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Bialyk, Chajim NachmanVol. II, p. 892 BIALYK, CHAJIM NACHMAN. - The greatest contemporary Jewish poet. Born at Radi (Volhynia) on 9 Jan. 1873, died at Vienna on 6 July 1934. His poetic activity…
Bianchi, AndreaVol. II, p. 892 BIANCHI, ANDREA. – Missionary and architect, b. in 1677 in northern Italy (at Chiampo near Vicenza?), he entered the Society of Jesus in Rome in 1716 as a…
Bianchi, Brothers(BIANCHI, FRATELLI)Vol. II, p. 893 BIANCHI, FRATELLI: V. FRATELLI BIANCHI.
Bianchi, Confraternity of(BIANCHI, CONFRATERNITA DEI)Vol. II, p. 892 BIANCHI, CONFRATERNITA dei. — Penitents, dressed in white, widespread in Italy during the last years of the fourteenth century. At Chieri, recounts the…
Bianchi, Francesco Saverio Maria, Blessed(BIANCHI, FRANCESCO SAVERIO MARIA, BEATO)Vol. II, p. 893 BIANCHI, FRANCESCO SAVERIO MARIA, blessed. – Barnabite, born at Arpino on 2 December 1743 and died in Naples on 31 January 1815, where he is buried in the…
Bianchi, Giovanni AntonioVol. II, p. 893 BIANCHI, GIOVANNI ANTONIO. - Man of letters, theologian, and jurist, b. at Lucca on 2 Oct. 1686 and d. at Rome on 17 Jan. 1768. He entered the Franciscan Order…
Bianchini, FrancescoVol. II, p. 893 BIANCHINI, FRANCESCO. — Born on 13 December 1662 in Verona, died on 2 March 1729 in Rome, where he went after studying in Bologna and Padua. Although he had…
Bianchini, GiuseppeVol. II, p. 894 BIANCHINI, GIUSEPPE. - Historian and archaeologist, born at Verona on 9 September 1704, died at Rome on 13 October 1764. In 1732 he entered the Congregation of…
Bianco (di Santi), Blessed, of Siena(BIANCO (DI SANTI) DA SIENA)Vol. II, p. 894 BIANCO (di SANTI) da SIENA. – Mystical poet and Jesuate, one of the most notable figures of the movement begun by b. Colombini and the finest religious lyric…
Bianconi, Giacomo, Blessed(BIANCONI, GIACOMO, BEATO)Vol. II, p. 894 BIANCONI, GIACOMO, blessed. - Born on 7 March 1220 at Bevagna, where he died on 22 Aug. 1301; he entered the Dominicans in 1236 at Spoleto and studied at…
Biard, PierreVol. II, p. 894 BIARD, PIERRE. — French Jesuit, one of the initiators of the missions of the Society in “New France.” Born in Grenoble in 1567 and entering religious life in…
Bibiena, Family of(BIBIENA, FAMIGLIA)Vol. II, p. 918 BIBIENA, FAMIGLIA. – Architects and theatrical decorators, bearing the surname Galli and originating from Bibbiena. The founder of the family was GIOVANNI…
Bible(BIBBIA)Vol. II, p. 895 BIBLE. - A collection of books considered sacred, differing in number between Jews and Christians. CONTENTS: I. Names and divisions. - II. Sacred character. -…
BibliVol. II, p. 579 BIBLI. Una storia critica delle edizioni generali di s. B. fu intrapresa da D. Amand, in Revue Bénédictine, 52 (1940), pp. 140-161; 53 (1941), pp. 119-51; 54…
Biblia PauperumVol. II, p. 918 BIBLIA PAUPERUM. – A devotional book containing representations of the principal scenes from the life of Jesus, depicted, according to the medieval concept and…
Biblical(BIBLICA)Vol. II, p. 919 BIBLICA. - Quarterly journal of the Pontifical Biblical Institute of Rome (v.) Announced among the aims of the new institution from its very beginnings, its…
Biblical Anthropomorphism(ANTROPOMORFISMO BIBLICO)Vol. I, p. 949 BIBLICAL ANTHROPOMORPHISM. — This is the representation of God found in the sacred books, especially the Old Testament, in “human form,” either with bodily…
Biblical Archaeology(ARCHEOLOGIA BIBLICA)Vol. I, p. 1063 BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY. - The science of biblical antiquities, that is, of the civilization of the Hebrew people during the time of the Old and New Testaments.…
Biblical Canon(CANONE BIBLICO)Vol. III, p. 334 CANONE BIBLICO: v. BIBLIA.
