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'Asherah('ASERĀH)Vol. II, p. 90 'ASERĀH: v. ASTARTE.
A Solis Ortus CardineVol. II, p. 117 « A SOLIS ORTUS CARDINE ». - Hymn of the Roman Breviary for Lauds on the feast of Christmas. Its author is Sedulius, a Latin poet of the 5th century. It is a…
Asa(AŠA)Vol. II, p. 69 AŠA. - V. AMEŠA SPENTA. ASA. - Third king of Judah after the division of the kingdom, son and successor of Abia. He reigned for 41 years (910–870 B.C.). He…
Asaba-Benin, Apostolic Vicariate of(ASABA-BENIN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. II, p. 70 ASABA-BENIN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - The mission, entrusted to the Society for African Missions of Lyons, originated from the apostolic prefecture of Upper…
Asael (Hebrew 'Āšāh'ēl, «God has made»)(ASAEL (EBR. 'ĀŠĀH'ĒL, « DIO HA FATTO »))Vol. II, p. 70 ASAEL (Heb. 'Āšāh'ēl, “God has made”). — A very agile warrior, David’s nephew, the son of his sister Sarvia, and the younger brother of Joab and Abisai. After…
AsamVol. II, p. 70 ASAM. - Family of German artists. HANS GEORG, painter and stucco-worker (Rotterdam c. 1646–1711), worked in various monasteries and churches in Bavaria…
Asan (Asen)Vol. II, p. 71 ASAN (ASEN). – Name of a Bulgarian dynasty (1186–1258) begun by the three brothers A.: Giovanni, Pietro, and Giovanni, who founded the Second Bulgarian Empire…
Asaph (Hebrew «gatherer»)(ASAF (EBR. « RACCOGLITORE »))Vol. II, p. 70 ASAF (Hebr. “gatherer”). — Head of one of the three groups of Temple singers and a sacred poet in the time of David. According to the genealogy in I Par. 6,…
Asaph, Saint(ASAF, SANTO)Vol. II, p. 70 ASAF, saint. - Bishop of Glasgow, who lived in the sixth century. No literary text has survived concerning the history of this saint, but only local traditions…
Asbury, FrancisVol. II, p. 72 ASBURY, FRANCIS. - Founder of American Methodism, b. in 1745 at Handsworth, near Birmingham, England, d. in 1816 at Spotsylvania, near Richmond. From his youth…
Ascanio, Nicanore, Blessed(ASCANIO, NICANORE, BEATO)Vol. II, p. 73 ASCANIO, NICANORE, blessed. – Spanish Franciscan, martyred at Damascus on 10 July 1860. Born in Villarejo de Salvanco (Madrid) on 10 January 1814, he entered…
Ascaricus(ASCARICO)Vol. II, p. 73 ASCARICO. — Bishop of Asturias in the second half of the eighth century. He addressed to a certain Tuseredo an acrostic on the uncertainty of eternal…
Ascellino (Asselino, Anselm)(ASCELLINO (ASSELINO, ANSELMO))Vol. II, p. 73 ASCELLINO (ASSELINO, ANSELMO). - A Dominican, originally from Lombardy, known for the embassy to the Mongols entrusted to him by Innocenzo IV. After the…
Ascendants(ASCENDENTI)Vol. II, p. 74 ASCENDENTI : v. CONSANGUINITÀ; SUCCESSIONI.
Ascension(ASCENSIONE)Vol. II, p. 74 ASCENSIONE - I. NELLA S. SCRITTURA. - Dopo essere apparso ripetutamente durante quaranta giorni, Gesù risorto comparve un'ultima volta agli apostoli (fot.…
Ascension of Isaiah(ASCENSIONE DI ISAIA)Vol. II, p. 76 ASCENSIONE DI ISAIA: V. ISAIA, ASCENSIONE di.
Ascension, Islands of(ASCENSIONE, ISOLE)Vol. II, p. 76 ASCENSIONE, ISOLE: V. CAPETOWN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di.
