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Bernolák, AntonVol. II, p. 844 BERNOLÁK, ANTON. - Catholic priest and Slovak philologist, b. at Slanica on 4 Oct. 1762, d. at Nové Zámky on 15 Jan. 1813. His works are: Dissertatio…
Bernone, Bishop Of Schwerin(BERNONE, VESCOVO DI SCHWERIN)Vol. II, p. 845 BERNONE, bishop of SCHWERIN. - A Cistercian of the monastery of Amelungsborn on the Weser. We know almost nothing of him before his election as bishop of…
Bernone, Blessed(BERNONE, BEATO)Vol. II, p. 844 BERNONE, blessed. – Founder of Cluny, born ca. 850 to a noble family of Borgogna, died on 13 January 927. He entered the Benedictine abbey of S. Martino at…
Bernstein, EduardVol. II, p. 845 BERNSTEIN, EDUARD. - German politician, born in Berlin in 1850, died there in 1932. He was one of the principal adherents of orthodox Marxism. He subsequently…
Bernward, Saint(BERNWARD, SANTO)Vol. II, p. 845 BERNWARD, saint. - Bishop of Hildesheim (c. 960–1022). Descended from a noble Saxon family, he was received by his uncle Folkmar, later bishop of Utrecht, into…
Bernáldez, AndrésVol. II, p. 812 BERNÁLDEZ, ANDRÉS. - Spanish writer, born at La Fuente around the middle of the 15th century and probably died in 1514; parish priest of Los Palacios and…
Beroeus (Beroius), Augustinus(BEROUS (BEROIUS), AUGUSTINUS)Vol. II, p. 845 BEROUS (Beroius), AUGUSTINUS. – Civil and decretal lawyer, born in Bologna in 1474, died on 15 September 1554. A layman, he was professor of civil law at…
BerossoVol. II, p. 846 BEROSSO. — Priest of Bel (Marduk) at the Babylonian temple É-sag-ila, born ca. 340, died ca. 270 B.C., apparently at Cos, where, already an old man, he went…
Berot, Abbé(BERTOT, ABBÉ)Vol. II, p. 860 BERTOT, Abbé. – French priest, born in Normandy around 1620, a friend of Jean de Bernières and deceased in 1681, he was one of the first directors of madame…
Berquin, Louis DeVol. II, p. 846 BERQUIN, LOUIS de. — A nobleman of Artois, born at Passy, near Paris, in 1499, died in 1529. His defection from Catholicism to Protestantism was due to a…
BerrettaVol. II, p. 846 BERRETTA. – I. ECCLESIASTICAL B. – It is a head covering for the clergy, originating in the need to protect themselves from the cold during the choral office…
Berrettini, PietroVol. II, p. 847 BERRETTINI, PIETRO : v. PIETRO da CORTONA.
Berrio-Ochoa, Valentin, Blessed(BERRIO-OCHOA, VALENTÍN, BEATO)Vol. II, p. 847 BERRIO-OCHOA, VALENTÍN, blessed. – Dominican martyr in Tonkin. One of the eight martyrs beatified by Pius X in 1906 (v. ANNAMITI, MARTIRI). Born on 14 November…
Berruguete, Pedro And Alonso(BERRUGUETE, PEDRO E ALONSO)Vol. II, p. 847 BERRUGUETE, PEDRO and ALONSO. — PEDRO, painter, born at Paredes de Nava (Palencia) around 1450, died before 1505. He was formed in the Flemish tradition; later…
Berruyer, Isaac-Joseph(BERRUYIER, ISAAC-JOSEPH)Vol. II, p. 847 BERRUYIER, ISAAC-JOSEPH. — An exegete, born in Rouen on 7 November 1681, he entered the Society of Jesus as a young man and died in Paris on 18 February 1758.…
BersabeaVol. II, p. 847 BERSABEA. - One of the most ancient localities of Palestine, with which are associated the names of the first Patriarchs, who repeatedly pitched their tents…
Berse (Barzeg), GasparVol. II, p. 848 BERSE (BARZEG), GASPAR. - Disciple and companion of s. Francesco Saverio, born in Goes (Netherlands) in 1515. After a troubled youth, he entered the Society of…
