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Anabaptists (ANABATTISTI)
The term "Anabaptism" is of complex classification since, from the 16th century onward, it embraces those radicals of Protestantism who were sometimes also… -
Anabolism (ANABOLISMO)
ANABOLISMO: V. METABOLISMO. -
Anacletus (Cletus), Pope, Saint (ANACLETO (CLETO), PAPA, SANTO)
According to the papal list preserved for us by St. Irenaeus (Adv. haer., III, 3: PG 7, 849), A. succeeded Linus, the immediate successor of Peter. The list… -
Anacletus II, Antipope (ANACLETO II, ANTIPAPA)
A member of one of the most famous families of Rome, Pietro Pierleoni, nephew of a Jew converted at the time of Leo IX, went to Paris to study at the end of… -
Anacrobiosis (ANACROBIOSI)
ANACROBIOSI: V. FERMENTAZIONE. -
Anadocus (ANÀDOCO)
In the Byzantine liturgy it is the equivalent of godparent. His presence is required at Baptism, whereas for Confirmation there is no mention of it, because… -
Anadón, Juan (ANADON, JUÁN)
Carthusian ascetical writer, b. at Vivel del Rio Martín (Spain), in the first half of the 17th century, d. at Las Fuentes on 14 April 1682. He took the… -
Anagni, Diocese of (ANAGNI, DIOCESI DI)
A small city of southern Lazio, in the province of Frosinone, 50 km. from Rome, A. is the seat of a bishopric directly dependent on the Holy See, which today… -
Anagnost (Ἀναγνώστης: «Reader») (ANAGNÒSTE (ἈΝΓΝΏΣΤΗΣ: «LETTORE»))
In the Eastern Church it is the cleric who reads the Holy Scriptures aloud in religious assemblies. In ancient times he could also preach and teach Christian… -
Anagogic Sense (ANAGOGICO, SENSO)
She is an Iranian female divinity of the later Avesta, in which there is found a hymn in her honor: Yast 5. In it the power and efficacy of her help are… -
Analecta Bollandiana
ANALECTA BOLLANDIANA: v. BOLLANDISTI. ANALECTA ECCLESIASTICA. - A monthly periodical, published in Rome from January 1893 to December 1911, founded and… -
Analecta Franciscana
A collection of documents, edited according to the norms of the most recent criticism, concerning St. Francis and the Order founded by him. Begun in 1884 by… -
Analecta Iuris Pontificii
A publication brought to light from 1852 to 1891, first in Rome and subsequently in France. Founded by the French prelate Ludovico Chaillot, as a continuation… -
Analecta Montserratiana
Annual publication in the Catalan language, begun in 1917, with the aim of making known the life and vicissitudes of the famous Benedictine monastery of… -
Analecta Ordinis Carmelitarum
A quarterly review, begun in the year 1919 at the wish of the General Chapter held in Rome in 1918. It aims to inform the members of the Order about the past… -
Analecta Ordinis Carmelitarum Discalceatorum
A quarterly review begun in the year 1926 at the wish of the General Chapter of the Order held in Rome in 1925, under the title A. Ordinis Carmelitarum… -
Analecta Ordinis Praedicatorum
A periodical publication begun in 1893 by decision of the Master General Andrea Frühwirth. Its purpose is to publish, for the benefit of scholars, but above… -
Analecta Sacra Tarraconensia
A journal of ecclesiastical sciences, begun in 1925 in Barcelona by the "Biblioteca Balmes," a center of higher religious culture created by the association… -
Analgesia
ANALGESIA : v. ANESTESIA. -
Analogy (ANALOGIA)
Etymologically (from the Greek ἀνά "above" and λόγος "discourse, reason") analogy suggests the idea of a relation between two terms, hence of proportion and of… -
Analysis and Synthesis (ANALISI E SINTESI)
A. (Gr. ἀνάλυσις from ἀναλύειν, synonymous with ἀνάγειν = resolvere) and s. (Gr. σύνθεσις from συν-τίθημι = compono) designate two opposed and correlative… -
Analytics (ANALITICA)
Term derived from analysis. In Aristotle, the Analytics (Prior and Posterior) are the names of the two books of logic that deal with the syllogism and with… -
Anammelech (ANAMELECH)
Deity (together with Adrammelech, v.) of the inhabitants of Sepharvaim transplanted by Sargon to Samaria, who offered children to it as a burnt offering (IV… -
Anamnesis (Ὀνόμησις) (ANAMNÈSI (ὈΝΌΜΝΗΣΙΣ))
Remembrance, commemoration, it is that part of the Canon of the Mass which immediately follows the Consecration and which recalls the principal mysteries of… -
Anan ben David
ANAN ben DAVID: v. CARAITI. -
Ananias (ANANIA)
Various figures of the Old and New Testaments. I. OLD TESTAMENT. - 1) Fictitious father of the angel Raphael (v.), who calls him "the great," giving himself >… -
'Anānīšo (Enañiesu, 'Enānīšo) ('ANĀNIŠO (ENANIESU, 'ENĀNIŠO))
A Nestorian monk, he studied with his brother Iesuyab in the school of Nisibis, where both had as a friend and fellow pupil the namesake Iesuyab, who was like… -
