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Camaldoli Vol. III, p. 264
CAMALDOLI. — A celebrated hermitage situated almost at the summit of the Tuscan-Romagnol Apennines, at 1,111 m above sea level. Its name derives from Campus…
Camassei, Andrea Vol. III, p. 265
CAMASSEI, ANDREA. – Painter, born in Bevagna on 2 December 1602 and died in Rome on 18 August 1649. He was a pupil of Domenichino, but incorporated into his…
Camauro Vol. III, p. 265
CAMAURO. - It is a kind of cap that covers the whole head and also the ears, used outside sacred functions. In its present form it is the exclusive privilege…
Cambalù Vol. III, p. 265
CAMBALÙ: v. PECHINO.
Cambiagio, Benedetta Vol. III, p. 265
CAMBIAGIO, BENEDETTA. – Religious, foundress of the Benedictine Sisters of Our Lady of Providence (v.), b. at Langasco on 2 October 1791, d. at Ronco Scrivia…
Cambiaso, Luca Vol. III, p. 265
CAMBIASO, LUCA. — Painter, born at Moneglia on 18 October 1527; in Genoa he soon received his first instruction from his father Giovanni, a good painter active…
Cambio Vol. III, p. 266
CAMBIO. – By foreign exchange, or simply exchange, is meant the price in national currency at which a certain quantity of foreign currency is purchased.…
Cambrai, Archdiocese of (CAMBRAI, ARCIDIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 267
CAMBRAI, ARCHDIOCESE of. — Situated on the left bank of the Scheldt, C. was, together with Tournai and Bavay, the capital of the country of the Nervii.…
Cambrai, Martyrs of (CAMBRAI, MARTIRI DI) Vol. III, p. 267
CAMBRAI, MARTIRI: v. RIVOLUZIONE FRANCESE, martiri della.
Cambridge, University of (CAMBRIDGE, UNIVERSITÀ DI) Vol. III, p. 267
CAMBRIDGE, UNIVERSITÀ of. — The Roman Camboritum, it was in the Middle Ages a small village around the church of St. Benedict; later a center of study was…
Cambry, Jeanne de Vol. III, p. 269
CAMBRY, JEANNE de. - Augustinian mystic, b. at Douai on 15 Nov. 1583, d. at Lille on 19 July 1639. In 1604 she entered the monastery of the Augustinian nuns…
Cambyses (Kambūgija of Cuneiform Documents) (CAMBISE (KAMBUGIJA DEI DOCUMENTI CUNEIFORMI)) Vol. III, p. 267
CAMBISE (Kambugija of the cuneiform documents). - The name of two kings of the Achaemenids (v.). Of the first we know nothing except that he was the father of…
Camden, Diocese of (CAMDEN, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 269
CAMDEN, DIOCESE. – In the State of New Jersey (U.S.A.), a suffragan diocese of Newark, it comprises the counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland,…
Cameo (CAMMEO) Vol. III, p. 279
CAMMEO. — A gemstone carved in relief, deriving the difference in colors from the various layers of hard stones. The first and principal workshops for cameos…
Cameo, Federico (CAMMEO, FEDERICO) Vol. III, p. 279
CAMMEO, FEDERICO. — Jurist, born in Milan on 20 July 1872, died in Florence on 17 March 1939. At the Italian universities, his teaching from the chair of…
Camerino, Archdiocese of (CAMERINO, ARCIDIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 270
CAMERINO, ARCIDIOCESI di. — In the Marche, in the province of Macerata. Reliable documents establish that the episcopal see was certainly established there…
Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (CAMERLENGO DI SANTA ROMANA CHIESA) Vol. III, p. 275
CAMERLENGO DI SANTA ROMANA CHIESA: v. CAMERA APOSTOLICA.
Cameronians (CAMERONIANI) Vol. III, p. 275
CAMERONIANS. - Name given to the followers of Riccardo Cameron (1648–80). He was a fanatical partisan of the “Covenanters,” defenders of the “Covenant” (1643),…
Cameronites (CAMERONITI) Vol. III, p. 275
CAMERONITI. - A French Calvinist sect that took its name from the Scot Giovanni Cameron (1577–1625), who, after studying philosophy at Glasgow, went in 1600 to…
Cameroon (CAMERUN) Vol. III, p. 275
CAMERUN. – Region of Equatorial Africa extending from the head of the Gulf of Guinea to Lake Chad, the Logone, and the lower course of the Congo. On the eve of…
Cametti, Alberto Vol. III, p. 276
CAMETTI, ALBERTO. – Musicologist and composer, born in Rome on 5 May 1871, died there on 1 June 1935. Chapel master at S. Luigi de' Francesi in Rome, member of…
Camilli Vol. III, p. 277
CAMILLI: v. ROMANI, RELIGIONE dei.
Camillians, Francesco (CAMILLIANI, FRANCESCO) Vol. III, p. 277
CAMILLIANI, FRANCESCO. - Sculptor, born in Firenze and died there on 13 Oct. 1586; he was buried in the church of the S.ma Annunziata. A pupil of Baccio…
Camillini Vol. III, p. 277
CAMILLINI: v. MINISTRI DEGLI INFERMI.