Bersuire (Bressuire), PietroVol. II, p. 848 BERSUIRE (BRESSUIRE), PIETRO. — Benedictine, born at St.-Pierre du Chemin toward the end of the thirteenth century, died in Paris in 1362. He entered the…
Bertaldo, IacopoVol. II, p. 848 BERTALDO, IACOPO. – Bishop of Veglia, died in Venice on 3 April 1315. His name first appears in a document of 1295. There he is listed as a notary and priest…
Bertano, PietroVol. II, p. 848 BERTANO, PIETRO. - Bishop and cardinal, born in Nonantola (Modena) on Nov. 4, 1501, died in Rome on March 8, 1558. An appreciated diplomat and skilled…
Bertarius(BERTARIO)Vol. II, p. 848 BERTARIO. – Chronicler, priest of Verdun and canon of S. Vanne (ca. 917). At the request of his bishop Dadone, he wrote the Gesta episcoporum Viridunensium…
Bertarius Of Montecassino, Saint(BERTARIO DI MONTECASSINO, SANTO)Vol. II, p. 848 BERTARIO di MONTECASSINO, saint. — He is one of the most notable figures in Italy during the Carolingian age. Probably of Lombard stock—Berthari is the…
Bertaud, Jean(BERTAUT, JEAN)Vol. II, p. 849 BERTAUT, JEAN. - French bishop and poet, born at Donnay, diocese of Bayeux, in 1552, died at Séez (Savoy) on 8 June 1611. Owing to his learning, he was held in…
Bertazzoli, FrancescoVol. II, p. 849 BERTAZZOLI, FRANCESCO. — Cardinal, born in Lugo on 1 May 1754, died in Rome on 7 April 1830. He studied theology in Bologna and took Orders in 1777. He was one…
Bertelli, LeopoldoVol. II, p. 849 BERTELLI, LEOPOLDO. - Barnabite, in religion Fr Timoteo, b. at Bologna on 26 Oct. 1826 and d. at the «Alla Querce» college in Firenze on 6 Feb. 1905. Physicist…
Berthier, Guillaume-JosephVol. II, p. 849 BERTHIER, GUILLAUME-JOSEPH. - French Jesuit, historian, publicist, and ascetical writer, b. at Issoudun on 7 Apr. 1704; entered the order in 1722; d. at…
Berthier, Jean-BaptisteVol. II, p. 850 BERTHIER, JEAN-BAPTISTE. – Missionary of N. S. de « La Salette », founder of the Missionaries of the Holy Family (v.), born at Châtonnay (Isère) on 24 February…
Berthier, JoachimVol. II, p. 850 BERTHIER, JOACHIM. — Born on 31 December 1848 at Talloires near Annecy (Savoy), died on 21 December 1924 at Fribourg (Switzerland). Educated at the college of…
Berthieu, JacquesVol. II, p. 850 BERTHIEU, JACQUES. — Missionary martyred for the faith in Madagascar. Born at Polminhac (Auvergne) on 26 November 1838 and ordained a priest in 1864, he was…
Berthold Von Regensburg(BERTHOLD VON REGENBURG)Vol. II, p. 851 BERTHOLD von REGENBURG. — He was the most famous German preacher of the 13th century, born in Regensburg around 1210 and dying there in 1272. Having entered…
Berti, Giovanni LorenzoVol. II, p. 851 BERTI, GIOVANNI LORENZO. — Theologian of the eremitical Order of s. Agostino, a distinguished representative of the Augustinian school in the eighteenth…
Bertieri, GiuseppeVol. II, p. 851 BERTIERI, GIUSEPPE. — Augustinian bishop and theologian, born in Ceva, in Piedmont, on 9 November 1734, died in Pavia on 5 July 1804. He entered religious life…
Bertini, Giovanni MariaVol. II, p. 851 BERTINI, GIOVANNI MARIA. – Dominican theologian, born in Palermo around 1610, where he died in the odor of sanctity on 15 February 1669. He entered the…
Bertini, Pacio and Giovanni(BERTINI, PACIO E GIOVANNI)Vol. II, p. 852 BERTINI, PACIO e GIOVANNI: v. PACIO e GIOVANNI da FIRENZE.
