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Ceadda (Chad), Abbot, Saint(CEADDA (CHAD) ABATE, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 714 CEADDA (CHAD), abbot, saint. – Perhaps originally from Northumbria. The year of his birth is uncertain; he died, according to Bede, who is the best source for…
Ceadwalla (Caedwalla), King of Wessex(CEADWALLA (CAEDWALLA), RE DEL WESSEX)Vol. III, p. 714 CEADWALLA (CAEDWALLA), king of WESSEX. - A warrior of British stock, leader of the Britons of Wales, whose life represents one phase of the struggle between…
Cearà, Diocese of(CEARÀ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 714 CEARÀ, DIOCESI di: v. FORTALEZA (CEARÀ), DIOCESI di.
Cebu, Diocese of(CEBÙ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 714 CEBÙ, DIOCESE of: v. NOME DI GESÙ (CEBÙ), DIOCESE of.
Cebà, AnsaldoVol. III, p. 714 CEBÀ, ANSALDO. — Poet, born in Genoa in 1565, died there in 1623. A pupil of the Jesuits and subsequently of Speroni at the University of Padua, he devoted…
Ceca, National Church of(CECA, CHIESA NAZIONALE)Vol. III, p. 714 CECA, CHIESA NAZIONALE: v. BOEMI, FRATELLI.
Ceccarelli, AlessandroVol. III, p. 714 CECCARELLI, ALESSANDRO. — Papal archiater and chief surgeon of the papal army, born at Castiglione in Teverina, near Orvieto, on 11 March 1830, died in Rome on…
Ceccarelli, NaddVol. III, p. 715 CECCARELLI, NADD. — Sienese painter of the mid-fourteenth century, of whom only a few signed works are known. These are: a panel with the Madonna half-length…
Cecchi, FilippoVol. III, p. 715 CECCHI, FILIPPO. – Piarist physicist, born in Ponte Buggianese (Pistoia) on 31 May 1822, died in Florence on 1 May 1887. He taught physics and mathematics in…
Cecchi, Giovanni MariaVol. III, p. 715 CECCHI, GIOVANNI MARIA. — Man of letters, born in Florence, according to the most reliable date, on 15 March 1518. Following the family tradition, he was a…
Cecco d'AscoliVol. III, p. 715 CECCO d'ASCOLI. – Francesco Stabili, b. at Ascoli in 1269, was a physician, astrologer, naturalist, poet, presumptuous and eccentric. Attached to the Bolognese…
Cecilia of the Nativity(CECILIA DELLA NATIVITÀ)Vol. III, p. 717 CECILIA della NATIVITÀ. - Discalced Carmelite, in secular life Cecilia Sobrino y Morillas, born in 1570 at (fol. Alinari) CECILIA, santa - Marble bas-relief…
Cecilia, Saint(CECILIA, SANTA)Vol. III, p. 715 CECILIA, saint. — Roman martyr, venerated on 22 November. She has her eulogy in acts composed in the 5th–6th centuries, which present numerous elements…
Cecilian(CECILIANO)Vol. III, p. 717 CECILIANO. – First archdeacon and then bishop of Carthage (311), his name is associated with the Donatist controversy, provoked by his election after the death…
Cecilian Movement(CECILIANO, MOVIMENTO)Vol. III, p. 717 CECILIANO, MOVIMENTO. — Organization of devotees and supporters of ecclesiastical music; it took its name from St. Cecilia, commonly invoked and venerated as…
Cecropius(CECROPIO)Vol. III, p. 729 CECROPIO. - Semi-Arian, bishop first of Laodicea, then transferred to Nicomedia by the emperor Constantius in 351. Judged severely by s. Athanasius for having…
Cedar(CEDRO)Vol. III, p. 730 CEDAR. - A majestic tree, with valuable timber, mentioned in many biblical passages, generally with the local designation “of Lebanon,” where it grew in great…
Cedar (Hebrew Qēdhār = "Bronzed by the Sun")(CEDAR (EBR. QÉDHĀR = «ABBRONZATO» DAL SOLE))Vol. III, p. 730 CEDAR (Heb. Qédhār = “sunburnt”). - Second son of Ismaele (Gen. 25, 13), after whom were named the Arab tribe descended from him and the region inhabited by…
CedronVol. III, p. 730 CEDRON. – Torrent or valley (Heb. Naḥal Qidhrān, in Greek ὁ γειμαρος τῶν Κεδρῶν; opp. ὁ Κεδρῶν). It rises on Mount Scopus, northeast of Jerusalem, at about 760…
CefaVol. III, p. 730 CEFA: v. PIETRO, santo, apostolo.