Camillis, Giovanni Giuseppe de Vol. III, p. 277
GIOVANNI GIUSEPPE de CAMILLIS: v. DE CAMILLIS, GIUSEPPE. CAMEROON - Ancient wooden sculpture depicting a Chief with the head of a vanquished enemy, in the act…
Camillo de Lellis, Saint (CAMILLO DE LELLIS, SANTO) Vol. III, p. 277
CAMILLO DE LELLIS, saint. — Born at Bucchianico di Chieti on 25 May 1550 to a noble Abruzzese family. As a child and then as a youth, he displayed an…
Camisards (CAMISARDI) Vol. III, p. 278
CAMISARDI. – The revocation of the Edict of Nantes, enacted by decree of Louis XIV on 18 October 1685, by which freedom of worship was abolished and the French…
Camiti Vol. III, p. 278
CAMITI. – The “ethnographic table” in Gen. 10, after listing the three sons of Noah, Sem, Cam, and Iapheth, proceeds in reverse order to list the sons born to…
Camos Vol. III, p. 280
CAMOS (Kémôl) : v. CHAMOS.
Camozzi, Carlo Francesco Vol. III, p. 280
CAMOZZI, CARLO FRANCESCO. - Franciscan Orientalist, born at Breno on 17 Sept. 1672; on 16 Dec. 1690 he took religious vows in the Order of Minors; died on 28…
Campaggi, Family (CAMPEGGI, FAMIGLIA) Vol. III, p. 297
CAMPEGGI, FAMIGLIA. – LORENZO, cardinal, born in Bologna in 1474, died in Rome on 19 July 1539. He taught law in Bologna, where he married and had children.…
Campagna, Diocese of (CAMPAGNA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 280
CAMPAGNA, DIOCESE of. - In the province of Salerno, C. rises on the southern slopes of the Monti Picentini, in a gorge crossed by the Tenza. Its historical…
Campagnola, Giulio Vol. III, p. 280
CAMPAGNOLA, GIULIO - St John the Baptist, copper engraving. In several respects self-taught, he studied at the University of Catania. He was associated with…
Campagnola, Giulio and Domenico (CAMPAGNOLA, GIULIO E DOMENICO) Vol. III, p. 280
CAMPAGNOLA, GIULIO and DOMENICO. — Engravers and painters. GIULIO, son of Girolamo, b. in Padua perhaps in 1482, d. after 1514. In 1498 he was at the court of…
Campailla, Tommaso Vol. III, p. 280
CAMPAILLA, TOMMASO. - Naturalist and philosopher, born in Modica (Ragusa) in 1668, died there in 1740. (by courtesy of Drs. D. Degenhart)
Campana Vol. III, p. 281
CAMPANA. — A bronze instrument shaped like an inverted cup, which sounds when its walls are struck by a clapper on the inside or by a hammer on the outside.…
Campana, Emilio Vol. III, p. 283
CAMPANA, EMILIO. - Distinguished Mariologist, b. in 1874 at Signora (Val Colla, Ticino), d. at Lugano on 14 June 1939. He pursued his studies at Pollegio,…
Campanella, Antonio Maria Vol. III, p. 283
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…
Campanella, Tommaso Vol. III, p. 283
CAMPANELLA, TOMMASO. – Life and works. – Giovanni Domenico C., born in Stilo, Calabria, on 5 September 1568, entered the Dominican Order, changing his…
Campanello Vol. III, p. 286
CAMPANELLO. - When, in the twelfth century, the elevation of the sacred Species was introduced into the Mass, c. or little bells, already known among ancient…
Campanha, Diocese of (CAMPANHA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 286
CAMPANHA, DIOCESI of. — In Brazil, situated in the southern part of the State of Minas Geraes, suffragan of the archdiocese of Marianna. Population 550,000, of…
Campania Vol. III, p. 286
CAMPANIA. – I. GEOGRAPHY. – Historical region of southern Italy, comprising the Tyrrhenian side of the Apennines, from the Gulf of Gaeta (lower Garigliano) to…
Campanile Vol. III, p. 295
CAMPANILE. – It is a freestanding structure or one incorporated into the church, intended to raise the bells to a height suitable for the better propagation of…
Campano, Giovanni Antonio Vol. III, p. 296
CAMPANO, GIOVANNI ANTONIO. – Bishop and man of letters, born to a humble family in Cavelli (Capua) in 1429, died in Siena on 15 July 1477. Out of a love of…
Campaña, Pedro Vol. III, p. 283
CAMPAÑA, PEDRO. – Painter, born in Brussels in 1503 and died there in 1580. His real name was Kempeneer, and he was probably a pupil of Bernard Van Orley. In…
Campbell and Campbellites (CAMPBELL E CAMPBELLITI) Vol. III, p. 297
CAMPBELL e CAMPBELLITI: v. DISCEPOLI.
