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A.U.C.A.M. (Catholic University Association Assisting Missions)(A.U.C.A.M. (ASSOCIATIO UNIVERSITARIA CATHOLICA ADIUVANS MISSIONES))Vol. II, p. 245 A.U.C.A.M. (ASSOCIATIO UNIVERSITARIA CATHOLICA ADIUVANS MISSIONES). — It arose in Louvain in 1925 through the work of professors and students, on the…
Aubanel, ThéodoreVol. II, p. 243 AUBANEL, THÉODORE. – Provençal poet, one of the leaders of Felibrism (born in Avignon on 26 March 1829, died there on 24 October 1886). His two collections are…
Aube NouvelleVol. II, p. 244 AUBE NOUVELLE. – Quarterly periodical of political thought and action, published in Paris from 1910 by the “Sillon Catholique” (v.), with the aim of…
Aubigné, Jean-Henri Merle d'(AUBIGNÉ, JEAN-HENRY MERLE D')Vol. II, p. 244 AUBIGNÉ, JEAN-HENRY MERLE d'. – Born in Geneva in 1794, died there in 1872. Son of the merchant L. Merle. The name d'A. was added to that of the Merle family…
Aubigné, Théodore-Agrippa d'Vol. II, p. 244 AUBIGNÉ, THÉODORE-AGRIPPA d'. – Born at St-Maury (Pons-Saintonge) on 8 February 1552, died at Geneva on 9 May 1630. A man of arms and poet, an uncompromising…
Aubry, Jean-BaptisteVol. II, p. 245 AUBRY, JEAN-BAPTISTE. – Missionary, born on 5 October 1844 at Ourscamps, died in Kwei chow on 10 September 1882. He studied at the seminary of Beauvais and…
Aubry, Noël-VéranVol. II, p. 245 AUBRY, NOËL-VÉRAN. — Ascetical writer, b. at Orgon (Avignon) on 23 March 1719, d. at Avignon on 8 January 1756. He entered the Congregation of the Mission in…
Aubry, PierreVol. II, p. 245 AUBRY, PIERRE. – Musicologist, born in Paris on 14 February 1874, died in Dieppe on 31 August 1910. Learned in the Oriental languages, he was an acute scholar…
Aubusson, Pierre d'Vol. II, p. 245 AUBUSSON, PIERRE d'. – Cardinal, born in 1423, died at Rhodes in 1503. Having entered the Order of the Knights of Rhodes at an early age, he gradually attained…
Aubé, BenjaminVol. II, p. 243 AUBÉ, BENJAMIN. - Historian, b. in Paris on 1 Dec. 1826, d. there on 24 June 1887. A teacher in several French lycées—Pau, Angoulême, Reims, Orléans,…
Auch, Archdiocese of(AUCH, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 245 AUCH, ARCHDIOCESE of. — In Gascony, on the left bank of the Gers, A., which today has 133,000 inhabitants, is the metropolitan see of the dioceses of Aire,…
Aucher, Giovanni BattistaVol. II, p. 246 AUCHER, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Mechitarist of Venice, b. at Ancira in 1762, d. at Venice in 1854. Ordained priest on 4 Jan. 1786, he was assistant general of the…
Auckland, Diocese of(AUCKLAND, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 246 AUCKLAND, DIOCESE of. - In New Zealand, a suffragan diocese of Wellington, erected and entrusted to the secular clergy in 1848 through the division of the…
Auctor Beate SaeculiVol. II, p. 246 « AUCTOR BEATE SAECULI ». – This is the hymn of Matins for the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, composed in 1763 on the occasion of the first granting of…
AudaceVol. II, p. 246 AUDACE. — Known only from the Augustinian correspondence (PL 33, 1075–77; ed. Goldbacher in CSEL, 57, pp. 616–618). He had asked s. Agostino for a lengthy…
AudenzioVol. II, p. 246 AUDENZIO. – An anti-Priscillianist writer of the late fourth century, of whom Gennadius says in De viris illustribus, 14: “A., a Spanish bishop, wrote against…
AudiVol. II, p. 247 AUDI. — A heretic, born in Mesopotamia, whom Theodoret describes as “Syrian by origin and language,” A. was, in the 4th century, archdeacon of the Church of…
Audi Benigne ConditorVol. II, p. 247 « AUDI BENIGNE CONDITOR ». - Hymn for Vespers in Lent, in which the verse unfolds in a tone of humble prayer, that the Lord, taking account of fasts and…
AudientiVol. II, p. 247 AUDIENTI : v. CATECUMENATO.
