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Camagüey, Diocese of (CAMAGÜEY, DIOCESI DI)
City in the province of C. on the island of Cuba, and a diocese suffragan of Santiago de Cuba. It comprises the civil province of C. and has an area of 26,098… -
Camaiani, Pietro
Nuncio, b. at Arezzo on 1 June 1519, d. at Ascoli Piceno on 27 July 1579. He was a canon of Florence when, on 12 Feb. 1552, he was appointed bishop of Fiesole… -
Camaldolese (CAMALDOLESI)
CAMALDOLESI: v. BENEDETTINI CAMALDOLESI. -
Camaldolese Benedictines (BENEDETTINI CAMALDOLESI)
I. CONGREGATION OF HERMIT MONKS. - The Camaldolese Congregation arose, as a branch of the Benedictine Order, in 1012 and has an eminently contemplative… -
Camaldoli
A famous hermitage situated almost at the summit of the Tusco-Romagnan Apennines, at 1111 m above sea level. Its name derives from Campus amabilis and Campus… -
Camassei, Andrea
Painter, b. at Bevagna on 2 Dec. 1602 and d. at Rome on 18 Aug. 1649. He was a disciple of Domenichino, but in his art he absorbed elements deriving from… -
Camauro
It is a kind of cap that covers the whole head and also the ears, which was used outside of sacred functions. In its current form it is the exclusive privilege… -
Cambalù
CAMBALÙ: v. PECHINO. -
Cambiagio, Benedetta
Religious, foundress of the Benedictines of Our Lady of Providence (v.), b. at Langasco on 2 Oct. 1791, d. at Ronco Scrivia on 21 March 1858. The widow of G.… -
Cambiaso, Luca
Painter, b. at Moneglia on 18 Oct. 1527, he soon received his first lessons in Genoa from his father Giovanni, a good painter active in the first half of the… -
Cambodia (CAMBOGIA)
CAMBOGIA: v. INDOCINA FRANCESE. -
Cambrai, Archdiocese of (CAMBRAI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Situated on the left bank of the Scheldt, C. was, along with Tournai and Bavay, the capital of the country of the Nervii. Conquered by the Romans, who called… -
Cambrai, Martyrs of (CAMBRAI, MARTIRI DI)
CAMBRAI, MARTIRI di: v. RIVOLUZIONE FRANCESE, martiri della. -
Cambridge, University of (CAMBRIDGE, UNIVERSITÀ DI)
Camboritum of the Romans, in the Middle Ages it was a small village around the church of St. Benedict; later a center of study formed there, but it began to… -
Cambry, Jeanne de
Augustinian mystic, b. at Douai on 15 Nov. 1583, d. at Lille on 19 July 1639. She entered in 1604 the monastery of the Augustinian nuns "Des Prés-Porchins" at… -
Cambyses (Kambūgija of Cuneiform Documents) (CAMBISE (KAMBUGIJA DEI DOCUMENTI CUNEIFORMI))
Name of two Achaemenid kings (v.). Of the first we know nothing else except that he was the father of Cyrus the Great (v.) and king of Anshan in Susiana until… -
Camden, Diocese of (CAMDEN, DIOCESI DI)
In the State of New Jersey (U.S.A.), a suffragan of Newark, it comprises the counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem. It was… -
Cameo (CAMMEO)
A gem worked in relief, deriving the difference in colors from the different layers of hardstones. The first and principal workshops of c. arose in Asia and in… -
Camerino, Archdiocese of (CAMERINO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
In the Marches, in the province of Macerata. Reliable documents make known that the episcopal see was certainly established there around the middle of the 5th… -
Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (CAMERLENGO DI SANTA ROMANA CHIESA)
CAMERLENGO DI SANTA ROMANA CHIESA: v. CAMERA APOSTOLICA. -
Cameronians (CAMERONIANI)
Name given to the followers of Richard Cameron (1648-80). He was a fanatical partisan of the "Covenanters," defenders of the "Covenant" (1643), or pact by… -
Cameronites (CAMERONITI)
A French Calvinist sect that took its name from the Scotsman John Cameron (1577-1625), who, after studying philosophy at Glasgow, moved to Bordeaux in France… -
Cameroon (CAMERUN)
Region of Equatorial Africa that extends from the bottom of the Gulf of Guinea to Chad, to the Logone and to the lower course of the Congo. On the eve of the… -
Cametti, Alberto
Musicologist and composer, b. in Rome on 5 May 1871, d. there on 1 June 1935. Choirmaster at S. Luigi de' Francesi in Rome, member of the Pontifical Commission… -
Camilli
CAMILLI: v. ROMANI, RELIGIONE dei. -
Camilliani, Francesco
Sculptor, b. in Florence and d. there on 13 Oct. 1586, buried in the church of the Santissima Annunziata. A pupil of Baccio Bandinelli and a member of the… -
Camillini
