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Cavallerizzo Maggiore of His Holiness(CAVALLERIZZO MAGGIORE DI SUA SANTITÀ)Vol. III, p. 704 MAJOR EQUERRY OF HIS HOLINESS. - He belongs to the pontifical household, as the second of the participating secret chamberlains of sword and cape. His office…
Cavalli, VitaleVol. III, p. 705 CAVALLI, VITALE : v. VITALE CAVALLI da BOLOGNA.
Cavallini, FrancescoVol. III, p. 705 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…
Cavallini, PietroVol. III, p. 705 CAVALLINI, PIETRO. — Painter and mosaicist of the Cerroni family, born in Rome between 1240 and 1250, and died there at a very advanced age, perhaps a hundred…
Cavallino, BernardoVol. III, p. 706 CAVALLINO, BERNARDO. — Painter, born in Naples on 10 December 1622, died there in January 1654. These dates, not deducible from documents but plausible, are…
Cavallotti, FeliceVol. III, p. 707 CAVALLOTTI, FELICE. - Writer, politician, orator, b. in Milano on 6 Nov. 1842, d. in Roma on 6 March 1898. He took part in the second Garibaldian expedition to…
Cavallucci, AntonioVol. III, p. 707 CAVALLUCCI, ANTONIO. - Painter, born at Sermoneta (Rome) on 21 Aug. 1752, died at Rome on 18 Nov. 1795. He was a pupil of Stefano Pozzi and Gaetano Lapis, but…
Cavanis, Anton'Angelo and Marcantonio(CAVANIS, ANTON'ANGELO E MARCANTONIO)Vol. III, p. 707 CAVANIS, ANTON'ANGELO and MARCANTONIO. — Priests, born in Venice, the former on 16 January 1772 and the latter on 19 May 1774, to Count Giovanni and Pasqualigo…
Cavazzi, Giovanni Antonio, da Montecuccoli(CAVAZZI, GIOVANNI ANTONIO, DA MONTECUCOLI)Vol. III, p. 708 CAVAZZI, GIOVANNI ANTONIO, da MONTECUCOLI. - B. on 13 Oct. 1621, he entered the Capuchin Friars Minor of the ancient province of Bologna in 1639. He was one of…
CavazzoniVol. III, p. 708 CAVAZZONI. - Two figures of this family are remembered: MARCO ANTONIO, also called Antonio da Bologna, was a pupil and singer of the celebrated school of…
Cave, WilliamVol. III, p. 708 CAVE, WILLIAM. - B. at Pickwell in Leicestershire in 1637, d. at Windsor in 1713. Anglican minister. Educated at Cambridge in St John’s College, vicar and…
Cavedoni, GiacomoVol. III, p. 708 CAVEDONI, GIACOMO. – Painter, born in Sassuolo in 1577, died in Bologna in 1660. He skillfully blended the Carracci principles of his artistic education with…
Cavedoni, Venanzio CelestinoVol. III, p. 708 CAVEDONI, VENANZIO CELESTINO. — Priest, born at Levizzano (Modena) on 17 May 1795, died at Modena on 26 November 1865. Mezzofanti initiated him into the study…
Cavellus (Mac-Caugwell), UgoVol. III, p. 708 CAVELLUS (MAC-CAUGWELL), UGO. – Irish Scotist Franciscan, born in Down in 1571, died on 22 September 1626. Having completed his higher studies at the…
Cavenaghi, LuigiVol. III, p. 708 CAVENAGHI, LUIGI. – Painter, born in Caravaggio in 1844, died in Milan on 31 March 1918. A student at the Brera Academy, in the frescoes he executed in the…
Cavour, Camillo Benso diVol. III, p. 711 CAVOUR, CAMILLO BENSO di — Autograph letter of C. C. to Massimo d'Azeglio (February 1856) — Rome, archive of the Institute for the History of the Risorgimento.…
Cavour, Camillo Benso, Count of(CAVOUR, CAMILLO BENSO, CONTE DI)Vol. III, p. 709 CAVOUR, CAMILLO BENSO, Count. — Statesman, born in Turin on 10 August 1810, died there on 6 June 1861. His parents were the marquis Michele, police…
Cavour, Gustavo Benso, Marquis of(CAVOUR, GUSTAVO BENSO, MARCHESE DI)Vol. III, p. 713 CAVOUR, GUSTAVO BENSO, marquis. — Born on 27 January 1806 in Turin, died there on 26 February 1864. The elder brother of Camillo C., he inherited from his…
Caxias del Maragnano, Diocese of(CAXIAS DEL MARAGNANO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 713 CAXIAS DEL MARAGNANO, DIOCESI di. - In the State of Maranhão (Brazil), suffragan to S. Luigi del Maragnano, it extends over the eastern region of the State,…
Caxias, Diocese of(CAXIAS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 713 CAXIAS, DIOCESI di. - In Brazil; State of Rio Grande do Sul. Erected on 8 Sept. 1934, by dismemberment from the archdiocese of Porto Alegre, of which it is a…
Cayenne, Apostolic Vicariate of(CAYENNA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. III, p. 713 CAYENNA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di: v. GUYANA FRANCESE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di. CAYES (LES), DIOCESI di: v. LES CAYES, DIOCESI di.
Cayet, Pierre-Victor-PalmaVol. III, p. 713 CAYET, PIERRE-VICTOR-PALMA - French theologian, born into a modest Catholic family at Montrichard (Turenna) in 1525; died in Paris on 16 March 1610. As a…
Cayman Islands(CAYMAN, ISOLE)Vol. III, p. 714 CAYMAN, ISOLE : v. GIAMAICA.
Cayron, Pierre-JeanVol. III, p. 714 CAYRON, PIERRE-JEAN. - French Jesuit, b. at Rodez on 17 Jan. 1672, entered the novitiate at Toulouse in 1687, d. in great repute for sanctity at Toulouse on 31…
CáceresVol. III, p. 180 CÁCERES: v. NUOVA CÁCERES; SAN LUIGI da CÁCERES.
Cárdenas, BernardínVol. III, p. 467 CÁRDENAS, BERNARDÍN. – Friar Minor and missionary bishop of the Assumption (Asunción) in Paraguay; born at Chuquaca (today Sucre, Bolivia). He donned the…
Čaadaev, Pjotr Jakovlevič(ČAADAEV, PIOTR JAKOVLEVIĆ)Vol. III, p. 175 ČAADAEV, PIOTR JAKOVLEVIĆ. — Russian thinker, the “first Occidentalist.” Born between 1793 and 1796 into a noble family, he was educated in admiration for…
Čaikovskij (Tchaikovsky), Pëtr Il'ič(CIAIKOVSKI (ČAJKOVSKIJ), PIOTR'ILIĆ)Vol. III, p. 915 CIAIKOVSKI (ČAJKOVSKIJ), PIOTR'ILIĆ. - Russian musician, b. at Votkinsk on 7 May 1840, d. at Petersburg on 6 Nov. 1893. He studied law and at the age of 20 was…
