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Casati, FeliceVol. III, p. 570 CASATI, FELICE. - A Capuchin, he is the Fr. Felice of the plague of Milan, made famous by Manzoni. Born in 1583 to Count Alfonso, he donned the Capuchin habit…
CasazzeVol. III, p. 570 CASAZZE. - Grandiose figured processions, living relics of sacred drama. Their origin is Genoese, and the name appears to derive from certain old and large…
Cascio, Claudio(CASCIOLINI, CLAUDIO)Vol. III, p. 570 CASCIOLINI, CLAUDIO. – Musician, born in Rome in 1670, died there around 1740. Singer and choirmaster in the chapel of S. Lorenzo in Damaso in Rome, he wrote…
Case(CASO)Vol. III, p. 576 CASO. — Those rare events are attributed to chance which, although unforeseen and unforeseeable, nevertheless display a certain teleological value in their…
Casel, OdoVol. III, p. 571 CASEL, ODO. — Distinguished liturgist and Benedictine theologian, born on 27 September 1886 at Coblenz-Lützel, died at the abbey of S. Croce di Herstelle on 28…
Caselli, Carlo FrancescoVol. III, p. 571 CASELLI, CARLO FRANCESCO. - Cardinal, born at Alessandria on 20 Oct. 1740, died at Parma on 19 Apr. 1828. Having entered the Servites, he first became…
Caserta, Diocese of(CASERTA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 573 CASERTA, DIOCESE of. — On the slopes of M. Virgo, at 400 m above sea level, lies the present village of C. vecchia, which some would have occupy the site of…
Cashel and Emly, Archdiocese of(CASHEL E EMLY, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 574 CASHEL and EMLY, ARCHDIOCESE of. - In Eire (Ireland). The name of this metropolitan see is an English transliteration of the Gaelic Caiseal, meaning a stone…
Casimir of Marsala, Saint(CASIMIRO DA MARSALA)Vol. III, p. 574 CASIMIRO da MARSALA. - Capuchin theologian (in the world Casani), born at Marsala around 1676, died there on 15 Aug. 1762. Provincial of the Capuchins of…
Casimir of Rome, Saint(CASIMIRO DA ROMA)Vol. III, p. 574 CASIMIRO da ROMA. – Franciscan historian of the eighteenth century, who died in Rome on 17 April 1749. Neither his date of birth nor the Roman family to which…
Casimir, Saint(CASIMIRO, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 574 CASIMIRO, saint. — B. on 5 Oct. 1458; d. at Grodno on 4 March 1484. Son of Casimiro IV of Poland and Elisabetta d'Asburgo, and educated under the historian…
Casimiri, RaffaeleVol. III, p. 574 CASIMIRI, RAFFAELE. - Musician and musicologist, b. at Gualdo Tadino (Perugia) on 3 Nov. 1880, d. at Rome on 15 Apr. 1943, canon of S. Giovanni in Laterano. A…
Casini, Francesco MariaVol. III, p. 575 CASINI, FRANCESCO MARIA. — Cardinal, born at Arezzo on 11 Nov. 1648, died at Rome on 14 Feb. 1719; having become a Capuchin in 1663, he was a celebrated…
Casket(SCRIGNO)Vol. XI, p. 119 SCRIGNO: v. COFANETTO. (da Scriptorium, 1 [1958], tav. 19) SCRIPTORIUM - The various operations carried out in a scriptorium. From a 12th-century codex -…
Casleu (Hebrew: Kislev)(CASLEU (EBR. KISLEW))Vol. III, p. 576 CASLEU (Hebr. Kislew). — Name of the ninth month of the Jewish calendar, beginning with Nisān (= the second half of November and the first half of December).…
Casolani, AlessandroVol. III, p. 577 CASOLANI, ALESSANDRO. — Painter, born in Siena, to Agostino, in 1552, died there on 20 January 1606. After a stay in Rome, he returned to Siena and began an…
Casoni, FilippoVol. III, p. 578 CASONI, FILIPPO. — Cardinal, born on 6 March 1733 in Sarzana, died on 9 October 1811 in Rome. Having completed his studies in Rome, at the Nazareno College, he…
Casotti, Agostino, Blessed(CASOTTI, AGOSTINO, BEATO)Vol. III, p. 578 CASOTTI, AGOSTINO, blessed: v. GAZOTTI AGOSTINO, blessed.
Caspar, ErikVol. III, p. 579 CASPAR, ERIK. – German Protestant historian, b. at Potsdam on 14 November 1879, d. in Berlin on 22 January 1935. After completing his secondary education, he…
Caspari, Karl PaulVol. III, p. 580 CASPARI, KARL PAUL. — Theologian and Orientalist, born in Dessau (Germany) on 8 February 1814, died in Christiania, now Oslo, on 11 April 1892. Born Jewish, he…
Caspensis, LudovicoVol. III, p. 580 CASPENSIS, LUDOVICO : v. LUDOVICO da CASPE.
