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Čaadaev, Pjotr Jakovlevič (ČAADAEV, PIOTR JAKOVLEVIĆ)
Russian thinker, the "first Westernizer." Born between 1793 and 1796 into a noble family, he was educated in admiration for Western culture. In 1812 he took… -
Caath (CAATH)
According to Exodus 6:16, Numbers 3:17, and 1 Chronicles 5:27-29 [6:1-3], the second son of Levi, born in Canaan (Gen. 46:11) and died at the age of 133 (Ex.… -
Cabala of the Devout (CABALA DEI DEVOTI)
Nickname (Cabale des dévots) by which, in 17th-century France, the Company of the Most Blessed Sacrament (v.) was designated; it was later applied to many… -
Caballero, Antonio de Saint Mary (CABALLERO, ANTONIO DE S. MARIA)
Friar Minor, prefect of the Franciscan mission in China. Born at Baltanás in the region of Valencia on 20 April 1602, died at Canton on 13 May 1669. In 1618 he… -
Cabanillas, Juan José
Spanish organist, b. at Algemesi on 6 Sept. 1644, d. on 29 Apr. 1712. Before 1668, while not yet a priest, he was appointed by way of exception organist of the… -
Cabanis, Pierre-Jean-Georges
Physician and philosopher, b. at Cosnac (Corrèze) on June 5, 1757, d. at Rueil on May 5, 1808. He began his studies at the college of Drives and completed them… -
Cabasilas, Nicola
Famous 14th-century Byzantine theologian (d. after 1396), whose life is almost unknown, but whose works, remarkable for several reasons, have been the subject… -
Cabasilas, Nilos (CABASILAS, NILO)
Greek theologian, a dissident of the 14th century. Born in Thessalonica at the end of the 13th century, of a noble family, and he flourished chiefly under the… -
Cabassut, Jean
Oratorian, b. at Aix-en-Provence in 1605, d. there on 25 Sept. 1685. He entered the Congregation of the Oratory in 1626. Having first applied himself to the… -
Cabbalah (CABBALA)
A term originally referring to the prophetic books of the Bible, which from the 12th century A.D. designates esoteric Jewish doctrine. The rise of this… -
Cabezón, Antonio de
Spanish musician, b. in 1510 at Castrillo de Matajudíos, and d. on 25 March 1566. In childhood he became blind, and after some time spent with the bishop of… -
Cabezudo, Nuño Diego
Dominican theologian and polemicist, b. at Villalón (Castile), d. at Segovia in Feb. 1614, while he was prior. He entered religious life at the age of 16 and… -
Cabiri
Minor Greek divinities, according to some of Phoenician origin, according to others Phrygian. Their nature is debated: sea gods who protect in storms, gods of… -
Cabot, John (CABOTO, GIOVANNI)
Italian navigator, naturalized Venetian in 1476. Having learned of the results of Columbus's first voyage, he organized, in the service of England, two… -
Cabral, Francisco
Jesuit missionary, b. in the year 1533 on the island of São Miguel (Azores), but from a family of Covilhã (Portugal); d. at Goa on 16 April 1609. He embarked… -
Cabral, João
Portuguese missionary, b. at Celorico (province of Beira) in 1599, d. at Goa on 4 July 1669. A Jesuit in 1615, he embarked in 1624 for India. In 1626… -
Cabrera, Alonso de
Famous Spanish preacher, b. in Cordova in 1546 to a noble family. Having become a Dominican in Cordova, he developed his rare gifts of intellect and heart.… -
Cabrol, Fernand
Benedictine monk, scholar and promoter of liturgical science, b. in Marseille on 11 Dec. 1855, d. at Farnborough on 4 June 1937. Having entered the abbey of… -
Cabul (CABUL)
A city of the tribe of Asher (Josh. 19:27) and a district of Galilee comprising twenty cities given by Solomon to Hiram as compensation (1 Kings 9:13). The… -
Cacault, François
French diplomat, b. at Nantes on 10 Feb. 1743, d. at Clisson on 5 Oct. 1805. A professor at the military school of Paris, he had to go into exile for having… -
Cacciaguerra, Bonsignore
Priest, b. in Siena in 1494, d. in Rome on 30 June 1566. Having gone, as a young man, to Palermo, he squandered in luxury and disorder the wealth accumulated… -
Caccia, Guglielmo
CACCIA, GUGLIELMO: V. MONCALVO (IL). -
Cacciatore, Niccolò
Priest and student of astronomy, b. at Casteltermini in Sicily on 26 Nov. 1780, d. toward the middle of the following century. Having embraced the… -
Cacciatori, Benedetto
Sculptor, b. at Carrara in 1794, d. there on 25 Sept. 1871. A pupil of Lorenzo Bartolini, in Milan he left among other things the statues of St. Satyrus, St.… -
Caccini, Giovanni Battista
Sculptor and architect, b. probably in Florence on 24 Oct. 1556 and d. there in 1612 or '13. A pupil of Gio. Ant. Dosio, he left in Florence the greatest… -