Audientia EpiscopalisVol. II, p. 247 AUDIENTIA EPISCOPALIS : v. EPISCOPALIS AUDIENTIA.
Audientia SanctissimiVol. II, p. 247 AUDIENTIA SANCTISSIMI. – When a favor, authorization, dispensation, etc., is requested from a Congregation or another dicastery of the Roman Curia which even…
Audiface, Saint, Martyr(AUDIFACE, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. II, p. 247 AUDIFACE, saint, martyr: v. MARIO, MARTA, AUDIFACE e ABACO, santi, martiri.
Audiffredi, Giovanni BattistaVol. II, p. 247 AUDIFFREDI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Dominican astronomer and bibliographer, b. at Saorgio (Nice) on 2 February 1714, d. at Rome on 4 July 1794. After several…
Audin, Jean-Marie-VincentVol. II, p. 247 AUDIN, JEAN-MARIE-VINCENT. - French man of letters and publisher, b. at Lyon in 1793 and d. in 1851. Among his writings, almost all of a historical-literary…
Audisio, Guglielmo AndreaVol. II, p. 248 AUDISIO, GUGLIELMO ANDREA. — Priest, educator, scholar, and professor of ecclesiastical disciplines, b. at Bra in 1802, d. at Rome on 28 September 1882. Having…
Audit Tyrannus AnxiusVol. II, p. 248 « AUDIT TYRANNUS ANXIUS ». - A Matins hymn for the feast of the Holy Innocents. It forms part of Prudentius’ Hymnus Epiphaniae and consists specifically of…
Auditor of His Holiness(UDITORE DI SUA SANTITÀ)Vol. XII, p. 438 UDITORE DI SUA SANTITÀ. - L'U. di S.S. (Auditor S.mi Domini Nostri Papae, whence the false translation Uditore Santissimo, iudex sacrarum cognitionum,…
Auditor of the Rota(UDITORE DI ROTA)Vol. XII, p. 437 UDITORE DI ROTA. – I. In the ancient law of the Church, auditor was regarded as the person entrusted with the instruction of a case; it is in the Decretales…
Audoeno (Ouen), Saint(AUDOENO (OUEN), SANTO)Vol. II, p. 248 AUDOENO (OUEN), saint. - Born in 610 in the vicinity of Soissons, he was blessed as a child by St. Colombano; while still young—he then bore the name of…
Audomaro, Saint(AUDOMARO, SANTO)Vol. II, p. 248 AUDOMARO, saint. – Also called Omer, born in the environs of Coutances, died on 1 November 670. After embracing the monastic life at Luxeuil with his father…
Auger, EmondVol. II, p. 249 AUGER, EMOND. — One of the most distinguished among the first French Jesuits. Born in Aleman (Champagne) in 1539, he was admitted to the Society in Rome (1550)…
Augier, Émile(AUGIER, EMILE)Vol. II, p. 249 AUGIER, EMILE. - Playwright, born in Valence in 1820, died in 1889. A successor to Ponsard, he in turn reacted against Romanticism, bringing about the triumph…
Augouard, Prosper-PhilippeVol. II, p. 249 AUGOUARD, PROSPER-PHILIPPE. – Titular Bishop of Sinta, Apostolic Vicar of French Congo. Born in Poitiers on 16 September 1852, he entered the Congregation of…
Augurium CanariumVol. II, p. 250 AUGURIUM CANARIUM. — One of the feriae conceptivae (moveable festivals) of Roman paganism. It was fixed from year to year by the pontiffs at a particular…
Augurs(ÀUGURI)Vol. II, p. 249 ÀUGURI. — Roman priests skilled in divination who, from the species, flight, number, and song of birds, interpreted the divine will, both in private affairs,…
Augusta (Augsburg), Diocese of(AUGUSTA (AUGSBURG), DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 250 AUGUSTA (Augsburg), DIOCESE of. — The diocese of A., the most important center in Bavaria after Munich, comprises the southwestern part of this region, with…