Campeche, Diocese of (CAMPECHE, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 297
CAMPECHE, DIOCESI di. — In the Republic of Mexico, erected by Leo XIII on 2 Dec. 1895 by the constitution Praedecessorum nostrorum, separating it from the…
Campello, Enrico Vol. III, p. 298
CAMPELLO, ENRICO. – Religious agitator, born in Rome in 1831 of an ancient family from Spoleto, and died there in 1902. Having entered ecclesiastical life, he…
Campello, Pompeo Vol. III, p. 298
CAMPELLO, POMPEO. — Minister of State, b. at Spoleto on 5 February 1803, d. there on 22 June 1884. In 1831 he was given command of the civic guard and took…
Campenses Vol. III, p. 298
CAMPENSES. – A nickname given by St. Jerome (Ep., XV) to the Catholics of Antioch who were adherents of Bishop Meletius and persecuted by Valens beginning in…
Campi, Giulio Vol. III, p. 299
GIULIO CAMPI - The Purification of the Virgin. Fresco. Cremona, church of S. Margherita. BIBL.: A. Jülicher, s. v. in Pauly-Wissowa, III, col. 1443; P.…
Campina Grande, Diocese of (CAMPINA GRANDE, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 299
CAMPINA GRANDE, DIOCESE of. – In Brazil, in the State of Paraíba. Erected in May 1949 by dismemberment from the archdiocese of Paraíba do Norte, of which it…
Campinas, Diocese of (CAMPINAS, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 299
CAMPINAS, DIOCESI di. - In the State of S. Paulo (Brazil), suffragan of the archdiocese of S. Paulo. It has an area of 6,999 sq. km., with a population of…
Campion, Edmund, Blessed (CAMPION, EDMUND, BEATO) Vol. III, p. 299
CAMPION, EDMUND, blessed. — Jesuit, martyr, born in London on 25 January 1539, died there on 1 December 1581. As a student at Oxford, he won universal…
Campionese, Masters (CAMPIONESI, MAESTRI) Vol. III, p. 300
CAMPIONESI, MAESTRI. – Sculptors, architects, and stonecutters from the area of Lake Lugano, active in northern Italy, already known in the 12th century as a…
Campo Santo Teutonico, Museum of (CAMPO SANTO TEUTONICO, MUSEO DEL) Vol. III, p. 301
CAMPO SANTO TEUTONICO, MUSEUM of. - Begun as early as 1887 by Mons. A. De Waal (d. 1917), rector of the college (v. COLLEGI ECCLESIASTICI: collegio teutonico…
Campobasso, Diocese of (CAMPOBASSO, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 300
CAMPOBASSO, DIOCESI di: v. BOIANO - CAMPOBASSO, DIOCESI di.
Camporese, Pietro, the Younger (CAMPORESE, PIETRO, IL GIOVANE) Vol. III, p. 300
CAMPORESE, PIETRO, il GIOVANE. - Architect, b. in Rome on 22 May 1792 and d. there in 1873. He belonged to a notable family of Roman architects active between…
Campos, Diocese of (CAMPOS, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 300
CAMPOS, DIOCESI di. - In the northern region of the State of Rio de Janeiro, suffragan of the archdiocese of S. Sebastiano di Rio de Janeiro. Area: 17,403 sq.…
Camus, Jean-Pierre Vol. III, p. 301
CAMUS, JEAN-PIERRE. — Bishop and prolific writer, b. in Paris on 3 Nov. 1584, d. there on 25 Apr. 1652. He initially entered the magistracy and for a…
Camões, Luís de (CAMÔES, LUIS DE) Vol. III, p. 279
CAMÔES, LUIS de. — Portuguese poet, b. probably in 1524 at Lisbon and d. there on 10 June 1580. A student first at the University of Coimbra and then at that…
Cana Vol. III, p. 301
CANA. – A locality “of Galilee” (Io. 2:1, 11; 4:46; 21:2), distinct from the C. of the tribe of Aser (Ios. 19:28) and from the fortress of the same name in…
Canaan (CHANAAN) Vol. III, p. 805
CHANAAN: v. CANAAN.
Canaan and the Canaanites (CANAAN E CANANEI,) Vol. III, p. 302
CANAAN and CANAANITES — A people who in ancient times inhabited Palestine. I. NAME — It is one of the names by which the Old Testament designates the territory…
Canaanites (CANANEI) Vol. III, p. 319
CANANEI: V. CANAAN.
Canada (CANADÀ) Vol. III, p. 306
The cluster of C. prefigured Christ “ille botrus peregrinus, qui sicut uva de vite, ita ille in carne crucis pependit in ligno” (De Fide, I, 20; IV, 12: PL 16,…
Canadian-American Martyrs (CANADO-AMERICANI, MARTIRI) Vol. III, p. 317
CANADO-AMERICANI, MARTIRI. – They form a group of eight Jesuit martyrs, six Fathers and two coadjutor Brothers, missionaries among the Indigenous peoples of…
Canal of Suez, Apostolic Vicariate of (CANALE DI SUEZ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DEL) Vol. III, p. 318
CANALE DI SUEZ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO del: v. EGITTO.
Canal, José de la Vol. III, p. 318
CANAL, JOSÉ de la. – Augustinian historian, born in Uceda (Santander) on 11 January 1768 and died in Madrid on 17 April 1845. He first taught philosophy and…
Canale, Bartolomeo, Venerable (CANALE, BARTOLOMEO, VENERABILE) Vol. III, p. 318
CANALE, BARTOLOMEO, venerable. - Milanese Barnabite, b. in 1605, d. in 1681. Educated by the Jesuits of Brera, he entered the Barnabites at the age of 22 and…
Canali, Benedetto Angelo Maria Vol. III, p. 318
CANALI, BENEDETTO ANGELO MARIA. — Servite theologian, died in 1745. He published a Cursus Philosophicus ad mentem Doctoris solemnis Henrici de Gandavo (Parma…
Canali, Luigi da Parma Vol. III, p. 318
CANALI, LUIGI da PARMA. — Minister General of the Friars Minor and titular archbishop of Ptolemais, born in Parma on 9 February 1836, died there on 22 April…
Cananea Vol. III, p. 319
CANANEA. — The woman of Tyre, called C. in Mt. 15:21–28 and Syrophoenician in Mc. 7:24–30, who implored and obtained from Jesus the liberation of her daughter…
Canaries (CANARIE) Vol. III, p. 319
CANARIE. – Archipelago of 14 islands (of which 7 are larger), of volcanic origin, situated in the northern Atlantic, southwest of the Moroccan coast. It covers…
Canberra-Goulburn, Archdiocese of (CANBERRA-GOULBURN, ARCIDIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 320
CANBERRA-GOULBURN, ARCHDIOCESE of. - In Australia, until 1948, the archdiocese of C. G. was simply a diocese with its seat at Goulburn. It was erected on 28…
Cancellaresca, Script (CANCELLERESCA, SCRITTURA) Vol. III, p. 320
CANCELLERESCA, SCRITTURA. — In palaeography, the name c. designates the writing proper to chanceries, and in particular that of imperial and papal diplomas.…
Cancellieri, Francesco Girolamo Vol. III, p. 324
CANCELLIERI, FRANCESCO GIROLAMO. — Born in Rome on 10 October 1751, died there on 29 December 1826, and buried in S. Giovanni in Laterano. His 161 published…
Cancello Vol. III, p. 324
CANCELLO. – A movable closure made of metal or wood; if fixed and continuous, in which case it is sometimes made of stone, it is called a cancellata; if used…
Cancer De Barbastro, Luis Vol. III, p. 325
CANCER de BARBASTRO, LUIS. — One of the most distinguished and faithful collaborators of Las Casas (v.), b. at Barbastro in Aragon (date unknown) and d. at…
Candace Vol. III, p. 325
CANDACE. - 1. The legendary queen of India in the time of Alexander the Great, who, during his expedition into India, is said to have received and deceived…
Candelabrum (CANDELABRO) Vol. III, p. 325
CANDELABRO: v. CANDELIERE.