CAMILLINI: v. MINISTRI DEGLI INFERMI. -
Camillis, Giovanni Giuseppe de
CAMILLIS, GIOVANNI GIUSEPPE de: v. DE CAMILLIS, GIUSEPPE. > (photo Fides) > CAMEROON - Ancient wooden sculpture depicting a Chief with the head of the defeated… -
Camillus de Lellis, Saint (CAMILLO DE LELLIS, SANTO)
Born at Bucchianico di Chieti on 25 May 1550 into a noble Abruzzese family. As a boy, and then as a youth, he showed an unruly liveliness: fond of games… -
Camisards (CAMISARDI)
The revocation of the Edict of Nantes, carried out by decree of Louis XIV on 18 October 1685, by which freedom of worship was taken away and French Protestants… -
Cammeo, Federico
Jurist, b. in Milan on 20 July 1872, d. in Florence on 17 March 1939. In Italian universities his teaching from the chair of administrative law was highly… -
Camões, Luís de (CAMÔES, LUIS DE)
Portuguese poet, b. probably in 1524 in Lisbon and d. there on 10 June 1580. A student at the University of Coimbra and then at that of Lisbon (1537-42), later… -
Camos
CAMOS (Kémôl) : v. CHAMOS. -
Camozzi, Carlo Francesco
Franciscan Orientalist, b. at Breno on 17 Sept. 1672; on 16 Dec. 1690 he took his religious vows in the Order of Minors; d. on 28 Jan. 1745 in the convent of… -
Campagna, Diocese of (CAMPAGNA, DIOCESI DI)
In the province of Salerno, C. rises on the southern slopes of the Monti Picentini, in a gorge crossed by the Tenza. Its historical importance goes back to the… -
Campagnola, Giulio and Domenico (CAMPAGNOLA, GIULIO E DOMENICO)
Engravers and painters. GIULIO, son of Girolamo, born in Padua perhaps in 1482, died after 1514. In 1498 he was at the court of Ferrara, in 1507 in Venice; in… -
Campailla, Tommaso
Naturalist and philosopher, b. at Modica (Ragusa) in 1668, d. there in 1740. > (by courtesy of Dr. D. Degenhart) > CAMPAGNOLA, GIULIO - St. John the Baptist… -
Campana, Emilio
Distinguished Mariologist, b. in 1874 at Signora (Val Colla, Ticino), d. at Lugano on June 14, 1939. He completed his studies at Pollegio, at Lugano and at… -
Campaña, Pedro
Painter, b. in Brussels in 1503 and d. there in 1580. His real name was Kempeneer and he was probably a pupil of Bernard Van Orley. In Bologna, in 1529, he… -
Campanella, Antonio Maria
Born in Genoa on 2 March 1811, died there on 23 March 1910. After being ordained a priest, he taught sacred eloquence at the archiepiscopal seminary of his… -
Campanella, Tommaso
Life and works. - Giovanni Domenico C. was born at Stilo, in Calabria, on 5 September 1568; he entered the Dominican Order, changing his baptismal name to… -
Campanha, Diocese of (CAMPANHA, DIOCESI DI)
In Brazil, located in the southern part of the State of Minas Geraes, suffragan of the archdiocese of Marianna. Population of 550,000 inhabitants, of whom… -
Campania
I. GEOGRAPHY. - A historical region of southern Italy, comprising the Tyrrhenian slope of the Apennines, from the Gulf of Gaeta (lower Garigliano) to that of… -
Campanile
It is a structure standing on its own or incorporated into the church and intended to carry the bells at a height suitable for a better expansion of the sound.… -
Campano, Giovanni Antonio
Bishop and man of letters, b. of a humble family at Cavelli (Capua) in 1429, d. at Siena on 15 July 1477. Out of love of study, at the age of fifteen he went… -
Campbell and Campbellites (CAMPBELL E CAMPBELLITI)
CAMPBELL e CAMPBELLITI: v. DISCEPOLI. -
Campeche, Diocese of (CAMPECHE, DIOCESI DI)
In the Republic of Mexico, erected by Leo XIII on 2 Dec. 1895 with the constitution Praedecessorum nostrorum, detaching it from the diocese of Yucatán, of… -
Campeggi, Family (CAMPEGGI, FAMIGLIA)
LORENZO, cardinal, b. in Bologna in 1474, d. in Rome on 19 July 1539. He was a teacher of law in Bologna, where he contracted marriage and had children. Left a… -
Campello, Enrico
Religious agitator, b. in Rome in 1831 to an old family from Spoleto, and d. there in 1902. Having entered the ecclesiastical life, he was successively canon… -
Campello, Pompeo
Minister of State, b. at Spoleto on 5 Feb. 1803, d. there on 22 June 1884. In 1831 he held the command of the civic guard and took part in the insurrectionary… -
Campenses
Nickname given by St. Jerome (Ep., XV) to the Catholics of Antioch who were partisans of Bishop Meletius, persecuted by Valens starting from 372. When Meletius… -
Campi
A family of Cremonese artists. GALEAZZO (1477-1536) trained on Venetian-Ferrarese models, above all on Boccaccino, and on Umbrian ones (Perugino). > CAMPI… -
