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Contenson, Guillaume-Vincent
Dominican theologian and preacher, b. at Auvillar (Tarn-et-Garonne) in 1641, d. at Creil (Oise) on 26 Dec. 1674. He entered the Dominicans at Toulouse (1636)… -
Contestation of the Suit (CONTESTAZIONE DELLA LITE)
The c. of the s., even in the canonical process, is one of the most salient moments of the trial, inasmuch as it is through it that the first adversarial… -
Conti, Antonio
Scholar of mathematics and philosophy, man of letters and poet. A Venetian patrician and abbot, born in Padua on 22 January 1677 and died there on 6 April… -
Conti, Augusto
Man of letters, historian, philosopher and politician, b. at S. Pietro alle Fonti, near S. Miniato al Tedesco, on 6 Dec. 1822, d. at Florence on 5 March 1905.… -
Conti (De Comitibus), Biagio
Italian theologian and philosopher, b. at Canzo in the Como area in 1636, d. at Prague on 4 April 1685. Having entered the Conventuals in Milan and completed… -
Continence (CONTINENZA)
Continentia from contineo (cum and teneo) in its first etymological sense means the very act of containing oneself within the limits that befit reason, without… -
Continents (CONTINENTES)
CONTINENTES (ABSTINENTES): V. ENCRATITI. -
Contingency (CONTINGENZA)
In its generic meaning, c. is the happening "both necessary and not necessary or possible" (Aristotle, Anal. Pr., I, 3, 25 a 37). In philosophical usage it… -
Contini, Giovanbattista
Architect, b. in Rome in 1641 and d. there in 1723. Rather than from his father Francesco, an architect of very limited abilities, he drew his training from… -
Continuous (CONTINUO)
The notion of the continuum is connected with that of extension, which is a primitive concept not susceptible of a true definition. Extended is that which… -
Conti, Sigismondo de
Born around 1440 in Foligno into a noble local family, died 18 February 1512. He studied at the University of Perugia; he held many offices, first in his own… -
Contius (Le Conte), Antonius
French jurist, b. at Moyon ca. 1526, d. at Bourges in 1577 (or 1586). Professor at Bourges and then at Orléans. He was particularly noted for his erudition. He… -
Contract (CONTRATTO)
By legal definition the contract is the agreement of two or more parties to constitute, regulate or dissolve between them a juridical relationship of a… -
Contractualism (CONTRATTUALISMO)
The doctrine that places the foundation of society and the State in a contract has very ancient origins, being already enunciated, in embryonic forms, by… -
Contradiction (CONTRADDIZIONE)
The relation of opposition existing between the affirmation and the denial of one and the same predicate in relation to one and the same subject, «simultanea… -
Contrition (CONTRIZIONE)
It is the principal act of the virtue of penance, by which the sinner, under the influence of God's grace, disposes himself for the remission of sin. SUMMARY… -
Contucci, Andrea
CONTUCCI, ANDREA: v. SANSOVINO, ANDREA. -
Contumacy (CONTUMACIA)
There is contumacy in a trial whenever one of the parties, contravening the obligation to appear, remains absent and therefore entirely inactive. As can be… -
Convalidation (CONVALIDAZIONE)
I. GENERAL NOTIONS. - It is a fact subsequent to a voidable juridical act, by which the latter loses that quality of its own, becoming perfect. For the… -
Convent (CONVENTO)
A designation often used, in a vulgar and improper sense, to mean generally a religious house (v. CASA RELIGIOSA). In a strict and specific sense it indicates… -
Convent in Lebanon, As-Suwaic (AS-SUVAIC, CONVENTO NEL LIBANO)
AS-SUVAIC, CONVENTO nel LIBANO: v. SUVAIR. -
Convention of September (CONVENZIONE DI SETTEMBRE)
An Italo-French diplomatic act signed in Paris on September 15, 1864, in order to find a settlement, even if only a temporary one, for the arduous Roman… -
Conventuals (CONVENTUALI)
CONVENTUALI: v. FRATI MINORI CONVENI-TUALI. -
Conversano, Diocese of (CONVERSANO, DIOCESI DI)
Suffragan of Bari, perhaps arisen on the site of ancient Norba; it was a Roman colony, then a municipium, then occupied first by the Byzantines and later by… -
Conversi
CONVERSI : v. RELIGIOSI. -
Conversion (CONVERSIONE)
A term derived from the Latin convertere (to turn, to turn back), which in theological language generally means the return of the erring soul to God, and… -
Convivium
A bimonthly journal of letters, philosophy and history founded in Turin in 1929 by Carlo Calcaterra, Paolo Ubaldi and Luigi Stefanini. Its particular aim is… -