Cassander, GeorgVol. III, p. 583 CASSANDER, GEORG. – Flemish theologian, born at Pitthem (Bruges), according to some on 15 August 1513, and according to others in 1515 or 1518, and died at…
Cassano All'Ionio, Diocese of(CASSANO ALL'IONIO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 583 CASSANO ALL'IONIO, diocese of. — In the province of Cosenza. It extends from the Tyrrhenian to the Ionian Sea and has 108,000 inhabitants, all Catholics, 43…
CassapancaVol. III, p. 583 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,…
Cassetta, Francesco Di PaolaVol. III, p. 586 CASSETTA, FRANCESCO di PAOLA. — Cardinal, born in Rome on 12 August 1841, died there on 23 March 1919. Having completed his studies in the schools of the Roman…
Cassia(CASSIA (ΚΑΣΊΑ, ΙΚΑΣΊΑ, ΕΛΑΣΊΑ TUTTE FORME FACILMENTE RIDUCIBILI ALL'UNICA, PREFERIBILE: ΚΑΣΣΊΑ. GLI INSULANI DI ΚΆΣΟΣ LA VORREBBERO LORO CONCITTADINA, DONDE ΚΑΣΣΙΑΝΉ, PERALTRO SENZA FONDAMENTO))Vol. III, p. 586 CASSIA (Κασία, Ικασία, Ελασία, all forms easily reducible to the single, preferable form: Κασσία. The islanders of Κάσος would like to claim her as their…
Cassian of Imola, Saint(CASSIANO D'IMOLA, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 588 CASSIANO d'IMOLA, saint. - The place of his birth and the time of his death are unknown, and the reports concerning the circumstances of his martyrdom are…
Cassian of Macerata(CASSIANO DA MACERATA)Vol. III, p. 588 CASSIANO da MACERATA: v. BELIGATTI CASSIANO.
Cassian of Nantes, Blessed(CASSIANO DA NANTES, BEATO)Vol. III, p. 588 CASSIANO da NANTES, blessed: v. AGATANGELO da VENDÔME e CASSIANO da NANTES, beati.
Cassian of Tangier, Saint(CASSIANO DI TANGERI, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 588 CASSIANO di TANGERI, saint. — He probably suffered martyrdom in 298. Although he is mentioned by Prudentius (Peristephanon, IV, 45), it seems certain that no…
Cassian, Giovanni(CASSIANO, GIOVANNI)Vol. III, p. 587 While still young, she founded a monastery in Constantinople, which took its name from her and in which she withdrew in order to spend there, having become a…
Cassian, Giovanni(CASSIANO, GIOVANNI)Vol. III, p. 587 CASSIANO, GIOVANNI. — G. C., natione Scyta (Gennadius), according to an opinion fairly common today, was born in Dobrugia to well-to-do parents around 360.…
CassinoVol. III, p. 588 CASSINO: v. MONTE CASSINO.
Cassiodorus (Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)(CASSIODORO (FLAVIUS MAGNUS AURELIUS CASSIODORUS SENATOR))Vol. III, p. 588 CASSIODORUS (Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus senator). — Born c. 485 at Scyllacium, in Bruttium (modern Squillace), into a family of powerful officials of…
Cassock(CÀMICE)Vol. III, p. 276 CÀMICE. — A white linen vestment (therefore called alba in liturgical language), reaching to the feet and used by ecclesiastics in liturgical functions. It…
CastaVol. III, p. 591 CASTE. — From the Latin castus, with the meaning “(pure) stock”; the term was adopted in the fifteenth century by the Portuguese colonizers of Malabar and…
Castagnetto, Cesare Trabucco DiVol. III, p. 592 CASTAGNETTO, CESARE TRABUCCO di. - B. 1 June 1802 in Torino, d. 25 Oct. 1888 in Moncalieri, he first embraced a career in the magistracy, which he abandoned in…
Castaldi, PamfiloVol. III, p. 592 CASTALDI, PAMFILO. — Italian physician and printer, born in Feltre around 1398 (22 September?), died perhaps in Venice after 1479. The scant information…
Castaldo-Pescara, GiambattistaVol. III, p. 592 CASTALDO-PESCARA, GIAMBATTISTA. — Theatine historiographer. He made his profession at S. Paolo Maggiore in Napoli, his native city, on 29 May 1586, and died…
Castalio, SebastianoVol. III, p. 592 CASTALIO, SEBASTIANO: V. CASTELLION, SÉBASTIEN.
Castañiza, JuanVol. III, p. 592 CASTAÑIZA, JUAN. – Spanish theologian and preacher, Benedictine, born at Villadiego (diocese of Burgos) around 1545, died at Salamanca in 1599. In 1563 he made…
Castel Gandolfo(CASTELGANDOLFO)Vol. III, p. 593 CASTELGANDOLFO. – The small town that overlooks Lake Albano from above the volcanic crater in which it lies now has 3,500 inhabitants, chiefly farmers. It has…
Castel Sant'AngeloVol. III, p. 601 CASTEL SANT'ANGELO. — In Rome, on the right bank of the Tiber, opposite the Campus Martius, Hadrian had a new mausoleum erected for the imperial family, since…
Castel Sant'EliaVol. III, p. 603 CASTEL SANT'ELIA. - Commune in the province of Viterbo near Nepi, in the ancient Suppentonia valley. It seems that s. Benedetto founded a monastery there; from…
Castel VolturnoVol. III, p. 604 CASTEL VOLTURNO. - It is an ancient diocese of Campania, whose bishop Pascasio is known from the end of the 5th century; the ecclesia vulturniana also…
Castellammare di Stabia, Diocese of(CASTELLAMMARE DI STABIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 595 CASTELLAMMARE DI STABIA, DIOCESE of. - In the province of Napoli. The ancient Roman Stabiae, famous for its thermal waters. It has an area of 36 sq. km., with…
Castellaneta, Diocese of(CASTELLANETA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 595 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…
Castellani, Castellano De'Vol. III, p. 595 CASTELLANI, CASTELLANO de'. - Priest, poet, and author of sacred representations, b. probably at Prato in 1461, d. perhaps in 1519. He held the extraordinary…
Castellano (De Castello), AlbertoVol. III, p. 595 CASTELLANO (DE CASTELLO), ALBERTO. – Dominican historical scholar and ascetical writer, originally from Venice, probably belonging to the Venetian convent of…