Campina Grande, Diocese of (CAMPINA GRANDE, DIOCESI DI)
In Brazil, in the State of Paraíba. Erected in May 1949, by dismemberment of the archdiocese of Paraíba do Norte, of which it remains a suffragan. Its seat is… -
Campinas, Diocese of (CAMPINAS, DIOCESI DI)
In the State of São Paulo (Brazil), suffragan of the archdiocese of São Paulo. It has a territory of 6,999 sq km, with a population of 88,460 inhabitants, of… -
Campion, Edmund, Blessed (CAMPION, EDMUND, BEATO)
Jesuit, martyr, b. in London on 25 Jan. 1539, d. there on 1 Dec. 1581. A student at Oxford, he won universal admiration for his gifts of intellect and… -
Campionese, Masters (CAMPIONESI, MAESTRI)
Sculptors, architects, stonecutters, natives of the lake of Lugano, active in northern Italy, already known in the 12th century as a guild, begin in the 13th… -
Campobasso, Diocese of (CAMPOBASSO, DIOCESI DI)
CAMPOBASSO, DIOCESI di: v. BOIANO - CAMPOBASSO, DIOCESI di. -
Camporese, Pietro, the Younger (CAMPORESE, PIETRO, IL GIOVANE)
Architect, b. in Rome on 22 May 1792 and d. there in 1873. He belongs to a notable family of Roman architects active between the middle of the 18th century and… -
Campo Santo Teutonico, Museum of (CAMPO SANTO TEUTONICO, MUSEO DEL)
Begun as early as 1887 by Msgr. A. De Waal (d. 1917), rector of the college (v. COLLEGI ECCLESIASTICI: collegio teutonico presso s. Maria in Campo Santo). The… -
Campos, Diocese of (CAMPOS, DIOCESI DI)
In the northern region of the State of Rio de Janeiro, suffragan of the archdiocese of St. Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro. Area: 17,403 sq. km.; population… -
Camus, Jean-Pierre
Bishop and prolific polygraph, b. in Paris on 3 Nov. 1584, d. there on 25 Apr. 1652. He first embraced the magistracy and for a long time placed himself at the… -
Cana
A locality "of Galilee" (Jn. 2:1, 11; 4:46; 21:2), distinct from the C. of the tribe of Asher (Josh. 19:28) and from the homonymous stronghold in Arabia (Moab)… -
Canaan (CHANAAN)
CHANAAN: v. CANAAN. -
Canaanites (CANANEI)
CANAANITES: V. CANAAN. -
Canada (CANADÀ)
Region of North America. SUMMARY: I. Geography. - II. Civil history. - III. Religious history. - IV. Religious statistics. - V. Art. - VI. Literature. - VII.… -
Canadian-American Martyrs (CANADO-AMERICANI, MARTIRI)
They form a group of eight Jesuit martyrs, six Fathers and two Coadjutor Brothers, missionaries among the redskins of the Huron tribe, in Canada, martyred by… -
Canale, Bartolomeo, Venerable (CANALE, BARTOLOMEO, VENERABILE)
Milanese Barnabite, b. in 1605, d. in 1681. Educated by the Jesuits of Brera, he entered the Barnabites at the age of 22, and was distinguished for his piety… -
Canali, Benedetto Angelo Maria
Servite theologian, d. 1745. He published a Cursus Philosophicus ad mentem Doctoris solemnis Henrici de Gandavo (Parma 1715; ibid. 1716) which encountered some… -
Canali, Luigi da Parma
Minister General of the Friars Minor and titular archbishop of Ptolemais, b. at Parma on 9 Feb. 1836, d. there on 22 Apr. 1905. A Franciscan in the province of… -
Canal, José de la
Augustinian historian, b. at Uceda (Santander) on 11 Jan. 1768 and d. at Madrid on 17 Apr. 1845. He first taught philosophy and then theology at Burgos… -
Canal of Suez, Apostolic Vicariate of (CANALE DI SUEZ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DEL)
CANALE DI SUEZ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO del: v. EGITTO. -
Canaries (CANARIE)
Archipelago of 14 islands (of which 7 are major), of volcanic origin, located in the North Atlantic to the SW. of the Moroccan coast. It measures in total 7496… -
Canberra-Goulburn, Archdiocese of (CANBERRA-GOULBURN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
In Australia until 1948 the archdiocese of C. G. was simply a diocese with its seat at Goulburn. It was erected on 28 Nov. 1863 with territory detached from… -
Cancellaresca, Script (CANCELLERESCA, SCRITTURA)
In paleography the name chancery script (c.) designates the script proper to chanceries, and in particular that of imperial and pontifical diplomas. It does… -
Cancellieri, Francesco Girolamo
Born in Rome on 10 Oct. 1751, died there on 29 Dec. 1826, buried in St. John Lateran. His 161 published and 79 unpublished writings testify to his erudition… -
Cancello
A movable closure of metal or wood; if fixed and continuous, in which case it is sometimes of stone, it takes the name of grille; if used in the interior of… -