Convocations (CONVOCAZIONI (CONVOCATIONS))
In the Anglican Church, the ecclesiastical assemblies of the Upper House (bishops) and of the Lower House (inferior clergy) are so called. With due… -
Convulsionaries of Saint Médard (CONVULSIONARI DI SAN MEDARDO)
A complex of paranormal events that occurred during the 18th century in Paris, in the small cemetery adjoining the church of Saint-Médard, at the tomb of the… -
Conwell, Henry
Second bishop of Philadelphia, b. at Moneymore, Londonderry, in 1745, d. there on 22 April 1842. A priest in 1776, parish priest of Dungannon and vicar general… -
Conza
It is the ancient Compsa, in the land of the Hirpini. Having passed from Roman to Gothic, Byzantine, and Lombard rule, in 1076 it became part of the Norman… -
Cook, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands (COOK, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)
The evangelization of the Cook Islands began in 1894 through the work of the Picpus Fathers, hindered by the Protestants, who had settled there since 1821. The… -
Cooperation (COOPERAZIONE)
I. COOPERATION IN EVIL OR SIN. 1. Notion and divisions. - Cooperation is etymologically linked to the Latin verb "cooperor" = simul operor and immediately… -
Cooperation and Cooperatives (COOPERAZIONE E COOPERATIVE)
COOPERAZIONE e COOPERATIVE: v. MUTUALITÀ. -
Copenhagen (COPENAGHEN (KØBENHAVN))
Etymologically "merchants' harbor," royal and governmental seat, capital city and seat of the Apostolic Vicar of Denmark (v.). It has 617,000 inhabitants and… -
Cope (Pluviale, Cappa, Mantus) (PIVIALE (PLUVIALE, CAPPA, MANTUS))
A liturgical mantle of semicircular shape, long enough to reach almost to the feet, open at the front and fastened at the chest by a clasp. At the back it is… -
Copernicus, Nicolaus (COPERNICO, NICCOLÒ)
Astronomer and canon, b. 19 February 1473 at Thorn (Toruń) in western Prussia, to Nicolaus and Barbara Watzelrode; d. at Frauenburg on 24 May 1543. After his… -
Coppée, François-Édouard-Joachim (COPPÉE, FRANÇOIS-EDOUARD-JOACHIM)
French poet, b. in Paris on 12 Jan. 1842, d. there on 23 Jan. > (from Album Nikolaja Kopernika, Varnicia 1873) > COPERNICUS, NICOLAUS - Portrait engraved in… -
Coppi, Antonio
Historian, b. 22 April 1783 in Andezeno (Turin), d. 26 February 1870 in Rome. He studied letters and philosophy at the College of Chieri. Eager to enter the… -
Coppo di Marcovaldo
Florentine painter. Taken prisoner by the Sienese during the battle of Montaperti (1260), he painted, to ransom himself from captivity, the Madonna del Bordone… -
Copts (COPTI)
The name C. derives from the Greek Αἰγύπτιοι, from which the Arabs made Qibt. CONTENTS: I. Religious history. - II. The literature of the Coptic Church - III.… -
Coquilhatville [Mbandaka], Apostolic Vicariate of (COQUILHATVILLE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
The name derives from Coquilhat, the name of the founder of the city of C. (Belgian Congo), currently the main center, which has about 25,000 inhabitants, of… -
Coral (CORALLO)
The working of coral for artistic uses was characteristic of the peoples of the Mediterranean basin from the most ancient times. Although there are not… -
Cor Arca Legem Continens
Hymn of Lauds for the feast of the Sacred Heart. The heart is the seat of love; Jesus shows us in his heart, pierced by the lance, the wounds of love, from… -
Corazzini, Sergio
Poet, b. in Rome on 6 Feb. 1886, d. there on 18 June 1907. The same friends who comforted him during his life, after his death edited the edition of the… -
Corban (CORBAN)
In Hebrew c., like its Akkadian counterpart qurbān, means "offering" or, according to the etymology, "presentation of a gift to God" (cf. Lev. 2:1, 4; 7:13… -
Corbie
Small town situated near the confluence of the Encre with the Somme, 15 km. from Amiens, in the department of the Somme, in Picardy (France). Clotaire III… -
Corbinian, Saint (CORBINIANO, SANTO)
Bishop, one of the evangelizers of Germany, b. at Châtres-Arpajon near Melun under the reign of Clotaire III, around 670. As a young man, he withdrew to a… -
Corblet, Jules
Priest, b. at Roy (Somme) on 16 June 1819, d. at Versailles on 29 Apr. 1886. In 1857 he founded the Revue de l'art chrétien, which he edited until 1871; among… -
Corboli-Bussi, Giovanni
Prelate and diplomat, b. at Urbino on 29 Sept. 1813, d. at Rome on 9 July 1850. He was the son of Curzio and of Costanza of the marquises Sommi of Cremona. He… -
Cordara, Giulio Cesare
Jesuit, b. at Alessandria in Piedmont on 16 Dec. 1704, d. there on 6 March 1785. Having devoted himself to literary studies, after a period of teaching in… -