Cacella, Estêvão (CACELLA, ESTEVÃO)
Portuguese missionary, b. at Avis in 1585, d. at Shigatse on 6 March 1630. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1604, he set out in 1614 for India, where he… -
Cáceres
CÁCERES: v. NUOVA CÁCERES; SAN LUIGI da CÁCERES. -
Cadalus (Cadaloo) (CADALO (CADALOO))
Antipope under the name of Honorius II (1061-72), born at Verona to a family of German origin. Bishop of Parma from about 1045, he revealed himself, it seems… -
Cadaver (CADAVERE)
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Cadence in Psalmody (CADENZA NELLA SALMODIA)
When the psalms are sung in their entirety in a single stretch, or are performed by alternating the two choirs, or only certain verses are taken, if these… -
Cades (Cadesbarne) (CADES (CADES-BARNE))
A locality situated at the extreme southern limit of the Promised Land, previously called 'En Mishpash (Gen. 14:7) or "spring of judgment." Etymologically from… -
Cadiz and Ceuta, Diocese of (CADICE E CEUTA, DIOCESI DI)
Cadiz is a very ancient maritime city on the Atlantic, founded around 140 B.C. by the Phoenicians, who called it Gadir; the Romans conquered it in 203 B.C. and… -
Cadoc, Saint (CADOC, SANTO)
Of Llancarfan, a 6th-century Welsh saint, hermit, abbot, poet (an enthusiast of Virgil), and feudal lord at the same time. The oldest Life of him that has come… -
Cadonici, Giovanni
Italian theologian, b. in Venice in 1705, d. 27 February 1786, canon of Cremona. Tenaciously opposed to the papal court, he favored Josephinism. To support his… -
Cadorna, Raffaele
Italian general, b. in Milan on 9 Feb. 1815, d. in Turin on 6 Feb. 1897. Of a deeply Catholic family, of a difficult temperament, of an authoritarian and… -
Caedmon, Saint (CAEDMON, SANTO)
Benedictine and the first Christian English poet, d. between 670 and 680. As for the name, there has been talk of a Celtic origin or of a Hebrew or Chaldean… -
Caelenae
It is beyond doubt that a fairly ancient Christian church existed in the land of the Marsi. In the 6th century there is explicit mention of a bishop John… -
Caelestis Agni Nuptiae (CAELESTIS AGNI NUP-TIAS)
Hymn of Vespers of St. Juliana Falconieri (v.). It is in the form of a prayer and recalls certain episodes in the life of the Saint. The elegance of the form… -
Caelestis Aulae Nuntius
Hymn of Vespers for the feast of the Holy Rosary, instituted by Gregory XIII on 1 April 1573 in commemoration of the victory won at Lepanto by the Christian… -
Caelestis Urbs Jerusalem (CAELESTIS URBS IERUSALEM)
Hymn of Vespers for the feast of the Dedication of a Church, of lofty poetic and mystical inspiration. In the heavenly Jerusalem is represented the Church… -
Caeli Deus Sanctissime
It is the hymn of Vespers for Wednesday, attributed to St. Ambrose, but not with very much foundation. The day that dies inspires in the poet feelings of… -
Caelitum Joseph Decus Atque Nostrae (CAELITUM IOSEPH DECUS ATQUE NOSTRAE)
Hymn of Matins for the feast of St. Joseph, which appears for the first time in a Benedictine breviary of 1580. In a Sapphic ode that unfolds nimbly and… -
Caelo Redemptor Praetulit
Hymn of Matins for the feast of the Motherhood of the Madonna. It is found in a Portuguese breviary of 1700, and only in 1931 did Pius XI, in commemoration of… -
Caen
Currently the capital of the department of Calvados (France). It is first mentioned in 1027 under the name Cadomum, but it was still a simple village 12 km… -
Caena Cypriani
A short work intended to enliven banquets, attributed, according to Brewer, to Cyprian, a poet of Gaul. In it, during a banquet at Cana, attended by the… -
Caesarea in Cappadocia (CESAREA DI CAPPADOCIA)
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Caesarea Maritima (CESAREA MARITTIMA)
A city of Palestine built between 25 and 12 B.C. by Herod the Great, who dedicated it to Caesar Augustus. There, 38 km south of Carmel, the Tower of Strato had… -
Caesarea Mauretania (CESAREA MAURITANIA)
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Caesarea Philippi (CESAREA DI FILIPPO)
A city at the southern foot of Mount Hermon, where in the time of Joshua Ba'al Gādh stood. In antiquity the city and the region were called Paneas (a name that… -
Caesar, Gaius Julius (C. Iulius C. f. C. n. Caesar) (CESARE, CAIO GIULIO (C. IULIUS C. F. C. N. CAESAR))
Born July 13, 102 B.C., died March 15, 44 B.C. Consul in 59, conqueror of Gaul from 58 to 51, in civil war against Pompey (49-45) > CAESAR, JULIUS - Marble… -
