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Caselli, Carlo Francesco
Cardinal, b. at Alessandria on 20 Oct. 1740, d. at Parma on 19 Apr. 1828. Having entered the Servites, he first became secretary and then, in 1792, provincial… -
Casel, Odo
Distinguished Benedictine liturgist and theologian, b. 27 Sept. 1886 at Koblenz-Lützel, d. at the abbey of the Holy Cross of Herstelle on 28 March 1948. After… -
Caserta, Diocese of (CASERTA, DIOCESI DI)
On the slopes of Monte Virgo at 400 m. above sea level lies the present village of old C., which some would have occupy the site of ancient Saticola, while… -
Cashel and Emly, Archdiocese of (CASHEL E EMLY, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
In Eire (Ireland). The name of this metropolitan see is an English transliteration of the Gaelic Caiseal, which means a stone fort. The Rock of C., which gave… -
Casimiri, Raffaele
Musician and musicologist, b. at Gualdo Tadino (Perugia) on 3 Nov. 1880, d. at Rome on 15 Apr. 1943, canon of St. John Lateran. A pupil of L. Bottazzo at… -
Casimir of Marsala, Saint (CASIMIRO DA MARSALA)
Capuchin theologian (secular name Casani), b. at Marsala ca. 1676, d. there on 15 Aug. 1762. Several times provincial of the Capuchins of Palermo, he devoted… -
Casimir of Rome, Saint (CASIMIRO DA ROMA)
Franciscan historian of the 18th century, d. in Rome on 17 April 1749. Neither the date of his birth nor the Roman family to which he belonged is known. He… -
Casimir, Saint (CASIMIRO, SANTO)
B. Oct. 5, 1458, d. at Grodno on March 4, 1484. Son of Casimir IV of Poland and of Elizabeth of Habsburg and raised in the school of the historian Jan Długosz… -
Casini, Francesco Maria
Cardinal, b. at Arezzo on 11 Nov. 1648, d. at Rome on 14 Feb. 1719; having become a Capuchin in 1663, he was a celebrated preacher; after having yielded to the… -
Casket (SCRIGNO)
SCRIGNO: v. COFANETTO. > (from Scriptorium, 1 [1958], pl. 19) > SCRIPTORIUM - The various operations carried out in the scriptorium. From a 12th-century codex… -
Casket (COFANETTO)
By this term and others expressing similar concepts, such as "cassettina," "teca," or, in Latin, "capsella" (v. CAPSA), there are designated small chests and… -
Casleu (CASLEU)
Name of the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar, counting from Nisān (= second half of Nov. and first half of Dec.). The term, derived, like the others of the… -
Casolani, Alessandro
Painter, born in Siena, to Agostino, in 1552, died there on 20 January 1606. After a stay in Rome, having returned to Siena he began an extremely intense… -
Casoni, Filippo
Cardinal, b. March 6, 1733 at Sarzana, d. Oct. 9, 1811 at Rome. After completing his studies in Rome, at the Collegio Nazareno, he became governor of Narni and… -
Casotti, Agostino, Blessed (CASOTTI, AGOSTINO, BEATO)
CASOTTI, AGOSTINO, beato: v. GAZOTTI AGOSTINO, blessed. -
Caspar, Erik
German Protestant historian, b. at Potsdam on 14 Nov. 1879, d. at Berlin on 22 Jan. 1935. After completing his secondary school studies he attended the… -
Caspari, Karl Paul
Theologian and orientalist, b. in Dessau (Germany) on 8 Feb. 1814, d. in Christiania, today Oslo, on 11 Apr. 1892. Born a Jew, in 1858 he converted to… -
Caspensis, Ludovico
CASPENSIS, LUDOVICO : v. LUDOVICO da CASPE. -
Cassander, Georg
Flemish theologian, b. at Pitthem (Bruges), according to some on 15 Aug. 1513, and according to others in 1515 or 1518, and d. at Cologne on 3 Feb. 1566.… -
Cassano All'Ionio, Diocese of (CASSANO ALL'IONIO, DIOCESI DI)
In the province of Cosenza. It extends from the Tyrrhenian to the Ionian Sea, has 108,000 inhabitants, all Catholic, 43 parishes, 75 diocesan priests and 9… -
Cassapanca
It originated in the Middle Ages from the combination, perhaps intended to save space, of the bench (v.), which was the most common type of seat, and the chest… -
Cassetta, Francesco di Paola
Cardinal, b. in Rome on 12 Aug. 1841, d. there on 23 March 1919. After completing his studies in the schools of the Roman seminary and earning a doctorate in… -
Cassia (CASSIA)
CASSIA (Κασία, Ικασία, Ελασία, all forms easily reducible to the single, preferable one: Κασσία. The islanders of Κάσος would like her to be their fellow… -
Cassian, John (CASSIANO, GIOVANNI)
G. C., natione Scyta (Gennadius), according to a now fairly common opinion, was born in Dobruja to wealthy parents around 360. Having received a good education… -
Cassian of Imola, Saint (CASSIANO D'IMOLA, SANTO)
The place of birth and the time of death are unknown, just as the information regarding the circumstances of his martyrdom is very uncertain. Prudentius… -