Ascetical Theology(ASCETICA, TEOLOGIA)Vol. II, p. 79 ASCETICA, TEOLOGIA. – Systematic doctrine concerning asceticism (v.). The formula “t. a.” seems to date back only to the seventeenth century (in the Franciscan…
Asceticism(ASCESI)Vol. II, p. 76 ASCESIS. — A methodical effort to repress the lower tendencies of nature in order progressively to attain spiritual perfection. SUMMARY: I. Nature. — II.…
Aschbach, Joseph vonVol. II, p. 86 ASCHBACH, JOSEPH von. – German Catholic historian, born in Höchst on 29 April 1801, died in Vienna on 25 April 1882. After earning degrees in theology and…
Aschhausen, Johann GottfriedVol. II, p. 86 ASCHHAUSEN, JOHANN GOTTFRIED. — Born at Oberlauda in 1575, died at Regensburg in 1622. In 1609 he was elected archbishop of Bamberg by that chapter, and in…
Aschites(ASCHITI)Vol. II, p. 87 ASCHITI. - Heretics connected with Montanism (v.). Information concerning them, not always consistent, is provided by ancient writers on heresies, such as…
AsciVol. II, p. 87 ASCI: v. ESPLORATORI CATTOLICI.
Asclepiades of Gaza(ASCLEPIADE DI GAZA)Vol. II, p. 87 ASCLEPIADE di GAZA. - A defender of the consubstantiality of the Word, he was opposed by the Arians, who deposed him from his see at the Council of Antioch…
Asclepius(ASCLEPIO)Vol. II, p. 87 ASCLEPIO: v. ESCULAPIO.
Asclepius(ASCLEPIO)Vol. II, p. 87 ASCLEPIO. — An African bishop, about whom Gennadius writes, De viris illustribus, 73 (PL 58, 1102): “A. African, from the territory of Baiae (an uncertain…
Asclepius (Ἀσκληπιός)(ESCULAPIO (ἈΣΚΛΗΚΤῸΣ))Vol. V, p. 350 ESCULAPIO (Ἀσκληκτὸς). - Greek god of medicine. Numerous etymologies have been proposed to explain his name, both from Greek and from Semitic languages; some…
Ascoli Piceno, Diocese of(ASCOLI PICENO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 88 ASCOLI PICENO, DIOCESE OF. — Bishopric of the Marches, immediately subject, from its earliest origins, to the Apostolic See. Already mentioned by Julius Caesar…
Ascoli Satriano-Cerignola, Diocese of(ASCOLI SATRIANO-CERIGNOLA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 88 ASCOLI SATRIANO-CERIGNOLA, DIOCESE di. - In Puglia, province of Foggia, suffragan of Benevento. It has 15 parishes, 57 diocesan and 18 regular priests, 86,921…
Ascoli, Graziadio IsaiaVol. II, p. 87 ASCOLI, GRAZIADIO ISAIA. – Glottologist, born in 1829 at Gorizia, died in Milan in 1907. A singular example of a self-taught scholar, he amassed, during his…
Aseity (Lat. aseitas, from a se «from itself, by itself»)(ASEITÀ (LAT. ASEITAS, DA A SE « DA SÉ, PER SÉ »))Vol. II, p. 89 ASEITY (Lat. aseitas, from a se “from itself, through itself”). — The property of a reality that does not derive its being from another. In Christian…
Asensio, Esteban DeVol. II, p. 90 ASENSIO, ESTEBAN de. - Missionary, b. in Spain in 1527, d. in Colombia in 1585. He was the sixth and last holder of the Franciscan custody of Colombia. He…
Asfu, IsoleVol. II, p. 91 ASFU, ISOLE: v. ARCIPELAGO DEI NAVIGATORI.