Castellesi, AdrianoVol. III, p. 596 CASTELLESI, ADRIANO. — Cardinal, also known as A. da Corneto after the place where he was born, ca. 1458–59. D. in December 1521. He went to Rome, where he…
Castelli, BenedettoVol. III, p. 596 CASTELLI, BENEDETTO. - Benedictine mathematician and philosopher, born in Brescia in 1577, died in Rome in 1644. He was one of Galilei’s best disciples, with…
Castelli, DavidVol. III, p. 596 CASTELLI, DAVID. — Jewish exegete, born in Livorno on 30 December 1836, died in Florence on 31 January 1901. He was initially a private tutor and secretary of…
Castelli, Domenico, called Il Fontanino(CASTELLI, DOMENICO, DETTO IL FONTANINO)Vol. III, p. 596 CASTELLI, DOMENICO, called IL FONTANINO. – Architect; his date of birth is unknown, and he died in Rome in 1657. He was in Faenza from 1619 to 1621 (fountain…
Castelli, GiulioVol. III, p. 596 CASTELLI, GIULIO. — Oratorian, born in Turin in 1846, died in a reputation for sanctity at Cava dei Tirreni in 1926. Devoted to the life of piety from…
Castellino Da Castelli (Dei Castelli)Vol. III, p. 597 CASTELLINO da CASTELLI (dei CASTELLI). — Priest and apostle of religious instruction, son of Francesco and Elisabetta de' Merli, born at Menaggio (diocese of…
Castellion, Sébastien(CASTELLION, SÉRASTIEN)Vol. III, p. 597 CASTELLION, SÉRASTIEN. - Protestant theologian and anti-Calvinist polemicist, b. in 1515 at St-Martin-du-Fresne in Bugey, d., as poor as he had lived, on 29…
Castello, BernardoVol. III, p. 597 CASTELLO, BERNARDO. – Painter, born in Genoa in 1557, died there on 4 October 1629. He was a pupil of Andrea Semino; but, drawn to the art of Luca Cambiaso, he…
Castello, FrancescoVol. III, p. 598 CASTELLO, FRANCESCO: v. BORROMINO FRANCESCO.
Castello, Giovanni Battista, known as Il Bergamasco(CASTELLO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, DETTO IL BERGAMASCO)Vol. III, p. 598 CASTELLO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, known as il BERGAMASCO. - Painter and architect, born at Gandino (Bergamo) about 1509, died at Madrid in 1569. Initially a pupil…
Castellum NovasVol. III, p. 598 CASTELLUM NOVAS. – This locality must have been situated along the Adriatic coast not far from Càorle; others, without solid foundation, have thought of a…
Castellón de la Plana, Diocese of(CASTELLÓN DE LA PLANA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 598 CASTELLÓN DE LA PLANA, DIOCESI di: v. SEGORBE, DIOCESI di.
Castelnau, Pierre De, Blessed(CASTELNAU, PIERRE DE, BEATO)Vol. III, p. 598 CASTELNAU, PIERRE de, blessed. - Cistercian, born at the castle of Château-neuf near Montpellier, killed near St-Gilles on 15 January 1208. While archdeacon of…
Castelnau-de-Curières, Noël(CASTELNAU DE CURIÈRES, NOËL)Vol. III, p. 601 CASTELNAU DE CURIÈRES, NOËL - MARIE - JOSEPH - EDOUARD. - French Catholic general and organizer, b. 24 Dec. 1851 at St-Affrique (Aveyron), d. 19 March 1944 at…
CastelseprioVol. III, p. 603 CASTELSEPRIO. — Municipality in the province of Como. The church of S. Maria foris portas, particularly noteworthy for its ground plan and pictorial…
Castelvetro, LudovicoVol. III, p. 604 CASTELVETRO, LUDOVICO. – Born in 1505 and raised in Modena, where the Reformation had no shortage of supporters, he seems to have been one of them and to have…
Casti ConnubiiVol. III, p. 605 « CASTI CONNUBII ». — Encyclical of Pius XI, dated 29 Dec. 1930, on Christian marriage (AAS, 22 [1930], pp. 539–90). The subject, always of the greatest and…
Casti, Giovanni BattistaVol. III, p. 604 CASTI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. – Born at Acquapendente on 29 August 1724; he studied at the seminary of Montefiascone and remained there to teach eloquence after…
Castigations and Rewards in Education(CASTIGHI E PREMI NELLA EDUCAZIONE)Vol. III, p. 605 CASTIGHI E PREMI NELLA EDUCAZIONE: V. PUNIZIONI E PREMI NELLA EDUCAZIONE.
CastigliaVol. III, p. 605 CASTIGLIA. - I. GEOGRAPHY. - Historical region of Spain, corresponding, in official usage, to the present provinces of Santander, Burgos, Logroño, Soria,…
Castiglione (Gabii)Vol. III, p. 607 CASTIGLIONE (GABII). – About twelve miles from Rome, on the Via Prenestina, near ancient Gabii, a Christian community flourished from the earliest centuries…
Castiglione, BaldassarreVol. III, p. 607 CASTIGLIONE, BALDASSARRE. – Man of letters, born at Casatico near Mantua on 6 December 1478 to Cristoforo and Luigia Gonzaga. He served at the court of…
Castiglione, GiuseppeVol. III, p. 607 CASTIGLIONE, GIUSEPPE. – Born in Milan on 19 July 1688; placed in the school of a celebrated artist of his time, he immediately displayed such an inclination…
Castiglioni, VittorioVol. III, p. 609 CASTIGLIONI, VITTORIO. — Jewish scholar and Jewish educator, b. in Trieste on 25 March 1840 and d. in Rome on 1 August 1911. He first taught mathematics and…
Castillo, Francisco Del, Venerable(CASTILLO, FRANCISCO DEL, VENERABILE)Vol. III, p. 609 CASTILLO, FRANCISCO del, venerable. - Peruvian Jesuit, b. in Lima on 9 Feb. 1615, d. there on 11 Apr. 1673. Received into the novitiate in 1632 and ordained…
Castracane degli Antelminelli, FrancescoVol. III, p. 615 CASTRACANE DEGLI ANTELMINELLI, FRANCESCO. — Naturalist priest, born in Fano on 19 July 1817, died in Rome on 27 March 1899. He lived in an era in which some…
CastresVol. III, p. 615 CASTRES: v. ALBI, ARCIDIOCESI di.