Cancer de Barbastro, Luis
One of the most illustrious and faithful collaborators of Las Casas (v.), b. at Barbastro in Aragon (date unknown) and d. at Tampa Bay (Florida) in 1549… -
Candace
1. A legendary queen of India in the time of Alexander the Great, by whom, on his expedition into India, she is said to have been received and deceived, so… -
Candelabrum (CANDELABRO)
CANDELABRO: v. CANDELIERE. -
Candelabrum (CANDELIERE)
I. LITURGY. - The liturgical candlestick derives its origin from the usual furniture of Roman houses, and for this reason its form has nothing typically sacral… -
Candelabrum with Seven Branches (CANDELABRO A SETTE BRACCI)
A candlestick of purest gold, of a single piece, placed on the southern side (Ex. 26:35) of the sanctuary (Vulg.: Sancta) of the Mosaic tabernacle and then of… -
Candido, Agostino Giuseppe Sierro
CANDIDO, AGOSTINO GIUSEPPE SIERRO: v. SIERRO, AGOSTINO GIUSEPPE. -
Candido di Fulda (Bruun)
Theologian, philosopher, hagiographer, poet and artist, b. in the 2nd half of the 8th century, d. in 845. He Latinized the Germanic name Bruun as Candidus, and… -
Candidus, Alexander
Carmelite theologian of the Ancient Observance, b. at Ghent on an uncertain date and d. at Cologne on 31 Dec. 1555. His family name was Nicola Blankert. Having… -
Candleholder (Bugia, Cerarium) (PALMATORIA (BUGIA, CERARIUM))
A low candlestick, carried in the palm of the hand (whence the name), or a small dish of metal or other material, with a handle and in the middle a socket for… -
Candlemas (CANDELORA)
CANDELORA: v. PURIFICAZIONE. -
Candles (CANDELE)
They are the most common and obligatory means of liturgical illumination in religious functions. According to current prescriptions, candles must be of wax… -
Candotti, Giovanni Battista
Musician, b. at Codroipo on 1 Aug. 1809, d. at Cividale on 11 Apr. 1876. A priest, composer, organist, and choirmaster at the collegiate church of Cividale, he… -
Canella, Giulio
Neo-Scholastic philosopher, b. in Padua on 5 Dec. 1881, missing in action in Macedonia on 25 Nov. 1916. He studied in particular the criteriological problem… -
Canelos, Apostolic Prefecture of (CANELOS, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
The mission of St. Joseph of C. in the Republic of Ecuador was founded in 1624 by the Dominican fathers, who two centuries later, because of the hostility of… -
Canevari (Cannevari, Cannerari), Antonio
Architect, b. in Rome in 1681, d. in Naples ca. 1750. A pupil of Antonio Valeri, he built in Rome on the Caelian Hill the convent of Sts. John and Paul and… -
Canevari, Demetrio
Italian scholar, physician, philosopher and bibliophile, b. in Genoa on 9 March 1559, d. in Rome on 22 Sept. 1625. He took minor orders in his homeland between… -
Caniana, Gian Battista
Architect, carver and inlayer, b. at Roniano on 8 May 1671, d. at Bergamo on 5 May 1745. He is the most important artist of the famous family which for about a… -
Canina, Luigi
Archaeologist and architect, b. at Casalmonferrato on 28 Oct. 1795, d. on 17 Oct. 1856 at Florence, buried in S. Croce. Having moved to Rome in 1818, he lived… -
Canini, Angelo
Distinguished Semitic scholar, b. at Anghiari, near Arezzo, in 1521, d. in Paris in 1557. He taught, at least as an assistant, various Semitic languages at the… -
Canisius, Peter, Saint (CANISIO, PIETRO, SANTO)
CANISIO, PIETRO, santo: v. PIETRO CANISIO, saint. -
Canizares, José de
Spanish playwright, b. in Madrid on 4 July 1676 and d. there on 14 Sept. 1750, in whose prolific output (comedies, entremeses, loas, zarzuelas, bailes, etc.)… -
Cannibalism (CANNIBALISMO)
I. STORIA DELLE CONO- SCIENCE AND DISTRIBUTION. - The term, synonymous with anthropophagy, derives from the name Caribales, Canibales (Caribi), by which the… -
Cannizzaro, Stanislao
Great Italian chemist, b. July 19, 1826 in Palermo and d. May 10, 1910 in Rome, among the most conspicuous figures of the > CANO, ALONSO - The Virgin… -
Cannophori (CANNOFORI)
CANNOFORI: v. CIBELE. -
Cano, Alonso
Painter, sculptor and architect, b. at Granada on 19 March 1601, d. there on 3 Sept. 1667. Until 1638 he worked in Seville (altarpieces of St. John the… -
Cano, Melchor
Spanish Dominican and distinguished sixteenth-century theologian, b. at Tarancón (Cuenca), probably on 6 January 1509, and d. at Toledo on 30 September 1560.… -
Canon (CANONE)