Cassian of Macerata (CASSIANO DA MACERATA)
CASSIANO da MACERATA: v. BELIGATTI CASSIANO. -
Cassian of Nantes, Blessed (CASSIANO DA NANTES, BEATO)
CASSIANO da NANTES, beato: v. AGATANGELO da VENDÔME and CASSIANO da NANTES, blessed. -
Cassian of Tangier, Saint (CASSIANO DI TANGERI, SANTO)
He probably suffered martyrdom in 298. Although he is mentioned by Prudentius (Peristephanon, IV, 45), it seems certain that no document about his death could… -
Cassino
CASSINO: v. MONTE CASSINO. -
Cassiodorus (Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator) (CASSIODORO (FLAVIUS MAGNUS AURELIUS CASSIODORUS SENATOR))
Born around 485 at Scyllacium, in Bruttium, present-day Squillace, into a family of powerful officials of Syrian origin. To the high standing of the fami- ly… -
Cassius Dio (Dión ὁ Kássios) (DIONE CASSIO (ΔΊΩΝ Ὁ ΚΆΣΣΙΟΣ))
Historian, b. at Nicaea ca. 155 A.D., d. there at nearly eighty years of age between 230 and 240. He began his political career at Rome. He was proconsul of… -
Cassock (CÀMICE)
A white linen garment (called for this reason alba in liturgical language), reaching down to the feet, worn by ecclesiastics in liturgical functions. It… -
Casta
From Latin castus in the sense of "(pure) breed"; a term adopted in the 15th century by the Portuguese colonizers of Malabar and corresponding to the Sanskrit… -
Castagnetto, Cesare Trabucco di
Born on June 1, 1802 in Turin, died on Oct. 25, 1888 in Moncalieri; he first embraced the career of the magistracy, which he abandoned to go to the side of… -
Castaldi, Pamfilo
Italian physician and printer, b. at Feltre around 1398 (Sept. 22?), d. perhaps at Venice after 1479. The scanty information available about him allows only a… -
Castaldo-Pescara, Giambattista
Theatine historian. He professed at S. Paolo Maggiore in Naples, his native city, on 29 May 1586, and died there at the age of 87 on 30 March 1653. He was… -
Castalio, Sebastiano
CASTALIO, SEBASTIANO: V. CASTELLION, SÉBASTIEN. -
Castañiza, Juan
Spanish theologian and preacher, Benedictine, b. at Villadiego (diocese of Burgos) ca. 1545, d. at Salamanca in 1599. In 1563 he took monastic vows in the… -
Castel Gandolfo (CASTELGANDOLFO)
The small town that dominates Lake Albano from the top of the volcanic crater in which the lake is gathered now has 3,500 inhabitants, predominantly farmers.… -
Castellammare di Stabia, Diocese of (CASTELLAMMARE DI STABIA, DIOCESI DI)
In the province of Naples. The ancient Stabiae of the Romans, famous for its thermal waters. It has an area of 36 sq km, with 39 parishes, 101 diocesan… -
Castellaneta, Diocese of (CASTELLANETA, DIOCESI DI)
In the province of Taranto, on the Talvo, a tributary of the Lieto. It extends over 717 sq km, with 10 parishes, 36 diocesan priests and 9 regulars; a minor… -
Castellani, Castellano de'
Priest, poet, author of sacred plays, b. probably in Prato in 1461, d. perhaps in 1519. He held the extraordinary lectureship in canon law at the University of… -
Castellano (De Castello), Alberto
Dominican erudite historian and ascetic writer, a native of Venice, probably belonging to the Venetian convent of Sts. John and Paul. He distinguished himself… -
Castellesi, Adriano
Cardinal, also called A. da Corneto after the town where he was born around 1458-59. He died in December 1521. He went to Rome, where he managed to make a name… -
Castelli, Benedetto
Benedictine mathematician and philosopher, b. in Brescia in 1577, d. in Rome in 1644. He was one of Galileo's best disciples, with whom he also collaborated on… -
Castelli, David
Jewish exegete, b. at Livorno on 30 Dec. 1836, d. at Florence on 31 Jan. 1901. He was at first a private teacher and secretary of the Jewish Community of Pisa… -
Castelli, Domenico, called Il Fontanino (CASTELLI, DOMENICO, DETTO IL FONTANINO)
Architect; date of birth unknown, d. 1657 in Rome. He was in Faenza from 1619 to 1621 (fountain in Piazza Grande) and from 1624 onward in Rome, where he… -
Castelli, Giulio
Oratorian, b. in Turin in 1846, d. in the odour of sanctity at Cava dei Tirreni in 1926. Devoted to the devout life from childhood, he entered the Congregation… -
Castellino da Castelli (Dei Castelli)
Apostle priest of religious instruction, son of Francesco and Elisabetta de' Merli, born at Menaggio (diocese of Como) perhaps in 1476. With some laymen he… -
Castellion, Sébastien (CASTELLION, SÉRASTIEN)
Protestant theologian and anti-Calvinist polemicist, b. in 1515 at St-Martin-du-Fresne in Bugey, d., as poorly as he had lived, on 29 Dec. 1563 at Basel. C.… -
