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Chigi, Family (CHIGI, FAMIGLIA)
It appears in the Sienese history of the 13th century, and from the very beginning its members were bankers, and some were entrusted by their city with… -
Chihfeng [Chifeng], Diocese of (CHIHFENG, DIOCESI DI)
It is located in China, in the civil province of Jehol. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 21 Jan. 1932, by division of the apostolic vicariate of… -
Chihuahua, Diocese of (CHIHUAHUA, DIOCESI DI)
In the republic of Mexico, State of Chihuahua. Erected on 23 June 1891. It is the most extensive in Mexico (245,612 sq. km.), has a population of about 747,650… -
Chilapa, Diocese of (CHILAPA, DIOCESI DI)
In the republic of Mexico, suffragan of Mexico City, erected by Pius IX on 16 March 1863 with the constitution Omnibus notum, detaching it from the archdiocese… -
Chilaw, Diocese of (CHILAW, DIOCESI DI)
It was erected on 5 Jan. 1939 with territory detached from the archdiocese of Colombo (Ceylon). It comprises the whole North-West Province and measures 7,812… -
Childeric, King of the Franks (CHILDERICO, RE DEI FRANCHI)
Son of Merovech, d. around 481 at Tournai. Still very young, he set out to subdue the other barbarian peoples settled in Aquitaine and Belgica, against whose… -
Childhood (INFANZIA)
From infans = one who does not speak. Immediately after the neonatal phase, in the unfolding of the ages of life (v.) one encounters infancy. In relation to… -
Childhood of Jesus (INFANZIA DI GESÙ)
I. THE GOSPEL OF THE INFANCY OF JESUS. - The first two chapters of Matthew and of Luke constitute the canonical Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus, to be set… -
Children (FIGLI)
FIGLI: V. PROLE. -
Children of the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate of Luçon (FIGLI DELLA BEATA MARIA VERGINE IMMACOLATA DI LUÇON)
Religious congregation founded at Sables-d'Olonne in 1800 by the priest Louis M. Baudoin. It later developed in the Seminary of Chavagnes-en-Paillers. A decree… -
Chile (CILE)
I. GEOGRAPHY. - A state of South America consisting of the great western slope of the Andes, and therefore enclosed between these and the Pacific in a strip… -
Chiliasm (CHILIASMO)
CHILIASMO: v. MILLENARISMO. -
Chiliasts-Russellites (CHILIASTI-RUSSELLITI)
CHILIASTI-RUSSELLITI: v. TESTIMONI DI GEOVÀ. -
Chillán, Diocese of (CHILLÁN, DIOCESI DI)
In Chile, suffragan of the Most Holy Conception. Erected on 18 Oct. 1925, it comprises the province of Nuble and part of that of Maule, with an area of 11,564… -
Chillingworth, William
English Protestant theologian and the principal proponent of Latitudinarianism, b. at Oxford on 6 Oct. 1602, d. at Chichester (Sussex) on 30 Jan. 1644. As soon… -
Chimenti, Iacopo
CHIMENTI, IACOPO: v. EMPOLI, IACOPO CHIMENTI da. -
Chimura, Leonardo and Sebastiano, Blessed (CHIMURA, LEONARDO E SEBASTIANO, BEATI)
CHIMURA, LEONARDO e SEBASTIANO, beati: v. CIAPPONESI, MARTIRI. -
China (CINA)
The Chinese state (Ta Chung Hwa Min Kuo, that is, "Great Republic of the Flower of the Middle," with reference to the traditional designation "Empire of the… -
Chinazzi, Giuseppe
Philosopher and politician, b. at Oviglio in 1839, d. at Genoa in 1897. He was first an officer in the Piedmontese army and took part in the campaign of 1866… -
Chinchilla, Alonso
Benedictine theologian and ascetical writer, b. at Valladolid in 1574: there he became a monk in the monastery of St. Benedict in 1591; from there he moved to… -
Chinea, Question of the (CHINEA, QUESTIONE DELLA)
The chinea was the name used to designate the horse specially trained to the ambling gait. Charles of Anjou bound himself to give every year, for the feast of… -