Augusti, Friedrich AlbrechtVol. II, p. 252 AUGUSTI, FRIEDRICH ALBRECHT. — Exegete, born a Jew in Frankfurt an der Oder in 1696, he converted to Lutheranism in 1722 and in 1734 became pastor at…
Augusti, Johann Christian WilhelmVol. II, p. 252 AUGUSTI, JOHANN CHRISTIAN WILHELM. - German Protestant theologian, b. 27 Oct. 1771 at Eschenbergen, d. at Coblenza 28 Apr. 1841. In 1803 he became professor of…
Augustine of Alfeld (Aveldensis)(AGOSTINO D'ALFELD (AVELDENSIS))Vol. I, p. 322 AGOSTINO d'ALFELD (Aveldensis). – German Franciscan controversialist, b. at Alfeld (Hannover) in the second half of the 15th century and d. after the year…
Augustine of Ascoli(AGOSTINO DA ASCOLI)Vol. I, p. 322 AGOSTINO da ASCOLI. — Augustinian. He was among the first Doctors of his Order after the union, and carried out his scholarly activity toward the end of the…
Augustine of Hippo, Saint, Bishop of Hippo(AGOSTINO AURELIO, VESCOVO DI IPPONA, SANTO)Vol. I, p. 328 AUGUSTINE AURELIUS, Bishop of HIPPO, Saint. — One of the four great Doctors of the Western Church. SUMMARY: I. The Man. — II. The Works. — III. The Doctrine. —…
Augustine, Aurelius, Saint(AGOSTINO AURELIO, SANTO)Vol. I, p. 337 St. AURELIUS AUGUSTINE – De civitate Dei; colophon of the editio princeps (Subiaco 1467). Yet my soul shall not cease to offer you honor and songs of praise…
Augustine, Bishop of Canterbury, Saint(AGOSTINO, VESCOVO DI CANTERBURY, SANTO)Vol. I, p. 325 AGOSTINO, bishop of CANTERBURY, saint. - Apart from a vague notice by Leone III (PL 102, 1032), who calls him the companion (syncellus) of St Gregory the…
Augustinian Nuns(AGOSTINIANE, MONACHE)Vol. I, p. 317 AGOSTINIANE, MONACHE. — They trace their origin back to St. Augustine. In the fourth century, there already existed in Africa consecrated virgins who received…
Augustinian Nuns of the Sacred Heart of Mary(AGOSTINIANE DEL SACRO CUORE DI MARIA)Vol. I, p. 317 AGOSTINIANE del SACRO CUORE DI MARIA. — Their origin is unknown. In 1678, the A. of Tours opened two houses in Saumur, one of which took charge of the hospital…
Augustinian Recollects(AGOSTINIANE RECOLLETTE)Vol. I, p. 317 AGOSTINIAN RECOLLETTE. — In the sixteenth century, while among the Augustinians of Spain that reform was beginning which gave rise to the Order of the…
Augustinianism (Augustinianism)(AGOSTINISMO (AGOSTINIANISMO))Vol. I, p. 318 AGOSTINISMO (AGOSTINIANISMO). — Not only in the history of dogma did the bishop of Hippo exercise an influence of incalculable scope, but his action was also…
Augustinians(AGOSTINIANI)Vol. I, p. 317 AGOSTINIANI: v. RECOLLETTI; ROMITANI DI SANT'AGOSTINO; ROMITANI SCALZI.
Augustinians, Order Of Saint Augustine(EREMITANI DI SANT'AGOSTINO)Vol. V, p. 311 EREMITANI DI SANT'AGOSTINO. — They originated in the 13th century, when several congregations of hermits, scattered especially throughout Italy (the…
Augustus, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Gaius Iulius Caesar Octavianus Augustus)(AUGUSTO, GAIO GIULIO CESARE OTTAVIANO (GAIUS IULIUS CAESAR OCTAVIANUS AUGUSTUS))Vol. II, p. 252 AUGUSTO, GAIO GIULIO CESARE OTTAVIANO (Gaius Iulius Caesar Octavianus Augustus). – Son of Gaio Ottavio and Azia (daughter of Giulia, the younger sister of…
Aula CapitolareVol. II, p. 254 AULA CAPITOLARE: V. CAPITOLO.