Castro Palao, Fernand DeVol. III, p. 619 CASTRO PALAO, FERNAND DE. — Jesuit, moral theologian, born in León in 1581; died in Medina on 1 December 1633. He first taught philosophy at Valladolid, then…
Castro Y Bellvís, GuillénVol. III, p. 616 CASTRO Y BELLVÍS, GUILLÉN. – Spanish dramatist, born in Valencia in 1569, died in Madrid on 28 July 1631, one of the founders of the Accademia dei Notturini.…
Castro, Alfonso DeVol. III, p. 615 CASTRO, ALFONSO de: v. ALFONSO DE CASTRO.
Castro, Juan DeVol. III, p. 616 CASTRO, JUAN de. - Carthusian ascetical writer, born in Toulouse in 1485 to an illustrious family, died at the age of 72 on 6 July 1556. Sent by his father to…
Castro, Rodrigo DeVol. III, p. 616 CASTRO, RODRIGO de. - Cardinal, b. at Valladolid in 1523, of the noble C. family, from the branch of the counts of Lemos (or Lemus); d. at Siviglia in 1600. He…
Castro, War of(CASTRO, GUERRA DI)Vol. III, p. 615 CASTRO, WAR OF. — The pontiff Paolo III had granted his relatives, the Farnese, in addition to possession of Parma, that of a small duchy in the Viterbese,…
Castulo, Saint(CASTULO, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 619 CASTULO, saint. — He is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 12 January and 26 March. A marginal note added to the De locis sanctis martyrum states…
Casuistry(CASISTICA)Vol. III, p. 575 CASISTICA. — In its verbal meaning, this noun derives from the Latin «casus», in the sense of a particular case or fact, real or supposed. C., in general, is…
Casuistry(INFORTUNISTICA)Vol. VI, p. 1129 INFORTUNISTICA. — Infortunistics studies accidents from the medico-legal and social points of view. The word infortunio derives from the Latin in (= against)…
Caswall, EdwardVol. III, p. 619 CASWALL, EDWARD. - English Oratorian poet, b. at Yately (Hampshire), son of a Protestant pastor, on 15 July 1814, d. at Birmingham on 2 Jan. 1878. He entered…
Catacomb(CATACOMBE)Vol. III, p. 619 CATACOMBE: v. CIMITERI.
Catacombs, Cemetery In(CATACUMBAS, CIMITERO IN)Vol. III, p. 619 CATACUMBAS, CIMITERO in. - From the Greek κατὰ κόμβας, it was originally a topo- (phot. Pont. comm. di arch. sacra) CATACUMBAS, CIMITERO IN - Pastoral scene…
Catafalque(CATAFALCO)Vol. III, p. 621 CATAFALCO. — For funeral services, a special structure is erected in churches, surrounded by candles, called tumulus, castrum doloris, or lectica mortuorum. It…
Catafrigians(CATAFRIGI)Vol. III, p. 621 CATAFRIGI. — This name generally designates the followers of Montanism (v. MONTANO), so called because this movement had its cradle in Phrygia. In the course…
Catalani (Catalano), GiordanoVol. III, p. 621 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,…
Catalani, GiuseppeVol. III, p. 622 CATALANI, GIUSEPPE. – A celebrated liturgist, born in Paola (Cosenza) to Francesco and Anna Baroni on 14 June 1698. He completed his studies in Naples, where…
Catalani, MicheleVol. III, p. 622 CATALANI, MICHELE. — A patrician of Fermo, where he was born on 27 September 1750; he died in Bologna on 10 May 1805. In the local schools of the Jesuits, he…
Cataldino, GiuseppeVol. III, p. 622 CATALDINO, GIUSEPPE - One of the founders of the Paraguay missions. Born at Fabriano (Ancona) in April 1574, died at S. Ignazio Minì on 10 July 1653. He was…
Cataldo, Giuseppe MVol. III, p. 622 CATALDO, GIUSEPPE M. BENIAMINO. – An eminent Jesuit missionary, born at Terrasini (Palermo) on 17 March 1837; he entered the novitiate in 1852. Expelled from…
Cataldo, Saint(CATALDO, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 622 CATALDO, saint. – Irish monk of the 7th century, for several years director of the great school of Lismore and subsequently bishop of Rachau. He undertook a…
Catalepsy(CATALESSIA)Vol. III, p. 623 CATALEPSY. - An extreme degree of volitional inhibition, involving complete incapacity for any activity, combined with a particular passive pliability of the…
Catalepsy(CATALISI)Vol. III, p. 623 CATALYSIS. — Certain substances increase the rate of certain chemical reactions when they are present in the environment in which these reactions take place:…
Catalogue(CATALOGO)Vol. III, p. 629 CATALOGUE. – The word (from the Greek καταλέγω) properly indicates the orderly exposition of a category of objects; applied to bibliology, it therefore denotes…
Catalogues of Popes and Bishops(CATALOGHI DI PAPI E DI VESCOVI)Vol. III, p. 624 CATALOGHI DI PAPI e DI VESCOVI. — From an early period, individual churches began the practice of keeping an official list of the succession of bishops. At…
Catalogues of the Apostles(CATALOGHI DEGLI APOSTOLI)Vol. III, p. 623 CATALOGUES OF THE APOSTLES. - In Mt. 10, 2-4; Mc. 3, 14-19; Lc. 6, 14-16 and Act. 1, 13 one finds the list of the names of the twelve Apostles. This catalogue…
Catalonia(CATALOGNA)Vol. III, p. 625 CATALONIA. – A historical Spanish region corresponding to the present-day provinces of Lérida, Tarragona, Gerona, and Barcelona, situated between the…
Catamarca, Diocese of(CATAMARCA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 630 CATAMARCA, DIOCESE of. — Capital city of the province of the same name in the Argentine Republic; the city was founded in 1683 by Fernando Mendoza Mate de…
Catania, Archdiocese of(CATANIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 630 CATANIA, ARCHDIOCESE of. — City of Sicily at the foot of Etna and almost midway between the two extreme points of the island’s eastern coast. The hub of the…
CatanzaroVol. III, p. 633 CATANZARO — Panorama. BIBL.: Thesaurus linguae latinae, s. v.; G. B. De Rossi, Inscr. christ. urbis Romae, II, Rome 1888, pp. 199–200, note; H. Grisar,…
Catanzaro, Diocese of(CATANZARO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 633 CATANZARO, DIOCESE of. — The city of C., capital of the province of the same name in Calabria, rises between the gulfs of Squillace and S. Eufemia. It is of…
Cataract(CATARACTA)Vol. III, p. 633 CATARACTA. – A feminine Latin formation from the masculine Greek κατὰρράκτης. It properly means a river waterfall, and especially one on the Nile, hence the…
Catarino, AmbrogioVol. III, p. 635 CATARINO, AMBROGIO : v. POLITI LANCELLOTO.