Anano
ANANO: v. ANNA I e II. -
Anaphora (Ἀναφορά: Presentation, Offering) (ANÀFORA (ἈΝΑΦΟΡΆ: PRESENTAZIONE, OFFERTA))
It originally designated the bread to be offered in the Mass, and later became a generic name for the Mass itself. In the Eastern liturgies it means more… -
Anarchy (ANARCHIA)
Etymologically it means "absence of government" and therefore, by extension, "disorder, confusion." This etymological concept, however, does not explain the… -
Anargyri (ANÀRGIRI)
This is what the Greek Church calls the saints who, according to hagiographic writings, practiced medicine without payment (hence "anargiri," without money).… -
Anastasi
From the Greek Ἀνάστασις, that is, resurrection. In the peregrinatio Aetheriae (Itinera Hierosolymitana, in CSEL, 39, pp. 71, 73, 75, 99), written around the… -
Anastasia, Saint, Martyr (ANASTASIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
This concerns a martyr, venerated on 25 December, whose center of veneration was at Sirmium. Moreover, the late Latin Passio, which is the original one… -
Anastasius, Apostle of the Macarians, Saint (ANASTASIO, APOSTOLO DEI MACIARI, SANTO)
The personality of A. is still debated. Some identify him with a certain Radla, a Czech, a friend of St. Adalbert of Prague; others believe him to be a monk of… -
Anastasius I, Emperor of the East (ANASTASIO I, IMPERATORE D'ORIENTE)
Born at Durazzo in 431 to a Manichaean mother, and he was himself a Monophysite. He reigned from 491 to 518. We know little or nothing of him before his… -
Anastasius III, Pope (ANASTASIO III, PAPA)
A Roman, son of Lucianus, he succeeded Sergius III and was consecrated around the month of June 911. During his brief pontificate, which ended in 913, he was… -
Anastasius I, Intrusive Patriarch of Constantinople (ANASTASIO I, PATRIARCA INTRUSO DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
When the iconoclast emperor Leo the Isaurian drove St. Germanus from the patriarchal throne because he defended the veneration of images, A., who was a… -
Anastasius II, Pope (ANASTASIO II, PAPA)
Successor of Gelasius I, he was consecrated on 24 November 496 and died on 19 November 498. His first concern was to resume relations with the Churches of the… -
Anastasius I, Pope, Saint (ANASTASIO I, PAPA, SANTO)
Roman by birth, he succeeded Siricius and was pope from 26 November 399 to 19 December 401. His brief pontificate was entirely taken up with the Origenist… -
Anastasius IV, Pope (ANASTASIO IV, PAPA)
Conrad "de Suburra," a Roman, from 1126 cardinal and bishop of Sabina; during the schism between Innocent II and Anacletus II he had been on the side of the… -
Anastasius, Librarian (ANASTASIO BIBLIOTECARIO)
Born probably in Rome around 817, he received in the urban monasteries a solid cultural formation in Latin and Greek. Created cardinal priest of St. Marcellus… -
Anastasius Magundat, Saint, Martyr (ANASTASIO MAGUNDAT, SANTO, MARTIRE)
Persian monk and martyr, b. at Razech, d. in 628. After the Cross was carried off to Persia in 614, Magundat, who had been instructed in magic, wanted to know… -
Anastasius, Monk of Mont-Saint-Michel, Saint (ANASTASIO, MONACO DI MONT-SAINT-MICHEL, SANTO)
Despite the existing studies, some points about his life remain obscure. He was certainly born in the first quarter of the 11th century in Venice. After… -
Anastasius of Salona, Saint, Martyr (ANASTASIO DI SALONA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He lived in the 4th century, and seems to have been a native of Aquileia, where he practiced the trade of a fuller. Having moved to Salona (Dalmatia), he met… -
Anastasius of Sinai, Saint (ANASTASIO SINAITA, SANTO)
Priest and hegumen of Mount Sinai, d. after 700, honored as a saint by the Byzantine Church on April 21. A notable exegete and polemicist, his life is almost… -
Anastasius of the Cross (ANASTASIO DELLA CROCE)
German Discalced Carmelite, in the world Benedikt Falck. Born on 9 April 1706 (not 1701 as one reads in some authors) in Münster, he took the religious habit… -
Anastasius of Thessalonica (ANASTASIO DI TESSALONICA)
Successor of Rufus, after 431, in the metropolis of Thessalonica; in 435 Pope Sixtus III renewed his powers over eastern Illyria, as vicar of the Roman see.… -
Anastasius the Apocrisarius (ANASTASIO L'APOCRISARIO)
Apocrisiary of the Roman Church at Constantinople, not to be confused with another monk Anastasius who was his companion in martyrdom and who died on 24 July… -
Anastasius the Elder, Saint (ANASTASIO IL VECCHIO, SANTO)
