2,761 articles
· 24 under Af
·
English index · Indice italiano
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…
Afer (Africanae Fraternae Ephemerides Romanae)Vol. I, p. 236 AFER (AFRICANAE FRATERNAE EPHEMERIDES ROMANAE). — Periodical publication issued by the Conference of the Catholic Missions of Africa (v.). It appeared from…
Affability(AFFABILITÀ)Vol. I, p. 236 AFFABILITÀ. – It is the virtue that regulates a person’s entire outward comportment (speech, action, manner), so as to make him well received and agreeable to…
Affairs, Moral Theology of(AFFARI, MORALE DEGLI)Vol. I, p. 237 AFFARI, MORALE degli: v. ECONOMIA e MORALE. AFFARI ECCLESIASTICI STRAORDINARI, CONGREGAZIONE degli: v. CONGREGAZIONI PONTIFICIE.
Affaitati, Antonio MariaVol. I, p. 236 AFFAITATI, ANTONIO MARIA. — Capuchin writer, in the world Casimiro, born in 1660 in Albogasio, into a noble Cremonese family, died in Milan on 26 April 1721.…
Affani, IgnazioVol. I, p. 237 AFFANI, IGNAZIO. — Painter, b. in Parma on 22 March 1828, d. in Fidenza on 29 July 1889. Trained at the school of Calegari, Pescatori, and Scaramuzza at the…
Affection(AFFEZIONE)Vol. I, p. 237 AFFEZIONE: v. ORAZIONE AFFETTIVA.
Affiliation(AFFILIAZIONE)Vol. I, p. 237 AFFILIATION. — By this name, various legal institutions have been called in different periods and places. HISTORY OF LAW. - In the Middle Ages, among peoples…
Affinity(AFFINITÀ)Vol. I, p. 237 AFFINITÀ. – This word, derived from the Latin affinitas (signifying, according to Modestinus [fr. 4, § 10, D. 38, 10], as it were, the bringing of one…
Afflacio, GiovanniVol. I, p. 238 AFFLACIO, GIOVANNI. — A physician from Salerno, from the second half of the eleventh century. He is said to have been a disciple of Costantino l'Africano.…
Afflitto, AnnibaleVol. I, p. 238 AFFLITTO, ANNIBALE: v. D'AFFLITTO, ANNIBALE.
Afflitto, Eustachio(AFFLITTO, EUSTACCHIO)Vol. I, p. 238 AFFLICTED, EUSTACCHIO: v. D'AFFLICTO, EUSTACCHIO. FRESCO — Palimpsest of frescoes (6th–9th centuries) in the apse of S. Maria Antiqua — Rome.
Afforty, Charles-FrançoisVol. I, p. 239 AFFORTY, CHARLES-FRANÇOIS. – Dean of the Sorbonne and canon of the church of St.-Ricul de Senlis, b. in 1706, d. in 1786. He was one of Moreau’s most active…
Affringues, Bruno d'Vol. I, p. 241 AFFRINGUES, BRUNO d'. - Carthusian, b. at Saint-Omer in 1546 and d. at the Grande-Chartreuse of Grenoble in 1632. Of noble birth, he combined a fine intellect…
AffrontataVol. I, p. 241 AFFRONTATA. - An episode characteristic of many Holy Week processions, especially in the towns of central and southern Italy. While from one church, with part…
Affò, IreneoVol. I, p. 239 AFFÒ, IRENEO. - Man of letters, born at Busseto (Parma) in 1741, died at Parma in 1797. He was a Friar Minor and until 1777 taught at Ferrara and Guastalla.…
Afghanistan(AFGANISTAN)Vol. I, p. 241 AFGANISTAN. – 1. GEOGRAPHY. – More than twice the size of Italy (650,000–700,000 sq. km.), A. occupies the northeastern part of the Iranian plateau. A country…
Afra, Saint, Martyr(AFRA, SANTA, MARTIRE)Vol. I, p. 243 AFRA, saint, martyr. — Victim of the Diocletian persecution in Augusta (Augsburg). The life (Conversio s. Afrae) is legendary; but the Passio of the fifth…
AfricaVol. I, p. 243 AFRICA. - One of the five largest continents. SUMMARY: I. Geography: 1. Africa in general. - 2. French Equatorial Africa. - 3. French West Africa. - 4.…
Africanus, Sextus Julius(AFRICANO, SESTO GIULIO)Vol. I, p. 269 AFRICANO, SESTO GIULIO: v. SESTO GIULIO AFRICANO.
Aftartodocetae(AFTARTODOCETI)Vol. I, p. 269 AFTARTODOCETI. — A name composed of two Greek words: ἀγάπητος (“incorruptible”) and ἀγάπητα (“doceti” [v.]), used to designate the partisans of the Monophysite…