Castello, Bernardo
Painter, b. in Genoa in 1557, d. there on 4 October 1629. He was a pupil of Andrea Semino; but, drawn by the art of Luca Cambiaso, he soon approached the… -
Castello, Francesco
CASTELLO, FRANCESCO: v. BORROMINO FRANCESCO. -
Castello, Giovanni Battista, known as Il Bergamasco (CASTELLO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, DETTO IL BERGAMASCO)
Painter and architect, b. at Gandino (Bergamo) around 1509, d. at Madrid in 1569. Initially a pupil of Aurelio Russo in Genoa, he became acquainted with the… -
Castellón de la Plana, Diocese of (CASTELLÓN DE LA PLANA, DIOCESI DI)
CASTELLÓN DE LA PLANA, DIOCESI di: v. SEGORBE, DIOCESI di. -
Castellum Novas
This locality must have been situated along the Adriatic coast not far from Caorle; others, without solid foundation, have thought of a locality near… -
Castelnau-de-Curières, Noël (CASTELNAU DE CURIÈRES, NOËL)
French general and Catholic organizer, b. 24 Dec. 1851 at St-Affrique (Aveyron), d. 19 March 1944 at Montastruc-la-Conseillère (Haute Garonne). Having entered… -
Castelnau, Pierre de, Blessed (CASTELNAU, PIERRE DE, BEATO)
Cistercian, b. in the castle of Château-neuf near Montpellier, killed near St-Gilles on 15 Jan. 1208. Being archdeacon of the diocese of Maguelone, he was a… -
Castel Sant'Angelo
In Rome, on the right bank of the Tiber, facing the Campus Martius, Hadrian had the new mausoleum built for the imperial family, since that of Augustus was by… -
Castel Sant'Elia
A comune in the province of Viterbo near Nepi, in the ancient Suppentine valley. It appears that St. Benedict founded a monastery there; from the ancient… -
Castelseprio
A comune in the province of Como. The church of S. Maria foris portas, particularly notable for its plan and for its pictorial decoration, is preceded by a… -
Castelvetro, Ludovico
Born in 1505 and raised in Modena, where the Reformation did not lack supporters, he appears to have been among them, and it seems to have been his work to… -
Castel Volturno
It is an ancient diocese of Campania, whose bishop Pascasius at the end of the 5th century is known; the ecclesia vulturniana also reappears in the middle of… -
Casti Connubii
Encyclical of Pius XI, of 29 Dec. 1930, on Christian marriage (AAS, 22 [1930], pp. 539-90). The subject, always of the liveliest and broadest relevance in… -
Castigations and Rewards in Education (CASTIGHI E PREMI NELLA EDUCAZIONE)
CASTIGHI E PREMI NELLA EDUCAZIONE: V. PUNIZIONI E PREMI NELLA EDUCAZIONE. -
Casti, Giovanni Battista
Born at Acquapendente on 29 Aug. 1724; he studied at the seminary of Montefiascone and remained there teaching eloquence after having taken holy orders. He was… -
Castiglione, Baldassarre
Man of letters, b. at Casatico near Mantua on 6 Dec. 1478 to Cristoforo and Luigia Gonzaga. He served at the court of Ludovico il Moro from 1494 to 1499, of… -
Castiglione (Gabii)
About twelve miles from Rome, on the Via Prenestina, near ancient Gabii, a Christian community flourished from the earliest centuries (CIL, XIV, 2824). It is… -
Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto
CASTIGLIONE, GIOVANNI BENEDETTO: V. GRECHETTO. -
Castiglione, Giuseppe
Born in Milan on July 19, 1688; placed in the school of a celebrated artist of his time, he immediately showed such an inclination for painting that he raised… -
Castiglioni, Vittorio
Jewish Hebraist and educationist, b. in Trieste on 25 March 1840 and d. in Rome on 1 August 1911. He first taught mathematics and pedagogy at the lyceum of… -
Castile (CASTIGLIA)
I. GEOGRAPHY. - A historical region of Spain, corresponding, in official usage, to the present provinces of Santander, Burgos, Logroño, Soria, Segovia, Avila… -
Castillo, Francisco del, Venerable (CASTILLO, FRANCISCO DEL, VENERABILE)
Peruvian Jesuit, b. in Lima on 9 Feb. 1615, d. there on 11 Apr. 1673. Received into the novitiate in 1632, and ordained a priest in 1642, he was the apostle of… -
Castori
CASTORI: v. DIOSCUR. -
Castracane degli Antelminelli, Francesco
Priest and naturalist, b. at Fano on 19 July 1817, d. at Rome on 27 March 1899. He lived in an era in which some were beginning to confuse Christian… -
Castres
CASTRES: v. ALBI, ARCIDIOCESI di. -
Castriota Scanderbeg, Giorgio
CASTRIOTA SCANDERBEG, GIORGIO: v. SCANDERBEG CASTRIOTA, GIORGIO. -
Castro, Alfonso de
CASTRO, ALFONSO de: v. ALFONSO DE CASTRO. -
Castro, Juan de
Carthusian ascetical writer, b. in Toulouse in 1485 to an illustrious family, d. at the age of 72 on July 6, 1556. Sent by his father to the University of… -