Aulard, François-Victor-AlphonseVol. II, p. 254 AULARD, FRANÇOIS-VICTOR-ALPHONSE. - Historian of the French Revolution, b. at Montbron on 19 July 1849, d. at Paris on 23 Oct. 1928. Professor of history at…
Aumaître, PierreVol. II, p. 254 AUMAÎTRE, PIERRE. – One of the last martyrs of Korea. Born on 8 April 1837 in Aizecq, he entered the Paris Foreign Missions in 1859 and was ordained a priest…
Aunacario (Aunario), Saint(AUNACARIO (AUNARIO), SANTO)Vol. II, p. 254 AUNACARIO (AUNARIO), saint. - Of noble family, educated at the court of King Gontranno of Burgundy, he was admitted to Holy Orders by Siagrio, bishop of Autun.…
Auner, CarolVol. II, p. 255 AUNER, CAROL. – Priest and publicist, born in Venice in 1865 and died in Bucharest in 1932. He studied at the Catholic Seminary of Bucharest. He was a canon of…
Auran (Hebrew Hauran)(AURAN (EBR. HĂURĂN))Vol. II, p. 255 AURAN (Heb. Hăurăn). — Northern region of Transjordan, of volcanic origin, bounded by Damascus to the north, the Jordan and the Lake of Genesareth to the west,…
Aurea, Saint, Martyr(AUREA, SANTA, MARTIRE)Vol. II, p. 255 AUREA, saint, martyr. — The date of her martyrdom at Ostia is uncertain. The Passio of A., in Greek Chrysé, and the other Passiones in which she appears are…
Aureli (Aurel), CesareVol. II, p. 255 AURELI (AUREL), CESARE. - Sculptor, born and died in Roma (1844-1923). His most significant works are the statue of Card. Massaia (1893) in the church of the…
Aureli, Hypogeum Of The(AURELI, IPOGEO DEGLI)Vol. II, p. 255 AURELI, IPOGEO degli. – Discovered in Rome in 1919 near Viale Manzoni, this sepulchral complex consists of four rooms built at different levels, comprising an…
Aurelian (Lucius Domitius Aurelianus), Roman Emperor(AURELIANO (LUCIUS DOMITIUS AURELIANUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)Vol. II, p. 256 AURELIANO (Lucius Domitius Aurelianus), ROMAN EMPEROR. — Born in Pannonia, he was a brave soldier and commander; he ascended the throne in 270, at a very…
Aurelian of Arles(AURELIANO DI ARLES)Vol. II, p. 256 AURELIANO di ARLES. - He held the episcopal see of this city in the years 546–55. For the two monasteries founded at Arles by the Frankish king Childeberto,…
Aurelian of Reomé(AURELIANO DI REOMÉ)Vol. II, p. 256 AURELIANO di REOMÉ. - French monk who lived in the 9th century. His treatise De musicae disciplina, written around 830, of which two manuscripts are preserved,…
Aurelio, Saint(AURELIO, SANTO)Vol. II, p. 257 AURELIO, saint. — Bishop of Carthage and primate of the African Church from approximately 392 to 429. While still a deacon, he showed great charity toward the…
Aureoli (Aurioli, Orioli, etc.), Pietro(AUREOLI (AURIOLE, ORIOLE, ECC.), PIETRO)Vol. II, p. 257 AUREOLI (AURIOLE, ORIOLE, etc.), PIETRO. — Franciscan philosopher and theologian, born in the diocese of Cahors ca. 1280 (?), died at Avignon or Aix on 10 (?)…
Auria, Bernardino Bonifacio, Marquis D'(AURIA, BERNARDINO BONIFACIO, MARCHESE D')Vol. II, p. 258 AURIA, BERNARDINO BONIFACIO, marchese d': v. BONIFACIO BERNARDINO.