Catasterism(CATASTERISMO)Vol. III, p. 636 CATASTERISM. – This is the transformation of human beings or mythological heroes into stars. Catasterism thus forms part of astrological doctrines (v.…
CatatoniaVol. III, p. 637 CATATONIA. – A form of abulia (v.) characterized by inability to act, whether spontaneously or in response to a command, as though the subject’s will…
Catechetics(CATECHÉSI)Vol. III, p. 637 CATECHESIS. - Oral instruction in the Christian religion given by a competent minister of the Church. According to its etymological meaning, the word c.…
Catechetics(CATECHETICA)Vol. III, p. 648 CATECHETICA. — The science of catechesis; that is, the science which teaches that particular didactic method which, adapted to the spiritual mentality of its…
Catechism(CATECHISMO)Vol. III, p. 649 CATECHISM. — The term c. is today used to indicate a brief compendium of the principal truths of Christian faith and morality, set forth in a clear, precise,…
Catechist(CATECHISTA)Vol. III, p. 655 CATECHISTA. — He is one who teaches Christian doctrine. According to the CIC (can. 1329), the catechist par excellence is the parish priest, who, when…
Catechistic Ladies(DAME CATECHISTICHE)Vol. IV, p. 676 DAME CATECHISTICHE. – They arose in Puerto Rico in 1870 through the efforts of Miss Dolores Rodriguez Sopeña y Ortega, who later moved to Madrid and associated…
Catechumenate and Catechumen(CATECUMENATO E CATECUMENO)Vol. III, p. 655 CATECUMENATO and CATECUMENO. — The catechumenate may be defined as the novitiate of Christian life, imposed by the Church upon those aspiring to Baptism. A…
Categorical Imperative(IMPERATIVO CATEGORICO)Vol. VI, p. 993 IMPERATIVO CATEGORICO: v. ETICA; KANT, IMMANUEL.
Category(CATEGORIA)Vol. III, p. 657 CATEGORIA. — Originally it meant “accusation,” that is, the judicial action opposed to “apology,” according to Aristotle (Rhet., I, 3, 1358b 11), who seems to…
Catena, VincenzoVol. III, p. 658 CATENA, VINCENZO. – Venetian painter, b. ca. 1470, d. in 1531; he is mentioned in 1506 as the “colleague” of Giorgione in the inscription on the reverse of the…
CatenelleVol. III, p. 661 CATENELLE. - As an instrument of penance, catenelle (Lat. catenulae) are used by Christian ascetics either for self-flagellation (v. DISCIPLINA) or to gird the…
Cathari(CÂTARI)Vol. III, p. 634 CÂTARI. — The name c., of Greek derivation (καθαρός, pure), was used from Christian antiquity onward to designate certain heretical sects; in current usage,…
Catharsis(CATARSI)Vol. III, p. 635 CATARSI. – A Greek word (κάθαρσις, synonym καθαρμός), meaning “purification,” which, originally belonging to religious language, was used by the Pythagoreans…
Cathedra(CATTEDRA)Vol. III, p. 677 CATTEDRA. — From the Greek καθέβρα: a seat with a more or less high sideboard or backrest, often provided with a cushion. The c. could be made of stone,…
Cathedral(CATTEDRALE)Vol. III, p. 685 CATHEDRAL. – It is the principal church of the diocese, where the bishop’s cathedra or throne is located. Also called the “Duomo,” or the house of God par…
Cather, WillaVol. III, p. 675 CATHER, WILLA. – American writer, b. near Winchester (Virginia) on 7 Dec. 1876, d. in Nuova York on 25 Apr. 1947. She emigrated as a child to Nebraska, where…
Catherine (Marie-Catherine) of Saint Augustine(CATERINA (MARIE-CATHERINE) DI SANT'AGOSTINO)Vol. III, p. 667 CATERINA (MARIE-CATHERINE) di SANT'AGOSTINO. — Augustinian religious (in the world Catherine de Longpré), missionary in Canada, born at St-Sauveur-le-Vicomte…
Catherine da Geberschweier(CATERINA DA GEBERSCHWEIER)Vol. III, p. 664 CATERINA da GEBERSCHWEIER. - Dominican mystic, author of the Liber sororum de Subtilia (v. UNTERLINDEN) at Colmar in Alsace, written toward the end of the…
Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France(CATERINA DE' MEDICI, REGINA DI FRANCIA)Vol. III, p. 664 CATERINA de' Medici, queen of FRANCIA. — Daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici, duke of Urbino, and Maddalena de la Tour d'Auvergne, countess of Boulogne, born in…
