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Azara, José Nicolás de, Marchese di Nibbiano(AZARA, JOSÉ NICOLAS DE, MARCHESE DI NIBIANO)Vol. II, p. 345 AZARA, JOSÉ NICOLAS de, Marchese di NIBIANO. - Aragonese politician and diplomat, b. 1730, d. 1804. He was a follower of the philosophy and systems of the…
Azariah(AZARIA)Vol. II, p. 345 AZARIA (OZIA): v. OZIA.
Azariah (Hebrew: 'Azaryah[û] «Yahweh helps»)(AZARIA (EBR. 'AZARJAH[Ú] « JAHWEH SOCCORRE »))Vol. II, p. 345 AZARIA (Heb. ’Azarjah[ú] “Jahweh helps”). — Name of numerous biblical figures (from 25 to 30), of whom the most important are: 1) A., son of Achimaas (v.), was…
Azarian, Aristace (Aristakes)Vol. II, p. 345 AZARIAN, ARISTACE (Aristakes). - Second general abbot of the Mekhitarist monks of Vienna; titular archbishop of Caesarea, b. in Constantinople on 28 July 1782.…
Azeglio Taparelli, Massimo d'Vol. II, p. 346 AZEGLIO TAPARELLI, MASSIMO d'. – Lithograph by Chardon. Rome, Museum of the Risorgimento. This is not enough for him: from the “patriotic” paintings, such as…
Azeglio, Cesare Taparelli, Marquis d'(AZEGLIO, CESARE TAPARELLI, MARCHESE D')Vol. II, p. 346 AZEGLIO, CESARE TAPARELLI, marquis d'.—Zealous apostle of the Catholic press, father of the well-known writers Luigi (v. TAPARELLI) and Massimo (v. sotto), b.…
Azeglio, Massimo Taparelli d'Vol. II, p. 346 AZEGLIO, MASSIMO TAPARELLI d'. - Politician and man of letters, b. in Torino on 24 Oct. 1798, fourth child of Cesare and Cristina Morozzo di Bianzè, d. on 15…
Azerbaijan(ASERBAIGIAN)Vol. II, p. 90 ASERBAIGIAN. – The largest (85,500 sq. km.), though not the most populous, of the three Soviet federated Republics of the Transcaucasian sector. Having entered…
Azevedo, Inácio, Martyr, Blessed(AZEVÊDO, INÁCIO, MARTIRE, BEATO)Vol. II, p. 348 AZEVÊDO, INÁCIO, martyr, blessed. — A Jesuit, born near Porto in 1528 to a family of ancient nobility, he entered religious life at Coimbra in 1548. He was…
Azevedo, Luiz Gonzaga de(AZEVÊDO, LUIZ GONZAGA DE)Vol. II, p. 348 AZEVÊDO, LUIZ GONZAGA de. – Portuguese Jesuit, born at Arcos de Val de Vez (Minho) in 1867, died at La Guardia on 9 March 1930. He entered the Society in 1898,…
Azevedo, Manuel de(AZEVÊDO, MANUEL DE)Vol. II, p. 348 AZEVÊDO, MANUEL de. — Portuguese Jesuit, born in Coimbra on 25 December 1713, died in Piacenza on 2 April 1796. He lived for many years in Rome and was highly…
AziendaVol. II, p. 348 AZIENDA. – An organic combination of the factors of production undertaken for the purpose of producing goods or providing services in the most economical…
Azor, JuanVol. II, p. 367 AZOR, JUAN. – Jesuit, born in Lorca (Murcia) and died in Rome in 1603. He taught dogmatic and moral theology also in Rome, where he also collaborated in…
AzpilcuetaVol. II, p. 367 AZPILCUETA: v. MARTÍN DE AZPILCUETA, NAVARRUS.
Azpuru y Ximenes, ThomasVol. II, p. 367 AZPURU Y XIMENES, THOMAS. – Spanish prelate, born in Saragossa in 1713, died in Rome in 1772. He was a canon of Murcia, auditor of the Rota for Spain in Rome,…
Aztecs(AZTECHI)Vol. II, p. 367 AZTECHI: v. MESSICO, RELIGIONE del.
Azul, Diocese of(AZUL, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 367 AZUL, DIOCESE of. — In Argentina, a suffragan see of Buenos Aires, in the state of the same name, erected on 20 April 1934 with twenty-three parishes from the…
Azzanesi, AchilleVol. II, p. 367 AZZANESI, ACHILLE. — Papal colonel, born in Rome on 10 August 1823, died there in 1888. He entered service on 10 August 1839, fought against the Austrians at…
Azzi, Orazio (Ignazio) degliVol. II, p. 367 AZZI, ORAZIO (IGNAZIO) degli. – Franciscan exegete, born in Parma on 27 April 1673, died on 11 November 1757. In the Order he was a lecturer in theology and…
Azzoguidi, BaldassarreVol. II, p. 367 AZZOGUIDI, BALDASSARRE. - A noble citizen of Bologna, born in the decade between 1430 and 1440. He was the first to introduce the art of printing into Bologna,…
Azzolini, DecioVol. II, p. 368 AZZOLINI, DECIO. - Cardinal, b. at Fermo on 11 Apr. 1623, d. at Roma on 8 June 1689. Having graduated very young in philosophy, he went to Spain in the retinue…
Azzolino (Ascelinus, Aicelinus, Azelinus, Ezelinus)Vol. II, p. 368 AZZOLINO (Ascelinus, Aicelinus, Azelinus, Ezelinus). - A Lombard (from Cremona?), Dominican, sent by Innocent IV to the “king of the Tartars.” He left Lyons in…
Azzone de RamenchisVol. II, p. 368 AZZONE de RAMENCHIS. – Italian canonist of the 14th century, son-in-law of Giovanni d'Andrea (v.); he was certainly a professor at Bologna in 1339; he died…
AzzorreVol. II, p. 368 AZZORRE: v. ANGRA, DIOCESI di.
Azzurri, FrancescoVol. II, p. 368 AZZURRI, FRANCESCO. - Architect, b. in Rome in 1827, d. there in 1901; president of the Accademia di S. Luca, in his principal works of civil architecture he…