Cordemoy, Géraud de
French philosopher and historian, b. in Paris ca. 1620, d. there, 8 Oct. 1684. In the work Discernement de l'âme et du corps (Paris 1666), drawing inspiration… -
Córdoba, Archdiocese of (CORDOBA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese in the Argentine Republic on the Rio Primero. In 1700 the bishopric of Tucumán was transferred to C. The see remained vacant from 1819 to… -
Córdoba, Diocese of (CORDOVA, DIOCESI DI)
City, provincial capital and diocese of Spain in Andalusia; the Corduba of the Romans in Baetica (Hispania ulterior). Since this city was so flourishing in the… -
Cordoni, Bartolomeo da Città di Castello, Blessed (CORDONI, BARTOLOMEO DA CITTÀ DI CASTELLO, BEATO)
Observant Franciscan of the Umbrian province, b. in 1471 of a noble family, d. near Tunis in 1535, probably on 10 (or 9) August. He was a pupil of Poliziano in… -
Core (CORE)
The best known of the biblical figures of this name, the first of whom is a son of Esau (Gen. 36:5, 14), is a contemporary of Moses (Ex. 6:21, 24; 1 Chron.… -
Co-Redemptrix (CORREDENTRICE)
This is the technical term used by theologians to express Mary Most Holy's cooperation in the work of the redemption of the human race. SUMMARY: I. The term… -
Corelli, Arcangelo
Violinist and composer, b. at Fusignano on 17 Feb. 1653, d. at Rome on 8 Jan. 1713. In 1677 he was received, in Rome, into the house of Card. Pamphilj, as… -
Corelli, Maria
English writer, adoptive daughter of Ch. Mackay, b. at Bayswater in 1864, d. at Stratford-on-Avon in 1924. She wrote many works, among them: A Romance of two… -
Corenzio, Belisario
Painter of Greek origin, b. in Acaia in the province of Lecce around 1560 and d. after 1640. He seems to have studied with Tintoretto, whom he in fact imitates… -
Corepiscopus (COREPISCOPO)
The c., or country bishop (from χώρα = district, and ἐπίσκοπος = bishop), in ancient times governed in the East a rural ecclesiastical district, under the… -
Coresi
Romanian deacon, b. ca. 1525 and d. 1600, from an Italo-Greek family that came from Chios to Wallachia. He was the father of the religious and literary… -
Coression, Giorgio
Teologo greco dissidente, n. a Chios nel 1554 e m. verso il 1654. Frequentò le Università di Pisa e di Padova, esercitò la medicina a Livorno e, ritornato in… -
Corfinio (San Pelino)
On the Via Valeria in the territory of the Peligni. The passio Pelini or Peligni (BHL, 6620-21) was composed by a forger in the 11th century, who makes Pelinus… -
Corfu, Zante and Cephalonia, Diocese of (CORFÙ, ZANTE E CEFALONIA, DIOCESI DI)
According to tradition, the Gospel was preached by Jason, a disciple of the apostle Paul (Acts 17:5-9; Rom. 16:21), in Corfu, which was the seat of an ancient… -
Corgna, Ascanio della
He was a valiant captain and military architect, at the head of the pontifical militias under Julius III. Favorable to the imperial party and an adversary of… -
Corgna, Fulvio (Giulio) della
Cardinal, son of Francia and of Iacopa del Monte, sister of Julius III, and brother of Ascanio, he belonged to the Order of the Knights of Malta; he was… -
Coria, Diocese of (CORIA, DIOCESI DI)
City in Spain, suffragan of Toledo, situated on the eastern borders of Portugal. There is no information about the religious life of the diocese and its… -
Corinth (Kórinthos, Corinthus) (CORINTO (ΚΌΡΙΝΘΟΣ, CORINTHUS))
A city of the Peloponnese, capital of the Roman province of Achaea, famous not only for its wealth, splendor and corruption, but also for the apostolate… -
Corio
CORIO: v. KORIUM. -
Corippus, Flavius Cresconius (CORIPPO, FLAVIO CRESCONIO)
Formerly a grammar teacher in a town in Africa, he later went to Carthage. In 549 or 550 he published an epic poem in 8 books, entitled Iohannis or De bellis… -
Cork, Diocese of (CORK, DIOCESI DI)
In Eire (Ireland), a suffragan of Cashel. The name derives from the Gaelic corcach (market). The origin of the diocese goes back to the first decades of the… -
Cormier, Hyacinthe-Marie (CORMIER, HYACVNTHE-MARIE)
Dominican, b. at Orléans on 8 Dec. 1832, d. at Rome on 17 Dec. 1916. A religious from 1856, after making his profession in Rome at St. Sabina (1859), he was… -
Cornacchini, Agostino
Sculptor, b. at Pescia in 1685 and d. at Rome shortly after 1740. A pupil of G. B. Foggini, he embraced the Baroque in its pictorial and somewhat academic… -
Cornaggia-Medici Castiglioni, Carlo Ottavio