Candelabrum (CANDELIERE) Vol. III, p. 327
CANDELIERE. - I. LITURGY. - The liturgical candelabrum derives its origin from the customary furnishings of Roman houses, and for this reason its form has…
Candelabrum With Seven Branches (CANDELABRO A SETTE BRACCI) Vol. III, p. 325
CANDELABRO A SETTE BRACCI. — The candelabrum of the purest gold, made in a single piece, was placed on the southern side (Ex. 26, 35) of the sanctuary (Volg.:…
Candia (Crete) (CANDIA (CRETA)) Vol. III, p. 328
CANDIA (CRETA). - Greek island which, despite its many ancient Hellenic memories, also preserves many Christian historical recollections dating back to the…
Candido Di Fulda (Bruun) Vol. III, p. 328
CANDIDO di FULDA (BRUUN). - Theologian, philosopher, hagiographer, poet, and artist, born in the second half of the 8th century, died in 845. He latinized the…
Candido, Agostino Giuseppe Sierro Vol. III, p. 328
CANDIDO, AGOSTINO GIUSEPPE SIERRO: v. SIERRO, AGOSTINO GIUSEPPE.
Candidus, Alexander Vol. III, p. 328
CANDIDUS, ALEXANDER. - Carmelite theologian of the Ancient Observance, born at Gand on an uncertain date and died at Colonia on 31 Dec. 1555. His family name…
Candleholder (Bugia, Cerarium) (PALMATORIA (BUGIA, CERARIUM)) Vol. IX, p. 411
PALMATORIA (BUGIA, cerarium). - A low candlestick, carried in the palm of the hand (whence the name), or a small plate of metal or other material, with a…
Candles (CANDELE) Vol. III, p. 326
CANDELE. — They are the most common and obligatory means of illumination in the liturgy of religious services. According to current prescriptions, c. must be…
Candotti, Giovanni Battista Vol. III, p. 329
CANDOTTI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. – Musician, born in Codroipo on 1 August 1809, died in Cividale on 11 April 1876. A priest, composer, organist, and chapel master…
Canella, Giulio Vol. III, p. 329
CANELLA, GIULIO. – Neo-Scholastic philosopher, born in Padua on 5 December 1881, missing in Macedonia on 25 November 1916. He studied the criteriological…
Canelos, Apostolic Prefecture Of (CANELOS, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI) Vol. III, p. 329
CANELOS, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - The mission of S. Giuseppe di C. in the Republic of Ecuador was founded in 1624 by the Dominican fathers, who, two…
Canevari (Cannevari, Cannerari), Antonio Vol. III, p. 329
CANEVARI (CANNEVARI, CANNERARI), ANTONIO. — Architect, born in Rome in 1681, died in Naples around 1750. A pupil of Antonio Valeri, he built the convent of SS.…
Canevari, Demetrio Vol. III, p. 329
CANEVARI, DEMETRIO. — Italian scholar, physician, philosopher, and bibliophile, b. in Genoa on 9 March 1559, d. in Rome on 22 September 1625. He received minor…
Caniana, Gian Battista Vol. III, p. 329
CANIANA, GIAN BATTISTA. — Architect, woodcarver, and inlayer, born at Roniano on 8 May 1671, died at Bergamo on 5 May 1745. He was the most important artist of…
Canina, Luigi Vol. III, p. 329
CANINA, LUIGI. — Archaeologist and architect, born at Casalmonferrato on 28 October 1795, died on 17 October 1856 in Florence, and buried in S. Croce. Having…
Canini, Angelo Vol. III, p. 330
CANINI, ANGELO. – Eminent Semitic scholar, born at Anghiari, near Arezzo, in 1521, died in Paris in 1557. He taught, at least as an assistant, various Semitic…
Canisius, Peter, Saint (CANISIO, PIETRO, SANTO) Vol. III, p. 330
PETRUS CANISIUS, Saint: see PIETRO CANISIO, Saint.
Canizares, José De Vol. III, p. 330
CANIZARES, JOSÉ de. - Spanish dramatist, born in Madrid on 4 July 1676 and died there on 14 Sept. 1750. In his prolific output (comedies, interludes, loas,…
Cannibalism (CANNIBALISMO) Vol. III, p. 330
CANNIBALISMO. - I. STORIA DELLE CONO- SCENZE E DISTRIBUZIONE. - The term, synonymous with anthropophagy, derives from the name Caribales, Canibales (Caribs),…
Cannizzaro, Stanislao Vol. III, p. 332
CANNIZZARO, STANISLAO. - Great Italian chemist, b. July 19, 1826 in Palermo and d. May 10, 1910 in Rome, among the most prominent figures of CANO, ALONSO - The…
Cannophori (CANNOFORI) Vol. III, p. 332
CANNOFORI: v. CIBELE.
