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Aias(AIACE)Vol. I, p. 370 AIACE. – Galatian adventurer, at first Catholic, then Arian. Idacius calls him senior arrianus, an expression interpreted differently by historians. A priest…
Aiblinger, Johann KasparVol. I, p. 371 AIBLINGER, JOHANN KASPAR. – Composer, born at Wasserburg am Inn on 23 February 1779, died in Munich on 6 May 1867. He completed his musical studies in Munich…
Aicard, Jean-François-VictorVol. I, p. 371 AICARD, JEAN-FRANÇOIS-VICTOR. - French poet and dramatist, b. at Toulon in 1848, d. at Paris in 1921. He interrupted his studies of law in order to devote…
Aicher, OttoneVol. I, p. 371 AICHER, OTTONE. – Benedictine of the Bavarian abbey of St. Veit, born in an unspecified place in 1628, died at Salzburg in 1705. In Germany, he brought honor…
Aichinger, GregorVol. I, p. 371 AICHINGER, GREGOR. — Composer, born in Ratisbona in 1564, died in Augusta on 21 January 1628. He studied at Ingolstadt, served as organist to Giacomo Fugger…
Aichner, SimonVol. I, p. 371 AICHNER, SIMON. — Canonist, born in Terenten (Tyrol) on 19 October 1816, died in Bressanone on 1 November 1911. Professor of canon law at the seminary of…
Aidan (Aedán, Aidanus), Saint(AIDANO (AEDAN, AIDANUS), SANTO)Vol. I, p. 371 AIDANO (Aedan, Aidanus), saint. — Irish monk, founder and first abbot-bishop of Lindisfarne. We know nothing of his youth. We find him a monk at Iona in 635,…
Aignan of Orléans, Saint(ANIANO DI ORLÉANS, SANTO)Vol. I, p. 788 ANIANO of ORLÉANS, saint. — Successor of St. Evurtius in the episcopal see of Orléans, known chiefly through the accounts of Sidonius Apollinaris (Epist. VIII,…
Aignan, FrançoisVol. I, p. 372 AIGNAN, FRANÇOIS. — The former Capuchin missionary Fr. Tranquillo d'Orléans (père Tranquille), born in 1644, who joined the Cluniac Benedictines around 1690…
Aigrefeuille, Guillaume (the Elder)(AIGREFEUILLE, GUILLAUME (SENIORE))Vol. I, p. 372 AIGREFEUILLE, GUILLAUME (the elder). – Cardinal, born at Lafond, near Saint-Exupéry, c. 1317, died at Viterbo in 1369. Having entered the Benedictine Order, he…
Aigrefeuille, Guillaume (the Younger)(AIGREFEUILLE, GUILLAUME (IUNIORE))Vol. I, p. 373 AIGREFEUILLE, GUILLAUME (the younger). - Cardinal, born at Saint-Exupéry in 1339, died at Avignone on 13 Jan. 1401. He studied at Tolosa, where in 1365 he…
Aiguani (Anguani, Anchiani), MicheleVol. I, p. 373 AIGUANI (ANGUANI, ANCHIANI), MICHELE. - Distinguished Carmelite theologian of the 14th century, better known under the name “Michele di Bologna” because he was…
Aijalon (Hebrew, from root 'Ajjāl "Deer", nearly "Place of Deer")(AIALON (EBRAICO, DALLA RADICE 'AJJĀL «CERVO», QUASI «LUOGO DEI CERVI»))Vol. I, p. 371 AIALON (Hebrew, from the root 'ajjāl “stag,” approximately “place of the stags”). — 1. Amorite city (Iudc. 1:35), called Ajalāna or Jalāna in the el-Amarna…
Aikenhead, Mary, Servant of God(AIKENHEAD, MARY, SERVA DI DIO)Vol. I, p. 373 AIKENHEAD, MARY, Servant of God. - Foundress of the Irish Sisters of Charity, born at Cork (Ireland) on 15 Jan. 1787 of a Catholic mother and an Anglican…
Ailerano (Aileranus, Aieranus, Eerianus), called the Wise, Saint(AILERANO (AILERANUS, AIERANUS, AIERANUS, EERIANUS), DETTO IL SAPIENTE, SANTO)Vol. I, p. 373 AILERANO (Aileranus, Aieranus, Aieranus, Eerianus), called the WISE, saint. — Little is known of his life. He was a monk at Clonard (v.) and, apparently, from…
Ailly, Pierre d' (Petrus de Alliaco)Vol. I, p. 373 AILLY, PIERRE d' (PETRUS DE ALLIACO). — French scientist, philosopher, and theologian, confessor to Charles VI, statesman, bishop, and cardinal, he was one of…
Aimeric de Malifaye(AIMERICO DE MALIFAYE)Vol. I, p. 375 AIMERICO de MALIFAYE. – Died in 1196. From 1142 he was Latin patriarch of Antioch. Extremely steadfast in defending the city against the Muslims and divine…
Aimeric of Piacenza(AIMERICO DI PIACENZA)Vol. I, p. 375 AIMERICO di PIACENZA. — Twelfth master general of the Dominicans. Whether he was descended from the Giliani family, as Echard maintains (Script. Ord. Praed.,…
Aimeric, Mateo(AIMERICH, MATEO)Vol. I, p. 375 AIMERICH, MATEO: V. AYMERICH, MATEO.