Senator, born in Milan on 6 Dec. 1851, died there on 10 Apr. 1905. A deputy for Milan in the 22nd and 23rd legislatures, he was appointed senator in 1904.… -
Cornaro, Luigi (Alvise)
He belonged to the illustrious Corner family. Born in Venice in 1475 and died in Padua on 8 January 1566. Passionate about agriculture and hydraulics, he… -
Corneille, Pierre
Tragic poet, b. at Rouen on June 6, 1606, d. at Paris on Sept. 30, 1684. His biography, with few external events, offers the vigorous profile of an intense… -
Cornejo Pedrosa, Pietro de
Carmelite theologian, b. in 1566 at Salamanca, d. there on 31 March 1618. Appointed to one of the chairs of philosophy at the University of Salamanca in 1566… -
Cornelisse, Doroteo
Franciscan theologian, b. at Steenbergen (Holland) on 21 Sept. 1865, d. at Nijmegen on 31 Dec. 1940. He completed his studies successfully at the Athenaeum of… -
Cornelius (CORNELIO)
A Roman centurion, stationed at Caesarea in Palestine, converted to Christianity through the direct intervention of God and admitted to baptism by St. Peter… -
Cornelius a Lapide (Cornelis Cornelis-Sen van den Steen) (CORNELIO A LAPIDE (CORNELIS CORNELIS-SEN VAN DEN STEEN))
Celebrated exegete, b. at Bocholt (Belgian province of Limburg) on 18 Dec. 1567, d. at Rome on 11 or 12 March 1637. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1592… -
Cornelius, Karl Adam
German historian, b. at Würzburg on 12 March 1819, d. at Munich on 10 Feb. 1903. After having taught for some time at the lyceum of Braunsberg, he was… -
Cornelius, Pope (CORNELIO, PAPA)
The Lib. Pont. (I, p. 150), in its biography, calls him "natione Romanus"; G. B. De Rossi considered him a relative rather than a client > CORNELIUS, POPE -… -
Cornely, Karl Joseph Rudolph
Distinguished Jesuit exegete, b. at Breyell in the Rhineland on 19 April 1830, d. at Trier on 3 March 1908. He lived for 3 years in Lebanon, in 1865-66 he… -
Cornice
The frame, besides being a decorative complement to an object and particularly to a painting, is also, according to a more strictly aesthetic purpose, an… -
Cornoldi, Giovanni
Jesuit, one of the principal restorers of Thomism in Italy, b. in Venice on 29 Sept. 1822, d. in Rome on 18 Jan. 1892. Disgusted with the philosophical… -
Cornomania (CORNOMÀNIA)
A Roman popular festival that took place on the afternoon of Low Saturday (sabato in albis) at the Lateran in the presence of the pope and which then continued… -
Cornouailles, Diocese of (CORNOUAILLES, DIOCESI DI)
CORNOUAILLES, DIOCESI di: v. QUIMPER, DIOCESI di. -
Cornubiensis, Iohannes (John of Cornwall) (GIOVANNI DI CORNOVAGLIA (IOHANNES CORNUBIENIS))
Theologian of the 12th century, d. ca. 1176. Little is known of his life; his place of origin is also uncertain, for which reason some consider him French… -
Coro, Diocese of (CORO, DIOCESI DI)
In the Republic of Venezuela. Erected by Pius XI on 1 Oct. 1922, this diocese had already been erected a first time by Clement VII on 21 June 1531, with the… -
Coron
Today Korōnē, a city in the Peloponnese, formerly the seat of a Greek bishopric, mentioned for the first time at the Council of Ephesus (431), and of a Latin… -
Coronated (CORONATO)
Notary, who in the 8th century wrote a legendary life of St. Zeno of Verona, which was shortly afterward abridged by an unknown author into an abecedarian… -
Coronation (INCORONAZIONE)
Ceremony by which a sovereign is put in possession of his dignity, through the imposition of the crown, the symbol of power. The term c. generally also… -
Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria
Cartographer and geographer, b. in Venice on 16 Aug. 1650, d. there on 9 Dec. 1718. He entered the Order of Friars Minor Conventual at a very young age, and… -
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille
Painter, b. in Paris on 16 July 1796, d. there on 22 Feb. 1875. Encouraged by the painter A. E. Michallon, he studied (1796-1822) with Victor Bertin. In 1825… -
Corozain
A city of Galilee visited several times by the Savior, but which did not receive his message and was, together with Capernaum and Bethsaida, included in the… -
Corpi Santi
By these are meant those bodies that were taken from ancient cemeteries and placed in veneration as the bodies of previously unknown martyrs. This practice… -
Corporal (CORPORALE)
It is a square of linen on which the Eucharistic Species and the sacred vessels are placed. Its name derives from the office of gathering up the Body of… -
Corporation (CORPORAZIONE)
It can be defined as the voluntary and organized union of those who practice the same profession, for the purpose of facilitating its activity from the… -