Castro Palao, Fernand de
Jesuit, moralist, b. at León in 1581; d. at Medina on 1 December 1633. He first taught philosophy at Valladolid, then moral theology at Compostela and at… -
Castro, Rodrigo de
Cardinal, b. at Valladolid in 1523 from the noble C. family of the branch of the counts of Lemos (or Lemus), d. at Seville in 1600. He studied at the… -
Castro, War of (CASTRO, GUERRA DI)
Pope Paul III had granted to his relatives, the Farnese, in addition to the possession of Parma, also that of a small duchy in the Viterbo area, called that of… -
Castro y Bellvís, Guillén
Spanish playwright, b. at Valencia in 1569, d. at Madrid on 28 July 1631, one of the founders of the Academia de los Nocturnos. Highly esteemed by Lope and… -
Castulo, Saint (CASTULO, SANTO)
He is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on January 12 and March 26. A marginal note added to the De locis sanctis martyrum says that between the Via… -
Casuistry (CASISTICA)
In its verbal meaning this name comes from the Latin "casus" in the sense of a case or particular fact, true or supposed. C., in general, is the name usually… -
Caswall, Edward
English Oratorian poet, b. at Yately (Hampshire) to a Protestant minister on 15 July 1814, d. at Birmingham on 2 Jan. 1878. He entered Brasenose College… -
Catacomb (CATACOMBE)
CATACOMBE: v. CIMITERI. -
Catacombs, Cemetery in (CATACUMBAS, CIMITERO IN)
From the Greek κατὰ κόμβας, it was originally a topo- > (photo Pont. comm. di arch. sacra) > CATACUMBAS, CIMITERO IN - Pastoral scene with the Good Shepherd… -
Catafalque (CATAFALCO)
For funeral services a special structure is erected in churches, surrounded by candles, called tumulus; castrum doloris; lectica mortuorum, which serves to… -
Catafrigians (CATAFRIGI)
Under this name are generally designated the followers of Montanism (v. MONTANUS), so called because in Phrygia this movement had its cradle. Nor in its… -
Catalani (Catalano), Giordano
Born at Sévérac-le-Château on an unknown date, he entered the Order of St. Dominic and was a missionary in Persia. From there, having joined the four… -
Catalani, Giuseppe
Celebrated liturgist, born at Paola (Cosenza) to Francesco and Anna Baroni on June 14, 1698. He completed his studies in Naples, where he was ordained a priest… -
Catalani, Michele
Patrician of Fermo, where he was born on 27 Sept. 1750; he died at Bologna on 10 May 1805. He was a pupil, in the local Jesuit schools, of Morelli and Lanzi.… -
Cataldino, Giuseppe
One of the founders of the missions of Paraguay. Born in Fabriano (Ancona) in April 1574, died in San Ignacio Miní on July 10, 1653. He was already a priest… -
Cataldo, Giuseppe M. Beniamino
Distinguished Jesuit missionary, b. at Terrasini (Palermo) on 17 March 1837, entered the novitiate in 1852. Driven out of Sicily by the revolution of 1860, he… -
Cataldo, Saint (CATALDO, SANTO)
Irish monk of the 7th century, director for several years of the great school of Lismore and then bishop of Rachau. He undertook the pilgrimage to Jerusalem… -
Catalepsy (CATALESSIA)
An extreme degree of volitional blockage with complete incapacity for any activity, combined with a particular passive pliability of the muscles of the various… -
Catalogue (CATALOGO)
The word (from the Greek καταλέγω) properly denotes the orderly listing of a category of objects; applied to bibliology it therefore denotes the "ordered list… -
Catalogues of Popes and Bishops (CATALOGHI DI PAPI E DI VESCOVI)
Early on, the custom arose in individual churches of keeping an official list of the series of bishops. At stake was the necessity of not making mention of… -
Catalogues of the Apostles (CATALOGHI DEGLI APOSTOLI)
In Mt. 10:2-4; Mk. 3:14-19; Lk. 6:14-16 and Acts 1:13 is found the list of the names of the twelve Apostles. This catalogue of names is divided into 3 groups… -
Catalonia (CATALOGNA)
A historical Spanish region, corresponding to the present-day provinces of Lérida, Tarragona, Gerona and Barcelona, bounded by the Mediterranean, the Pyrenees… -
Catalysis (CATALISI)
Some substances increase the speed of certain chemical reactions when they are present in the environment in which these take place: they are called catalysts… -
Catamarca, Diocese of (CATAMARCA, DIOCESI DI)
Capital city of the province of the same name in the Argentine Republic; the city was founded in 1683 by Fernando Mendoza Mate de Luna, governor of Tucuman… -
Catania, Archdiocese of (CATANIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