Ash Wednesday(CENERI, MERCOLEDÌ DELLE)Vol. III, p. 753 CENERI, MERCOLEDÌ delle. — In the last years of s. Gregorio Magno, the Lenten fast began on the Wednesday preceding the First Sunday of Lent, which was…
Asham, RogerVol. II, p. 91 ASHAM, ROGER. – Humanist and educational theorist, born at Kirby Wiske (Yorkshire) in 1515, died on 23 December 1568. He cultivated humanistic studies, with…
AshantiVol. II, p. 91 ASHANTI (COSTA D'ORO): v. KUMASI.
Ashdod (Hebrew: ʾAšdādh; Akkadian: Ašdādh; Greek: ʾAšdōr; modern: Esdūd)(AZOTO (EBR. ʾAŠDĀDH; ASIR. AŠDĀDH; GR. ʾAŠḎŌR; OGGI EŠDĀDH))Vol. II, p. 367 AZOTO (Hebr. ʾAšdādh; Assyr. Ašdādh; Greek ʾAšḏōr; today Ešdādh). — One of the five Philistine cities (Ios. 13:3), it always remained so (I Sam. 5:1-8). Five…
Asher (Heb. 'Āšēr — Happy —)(ASER (EBR. 'ĀŠĒR - FELICE -))Vol. II, p. 90 ASER (Heb. ’āšēr—happy).—1. Eighth son of Jacob, born in Mesopotamia after Gad, by Zelfa, Lia’s maidservant. Gen. 30:13 explains his name with Lia’s words: “In…
Ashi ben Sima(AŠI BEN SIMAJ)Vol. II, p. 108 AŠI BEN SIMAJ. – Babylonian Amora (v.) of the sixth generation, born in 352 and died in 427. He reopened the academy of Sura, of which he was the head from 375…
Ashkelon (Heb. 'Alqelôn; Assyr. Asqalâna; Egyp. Asqalna; mod. Arab. Hirbet 'Asqalân)(ASCALON (EBR. 'ALQELÔN; ASSIR. ASQALÂNA; EGIZ. ASQALNA; ODIERNO ARAB. HIRBET 'ASQALÂN))Vol. II, p. 73 ASCALON (Hebr. 'Alqelôn; Assyr. Asqalâna; Egypt. Asqalna; modern Arab. Hirbet 'Asqalân). – Palestinian city between Azotus and Gaza, almost on the coast. It…
Ashkenaz (Heb. Aškenaz; LXX Ašqaváč)(ASCENEZ (EBR. AŠKENAZ; SETTANTA AŠQAVÁČ))Vol. II, p. 74 ASCENEZ (Heb. Aškenaz; Septuagint Ašqaváč). - Son of Gomer, grandson of Iafet (Gen. 10:3), he designates a branch of the Japhetic stock. Many connect A. with…
Ashkenaz (plural Ashkhanazim)(AŠKENAZ (PLUR. AŠKHĀNĀZIM))Vol. II, p. 115 AŠKENAZ (pl. Aškhānāzim). - In modern Judaism, the designation of German Jews, as opposed to Sēphārādh (pl. Sēphardhām). From the 10th century A.D. in Hebrew…
Ashline AnnisVol. II, p. 91 ASHLINE ANNIS: v. KILLA.