Bertino, Saint(BERTINO, SANTO)Vol. II, p. 852 BERTINO, saint. – Second abbot of Sithiu on the Aa River, where the rule and customs of St. Colombano were followed. He first appears in 674–75 as a signatory…
Bertinoro, 'ObhadhjāhVol. II, p. 857 BERTINORO, 'OBHADHJĀH. – Rabbinic writer, d. in Jerusalem between 1500 and 1510. In 1485 he left Città di Castello to move to Jerusalem, where he became rabbi…
Bertinoro, Diocese of(BERTINORO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 852 BERTINORO, DIOCESE of. – In Romagna, in the province of Forlì, suffragan of Ravenna. It is identified with the ancient Cesubium or Sussubium, mentioned among…
Bertola De' Giorgi, AurelioVol. II, p. 857 BERTOLA DE' GIORGI, AURELIO. — Polygraph and poet, born in Rimini on 4 August 1753, died there on 30 June 1798. An Olivetan monk, he later served in the…
Bertoldi, Carlo MicheleVol. II, p. 857 BERTOLDI, CARLO MICHELE. — Missionary, b. at Valperga (Piedmont), 20 Oct. 1660; he entered the Society of Jesus on 9 July 1681 and embarked for India in 1697.…
Bertoldi, Giovanni da SerravalleVol. II, p. 857 BERTOLDI, GIOVANNI da SERRAVALLE. – Franciscan Dante scholar, born at Serravalle (Republic of S. Marino) around 1350, died at Fano in 1445. As a young man he…
Bertoldo da RatisbonaVol. II, p. 858 BERTOLDO da RATISBONA. — The finest German preacher of the Middle Ages, born in Ratisbona shortly before 1210, and died there on 14 December 1272. Having…
Bertoldo di GiovanniVol. II, p. 858 BERTOLDO di GIOVANNI. - Sculptor and medallist, born in Florence in 1420, died in 1491. A disciple of Donatello, he collaborated with his master on the base of…
Bertoldo di HennebergVol. II, p. 858 BERTOLDO di HENNEBERG. — Archbishop and elector of Mainz, b. in 1441, d. on 21 Dec. 1504. In 1484 he was appointed archbishop of Mainz and consecrated by…
Bertoldo Of Moosburg (Moosburg, Maisberch)(BERTOLDO DI MOSBURG (MOOSBURG, MAISBERCH))Vol. II, p. 858 BERTOLDO di MOSBURG (MOOSBURG, MAISBERCH). — Dominican scholastic of the first half of the sixteenth century. Perhaps a disciple of Dietrich di Friburgo (de…
Bertoldo Of Reichenau(BERTOLDO DI REICHENAU)Vol. II, p. 859 BERTOLDO di REICHENAU. — Chronicler, who, according to the testimony of Bernoldo di Costanza, died on 12 March 1088, at an advanced age. A disciple of Ermanno…
Bertoldo Of Rohrbach(BERTOLDO DI ROHRBACH)Vol. II, p. 859 BERTOLDO di ROHRBACH. — Heretic who lived in the first half of the fourteenth century and was burned at the stake in Speyer in 1356, by order of the…
Bertoldo, Saint(BERTOLDO, SANTO)Vol. II, p. 857 BERTOLDO, saint. — First superior general of the Carmelites, born in Solignac (Limoges, France) and descended from the noble Malefaida family; already a…
Bertoli, GiandomenicoVol. II, p. 859 BERTOLI, GIANDOMENICO. — Archaeologist, born at Meretto near Udine on 13 March 1676, died at Aquileia on 22 March 1763. He was a canon of Aquileia and studied…
Bertolotti, GiulioVol. II, p. 859 BERTOLOTTI, GIULIO. - Abbot General of the Cistercians, born at Chiusa in 1608 and died on 16 May 1682. Having entered at a very young age a monastery of the…
Bertoni, Gaspare, Venerable(BERTONI, GASPARE, VENERABILE)Vol. II, p. 860 BERTONI, GASPARE, venerable. - Founder of the Stigmatines, b. in Verona on 9 October 1777, d. there on 12 June 1853. As a young priest, he introduced Marian…
Bertonio, LuigiVol. II, p. 860 BERTONIO, LUIGI. - Jesuit missionary and eminent linguist. Born at Rocca Contrada in the Marca di Ancona around 1555, he entered the Society of Jesus in Rome…
Bertram, AdolfVol. II, p. 860 BERTRAM, ADOLF. – Cardinal, born on 14 March 1859 at Hildesheim, died on 6 July 1945 at Breslau. He pursued philosophical and theological studies at the…
Bertran, Luis, Saint(BERTRAN, LUIS, SANTO)Vol. II, p. 860 BERTRAN, LUIS, saint: v. LUIGI BERTRÁN, saint.