A city in Sicily at the foot of Etna and almost at the center between the two extreme points of the island's eastern coast. The key to the industrial and… -
Catanzaro, Diocese of (CATANZARO, DIOCESI DI)
The city of C., capital of the province of the same name in Calabria, rises between the gulfs of Squillace and St. Euphemia. It is of Byzantine origin and… -
Cataract (CATARACTA)
Latin feminine formation from the Greek masculine κατὰρράκτης. It properly means a river waterfall and in particular that of the Nile, whence the well-known… -
Catarino, Ambrogio
CATARINO, AMBROGIO : v. POLITI LANCELLOTO. -
Catasterism (CATASTERISMO)
It is the transformation of human beings or mythological heroes into stars. Catasterism is therefore part of astrological doctrines (v. ASTROLOGIA), and, like… -
Catatonia
A form of abulia (v.) characterized by an inability to act, whether spontaneously or on command, as if the subject's will encountered insurmountable resistance… -
Catechetics (CATECHÉSI)
Oral teaching of the Christian religion by a competent minister of the Church. According to its etymological meaning, the word c. (κατήχησις) from the verb… -
Catechetics (CATECHETICA)
The science of catechesis; that is, the science which teaches that particular didactic method which, adapted to the spiritual mentality of the hearers, leads… -
Catechism (CATECHISMO)
The term c. is used today to indicate a brief compendium of the principal truths of the Christian faith and morals, set out in a clear, precise manner, easy to… -
Catechist (CATECHISTA)
He is the one who teaches Christian doctrine. According to the CIC (can. 1329) the catechist par excellence is the parish priest, who, when necessary, can and… -
Catechistic Ladies (DAME CATECHISTICHE)
They arose in Puerto Rico in 1870 through the work of Miss Dolores Rodriguez Sopeña y Ortega, who, having later moved to Madrid, associated with the work… -
Catechumenate and Catechumen (CATECUMENATO E CATECUMENO)
The catechumenate can be defined as the novitiate of the Christian life, imposed by the Church on those aspiring to Baptism. A catechumen is the aspirant… -
Categorical Imperative (IMPERATIVO CATEGORICO)
IMPERATIVO CATEGORICO: v. ETICA; KANT, IMMANUEL. -
Category (CATEGORIA)
Originally it was the "accusation," that is, the judicial action opposed to "apology," according to Aristotle (Rhet., I, 3, 1358b 11), who appears to have been… -
Catena, Vincenzo
Venetian painter, b. c. 1470, d. 1531; he is recorded in 1506 as a "colleague" of Giorgione in the inscription on the verso of Giorgione's Female Portrait in… -
Catenelle
As an instrument of penance, chains (Latin catenulae) are used by Christian ascetics either to flagellate themselves (v. DISCIPLINA) or to gird the waist… -
Cathari (CÂTARI)
The name "Cathars," of Greek derivation (καθαρός, pure), served from Christian antiquity onward to designate certain heretical sects, but in current usage the… -
Catharsis (CATARSI)
Greek word (κάθαρσις, synonym καθαρμός), meaning "purification", which, originally proper to religious language, was used by the Pythagoreans in a therapeutic… -
Cathedra (CATTEDRA)
From the Greek καθέδρα: a seat with a backrest or a back of greater or lesser height, often provided with a cushion. The c. could be of stone, masonry, or tufa… -
Cathedral (CATTEDRALE)
It is the principal church of the diocese, where the cathedra or throne of the bishop is located. Also called "Duomo" or house of God par excellence, it is the… -
Catherine da Geberschweier (CATERINA DA GEBERSCHWEIER)
Dominican mystic, author of the Liber sororum de Subtilia (v. UNTERLINDEN) in Colmar in Alsace, written toward the end of the 13th century or more probably at… -
Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France (CATERINA DE' MEDICI, REGINA DI FRANCIA)
Daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici, duke of Urbino, and of Maddalena de la Tour d'Auvergne, countess of Boulogne, b. in Florence on 13 Apr. 1519, d. at Blois on 15… -
Catherine II von Anhalt-Zerbst, Empress of Russia (CATERINA II VON ANHALT-ZERBST, IMPERATRICE DI RUSSIA)
B. at Stettin on 2 May 1729, d. at Petersburg on 6 Nov. 1796; she reigned from 1762 to 1796. Educated in Protestantism in her homeland, she later passed over… -
Catherine (Marie-Catherine) of Saint Augustine (CATERINA (MARIE-CATHERINE) DI SANT'AGOSTINO)
Augustinian nun (in the world Catherine de Longpré), missionary in Canada, b. at St-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (diocese of Coutances, Normandy) on 3 May 1632, d. at… -
Catherine of Alexandria, Saint, Martyr (CATERINA D'ALESSANDRIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