Caesarism (Caesaropapism) (CESARISMO (CESAROPAPISMO))
It is a tendency by which, in the mutual relations between Church and State, there is assigned or recognized to the latter an interference or a preponderance… -
Caesarius of Arles, Saint (CESARIO DI ARLES, SANTO)
Archbishop of Arles, b. around 470-71 in the region of Chalon-sur-Saône, d. 27 Aug. 542. Of his life it is known that at the age of twenty he became a monk at… -
Caesarius of Heisterbach (CESARIO DI HEISTERBACH)
German Cistercian, b. at Cologne around 1180, d. around 1240. First master of novices, he was then prior of the monastery called "Valley of St. Peter,"… -
Caesarius of Nazianzus, Saint (CESARIO DI NAZIANZO, SANTO)
He lived in Cappadocia in the 4th century, was the brother of St. Gregory, the youngest of the family, born in Arianzus in 330; from 361 to 368 he was a… -
Caesarius of San Bonaventura (CESARIO DI SAN BONAVENTURA)
Carmelite missionary, in the world Giovanni, son of the illustrious orientalist Pietro Bertius. Born on 16 March 1615 at Leiden (Holland) to Protestant… -
Caesarius of Speyer (CESARIO DA SPIRA)
Francesco, a disciple of St. Francis of Assisi, was born in Speyer (Germany) in the second half of the 12th century, and died in Assisi (?) during the… -
Caesarius, Saint (CESARIO, SANTO)
Martyr of Terracina in Campania. According to the Passio, written between the 5th and 6th centuries by an author who knew nothing of the martyr's life, C., an… -
Caetani, Costantino
Benedictine, b. at Syracuse in 1560, d. at Rome on 17 Sept. 1650. On 29 Oct. 1586 he entered the monastery of S. Nicola d'Arona at Catania. He was appointed by… -
Caetani (Gaetani)
According to a family tradition the C. would trace back to the consuls (hypatoi) and dukes of Gaeta; but their certain genealogy begins with the 12th century… -
Caetano
CAETANO: v. DE VIO, TOMMASO. -
Caetanus (CAIETANUS)
CAIETANUS: v. DE VIO TOMMASO. -
Caetité, Diocese of (CAETITÉ, DIOCESI DI)
In the State of Bahia (Brazil), a suffragan of San Salvador, it occupies the central-southern part of that State, which is very rich in cotton, cocoa and… -
Cafá (Caffa, Cofa), Melchiorre (CAFÁ (CAFFA, COFA), MELCHITORRE)
Sculptor, b. in Rome or in Malta in 1631 or 1635. He supplied the sketches and sometimes the models for the altars of certain churches in Rome (S. Caterina da… -
Cafaro, Paolo, Venerable (CAFARO, PAOLO, VENERABILE)
B. at Cafari, near Cava, on June 5, 1707, d. on Aug. 13, 1753 at Caposele. Ordained priest on Sept. 22, 1731, in 1735 parish priest of S. Pietro a Sepi (Cava… -
Cafaro, Pasquale
Musician, b. at S. Pietro in Galatina (Lecce) on 8 Feb. 1706, d. at Naples on 21 Oct. 1787. He studied music at the Conservatorio della Pietà in Naples, and… -
Cafelandia, Diocese of (CAFELANDIA, DIOCESI DI)
In the republic of Brazil, State of S. Paulo, suffragan of S. Paulo. It was erected by Pius XI with the bull Ea est in praesenti of 21 June 1926, by… -
Caffarini, Tommaso
Dominican, properly Tommaso di Antonio (Thomas Antonii) of Siena. Laurent, who restored his surname to him, commonly calls him "C." Born in Siena around 1350… -
Caffaro
Genoese chronicler, b. around 1080, d. in 1166. Of noble lineage (he was the son of Rustico, lord of Castrofino) and related to the leading families of Genoa… -
Caffè (Il)
The first journal of collective collaboration, a direct expression of the Milanese "Accademia dei Pugni," founded in the house of the Verri family, and… -
Caffieri
Family of French sculptors of Italian origin. The founder, DANIELE, b. at Sorrento in 1603, d. in 1639, was an engineer in the service of Urban VIII; his son… -
Caffi, Francesco
Composer and music historian, b. in Venice in 1778, d. in Padua in 1874. After serving until 1827 in Milan as a court of appeal counsellor, he studied in… -
Cagayan, Diocese of (CAGAYAN, DIOCESI DI)
A city in the Philippines in the province of Eastern Misamis, it is the seat of the diocese of the same name, a suffragan of the Name of Jesus (Cebu)… -
Cagin, Paul
Liturgist, b. at Béthune on 7 June 1847, d. at Solesmes on 8 Apr. 1923. Having entered the Benedictine Order in 1879 and been ordained a priest in 1885, he was… -
Cagliari, Archdiocese of (CAGLIARI, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
The principal city of Sardinia with about 60,000 inhabitants, situated on the southern coast, the capital of a province and a metropolitan see, having as… -
Cagli e Pergola, Diocese of (CAGLI E PERGOLA, DIOCESI DI)