I. LAW. - The term canon comes from the Greek κανών, which in its proper and primitive sense meant reed, straight rod, a measuring instrument used by… -
Canon (CANONICO)
1. For the origin of the term and the vicissitudes of the institutions in the first millennium, v. CANONS REGULAR OF ST. AUGUSTINE. In 1059 Nicholas II sought… -
Canonesses Regular (CANONICHESSE REGOLARI)
Alongside the Regular Canons, a female branch of R. C. soon formed. In this regard, the rule entitled De institutione monialium, promulgated at the imperial… -
Canonical Collections (COLLEZIONI CANONICHE)
Compilations produced over the centuries, which contain part of the laws of the Church and constitute, in the language of canonists, some among the fontes… -
Canonical Hours (ORE CANONICHE)
ORE CANONICHE: v. UFFICIO DIVINO. -
Canonical Institution (ISTITUZIONE CANONICA)
ISTITUZIONE CANONICA : v. PROVVISTA CANONICA. -
Canonical Mission (Missio Canonica) (MISSIONE CANONICA (MISSIO CANONICA))
It is the faculty given to the lower ministers of the hierarchy for preaching and for the exercise of the Catholic magisterium. Sometimes it is called approval… -
Canonical Provision (PROVVISTA CANONICA)
It is the act by which the competent ecclesiastical authority grants an ecclesiastical office in accordance with the sacred canons. SUMMARY: I. Notion and… -
Canonical Visitation (VISITA CANONICA)
On the basis of current canon law - which is the fruit of the numerous norms promulgated previously by the Roman Pontiffs - authors customarily define… -
Canonization (CANONIZZAZIONE)
Canonization is a definitive act or sentence by which the Supreme Pontiff decrees that a servant of God, already numbered among the blessed, be inscribed in… -
Canonization of Laws (CANONIZZAZIONE DELLE LEGGI)
For certain matters the Church, rather than directly formulating its own juridical norms, establishes that the very norms which, on that matter, have been or… -
Canon of the Mass (CANONE DELLA MESSA)
The word c., having entered the ecclesiastical lexicon, from the 6th century onward is used to indicate the most solemn part and the essential formula of the… -
Canonry (CANONICATO)
CANONICATO: v. CANONICO. -
Canons (CANONICI)
CANONICI: v. CANONICO. -
Canons and Censuses (CANONI E CENSI)
I. CANONI. - Thus were called in the intermediate age the periodic payments generally owed as pensio or fitto, in the various forms of land concession, such as… -
Canons of Dort (Dordrecht) (CANONI DI DORT (DORDRECHT))
CANONI di DORT (DORDRECHT): v. ARMINIANESIMO; ARMINIO. -
Canons of Hippolytus (CANONI D'IPPOLITO)
CANONI d'IPPOLITO: v. IPPOLITO. -
Canons Regular of Saint Augustine (CANONICI REGOLARI DI S. AGOSTINO)
The oldest codex of the Rule of St. Augustine, from Corbie (late 8th century-early 8th) - Paris, National Library, cod. lat., 12.634, fol. 9. -
Canons Regular of Saint Augustine (CANONICI REGOLARI DI SANT'AGOSTINO)
They are those clerics who, living in common according to the so-called rule of St. Augustine, devote themselves to the pastoral ministry with the obligation… -
Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception (CANONICI REGOLARI DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE)
This order is a restoration of the ancient Canons Regular for the re-establishment in the canonical life of many of the most severe practices of the monastic… -
Canon Theologian (CANONICO TEOLOGO)
In every cathedral church there must be the office of canon theologian, which may also be instituted in collegiate churches, especially distinguished ones… -
Canori-Mora, Elisabetta, Venerable (CANORI-MORA, ELISABETTA, VENERABILE)
Born in Rome on 21 Nov. 1774, died there on 5 Feb. 1825. She came from a distinguished Roman family and was sent to the monastery of the Augustinian nuns of… -
Canosa
City of Apulia, in the province of Bari, of ancient origin, known for its necropolises with rich grave goods and for notable remains of Roman buildings.… -
Canossa, Ludovico di
Of the Veronese branch of the counts of C. (who do not descend from the family of Countess Matilda), b. at Verona in 1476 and d. there in 1532. Through family… -
Canossa, Luigi di
Cardinal, b. in Verona on 30 April 1809, d. there on 12 March 1900. Having entered the Society of Jesus in Rome in 1837, he remained there for some years, but… -
Canossa, Magdalene Gabriella dei Marchesi di, Blessed (CANOSSA, MADDALENA GABRIELLA, DEI MARCHESI DI, BEATA)