Cano, Alonso Vol. III, p. 332
CANO, ALONSO. - Painter, sculptor, and architect, b. at Granata on 19 March 1601, d. there on 3 Sept. 1667. Until 1638 he worked in Siviglia (altars of S.…
Cano, Melchor Vol. III, p. 333
CANO, MELCHOR. – Spanish Dominican and distinguished sixteenth-century theologian, b. at Tarancón (Cuenca), probably on 6 January 1509, and d. at Toledo on 30…
Canon (CANONE) Vol. III, p. 333
CANONE. – I. LAW. – The word c. derives from the Greek χανών, which in its proper and original sense meant a reed, a straight rod, an instrument of measurement…
Canon (CANONICO) Vol. III, p. 355
CANONICO. – 1. For the origin of the term and the history of the institutions in the first millennium, v. CANONICI REGOLARI DI S. AGOSTINO. In 1959 Niccolò II…
Canon Law (DIRETTO CANONICO) Vol. IV, p. 1147
DIRETTO CANONICO. - Its origin is perhaps to be sought in the so-called judgments of God (v.), which came into widespread use in the West in the ninth century.…
Canon Of The Mass (CANONE DELLA MESSA) Vol. III, p. 334
CANON OF THE MASS. - The word canon, having entered ecclesiastical lexicon, has been used since the 6th century to denote the most solemn part and the…
Canon Theologian (CANONICO TEOLOGO) Vol. III, p. 356
THEOLOGIAN CANON. — In every cathedral church there must exist the office of theologian canon, which may also be established in collegiate churches, especially…
Canonesses Regular (CANONICHESSE REGOLARI) Vol. III, p. 344
REGULAR CANONESSES. — Alongside the Regular Canons, a female branch of the C. r. was formed quite early. Of particular interest in this regard is the rule…
Canonical Collections (COLLEZIONI CANONICHE) Vol. III, p. 1146
CANONICAL COLLECTIONS. – Compilations developed over the centuries that contain part of the laws of the Church and constitute, in the language of canonists,…
Canonical Institution (ISTITUZIONE CANONICA) Vol. VII, p. 229
ISTITUZIONE CANONICA : v. PROVVISTA CANONICA.
Canonical Mission (Missio Canonica) (MISSIONE CANONICA (MISSIO CANONICA)) Vol. VIII, p. 669
MISSIONE CANONICA (missio canonica). — It is the faculty granted to the lesser ministers of the hierarchy for preaching and for the exercise of the Catholic…
Canonical Provision (PROVVISTA CANONICA) Vol. X, p. 144
CANONICAL PROVISION. — It is the act by which the competent ecclesiastical authority, in accordance with the sacred canons, confers an ecclesiastical office.…
Canonical Visitation (VISITA CANONICA) Vol. XII, p. 941
CANONICAL VISITATION. — On the basis of the current canonical legislation—which is the fruit of the numerous norms previously promulgated by the Roman…
Canonization (CANONIZZAZIONE) Vol. III, p. 357
CANONIZATION. — Canonization is a definitive act or sentence by which the Supreme Pontiff decrees that a servant of God, already enrolled among the blessed, be…
Canonization of Laws (CANONIZZAZIONE DELLE LEGGI) Vol. III, p. 376
CANONIZZAZIONE DELLE LEGGI. — For certain matters, instead of directly formulating its own juridical norms, the Church establishes that the same norms which…
Canonry (CANONICATO) Vol. III, p. 343
CANONICATO: v. CANONICO.
Canons (CANONICI) Vol. III, p. 344
CANONICI: v. CANONICO.
Canons And Censuses (CANONI E CENSI) Vol. III, p. 343
CANONI e CENSI. – I. CANONI. – In the Middle Ages, this was the name given to the periodic payments generally owed as pensio or rent, in the various forms of…
Canons of Dort (Dordrecht) (CANONI DI DORT (DORDRECHT)) Vol. III, p. 343
CANONI di DORT (DORDRECHT): v. ARMINIANESIMO; ARMINIO.
Canons Of Hippolytus (CANONI D'IPPOLITO) Vol. III, p. 343
CANONI d'IPPOLITO: v. IPPOLITO.
Canons Regular of Saint Augustine (CANONICI REGOLARI DI SANT'AGOSTINO) Vol. III, p. 345
CANONICI REGOLARI DI S. AGOSTINO (da Rendiconti della Pont. Accad. rom. d'archeol., 1521) CANONICI REGOLARI DI S. AGOSTINO - The oldest codex of the Rule of…
Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception (CANONICI REGOLARI DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE) Vol. III, p. 344
CANON REGULARS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. - This order is a restoration of the ancient Canons Regular, undertaken by d. Adriano Grea in 1866 at St-Claude in…
Canori-Mora, Elisabetta, Venerable (CANORI-MORA, ELISABETTA, VENERABILE) Vol. III, p. 376
CANORI-MORA, ELISABETTA, venerable. - B. in Rome on 21 Nov. 1774, d. there on 5 Feb. 1825. Born into a distinguished Roman family, she was sent to the…
Canosa Vol. III, p. 376
CANOSA. — City of Apulia, in the province of Bari, of ancient origin, known for its necropolises with rich grave goods and for the notable remains of Roman…
Canossa, Ludovico di Vol. III, p. 377
CANOSSA, LUDOVICO di. — Of the Veronese branch of the counts of C. (who are not descended from the family of Countess Matilde), he was born in Verona in 1476…
Canossa, Luigi di Vol. III, p. 377
CANOSSA, LUIGI di. — Cardinal, born in Verona on 30 April 1809, died there on 12 March 1900. Having entered the Society of Jesus in Rome in 1837, he remained…
Canossa, Maddalena Gabriella dei Marchesi di, Blessed (CANOSSA, MADDALENA GABRIELLA, DEI MARCHESI DI, BEATA) Vol. III, p. 377
CANOSSA, MADDALENA GABRIELLA, marchioness, blessed. — Born in Verona on 1 March 1774, died there on 10 April 1835. Orphaned of her father at the age of five;…
Canossians (CANOSSIANI) Vol. III, p. 378
CANOSSIANI: v. FIGLI DELLA CARITÀ.