Chinese Rites (CINESI, RITI)
CINESI, RITI: v. RITI CINESI. -
Chioggia, Diocese of (CHIOGGIA, DIOCESI DI)
City in the Venetian lagoon south of Venice, founded on two main islands and other smaller ones. It is the fossa Clodia of Pliny, the Clugia of the Middle… -
Chione, Saint, Martyr (CHIONE, SANTA, MARTIRE)
CHIONE, santa, martire: v. AGAPE, IRENE and CHIONE, saints, martyrs. -
Chios
Island in the Aegean Sea, already famous in the 3rd century for the glorious death of the martyr St. Isidore. It has a Greek bishop and a Latin bishop… -
Chiovenda, Giuseppe
Jurist, b. at Premosello (Novara) in 1872; d. there on 5 Nov. 1937. He taught at the Universities of Parma, Bologna, Naples, and Rome. He may be called the… -
Chiquitos, Apostolic Vicariate of (CHIQUITOS, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in the central-southern part of Bolivia. It has an area of 210,000 sq. km. and a population of about 45,000 inhabitants, the majority of whom are… -
Chirino, Pedro
Spanish Jesuit, missionary in the Philippines, b. at Osuna (Seville) in 1557, received into the Society in 1580, arrived at Manila on June 20, 1590. After… -
Chirograph (CHIROGRAFO)
It is generally the document written by the hand of the very person who issues it; the term, however, is used in particular to indicate special types of acts… -
Chiromancy (CHIROMANZIA)
Chiromancy is the doctrine and art that sets out to investigate and discover, by means of examining the form and the signs (lines, protuberances, etc.) of the… -
Chirotheca (CHIROTECA)
CHIROTECA : v. GUANTI. -
Chisel (CESELLO)
It is properly a steel tool used to draw, engrave, raise, flatten or clean the metal on which one is working; there are therefore various chisels which take… -
Chittagong, Diocese of (CHITTAGONG, DIOCESI DI)
It is a suffragan of Calcutta (India) and is entrusted to the missionaries of the Canadian province of the Congregation of the Holy Cross. It was erected in… -
Chiusi and Pienza, Diocese of (CHIUSI E PIENZA, DIOCESI DI)
In the province of Siena, suffragan of Siena. C. in the Valdichiana was one of the 12 Etruscan lucumonies. Christianity is attested in the 3rd century by the… -
Chivalry (CAVALLERIA)
I. HISTORY. - The origin of this characteristic institution, which permeated so much of medieval life, is not clear. It is found fully constituted at the end… -
Chlamys (Κλαμός) (CLAMIDE (ΚΛΑΜΌΣ))
The Romans called thus a cloak shorter than the pallium, whose two extreme points on the long side were gathered on the right shoulder and fastened by means of… -
Chloe (CLOE)
In I Cor. 1:11, St. Paul writes: "It was reported to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of C. (ὑπὸ τῶν Χλόης) that there are factions among you."… -
Chlorophyllian Photosynthesis (FOTOSINTESI CLOROFILLIANA)
The suggestive process of foliar nutrition in plants has been clarified in its fundamental outlines ever since the classic experiments of De Saussure (1740-99)… -
Chobar (CHOBAR)
River of the "land of the Chaldeans," on whose bank arose the place called Tēl-ʿĀbhibh ("hill of ears of grain"), where the first deportation of Hebrews was… -
Chocarne, Bernard
Dominican, b. in 1826, d. in 1895. He was among the most deserving figures in the restoration of the Dominican order in France, founder and superior of various… -
Chocó, Apostolic Prefecture of (CHOCÒ, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It was erected in 1908 and entrusted to the Claretian fathers of the province of Colombia. Before that time the entire territory of the apostolic prefecture… -
Chodorlahomor (CHODORLAHOMOR)
King of Elam, who held Palestine subject for twelve years, until it rebelled against him. He then organized an expedition against it with three kings his… -