Catherine II von Anhalt-Zerbst, Empress of Russia(CATERINA II VON ANHALT-ZERBST, IMPERATRICE DI RUSSIA)Vol. III, p. 667 CATERINA II von Anhalt-Zerbst, empress of RUSSIA. — Born in Stettin on 2 May 1729, died in Petersburg on 6 November 1796; she reigned from 1762 to 1796.…
Catherine of Alexandria, Saint, Martyr(CATERINA D'ALESSANDRIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)Vol. III, p. 661 CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA, Saint, Martyr. — Of this martyr, called Αικατερίνη, Ecaterina, Aecaterina, whence by apheresis Catherina or Katherina, who became so…
Catherine of Aragon(CATERINA D'ARAGONA)Vol. III, p. 663 CATERINA D'ARAGONA. - Queen of England, daughter of Ferdinando V and Isabella la Cattolica, born at Alcalá de Henares on 15 Dec. 1485, died at Kimbolton Castle…
Catherine of Bologna, Saint(CATERINA DA BOLOGNA, SANTA)Vol. III, p. 663 CATERINA da BOLOGNA, saint. — Born in Bologna on 8 September 1413 to the noble Giovanni Vigri da Ferrara and Benvenuta Manumolini of Bologna. At the age of 11…
Catherine of Genoa, Saint(CATERINA DA GENOVA, SANTA)Vol. III, p. 665 CATERINA da GENOVA, santa. — Born in Genoa in 1447, posthumous daughter of Giacomo Fieschi and Francesca di Negro, and died there on 14 (or 15) September 1510.…
Catherine of Jesus(CATERINA DI GESÙ)Vol. III, p. 666 CATERINA di GESÙ. - Discalced Carmelite, in the world C. de Nicolas, b. at Bordeaux on 5 Apr. 1589, d. CATERINA DI GESÙ - CATERINA DI S. AGOSTINO in Paris, in…
Catherine of Racconigi, Blessed(CATERINA DA RACCONIGI, BEATA)Vol. III, p. 667 CATERINA da RACCONIGI, blessed. - Dominican, born at Racconigi to Giorgio de Mattei and Biblia de Ferrari in 1486, died at Caramagna on 4 Sept. 1547. At the…
Catherine of Santa Rosa(CATERINA DI SANTA ROSA)Vol. III, p. 668 CATERINA di SANTA ROSA. – In the world Costanza Troiani, born in Giuliano di Roma on 9 February 1813. The victim of a family tragedy, at the age of six she was…
Catherine of Siena, Saint(CATERINA DA SIENA, SANTA)Vol. III, p. 668 CATERINA da SIENA, saint. — Dominican, born in Siena in 1347 (25 March according to tradition), died in Rome on 29 April 1380. Her father Jacopo Benincasa, a…
Catherine of Sweden, Saint(CATERINA DI SVEZIA, SANTA)Vol. III, p. 673 CATERINA di SVEZIA, saint. - Daughter of the great Swedish Saint, Brigida (v.), she was born in 1331 or 1332 and died on 24 March 1381. At a very young age she…
Catherine, Queen of Bosnia(CATERINA, REGINA DI BOSNIA)Vol. III, p. 664 CATERINA, queen of BOSNIA. - Daughter of Stefano Vukčić, duke of S. Saba (Herzegovina), b. in 1424, d. in Rome on 25 Oct. 1478. In 1445 she married Stefano…
Catholic Action (A. C.)(AZIONE CATTOLICA (A. C.))Vol. II, p. 357 AZIONE CATTOLICA (A. C.). - Organized Catholic apostolate of the laity. SUMMARY: I. Concept. - II. Nature and purpose. - III. History. - IV. Legal conditions.…
Catholic Apostolic Church(CHIESA CATTOLICA APOSTOLICA)Vol. III, p. 885 CHIESA CATTOLICA APOSTOLICA: v. IRVING, EDWARD.
Catholic Associations(ASSOCIAZIONI CATTOLICHE)Vol. II, p. 134 CATHOLIC ASSOCIATIONS. — Under this name, certainly a very general one, may be included all societies of the faithful having an aim in conformity with Catholic…
Catholic Church Extension SocietyVol. III, p. 675 CATHOLIC CHURCH EXTENSION SOCIETY. – Its purpose is to promote missions and missionary schools in the United States of America and the territories dependent…
Catholic Cosmos(COSMOS CATHOLICUS)Vol. IV, p. 419 COSMOS CATHOLICUS. - A large-format, illustrated fortnightly Catholic review published in Rome from January 1899 to 1 January 1903. It began publication under…
Catholic Evidence GuildVol. III, p. 675 CATHOLIC EVIDENCE GUILD. - A movement of apostolate for the conversion of England, supported by laymen and laywomen who, after duly preparing themselves for…
Catholic Explorers(ESPLORATORI CATTOLICI)Vol. V, p. 381 CATHOLIC SCOUTS. — A movement for physical education and the moral formation of character, created by Roberto Baden-Powell and perfected by adapting it to…
Catholic Film Center(CENTRO CATTOLICO CINEMATOGRAFICO)Vol. III, p. 759 CENTRO CATTOLICO CINEMATOGRAFICO: v. ENTE DELLO SPETTACOLO.