Patriarch of Antioch (559-99). He occupied the patriarchal see (559) following the death of Domnus, and was an intrepid defender of orthodoxy, taking his stand… -
Anastasius the Quaestor or the Stammerer (ANASTASIO IL QUESTORE O IL BALBO)
Original hymnographer and melodist of the 10th century. Of him it is known only that in 907 he held the office of quaestor at Constantinople. A celebrated… -
Anastasius the Younger, Saint (ANASTASIO IL GIOVANE, SANTO)
Patriarch of Antioch (599-610), successor of Anastasius the Elder. A letter of St. Gregory the Great addressed to him shows that A., as soon as he was elected… -
Anathema (ANATEMA)
Christian sepulchral inscription with an anathema against violators of tombs - Rome, Lateran Christian Museum. et monumenta, II, Rome 1868, pp. 251-57. Other… -
Anathematism (ANATEMATISMO)
ANATEMATISMO: V. ANATEMA. -
Anathoth (ANATHOTH)
A Levitical city of the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. 21:18; 1 Chron. 6:45 [Heb. 60]). It was the birthplace of two companions of David, Abiezer (2 Sam. 23:27; 1… -
Anatocism (ANATOCISMO)
ANATOCISMO: v. INTERESSE; USURA. -
Anatolius, Bishop of Beroea (ANATOLIO, VESCOVO DI BEREA)
A priest of the diocese of Chalcis, he succeeded Meletius as bishop of Beroea (Syria), when the latter passed to the see of Antioch. At the synod of Antioch… -
Anatolius, Bishop of Laodicea (ANATOLIO, VESCOVO DI LAODICEA)
Flourished in the second half of the 3rd century. A native of Alexandria, he distinguished himself there for his extensive and profound literary and scientific… -
Anatolius, Patriarch of Constantinople (ANATOLIO, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
Born in Alexandria, died on 3 July 458. The patriarch Dioscorus had him raised to the see of Constantinople, which he occupied from Dec. 449 to 3 July 458. At… -
Anatomy (ANATOMIA)
From the Greek ἀνατομή = dissection, it is the science that through dissection studies the intimate structure of living beings. In our Western culture, the… -
Anaxagoras (ANASSAGORA)
Greek philosopher, b. at Clazomenae ca. 499 B.C. He lived in Athens for 30 years and enjoyed the friendship of Pericles. In 432 he was accused by the latter's… -
Ancajani, Carlo
Papal general, b. in Spoleto on 19 July 1763, d. in Rome around the middle of the following century. In Jan. 1797 he was placed at the head of a small… -
Ancarano, Pietro
ANCARANO, PIETRO: V. PIETRO D'ANCARANO. -
Ancessi, Victor-Antoine
French Orientalist, b. at Saint-Affrique on 16 Aug. 1844, d. there on 12 Dec. 1878. After completing his studies at the Jesuit college of his native city, he… -
Anchialus (ANCHIALE)
City of Thrace on the Black Sea, today in Bulgaria, already mentioned by Strabo (Geographia, VII, 6, 1), Pliny (Hist. Nat., IV, 44), Ovid (Tristia I, 9, 36)… -
Anchier (Anscher), Pantaleon
Cardinal, a native of Troyes. He was archdeacon of Laon. In December 1262 he was created cardinal of the title of St. Praxedes by Pope Urban IV, his uncle. He… -
Anchieta, José de
Missionary, apostle of Brazil. Born at La Laguna (Canary Islands) on 19 March 1534, he studied at the University of Coimbra and, in 1551, entered the Society… -
Anchor (ANCORA)
G. B. De Rossi defined the anchor as the solemn and fundamental symbol of Christian symbolism (Bull. arch. crist., 2nd series, 2 [1871], p. 65). As a symbol of… -
Anchorite (ANACORETA)
From the Greek ἀναχωρέω, "to withdraw, to go away," it is an ascetic who lives in isolation, in solitary places. In the historical development of monasticism… -
Ancient Christian Art (ARTE CRISTIANA ANTICA)
We still know almost nothing about the origins of Christian art, taken in the double sense of the word, chronological and spatial. One can only presume that… -
Ancient Christian Cemeteries (CIMITERI CRISTIANI ANTICHI)
SUMMARY: I. Generalities. - II. Ownership and administration. - III. Theological value of paleochristian funerary monuments. - IV. Ancient cemeteries of Rome.… -
Ancient Christian Iconography (ICONOGRAFIA CRISTIANA ANTICA)
Within the group of historical-philosophical sciences that concern themselves with the scientific reconstruction of the "orbis christianus antiquus,"… -
Ancient Jewish Cemeteries (CIMITERI EBRAICI ANTICHI)
The typical Jewish tomb in Palestine is one hewn out of the rock with a burial chamber whose entrance was closed by a large recessed stone, of the type of that… -
Ancina, Giovanni Giovenale, Blessed (ANCINA, GIOVANNI GIOVENALE, BEATO)
Born on 19 Oct. 1545 at Fossano, died at Saluzzo on 31 Aug. 1604. Having taken his degree in philosophy and medicine, he practiced this science with great… -
Ancion, Pascal
Belgian Franciscan, preacher and ascetical writer, b. at Fraipont, d. at Verviers on 3 Jan. 1785. He spread everywhere throughout Belgium the pious practice of… -