In the Marche, in the province of Pesaro, suffragan of Urbino. The ancient Callium, perhaps derived from a station on the Via Flaminia (ad Cale), was an… -
Cagliero, Giovanni
Cardinal, born at Castelnuovo d'Asti on 11 Jan. 1838, died at Rome on 28 Feb. 1926. Having met St. John Bosco for the first time in his native town (1850), he… -
Cagliola, Filippo
Theologian, historian, conventual writer, b. in Malta at the beginning of the 17th century, d. in Naples in 1653. Having entered the Franciscans of the… -
Cagliostro, Alessandro, Count of (CAGLIOSTRO, ALESSANDRO, CONTE DI)
Famous 18th-century adventurer. His real name was Giuseppe Balsamo, born in 1743 to well-to-do Palermitans, and in Palermo he received his first education in a… -
Cagnacci, Guido
Painter, b. at S. Arcangelo di Romagna on 20 Jan. 1601, d. at Vienna in 1681. In Bologna he studied drawing in particular and in Venice color. Faithful to the… -
Cahagne, Taurin
B. at Heubécourt (dép. of Eure) on 27 May 1826, d. at Carcassonne on 1 Sept. 1899. He entered as a priest among the Friars Minor Capuchin of the BIBL.: F.… -
Cahana
Various Jewish doctors among the Amoraim (v.) bear this name, an Aramaic form of the Hebrew kōhēn ("priest"). It is difficult to establish each time which… -
Cahier, Charles
French Jesuit and archaeologist, b. in Paris on 26 Feb. 1807, d. there on 27 Feb. 1882. He devoted almost his entire life to studies of religious archaeology… -
Cahiers de la Nouvelle Journée
They are the continuation of La nouvelle journée, also directed by P. Archambault. They are published without regular periodicity, generally four issues a… -
Cahiers de la Quinzaine
Founded by Charles Péguy in 1900. At first the founder published some Cahiers of a socialist and anticlerical character, on Loisy, on the monument to Renan… -
Cahiers des Archives de Philosophie
Founded in Paris in 1923. Each issue, which has no fixed periodicity, deals with a historical or doctrinal topic set by one or more contributors, followed by a… -
Cahiers du Monde Nouveau
With the subtitle Tribune internationale de langue française. Founded in Paris in 1945 to ensure the effective presence of Christian thought and hope in the… -
Cahiers Laënnec
A periodical publication issued in Paris beginning in 1935, on the initiative of the "Conférence Laënnec," for the purpose of treating medical problems… -
Cahors, Diocese of (CAHORS, DIOCESI DI)
In France, capital of the department of Lot, on the peninsula formed by the river Lot. It is a suffragan of Albi. Area: 5,213 sq. km.; it has a population of… -
Cahour, Arsène
French Jesuit and writer, b. at St-Hilaire du Harcouët (Manche) on 8 June 1806, d. at Le Mans on 14 Sept. 1871. Having entered the novitiate of Montrouge in… -
Caiani, Maria Anna
In religion M. Margherita, born in Poggio a Caiano on 2 Nov. 1863, died in Florence on 8 Aug. 1921. Although inclined toward the world, having become a… -
Caicò, Diocese of (CAICÒ, DIOCESI DI)
In the State of Rio Grande do Norte, in Brazil, suffragan of Paraíba, situated in the central-southern part of the State, in a hot but rich zone for cattle… -
Čaikovskij (Tchaikovsky), Pëtr Il'ič (CIAIKOVSKI (ČAJKOVSKIJ), PIOTR'ILIĆ)
Russian musician, b. at Votkinsk on 7 May 1840, d. at St. Petersburg on 6 Nov. 1893. He studied law and at the age of 20 was a government employee; he attended… -
Caillau, Armand-Benjamin
French priest, b. in Paris on 22 Oct. 1794, d. there on 4 July 1850. A benefactor of patrology and hagiography: he began with a new edition of the Thesaurus… -
Caimi, Bernardino, Blessed (CAIMI, BERNARDINO, BEATO)
Born in Milan in the second half of the 15th century. Having entered the Order of Observant Friars Minor at a very young age, he was guardian in various… -
Cainan
1. Heb. Qēnān, Gk. Καϊναν (-αμ), son of Enosh (Gen. 5:9; 1 Chron. 1:2), grandson of Seth, great-grandson of Adam, died at the age of 910 (Gen. 5:14), mentioned… -
Cain (CAINO)
First son of Adam and Eve, brother of Abel (v.); the rabbinic opinion that considers them twins is unfounded. Through his hatred and fratricide, he is the… -
Cainites (CAINITI)
I. Race of Cain (v.), of which Gen. 4:17-24 speaks. To them is attributed the first material progress of humanity, with the founding of a city (Cain), the… -
Caiphas (CAIFA)
Better Joseph C., high priest, son-in-law of Annas (v.) or Ananus. The surname C. is of uncertain origin and meaning, and is explained as "interpreter." His… -
Caird, Edward