Biblical Chains(CATENE BIBLICHE)Vol. III, p. 658 BIBLICAL CATENAE. — A title, neither original nor appropriate, given to commentaries on the Bible composed of excerpts from various authors. The earliest…
Biblical Chronology(CRONOLOGIA BIBLICA)Vol. IV, p. 600 CRONOLOGIA BIBLICA. — A) VECCHIO TESTAMENTO. — Since the Old Testament is not a history book that presents events systematically and in chronological order, it…
Biblical Concordances(CONCORDANZE BIBLICHE)Vol. IV, p. 127 BIBLICAL CONCORDANCES. — Collections, arranged in alphabetical order, of the various words or ideas of the Bible. The individual words or ideas are given in…
Biblical Correctors (Correctoria Biblica)(CORRETTORI BIBLICI (CORRECTORIA BIBLICA))Vol. IV, p. 382 BIBLICAL CORRECTORIA (Correctoria biblica). — Critical works undertaken in the 13th–15th centuries to eliminate from the codices of the Vulgate (v.) the errors…
Biblical Cosmogony(COSMOGONIA BIBLICA)Vol. IV, p. 415 COSMOGONIA BIBLICA: v. ESAMERONE.
Biblical Cosmography(COSMOGRAFIA BIBLICA)Vol. IV, p. 415 BIBLICAL COSMOGRAPHY. — The ancient Hebrews held ideas concerning the structure of the world that were consonant with those then widespread in the East. They…
Biblical Criticism(CRITICA BIBLICA)Vol. IV, p. 548 BIBLICAL CRITICISM. — Criticism, or the art of distinguishing the true from the false, when applied to a literary work seeks to establish its authenticity (who…
Biblical Exegesis(ESEGESI BIBLICA)Vol. V, p. 355 ESEGESI BIBLICA: v. INTERPRETAZIONE.
Biblical Interpretation(INTERPRETAZIONE BIBLICA)Vol. VII, p. 84 BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION. – The science that studies and sets forth the principles and rules for rightly understanding the Bible; it is called hermeneutics,…
Biblical Introduction(INTRODUZIONE BIBLICA)Vol. VII, p. 92 BIBLICAL INTRODUCTION. - The science that provides the knowledge necessary for reading and interpreting the Bible (v.). The name «i.» was first used in the…
Biblical Senses(SENSI BIBLICI)Vol. XI, p. 214 BIBLICAL SENSES. — “Sense” is the meaning assumed by a given sentence considered within its context, or the thing expressed in that sentence on the…
Biblical Studies(ESTUDIOS BÍBLICOS)Vol. V, p. 407 ESTUDIOS BÍBLICOS. - Organ of the A(sociación para el) F(omento de los) E(studios) B(íblicos en) E(spaña), Madrid. Quarterly publication of biblical research.…
Bibliographic Classification, Systems of(CLASSIFICAZIONE BIBLIOGRAFICA, SISTEMI DI)Vol. III, p. 1039 CLASSIFICAZIONE BIBLIOGRAFICA, SISTEMI by. — The need for a systematic arrangement of bibliographic material for the purpose of immediate retrieval gave rise…
Biblische ZeitschriftVol. II, p. 936 BIBLISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT. - A journal of biblical studies, published from 1903 by the Herder publishing house in Friburgo in Brisgovia, in connection with the…
Bicchieri, GualaVol. II, p. 937 BICCHIERI, GUALA. - Cardinal, born at Vercelli around the middle of the 12th century, died at Rome on 31 May 1227. While still very young, he entered the…
Bichi, AlessandroVol. II, p. 937 BICHI, ALESSANDRO. - Cardinal, b. at Siena in 1596, d. at Rome in 1657. In 1628 he was elected bi- shop of Isola and sent as nuncio to Naples with the…
Bichi, VincenzoVol. II, p. 937 BICHI, VINCENZO. - Cardinal, b. in Siena in 1668, d. in Rome in 1750. In 1703 he was sent as nuncio to Switzerland and thence, in 1709, to Portugal. At first…