Choiseul du Plessis Praslin, Gilbert
Bishop, b. around 1613 and d. in Paris on 31 Dec. 1689. Doctor of the Sorbonne in > CHIUSI - Interior of the Cathedral (12th century, with restorations by the… -
Choiseul-Stainville, Étienne-François, de (CHOISEUL-STAINVILLE, ETIENNE-FRANÇOIS, DE)
French ambassador and statesman, b. June 28, 1719, d. in Paris on May 8, 1785. Having first taken up a career in arms, he fought valiantly in the War of the… -
Chomjakov, Alexiei Stepanovič (CHOMJAKOV, ALEXIEI STEPANOVIĆ)
B. in 1804, d. in 1860, one of the most conspicuous representatives of Slavophilism, a Russian national movement that saw the salvation, progress and… -
Chopin, Frédéric
Composer and pianist, b. at Zelazowa-Wola (Warsaw) on 22 Feb. 1810, d. in Paris on 17 Oct. 1849. In Warsaw, having completed his studies (1827), he began his… -
Chorale (CORALE)
I. CHANT. - In current usage, the true choral or liturgical chant is Gregorian chant (v. CHANT). Polyphonic chant also takes the name "choral," but not… -
Chorology (COROLOGIA)
The term c. (from χάρα, land and λάγος, discourse) designates the study of the geographical distribution of living beings: thus a zoogeography for animals and… -
Chorus (CORO)
With the term χερός the Greeks originally designated the group of dancers who sang the dithyramb around the altar of Dionysus; then the term came to indicate… -
Chouchih [Zhouzhi] (Chowchih), Apostolic Prefecture of (CHOUCHIH (CHOWCHIH), PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It is located in the central part of the province of Shensi (China). It was erected on June 17, > (from Handbuch der Musikwissenschaft, ed. by E. Bock, fasc.… -
Chowtsun [Zhoucun], Diocese of (CHOWTSUN, DIOCESI DI)
It is located in China in the north-central part of the civil province of Shantung. Erected, under the name of Changtien, as a sui iuris mission on 16 April… -
Chrétien (Chrestien) de Troyes
Little biographical information is available about this famous courtly poet, who lived at the court of Champagne and whose chief literary activity must have… -
Chrism (CRISMA)
From as early as the 5th century the Greeks were accustomed to mix aromatic substances with the holy oil, and the Latins, a little later, balsam (v.). Thus… -
Chrismon
In diplomatics this name designates the monogrammatic formula of invocation to the Divinity that opens the protocol of a document (v.). In the late Middle Ages… -
Chrismon (DE MONOGRAMMA CHRISTI)
A short treatise attributed to St. Jerome on the form and meaning of the monogram of Christ. The text is an addition to Jerome's revision of the work of… -
Christ (CRISTO)
Greek equivalent (χριστός "anointed," verbal adjective of χρῶ "I anoint") of the Hebrew māšīah or "messiah." Māšīah, a passive participle, like māšīah, of the… -
Christadelphians (Brothers of Christ) (CRISTADELFI (FRATELLI DI CRISTO))
A Protestant sect founded by the Englishman John Thomas. In 1884, having moved to the United States, after long studies of the Bible he became convinced that… -
Christ, Blood Poured Out for (CHRISTO PROFUSUM SANGUINEM)
Hymn of Matins in the common of martyrs, composed of four stanzas taken from the hymn of the Apostles by St. Ambrose. The first verses have undergone some… -
Christchurch, Diocese of (CHRISTCHURCH, DIOCESI DI)
By pontifical brief of 10 May 1887 it was erected with territory detached from the archdiocese of Wellington and comprises the two provinces of Canterbury and… -
Christ, Church of (CRISTO, CHIESA DI)
CRISTO, CHIESA DI: v. CHIESA DI CRISTO. -
Christen, Bernard of Andermatt (CHRISTEN, BERNARD DA ANDERMATT)