Aimo (Latin Haymo, Haimo, Aimo, Hemmo), Bishop of Halberstadt(AIMONE (LAT. HAYMO, HAIMO, AIMO, HEMMO), VESCOVO DI HALBERSTADT)Vol. I, p. 375 AIMONE (Latin: Haymo, Haimo, Aimo, Hemmo), bishop of HALBERSTADT. — Born around 778, died on 26 or 27 March 853. According to some, his place of birth was in…
Aimoin (Aimoinus, Aymoinus) of Saint-Germain(AIMOINO (AIMOINUS, AYMOINUS) DI SAN GERMANO)Vol. I, p. 375 AIMOINO (Aimoinus, Aymoinus) di SAN GERMANO. — Monk in the Parisian monastery of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, often confused with Aimoino di Fleury. A monk before…
Aimoino (or Aimone) of Fleury(AIMOINO (O AIMONE) DI FLEURY)Vol. I, p. 375 AIMOINO (or AIMONE) of FLEURY. – Born into a noble family of Périgord, he entered Fleury around 980 and died there around 1008. At the order of his abbot Abbo…
Aimone (Heimo)Vol. I, p. 375 AIMONE (HEIMO). – German historiographer, d. 31 July 1139. He was a canon of S. Giacomo of Bamberg and wrote a Chronographia in the form of annals extending…
Ain Karim (Arabic: "Fountain of the Vineyard")(AIN KARIM (ARABO: «FONTANA DELLA VIGNA»))Vol. I, p. 377 AIN KARIM (Arabic: “fountain of the vineyard”). - A village situated 7 km west of Jerusalem (- Karem of Jos., 15, 59, according to the Septuagint), which,…
Ain ZaraVol. I, p. 377 AIN ZARA. — Locality in Libya, approximately 13 km south of Tripoli, where a remarkable early Christian necropolis has been discovered, consisting generally of…
Ainalov, Dimitri Vasilevich(AINALOV, DIMITRI VASILEVIC)Vol. I, p. 377 AINALOV, DIMITRI VASILEVIC. - Russian art historian, disciple of Kondakov, b. in 1862, d. in 1939. Despite his teaching activity in the faculties of Byzantine…
Ainsworth, HenryVol. I, p. 377 AINSWORTH, HENRY. - English nonconformist theologian, b. at Swanton Morley (Norfolk) in 1571, d. at Amsterdam, poisoned, it is said, by the Jews in 1622 or…
AinuVol. I, p. 377 AINU: v. PRIMITIVI, RELIGIONE dei.
Aire, Diocese of(AIRE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. I, p. 377 AIRE, DIOCESI di. – Bishopric of southern France, suffragan to the metropolitan see of Auch. Its territory comprises the department of Landes, with 240,000…
Airoldi Aliprandi, CesareVol. I, p. 378 AIROLDI ALIPRANDI, CESARE. — Priest, born in Milan on 26 October 1800, died there on 3 January 1891. He was first in the seminary at Monza, then in Milan, and…
Airoldi, CesareVol. I, p. 378 AIROLDI, CESARE. – Political figure, born in Palermo on 2 November 1774, died in Florence on 28 December 1858. He studied at Pavia, but upon the arrival of the…
AissaouaVol. I, p. 378 AISSAOUA. - French form of the name of the Muslim brotherhood of the 'Isawiyya (in Maghrebi pronunciation Aisawiyya), founded in Morocco in the 16th century by…
Aix, Archdiocese of(AIX, ARCIDIOCESI D')Vol. I, p. 378 AIX, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - A French metropolitan see city in Provence, A. is the oldest Latin colony in Gaul, founded around the year 120 B.C. by the consul Caius…