Canossians, Daughters of Charity (CANOSSIANE, FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ) Vol. III, p. 378
CANOSSIANS, DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY. – Religious institute founded by Blessed Maddalena di Canossa in Verona in 1808. Its first home was the monastery of S.…
Canova, Antonio Vol. III, p. 378
CANOVA, ANTONIO. – Sculptor, born at Possagno on 1 November 1757, died at Venice on 13 October 1822. At the beginning of his artistic career he long admired,…
Canovai, Stanislao Vol. III, p. 380
CANOVAI, STANISLAO. - Piarist physicist and mathematician, b. in Firenze on 28 March 1740, d. there on 17 Nov. 1811. He learned mathematics from the celebrated…
Canoz, Alexis Vol. III, p. 380
CANOZ, ALEXIS. – French Jesuit and missionary, born in Sellières (Jura) on 8 September 1805, died in Trichinopoly (India) on 2 December 1888. Received into the…
Cant'ari Vol. III, p. 380
CANT'ARI. – Narrative poems, whose abundant production flourished, especially in Tuscany, from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century. As a rule, they were…
Cantacuzino, Şerban Vol. III, p. 380
CANTACUZINO, ŞERBAN. - B. c. 1640, d. 1688; prince or “domn” of Wallachia from 1678 to 1688. His long “domnia” was important from the religious, cultural, and…
Cantarini, Simone Vol. III, p. 381
CANTARINI, SIMONE. — Painter and engraver, born at Oropezza (Pesaro) in 1612, died at Verona on 16 October 1648; a pupil of Claudio Ridolfi, he also studied…
Cantaró (CANTARO) Vol. III, p. 381
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 flows in Roman houses…
Cantata Vol. III, p. 382
CANTATA. – The c. in general originated in the seventeenth century. The accompanied monody, which succeeded sixteenth-century polyphony, gave rise to the c.,…
Cantatorium Vol. III, p. 382
CANTATORIUM. — In the Roman liturgy, this was the book containing the chant of the gradual. We have evidence of it in the Ordo romanus I, where we read: “After…
Canterbury Vol. III, p. 382
CANTERBURY. — The episcopal see of C. (Kent—England), founded in 597 by St. Agostino, apostle of England, sent there by St. Gregorio Magno, was the primatial…
Canterbury, Archdiocese of (CANTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 394
CANTON, ARCHDIOCESE of. - It takes its name from the city of the same name, residence of the archbishop and capital of the civil province of Kwangtung…
Canticle (CANTICO) Vol. III, p. 383
CANTICO. – I. GENERAL NOTIONS. – C. (in Greek 686) generally denotes a poetic composition intended for singing, in praise and thanksgiving to God. S. Paolo,…
Cantimpré, Tommaso di Vol. III, p. 387
CANTIMPRÉ, TOMMASO di: v. TOMMASO di CANTIMPRÉ.
Cantini, Tommaso Vol. III, p. 387
CANTINI, TOMMASO. – Carthusian, died on 18 November 1649. A doctor of theology, he left the Society of Jesus to enter the Carthusian Order at the monastery of…
Cantoni, Carlo Vol. III, p. 394
CANTONI, CARLO. – Philosopher, born at Groppello Cairoli (Pavia) on 12 April 1840, died at Pavia on 11 September 1906. He studied in Turin and Germany…
Cantor (Le Chantre), Gilles (Gil) Vol. III, p. 394
CANTOR (LE CHANTRE), GILLES (GIL). - The name of an illiterate layman reputed to have been the founder of a religious sect that flourished, between the end of…
Cantoria Vol. III, p. 395
CANTORIA. – In general, the place in a church intended for the singers; more particularly, however, in present usage, it is a gallery situated in some part of…
Cantù, Cesare Vol. III, p. 395
CANTÙ, CESARE. – Historian, man of letters, patriot, and politician, b. at Brivio (Como) on 5 December 1804, d. at Milan on 11 March 1805. Born into a deeply…
Canute (Knud) the Great, King of Denmark, England, and Norway (CANUTO (KNUD), IL GRANDE, RE DI DANIMARCA, D'INGHILTERRA E DI NORVEGIA) Vol. III, p. 397
CANUTO (KNUD), the Great, king of DANIMARK, ENGLAND, and NORWAY. — Son of Svend Tveskaeg, king of Denmark and England, and of Gunhild, princess of Poland, b.…
Canute IV, Saint, Martyr, King of Denmark (CANUTO IV, IL SANTO, MARTIRE, RE DI DANIMARCA) Vol. III, p. 397
CANUTE IV, the Saint, martyr, king of DENMARK. Born ca. 1040. At the death of King Sven Estridson, his father, in 1076, he attempted to obtain the crown, but…
Canute, Lawrence, Saint, Martyr (CANUTO, LAWARD, SANTO, MARTIRE) Vol. III, p. 397
CANUTO, LAWARD, saint, martyr. - 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…
Canzio, Canziano, and Canzianilla, Saints (CANZIO, CANZIANO E CANZIANILLA, SANTI) Vol. III, p. 397
CANZIO, CANZIANO and CANZIANILLA, saints. — Aquileian martyrs of the end of the 3rd century or the beginning of the following century, venerated on 31 May;…
Caobang, Apostolic Prefecture of (CAOBANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI) Vol. III, p. 399
CAOBANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA di: v. LANGSON E CAOBANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA di.