Minister General of the Capuchin Friars Minor, titular archbishop of Stauropolis, b. at Andermatt (canton of Uri, Switzerland), on 23 July 1837, d. on 11 March… -
Christe Sanctorum Decus Angelorum
Hymn of Lauds for the feast of St. Michael the Archangel, taken from that of the feast of the Angels. It is found among the works of Rabanus Maurus and truly… -
Christian (CRISTIANO)
Name of the followers of Jesus. Acts 11:26 relates: "And it came to pass for them (Paul and Barnabas)... that it was first in Antioch that the disciples… -
Christian and Neoplatonic Cynicism (CINISMO CRISTIANO E NEOPITAOORICO)
Of the existence of Christian Cynics we have testimony from Julian the Apostate (Or., VI and VII), who combats them, from St. Augustine (De civ. Dei, XIX, 19)… -
Christian Antiquities, Study of (ANTICHITÀ CRISTIANE, STUDIO DELLE)
ANTICHITÀ CRISTIANE, STUDIO delle: v. -
Christian Archaeology (ARCHEOLOGIA CRISTIANA)
Etymologically it is the science of ancient things (λόγος τῶν ἀρχαίων). SUMMARY: I. Concept. - II. Object, method, subdivisions. - III. Importance and utility.… -
Christian Archaeology, Pontifical Commission for (ARCHEOLOGIA CRISTIANA, PONTIFICIA COMMISSIONE DI)
ARCHEOLOGIA CRISTIANA, PONTIFICIA COMMISSIONE di: v. COMMISSIONI PONTIFICIE. -
Christian Archaeology, Pontifical Institute of (ARCHEOLOGIA CRISTIANA, PONTIFICIO ISTITUTO DI)
ARCHEOLOGIA CRISTIANA, PONTIFICIO ISTITUTO di: v. ISTITUTI DI STUDI SUPERIORI. -
Christian, Archbishop of Mainz (CRISTIANO, ARCIVESCOVO DI MAGONZA)
Born around 1130 into a comital family of Thuringia. Having early distinguished himself by military valor, knowledge of languages and diplomatic skill, he… -
Christian Art (ARTE CRISTIANA)
Illustrated monthly review, founded in Milan in 1913 through the work of the society "Friends of Christian Art," inspired and founded by Msgr. Celso… -
Christian Art in Missions (ARTE CRISTIANA NELLE MISSIONI)
CHRISTIAN ART IN MISSIONS: V. MISSIONI. -
Christian Associations of Italian Workers (A.C.L.I.) (ASSOCIAZIONI CRISTIANE LAVORATORI ITALIANI (A.C.L.I.))
They are groupings of workers with the aim of promoting the affirmation of Christian principles in life, in institutions, and in legislation, integrating and… -
Christian Brothers of Ireland (FRATELLI DELLE SCUOLE CRISTIANE D'IRLANDA)
Religious institute founded at Waterford in Ireland by Edmund Ignatius Rice (1768-1844), a wealthy local merchant, who in 1802, after the death of his wife… -
Christian Democracy (DEMOCRAZIA CRISTIANA)
The term C. D. was used several times during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but only toward the end of the latter century did it give its name to a… -
Christian Doctrine, Archconfraternity of (DOTTRINA CRISTIANA, ARCICONFRATERNITA DELLA)
Erected in Rome by Paul V with the brief Ex credito nobis of 6 Oct. 1607. The impetus given by the Council of Trent to the Catholic restoration had caused to… -
Christian East (ORIENTE CRISTIANO)
Besides the individual entries, to which reference is made, an overall view is necessary to serve as a general orientation on this vast subject matter.… -
Christian Endeavour
I. HISTORY. - It is the name of a Protestant youth society that may be translated as "Christian Activity" or also "Christian Action or effort." It was founded… -
Christian Friendship (AMICIZIA CRISTIANA)
A secret Catholic society for the diffusion of good literature, founded in Turin by Father Niccolò von Diessbach (v.) between the years 1778-80. In documents… -
Christian III, King of Denmark (CRISTIANO III, RE DI DANIMARCA)
B. 12 Aug. 1503 at Gottorp, d. 1 Jan. 1559 at Kolding. Because of disagreements that arose in the Rigsraad he did not become king immediately upon the death of… -
Christian II, King of Denmark (CRISTIANO II, RE DI DANIMARCA)