Ashoka (Pāli Aśoka)(AŠOKA (PĀLI AŠOKA))Vol. II, p. 116 AŠOKA (Pāli Ašoka). — Emperor of India, grandson of Candragupta, founder of the Maurya dynasty. He ascended the throne in 272 B.C., reigned until 233, and…
Ashura(AŠURA)Vol. II, p. 172 AŠURA. - In the most ancient religious texts of India, the word A., corresponding to the Iranian Ahura, means spirit, god (from asu, vital spirit?). It is an…
Ashurbanipal (Aššur-bāni-aplu "Assur Creates an Heir")(ASSURBANIPAL (AŠŠUR-BĀN-APLU « ASSUR CREA UN EREDE »))Vol. II, p. 151 ASSURBANIPAL (Aššur-bān-aplu “Assur creates an heir”). — Assyrian king from 669 to 626 B.C., son and successor of Asarhaddon (v.). He brought the campaign…
AsiaVol. II, p. 91 ASIA. - One of the five largest continents of the Earth. CONTENTS: I. Geography. - II. Ethnography and religions. - III. A. in the Bible. - IV. Christianity in…
Asia Minor (Ἀσία ἡ ἐλάττων, ἡ μικρά Ἀσία)(ASIA MINORE. ('ΑΣΊΑ Ἡ ἘΛΆΤΤΩΝ, Ἡ ΜΙΚΡΆ ἈΣΊΑ))Vol. II, p. 101 ASIA MINOR. (Ἀσία ἡ ἐλάττων, ἡ μικρά Ἀσία). — A rather late designation (4th century A.D.: cf. Orosius, I, 2), which in learned usage preceded the…
Asiatic Civilization, East(ORIENTE ASIATICO, CIVILTÀ DELL')Vol. IX, p. 201 EASTERN ASIA, CIVILIZATION OF. – The peoples who constituted the civilization of Asia and wove its historical fabric are China in the east, India in the south,…
AsidoVol. II, p. 108 ASIDO. — Asidonia (today Medina-Sidonia, civil province and diocese of Cadiz, Spain), a diocese of the Visigothic and Mozarabic period (7th, 12th centuries),…
AsimboliaVol. II, p. 113 ASIMBOLIA. – From the Greek à privative and οὐμβόλον, symbol, representative sign; the temporary or definitive disappearance of groups of memories or…
Asinara, Island of(ASINI, ISOLE)Vol. II, p. 113 ASINI, ISOLE: v. COOK, ISOLE.
Asini, Festa degliVol. II, p. 113 ASINI, FESTA degli. — Medieval, paraliturgical religious observance intended to recall the role played by the donkey in various episodes of Sacred Scripture…
Asioli, BonifazioVol. II, p. 115 ASIOLI, BONIFAZIO. – Musician, born in Correggio on 30 August 1769; died there on 18 May 1832. He studied composition in Parma and became chapel master of…
Asiongaber (Hebrew Ešjōn-Gēbher "Grove of Gēbher [Name of a Man?]")(ASIONGABER (EBR. ESJŌN-GĒBHER « BOSCHETTO DI GĒBHER [NOME DI UOMO?]))Vol. II, p. 115 ASIONGABER (Heb. Esjōn-gēbher “grove of Gēbher [a man’s name?]”). - A city in Edomite territory on the Red Sea, at the head of the Gulf of Elath, near Elath…
Askidas, TeodoroVol. II, p. 116 ASKIDAS, TEODORO. – An Origenist monk of Palestine. He first appears in history as abbot of the “New Laura” near Jerusalem, at the Council of Constantinople in…
AsmaraVol. II, p. 116 ASMARA. – Residence of the apostolic vicar of Eritrea (v. ERITREA, vicariato apostolico di) and of the ordinary for Catholics of the Ethiopian rite since 1930.…
Asmodeus(ASMODEO)Vol. II, p. 116 ASMODEO: v. AESMA DAEVA.