Caorle Vol. III, p. 399
CAORLE. - It is the Venetian island situated at the mouth of the Livenza, a refuge for the bishops of Concordia during the Lombard invasion at the end of the…
Cap-Haïtien, Diocese of (CAPO HAITIANO, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 419
CAPO HAITIANO, DIOCESI di. - A town in the north of the republic of Haiti in the Antilles, and a suffragan diocese of Porto Principe, with an area of 8,000 sq.…
Capaccini, Francesco Vol. III, p. 400
CAPACCINI, FRANCESCO. - Cardinal, b. in Rome on 14 Aug. 1784, d. there on 15 June 1845. Ordained priest on 19 Sept. 1807, he devoted himself to the study of…
Capaccio-Vallo, Diocese of (CAPACCIO-VALLO, DIOCESI DI) Vol. III, p. 400
CAPACCIO-VALLO, DIOCESI di: v. VALLO DI LUCANIA, DIOCESI di.
Capacity (CAPACITÀ) Vol. III, p. 400
CAPACITY. – It is the suitability or aptitude of a natural or juridical person to be the subject of a juridical relationship, or the author or recipient of a…
Capanne, Feast of the (CAPANNE, FESTA DELLE) Vol. III, p. 402
FESTIVAL OF THE HUTS: see FESTIVAL OF THE TABERNACLES.
Cape of Good Hope, Western District of (CAPO DI BUONA SPERANZA, DISTRETTO OCCIDENTALE DI) Vol. III, p. 419
CAPO DI BUONA SPERANZA, DISTRETTO OCCIDENTALE di: v. CAPETOWN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di.
Cape Town, Apostolic Vicariate of (CAPE TOWN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI) Vol. III, p. 403
CAPE TOWN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - It is the former vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope, Western District, originating in 1847 from the division of the then…
Capece Latro, Alfonso (CAPECELATRO, ALFONSO) Vol. III, p. 402
CAPECELATRO, ALFONSO. – Cardinal, writer, born in Marseille on 5 February 1824; his father Francesco, Duke of Castel Pagano, had taken refuge there to avoid…
Capece Latro, Giuseppe (CAPECELATRO, GIUSEPPE) Vol. III, p. 402
CAPECELATRO, GIUSEPPE. - Archbishop of Taranto, born in Naples on 23 Sept. 1744, died there on 2 Nov. 1836. Of a noble ducal family, at the age of twenty-two,…
Capece Zurlo, Giuseppe Vol. III, p. 402
CAPECE ZURLO, GIUSEPPE. - Cardinal, b. in Napoli on 3 Jan. 1711, d. there on 31 Dec. 1801. Of noble family, he entered the Congregation of the Theatines,…
Capece, Antonio Vol. III, p. 402
CAPECE, ANTONIO. - Missionary and martyr, b. at Napoli on 11 Aug. 1606, d. in Japan on 25 March 1643. Having become a Jesuit on 30 July 1624, he obtained in…
Capelleazzi, Andrea (CAPPELLAZZI, ANDREA) Vol. III, p. 430
CAPPELLAZZI, ANDREA. - Neo-Thomist philosopher and theologian, b. 2 May 1854 at Monte Cremano, d. at Crema 3 Oct. 1933. A pious and zealous priest, in his…
Capelletti, Benedetto Vol. III, p. 402
CAPELLETTI, BENEDETTO. — Cardinal, born in Rieti on 2 November 1764, died there on 15 May 1834. Of noble family, he was educated at Montecassino. He embarked…
Capelli, Marco Antonio Vol. III, p. 403
CAPELLI, MARCO ANTONIO. - Born at Este around the middle of the sixteenth century, died at Rome on 21 Sept. 1625. Historian, theologian, and controversialist…
Capellis, Francesco Maria de Vol. III, p. 403
CAPELLIS, FRANCESCO MARIA de. – Capuchin liturgist and ascetical writer. A Bolognese, he held the principal offices in his religious province and was renowned…
Capelloni, Paolo, Venerable (CAPELLONI, PAOLO, VENERABILE) Vol. III, p. 403
CAPELLONI, PAOLO, venerable. - Jesuit, preacher, b. in Roma on 21 Feb. 1776, d. in Napoli on 14 Oct. 1857. A pupil of the Collegio romano and the Capranica, he…
Capernaum (CAFARNAO) Vol. III, p. 187
CAFARNAO. — A city “of Galilee” (Lk. 4:23; Καφαρναούμ, Lat. Capharnaum) mentioned sixteen times in the Gospels (4 in Mt., 3 in Mk., 4 in Lk., 5 in Jn.). It is…
Capgrave, John Vol. III, p. 403
CAPGRAVE, JOHN. – Scholastic theologian and Augustinian hagiographer, born at Lynn on 21 April 1393 and died on 12 August 1464. His scholastic works remain…
Capilla, Andrés Vol. III, p. 403
CAPILLA, ANDRÉS. - Spanish Carthusian, ascetical writer. B. at Valenza in 1529, d. at Urgel on 22 Sept. 1609. Having entered the Society of Jesus at the age of…
Capillas, Francisco Fernández de, Blessed (CAPILLAS, FRANCISCO FERNÁNDEZ DE, BEATO) Vol. III, p. 404
CAPILLAS, FRANCISCO FERNÁNDEZ de Capillas, blessed. — Spanish Dominican, missionary and martyr, born at Baquerín de Campos on 14 August 1607, died near Fuan…
Capilupi, Ippolito Vol. III, p. 404
CAPILUPI, IPPOLITO. — Born in Mantua in 1511 to Benedetto, whom Ariosto praised in the Furioso and Bandello honored by dedicating a novella to him, he grew up…
Capistrano, John of, Saint (CAPISTRANO, GIOVANNI DA, SANTO) Vol. III, p. 404
CAPISTRANO, GIOVANNI da, saint: v. GIOVANNI da CAPISTRANO, saint.