Corporativism (CORPORATIVISMO)
By corporativism one may understand every theoretical tendency and every legislative and practical implementation aimed at organizing capital and labor in a… -
Corpus Apologetarum
CORPUS APOLOGETARUM: v. PATROLOGIA. -
Corpus Berolinense
CORPUS BEROLINENSE: v. PATROLOGIA. -
Corpus Catholicorum
An ordered and complete collection of the historico-apologetico-dogmatic writings of Catholic authors of the 16th century (1517-1563) in response to the… -
Corpus Christi, Diocese of (CORPUS CHRISTI, DIOCESI DI)
City in the State of Texas (USA) and seat of a diocese suffragan to San Antonio. It comprises a territory of about 22,000 sq km in southern Texas. In 1948, out… -
Corpus Domas Jejuniis
Hymn of Matins for the office of St. John Cantius, by an unknown author, composed for his canonization, which took place in 1757. The virtues of the Saint, the… -
Corpus Inscriptionum
Corpus means a general collection. Many general collections of inscriptions have been made for antiquity. Of those that embrace both Christian and pagan… -
Corpus Juris Canonici (CORPUS IURIS CANONICI)
The term corpus denotes a collection of documents; "corpus iuris" is a collection of legal documents, especially if arranged in systematic order. Sometimes the… -
Corpus Juris Civilis (CORPUS IURIS CIVILIS)
Since the age of the Glossators it has been customary to designate by this expression the various parts of Justinian's legislation, which is thus distinguished… -
Corpus Reformatorum
Since the 19th century this title has designated a grand collection of the works of the writers of the Reformation. Still in the course of publication, it also… -
Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum
CORPUS SCRIPTORUM ECCLESIASTICORUM LATINORUM: v. PATROLOGIA. -
Corpus Scriptorum Orientalium
CORPUS SCRIPTORUM ORIENTALIUM: v. PATROLOGIA. -
Corradini, Antonio
Sculptor, b. at Este toward the end of the 17th century, d. at Naples on 12 Aug. 1752. An excellent decorator, he owed the full flowering of his art and of his… -
Corradini, Pietro Marcellino
Cardinal, b. at Sezze in 1658, d. at Rome on 8 February 1743. Of humble origins, he acquired in the Curia a reputation as an excellent jurist. He was auditor… -
Corrado d'Ascoli, Blessed (CORRADO D'ASCOLI, BEATO)
Franciscan, b. at Ascoli on 18 Sept. 1234 to the nobles Francesco Milani and Agnese Saladini, d. there on 17 Apr. 1289. A companion of Girolamo Massi, later… -
Corrado dell'Assunta
Discalced Carmelite and missionary, in the world Giov. Pietro Dinnard, b. in Vienna on 15 Oct. 1654. He professed the Carmelite religion at Munich in 1674, and… -
Corrado of Brundelsheim (CORRADO DI BRUNDELSHEIM)
Abbot (surname Soccus = perhaps Schul) of the Cistercian monastery of Heilsbronn (v.) or Fons salutis (diocese of Bamberg), d. 31 Oct. 1321. Learned in the… -
Correction of Sentences (CORREZIONE DELLE SENTENZE)
The c. of s. [correction of sentences] is that special procedure offered by law to emend a sentence vitiated by material error. In order for it to take place… -
Correctors (CORRETTORI)
Polemical writings of Franciscans and Dominicans concerning the doctrine of St. Thomas in the 25 years after his death. The Franciscan William de la Mare, in… -
Correggio, Antonio Allegri, Known as Il (CORREGGIO, ANTONIO ALLEGRI, DETTO IL)
B. at Correggio di Reggio Emilia before 30 Aug. 1489, d. there, 5 March 1534. Perhaps he began his artistic education in his native town with his uncle Lorenzo… -
Correr, Antonio
Cardinal, b. in Venice in 1369. He was the nephew of Angelo C., later Pope Gregory XII, and lived with the religious of St. George in Alga together with… -
Corrida
CORRIDA: v. SPORT. -
Corrigan, Michael Augustine
Archbishop, b. in Newark (New Jersey), on 13 Aug. 1839, d. in New York on 5 May 1900. President of Seton Hall College and vicar general of the diocese of… -
Corruption (CORRUZIONE)
CORRUZIONE: v. FUNZIONARI; MINORENNI. -
Corruption of Minors (MINORENNI, CORRUZIONE DI)
By corruption of m. is meant the action of one who performs acts of lust with persons below an average age of around 16 years; and the crime exists whether… -
Corsica
By area it is the fourth island of the Mediterranean, yet it extends over less than half the size of the two largest (8,722 sq km). Geographically it forms a… -
Corsi, Cosimo
Cardinal, b. in Florence on 10 June 1798, d. at Agnano on 7 Oct. 1870. A page of Elisa Bonaparte, he later entered the clergy; appointed auditor of the Rota… -