Asmodeus(ASMODEO)Vol. II, p. 116 ASMODEO. – Demon (Tob. 3:8) who caused the death of Sara’s seven husbands, the daughter of Raguele, from the very first nights of marriage (ibid. 6:14–17).…
Asola, Giovanni MatteoVol. II, p. 117 ASOLA, GIOVANNI MATTEO. - Musician, born at Verona about 1560, died at Venice on 1 Oct. 1609. The scant biographical information is derived from isolated…
AsoloVol. II, p. 117 ASOLO. – A small municipality in the Veneto, in the hills of the Treviso area. It was an episcopal see at the end of the sixth century, when its bishop sided…
Asot IVol. II, p. 117 ASOT I. — King of Armenia, the first of the Bagratid dynasty, from 885 to 890, created by the caliph Maometto Pullah at the unanimous request of the Armenian…
Asperges MeVol. II, p. 117 « ASPERGES ME ». — Formula with which the ritual sprinkling of blessed water is performed (v. ASPERSIONE). It is not easy to determine whether the use of the…
Aspergillum(ASPERSORIO)Vol. II, p. 118 ASPERGILLUM. – This is an instrument of silver, gold, or another metal, used to sprinkle people and objects with holy water. In addition to the stoups for holy…
Aspersion(ASPERSIONE)Vol. II, p. 118 ASPERSIONE. – It is the act of sprinkling blessed water on persons or things, usually by using a metal instrument or sprigs of certain plants (v. ASPERSORIO).…
Asperti, SamueleVol. II, p. 118 ASPERTI, SAMUELE. - Jesuit spiritual director, b. at Gorlago (Bergamo) in 1818, d. at Mantova on 20 June 1896. Ordained priest at Bergamo, he was for several…
Aspetti, TizianoVol. II, p. 118 ASPETTI, TIZIANO. – Sculptor, born in Padua in 1565 and died in Pisa in 1607. He remained consistently within the sphere of Tuscan Mannerism, particularly that…
Aspromonte, Battle of(ASPROMONTE, SCONTRO DI)Vol. II, p. 118 ASPROMONTE, BATTLE OF. - The tortuous attitude of the Rattazzi cabinet, which seemed to promise, if not support, at least benevolent neutrality; the illusion…
Ass(ASINO)Vol. II, p. 114 ASINO. - Among the many animals that early Christian art admitted into its repertory, the a. must also be counted. In a fresco in the cemetery of Pretestato…
Ass, Adoration of the(ASINO, ADORAZIONE DELL')Vol. II, p. 114 ASS, ADORATION OF THE See: ACCUSATIONS AGAINST CHRISTIANS.
Assarotti, Ottavio GiovambattistaVol. II, p. 119 ASSAROTTI, OTTAVIO GIOVAMBATTISTA. — Piarist, born in Genoa on 25 October 1753 and died there on 24 January 1829. Having entered the Congregation of the Pious…
Assassination Attempt(ATTENTATO)Vol. II, p. 208 ATTENTATO. — In the broadest meaning of the word, it is any violent act directed against another’s right. When it has as its object a right protected by…
AssemaniVol. II, p. 120 ASSEMANI. - Name of four celebrated Catholic Orientalists, belonging to an illustrious Maronite family of Lebanon. The name in Arabic is as-Sim'ānī, not…
Assemblies of God(ASSEMBLEE DI DIO)Vol. II, p. 123 ASSEMBLEE DI DIO : v. PENTECOSTALI.
Assent(ASSENSO)Vol. II, p. 123 ASSENSO. – An essential moment of judgment (v.) consisting in the act by which the mind adheres to a proposition, that is, affirms the relation of unity or…
Asser, GiovanniVol. II, p. 123 ASSER, GIOVANNI. – English historiographer, b. in Wales, at Menevia, d. in 909; he was educated in the monastery of S. David. He lived for some time at the…
Assereto, GioacchinoVol. II, p. 123 ASSERETO, GIOACCHINO. — Painter, born in Genoa in 1600, died there on 26 July 1649. First a pupil of Borzone and then of Ansaldo, he produced a great many…
Assessor(ASSESSORE)Vol. II, p. 124 ASSESSOR. - He is the person who advises and assists the judge in the examination and determination of a case. According to the Roman law of the republic, the…
Assignies, Jean D'Vol. II, p. 126 ASSIGNIES, JEAN d'. – Belgian Cistercian and ascetical writer, born into a noble family around 1565 at Bauffe, near Chièvres. He entered the abbey of Cambron,…
Assisi, Diocese of(ASSIS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 127 ASSIS, DIOCESE of. — In the State of S. Paolo (Brazil), a suffragan of S. Paolo, erected on 30 November 1928 with thirteen parishes from the diocese of…
Assisi, Diocese of(ASSISI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 127 ASSISI, DIOCESE OF. — In Umbria, in the province of Perugia, it covers an area of 352.17 sq. km., with a population of 34,653 inhabitants, all Catholics,…
Assistance to Parents(ASSISTENZA AI GENITORI)Vol. II, p. 131 ASSISTENZA AI GENITORI: v. GENITORI, ASSISTENZA AI.