English philosopher, b. at Greenock (Scotland) on 22 March 1835, d. at Oxford on 1 Nov. 1908. He held the chair of moral philosophy at the University of… -
Caird, John
English philosopher and theologian, brother of Edward, b. at Greenock, in Scotland, on 15 Dec. 1820, d. on 30 July 1898. He studied at the University of… -
Cairns, Diocese of (CAIRNS, DIOCESI DI)
City in the province of Queensland in Australia and suffragan diocese of Brisbane. Its territory, which comprises a part of northern Queensland (336,885 sq.… -
Cairo, Maronite Diocese and Patriarchal Vicariate for the Melkites (CAIRO, VESCOVADO DEI MARONITI E VICARIATO PATRIARCALE PER I MELKITI)
CAIRO, VESCOVADO dei MARONITI e VICARIATO PATRIARCALE per i MELKITI: v. EGITTO. -
Caius (Gaius, Γάιος) (CAIO (CAIUS, GAIUS, ΓΆΛΟΣ))
Name of several disciples of the Apostles. In the Greek New Testament the name Γάιος occurs five times: in three cases the Vulgate has Gaius (Acts 19:29; 20:4… -
Caius of Rome and the Alogi (CAIO DI ROMA E GLI ALOGI)
In the library of Jerusalem Eusebius found the works of Berillus of Bostra, of Hippolytus (without geographical indication) and of C. All three authors are… -
Caius, Pope, Saint (CAIO, PAPA, SANTO)
The Liber Pontificalis says he was of Dalmatian origin, and indeed a relative of the emperor Diocletian (this last addition may be doubted). According to the… -
Cajal, Santiago Ramón y
Spanish pathologist and histologist, b. at Petilla de Aragón in 1852, d. in 1934, known for the histological techniques he introduced in the examination of the… -
Cajamarca, Diocese of (CAJAMARCA, DIOCESI DI)
In the Republic of Peru, department of C., suffragan of Trujillo. Erected on 5 April 1908, it comprises the department of C. with a territorial extent of… -
Cajazeiras, Diocese of (CAJAZEIRAS, DIOCESI DI)
Republic of Brazil, State of Parahyba do Norte. Erected by Pius X on 6 February 1914 with the bull Maius Catholicae Religionis incrementum, which detached its… -
Cajazzo, Diocese of (CAJAZZO, DIOCESI DI)
On the border between Molise and Campania. C. is the ancient Calatia, a city of Oscan origin occupied successively by the Etruscans, the Samnites and then… -
Cajetan of Thiene, Saint (GAETANO DA THIENE, SANTO)
Born of a noble Vicentine family in Oct. 1480, to Gaspare and Maria (Ist. Gab. Ist. nat.) GAETA, ARCHDIOCESE of - Bell tower. The base is from the 9th century… -
Calabar, Apostolic Vicariate of (CALABAR, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
In Nigeria, at the estuary of the Cross. The missionary work in the territory of the apostolic vicariate of C. began with the mission station of C., against… -
Calabiana, Nazari Luigi, Count of (CALABIANA, NAZARI LUIGI, CONTE DI)
Bishop, b. 27 July 1808 at Savigliano, d. 23 Oct. 1893 at Milan. Elected on 12 Apr. 1847 bishop of Casale, he was almoner of King Charles Albert. To the high… -
Calabozo, Diocese of (CALABOZO, DIOCESI DI)
In the republic of Venezuela, State of Guárico, suffragan of Santiago del Venezuela. Founded on 7 March 1863, it received its first bishop only in 1880. The… -
Calabrese
CALABRESE: v. PRETI MATTIA. -
Calabria
I. GEOGRAPHY. - In ancient times this name designated the Salentine Peninsula, and only after the 7th century did it designate the other, wider one, which… -
Calahorra and La Calzada, Diocese of (CALAHORRA E LA CALZADA, DIOCESI DI)
C. is a city in northern Spain in Old Castile, in the province of Logroño, and the seat of a diocese suffragan of Burgos. Situated between the dioceses of… -
Calamaia
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Calamatta, Luigi
Engraver and lithographer, b. at Civitavecchia on June 21, 1801 or June 12, 1802; d. at Milan on March 8, 1869. From 1822 he lived predominantly in Paris… -
Calamo
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Calancha, Antonio
B. at La Plata in Peru in 1584, d. at Lima on 1 March 1654. At the age of 14 he took the Augustinian habit. He became famous not only as a historian… -
Calandione
Patriarch of Antioch, successor in 481 to Stephen II who had been killed by the Monophysites, he owed his elevation to the emperor Zeno and to the patriarch… -
Calandrelli, Alessandro
Scholar of military science, b. in Rome on 8 Oct. 1805, d. at Albano Laziale in 1888. An artillery officer, he reorganized the pontifical artillery school; of… -
Calasanz, Joseph, Saint (CALASANZIO, GIUSEPPE, SANTO)
CALASANZIO, GIUSEPPE, santo: v. GIUSEPPE CALASANZIO, saint. -
Calasanz, Joseph, Saint (GIUSEPPE CALASANZIO, SANTO)