Corsi, Francesco
Missionary in India, b. at Pistoia in 1568, d. at Agra on 1 August 1636. He entered the Society of Jesus in Rome in 1587, and after the usual studies departed… -
Corsini, Edoardo
Piarist, b. at Fanano, a locality of Felicarolo, on 4 Oct. 1702; d. at Pisa on 30 Nov. 1765. An illustrious polymath, he was one of the most learned men of his… -
Corsini, Family (CORSINI, FAMIGLIA)
It is recorded in Florence as early as 1271 (enrolled in the Arte della Lana), and in the following century it attained great wealth, giving the city… -
Corte (Corti, Curte), Niccolò da
Sculptor b. at Cima di Valsolda (Lugano), it is not known when; d. at Granada in 1552. In Genoa in 1530 he executed the portal of the Doria palace, the… -
Cortenovis, Gherardo
Barnabite missionary, vicar apostolic of Ava and Pegu, b. at Bergamo on 28 Oct. 1729: having become a Barnabite in 1748, he first taught philosophy at Arpino… -
Cortenovis, Marcello
Barnabite missionary and naturalist, b. in Bergamo in 1732. Brother of Gherardo (v.) and of four other Barnabites, he set out for the kingdom of Ava and Pegu… -
Cortese, Gregorio
Cardinal, reformer of the Benedictines and theologian, in the world Giovan Battista Andrea, b. at Modena in 1483 and d. at Rome on 21 Sept. 1548. Sent to… -
Cortese, Paolo
Humanist, b. in Rome in 1465 to a family originally from S. Geminiano, d. in 1510. A friend of Pico della Mirandola and of Poliziano, he was apostolic… -
Cortese, Tiburzio
Bishop, b. in Modena in 1738, d. there on 30 Dec. 1823. Elected bishop of his city in 1786, he attended to the education of the clergy and of the young… -
Cortés, Hernán
Born at Medellín in 1485, died at Seville on 2 December 1547. Ambitious and greedy for glory and adventures, in 1504 he was at Santo Domingo, in 1511 in Cuba.… -
Corti, Bonaventura
Ecclesiastic, naturalist, b. at Scandiano (Emilia) on 26 Feb. 1729, d. at Reggio Emilia on 30 Jan. 1813. He was professor of physics at the college of S.… -
Cortie, Aloysius (CORTIE, ALOVSIUS)
Jesuit, astronomer, b. in London on 22 April 1859, d. at Stonyhurst on 16 May 1925. From 1891 he was a member of the Royal Astronomical Society; from 1896 to… -
Cortivo, Giovanni Battista
Augustinian theologian, b. at Fiume in 1607, d. at Vienna in 1787. A professor of theology and philosophy, an uncommon polyglot, he distinguished himself… -
Corumbà, Diocese of (CORUMBÀ, DIOCESI DI)
Located in the west of the State of Mato Grosso, in Brazil, a suffragan of the archdiocese of Cuiabà, with an area of about 27,000 sq. km., and a population of… -
Corvinus, Matthias (CORVINO, MATTIA)
Born perhaps in 1440 at Cluj, son of John Hunyadi, regent of Hungary; the premature death of his father (1456) opened the way to dynastic and family struggles… -
Corybantes (CORIBANTI)
Minor Greek divinities, perhaps pre-Hellenic, originally from Phrygia. The Greeks called them either autochthonous, or sons of the Idaean Dactyls, or of Cronus… -
Coșbuc, George
Romanian poet, b. 8 Sept. 1866 at Hordău (Năsăud) of Greek-Catholic parents, d. at Bucharest on 9 May 1918; he discerned in popular tradition values worthy of… -
Cosenza, Archdiocese of (COSENZA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
C., an ancient metropolis of Bruttium, on the extreme northern spurs of the Sila, at the confluence of the Crati and the Busento, dominates the historic valley… -
Cosimo I, II, and III de' Medici (COSIMO I, II E III DE' MEDICI)
COSIMO I, II e III de' MEDICI: v. MEDICI, FAMIGLIA. -
Cosma da Carboniano (Der Gomidas Kennmurjian), Blessed (COSMA DA CARBONIANO (DER GOMIDAS KENNMURGIAN), BEATO)
Armenian, b. in Constantinople in 1656; d. in 1707. Married and parish priest of the dissident church of St. George in his native city, he passed with his… -
Cosmas Indicopleustes (COSMA INDICOPLEUSTE)
Byzantine writer of the first half of the 6th century. Born in Egypt, he was first a merchant, and around 520 he traveled in eastern Africa, in Arabia and as… -
Cosmas of Prague (COSMA DA PRAGA)
Bohemian priest and chronicler, b. ca. 1045 in Prague, d. there in 1125. He was in Liège, then in Germany, and then, in 1092, in Rome. He wrote a Chronica… -
Cosmas of Santo Stefano (COSMA DI SANTO STEFANO)
Carmelite, better known under the name Cosma de Villiers, b. at St-Denis (near Paris), 8 September 1683, was professor of philosophy and theology in various… -
Cosmas Presbyter
Bulgarian author of the 10th century. He composed a treatise against the Bogomils (v.) of the first Bulgarian empire, which is our principal source on that… -