Of this martyr, called Αικατερίνη, Ecaterina, Aecaterina, whence by aphaeresis Catherina or Katherina, who became so popular after the year 1000, there are two… -
Catherine of Aragon (CATERINA D'ARAGONA)
Queen of England, daughter of Ferdinand V and of Isabella the Catholic, b. at Alcalá de Henares on 15 Dec. 1485, d. in Kimbolton Castle on 7 Jan. 1536. An… -
Catherine of Bologna, Saint (CATERINA DA BOLOGNA, SANTA)
Born in Bologna on Sept. 8, 1413 to the noble Giovanni Vigri of Ferrara and to Benvenuta Manumolini of Bologna. At the age of 11 she was requested by the duke… -
Catherine of Genoa, Saint (CATERINA DA GENOVA, SANTA)
Born in Genoa in 1447, posthumously, to Giacomo Fieschi and Francesca di Negro, and died there on 14 (or 15) September 1510. At barely thirteen she had asked… -
Catherine of Jesus (CATERINA DI GESÙ)
Discalced Carmelite, in the world C. de Nicolas, b. at Bordeaux on 5 April 1589, d. at Paris in the odour of sanctity on 19 February 1623. Anticipated by grace… -
Catherine of Racconigi, Blessed (CATERINA DA RACCONIGI, BEATA)
Dominican, b. at Racconigi to Giorgio de Mattei and Biblia de Ferrari in 1486, d. at Caramagna on 4 September 1547. At the age of 13 she consecrated herself to… -
Catherine of Santa Rosa (CATERINA DI SANTA ROSA)
In the world Costanza Troiani, b. at Giuliano di Roma on 9 Feb. 1813. The victim of a family drama, at the age of six she was shut up in the monastery of the… -
Catherine of Siena, Saint (CATERINA DA SIENA, SANTA)
Dominican, b. at Siena in 1347 (25 March according to tradition), d. at Rome on 29 Apr. 1380. Her father Jacopo Benincasa, a leather dyer in the Fontebranda… -
Catherine of Sweden, Saint (CATERINA DI SVEZIA, SANTA)
Daughter of the great Swedish saint, Bridget (v.), born in 1331 or 1332 and died on 24 March 1381. Very young she married Egard of Kurner, yet making a vow of… -
Catherine, Queen of Bosnia (CATERINA, REGINA DI BOSNIA)
Daughter of Stephen Vukčić, duke of St. Sava (Herzegovina), b. in 1424, d. in Rome on 25 Oct. 1478. In 1445 she married Stephen Thomas, penultimate king of… -
Cather, Willa
American writer, b. near Winchester (Virginia) on 7 Dec. 1876, d. in New York on 25 Apr. 1947. She emigrated as a child to Nebraska, where she attended the… -
Catholic Action (A. C.) (AZIONE CATTOLICA (A. C.))
Organized Catholic apostolate of the laity. SUMMARY: I. Concept. - II. Nature and purpose. - III. History. - IV. Juridical conditions. - V. Constitutive… -
Catholic Apostolic Church (CHIESA CATTOLICA APOSTOLICA)
CHIESA CATTOLICA APOSTOLICA: v. IRVING, EDWARD. -
Catholic Associations (ASSOCIAZIONI CATTOLICHE)
Under this name, certainly a very generic one, one may include all societies of the faithful having a purpose conforming to Catholic doctrine or at least not… -
Catholic Church Extension Society
Its purpose is to promote the missions and missionary schools in the United States of America and in territories dependent on them. The society was erected in… -
Catholic Cosmos (COSMOS CATHOLICUS)
A large-format illustrated Catholic fortnightly review, published in Rome from January 1899 to January 1, 1903. It began publication under the title… -
Catholic Encyclopedia (ENCICLOPEDIA CATTOLICA)
One may define, in general, the e. as a clear and distinct presentation of everything that is of interest in the field of letters, sciences and arts. I.… -
Catholic Evidence Guild
An apostolate movement for the conversion of England, supported by laypeople of both sexes, who, after duly preparing themselves for this mission and having… -
Catholic Explorers (ESPLORATORI CATTOLICI)
A movement for physical education and the moral formation of character, created by Robert Baden-Powell and perfected by adapting it to Catholic educational… -
Catholic Film Center (CENTRO CATTOLICO CINEMATOGRAFICO)
CENTRO CATTOLICO CINEMATOGRAFICO: v. ENTE DELLO SPETTACOLO. -
Catholic Friendship (AMICIZIA CATTOLICA)
CATHOLIC FRIENDSHIP. The plan for this society was presented at the meeting of the A. C. held in Turin on 3 March 1817 by Cavaliere Luigi Provana di Collegno.… -
Catholic Guild of Jews
Association erected in England on 19 Dec. 1917 to help the conversion of the Jews through prayer and through the work of the press and by means of conferences.… -
Catholic Historical Review
A quarterly journal for research in the ecclesiastical history of the United States, founded in 1915 as the official organ of the "American Catholic Historical… -
Catholic Institute of Social Action (I.C.A.S.) (ISTITUTO CATTOLICO DI ATTIVITÀ SOCIALE (I.C.A.S.))