Born at Peralta de la Sal, in Aragon, in 1556 or 1557, of a modest family but perhaps of ancient nobility; died in Rome on 25 Aug. 1648. In religion, G. of the… -
Calasio, Mario da
Friar Minor, b. at Calasio in the Abruzzi in 1550, d. at Rome on 24 Jan. 1620. He entered the Franciscan Order young and devoted himself especially to the… -
Calatayud, Pedro de
Spanish Jesuit, ascetical writer, b. at Tafalla (Navarre) on 1 Aug. 1689, d. at Bologna on 27 Feb. 1773. After a period of teaching, from 1728 he devoted… -
Calatrava
Spanish knightly order founded in 1158 by Raymond, Cistercian abbot of Fideiro, entrusted by Sancho III, king of Castile, with the defense of C., besieged by… -
Calbayog, Diocese of (CALBAYOG, DIOCESI DI)
City in the province of Samar in the Philippine Islands, and seat of the diocese suffragan of the Name of Jesus (Cebu), comprising the islands of Samar… -
Calbulus (CALBULO)
African Christian poet, perhaps a bishop, who lived at the beginning of the 6th century. The Latin Anthology (no. 378, ed. A. Riese) preserves by him a poem… -
Calchi
1. LODOVICO MARIA. - Dominican reformer and apostle, b. in Milan to a senatorial family on 26 Dec. 1669, d. at Troia (prov. of Foggia) on 20 Aug. 1709. Having… -
Calco
It is the reproduction of objects worked in relief obtained by means of impressions taken from the original with wax, clay, plaster or other suitable material.… -
Calco, Giacomo
Carmelite, a native of Lodi and a professor at the University of Pavia. Having gone to Paris, he there took the side of Henry VIII, King of England; he was… -
Calcondyla (CALCONDÌLA)
I. DEMETRIUS. Greek humanist, grammarian and philologist, b. in Constantinople, of an Athenian family, in 1423 and d. in Milan in 1511. From Athens, where he… -
Calculation (CALCOLO)
CALCOLO : v. MATEMATICA. -
Calcutta [Kolkata], Archdiocese of (CALCUTTA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
The archdiocese of C. is made up of the western part of the ancient apostolic vicariate of Bengal (1834), divided into two (eastern and western) in 1850: it… -
Caldara, Polidoro
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Caldeira, Bonifacio
Friar Minor, called Bonifacio Indiano, b. at Meliapore in 1586, d. at Como on 1 March 1661. He was of royal lineage and, once his parents had been converted… -
Caldera (Caldeira), Fernando
Spanish mystical writer, of the Order of Minims, b. in Madrid ca. 1560, d. there in 1633. After completing his studies, he entered the Minims in the Madrid… -
Calderini, Giovanni
Famous lay canonist of the 14th century (d. 1365). He taught at Bologna around the middle of the 14th century. He wrote, besides various monographs, a… -
Calderini, Guglielmo
Architect, b. in Perugia on 3 March 1837, d. in Rome on 12 February 1916. Professor of architecture first at the Academy of Fine Arts of Perugia, then at Pisa… -
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro
Playwright, b. in Madrid on 17 January 1600, d. there on 25 May 1681. He first knew the labors of study at the Madrid college of the Jesuits, then at the… -
Caldes, Pedro
Spanish Carthusian, b. in 1537 at Llummayor, on the island of Majorca. He first lived among the Franciscans for 15 years and was a distinguished preacher; at… -
Caldora, Giacomo
Powerful Abruzzese baron and captain, b. at Castel del Giudice, on the Sangro, in 1368, and d. on 15 Nov. 1439. Elected captain general of the Church and of… -
Caleb (CALEB)
A contemporary and collaborator of Joshua. Of the tribe of Judah, he was, along with Joshua, among the twelve sent by Moses, while he was at Kadesh, to explore… -
Caleca, Manuele
Grammarian and theologian of Constantinople of the 14th-15th century. Opposed to Palamism, he abandoned the literary teaching to which he had devoted himself… -
Caledonia
CALEDONIA: V. NUOVA CALEDONIA. -
Calegari, Family (CALEGARI, FAMIGLIA)
SANTO, incisore e scultore, n. a Brescia nel 1662, m. nel 1717. Operò a Roma sotto gli influssi del Bernini e dell'Algardi. Abile e pronto artista in legno e… -
Calendar (CALENDARIO)
This name originally denoted among the Romans the register in which bankers noted the interest on loans falling due on the first (kalendae) of each month: the… -
Calendar of the Universal Church (CALENDARIO DELLA CHIESA UNIVERSALE)
One can speak of a calendar of the Universal Church only from the year 1568 onward, that is, from the moment when Pius V imposed the reformed Breviary, with… -
Calenzio, Generoso