Cosmas the Melodist (COSMA IL MELODE)
The date and place of C.'s birth are unknown; it is known only that he was the brother of John Damascene and that in his father's house he had as a teacher a… -
Cosmati
Under this generic denomination are included the marble-workers active in Rome, in various localities of Latium and generally of central Italy, from the 12th… -
Cosmetic Surgery (CHIRURGIA ESTETICA)
In the broad sense it means that part of surgery which is concerned with improving the appearance of patients, correcting the anatomical imperfection or the… -
Cosmo da Castelfranco
COSMO da CASTELFRANCO: v. PIAZZA, PAOLO. -
Cosmogony (COSMOGONIA)
It is the body of doctrines that explain the origin and formation of the universe. The problem of the origin of the world and of man has occupied the human… -
Cosmology (COSMOLOGIA)
From the Greek κόσμος (world) and λόγος (discourse), it is the part of natural philosophy that studies corporeal being in general, and the universe as a whole.… -
Cosmopolitanism (COSMOPOLITISMO)
The etymological derivation of the term (from cósmos and pólis) also expresses its concept. C. is that conception which considers man as a citizen of the whole… -
Cossa (Coscia), Baldassare, Antipope (COSSA (COSCIA), BALDASSARE, ANTIPAPA)
From a noble Neapolitan family. Hostile legends circulated about his youth; it is known for certain that he was a familiar of Cardinal Pietro Tomacelli; when… -
Cossa, Francesco del
COSSA, FRANCESCO del: v. DEL COSSA, FRANCESCO. -
Cossart, Gabriel
Jesuit, sacred orator, poet and canonist. Born at Pontoise on 22 Nov. 1615, died on 18 Sept. 1674, in the college of Clermont in Paris, where he had been… -
Costadoni, Anselmo
Camaldolese scholar (in the world Giovanni Domenico), b. in Venice on 6 Oct. 1714, d. there on 23 Jan. 1785. He professed in the monastery of St. Michael of… -
Costa, Lorenzo
Painter, b. in Ferrara around 1460, d. in Mantua on 3 May 1535. He was a pupil in his native city of Cosmè Tura, as the St. Sebastian in Dresden would… -
Costanzo, Camillo, Blessed (COSTANZO, CAMILLO, BEATO)
Martyr in Japan, b. at Motta Bovalina (diocese of Gerace) in Calabria, in 1572, entered the Society of Jesus in Naples on 8 Sept. 1591, after having taken… -
Costa Rica
I. GEOGRAPHY. - The smallest of the Central American republics, facing both oceans: 50,000 sq km (the relevant figures are not very reliable), with fewer than… -
Costa y Llobera, Miquel (COSTA Y LLOBERA, MIGUEL)
Priest, one of the most representative contemporary Catalan poets, b. at Pollensa (Balearic Islands) on 10 March 1854, d. at Palma on 16 Oct. 1922. His first… -
Coster, Laurens
A Dutchman from Haarlem (his real name was Janszoon), who lived in the middle of the > COSTA RICA - 1) State borders; 2) Borders of ecclesiastical district; 3)… -
Cost of Living Index (SCALA MOBILE)
It is the technical-legal instrument for preserving intact over time the purchasing power of the working and white-collar masses relative to a given period.… -
Côte d'Ivoire (Costa d'Avorio) (COSTA D'AVORIO (CÔTE D'IVOIRE))
French colony of West Africa, bounded by Upper Volta and Sudan, by the Gold Coast, by French Guinea, by Liberia and by the Gulf of Guinea. It comprises only a… -
Cotelier, Jean-Baptiste
Philologist, b. at Nîmes in 1627, d. at Paris on 12 Aug. 1686. From childhood he showed singular aptitudes for study and for poetry and was often chosen to… -
Coton, Pierre
Jesuit, controversialist, b. at Néronde (Loire) on 7 March 1564; d. at Paris on 19 March 1626. First a preacher in southern France, where he converted many… -
Cotta
White tunic used by priests in rites not joined to the Mass, and by clerics. Christian liturgy always willed ecclesiastics to be indistinctly clothed in a… -
Couderc, Marie-Victoire-Thérèse, Venerable (COUDERC, MARIE-VICTOIRE-THÉRÈSE, VENERABILE)
Co-foundress of the Institute of Our Lady of the Retreat at the Cenacle (v. SUORE DEL CENACOLO), born at Weiler-Le-Mas (Viviers) on 1 February 1805; died at… -
Coudrin, Pierre-Marie-Joseph
Born at Coussay-les-Bois (Poitiers) on 1 March 1768, died in Paris on 27 March 1837. After his studies at the college of Châtellerault and at the University of… -
Coulbeaux, Jean-Baptiste
Lazarist missionary in East Africa, b. in 1843 and d. in Paris on 22 Oct. 1921. He reached Africa at only 27 years of age and was one of the first… -
Council (CONCILIO)
I. ORIGIN. - The rise of heresies in the 2nd century A.D. imposed on the bishops the necessity of gathering in assemblies to legislate on the nascent errors… -