Ancona
The word perhaps derives from the Greek εἰκών = image, and denotes the painting or relief placed on the altar; it is a synonym of pala (v.) and in common usage… -
Ancona and Numana, Archdiocese of (ANCONA E NUMANA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
The most important city of the Marches, on a bend of the Adriatic coast formed by Mount Conero, A. has about 95,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the most… -
Ancrene Riwle (« Rule of the Anchorites ») (ANCRENE RIWLE (« REGOLA DELLE ANACORETE »))
Ascetic treatise by an unknown author, dedicated to recluses and hermits, composed before 1225. A distinguished literary and historical document, also on… -
Ancud
ANCUD: v. CARLO (SAN) DI ANCUD. -
Ancyra (ANCIRA)
City of Galatia in Asia Minor, now Angora (Turkish Ankara), capital of present-day Turkey. It must have received the Christian faith very early; but it appears… -
Andaman Islands (ANDAMANE, ISOLE)
ANDAMANE, ISOLE: v. MALACCA. -
Andegavense Collection (ANDEGAVENSE, COLLEZIONE)
ANDEGAVENSE, COLLEZIONE: v. COLLEZIONI CANONICHE. -
Anderdon, William Henry
English Jesuit and writer, b. in London on 22 Dec. 1816, d. at Roehampton on 28 July 1890. Of a Protestant family, after his studies at Oxford he was elected… -
Anderledy, Anton Maria
Jesuit, 23rd general of the Society of Jesus, b. at Berisal (Valais) on 3 June 1819, d. at Fiesole on 18 Jan. 1892. A pupil of the Jesuits at the college of… -
Anderson, Patrick
Scottish Jesuit, b. at Elgin or at Moray in 1575, d. in London on 24 Sept. 1624. Having entered the Order in Rome in 1597, after attending the University of… -
Andersson, Lars
Initiator of Protestantism in Sweden, known in Latin as Laurentius Andreae, b. ca. 1482, d. at Strengnäs on 14 April 1552. He studied at Skara, Uppsala… -
Anderton, James
English Catholic apologist, layman, b. at Lostock Hall (Lancashire) in 1557 and d. in 1618. He wrote various works directed especially at Protestants, among… -
Anderton, Tommaso
English Benedictine, b. at Euxton Hall (Lancashire) in 1611, d. at Saxton Hall (Yorkshire) in 1671. He professed in Paris in 1630. He wrote in English a… -
Andlau (Ändlaw), Heinrich Bernardus
Catholic politician and publicist, b. at Freiburg im Breisgau on 20 Aug. 1802, d. there on 3 March 1871. From an old and influential family, in his youth he… -
Andorra
The largest of the smallest European states (452 sq. km.), on the southern slope of the Pyrenees between France (department of Ariège) and the bishopric of… -
Andrada (Andrade), Francesco de
Portuguese man of letters and historian, b. in Lisbon in 1535 and d. in 1614, brother of Tommaso A. known under the name of "Tommaso di Gesù". Philip II… -
Andrada de Payya, Diogo
Illustrious Portuguese theologian, b. at Coimbra in 1528, d. in 1575 at Lisbon. He taught at the University of his native city. In 1561 he was sent by King… -
Andrada, Thomas de
ANDRADA, THOMAS de: v. TOMMASO DI GESU. -
Andrade, Alfonso de
Ascetical writer, b. at Toledo (1590), a Jesuit in 1612, professor of philosophy and theology, qualificator of the Inquisition, a rural missionary for 50… -
Andrade, Antonio de
Portuguese Jesuit, missionary and explorer, b. at Oleiros (province of Beira Baixa) in 1580, d. at Goa on 19 March 1634. In 1600 he set out for the Indian… -
Andrássy, Antal (ANDRASSY, ANTAL)
Jesuit, bishop of Rosenau, b. at Romanfalva (Hungary) in 1742 and d. at Rosenau on 12 November 1799. Having entered the Society of Jesus, then reduced to a… -
Andrea da Barberino
Of Jacopo de' Mangabotti, born in Barberino di Valdelsa around 1370, died after 1431. A famous storyteller, he compiled, drawing on Franco-Venetian or Tuscan… -
Andrea da Firenze
Florentine painter, according to Bonaini identical with Andrea Ristori of the parish of S. Pancrazio (1333-92), but identified by Milanesi, Berenson, van Marle… -
Andrea (d'Andrea), Jacob
German Protestant theologian, b. at Weiblingen on 15 March 1528, d. at Tübingen on 7 Jan. 1590. His schoolmates gave him the name "Schmiding" or "Fabricius,"… -
Andrea da Nofri
Sculptor, b. in Florence in 1388; the date of his death is uncertain. Also known as A. da Firenze, he carved in his native city some statues for the chapel of… -
Andrea d'Arco
Franciscan, missionary and ascetic writer, b. at Arco in 1597 to the Zanoni family, d. at Borgo Valsugana in 1674. He governed the prefecture of the mission of… -
Andrea da Spoleto
Born at Cascia around 1481. In his disorderly youth he was the head of a faction. He entered the Order of Friars Minor, then left it, but soon returned. To do… -