Catholic Friendship(AMICIZIA CATTOLICA)Vol. I, p. 657 CATHOLIC FRIENDSHIP. The plan for this society was set forth at the meeting of the A. C. held in Torino on 3 March 1817 by Cav. Luigi Provana di Collegno. Its…
Catholic Guild of JewsVol. III, p. 675 CATHOLIC GUILD OF JEWS. – Association established in England on 19 December 1917 to assist the conversion of the Jews through prayer and through the work of…
Catholic Historical ReviewVol. III, p. 675 CATHOLIC HISTORICAL REVIEW. – Quarterly journal for research into the ecclesiastical history of the United States, founded in 1915 as the official organ of the…
Catholic Institute of Social Action (I.C.A.S.)(ISTITUTO CATTOLICO DI ATTIVITÀ SOCIALE (I.C.A.S.))Vol. VII, p. 224 CATHOLIC INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ACTIVITY (I.C.A.S.). — In the regulations approved on 28 November 1946 by the Most Excellent Episcopal Commission for Italian…
Catholic Journalism(GIORNALISMO CATTOLICO)Vol. VI, p. 293 CATHOLIC JOURNALISM. - It is journalism founded on Christian principles and imbued with them. CONTENTS: I. Definition. - II. History. - III. Contemporary…
Catholic League(LEGA CATTOLICA)Vol. VII, p. 622 CATHOLIC LEAGUE. – Association of Catholics, established in France in 1576 to resist Protestantism and give the policy of the State a fully Catholic…
Catholic Letters(CATTOLICHE, LETTERE)Vol. III, p. 687 CATHOLIC LETTERS. — Title attributed to seven apostolic writings which, in current editions of the New Testament, follow the fourteen letters of St. Paul and…
Catholic Missions(MISSIONI CATTOLICHE)Vol. VIII, p. 669 CATHOLIC MISSIONS. — Before ascending into heaven, the Lord said to his disciples: «Pax vobis. Sicut misit me Pater et ego mitto vos» (Io. 20, 21; 17, 18),…
Catholic Pontifical Yearbook(ANNUAIRE PONTIFICAL CATHOLIQUE)Vol. I, p. 838 ANNUAIRE PONTIFICAL CATHOLIQUE. - An annual series begun in Paris in 1808 through the efforts of the French prelate mons. Albert Battandier (1850-1921),…
Catholic Readings(LETTURE CATTOLICHE)Vol. VII, p. 738 LETTURE CATTOLICHE. – A popular periodical publication, begun by St. Giovanni Bosco in Turin in 1853, at first in bimonthly issues, which later became monthly.…
Catholic Reformation(RIFORMA CATTOLICA)Vol. X, p. 532 CATHOLIC REFORM. — The Catholic Reform of the sixteenth century was the Church’s return to an ideal of Christian life through inner renewal. It was the premise…
Catholic School, The(SCUOLA CATTOLICA, LA)Vol. XI, p. 137 LA SCUOLA CATTOLICA. — Journal of religious sciences, published under the auspices of the Pontifical theological faculty of the Milanese Seminary at Venegono…
Catholic Truth SocietyVol. III, p. 676 CATHOLIC TRUTH SOCIETY. – It is an association of laypeople and priests devoted to promoting the Catholic press among the faithful and making the faith and…
Catholic Union for Social Studies in Italy(UNIONE CATTOLICA PER GLI STUDI SOCIALI IN ITALIA)Vol. XII, p. 506 UNIONE CATTOLICA PER GLI STUDI SOCIALI IN ITALIA. - An association among Italian Catholics to promote social studies inspired by Catholic thought. 797 UN.…
Catholic Universities(UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICHE)Vol. XII, p. 142 CATHOLIC UNIVERSITIES. — In T. there are three universities, to which may be added the one located at Nagoya, with a total student population of 3,000. I.…
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Milan)(UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE (MILANO))Vol. XII, p. 547 The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Milan). - The Italian Catholic university opened in Milan on 7 December 1921 in the presence of the papal legate,…
Catholic Works Coordinated with Italian Catholic Action(OPERE CATTOLICHE COORDINATE ALL'AZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA)Vol. IX, p. 120 OPERE CATTOLICHE COORDINATE ALL'AZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA. — Coordinated works are to be understood as those organizations which OPERE CATTOLICHE COORDINATE…
Catholic World MagazineVol. III, p. 676 CATHOLIC WORLD MAGAZINE. – Catholic monthly magazine published from 1865 in the United States of America, on the initiative of Fr. Isacco Tommaso Hecker,…
Catholicity(CATTOLICITÀ)Vol. III, p. 687 CATHOLICITY. - This is the third property of the Church, according to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed: “I believe in the catholic Church.” This epithet,…
Cathrein, ViktorVol. III, p. 676 CATHREIN, VIKTOR. — Moral philosopher, born at Brig (Switzerland) on 8 May 1845, died at The Hague on 10 September 1931. He entered the Society of Jesus in…
Cattaneo, AngeloVol. III, p. 676 CATTANEO, ANGELO. - Of the Institute for Foreign Missions of Milan, first apostolic vicar of southern Honan (China), born at Carvico (Bergamo) in 1844, died at…
Cattaneo, Carlo AmbrogioVol. III, p. 676 CATTANEO, CARLO AMBROGIO. - Jesuit, preacher, b. in Milano on 7 Dec. 1645, d. there on 19 Dec. 1705. He devoted the greater part of his life to preaching the…
Cattaneo, LazzaroVol. III, p. 676 CATTANEO, LAZZARO. - One of the earliest missionaries to China, b. at Sarzana in 1560, d. in China on 19 Jan. 1640. He entered the novitiate of the Society of…