Born in Verona on 1 March 1774, died there on 10 April 1835. Orphaned of her father at the age of five; abandoned at the age of seven by her mother, the… -
Canossians (CANOSSIANI)
CANOSSIANI: v. FIGLI DELLA CARITÀ. -
Canossians, Daughters of Charity (CANOSSIANE, FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ)
Religious institute founded by Blessed Maddalena di Canossa in Verona in 1808. Its first home was the monastery of St. Joseph, where the first young girls were… -
Canova, Antonio
Sculptor, b. at Possagno on 1 Nov. 1757, d. at Venice on 13 Oct. 1822. At the beginning of his artistic career he long admired in Venice, in the halls of the… -
Canovai, Stanislao
Piarist physicist and mathematician, b. in Florence on 28 March 1740, d. there on 17 Nov. 1811. He learned mathematics from the celebrated Father Gregorio… -
Canoz, Alexis
French Jesuit and missionary, b. at Sellières (Jura), 8 Sept. 1805, d. at Trichinopoly (India), 2 Dec. 1888. Received into the Society in 1824, he set out in… -
Cantacuzino, Şerban
B. ca. 1640, d. 1688; prince or "domn" of Wallachia from 1678 to 1688. His long "domnia" was important from the religious, cultural and economic point of view.… -
Cant'ari
Narrative poems, whose rich production flourished especially in Tuscany from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century. They were, as a rule, composed by popular… -
Cantarini, Simone
Painter and engraver, b. at Oropezza (Pesaro) in 1612, d. at Verona on 16 Oct. 1648, a pupil of Claudio Ridolfi, he also studied the works of the Venetians and… -
Cantaró (CANTARO)
From the Greek κάνθαρος, a kind of drinking cup with a wide opening; it is also used to designate the basin from which water gushes in Roman houses or in front… -
Cantata
The cantata in general has its origins in the 17th century. Accompanied monody, which succeeded the polyphony of the 16th century, gave occasion to the… -
Cantatorium
In the Roman liturgy it was the book that contained the chant of the gradual. We have attestation of it in the Ordo romanus I, where we read: "Postquam… -
Canterbury
The episcopal see of C. (Kent - England), founded in 597 by St. Augustine, apostle of England, sent there by St. Gregory the Great, was the primatial see of… -
Canticle (CANTICO)
I. GENERAL NOTIONS. - A canticle (in Greek 686) is generally said to be a poetic composition, intended for singing, for praise and thanksgiving to God. St.… -
Cantimpré, Tommaso di
CANTIMPRÉ, TOMMASO di: v. TOMMASO di CANTIMPRÉ. -
Cantini, Tommaso
Carthusian, d. 18 Nov. 1649. A doctor of theology, he left the Society of Jesus to enter the Carthusian Order in the monastery of Naples, where he professed on… -
Canton [Guangzhou], Archdiocese of (CANTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
It takes its name from the city of the same name, the residence of the archbishop and the capital of the civil province of Kwangtung (southeastern China). The… -
Cantoni, Carlo
Philosopher, b. at Groppello Cairoli (Pavia) on 12 April 1840, d. at Pavia on 11 September 1906. He studied at Turin and in Germany (Göttingen), where his… -
Cantoria
It is generally the place in a church that is set aside for the singers, but in particular in present usage it is a gallery, placed in some part of the sacred… -
Cantor (Le Chantre), Gilles (Gil)
Name of an illiterate layman who was reputed to be the founder of a religious sect that flourished between the end of the 14th century and the first half of… -
Cantù, Cesare
Historian, man of letters, patriot and politician, b. at Brivio (Como) on 5 Dec. 1804, d. at Milan on 11 March 1805 [sic]. From a deeply religious… -
Canute IV, Saint, Martyr, King of Denmark (CANUTO IV, IL SANTO, MARTIRE, RE DI DANIMARCA)
CANUTO IV, the Saint, martyr, king of DENMARK. B. c. 1040. On the death of King Sven Estridson, his father, in 1076, he attempted to obtain the crown, but had… -
Canute the Great, King of Denmark, England, and Norway (CANUTO, IL GRANDE, RE DI DANIMARCA, D'INGHILTERRA E DI NORVEGIA)
Son of Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark and England, and of Gunhild, princess of Poland, b. around 995. A companion of his father in the invasion of England of… -
Canute, Laward, Saint, Martyr (CANUTO, LAWARD, SANTO, MARTIRE)
B. in 1096, d. in 1131; son of the Danish king Erik Ejegod, he fought the Wends before and after his appointment as count or duke (according to the German… -