Capisucchi, Raimondo Vol. III, p. 404
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…
Capital (CAPITALE) Vol. III, p. 404
CAPITALE. – A saved (unconsumed) good intended for further production is so called. For an enterprise, every good, material or immaterial, applied to the…
Capital Vices (VIZI CAPITALI) Vol. XII, p. 984
VIZI CAPITALI. — Pride, avarice, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, and sloth are called v. c. or capital sins, according as they are considered as a habit or…
Capital, Sacred Scripture (CAPITALE, SCRITTURA) Vol. III, p. 405
CAPITALE, SCRITTURA. - I. IN EPIGRAPHY. - Applied to writing, the term « c. » means « larger », « more conspicuous », as were the letters customarily used in…
Capitalism (CAPITALISMO) Vol. III, p. 407
CAPITALISM. - A term commonly used to denote the structure of the economy in the modern and contemporary periods, understood in two distinct senses depending…
Capitani d'Arzago, Alberto de Vol. III, p. 413
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…
Capitanio, Bartolomea, Blessed (CAPITANIO, BARTOLOMEA, BEATA) Vol. III, p. 413
CAPITANIO, BARTOLOMEA, blessed. - Foundress of the Sisters of Charity, known as those of Maria Bambina, or of b. C., born at Lovere (Bergamo) on 13 Feb. 1807,…
Capitello Vol. III, p. 413
CAPITELLO. – It is the architectural element that serves to connect a support, whether a column or pier, with the architrave or the springing planes of an…
Capito, Wolfgang Vol. III, p. 414
CAPITO, WOLFGANG: V. KÖPFEL, WOLFGANG.
Capitolino, Giulio Vol. III, p. 415
CAPITOLINO, GIULIO. - According to historiographical tradition, he is one of the six authors of the Historia Augusta, a collection of biographies of various…
Capitula Angilramni Vol. III, p. 418
CAPITULA ANGILRAMNI: v. ANGILRAMNO.
Capitula Martini Bracarensis Vol. III, p. 418
CAPITULA MARTINI BRACARENSIS: v. COLLEZIONI CANONICHE.
Capitular Vicar (VICARIO CAPITOLARE) Vol. XII, p. 867
VICARIO CAPITOLARE. – This is the ecclesiastic who, when the see is vacant, governs the diocese in the name of the cathedral Chapter. In the first centuries of…
Capitulare (CAPITOLARE) Vol. III, p. 414
CAPITULARE. – This is the technical term for those juridical provisions which, articulated into capitula, found their particular expression under Frankish…
Capitulation (CAPITOLAZIONE) Vol. III, p. 415
CAPITULATION. — In international law, this term designates two entirely different institutions: 1) c. is a military agreement by which, in wartime, the…
Capocci Vol. III, p. 418
CAPOCCI. – Family of musicians. GAETANO, born in Rome on 16 October 1811, died there on 11 January 1898; organist at S. Maria in Vallicella, then at S. Maria…
Capocci, Giacomo, Blessed (CAPOCCI, GIACOMO, BEATO) Vol. III, p. 418
CAPOCCI, GIACOMO, beato: v. GIACOMO da VITERBO.
Capodiferro, Girolamo (CAPODIFERRO, GEROLAMO) Vol. III, p. 419
CAPODIFERRO, GEROLAMO. - Cardinal, b. in 1502, of the Recanati family, Neapolitan nobles; he assumed the maternal surname of C. Having entered as a young man…
Capodistria Vol. III, p. 419
CAPODISTRIA. - A small town a few km. from Trieste; in antiquity it was also designated by the name of Giustinopoli. According to certain suppositions, it was…
Caporali, Bartolomeo Vol. III, p. 419
CAPORALI, BARTOLOMEO. - Painter, born at Perugia about 1420 and died in 1504 or 1505. At first a follower of Benozzo Gozzoli, he later drew close to his…
Caporali, Cesare Vol. III, p. 419
CAPORALI, CESARE. - Poet, of an ancient Vicentine family, b. at Perugia in 1531 and d. at Castiglione in 1601. Because of a sudden illness he interrupted his…
Caporali, Giovanni Battista, also known as Bitti (CAPORALI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, DETTO ANCHE BITTI) Vol. III, p. 419
CAPORALI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, also called BITTI. - Son of Bartolomeo, b. in Perugia ca. 1476 and d. 1560. A man of letters, architect, painter, and miniaturist,…
Caporella, Pietro Paolo Vol. III, p. 419
CAPORELLA, PIETRO PAOLO. - Conventual Minor Scotist theologian, born at Potenza in the second half of the fifteenth century, died at Crotone in 1556. Regent of…