Born July 1, 1481, died Jan. 25, 1559. Son of Hans, king of Denmark, and of Christina of Saxony, he was designated while still a child, in 1487, by the… -
Christian I, King of Denmark (CRISTIANO I, RE DI DANIMARCA)
B. May 21, 1426 in Copenhagen, d. there, May 21, 1481. He succeeded Christopher of Bavaria on the throne and was king of Denmark from 1448 and of Norway from… -
Christianity (CRISTIANESIMO)
The religion founded by Jesus Christ. SUMMARY: I. Time and expansion. - II. Value and characteristics. - III. Vitality in history. - IV. Doctrinal outlines. I.… -
Christian IV, King of Denmark (CRISTIANO IV, RE DI DANIMARCA)
Born on 12 April 1577 at Frederiksborg, died on 28 February 1648 in Copenhagen. Son of Frederick II and of Sophia of Mecklenburg, he ascended the throne in… -
Christian Latin (LATINO CRISTIANO)
It is the special language (group language) of Christians, formed within the framework of late Latin in the early Christian communities. With the expansion of… -
Christian Life (VITA CRISTIANA)
Bimonthly periodical directed by the Dominicans of St. Dominic of Fiesole, founded in 1929 from the split of the journal S. Caterina da Siena. Review of… -
Christian of Troyes (CRISTIANO DI TROYES)
CRISTIANO di TROYES: v. CHRÉTIEN de TROYES. -
Christian Perfection (PERFEZIONE CRISTIANA)
In its ideal content it entails the complete realization of the Christian life as opposed to its beginnings, that is, the fullness of goodness in the… -
Christians (Christian Church) (CRISTIANI (CHIESA CRISTIANA))
A Protestant sect, it is the result of three small religious movements that occurred almost simultaneously in the United States. The first took place in… -
Christian Science
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: v. BAKER, MARY EDDY. -
Christian Science (CRISTIANA, SCIENZA)
CRISTIANA, SCIENZA: v. BAKER MARY EDDY. -
Christian Social Doctrine (DOTTRINA SOCIALE CRISTIANA)
In recent centuries, faced with ever more serious violations of Christian ethics in the economic and social field, the principles of Christian sociology were… -
Christian Spiritualism (SPIRITUALISMO CRISTIANO)
One of the main currents of contemporary Italian philosophy. It is called "s." because the concept of "spirit" (v.) is essential to it, just as it is essential… -
Christian Workers of Saint Joseph Calasanz (OPERAI CRISTIANI DI SAN GIUSEPPE CALASANZIO)
Congregazione religiosa fondata a Vienna nel 1889 dal p. Antonio Maria Schwartz ed approvata dalla S. Sede nel 1926 e 1939. Popolarmente i membri sono chiamati… -
Christina "Mirabilis", Saint (CRISTINA « MIRABILIS », SANTA)
B. at Brüstheim, near S. Trond (Belgium), ca. 1150, d. there on 23 June 1224. A young orphan girl, she was assigned by her two elder sisters to tend the beasts… -
Christina of Aquila, Blessed (CRISTINA DA AQUILA, BEATA)
Augustinian mystic, in the world Mattia di Ciccarelli, b. at Colle di Lucoli on 24 Feb. 1480, d. at L'Aquila on 18 Jan. 1543. In this city she took the habit… -
Christina of Spoleto, Blessed (CRISTINA DA SPOLETO, BEATA)
Agostina Camozzi, b. at Porlezza, at the beginning of the 15th century. Having married before she was twenty and been left a widow shortly afterwards, she gave… -
Christina of Stommeln, Saint (CRISTINA DA STOMMELN, SANTA)
Born in 1242 at Stommeln near Cologne, died there on 6 Nov. 1312. Her life up to 1286 was written by the Swedish Dominican Peter of Dacia, her confidant, with… -
Christina, Queen of Sweden (CRISTINA, REGINA DI SVEZIA)
Daughter of Gustavus Adolphus and Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, b. in Stockholm on 8 Dec. 1626, d. in Rome on 19 Apr. 1689. Introduced to politics by the… -
Christina, Saint (CRISTINA, SANTA)