Bichier Des Ages, Jeanne Elisabeth, Saint(GIOVANNA ELISABETTA BICHIER DES AGES, SANTA)Vol. VI, p. 315 GIOVANNA ELISABETTA BICHIER des AGES, saint. — Co-foundress of the Daughters of the Cross, known as the Sisters of S. Andrea, born on 5 July 1773 in the…
Bickell, GustavVol. II, p. 937 BICKELL, GUSTAV. - Orientalist, born Protestant on 7 July 1838 at Kassel, died on 15 Jan. 1906 at Vienna. In 1862 he became lecturer in Semitic philology at…
Biddle, GiovanniVol. II, p. 938 BIDDLE, GIOVANNI. – English Protestant, called the “Father of the English Unitarians,” b. at Wotton-Under-Edge (Gloucestershire), d. in London in 1662. Having…
Bidermann, JakobVol. II, p. 938 BIDERMANN, JAKOB. – German Jesuit and man of letters, the most representative author of the celebrated “Jesuit theatre,” born at Ehingen (Württemberg) in 1578,…
Biebuyck (Bibautx, Bibaut, Bibance), GuillaumeVol. II, p. 938 BIEBUYCK (BIBAUTX, BIBAUT, BIBANCE), GUILLAUME. - General (36th) of the Carthusian Order, d. 24 July 1535. B. at Thielt, in Flanders. Around 1500 he took the…
BiedaVol. II, p. 938 BIEDA. – An ancient episcopal city of Latium, in the province of Viterbo, situated on a tuffaceous plateau at the confluence of the Biedano stream and the Rio…
Biederlack, JosephVol. II, p. 939 BIEDERLACK, JOSEPH. - Jesuit, b. at Greven (Westphalia) on 27 March 1845, d. at Innsbruck on 15 Nov. 1930. Professor in the theological faculty of Innsbruck…
Biedermann, Alois EmanuelVol. II, p. 939 BIEDERMANN, ALOIS EMANUEL. - Swiss Protestant theologian, b. at Bendlikon near Winterthur on 2 March 1819 and d. at Zurich on 25 Jan. 1885. In 1837 he studied…
Biel, GabrielVol. II, p. 939 BIEL, GABRIEL. — German theologian and philosopher, known as “the last of the Scholastics.” Born in Speyer between 1410 and 1425, died at Schönbuch in 1495. He…
Biella, Diocese of(BIELLA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 939 BIELLA, DIOCESI di. – City of Piedmont, province of Vercelli, called in documents Buiella or Bugella. It was erected as a diocese by Clement XIV, at the…
Biester, Johann ErichVol. II, p. 941 BIESTER, JOHANN ERICH. – Philosopher, born in Lübeck on 17 November 1749, died in Berlin on 20 February 1816. He belonged to the circle of Mendelssohn and…
Biffi, EugenioVol. II, p. 941 BIFFI, EUGENIO. — Of the Institute of the Foreign Missions of Milan, bishop of Cartagena (Colombia). Born in Milan on 22 December 1829, he was a seminarian in…
Biffi, Gian AndreaVol. II, p. 941 BIFFI, GIAN ANDREA. — Sculptor, active in Milan, where he died in 1631. A pupil of Brambilla, he adhered to the prevailing Mannerist taste. From 1599 to 1629…
BiforaVol. II, p. 941 BIFORA. — This is the name given to any window with two adjoining openings, generally divided by a small column and enclosed within a single architectural…
Bigamy(BIGAMIA)Vol. II, p. 941 BIGAMIA. - I. NOZIONI GENERALI. - Con questo nome (etimologicamente: « doppia nuzialità ») si indicano, in teologia e in diritto canonico, vari fatti (fot.…
Bigandet, Paul-AmbroiseVol. II, p. 945 BIGANDET, PAUL-AMBROISE. – Apostolic vicar of Southern Burma, born at Malans (France) on 13 August 1813, he entered the Paris Foreign Missions in 1836 and…
Bigard, Jeanne E StephanieVol. II, p. 945 BIGARD, JEANNE and STEPHANIE. - Mother and daughter, founders of the “Work of St. Peter the Apostle for the Indigenous Clergy.” The mother, Stefania, was born…
Bigarelli, GuidoVol. II, p. 945 BIGARELLI, GUIDO: v. GUIDO da COMO.