Bertrand, JosephVol. II, p. 860 BERTRAND, JOSEPH. — French Jesuit and missionary, born at Fréland (Haut-Rhin, Alsace) on 9 November 1801, died at Notre-Dame de Liesse (Ain) on 13 January…
Bertrand, LouisVol. II, p. 861 BERTRAND, LOUIS. - Writer, b. at Spincourt on 20 March 1866, d. at Antibes on 6 Dec. 1941; he returned to religious practice in 1906, during a journey to the…
Bertrand, Pierre (Bertrandus, Petrus)Vol. II, p. 861 BERTRAND, PIERRE (Bertrandus, Petrus). – French decretalist, died on 23 June 1348 or 24 June 1349. He studied at the University of Orléans. He taught canon law…
Bertrando de TurreVol. II, p. 862 BERTRANDO DE TURRE. — Franciscan, cardinal, homiletic writer, born ca. 1265–70 into the noble de la Tour family at Camboulit near Figeac (Lot), died at the end…
Bertrando del Poggetto (Bertrand du Poujet)Vol. II, p. 861 BERTRANDO del POGGETTO (BERTRAND DU POUJET). — Born at Castelnau-Montattier (Lot) around 1280, died on 1 February 1352, cardinal bishop of Ostia. He owed his…
Bertrando di Saint-Geniès (Diocese of Cahors), Blessed(BERTRANDO DI SAINT-GENIÈS (DIOCESI DI CAHORS), BEATO)Vol. II, p. 861 BERTRANDO of SAINT-GENIÈS (diocese of Cahors), blessed. — A doctor of law at Toulouse and auditor of the Rota, he was appointed patriarch of Aquileia by John…
Bertrin, GeorgesVol. II, p. 862 BERTRIN, GEORGES. — French priest and writer, born in St-Bazeille on 5 July 1851, died in Marmande on 12 July 1924. He was first curate of Marmande, then…
Bertulf Of Bobbio, Saint(BERTOLFO DI BOBBIO, SANTO)Vol. II, p. 859 BERTOLFO di BOBBIO, saint. — Born into a noble pagan Frankish family, he entered the monastery of Luxeuil. He went with Abbot Attala to Bobbio, where he became…
Bertulf Of Renty, Saint(BERTOLFO DI RENTY, SANTO)Vol. II, p. 859 BERTOLFO di RENTY, saint. — Born under Sigeberto (639–56) to a pagan German family; having gone to Thérouanne (Belgium) and received Baptism there, he became…
Berzelius, Jöns JacobVol. II, p. 863 BERZELIUS, JÖNS JACOB. - Swedish chemist, born at Våversunda on 20 Aug. 1779, died at Stockholm on 2 Aug. 1848. By his scientific industry, experimental…
Berzellai (Hebrew Barzillai)(BERZELLAI (EBR. BARZILLAJ))Vol. II, p. 864 BERZELLAI (Heb. Barzillaj). – A wealthy landowner from Rogelim in Gilead. He hosted the fugitive David during the rebellion of Absalom (II Sam. 17, 27). Later,…
Berzi, AngeloVol. II, p. 864 BERZI, ANGELO. — Bergamask theologian, born at Chiuduno on 8 May 1815 and died there on 10 January 1884. He completed his studies at the seminary of Bergamo…
Berzé, Hugh de(BERZÉ, HUGUES DE)Vol. II, p. 863 BERZÉ, HUGUES de. - Burgundian trouvère, active between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, author of a satirical-moral poem of 838 verses (Bible), in which,…
Besant, AnnieVol. II, p. 865 BESANT, ANNIE. – Theosophist, born in London on 1 October 1847, died at Adyar (Madras) on 20 September 1933. Of an Irish Protestant family, at the age of 21…