Andrea d'Assisi
ANDREA d'ASSISI: v. INGEONO I'. -
Andrea del Sarto
Painter, b. in Florence on 16 July 1486, d. there on 22 Jan. 1531. First a pupil of Giovanni or Andrea Barile, then of Piero di Cosimo, he came under the very… -
Andrea di Bartolo
Sienese painter, son of the painter Bartolo di Fredi (v.), he was registered in the roll of the Arte dei Pittori of 1389. Many documentary records of his… -
Andrea di Neufchâteau (de Novo Castro)
Scotist Franciscan of the 14th century, born in France at Neufchâteau (Vosges), whom some confused with Newcastle (England) and with Castronuovo (Italy). He… -
Andreae, Johann Valentin (ANDREA, JOHANN VALENTIN)
German Protestant theologian, b. at Herrenberg in 1586, d. at Stuttgart in 1654. Nephew of Jacob, he followed in his footsteps; however, while his grandfather… -
Andrea, Fulvio
Archaeologist, of Sabine origin, he lived in Rome in the first half of the 16th century. He first treated the topography of the City in a short poem in… -
Andrea Grego da Peschiera, Blessed (ANDREA GREGO DA PESCHIERA, BEATO)
Dominican, b. in 1400 to poor peasants at Peschiera del Garda, d. between 16 and 19 January 1485. He took the Dominican habit at Brescia and completed his… -
Andrea of Ratisbon (ANDREA da RATISBONA)
Augustinian, German historiographer of the late 15th century. He entered the convent of St. Mang at Ratisbon in 1410. He wrote: De statu urbis Ratisbonae… -
Andrea Schiavone
ANDREA SCHIAVONE: v. SCHIAVONE. -
Andreasi, Osanna, Blessed (ANDREASI, OSANNA, BEATA)
Dominican tertiary, b. in Mantua to Nicola Andreasi (not Andreassi) and Agnese Gonzaga on 17 Jan. 1449, d. there on 18 June 1505. At the age of 15 she took the… -
Andreini, Giovanbattista
Comedian, poet and playwright, b. in Florence in 1578 to the celebrated actor Francesco Andreini (known professionally as Capitan Spavento) and to Isabella, an… -
André, Juan
A Muslim converted to Christianity in 1487. Ordained a priest, he devoted himself to preaching the Gospel to the Moors of Spain. He taught commercial law… -
André, Louis
French Jesuit, b. at Saint-Rémy (Bouches-du-Rhône) in 1631; having entered the novitiate of Lyon in 1650, from 1669 a missionary in Canada, chiefly among the… -
Andreoli, Giuseppe
Priest and patriot, b. at S. Possidonio di Modena in 1791, d. at Rubiera on 17 Oct. 1822. A priest of the Oblates of Correggio, A. became a Carbonaro in 1820.… -
Andreolo de' Ferreri
Franciscan, who lived in the second half of the 14th century. Some historians, such as Ticozzi and Cicognara, state that he took part, in the capacity of… -
Andrés de Olmos (ANDRÈS DE OLMOS)
Missionary in Mexico, b. at Oña (Spain) around 1491, d. at Tampico (Mexico) on 8 October 1571. After the death of his parents he was educated at Olmos, near… -
Andrés, Juan (ANDRÈS, JUAN)
Spanish man of letters and philosopher, b. at Planes (Valencia) in 1740, d. at Rome on 12 January 1817. Having entered the Society of Jesus at Tarragona at the… -
Andreucci, Andrea Girolamo
Jesuit theologian, b. at Viterbo on 13 Nov. 1684, d. at Rome on 13 June 1771. He taught philosophy at Perugia and moral theology at Città di Castello and at… -
Andrevi, Francesco
Musician, Spanish priest of Italian origin, b. at Sanabuya on 16 Nov. 1786, d. on 23 Nov. 1853. He was choirmaster in various cathedrals of Spain, and lastly… -
Andrew, Apostle, Saint (ANDREA, APOSTOLO, SANTO)
1. LIFE. - Son of Jonah and brother of Simon Peter, born at Bethsaida. He practiced the trade of fisherman at Capernaum (John 1:44; Mark 1:29). We do not know… -
Andrew, Archbishop of Rhodes (Chrysoberga) (ANDREA, ARCIVESCOVO DI RODI (CRISOBERGA))
A Dominican, born in Constantinople to a schismatic family, he converted to Catholicism and entered the Order of Preachers in the convent of Pera. He labored… -
Andrew Avellino, Saint (ANDREA AVELLINO, SANTO)
Born in 1521 at Castronuovo (now Castronuovo di S. Andrea, in the province of Potenza), into a noble family of the place, died at Naples on 10 Nov. 1608. He… -
Andrew, Bishop of Samosata (ANDREA, VESCOVO DI SAMOSATA)
He lived in the first half of the 5th century, died before 449; he took an active part in the Nestorian controversy. At the invitation of John of Antioch, he… -
Andrewes, Lancelot
English theologian and Anglican bishop of Winchester, b. in 1555, d. on 6 September 1626. A pupil of Pembroke College, Cambridge, he received Anglican Orders… -
Andrew Hubert Fournet, Saint (ANDREA UBERTO FOURNET, SANTO)
B. on 6 Dec. 1752 at Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé, in Poitou, d. at La Puye on 13 May 1834. Enrolled in 1772 at the University of Poitiers, through youthful… -