Biglia (de Bilis), AndreaVol. II, p. 945 BIGLIA (DE BILIS), ANDREA. - Theologian and humanist, b. in Milan around 1395, d., apparently, in the last months of 1435. While still a boy he entered the…
Biglia, MelchiorreVol. II, p. 945 BIGLIA, MELCHIORRE. - Apostolic nuncio, b. in Milano, d. in Praga in Apr. 1571. Of an ancient and noble family, he was a friend of Card. Gian Angelo de'…
Bigoni, AngeloVol. II, p. 945 BIGONI, ANGELO. - Theologian, preacher, and prolific ascetical writer of the Conventual Minors, b. at Corfù on 17 February 1779, d. at Padova, in the…
Bihlmeyer, KarlVol. II, p. 946 BIHLMEYER, KARL. – Dean of the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Tübingen, born in 1874, died there on 27 March 1942. He studied at that…
Bikoro, Apostolic Prefecture of(BIKORO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. II, p. 946 BIKORO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - On 10 Sept. 1926 the first Lazarists arrived at B. (Belgian Congo) to evangelize the district of the same name, situated…
Bildt, Carl Nils DanielVol. II, p. 946 BILDT, CARL NILS DANIEL. — Swedish diplomat and historian, b. in Stockholm on 15 May 1850, d. on 26 January 1931 in Rome. Ambassador of Sweden to the Quirinal…
Bilio, LuigiVol. II, p. 946 BILIO, LUIGI. - Cardinal, b. 25 March 1826 at Alessandria (Piemonte), d. 30 Jan. 1884 at Rome. Of a very poor family (his father was a shoemaker, his mother a…
Bilivert (Biliverti), GiovanniVol. II, p. 946 BILIVERT (BILIVERTI), GIOVANNI. — Painter, born, according to some, in Maastricht, but more probably in Florence to a Flemish father in 1576; died in Florence…
Billerbeck, PaulVol. II, p. 946 BILLERBECK, PAUL. — German exegete, born in 1853, died in Frankfurt an der Oder, where he was a Protestant pastor, on 23 December 1932. From 1906 he devoted…
Billia, Lorenzo MichelangeloVol. II, p. 946 BILLIA, LORENZO MICHELANGELO. – Philosopher, born in Cuneo on 1 December 1860, died in Florence on 10 April 1924. Having joined Morando in defending the…
Billiart, Marie-Rose-Julie, Blessed(BILLIART, MARIE-ROSE-JULIE, BEATA)Vol. II, p. 947 BILLIART, MARIE-ROSE-JULIE, blessed. - Foundress of the Sisters of Our Lady of Namur (v.), born of a humble family on 12 July 1751 at Cuvilly near Compiègne,…
Billik, EberhardVol. II, p. 947 BILLIK, EBERHARD. - Carmelite theologian, born in Cologne in 1499–1500 and died on 12 Jan. 1557. His family name was Steinberger. Professor in Cologne and…
Billiton, Islands(BILLITON, ISOLE)Vol. II, p. 947 BILLITON, ISOLE: v. BANKA e BILLITON, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA di.
Billot, LouisVol. II, p. 947 BILLOT, LOUIS. — An eminent figure among modern theologians, born at Sierck (Metz) on 12 January 1846 and died at Galloro (Rome) on 18 December 1931. He…
Billotet, Édouard(BILLOTET, EDOUARD)Vol. II, p. 947 BILLOTET, EDOUARD. - French missionary, who died for the faith. Born at Villefrancon (Haute-Saône) on 3 May 1812; ordained priest in 1836, he was vicar at…
Billuart, Charles-RenéVol. II, p. 948 BILLUART, CHARLES-RENÉ. — Thomist theologian, born at Revin on the Meuse (Ardennes) on 8 January 1685, died there on 20 January 1757. He became a Dominican…
Bilocation(BILOCAZIONE)Vol. II, p. 948 BILOCAZIONE. — From the Latin bis and locatio, the simultaneous presence of a person in two different places. Among the prodigious phenomena with which…
BilychnisVol. II, p. 948 BILYCHNIS. - Monthly journal of religious studies, published in Roma from 1912 to 1930 (its emblem, the b., a Roman catacomb lamp with a double wick and a…
Bina, AndreaVol. II, p. 948 BINA, ANDREA. - Cassinese Benedictine of the abbey of Polirone (Mantua), b. in Milan in 1724, d. there on 8 March 1792. He taught philosophy in the monasteries…
Binago, LorenzoVol. II, p. 948 BINAGO, LORENZO. — Barnabite, architect, born and died in Milan (1556–1629). His most significant work is the reconstruction of S. Alessandro in Milan, in…