BesançonVol. II, p. 864 BESANÇON - Alms table (5th–6th centuries), with the Constantinian monogram and the inscription: « Hoc signum praestat populis caelestia regna ». between…
Besançon, Archdiocese of(BESANÇON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 864 BESANÇON, ARCHDIOCESE of. — It extends over 11,200 sq. km. in the two departments of Haute-Saône and Doubs. It has 560,000 Catholics out of a population of…
Beschi, Costanzo GiuseppeVol. II, p. 865 BESCHI, COSTANZO GIUSEPPE. - Missionary and linguist of the Society of Jesus, b. at Castiglione della Stiviere on 8 Nov. 1680, d. at Ambalacate on 4 Feb. 1747.…
Besoigne, JérômeVol. II, p. 866 BESOIGNE, JÉRÔME. - Jansenist theologian, b. in Paris in 1686 and d. there on 25 Jan. 1763. Ordained priest in 1715 and doctor of theology in 1718, he taught…
Besozzi, GiampietroVol. II, p. 866 BESOZZI, GIAMPIETRO. - Ascetical writer, born in Milan of a noble family in 1503, died there in the repute of sanctity in 1584. He belonged to the register of…
BessarioneVol. II, p. 866 BESSARIONE. — Periodical of Oriental studies published in Rome from 1896 to 1923, founded by Msgr., later Cardinal, Niccolò Marini (1843–1923). Taking its…
Besse, Jean-MartialVol. II, p. 869 BESSE, JEAN-MARTIAL - Benedictine, b. at Saint-Angel (Corrèze) on 29 Oct. 1861, d. at Ligugé on 26 July 1920. In 1885 he was ordained priest in the abbey of…
Besse, LéonVol. II, p. 870 BESSE, LÉON. - Jesuit missionary, b. 27 March 1853 at Perigueux, d. 3 May 1919 at Madras. Having entered the Toulouse province of the Society as a priest…
Bessel, Johann GeorgVol. II, p. 870 BESSEL, JOHANN GEORG. – Benedictine monk, born at Buchheim (Electorate of Mainz) on 5 September 1672, died at Göttweig (Lower Austria) on 20 (or 22) January…
BessiVol. II, p. 870 BESSI. – A population of Thracian stock inhabiting, in Strabo’s time, the plain between the mountain ranges of Haemus (the Balkans) and Rhodope (Eastern…
Besson, François-Nicolas-LouisVol. II, p. 870 BESSON, FRANÇOIS-NICOLAS-LOUIS. - Bishop of Nîmes, born at Baume-les-Dames on 5 Oct. 1821, died at Nîmes on 18 Nov. 1888. He studied at the seminary of…
Besson, Joseph-AntoineVol. II, p. 870 BESSON, JOSEPH-ANTOINE. - Priest and historian, born at Flumet (Savoy) on Feb. 10, 1717, died at Chapeiry, in the diocese of Geneva, on March 26, 1763.…
Besson, MariusVol. II, p. 871 BESSON, MARIUS. — Historian and writer, bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, born in Turin on 28 June 1876, but originally from Chapelle-sur-Moudon (canton…
Bestiality(BESTIALITÀ)Vol. II, p. 872 BESTIALITÀ: v. LUSSURIA.
Bestiaries(BESTIARI)Vol. II, p. 872 BESTIARI. – Didactic-moral books of the Middle Ages, in Latin or the vernacular, in verse or prose, containing descriptions of several dozen real or fabulous…
Besztercebánya(BESZTEREZEBANYA)Vol. II, p. 875 BESZTEREZEBANYA : v. NEOSOLIO.