Assistant to Study(AIUTANTE DI STUDIO)Vol. I, p. 378 STUDY ASSISTANT. - He is a senior official of the Sacred Congregations and offices of the Holy See, and represents the highest rank among the junior officials,…
Assistant to the Papal Throne(ASSISTENTE AL SOGLIO)Vol. II, p. 130 ASSISTENTE AL SOGLIO. - This is a high honour, instituted in the 16th century, which is conferred upon ecclesiastical and secular personages, and which entails…
Assistants(ASSISTENTI)Vol. II, p. 131 ASSISTENTI: v. PENITENZA.
Assiut, Diocese of(ASSIUT, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 133 ASSIUT, DIOCESE of. – In Egypt. Pope Pius XII, by the apostolic constitution Ex Petri cathedra, dated 10 August 1947, erected the diocese of A., assigning it…
Assmayer, IgnazVol. II, p. 133 ASSMAYER, IGNAZ. — Musician, born in Salzburg on 11 February 1790, died in Vienna on 31 August 1862. A pupil of Michele Haydn, he was a renowned organist and…
Association(ASSOCIAZIONE)Vol. II, p. 133 ASSOCIATION. — An association may be defined as a group of men freely constituted within the State for the attainment of a common purpose through the union of…
Association of Ideas(ASSOCIAZIONE DELLE IDEE)Vol. II, p. 134 ASSOCIAZIONE DELLE IDEE: v. IDEE, ASSOCIAZIONE DELLE.
Association of Ideas(IDEE, ASSOCIAZIONE DELLE)Vol. VI, p. 915 IDEAS, ASSOCIATION OF. — It is the fact that the images of consciousness, like ideas and cognitive contents in general, present themselves in connection with…
Association of Sunday Schools(ASSOCIAZIONE DELLE SCUOLE DOMENICALI)Vol. II, p. 134 ASSOCIAZIONE DELLE SCUOLE DOMENICALI: v. DOMENICALI, SCUOLE.
Associationism(ASSOCIAZIONISMO)Vol. II, p. 137 ASSOCIAZIONISMO: v. IDEE, ASSOCIAZIONE DELLE.
Associations of Catholic Action(ASSOCIAZIONI DI AZIONE CATTOLICA)Vol. II, p. 136 ASSOCIAZIONI DI AZIONE CATTOLICA : v. AZIONE CATTOLICA; AZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA.
Assumption(ASSUNZIONE)Vol. II, p. 143 ASSUNZIONE. - This term is commonly used to express the privilege according to which the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the end of her earthly life, was glorified in…
Assumption of Moses(ASSUNZIONE DI MOSÈ)Vol. II, p. 150 ASSUNZIONE di MOSÈ: v. MOSÈ, ASSUNZIONE di.
Assumptionists(ASSUNZIONISTI)Vol. II, p. 150 ASSUNZIONISTI: v. AGOSTINIANI DELL'ASSUNZIONE.
Assur(AŠŠUR)Vol. II, p. 150 AŠŠUR. – 1. DEITY. – The national god of the Assyrians, who gave his name to the capital of the kingdom. He is one of the few gods who did not penetrate…
Assyria, Religion of(ASSIRIA, RELIGIONE DELL')Vol. II, p. 127 ASSIRIA, RELIGIONE dell': v. BABILONIA.