Andrew of Austria (ANDREA D'AUSTRIA)
Cardinal, morganatic son of Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, b. in Prague in 1558, d. in Rome on 12 Nov. 1600. He was created cardinal at the age of 8 by… -
Andrew of Crete, Saint (ANDREA DI CRETA, SANTO)
Byzantine orator and hymnographer, b. at Damascus around 660, d. at Porto di Erisso, on the island of Mytilene, on 4 August 740. A monk at Jerusalem, he… -
Andrew of Giovanni da Murano (ANDREA DI GIOVANNI DA MURANO)
Venetian painter (recorded from 1462 to 1507). Early historiographers erroneously called him "master of the Vivarini." His works include: in Venice, in the… -
Andrew of Giusto Manzini (ANDREA DI GIUSTO MANZINI)
Florentine painter. A pupil of Lorenzo Monaco, he first collaborated with Bicci di Lorenzo, then with Masaccio on the polyptych for the church of the Carmine… -
Andrew of Hungary (Pannonius) (ANDREA D'UNGHERIA (PANNONIUS))
Pious Carthusian writer, d. around 1510, about whom very little is known (not to be confused with the Dominican of the same name of the 15th century). He took… -
Andrew of Jesus (da Brzesko) (ANDREA DI GESÙ (DA BRZESKO))
Discalced Carmelite, b. at Brzesko (Poland), d. 29 April 1640. At the age of 15 he came to Rome to complete his humanistic studies, but attracted by the… -
Andrew of Jesus (of Granada), Blessed (ANDREA DI GESÙ (DA GRANATA))
Discalced Carmelite mystical writer, b. at Granada (Spain) in the second half of the 16th century, d. at Antequera on 25 April 1653. Having taken the habit of… -
Andrew of Longjumeau (ANDREA DI LONGJUMEAU)
French Dominican, lived in the 13th century. He was commissioned, along with others, by St. Louis, King of France, to go to Constantinople to fetch the relic… -
Andrew of Niccolò di Jacopo (ANDREA DI NICCOLÒ DI JACOPO)
Sienese painter, b. around 1440 and recorded until 1514. Of various works executed by him in Siena and Massa Marittima and cited in documents of 1470, 1477… -
Andrew of Perugia (ANDREA DA PERUGIA)
Franciscan missionary. The dates of his birth and death (1330?) are uncertain. Appointed suffragan of the archiepiscopal see of Khambalicq (Peking) by Clement… -
Andrew of Saint Victor (ANDREA DI SAN VITTORE)
Regular canon, b. in England around the beginning of the 12th century. He entered the abbey of St. Victor in Paris, where he was a disciple of Hugh (v.). He… -
Andrew of Salerno (Andrea Sabatini) (ANDREA DA SALERNO (ANDREA SABATINI))
Painter, b. perhaps before 1480, d. at Gaeta in 1530. Of varied and uncertain training, he often changed stylistic direction, at times harking back to the… -
Andrew of the Mother of God (ANDREA DELLA MADRE DI DIO)
Spanish Discalced Carmelite, in the world A. de San Roman, b. in 1620 in Palencia (Castile), d. in 1674 in Alba de Tormes. Rector of the "Collegio… -
Andrew of Vanni (ANDREA DI VANNI)
ANDREA di VANNI: v. VANNI ANDREA. -
Andrew Pisano (ANDREA PISANO)
Goldsmith and sculptor, son of the notary Ugolino di Nino, b. at Pontedera, near Pisa, ca. 1295. In Jan. 1330 the guild of Calimala (Corporation of Merchants)… -
Andrew Salos, Saint (ANDREA SALOS, SANTO)
A Scythian by birth but not a Slav, he lived from 880 to 946. Having come to Constantinople as a slave, his master, the protospatharios Theognostos, had him… -
Andrews, William Eusebius
English journalist and polemicist, b. in Norwich in 1773, d. in London in 1837. He took an active part in the struggle undertaken by John Milner in defense of… -
Andrew the Presbyter (ANDREA IL PRESBITERO)
Byzantine writer, author of "catena" commentaries on Prov. and Is., perhaps also on Act. and the Catholic Epistles. The place (Constantinople?) and the time in… -
Andria, Diocese of (ANDRIA, DIOCESI DI)
In Apulia, with an area of 1250 sq km, it extends over three municipalities in the province of Bari, and one in the province of Potenza; a suffragan of Trani.… -
Andries, Josse
A prolific preacher and ascetical writer, b. at Courtrai (Belgium) in 1588, a Jesuit in 1606, d. at Brussels on 21 Dec. 1658. He is known as a propagator of… -
Andriveau, Apolline
Daughter of Charity, b. in France at Saint-Pourçain (Allier) on 7 May 1810. Having embraced the religious life in Paris (1833), she was assigned to the girls'… -
Andronico of Rhodes (ANDRONICO DI RODI)
Peripatetic philosopher of the 1st century B.C., tenth head of the Lyceum. His name is linked to the edition of Aristotle's school works, from which the… -
Andronicus (ANDRONICO)
Prime minister of Antiochus IV (v.) Epiphanes, king of Syria, during the period when the latter went to Cilicia to quell a revolt at Tarsus and Mallus (169… -
Andronicus of Alexandria (ANDRONICO DI ALESSANDRIA)