Council of State (CONSIGLIO DI STATO)
The C. of S., which passed from the legislation of the Kingdom of Piedmont (itself an imitator of Napoleonic legislation) into that of the Kingdom of Italy… -
Councils of Attigny-sur-Aisne (ATTIGNY-SUR-AISNE, CONCILI D')
Nothing in particular is known of the First Council of A., except that it was held in 765, with the participation of about thirty bishops. More details are… -
Counsel, Gift of (CONSIGLIO, DONO DEL)
One of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. It is classified among the intellectual gifts, since it enlightens the intellect. It is that gift which "perfects… -
Counsellors of Nunciature (CONSIGLIERI DI NUNZIATURA)
CONSIGLIERI DI NUNZIATURA: V. NUNZIATURA. -
Counter-Reformation (CONTRORIFORMA)
CONTRORIFORMA: v. RIFORMA CATTOLICA. -
Count Marcellino (CONTE MARCELLINO)
CONTE MARCELLINO : v. MARCELLINO COMES. -
Count Palatine (of the Sacred Palace) (CONTE PALATINO (DEL SACRO PALAZZO))
An honorary title with which popes, emperors and sovereigns honored meritorious persons. This title traced its origin to an office of great importance held by… -
Couperin, Family (COUPERIN, FAMIGLIA)
Descendants of a MATHURIN C. from the beginning of the 17th century, the C. were, like the Bachs, a family of fervent musical traditions. The most important… -
Couplet, Philippe
Missionary in China, b. at Mechelen (Belgium) on 31 May 1622, entered the Society of Jesus there on 11 Oct. 1640, departed for China in 1656 in the company of… -
Courland (CURLANDIA)
CURLANDIA: V. LETTONIA. -
Courtecuisse (Brièvecuisse, Breviscoxa), Jean
Born at Haleine (Orne) around 1353, he was one of the most active churchmen during the Western Schism; he held benefices in various dioceses; he was an orator… -
Courtois, Jacques, called Il Borgognone (COURTOIS, JACQUES, DETTO IL BORGOGNONE)
Painter and engraver, b. 12 Feb. 1621 at St-Hippolyte in Franche-Comté and d. in Rome on 14 Nov. 1675. A pupil of his father, the painter Jean-Pierre C., he… -
Cousin, Jean, the Elder (COUSIN, JEAN, IL VECCHIO)
French painter, woodcut artist, sculptor: b. ca. 1490 at Sens (?), d. at Paris ca. 1561. From 1538 he is recorded at Paris. > (from F. A. Salvagnini, I pittori… -
Cousin, Victor
Philosopher, b. in Paris on 28 Nov. 1792, d. at Cannes on 14 Jan. 1867. He taught at the École Normale from 1814 to 1820, at the Sorbonne from 1828. After the… -
Coussemaker, Charles-Edmond-Henri de
Musicologist, b. at Beilleul on 19 Apr. 1805, d. at Lille on 10 Jan. 1876. He studied law in Paris and was a judge in the courts of Cambrai, Dunkerque, Lille… -
Coustant, Pierre
Benedictine of the Congregation of St. Maur, b. at Compiègne on 30 April 1657, d. in the abbey of St-Germain-des-Prés near Paris on 18 October 1721. He… -
Coustou, Family (COUSTOU, FAMIGLIA)
Family of French sculptors. NICOLAS, b. in Lyon on 8 Jan. 1658, d. in Paris on 1 May 1773, was a pupil of his uncle A. Coysevox, but he also studied in Rome… -
Cousturier (Sutor), Pierre
Carthusian theologian, b. at Chemiré le Roi ca. 1490, d. at Parc Sainte Marie (Le Mans), on 18 June 1537. Having become a religious, he was prior in various… -
Coutances, Diocese of (COUTANCES, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city of France in the department of la Manche. It extends over 5,800 sq. km. It comprises six archpriestries (C., Cherbourg, Valognes, Avranches… -
Covarrubias, Didaco (COVARRUVIAS, DIDACO)
Noted Spanish jurist, b. at Toledo on 25 July 1512 and d. at Madrid on 27 Sept. 1577. After having studied at the school of Martín de Azpilcueta (v.), he… -
Covenanters
This name comes from covenant (pact), and refers to the pact by which the Presbyterians of Scotland united, with the patriotic-religious aim of maintaining the… -
Coverdale, Miles
English religious writer, b. at Coverdale (Yorkshire) in 1488, d. in February 1568. He was an Augustinian friar at Cambridge, where he came into contact with… -
Covington, Diocese of (COVINGTON, DIOCESI DI)
City in the State of Kentucky (USA) and seat of a diocese suffragan of Louisville. Its territory, situated east of the Kentucky River, extends for about 44,600… -
Cowper, William
English poet, b. at Great Berkhamstead in 1731, d. at East Dereham in 1800. He studied at Westminster School (1741) and, in 1750, did legal training with a… -
Cowton (de Couton), Robert
English philosopher, Franciscan. The life and doctrine of C. are too little known for one to have an exact conception of his importance in the history of…