Erudite Oratorian, b. in Naples in 1831, d. in Rome on 11 Dec. 1915. He entered the Congregation of the Oratory of Rome in 1863 and devoted himself preferably… -
Calepino, Ambrogio
Of the family of the counts of Caleppio, born at Caleppio (Bergamo), around 1440 and died in 1510 or 1511. An Augustinian friar of vast erudition; he knew… -
Calepodius (CALEPODIO)
No liturgical or topographical document bears witness to the cult rendered to C. as a martyr apart from the Passio s. Callisti, which affirms his status as a… -
Caleppi, Lorenzo
Cardinal, b. at Cervia on 29 April 1741, d. at Rio de Janeiro on 10 Jan. 1817. After attending the college of nobles in Ravenna, he moved to Rome and devoted… -
Calgary, Diocese of (CALGARY, DIOCESI DI)
City in the province of Alberta in Canada and suffragan diocese of Edmonton (formerly St. Albert), comprising the southern part of Alberta. It is bounded on… -
Caliari, Paolo
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Calicut [Kozhikode], Diocese of (CALICUT, DIOCESI DI)
It is a suffragan diocese of Bombay in India: it comprises almost all of Malabar with an area of 8,500 km², and a population of about 3,000,000; the territory… -
Cali, Diocese of (CALI, DIOCESI DI)
In the Republic of Colombia, department of Valle del Cauca, suffragan of Popayán. Erected by Pius X on 7 June 1910, it has a territorial extent of 19,789 sq km… -
Caligari, Giovanni Andrea
Nuncio, b. at Brisighella on 14 Oct. 1527, d. at Bertinoro on 19 Jan. 1613. He was auditor of Cardinal Francesco Giovanni Commendone. In 1559 a referendary of… -
Caligraphy (CALCOGRAFIA)
A word formed from the Greek terms χαλκός (copper) and γράφο (I write), which properly denotes the technique of intaglio engraving on copper. From the middle… -
Calini, Muzio, Bishop (CALINI, MUZIO, VESCOVO)
Born into a noble Brescian family in an unspecified year, died at Terni (of which city he was bishop) in April 1570. He was excellently educated according to… -
Calino, Cesare
Jesuit and preacher, b. in Brescia on 14 Feb. 1670, d. in Bologna on 19 Aug. 1749. After several years of teaching literature at Faenza, Parma and Venice, he… -
Caliph and Caliphate (CALIFFO E CALIFFATO)
The Arabic title halifah means "successor," "lieutenant," and appears frequently also in the Qur'an, but never in the technical sense it later acquired, of… -
Calisse, Carlo
Legal historian, b. at Civitavecchia on 29 Jan. 1859, d. on 23 Apr. 1945. Deputy, senator and honorary president of the Council of State. He taught at the… -
Calistines (CALISTINI)
A Hussite politico-religious sect of the 15th century, so called because its adherents claimed the use of the eucharistic chalice for all the faithful without… -
Callegari, Giuseppe
Cardinal, b. 4 Nov. 1841 in Venice, d. 14 Apr. 1906 in Padua. Ordained a priest in 1864, he was a teacher of grammar and literature, as well as of moral… -
Calles, Sigismund
Jesuit, Austrian historian, b. at Aspach on 12 March 1695, d. at Vienna on 3 Jan. 1761. He entered the habit of the Society in 1711, was professor of history… -
Callewaert, Camille
Liturgist, b. at Zwevegem on 1 Jan. 1866, d. at Bruges on 6 Aug. 1943. After completing his studies in the seminaries of Roeselare and Bruges, he was ordained… -
Calligari, Ernesto (Mikròs)
Journalist, b. at Bonassola (Spezia) on 7 March 1858, d. at Carrodano (Spezia) on 19 Aug. 1929. Having graduated in law, he entered as an editor in 1882 at the… -
Callinicus (CALLINICO)
Meletian bishop of Pelusium in Egypt (4th century), an opponent of St. Athanasius, and a suffragan of John Arkaph; he was one of the four Meletian bishops… -
Callinicus I, Patriarch of Constantinople (CALLINICO I, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
He held this office from 693 to 705. His severe admonitions against the emperor Justinian II ended by making the emperor wholly hostile to him. Fearing… -
Callinteria (Καλλυντήρια) (CALLINTERIE (ΚΑΛΛΥΝΤΉΡΙΑ))
Ancient Athenian festivals in honor of Athena, generally mentioned together with the Plinteria (v.). Nothing has been handed down to us about the rites… -
Callirhoe (CALLIROE)
A region of thermal springs east of the Dead Sea, a little south of the Zerqà Mà'in, called by the Arabs Hammàm ez-Zàrà. In a broad amphitheatre 4 km long and… -
Callistus III, Antipope (CALLISTO III, ANTIPAPA)
CALLISTO III, ANTIPAPA: V. GIOVANNI, ABATE DI STRUMI. -
Callistus III, Pope (CALLISTO III, PAPA)
Alfonso di Borgia (Borja), b. at Canals near Xàtiva (Valencia) on 31 Dec. 1378, studied at the University of Lérida in Catalonia, where he received a doctorate… -