In the system approved on 28 Nov. 1946 by the Most Excellent Episcopal Commission for Italian Catholic Action, it is defined as the specialized technical body… -
Catholicity (CATTOLICITÀ)
It is the third property of the Church, according to the Creed of Nicaea-Constantinople: "I believe in the catholic Church." This epithet "catholic" has… -
Catholic Journalism (GIORNALISMO CATTOLICO)
It is journalism founded on Christian principles and inspired by them. SUMMARY: I. Definition. - II. History. - III. Catholic journalism today. - IV.… -
Catholic League (LEGA CATTOLICA)
An association of Catholics, established in France in 1576 to resist Protestantism and to give the policy of the State a fully Catholic direction. The… -
Catholic Letters (CATTOLICHE, LETTERE)
Title given to seven apostolic writings which, in current editions of the New Testament, follow the 14 letters of St. Paul and are arranged in this order: one… -
Catholic Missions (MISSIONI CATTOLICHE)
The Lord, before ascending into heaven, said to his disciples: «Pax vobis. Sicut misit me Pater et ego mitto vos» (Jn. 20:21; 17:18), sending them to teach and… -
Catholic Pontifical Yearbook (ANNUAIRE PONTIFICAL CATHOLIQUE)
An annual series begun in 1808 in Paris, through the work of the French prelate Msgr. Albert Battandier (1850-1921), with the presses of the "Maison de la… -
Catholic Readings (LETTURE CATTOLICHE)
A popular periodical publication, begun by St. John Bosco in Turin in 1853, at first in bimonthly installments, which later became monthly. The founder's… -
Catholic Reformation (RIFORMA CATTOLICA)
The Catholic Reform of the 16th century is the Church's return to an ideal of Christian life through intimate renewal. It is the premise of the Catholic… -
Catholic School, The (SCUOLA CATTOLICA, LA)
Journal of religious sciences, published under the care of the Pontifical Theological Faculty of the Milanese Seminary at Venegono Inferiore (Varese), founded… -
Catholic Truth Society
It is an association of laypeople and priests for promoting the Catholic press among the faithful and for making known to Protestants the faith and practice of… -
Catholic Union for Social Studies in Italy (UNIONE CATTOLICA PER GLI STUDI SOCIALI IN ITALIA)
An association among Italian Catholics to promote social studies inspired by Catholic thought. UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS (U.S.S.R.). (propr. Enc.… -
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Milan) (UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE (MILANO))
The Athenaeum of Italian Catholics inaugurated its life in Milan on Dec. 7, 1921, in the presence of the pontifical legate, the then Cardinal Achille Ratti.… -
Catholic Works Coordinated with Italian Catholic Action (OPERE CATTOLICHE COORDINATE ALL'AZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA)
Those bodies are to be understood as coordinated works which CATHOLIC WORKS COORDINATED WITH I. CATHOLIC WORKS COORDINATED WITH ITALIAN CATHOLIC ACTION A. set… -
Catholic World Magazine
A monthly Catholic magazine published from 1865 in the United States of America, on the initiative of Fr. Isaac Thomas Hecker, founder of the Paulists… -
Cathrein, Viktor
Moral philosopher, b. at Brig (Switzerland) on 8 May 1845, d. at The Hague on 10 Sept. 1931. A Jesuit from 1863, he was a professor in the studentates of the… -
Cattaneo, Angelo
Of the Institute of Foreign Missions of Milan, first vicar apostolic of southern Honan (China), b. at Carvico (Bergamo) in 1844, d. at Chumatiens (China) on 13… -
Cattaneo, Carlo Ambrogio
Jesuit, preacher, b. in Milan on 7 Dec. 1645, d. there on 19 Dec. 1705. He devoted most of his life to preaching the Spiritual Exercises and to discourses for… -
Cattaneo, Lazzaro
One of the first missionaries of China, b. at Sarzana in 1560, d. in China on 19 Jan. 1640. He entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus in Rome on 27 Feb.… -
Cattaneo, Raffaele
Architect and art writer, b. in Rovigo in 1860, d. 7 Dec. 1889. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice and in '87 was asked by the Veneto Catholics… -
Cattani, Gaetano Maria
Bishop, b. in Modena on 12 Sept. 1793, d. there on 28 Jan. 1863. Of austere and firm character, cultured, pious and charitable, having embraced the… -
Cattedratico
It is a tribute that all churches (including public oratories) and benefices subject to the jurisdiction of the bishop, as well as all Confraternities, must… -
Cattellani, Vincenzo
Oratorian, b. 13 Oct. 1742 in Reggio Emilia, where he always lived and died in Sept. 1804. An exemplary priest, he was an examiner of clerics and parish… -
Cauchon (Calconeus), Pierre