Monophysite patriarch (617-22), successor of Anastasius, when the discord among the Monophysite Churches had been settled. The departure of the Byzantines from… -
Andronikos III Palaiologos, Emperor of Byzantium (ANDRONICO III PALEOLOGO, IMPERATORE DI BISARATO)
The second son of Michael IX, who was the son and co-regent of Andronicus II, he remained the presumed heir of his grandfather when his father died in 1320.… -
Andronikos II Palaiologos, Emperor of Byzantium (ANDRONICO II PALEOLOGO, IMPERATORE DI BISANZIO)
Son of Michael VIII Palaeologus, he was co-regent with his father in the kingdom, just as he in turn associated with himself, in 1294, his son Michael IX. A… -
Andronikos I Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium (ANDRONICO I CONNENO, IMPERATORE DI BISANZIO)
He belonged to a cadet branch of the Comnenian dynasty, being the son of Isaac, the second-born son of Alexius I. Like his father, he was hostile to the… -
Andronikos Kamateros (ANDRONICO, CAMATERO)
A descendant of the Ducas family and a relative of the emperor Manuel Comnenus, who around 1150 made him commander of his guard and governor of Constantinople.… -
Androutsos, Christos
Greek philosopher and theologian, b. at Kios in Bithynia in 1869, d. in 1937. Professor of dogmatic theology and moral theology at the University of Athens… -
Androzio (Androtio), Fulvio
Jesuit, ascetical writer, b. at Montecchio in 1523, d. at Ferrara on 27 Aug. 1575. He was a renowned doctor of law at the court of Rome, then canon of the Holy… -
Andruzzi, Luigi
Greek Catholic scholar, b. at Ammochostos in Cyprus in 1684, d. in 1757. Having moved as a boy to the Greek college in Rome, he studied philology and… -
Andry, Nicolas
French theologian and physician, brother of Claude, b. in Lyon in 1658, d. in Paris on 13 May 1742. At the age of 32 he abandoned the ecclesiastical state in… -
Anelli, Luigi
Priest and historian, b. at Lodi on 17 Jan. 1813, d. at Milan on 19 Jan. 1890. He embraced the ecclesiastical career and was ordained a priest in 1835. A… -
Anemio
Bishop of Sirmium in Pannonia (late 4th century). He is spoken of in the life of St. Ambrose, on account of the part taken by the bishop of Milan in his… -
Anerio, Family (ANERIO, FAMIGLIA)
A house to which several musicians belonged, among whom the following are famous: MAURIZIO, of Narni, a trombone player in Castel S. Angelo, father of Giovanni… -
Anesthesia (ANESTESIA)
The word (from Greek ἄν priv. and αἴσθησις = sensation) means absence of sensitivity in general and is commonly used by non-physicians as a synonym for… -
Anfossi, Filippo
Italian theologian, b. at Taggia (near San Remo), d. at Rome on 14 May 1825. He was a Dominican religious and displayed intense activity in defense of the… -
Anfossi, Michele Antonio di San Luigi Gonzaga
Discalced Carmelite, missionary and bishop, b. at San Remo on 31 Oct. 1799. He took the religious habit in Rome, where he made his profession on 27 Sept. 1816.… -
Anfossi, Pasquale
Musician, b. at Taggia (Imperia) in 1727, studied at the conservatory of S. Maria di Loreto in Naples. He died in February 1797 in Rome, where, from 1792, he… -
Angel (ANGELO)
A spiritual creature, messenger (ἄγγελος from ἀγγέλλω = announcement) of God and his minister in his relations with men. SUMMARY: 1. The angel in the Old… -
Angela della Pace
Dominican secular tertiary, b. 25 Dec. 1610 at Morchiano, d. at Naples on 21 Oct. 1662. From her earliest years, A. Maria Caterina practiced harsh penances and… -
Angela Merici, Saint (ANGELA MERICI, SANTA)
Foundress of the Ursulines, b. at Desenzano sul Garda in 1474 to a humble peasant family, d. at Brescia on 27 Jan. 1540. After passing her childhood in… -
Angela of Foligno, Blessed (ANGELA DA FOLIGNO, BEATA)
Mystic, b. at Foligno ca. 1248, d. 4 January 1309. Her conversion is fixed at 1285, when she felt inspired to make a general confession, which she made to a… -
Angelberga (Engelberga, Ingelberga)
Empress, d. in 890. Of Lombard stock and of a family long established in Italy, a woman of extraordinary energy and ambition, she exercised notable influence… -
Angelerio, Gregorio
Calabrian Capuchin theologian, b. at Panaja on an unknown date, d. at Naples on 15 January 1662. He wrote apologetic, philosophical and theological works in… -
Angelic Choirs (CORI ANGELICI)
CORI ANGELICI: v. ANGELO. -
Angelic Doctor (ANGELICO DOTTORE)
ANGELICO DOTTORE: v. TOMMASO D'AQUINO, santo. -
Angelici
Two heresies bore this name. 1. The followers of an ancient heretical sect, mentioned by St. Augustine (De Haeresibus, n. 38: PL 8, 32), were called A.… -
Angelico, Blessed (Fra Angelico) (ANGELICO, BEATO)