Her name occurs in the Hieronymian Martyrology on July 24, with the topographical designation: "in civitate Tyro", repeated in not a few recensions of the… -
Christmas (NATALE)
Feast of the birth of the Lord, celebrated on December 25. I. THE NAME. - The typically Roman name is Natale or Natalis Domini, from which the names in the… -
Christopher, Antipope (CRISTOFORO, ANTIPAPA)
A Roman, son of Leo, priest of the title of St. Damasus, he rose up against Leo V, and having seized him, threw him into prison in order to take his place in… -
Christopher of Verucchio (CRISTOFORO DA VERUCCHIO)
Capuchin preacher and writer of the province of Bologna, formerly a Conventual Franciscan, b. at Verucchio (Forlì), d. ca. 1620. Through the effectiveness of… -
Christopher, Primicerius (CRISTOFORO, PRIMICERIO)
A very important figure in Roman history of the second half of the 8th century. Adviser to Stephen II and inspirer of the policy of Paul I, he had to flee upon… -
Christopher, Saint, Martyr (CRISTOFORO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
Venerated by the Greeks on 9 May; by the Latins on 25 July. The accounts of his life and martyrdom are uncertain and obscure. According to the Passio, C.… -
Christos Páschon
In Latin Christus Patiens, it is a bizarre cento of tragic motifs on the Passion of Jesus, once attributed to St. Gregory of Nazianzus and, after the latest… -
Christ the King, Feast of (CRISTO RE, FESTA DI)
With the encyclical Quas primas of 11 December 1925, Pius XI, at the conclusion of the Holy Year, instituted the liturgical feast of Christ the King, to be… -
Chrodegang of Metz, Saint (CRODEGANDO (CRODEGANDO) DI METZ, SANTO)
Born at the beginning of the 8th century into a noble family of Brabant. In 742 Pepin appointed him bishop of Metz, but did not allow him to leave the court… -
Chromatius, Saint (CROMAZIO, SANTO)
He belonged to the clergy of Aquileia as a priest under Bishop Valerian (369-388) and, together with Heliodorus, later bishop of Altino, was on intimate terms… -
Chromosome (CROMOSOMA)
Characteristic formations that are resolved from the nuclear substances of animal and plant cells when these enter into reproductive activity. While the… -
Chronichetta Mensuale (CRONICHETTA MENSUALE)
A singular scientific and popular periodical published in Rome from October 1, 1866 to 1895 and edited successively by three members of the Armellini family… -
Chronicle of Arbela (CRONACA DI ARBELA)
CRONACA di ARBELA: v. ARBELA. -
Chronicle of Edessa (CRONACA DI EDESSA)
CRONACA di EDESSA: v. EDESSA. -
Chronicle of Hippolytus (CRONACA D'IPPOLITO)
CRONACA d'IPPOLITO: v. IPPOLITO. -
Chronicles, Books of the (CRONACHE, LIBRI DELLE)
CRONACHE, LIBRI delle: v. PARALIPOMENON, BOOKS of. -
Chronicon Paschale
Anonymous Byzantine chronicle of the 7th century, with a predominantly chronological interest. It was commonly called paschal because of the author's… -
Chronique Sociale de France
A monthly review of study and action and the organ of the « Semaine sociale de France ». Founded in Lyon in 1893 by Victor Berne and Marius Gonin, its purpose… -
Chronogram (CRONOGRAMMA)
From the Greek χρόνος and γράμμα, an inscription in prose or verse in which all the letters corresponding to Roman numerals are intended to represent the… -
Chronography of A.D. 354 (CRONOGRAFO DELL'A. 354)
Winged Victory in the act of writing on a shield a wish of prosperity to the recipient of the codex. -
Chronology (CRONOLOGIA)
The study of historical sources (chronicles and documents) requires the historian and the diplomatist to check the date offered by the document or the… -
Chronos
He is the personification of time among the ancient Greeks. He had no importance either in mythology or in cult; he was instead exploited by Orphic cosmogony… -