Betanzos, Domingo deVol. II, p. 875 BETANZOS, DOMINGO de. - B. at León in 1480, he studied at Salamanca; he lived for some time as a hermit on the island of Ponza, then became a Dominican at…
Beth-shan (Hebrew Beth-Šē'ān or Beth-Šān; Septuagint Βαθθάγ, Βηθάγ; Arabic Bejān)(BETHSAN (EBR. BETH-ŠĒ'AN O BETH-ŠĀN; SETTANTA ΒΑΤΘΆΓ, ΒΗΘΆΓ, ARABO BEJĀN))Vol. II, p. 879 BETHSAN (Hebr. Beth-šē'an or Beth-šān; Septuagint Βατθάγ, Βηθάγ, Arabic Bejān). — Palestinian city, whose Hebrew name means “house of rest”; today, however, it…
BethabaraVol. II, p. 875 BETHABARA. — A name that Origen (PG 14, 270) substituted for «Bethania» in Io. 1:28, since he had been unable to identify a locality of this name on the…
BethaniaVol. II, p. 875 BETHANIA. – Name of two localities in Palestine. 1) Village near Jerusalem on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, 15 stadia (approx. 2,800 m) from…
Bethany(BETANIA)Vol. II, p. 875 BETANIA : v. BETHANIA.
Bethel (Hebrew Bēth-'Ēl = "House of God")(BETHEL (EBR. BĚTH-'ĚL = « CASA DI DIO »))Vol. II, p. 876 BETHEL (Hebr. Běth-'ěl = “house of God”). - The name given by Giacobbe to the place where he had the vision of the ladder and the angels while he was going to…
Bethencourt, Pedro de San José de, Venerable(BÉTHENCOURT, PEDRO DE SAN JOSÉ DE, VENERABILE)Vol. II, p. 876 BÉTHENCOURT, PEDRO de SAN JOSÉ de, venerable. – Franciscan tertiary, founder of the Bethlehemites suppressed by the Cortes in 1820, born at Vilaflor (Tenerife,…
Bethlehem of Galilee(BETLEMME DI GALILEA)Vol. II, p. 884 BETLEMME di GALILEA. — A city of the tribe of Zabulon. In Jos. 19:15, among the cities assigned to this tribe, a locality named B. is mentioned (LXX: A Βαυθάμ,…
Bethlehem, Apostolic Vicariate of(BETLEMME, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. II, p. 884 BETLEMME, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - It was erected in 1948 from the western area of the apostolic vicariate of Kroonstad (South Africa), where the Dutch…
Bethlehem, Society for Foreign Missions of(BETLEMME, SOCIETÀ PER LE MISSIONI ESTERE DI)Vol. II, p. 884 BETLEMME, SOCIETÀ PER LE MISSIONI ESTERE di. — This is the Swiss institute for foreign missions based in Immensee. It was founded, on the remnants of a…
Bethlehemites(BETLEMITI)Vol. II, p. 880 BETLEMITI. – Chivalric Orders and Religious Congregations. I. – This name is borne by certain chivalric orders, including the order of the B. at Cambridge in…
Bethlen, GáborVol. II, p. 876 BETHLEN, GÁBOR. — Prince of Transylvania, born in 1580 into a very ancient Hungarian family, died in 1629. He spent his youth at the court of Sigismondo…
Bethoron (Hebrew Hab-Bithrōn)(BETHORON (EBR. HAB-BITHRÓN))Vol. II, p. 877 BETHORON (Heb. hab-Bithrón). — Name of a district, probably a valley, to be sought east of the Jordan (II Sam. 2:29), and of a twin city (upper and lower),…
Bethphage (Hebrew Beth = "House"; Paggim = "Unripe Figs")(BETHPHAGE (EBR. BETH = « CASA »; PAGGIM = « FICHI NON MATURI »))Vol. II, p. 877 BETHPHAGE (Hebr. beth = "house"; paggim = "unripe figs"). - Village to which Jesus sent two of his disciples to fetch the donkey upon which he made his…
BethsaidaVol. II, p. 877 BETHSAIDA – Today et-Tell on the northern shore of the lake of Genesareth, east of the mouth of the Jordan. From the «Itineraries» it appears that, as early as…