Guido or Guidolino di Pietro, b. at Vicchio di Mugello in 1387 or 1388, d. at Rome on 17 February 1455, entered in 1407 the Dominican convent of Fiesole… -
Angelico of Bari (ANGELICO DA BARI)
Franciscan ascetical writer, of the province of the Reformed Friars of Bari, lecturer in theology, d. in 1704 at Bitetto. He collected his instructions "de… -
Angelicum
ANGELICUM: v. ISTITUTI DI STUDI SUPERIORI. -
Angelina da Marsciano, Blessed (ANGELINA DA MARSCIANO, BEATA)
Born in the castle of Montegiove, near Orvieto, around 1377, to Giacomo count of Marsciano and Anna of the counts della Corbara, died in Foligno on 14 July… -
Angeline
Under this name are commonly designated the Secular Ursulines, who live according to the primitive rule given by St. Angela Merici to the Company of St. Ursula… -
Angeline Franciscans (FRANCESCANE ANGELINE)
Religious congregation founded by Sister Chiara Ottavia Ricci (1834-1900) and by Father Innocenzo Gamalero O.F.M. (1837-1917) at Castespina (Alessandria).… -
Angelini, Antonio
Jesuit, b. at Canepina (Viterbo) in 1809, d. at Rome on 12 Oct. 1892. Having entered the Society in 1825, he taught rhetoric and sacred eloquence for thirty… -
Angelini, Nicola
Younger brother of Antonio, born at Frosinone in 1824, a Jesuit in 1841, died at Rome on 3 March 1906. He too left edifying biographies: Vita di s. Giov.… -
Angeli, Pietro Angelo degli
Man of letters, b. at Barga in 1517, d. at Pisa in 1596. He lived at Bologna, where he was a disciple of Amasco, at Venice and at Constantinople, in the… -
Angélique de Saint Paul (ANGELICHE DI SAN PAOLO)
A female religious institute, founded in Milan by St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria and by the Countess Ludovica Torelli of Guastalla, to assist the Barnabites in… -
Angélique, Jacqueline Marie Arnauld (ANGELICA, JACQUELINE MARIE ARNAULD)
ANGELICA, JACQUELINE MARIE ARNAULD: v. ARNAULD. -
Angelo Audino Angelico da Bari
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Angelo Clareno
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Angelo da Milano (Angelus Halensis, of Milan, also Angelo) (ANGELO DA MILANO)
Lombard Franciscan theologian, b. in the 16th century. He taught scholastic and moral theology. We know the following works by him: Rosarium seu instructorium… -
Angelo da Spoleto
Franciscan missionary; the year of his birth is uncertain; d. in 1314. Between 1303 and 1304 he made a journey with four companions to Egypt, to free Christian… -
Angelo del Paz di Perpignano
ANGELO DEL PAZ di PERPIGNANO: v. DEL PAZ, ANGELO. -
Angelo Francesco di Santa Teresa
Discalced Carmelite, in the world G. B. Viglioti, b. 16 Sept. 1650 at Mondovì, d. 17 Oct. 1712. In 1675, together with three other missionaries, he was sent to… -
Angelo Maria da Vicenza
Capuchin theologian and preacher, in the world Marchesini, famous in his time, b. at Vicenza in 1615, d. there in April 1690. He wrote much in prose and in… -
Angelo of Acri, Blessed (ANGELO D'ACRI, BEATO)
Born at Acri (Cosenza) on 19 Oct. 1669, he received the name Luca Antonio in baptism. A tender and singular devotion to Mary distinguished him from his… -
Angelo of Assisi and Saint Francis (ANGELO DI PIETRO D'ASSISI E FRANCESCO)
Biographical information is lacking for these two sculptors, who were trained within the sphere of the Sienese school, as is evident from the only work… -
Angelo of Camerino (ANGELO DA CAMERINO)
Augustinian scholastic, b. toward the middle of the 13th century and d. in 1314. He took part as «sacrae theologiae novus professor» in the general chapter of… -
Angelo of Chivasso, Blessed (ANGELO DA CHIVASSO, BEATO)
Famous Franciscan theologian, b. in Chivasso (Piedmont) probably in the year 1411, from the noble and ancient Carletti family. Inclined to piety, endowed with… -
Angelo of Saint Joseph (ANGELO DI SAN GIUSEPPE)
Discalced Carmelite, in the world Giuseppe Labrosse, missionary and orientalist; b. in 1636 at Toulouse, he entered the Carmel in 1654, and from 1664 was in… -
Angelopolis [Puebla], Archdiocese of (ANGELOPOLI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
It is the oldest diocese in Mexico, having been erected by Clement VII with the bull Devotionis tuae on 13 Oct. 1525. At first it had its seat in Tlascala… -
Angelus Domini
This phrase is customarily used to designate the pious devotion by which, at the sound of the bell in the morning, at noon and at sunset, the faithful are… -
Angelus Silesius (ANGELO SILESIO)
Literary name (Angelus Silesius) adopted upon his conversion to Catholicism by Johann Scheffler, German poet and controversialist, b. at Breslau of a Lutheran…