Canzio, Canziano, and Canzianilla, Saints (CANZIO, CANZIANO E CANZIANILLA, SANTI)
Aquileian martyrs of the end of the 3rd century or the beginning of the next, venerated on 31 May; there is a mention of their martyrdom in a sermon attributed… -
Caobang, Apostolic Prefecture of (CAOBANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
CAOBANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA di: v. LANGSON E CAOBANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA di. -
Caorle
It is the Venetian island situated at the mouth of the Livenza, a refuge of the bishops of Concordia during the Lombard invasion at the end of the 6th century.… -
Capaccini, Francesco
Cardinal, b. in Rome on 14 Aug. 1784, d. there on 15 June 1845. Ordained a priest on 19 Sept. 1807, he devoted himself to the study of theology, physics and… -
Capaccio-Vallo, Diocese of (CAPACCIO-VALLO, DIOCESI DI)
CAPACCIO-VALLO, DIOCESI di: v. VALLO DI LUCANIA, DIOCESI di. -
Capacity (CAPACITÀ)
It is the fitness or aptitude of a natural or juridical person to be the subject of a juridical relationship, that is, the author or recipient of a juridical… -
Capanna, Puccio
Painter; he was working in 1347 in Florence, where he kept a workshop. Vasari remembers him as a pupil and assistant of Giotto in Assisi (perhaps between 1320… -
Capanne, Feast of the (CAPANNE, FESTA DELLE)
CAPANNE, FESTA delle: V. TABERNACOLI, FESTA dei. -
Capece, Antonio
Missionary and martyr, b. in Naples on 11 Aug. 1606, d. in Japan on 25 March 1643. Having become a Jesuit on 30 July 1624, he obtained in 1634 to be sent to… -
Capecelatro, Alfonso
Cardinal, writer, b. in Marseille on 5 February 1824; his father Francesco, duke of Castel Pagano, had taken refuge there to avoid the reprisals of Ferdinand… -
Capecelatro, Giuseppe
Archbishop of Taranto, b. in Naples on 23 Sept. 1744, d. there on 2 Nov. 1836. Of a noble ducal family, at the age of twenty-two, after a long educational… -
Capece Zurlo, Giuseppe
Cardinal, born in Naples on Jan. 3, 1711, died there on Dec. 31, 1801. Of a noble family, he entered the Congregation of the Theatines, showing great… -
Capelletti, Benedetto
Cardinal, b. at Rieti on 2 Nov. 1764, d. there on 15 May 1834. Of a noble family, he was educated at Montecassino. He embraced the ecclesiastical career, and… -
Capelli, Marco Antonio
Born at Este around the middle of the 1500s, died at Rome on 21 September 1625. Historian, theologian and controversialist of the Conventual Franciscans. He… -
Capellis, Francesco Maria de
Capuchin liturgist and ascetical writer. A Bolognese, he held the highest offices in his religious province and had a reputation as a valiant orator. He died… -
Capelloni, Paolo, Venerable (CAPELLONI, PAOLO, VENERABILE)
Jesuit, preacher, b. in Rome on 21 Feb. 1776, d. in Naples on 14 Oct. 1857. A pupil of the Roman College and of the Capranica, he completed his studies under… -
Cape of Good Hope, Western District of (CAPO DI BUONA SPERANZA, DISTRETTO OCCIDENTALE DI)
CAPO DI BUONA SPERANZA, DISTRETTO OCCIDENTALE di: v. CAPETOWN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di. -
Cape Town, Apostolic Vicariate of (CAPE TOWN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is the ancient vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope, western district, originating in 1847 from the division of what was then the single mission of the Cape… -
Capgrave, John
Augustinian scholastic theologian and hagiographer, b. at Lynn on 21 Apr. 1393 and d. on 12 Aug. 1464. His scholastic works remain unpublished; published: The… -
Cap-Haïtien, Diocese of (CAPO HAITIANO, DIOCESI DI)
A small town in the north of the Republic of Haiti in the Antilles, and a suffragan diocese of Port-au-Prince with an area of 8,000 sq km and a population of… -
Capharnaum (CAFARNAO)
A city "of Galilee" (Luke 4:23; Καφαρναούμ, Latin Capharnaum) mentioned sixteen times in the Gospels (4 in Mt., 3 in Mk., 4 in Lk., 5 in Jn.). It is called… -
Capilla, Andrés
Spanish Carthusian, ascetical writer. Born at Valencia in 1529, died at Urgel on 22 September 1609. Having entered the Society of Jesus at the age of 15, he… -
Capillas, Francisco Fernández de, Blessed (CAPILLAS, FRANCISCO FERNÁNDEZ DE, BEATO)
Spanish Dominican, missionary and martyr, b. at Baquerín de Campos, 14 Aug. 1607, d. near Fuan (Fo-Kien) on 15 Jan. 1648. After ten years of mission in the… -
Capilupi, Ippolito