Auriemma, Tomaso(AURIEMMA TOMASO)Vol. II, p. 258 AURIEMMA TOMASO. - Jesuit ascetical writer, b. in Napoli probably in 1614, d. there on 26 Nov. 1671. A religious from 1632, he was a teacher of literature and…
Aurifaber (Goldsmid), AegidiusVol. II, p. 258 AURIFABER (GOLDSMITH), AEGIDIUS. - Ascetic writer of the Charterhouse of Würzburg (Germany), died 20 Feb 1466 as vicar of the Charterhouse of Zierikzee (Island…
Aurifex Buonfigli, NicolaVol. II, p. 258 AURIFEX BUONFIGLI, NICOLA. – Italian Carmelite, born around 1529 in Siena, where he donned the Carmelite habit and earned a degree in theology; died in Siena…
AuriolVol. II, p. 258 AURIOL. - A French town in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, famous for two Early Christian altars of singular form, destroyed together with their church…
Aurispa, GiovanniVol. II, p. 259 AURISPA, GIOVANNI. - Humanist, born perhaps at Noto, in Sicily, probably in 1569, died at Ferrara in 1459. He studied at Naples, where he was at the time of…
Aurogallus (Goldhahn), MatthaeusVol. II, p. 259 AUROGALLUS (GOLDHAHN), MATTHAEUS. - Lutheran philologist, b. about 1490 at Komotau (Bohemia); having come to Wittenberg (1519), he became there (1521)…
AuroraVol. II, p. 259 AURORA. - Daily newspaper published in Rome from 1 Jan. 1880 to 11 July ’81. It was founded under the auspices of Leone XIII, chiefly through the work of the…
Aurora Caelum PurpuratVol. II, p. 259 « AURORA CAELUM PURPURAT ». - Hymn of the Breviary for Lauds in Eastertide, contained in manuscripts of the ninth century. From the stanzas, flowing lightly…
Aurora Iam Spargit PolumVol. II, p. 259 « AURORA IAM SPARGIT POLUM ». – Hymn for Saturday Lauds, contained in manuscripts of the ninth century. Just as the light of the dawning day dispels the…
Aurora Islands(AURORA, ISOLE)Vol. II, p. 259 AURORA, ISOLE: v. NUOVE EBIDII ISOLE.
Aurora Soli PraeviaVol. II, p. 259 « AURORA SOLI PRAEVIA ». – Hymn of Lauds for the feast of the apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes, composed in 1890, the year in which the Office was approved…
Auscentius, Bishop Of Durostorum(AUSSENZIO VESCOVO DI DUROSTORO)Vol. II, p. 264 AUSSENZIO bishop of DUROSTORO. - He lived in Moesia Secunda (Silistria, in Bulgaria) in the fourth century, and was a disciple of Ulfila, the apostle of the…
Ausculta FiliVol. II, p. 259 « AUSCULTA FILI ». — Bull addressed by Pope Bonifacio VIII on 5 Dec. 1301 to Filippo il Bello, King of France. It begins with the same words as the Rule of s.…
Ausonius(AUSONIO)Vol. II, p. 260 AUSONIO. — Decimus Magnus Ausonius, born in Bordeaux around 310, after a thorough literary education, taught in his native city for thirty years, first grammar…
AuspicioVol. II, p. 263 AUSPICIO. – From Lat. auspicium, from avis, bird, and spe(i)cio, I see. Among the Romans, the proclaimers of the divine will were above all the birds (ex…
Auspicio, Bishop Of Toul(AUSPICIO, VESCOVO DI TOUL)Vol. II, p. 264 AUSPICIO, bishop of TOUL. — He is mentioned twice by Apollinaris Sidonius (Ep., IV, 17; VII, 10). We have from him a poetic letter, written around 475–80, to…
Austin, Diocese Of(AUSTIN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 264 AUSTIN, diocese of. — Pope Pius XII, by the apostolic Constitution Ad animarum bonum of 15 November 1947, created the new diocese of A. (Texas, United States),…
AustralasiaVol. II, p. 264 AUSTRALASIA. - By this term some geographers designate Indonesia or Insulindia (the Dutch Indies); others, however, the whole comprising Australia, the Malay…
AustraliaVol. II, p. 264 AUSTRALIA. – The smallest of the continents (approximately three-quarters the size of Europe), the farthest from Europe, and the only one situated entirely in…
AustriaVol. II, p. 270 AUSTRIA. – A state of Central Europe, comprising almost the entire northern versant of the Eastern Alps, from the Swiss border (Vorarlberg) to Burgenland with…
Autarchy(AUTARCHIA)Vol. II, p. 286 AUTARCHIA. — According as the term derives from αὐτάρχια or from αὐτάρχια, it assumes the meaning of self-government or self-sufficiency. The former is applied…
Authentication(AUTENTICAZIONE)Vol. II, p. 286 AUTHENTICATION. — This is the attribution to a document, a written text, or some other object of the force of bearing public faith and constituting full proof.…
Authenticity and Canonicity(AUTENTICITÀ E CANONICITÀ)Vol. II, p. 558 AUTHENTICITY AND CANONICITY. — a) That the book is the work of Jeremiah’s secretary is asserted by the title itself, which also specifies the date of…
Author, Right of(AUTORE, DIRITTO DI)Vol. II, p. 294 AUTORE, DIRITTO DI: v. PROPRIETÀ IMMATERIALE.