Callistus II, Pope (CALLISTO II, PAPA)
For many years (from 1088) archbishop of Vienne in the Dauphiné, Guido, son of William count of Burgundy, carried on a fervent activity in legations and… -
Callistus I, Patriarch of Constantinople (CALLISTO I, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
At first a monk on Mount Athos, a convinced follower of the doctrine of Gregory Palamas, he succeeded Isidore I on the ecumenical throne in 1350, and held it… -
Callistus I, Pope, Saint (CALLISTO I, PAPA, SANTO)
The Lib. Pont. and the Liberian Catalogue call him a Roman of the Transtiberine region ("de regione Urbe Ravennantium") and assert that he was pontiff from the… -
Calloni, Vincenzo
Franciscan missionary, b. in S. Maria a Colle (Lucca) on 24 March 1844. Sent to the missionary college of S. Carlo in S. Lorenzo, province of Santa Fe in… -
Callot, Jacques
Engraver and draughtsman, b. at Nancy around 1594, d. there in 1635. In 1608 he reached Italy, after having made his first experiments in engraving in 1607. In… -
Cally, Pierre
Cartesian theologian and philosopher, b. at Mesnil-Hubert (Orne) in the 17th century and d. at Caen on 31 Dec. 1709. After studying philosophy at Caen and… -
Calmet, Augustin
One of the most famous among the commentators of the Bible and historians of the Church of the 18th century, b. at Ménil-la-Horgne (Lorraine) in 1672, d. 25… -
Calmette, Jean
Missionary and Indologist, b. at Rodez (Aveyron, France) on 5 May 1693, d. in February 1740. A Jesuit in 1709, he left for India, where he arrived in 1726 at… -
Calonicus (CALONICO)
CALONICO: v. TEMISTIO. -
Calonymos ben Calonymos (Qalōnymōs ben Qalōnymōs) (CALONIMOS BEN CALONIMOS (QALŌNIMŌS BEN QALŌNIMŌS))
Rabbi, born in 1286 at Arles in Provence and lived for some years in Italy. Among his writings he left a satire on the customs of the time entitled 'Ebhen… -
Calò, Pietro
Dominican, hagiographer, b. at Chioggia, d. perhaps at Cividale del Friuli on 11 Dec. 1348. In 1307 he was assigned as lector to the convent of Ferrara (Arch.… -
Caltagirone, Diocese of (CALTAGIRONE, DIOCESI DI)
City of eastern Sicily. The Saracens called it Qal'at al-gīrān, that is, castle of the Caves. The diocese measures 2000 sq km in area; it has 38 parishes with… -
Caltanissetta, Diocese of (CALTANISSETTA, DIOCESI DI)
In Sicily, erected by Gregory XVI (25 May 1844) with jurisdiction over 17 municipalities, until then forming part of the dioceses of Agrigento (14), Nicosia… -
Calumnies Against Christians (CALUNNIE CONTRO I CRISTIANI)
CALUNNIE CONTRO I CRISTIANI: v. ACCUSE CONTRO I CRISTIANI. -
Calumny (CALUNNIA)
CALUNNIA: v. DETRAZIONE. -
Calusco, Taddeo
Preacher and biblical scholar, b. in Milan in the second half of the 17th century, d. there on 21 April 1720. He became an Augustinian in the convent of S.… -
Caluso, Valperga Tommaso di
CALUSO, VALPERGA TOMMASO di: v. VALPERGA DI CALUSO TOMMASO. -
Calvary (CALVARIO)
Place where Jesus "suffered outside the gates (of Jerusalem)" (Hebr. 13, 2), called the "place of the skull" (κρανίου τόπος) and in Greek Γολγοθά (Io. 19, 17).… -
Calvi and Teano, Diocese of (CALVI E TEANO, DIOCESI DI)
Dioceses of Campania, united aequae et principaliter in 1818 with episcopal residence in T. Area 447.4 sq km: 107 parishes, 140 diocesan priests, 46 regulars… -
Calvin (Calvinus, Cauvin, Chauvin, Calvin Jean) (CALVINO (CALVINUS, CAUVIN, CHAUVIN, CALVIN JEAN))
The most important initiator of Protestantism in France, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Among the pseudonyms used by C., let us recall: Martianus Lucanius… -
Calvinus, Justus
Controversialist, b. at Wetter (Hesse) in May 1572, d. at Mainz between 1616 and 1621. While attending the theology course at Heidelberg, it happened that he… -
Calybita, Giovanni, Saint (CALIBITA, GIOVANNI, SANTO)
CALIBITA, GIOVANNI, santo: v. GIOVANNI CALIBITA, saint. -
Calzari
Under the name c. it is commonly understood to mean everything that covers the foot and the leg, whether shoe or stocking; but in liturgical terms the c. are… -
Camagüey, Diocese of (CAMAGÜEY, DIOCESI DI)
City in the province of C. on the island of Cuba, and a diocese suffragan of Santiago de Cuba. It comprises the civil province of C. and has an area of 26,098… -
Camaiani, Pietro
Nuncio, b. at Arezzo on 1 June 1519, d. at Ascoli Piceno on 27 July 1579. He was a canon of Florence when, on 12 Feb. 1552, he was appointed bishop of Fiesole… -
Camaldolese (CAMALDOLESI)
CAMALDOLESI: v. BENEDETTINI CAMALDOLESI.