing enterprise founded in Reims (1903) by the Jesuit Enrico Leroy with the aim of publishing and disseminating short, inexpensive…
Actistetes(ACTISTÈTI)Vol. I, p. 179 ACTISTÈTI. — This was the name given to the members of a Monophysite sect closely related to Julianism or Aphthartodocetism (v. AFTARTODOCETI). The a.…
Active and Passive Voice(VOCE ATTIVA E PASSIVA)Vol. XII, p. 988 ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE. — A juridical term denoting the right belonging to the members of a society to cast their vote on matters concerning the society…
Activism(ATTIVISMO)Vol. II, p. 222 ACTIVISM. - Active school, activism, child activity, work school are terms frequently used in modern pedagogy. With these, the entire movement is indicated…
Activities of Jesus Christ(ATTIVITÀ DI GESÙ CRISTO)Vol. II, p. 230 ATTIVITÀ DI GESÙ CRISTO: v. PSICOLOGIA DI GESÙ CRISTO.
Acton, CarloVol. I, p. 180 ACTON, CARLO. - Cardinal, b. in Napoli on 6 March 1803, d. there on 23 June 1847. Son of Giovanni Acton, minister to Ferdinando IV of Napoli, he was educated…
Acton, JohnVol. I, p. 180 ACTON, JOHN. – English canonist, a canon of Lincoln from 1329, who died in 1350. A pupil of Giovanni Stratford, later archbishop of Canterbury, he was regarded…
Acton, John Emerich Edward, Lord AldenhamVol. I, p. 180 ACTON, JOHN EMERICH EDWARD, lord ALDENHAM. – English politician and historian, born in Naples on 10 January 1834, died at Tegernsee (Bavaria) on 19 June 1902.…
Actor(ATTORE)Vol. II, p. 233 ACTOR. - In procedural law, this term (from the Latin actor) designates the person who brings another before a court, that is, the party who is the first to…
Acts of Administration(AMMINISTRAZIONE, ATTI DI)Vol. I, p. 666 ADMINISTRATION, ACTS OF. — Acts of administration (or of simple or ordinary administration) are those legal acts whose object is the preservation of the…
Acts of B(ATTI DI B)Vol. II, p. 512 ACTS OF B. — An apocryphal book, composed at the end of the 5th century. In 1698 D. Papebroch published for the first time, from Vat. Greek Cod. 1667, Acta et…
Acts of the Apostles(APOSTOLI, ATTI DEGLI)Vol. I, p. 1002 APOSTOLI, ATTI DEGLI: V. ATTI DEGLI APOSTOLI.
Acts of the Apostles(ATTI DEGLI APOSTOLI)Vol. II, p. 210 ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. — Book of the New Testament, placed after the Gospels, which presents itself as the continuation of the Gospel of Luke. SUMMARY: I. The…
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