Bishop of Beauvais, b. near Reims ca. 1371, d. at Lisieux in 1442. He studied in Paris and served in the Burgundian party. He became bishop of Beauvais in… -
Caudatario
I. THE POPE'S C. - This c. or train-bearer must always support the hem of the pontifical cassock. He is appointed by a note of mons. majordomo, as soon as the… -
Caudium
In Samnium on the Appian Way between Capua and Benevento, known for the episode of the Caudine Forks. Only two bishops of C. are known. The first, Vitalian, is… -
Caulet, François
Born at Toulouse on 19 May 1610, died at Pamiers on 7 Aug. 1680. After completing his studies at the college of La Flèche, he cooperated with the abbé Olier in… -
Causality (CAUSALITÀ)
CAUSALITÀ: v. CAUSA (II. Principle of c.); IMPUTABILITY (principle of double c.); PHYSICAL INDETERMINISM. -
Cause (CAUSA)
I. NOTION. - According to the most reliable etymology, the first scientific application of the concept of c. would have been in the juridical sphere. Man would… -
Caussade, Jean-Pierre de
French Jesuit, spiritual writer, b. 7 March 1675 in the diocese of Cahors, d. at Toulouse on 8 Dec. 1751. Having entered the Society at Toulouse in 1693, he… -
Caussin, Nicolas
Jesuit, b. at Troyes on 27 May 1583, d. at Paris on 2 July 1651. Chosen, for his fame as a preacher and writer, by Richelieu as confessor to Louis XIII (1637)… -
Caution (CAUZIONE)
Surety, which is generally a measure aimed at preventing harm, in legal relations consists of a means provided by the parties or by law: to make secure one who… -
Cava e Sarno, Diocese of (CAVA E SARNO, DIOCESI DI)
In the province of Salerno. Boniface IX adorned the territory of C. with the title of city in 1396 and elevated the abbey of the Most Holy Trinity (v. S.MA… -
Cavagna, Giovanni Battista
Architect and painter, b. in Rome ca. 1550, d. at Loreto in 1613. A member of the Accademia di S. Luca, he worked in Rome and Naples, where he built the church… -
Cavagnis, Felice
Distinguished jurist, b. at Bordogna (Bergamo) on 13 Jan. 1841, d. at Rome on 29 Dec. 1906. He began his studies in his homeland and completed them at the… -
Cavaignac, Louis-Eugène
French general, b. 15 Oct. 1802 in Paris, d. 28 Oct. 1857 on the Ourne estate, near the castle of Loir, in the department of the Sarthe. Having attended the… -
Cavaillé-Coll, Aristide (CAVAILLÉ-COLL, ABISTIDE)
Organ builder, b. at Montpellier on 12 Feb. 1811, d. at Paris on 13 Oct. 1899. A descendant of a family already specialized in the manufacture of organs, he… -
Cavalca, Domenico
Born at Vicopisano between 1260 and 1270 into a family of notaries. It is not known precisely what his early education was. It is certain, however, that after… -
Cavalcanti, Aldobrandino
Dominican preacher and writer, b. in Florence in 1217, d. there on 30 Aug. 1279. He was a religious in the convent of S. Maria Novella of his native city… -
Cavalcanti, Guido
Poet, true founder of the dolce stil novo, b. in Florence ca. 1255, son of Cavalcante de' C., noble and Guelph; he married Beatrice, daughter of Farinata degli… -
Cavalchini (Guidoboni), Carlo Alberto
Cardinal, b. at Tortona on 26 July 1683, d. at Rome on 7 March 1774. Having earned a degree in law, he was admitted to the college of Judges and Doctors at… -
Cavalier Calabrese, Il
CAVALIER CALABRESE, il: v. PRETI, MATTIA. -
Cavalier d'Arpino
CAVALIER D'ARPINO: v. CESARI, GIUSEPPE. -
Cavalieri, Bonaventura
Jesuit, born in Milan probably in 1598, died in Bologna on 30 November 1647. He was set on the path of mathematical studies by the Benedictine B. Castelli; he… -
Cavalieri, Giovanni Michele
Liturgist of the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine, b. at Ber- Bergamo toward the end of the 17th century, d. January 6, 1757. Of keen intellect and rare… -
Cavallari, Domenico
Priest and jurist, b. at Garopoli on 7 Oct. 1724, d. at Naples on 5 Oct. 1781. A pupil at Naples of Vico in letters, of Genovesi in philosophy and of Pasquale… -
Cavallerizzo Maggiore of His Holiness (CAVALLERIZZO MAGGIORE DI SUA SANTITÀ)
He belongs to the pontifical household, as the second of the participating secret chamberlains of sword and cape. His office ceases with the death of the… -
Cavallini, Francesco
Sculptor, born according to some in Carrara, according to others in the Canton of Ticino, active in Rome in the second half of the 17th century; in 1684 he was… -
Cavallini, Pietro
Painter and mosaicist of the Cerroni family, b. in Rome between 1240 and 1250, d. there at a very great age, perhaps a centenarian. In 1273 he signed a… -
Cavallino, Bernardo
Painter, b. in Naples on 10 Dec. 1622, d. there in Jan. 1654. These data, not deducible from documents but plausible, are reported by De Dominici, the C.'s… -
Cavalli, Vitale
CAVALLI, VITALE : v. VITALE CAVALLI da BOLOGNA.