Assyrians(ASSIRI)Vol. II, p. 126 ASSIRI. – People settled along the middle Euphrates, so called from Aššur (v). It was commonly held that they were originally Subareans who, first colonized by…
Astalli, FulvioVol. II, p. 152 ASTALLI, FULVIO. — Born at Sambuci near Tivoli, of a noble Roman family; he died in Rome in 1721. Clement X, bound to him by ties of kinship, enrolled him…
AstarothVol. II, p. 152 ASTAROTH. - A city between the Lake of Gennesaret and the Aran, ancient residence of Og, king of Bashan (Ios. 9, 10; 12, 4). After the conquest of Canaan it…
AstarteVol. II, p. 152 ASTARTE. — This is the Greek name of the principal goddess of the Chaldeans. In the Hebrew text of the Old Testament she is called 'Aštoreth instead of…
Astengo, GiambattistaVol. II, p. 153 ASTENGO, GIAMBATTISTA. — Priest, born in Savona in 1817, died near Balaclava on 3 May 1855. Educated in the Piarist Schools, after spending some time among the…
Aster or Asterisk (Ὁ Ἀστήρ. Ὁ Ἀστερίσκος)(ASTER O ASTERISCO (Ὁ ἈΣΤΉΡ. Ὁ ἈΣΤΕΡΊΣΚΟΣ))Vol. II, p. 153 ASTER O ASTERISCO (ὁ ἀστήρ. ὁ ἀστερίσκος). — It is an instrument consisting of two metal plates bent into semicircles, crossed and sometimes fixed at the point…
Asterisk(ASTERISCO)Vol. II, p. 154 ASTERISCO. – This is the name given to a small star used in liturgical books to mark, with a pause, the middle of each verse in the psalms, so as to facilitate…
Asterius of Cappadocia(ASTERIO DI CAPPADOCIA)Vol. II, p. 153 ASTERIO of CAPPADOCIA. – A rhetorician by profession, described by St. Athanasius as “the many-headed sophist and advocate of the Arian heresy,” he was born in…
Asterius of Petra in Arabia, Saint(ASTERIO DI PETRA NELL'ARABIA, SANTO)Vol. II, p. 153 ASTERIO of PETRA in ARABIA, saint. - He took part, together with the 80 Eastern bishops, in the Council of Sardica (autumn 343); but, along with Ario, bishop…
Asterius, Bishop of Amasea(ASTERIO, VESCOVO DI AMASEA)Vol. II, p. 153 ASTERIO, bishop of AMASEA. — He lived between the 4th and 5th centuries, and we have no information about his life except that, before becoming bishop of…
Asterius, Saint, Martyr(ASTERIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. II, p. 153 ASTERIO, saint, martyr: v. CLAUDIO, ASTERIO E NEONE, santi, martiri.
Asterius, Turcius Rufus(ASTERIO, TURCIO RUFO)Vol. II, p. 153 ASTERIUS, TURCIUS RUFUS. — Consul of the West in A.D. 494; according to indications in ancient codices, he is said to have published the Paschale Carmen of…
Astete, GasparVol. II, p. 154 ASTETE, GASPAR. – Distinguished Spanish catechist, born in Salamanca around 1537; he entered the Society of Jesus in 1555. He was master of novices and rector…
Astolf, King of the Lombards(ASTOLFO, RE DEI LONGOBARDI)Vol. II, p. 160 ASTOLFO, king of the LONGOBARDI. — He succeeded his brother Rachis in 749. Resuming his predecessor’s anti-Byzantine policy, before July 751 he had Ravenna…
Astorini, Pietro EliaVol. II, p. 160 ASTORINI, PIETRO ELIA. – Carmelite, born in 1651, died in 1702. Highly learned in philosophy and Oriental languages, lively and open to new ideas, he was…
Astorri, Pier EnricoVol. II, p. 160 ASTORRI, PIER ENRICO. – Sculptor, born in Paris on 23 July 1882, died on 30 May 1926. He studied in Piacenza and Milan. After winning the competition for the…
Astragalus(ASTRAGALO)Vol. II, p. 160 ASTRAGAL (Architecture): v. ORDINI ARCHITETTONICI.