Bination(BINAZIONE)Vol. II, p. 948 BINAZIONE. – It is the celebration of two Masses on the same day by the same priest. I. CENNI STORICI. - Istituendo il S. Sacrificio, Gesù non stabilì il…
Binbirkilise (Bin Bir Kilise, "One Thousand and One Churches")(BINBIRKILISA (BIN BIR KILLSÂ, «MILLE E UNA CHIESA»))Vol. II, p. 949 BINBIRKILISA (Bin bir killsâ, “A Thousand and One Churches”). — This is the name given to the ruins of an ancient Byzantine city in Lycaonia (Asia Minor),…
Bindi, EnricoVol. II, p. 950 BINDI, ENRICO. — Bishop, writer, born at Canapale (Pistoia) on 29 September 1812, died at Pistoia on 3 June 1876. For 24 years, until 1856, he was an…
Binding(LEGATURA)Vol. VII, p. 630 LEGATURA. — By l. is meant the art of sewing the gatherings of a book firmly together and enclosing them between two boards of solid material in order to…
Biner, JosephVol. II, p. 950 BINER, JOSEPH. - Swiss Jesuit and canonist, b. at Glaringen (Valais) on 16 July 1697, d. at Rottenburg on 24 March 1766. Received into the novitiate at…
Binet, FrançoisVol. II, p. 950 BINET, FRANÇOIS. - Theologian and preacher of the Order of Minims, b. in 1452, d. in 1524, with a reputation for sanctity at the convent of Trinità dei Monti.…
Binet, Étienne(BINET, ETIENNE)Vol. II, p. 950 BINET, ETIENNE. — Ascetical writer, born in Dijon in 1569, died in Paris in 1639. He entered the Society of Jesus in Italy at Novellara in 1590; returning to…
Bingham, JosephVol. II, p. 950 BINGHAM, JOSEPH. - Anglican theologian, b. in September 1668 at Wakefield (Yorkshire), d. 17 Aug. 1723. Doctor at the University of Oxford, then curate at…
Bini (Binius), SeverinoVol. II, p. 951 BINI (Binius), SEVERINO. - Canon lawyer, born at Randerath (near Aquisgrana) in 1573, died on 14 February 1641 at Colonia, where he carried on all his…
Binterim, Anton JosephVol. II, p. 951 BINTERIM, ANTON JOSEPH. - Historian and archaeologist, b. 19 September 1779 in Düsseldorf, d. 17 May 1855 in Bilk. A Franciscan in 1796, secularized in 1802…
Biocenosis(BIOCENOSI)Vol. II, p. 951 BIOCENOSI. — The term b., or biological association, introduced by Moebius in 1877, denotes the entire complex of living beings that coexist within the same…
Biochemistry(BIOCHIMICA)Vol. II, p. 951 BIOCHIMICA. - Biochemistry is that part of physiology which studies the chemical composition and the chemical-physical properties of animal or plant organisms…
Biogenetic Law(BIOGENETICA, LEGGE)Vol. II, p. 953 BIOGENETIC LAW. — The original formulation given by E. Haeckel (v.) in chap. 20 of his work Generelle Morphologie der Organismen (1866), 41st ontogenetic…
Biological Cycles(CICLI BIOLOGICI)Vol. III, p. 923 CICLI BIOLOGICI. – There is no fundamental difference from the concept of rhythm. Life manifests itself rhythmically (v. BIORITMI): such are the physiological…
Biological Differentiation(DIFFERENZIAMENTO BIOLOGICO)Vol. IV, p. 919 BIOLOGICAL DIFFERENTIATION. — The phenomena of biological differentiation are diverse, but all share the common condition of a gradual development of specific…
Biological Environments(AMBIENTI BIOLOGICI)Vol. I, p. 597 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS. — By biological environments are meant the various settings in which conditions sufficient to permit the life of organisms are found.…
Biology(BIOLOGIA)Vol. II, p. 955 BIOLOGY. – From the Greek βίος “life” and λόγος “discourse, reasoning,” it is the science of life in its normal and pathological phenomenology. According to…
Biometry (Anthropometry)(BIOMETRIA (ANTROPOMETRIA))Vol. II, p. 957 BIOMETRIA (ANTHROPOMETRY). - I. ORIGINS AND DEFINITION. - B. arose at the historical moment when, in the life sciences generally, the qualitative method was…
Biondini, Maria ArcangelaVol. II, p. 959 BIONDINI, MARIA ARCANGELA. - Mystical writer, b. 24 June 1641 of Venetian parents at Corfu, where her father was governor, d. at Arco (Trentino) on 23 Nov.…