Bethsaida (Aramaic: "House of the Fisherman")(BETHSAIDA (ARAMAICO: « CASA DELLA PESCA »))Vol. II, p. 877 BETHSAIDA (Aramaic: “house of fishing”). — A locality in Galilee, homeland of Filippo, Andrea, and Pietro (Io. 1:44; 12:21). In Mc. 8:23, 26, B. is presented…
Bethsaida (Bethesda, Bezatha, Bethzatha)Vol. II, p. 878 BETHSAIDA (Bethesda, Bezatha, Bethzatha). — Pool of Jerusalem, near which Jesus healed the man who had been paralysed for 38 years (Io. 5, 1-9). The Greek text…
Bethshemesh (Hebrew Bēth-Ēmef = "House of the Sun")(BETHSAMES (EBR. BÉTH-ÉMEF « CASA DEL SOLE »))Vol. II, p. 878 BETHSAMES (Hebrew Béth-šemeš "house of the sun"). - Name of three Palestinian localities. 1. - Priestly city on the northern border of the tribe of Judah…
BethsurVol. II, p. 879 BETHSUR. – Palestinian city (Heb. Beth-šūr, “house of the cliff”), Gr. Βεθαούρ(α), Arabic Bejt Šūr. It belonged to the tribe of Judah (Jos. 15:58; cf. I Par.…
Bethulia (Greek Βαθθαούρ with variants)(BETHULIA (GR. ΒΑΤΘΑΟΎΡ CON VARIANTI))Vol. II, p. 879 BETHULIA (Gr. Βατθαούρ, with variants). — The place where Giuditta lived, situated on a mountain with a spring at its foot, overlooking the plain of Dothain.…
Betilo(BETĪLO)Vol. II, p. 879 BETĪLO. – The current etymology derives from the Hebrew bēth-ēl “house of El (God),” rendered in Greek as βατθαός, βατθάλον, and in Latin as baetilos. This…
Betrothal(FIDANZAMENTO)Vol. V, p. 749 FIDANZAMENTO: v. SPONSALI.
Betrothal(SPONSALI)Vol. XI, p. 700 SPONSALI. — This is the act by which the parties mutually bind themselves to contract marriage with each other at a later time, that is, the bilateral promise…
Bettazzi, RodolfoVol. II, p. 884 BETTAZZI, RODOLFO. — Teacher, educator, and apostle of action in the defense of morality, born in Florence on 14 November 1861, died in Turin on 26 January…
Betti, BernardinoVol. II, p. 884 BETTI, BERNARDINO: v. PINTURICCHIO.
Bettiah, Former Apostolic Prefecture of(BETTIAH, EX PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. II, p. 884 BETTIAH, EX PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA di. — Apostolic prefecture erected in 1892, to whose territory the entire kingdom of Nepal was annexed the following year.…
Bettinelli, SaverioVol. II, p. 885 BETTINELLI, SAVERIO. – Jesuit and man of letters, born in Mantova on 18 July 1718, died there on 13 September 1808. He entered the Society in 1736 and taught…
Betting and Gambling(SCOMMESSA E GIUOCHI D'AZZARDO)Vol. XI, p. 101 BET and GAMBLING. — A bet is an aleatory bilateral contract by which two persons, disagreeing about the truth or outcome of something, promise each other a…
Bettinger, FranziskusVol. II, p. 885 BETTINGER, FRANZISKUS. - Cardinal, b. at Landstuhl (Palatinate), 17 Sept. 1850, d. 13 Apr. 1917 at Munich. Ordained priest in 1873, he devoted himself to the…
Bettini (Bertieri), AntonioVol. II, p. 885 BETTINI (BERTIERI), ANTONIO. — Jesuat bishop, born in Siena in June 1396, died there on 22 October 1487. He earned a doctorate in canon law at Siena and taught…
Bettini, ElenaVol. II, p. 885 BETTINI, ELENA. – Foundress of the Institute of the Daughters of Divine Providence (v.), b. in Rome on 6 Jan. 1814, d. there on 21 Dec. 1894. She devoted her…
BettonaVol. II, p. 885 BETTONA. - An ancient episcopal city of Umbria, in the province of Perugia. It is the Umbrian-Etruscan Vettona. A famous legend of Umbrian hagiography, written…