Chronos (CRONO)
A Greek god, for some pre-Hellenic, or originating from Asia Minor where he would be identified with Baal, but every hypothesis about his origin and nature is… -
Chronotope (CRONOTOPO)
This word, which modern physics has taken from Gioberti, denotes the union of space and time, conceived together as a single environment in which all material… -
Chrysanthus and Daria, Saints, Martyrs (CRISANTO E DARIA, SANTI, MARTIRI)
They appear to have been killed during the 3rd century or at the beginning of the 4th. Their Passio (BHL, 1787) makes D. the wife of C., but gives no… -
Chrysippus of Jerusalem (CRISIPPO DI GERUSALEMME)
Priest of Jerusalem of the 5th century, distinguished writer and orator, b. before 409, d. in 479. A native of Cappadocia, C. went to Palestine with his two… -
Chrysostom, John, Saint (CRISOSTOMO, GIOVANNI, SANTO)
CRISOSTOMO, GIOVANNI, santo : v. GIOVANNI CRISOSTOMO, santo. -
Chrysostom of Saint-Lô (CRISOSTOMO DI SAINT-LÔ)
CRISOSTOMO di SAINT-LÔ : v. GIOVANNI CRISOSTOMO DI SAINT-LÔ. -
Chthonic Deities (CTONICHE, DIVINITÀ)
In Greek religion the epithet chthonic was given to numerous deities who, in contrast to the Olympian gods who dwell in the sky, lived in the interior of the… -
Chumatien [Zhumadian], Diocese of (CHUMATIEN, DIOCESI DI)
In China, in the central part of the civil province of Honan. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 2 March 1933 with 4 sub-prefectures of the mission… -
Chungking [Chongqing], Archdiocese of (CHUNGKING, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
It is located in the south-eastern part of the civil province of Szechwan (China); it originated on 2 Apr. 1856 and was called the apostolic vicariate of… -
Church (CHIESA)
"It is the community of all the faithful, united by the profession of the same faith, by participation in the same Sacraments, under the authority of the… -
Church of Christ (CHIESA DI CRISTO)
Under this name two Protestant sects are included, namely: 1) C. of C. Scientist, better known by the name of Christian Science, of which Mary Eddy Baker (v.)… -
Church of England (CHIESA D'INGHILTERRA)
CHIESA D'INGHILTERRA: v. ANGLICANESIMO. -
Church of God (CHIESA DI DIO)
Under this name (Church of God) several Protestant sects are known. 1) C. of G. (reform movement), founded by S. Warner in 1880 in the State of Indiana (United… -
Church State (CHIESA, STATO DELLA)
CHIESA, STATO della: v. STATO PONTIFICIO. -
Chur, Diocese of (CHUR, DIOCESI DI)
CHUR, DIOCESI di: v. COIRA, DIOCESI di. -
Chur, Diocese of (COIRA, DIOCESI DI)
City of Switzerland (Latin Curia Rhaetorum, Romansh Cuera, French Coire, German Chur), capital of the Canton of Graubünden. Of ancient origin, it was already… -
Churinga (Tjurunga) (CIURINGA (CHURINGA, TJURUNGA))
Term used to designate certain sacred objects of wood or stone, on which totemic motifs are carved or painted, used by the Australian aborigines (especially by… -
Chus
Geographical term (Heb. Kúf), fairly frequent in the Bible. In Gen. 2:13 the land traversed by the river Gihon is called C. This text, like the one that… -
Chusa (Chouzē) (CHUSA (ΧΟΥΖΈ))
A high dignitary of Herod Antipas (v. ANTIPA JULIUS HERODES), mentioned by Lk. 8:3, where ἐπίτροπος means something like "prime minister" (cf. Flavius… -
Chusai (CHUSAI)
Archite (2 Sam. 14:32; 17:5, 14), friend and intimate counselor of David (2 Sam. 15:37; 16:16), whose full trust he enjoyed and whom he served with complete… -
Chusan Rasathaim (CHUSAN RASATHAIM)
King, according to the Vulgate, of Mesopotamia and Syria (Judg. 3:8, 10). The Hebrew text calls him king of 'Āram Nahārajim or "Aram (v.) of the two rivers."…