Biondo, FlavioVol. II, p. 959 BIONDO, FLAVIO. - Humanist and archaeologist, born in Forlì in 1392, died in Rome on June 4, 1463 (he added the second name later, latinizing the first). He…
Bioregulators(BIOREGOLATORI)Vol. II, p. 959 BIOREGOLATORI. – The individual functions of the organism do not occur in isolation, but are coordinated with one another so that, under physiological…
Biorhythms(BIORITMI)Vol. II, p. 960 BIORHYTHMS. - By b. are meant the rhythmic activities of living beings. In reality, every vital phenomenon is rhythmic: the very life of a species, with the…
Biosphere(BIOSFERA)Vol. II, p. 960 BIOSFERA. — From the Greek βίος (= life) and σφαῖρα (= sphere). The term b. was used to designate the further indivisible spherical corpuscle, belonging to a…
Biotype(BIOTIPO)Vol. II, p. 963 BIOTYPE. — By b. is meant, in genetics, a complex of individuals identical among themselves with respect to the constitution of hereditary characters. This…
Biotypology(BIOTIPOLOGIA)Vol. II, p. 963 BIOTYPOLOGY. – Science that studies the human individual in all his vital manifestations, in order to determine, as completely as possible, his personal…
Birago, RenatoVol. II, p. 964 BIRAGO, RENATO. - Cardinal, born in Milan to Galeazzo, who was ambassador of the duke of Milan in France, on 2 February 1506. He lived at the court of the…
Birmingham, Archdiocese of(BIRMINGHAM, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 966 BIRMINGHAM, ARCHDIOCESE of. – The city is one of the most populous in England, in the county of Warwick, known especially for its metallurgical industries.…
BirroVol. II, p. 966 BIRRO. – The birrus was an outer garment in the form of a cloak or hooded cape, which could reach down to the knee and be provided with a hood. The name (Gr.…
Birth Control(CONTROLLO DELLE NASCITE)Vol. IV, p. 281 CONTROLLO DELLE NASCITE: v. NASCITE, CONTROLLO DELLE.
Birth Control(NASCITE, CONTROLLO (BIRTH-CONTROL) DELLE)Vol. VIII, p. 983 NASCITE, CONTROLLO (Birth-Control) of. — A form of voluntary or coercive regulation that seeks to subordinate the procreation of individuals to social,…
Birthday (Dies Natalis)(NATALE (DIES NATALIS))Vol. VIII, p. 991 NATALE (Dies natalis). — The Romans commemorated the dead on the day of their birth; indeed, we read that « Privatae feriae vocantur sacrorum propriorum, velut…
Biscop, Simon(BISCOPH, SIMON)Vol. II, p. 967 BISCOPH, SIMON : v. EPISCOPIUS SIMON.
Biscossi, Sibillina, Blessed(BISCOSSI, SIBILLINA, BEATA)Vol. II, p. 967 BISCOSSI, SIBILLINA, blessed. – Dominican mystic, born in Pavia around 1287, where she died on 19 March 1367. At the age of twelve she lost her sight and,…
Biseglie(BISCEGLIE)Vol. II, p. 967 BISCEGLIE. – City in the province of Bari, with a small port on the Adriatic. In the Byzantine period, not before the seventh century, it was established as a…
BisenzioVol. II, p. 967 BISENZIO. - Ancient episcopal see of Latium on the western shore of Lake Bolsena. An inscription of the year 254 mentions the «Senatus populusque Visentinus»…
Bishop(VESCOVO)Vol. XII, p. 838 VESCOVO. – He is the successor of the Apostles in the ordinary governance of the individual Churches (v. DIOCESI) under the authority of the Roman Pontiff…
Bishop of Spoleto of Spes(SPES, VESCOVO DI SPOLETO)Vol. XI, p. 670 SPES, bishop of SPOLETO. - Born toward the end of the 4th century, he governed the Church of Spoleto for 32 years, from about 420 to 452. Of his life and…
Bishop of Vercelli, Hatto(ATTONE, VESCOVO DI VERCELLI)Vol. II, p. 233 ATTONE, bishop of VERCELLI. — Few certain details are known about his life. Of noble Lombard family, we know that in 924 he was elected bishop of Vercelli, a…
Bishop, EdmundVol. II, p. 968 BISHOP, EDMUND. - English liturgist, b. at Totnes of an Anglican family on 17 May 1846, d. at Downside on 17 Feb. 1917. First secretary to T. Carlyle, then a…
Bishops' Assemblies(ASSEMBLEE DEI VESCOVI)Vol. II, p. 123 ASSEMBLEE DEI VESCOVI : v. CONFERENZE EPISCOPALI.