Born in Mantua in 1511 to Benedetto, whom Ariosto praises in the Furioso and whom Bandello honored with the dedication of a novella, he grew up at the court of… -
Capistrano, John of, Saint (CAPISTRANO, GIOVANNI DA, SANTO)
CAPISTRANO, GIOVANNI da, santo: v. GIOVANNI da CAPISTRANO, saint. -
Capisucchi, Raimondo
Dominican theologian and cardinal, b. in Rome on 5 Nov. 1616, d. there on 22 Apr. 1691. He entered religious life in the convent of the Minerva in Rome (8 June… -
Capital (CAPITALE)
It is defined as a saved (not consumed) good allocated to further production. For the firm, every good, whether material or immaterial, applied to the… -
Capitalism (CAPITALISMO)
A word commonly used to indicate the structure of the economy of the modern and contemporary periods and understood in two different senses, according to… -
Capital, Sacred Scripture (CAPITALE, SCRITTURA)
I. IN EPIGRAPHY. - Applied to writing, the term "c." means "larger," "more showy," such as the letters customarily used in the capita of pages and treatises.… -
Capital Vices (VIZI CAPITALI)
Pride, avarice, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth are called c. v. or capital sins, according as they are considered as a habit or propensity (vice) or as… -
Capitani d'Arzago, Alberto de
Born at Paderno Milanese on 13 Aug. 1909, died in Paris on 30 July 1948, he was a scholar of classical and Christian archaeology, whose teachings he held for… -
Capitanio, Bartolomea, Blessed (CAPITANIO, BARTOLOMEA, BEATA)
Foundress of the Sisters of Charity, known as of the Holy Child Mary, or of the b. C., born at Lovere (Bergamo) on 13 February 1807, died there on 26 July… -
Capitello
It is the architectural element that serves to connect a support, whether column or pier, with the architrave or the impost planes of an arch. The form of the… -
Capitolino, Giulio
According to the historiographical tradition he is one of the six authors of the Historia Augusta, a collection of biographies of various Roman emperors; the… -
Capito, Wolfgang
CAPITO, WOLFGANG: V. KÖPFEL, WOLFGANG. -
Capitula Angilramni
CAPITULA ANGILRAMNI: v. ANGILRAMNO. -
Capitula Martini Bracarensis
CAPITULA MARTINI BRACARENSIS: v. COLLEZIONI CANONICHE. -
Capitulare (CAPITOLARE)
This is the technical term for those juridical provisions which, articulated into capitula, had their particular manifestation under Frankish rule. They are… -
Capitular Vicar (VICARIO CAPITOLARE)
He is the ecclesiastic who, during a vacant see, governs the diocese in the name of the cathedral Chapter. In the first centuries of the Church, when the… -
Capitulation (CAPITOLAZIONE)
In international law this name designates two completely different institutions: 1) a capitulation is a military agreement by which, in war, the surrender is… -
Capocci
Family of musicians. GAETANO, b. in Rome on 16 Oct. 1811, d. there on 11 Jan. 1898, organist at S. Maria in Vallicella, then at S. Maria Maggiore, and, from… -
Capocci, Giacomo, Blessed (CAPOCCI, GIACOMO, BEATO)
CAPOCCI, GIACOMO, beato: v. GIACOMO da VITERBO. -
Capodiferro, Girolamo (CAPODIFERRO, GEROLAMO)
Cardinal b. in 1502 into the Recanati family, Neapolitan nobles, he took the maternal surname of C. Having entered as a youth the court of Cardinal Alessandro… -
Capodistria [Koper] (CAPODISTRIA)
A small town a few km. from Trieste; in antiquity it was also designated by the name of Giustinopoli. According to some suppositions it would have been an… -
Caporali, Bartolomeo
Painter, b. in Perugia ca. 1420 and d. in 1504 or 1505. At first a follower of Benozzo Gozzoli, he later drew closer to his Umbrian contemporaries, also… -
Caporali, Cesare
Poet, from an ancient Vicentine family, b. in Perugia in 1531 and d. at Castiglione in 1601. Owing to a sudden illness he interrupted his legal studies, and in… -
Caporali, Giovanni Battista, also known as Bitti (CAPORALI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, DETTO ANCHE BITTI)
Son of Bartolomeo, born in Perugia around 1476 and died in 1560. A man of letters, architect, painter and miniaturist, a commentary on Vitruvius is remembered… -
Caporella, Pietro Paolo
Minor Conventual Scotist theologian, b. at Potenza in the second half of the 15th century, d. at Crotone in 1556. Regent of the Studium of Palermo, a capable… -
Cappa
Originally it was a wide sleeveless cloak, often provided with a hood, and it covered the whole person; it was used from antiquity through the entire Middle…