Cattaneo, RaffaeleVol. III, p. 677 CATTANEO, RAFFAELE. - Architect and writer on art, born in Rovigo in 1860, died on 7 Dec. 1889. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice and in 1887…
Cattani, Gaetano MariaVol. III, p. 677 CATTANI, GAETANO MARIA. - Bishop, born at Modena on 12 Sept. 1793, died there on 28 Jan. 1863. Of austere and firm character, cultivated, pious, and…
CattedraticoVol. III, p. 686 CATTEDRATICO. — It is a tribute that all churches (including public oratories) and benefices subject to the jurisdiction of the bishop, as well as all…
Cattellani, VincenzoVol. III, p. 687 CATTELLANI, VINCENZO. – Oratorian, born on 13 October 1742 in Reggio Emilia, where he always lived and died in September 1804. An exemplary priest, he served…
Cauchon (Calcaneus), Pierre(CAUCHON (CALCONEUS), PIERRE)Vol. III, p. 689 CAUCHON (Calconeus), PIERRE. — Bishop of Beauvais, born near Reims c. 1371, died at Lisieux in 1442. He studied in Paris and served in the party of the…
CaudatarioVol. III, p. 689 CAUDATARIO. - I. C. OF THE POPE. - This c., or bearer of the train, must always hold up the train of the pontifical cassock. He is appointed by a note from the…
CaudiumVol. III, p. 689 CAUDIUM. – In Sannio on the Via Appia between Capua and Benevento, known for the episode of the Caudine Forks. Only two bishops of C. are known. The first,…
Caulet, FrançoisVol. III, p. 689 CAULET, FRANÇOIS. - B. at Tolosa on 19 May 1610, d. at Pamiers on 7 Aug. 1680. After completing his studies at the college of La Flèche, he cooperated with…
Causality(CAUSALITÀ)Vol. III, p. 693 CAUSALITÀ: v. CAUSA (II. Principio di c.); IMPUTABILITÀ (principio della doppia c.); INDETERMINISMO FISICO.
Cause(CAUSA)Vol. III, p. 690 a warm commendation of his work reached France shortly after his death. BIBL.: E. Besoigne, Vie de quatre évêques engagés dans la cause de Port-Royal. II,…
Cause(CAUSA)Vol. III, p. 690 CAUSE. – I. NOTION. – According to the most reliable etymology, the first scientific application of the concept of c. would have occurred in the juridical…
Caussade, Jean-Pierre deVol. III, p. 693 CAUSSADE, JEAN-PIERRE de. – French Jesuit and spiritual writer, born on 7 March 1675 in the diocese of Cahors, died at Toulouse on 8 December 1751. He entered…
Caussin, NicolasVol. III, p. 694 CAUSSIN, NICOLAS. - Jesuit, born at Troyes on 27 May 1583, died at Parigi on 2 July 1651. Chosen by Richelieu, on account of his reputation as a preacher and…
Caution(CAUZIONE)Vol. III, p. 694 CAUZIONE.—A caution, which generally is a measure intended to prevent harm, in legal relations consists in a means provided by the parties or by law: to…
Cava e Sarno, Diocese of(CAVA E SARNO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 694 CAVA and SARNO, DIOCESE of. - In the province of Salerno. Bonifacio IX conferred the title of city upon the territory of C. in 1396 and raised the abbey of the…
Cavagna, Giovanni BattistaVol. III, p. 694 CAVAGNA, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. — Architect and painter, born in Rome ca. 1550, died in Loreto in 1613. A member of the Accademia di S. Luca, he worked in Rome and…
Cavagnis, FeliceVol. III, p. 694 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 native land and…
Cavaignac, Louis-EugèneVol. III, p. 694 CAVAIGNAC, LOUIS-EUGÈNE. - French general, b. 15 Oct. 1802 in Parigi, d. 28 Oct. 1857 at the estate of Ourne, near the castle of Loir, in the depart- ment of…
Cavaillé-Coll, Aristide(CAVAILLÉ-COLL, ABISTIDE)Vol. III, p. 695 CAVAILLÉ-COLL, ABISTIDE. — Organ builder, born in Montpellier on 12 February 1811, died in Paris on 13 October 1899. Descended from a family already…
Cavalca, DomenicoVol. III, p. 695 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,…
Cavalcanti, AldobrandinoVol. III, p. 695 CAVALCANTI, ALDOBRANDINO. - Dominican preacher and writer, born in Florence in 1217, died there on 30 Aug. 1279. He became a religious in the convent of S.…
Cavalcanti, GuidoVol. III, p. 695 CAVALCANTI, GUIDO. — Poet, true founder of the dolce stil novo, born in Florence around 1255, the son of Cavalcante de' C., a nobleman and Guelph; he married…
Cavalchini (Guidoboni), Carlo AlbertoVol. III, p. 696 CAVALCHINI (GUIDOBONI), CARLO ALBERTO. - Cardinal, b. at Tortona on 26 July 1683, d. at Rome on 7 March 1774. After taking a degree in law, he was admitted to…
Cavalier d'ArpinoVol. III, p. 697 CAVALIER D'ARPINO: v. CESARI, GIUSEPPE.
Cavalieri, BonaventuraVol. III, p. 697 CAVALIERI, BONAVENTURA. — Gesuato, born in Milan probably in 1598, died in Bologna on 30 November 1647. He was initiated into mathematical studies by the…
Cavalieri, Giovanni MicheleVol. III, p. 697 CAVALIERI, GIOVANNI MICHELE. — Liturgist of the Order of the Hermits of S. Agostino, born in Bergamo toward the end of the 17th century, died on 6 January…
Cavallari, DomenicoVol. III, p. 698 CAVALLARI, DOMENICO. – Priest and jurist, b. at Garopoli on 7 October 1724, d. at Naples on 5 October 1781. A student, in Naples, of Vico for literature, of…