Beudin, CorneilleVol. II, p. 886 BEUDIN, CORNEILLE. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Gravelines (now in French Flanders, then in the Catholic Netherlands) in 1615, d. for the faith at Papigochic…
BeuronVol. II, p. 886 BEURON. — Archabbey of St. Martin (Hohenzollern, Germany). From 1077 it was a priory of Lateran Canons; it subsequently became an abbey in 1687 and was…
Beust, Friedrich FerdinandVol. II, p. 886 BEUST, FRIEDRICH FERDINAND. – Protestant diplomat and politician, born in Dresden on 13 January 1809, died at Altenberg on 24 December 1886. After obtaining a…
Beveregius, Guillelmus (Beveridge, William)(BEVEREGIUS, GUILLELMUS (BEVERIDGE WILLIAM))Vol. II, p. 887 BEVEREGIUS, GUILLELMUS (BEVERIDGE WILLIAM). – English Protestant theologian and Orientalist; b. at Banow (Leicestershire) in 1638, d. 3 March 1708. He belonged…
Bevignate (Bevignate)Vol. II, p. 888 BEVIGNATE (BEVIGNATE). - Benedictine, architect, b. at Perugia around 1240, d. perhaps a nonagenarian. In 1277 he is mentioned together with Nicola and…
Beyzym, JanVol. II, p. 888 BEYZYM, JAN. – Polish Jesuit, missionary, and victim of charity, b. at Beyzym in Pedolia on 15 May 1850; he entered the novitiate at Staravies on 11 Dec. 1872…
Beza, TeodoroVol. II, p. 888 BEZA, TEODORO. – Protestant scholar (Théodore de Bèze), disciple and collaborator of Calvin, born at Vézelay (Burgundy) on 24 June 1519, died at Geneva on 13…
Bezalel (Hebrew Bēṣal'ēl, "In the Shadow of God")(BESELEEL (EBR. BĒṢAL'ĒL, « ALL'OMBRA DI DIO »))Vol. II, p. 866 BESELEEL (Hebr. Bēṣal'ēl, “in the shadow of God”). — Son of Uri, of the tribe of Judah, he was the principal craftsman (Ex. 31:1–11; 35:30–35; 37:1–38) of the…
Bezetha (Βηζαθα, Βηζεθα, Βεσαθη)Vol. II, p. 889 BEZETHA (βηζαθα, βηζεθα, βεσαθη). - The highest of the 4 hills of Jerusalem mentioned by Flavio Giuseppe (Bell. Iud., II, 11, 6; 15, 5; 19, 4; V, 4, 2; 5, 8;…
Bezwada, Diocese of(BEZWADA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 890 BEZWADA, DIOCESE of. — In India, suffragan to Madras, it comprises the civil districts of Kistna and western Godaveri, together with three districts of eastern…
Béranger, Pierre-Jean deVol. II, p. 794 BÉRANGER, PIERRE-JEAN de. - French poet, b. in Paris on 19 Aug. 1780, d. there on 16 July 1857. After a wretched and hardship-ridden life, he devoted himself…
Béraud, LaurentVol. II, p. 795 BÉRAUD, LAURENT. – French Jesuit, b. in Lyon on 5 March 1702; he entered the novitiate in 1717 and distinguished himself in the teaching of mathematics,…
Bérault-Bercastel, AntoineVol. II, p. 795 BÉRAULT-BERCASTEL, ANTOINE - HENRI. — Church historian, among the most widely read in his time. Born in Briey in 1720, according to some in 1722, and died…
Bérulle, Pierre deVol. II, p. 862 BÉRULLE, PIERRE de. — Cardinal, founder of the Oratory of France, born on 4 February 1575 in the castle of Serilly (near Troyes), died in Paris on 2 October…
Béziers, Diocese of(BÉZIERS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 889 BÉZIERS, DIOCESE OF. - Béziers, included among the territories of the Narbonensis province in the Notitia Galliarum, is today the seat of a subprefecture in…
Bērakhōth(BĚRĀKHÖTH)Vol. II, p. 793 BĚRĀKHÖTH. - First treatise of the Mišnah (v.), in 9 chapters, contained in the twofold Babylonian and Palestinian Talmud. As the title “Blessings” (v.)…