Authority(AUTORITÀ)Vol. II, p. 294 AUTHORITY. – In a broad sense, authority signifies any power existing in a superior over subjects to direct, govern, and, if necessary, compel. Authority may…
Authorization(AUTORIZZAZIONE)Vol. II, p. 306 AUTORIZZAZIONE: v. BENEPLACITO; LICENZA.
Auto Da FéVol. II, p. 289 AUTO DA FÉ. — According to our lexicographers, the a. d. f., a Spanish-Portuguese expression, would be “the execution of a sentence of the tribunal of the…
Autocephalous Churches(AUTOCEFALE, CHIESE)Vol. II, p. 287 AUTOCEFALE, CHIESE. – In general, the particular Churches that depend on no other Church and govern themselves in a wholly independent and autonomous manner…
Autocitisi (Autos 'Self' and Ktisis 'Creation')(AUTOCITISI (ΑΥ̓ΤΌΣ «STESSO» E ΚΤΊΣΙΣ «CREAZIONE»))Vol. II, p. 289 AUTOCITISI (αὐτός “same” and κτίσις “creation”). — Self-creation, self-positing. The word goes back to B. Spaventa; the concept is central to Gentile’s…
Autocracy(AUTOCRAZIA)Vol. II, p. 289 AUTOCRACY. – The nominal definition defines the concept of a., which, deriving from αὐτός and κράτος, includes the idea of force free from any moral or…
Autodecision(AUTODECISIONE)Vol. II, p. 290 AUTODECISIONE. – The faculty or right of peoples to dispose freely of themselves is designated by the term self-determination or autodisposizione. Unknown to…
Autoeducation(AUTOEDUCAZIONE)Vol. II, p. 291 AUTOEDUCAZIONE : v. EDUCAZIONE.
Autofecundation(AUTOFECONDAZIONE)Vol. II, p. 291 AUTOFECONDAZIONE : v. FECONDAZIONE.
Automatism(AUTOMATISMO)Vol. II, p. 291 AUTOMATISM. – Automatic are those actions of the psyche or the soma which, not subject or only minimally subject to the vigilance of consciousness, unfold…
Autonomy(AUTONOMIA)Vol. II, p. 292 AUTONOMIA. – From the Greek αὐτονομία, it is, in general, the ability to govern oneself by one’s own laws. I. SOCIAL A. — The principle of the a. of the will,…
AutosVol. II, p. 306 AUTOS. — This name designates dramatic compositions in one act, on religious subjects, which reached their greatest perfection and success in Spain with…
Autpert, Ambrose (Ambrosius Autpertus, Authortus, not well Authortus)(AUTPERTO, AMBROGIO (AMBROSIUS AUTPERTUS, AUTHORTUS, NON BENE AUTHORTUS))Vol. II, p. 308 AUTPERTO, AMBROGIO (Ambrosius Autpertus, Authortus, incorrectly Authortus). – Ecclesiastical writer, born of a distinguished family at the beginning of the 8th…
Autun, Diocese of(AUTUN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 308 Autun, Diocese of. — In central-eastern France, in the department of Saône-et-Loire. The episcopal see is at Autun, situated on a small hill in the area…
Auxentius (Auxentios), Intrusive Bishop of Milan(AUSSENZIO ('ΑΥΞΉΝΤΙΟΣ), VESCOVO INTRUSO DI MILANO)Vol. II, p. 264 AUSSENZIO ('Αυξήντιος), intruding bishop of MILAN. — The emperor Constantius, having driven Bishop Dionysius from Milan, installed the Arian A. there (355). He…
AuxerreVol. II, p. 310 AUXERRE. – Capital of the department of Yonne (France). Near the settlement of the Senonian Gauls, called Autricum, the Romans built a new city, Autessiodorum,…
Auxiliaries, Saints(AUSILIATORI, SANTI)Vol. II, p. 260 AUSILIATORI, saints. — This name designates a group of 14 saints to whose intercession the Christian people are accustomed to have recourse in difficult…
Auxiliary(AUSILIARE)Vol. II, p. 260 AUSILIARE: v. COADIUTORE.
Auxiliatrices Of The Souls In Purgatory(AUSILIATRICI DELLE ANIME PURGANTI)Vol. II, p. 260 Auxiliatrices of the Souls in Purgatory. - A congregation founded in Paris by Mother Mary of Providence (Eugenia Smet) at the encouragement of St. Curé of Ars…