BisignanoVol. II, p. 968 BISIGNANO. – A city in the province of Cosenza, ancient Basidiae, which acquired particular importance in the Byzantine-Norman period because of its position…
Bismarck, Diocese of(BISMARCK, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 968 BISMARCK, diocese of. - In the State of North Dakota (United States of America), suffragan to S. Paolo di Minnesota. Erected on 31 Dec. 1909 by the division of…
Bismarck, Otto Eduard Leopold, von(BISMARCK, OTTO EDUARD LEOFOLD, VON)Vol. II, p. 968 BISMARCK, OTTO EDUARD LEOFOLD, von. — German statesman, known as the Iron Chancellor, born at Schönhausen on 1 April 1815, died at Friedrichsruhe on 30 July…
BisomusVol. II, p. 969 BISOMUS. – With locus understood, it means a burial for two corpses and is terminology proper to the Roman cemeteries. Like the similar terms trisomus and…
Bisping, AugustVol. II, p. 969 BISPING, AUGUST. — German Catholic exegete, b. at Albersloh on 11 May 1811, d. at Münster on 17 March 1884. Ordained a priest in 1836, he was Privatdozent at…
Bisticci, Vespasiano daVol. II, p. 970 BISTICCI, VESPASIANO da. — He is the most famous of the great cartolai (1421–98), as booksellers were called during the Renaissance before printing; and his…
Bistolfi, LeonardoVol. II, p. 970 BISTOLFI, LEONARDO. - Sculptor, b. at Casale Monferrato on 14 March 1859, d. at Torino on 2 Oct. 1933. From a naturalistic training he moved to an idealization…
BistricaVol. II, p. 970 BISTRICA. - A small town in northern Croatia with a great Marian shrine, whose origins go back to the year 1545, when the people, fleeing before the Turks,…
BistuaVol. II, p. 970 BISTUA. — At the Synods of Salona in 530 and 533, Andria, bishop of the bestoensis ecclesiae, also appears. His diocese was extensive but very poor; the Synod…
Bithynia(BITINIA)Vol. II, p. 971 BITINIA. — Western region of northern Anatolia, bordered on the north by the Black Sea, on the east by Paphlagonia, on the west by the Propontis (Sea of…
BitontoVol. II, p. 971 BITONTO – Romanesque loggia on the right side of the Cathedral (late 12th–early 13th century).
Bitonto, Diocese of(BITONTO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 971 BITONTO, DIOCESI di. - In the province of Bari. Inhabited by a Greek colony of which traces of furnishings and coins with the inscription BYTONTINON remain, it…
Bixio, GiuseppeVol. II, p. 972 BIXIO, GIUSEPPE. – Missionary, brother of the Garibaldian general Nino. Born in Genoa on 23 May 1819, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1838. Professor of…
BizacenaVol. II, p. 973 BIZACENA: v. AFRICA SETTENTRIONALE.
Bizio, BartolomeoVol. II, p. 988 BIZIO, BARTOLOMEO. — Chemist, born in Vicenza on 30 October 1791, died in Venice in 1862; regarded among the greatest scientists of his time by Fr. Secchi in…
Bizzochi and Bizzoches(BIZZOCHI E BIZZOCHE)Vol. II, p. 988 BIZZOCHI and BIZZOCHE. — Men and women (also called Bizzoco, Bizzochero, Bizzocaro, Pinzocaro) who in the 13th and 14th centuries led a devout life and wore…
Bizzozero(BIZOZERO)Vol. II, p. 988 BIZOZERO: V. GERVASIO di S. ELIA.