Astrain, AntonioVol. II, p. 160 ASTRAIN, ANTONIO. - Jesuit and historiographer, b. at Undiano (Navarre) on 17 Nov. 1857, d. at Loyola on 4 Jan. 1928. Endowed with excellent qualities as a…
Astral Deities(ASTRALI, DIVINITÀ)Vol. II, p. 161 ASTRALI, DIVINITÀ. — The natural tendency to animate things populated the heavens as well, in their planetary and astral manifestations, with divine beings,…
Astrology(ASTROLOGIA)Vol. II, p. 162 ASTROLOGIA. - It is the art of knowing the future by observing the appearance, position, and influences of the planets and constellations. 1. HISTORY. - Such…
Astronomical Observatories(OSSERVATORI ASTRONOMICI)Vol. IX, p. 276 OSSERVATORI ASTRONOMICI. - I. HISTORICAL NOTES. - Leaving aside the very ancient Chinese astronomical observatories, about which the information is highly…
Astronomy(ASTRONOMIA)Vol. II, p. 167 ASTRONOMY. – Among ancient peoples, astrology (v.) was the mother of astronomy. Since, according to the common opinion, the fate of human beings depended on…
Astros, Paul-Thérèse-David deVol. II, p. 171 ASTROS, PAUL-THÉRÈSE-DAVID de. — Cardinal, born in Tourvès on 15 October 1772, died in Toulouse on 29 September 1851. He entered the clergy in 1790, was…
Astroy, Barthélemy d'Vol. II, p. 171 ASTROY, BARTHÉLEMY d'. - Belgian Franciscan, celebrated controversialist and ascetic writer, b. at Ciney (Namur), d. at Liège on Dec. 6, 1681. In his Order he…
Astruc, JeanVol. II, p. 172 ASTRUC, JEAN. – French physician, b. on 19 March 1684 at Montpellier, where he took his doctorate and distinguished himself in combating the plague; d. in 1766…
Astyages (Greek Ἀστυνάγης; Hittite in Cuneiform Documents)(ASTIAGE (GRECO ἈΣΤΙΝΆΓΗΣ; ITTUEGGU NEI DOCUMENTI CUNEIFORMI))Vol. II, p. 155 ASTIAGE (Greek Ἀστινάγης; Ittueggu in the cuneiform documents). - Last king of Media (584–50 B.C.), son of Ciassare (v.). Around 553 Ciro (v.), king of Anfani…
Asylum, Right of(ASILO, DIRITTO DI)Vol. II, p. 108 ASILO, DIRITTO di. — It is the right of immunity acquired by one who, guilty or in conflict with the authority administering justice, takes refuge in a sacred…
Asín Palacios, MiguelVol. II, p. 114 ASÍN PALACIOS, MIGUEL. — Spanish priest and Arabist, born in Saragossa on 5 July 1871, died on 12 August 1944. A member of the Royal Spanish Academy (president…
Aśvaghoṣa(AÇVAGHOŞA)Vol. I, p. 180 AÇVAGHOŞA: v. ASVAGHOŞA.
Aśvaghoṣa(AŠVAGHOŠA)Vol. II, p. 172 AŠVAGHOŠA. — Indian poet—lyric, epic, and dramatic—as well as philosopher and, according to his Tibetan biographer, musician, composer, and itinerant director…
Aśvin(AŠVIN)Vol. II, p. 172 AŠVIN. – The “masters of horses” (Alvin) and horsemen, who, awakened by the Dawn, appear together in the morning sky, are the subject of 54 hymns in the Rgveda…
AšipuVol. II, p. 115 AŠIPU. — The A. (“conjurer, exorcist”) is one of the major priests of the Babylonian-Assyrian religion. He is charged, by means of magical acts, with removing…
AštišadVol. II, p. 159 AŠTIŠAD. – An ancient city of Armenia, in the province of Duruperan, on the Arazani, a tributary of the Euphrates, very famous in pagan antiquity as a sacred…