CefaloniaVol. III, p. 730 CEFALONIA. – City and capital of the island of the same name in the Ionian archipelago. From as early as the 4th century it was the seat of a bishopric, which…
Cefalù, Diocese of(CEFALÚ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 730 CEFALÙ, DIOCESE of. — In Sicily, province of Palermo, suffragan of Palermo. Its jurisdiction today extends over 22 municipalities in the province of Palermo…
Ceila (Hebrew Qē'lláh; spelled in the letters of El-Amarna)(CEILA (EBR. QÉ'LLÁH; KIILTI NELLE LETTERE DI EL-AMARNA))Vol. III, p. 731 CEILA (Hebrew Qe’illah; Ki-il-ti in the el-Amarna letters). — A fortified city in the lowland of Judah (Josh. 15:44; 1 Chron. 4:19), stoutly defended by CEFALÙ…
Ceiling(SOFFITTO)Vol. XI, p. 537 CEILING. — An architectural element intended to conceal the superstructures of the roof or, more simply, the ceiling of a room. What concerns us here is,…
Ceillier, RemiVol. III, p. 732 CEILLIER, REMI. – Benedictine of the Lorraine Congregation of St-Venne and St-Hidulphe, born at Bar-le-Duc on 14 May 1688, died in the monastery of Flavigny on…
Celebes, Islands of(CELEBES, ISOLE)Vol. III, p. 732 CELEBES, ISOLE: v. MANADO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di.
Celesia, MichelangeloVol. III, p. 732 CELESIA, MICHELANGELO. – Benedictine, cardinal, born in Palermo on 13 January 1814, died there on 15 April 1904. Prior of the monastery of La Maddalena in…
Celesia, PaoloVol. III, p. 732 CELESIA, PAOLO. – Biologist and thinker, b. in Genoa on 3 April 1876, d. in Rome on 12 June 1916. After graduating in natural sciences, he founded and directed…
CelesteVol. III, p. 733 CELESTE. - The name Cælestia denotes, in Roman religion, the principal goddess of Carthage who, having been evoked from the enemy city, seems to have found…
Celestine I, Pope, Saint(CELESTINO I, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 734 CELESTINE I, POPE, saint. – He was a native of Campania. He was elected and consecrated on 10 September 422, six days after the death of Boniface I (4…
Celestine II, Pope(CELESTINO II, PAPA)Vol. III, p. 734 CELESTINO II, PAPA. - Guido di Città di Castello was appointed by Onorio II cardinal deacon of S. Maria in via Lata and was transferred by Innocenzo II to the…
Celestine II, Pope, Elected(CELESTINO II, PAPA, ELETTO)Vol. III, p. 734 CELESTINE II, POPE, ELECTED. – Teobaldo Buccapeus or Buccapecorini, from a Roman family that had risen to some prominence toward the end of the 11th century,…
Celestine III(CELESTINO III)Vol. III, p. 735 CELESTINO III - C. III grants autonomy to the hospital of S. Maria della Scala. Fresco by Domenico di Bartolo (1443-44) - Siena. CELESTINO V - Fresco from the…
Celestine III, Pope(CELESTINO III, PAPA)Vol. III, p. 734 CELESTINE III, POPE. – Giacinto Bobo-Orsini, born ca. 1106 into the noble Roman family that in the thirteenth century gave the Church of Rome illustrious…
Celestine IV, Pope(CELESTINO IV, PAPA)Vol. III, p. 735 CELESTINO IV, PAPA. - Goffredo Castiglioni, a Milanese, son of Giovanni and Cassandra Crivelli, sister of Urbano III (d. in 1187). A disciple of S. Galdino, he…
Celestine V, Pope, Saint(CELESTINO V, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 735 CELESTINE V, POPE, saint. — Peter of Morrone, born at Isernia (Campobasso) in 1215, died at the Castle of Fumone (Frosinone) on 19 May 1296. As a young man he…
Celestines, Order of the(CELESTINI, ORDINE DEI)Vol. III, p. 733 CELESTINI, ORDER of. — Founded by St. Pier Celestino (Pope Celestino V) around 1240, in the solitude of Mount Maiella. On 1 June 1263, Urban IV gave the new…
Celestius(CELESTIO)Vol. III, p. 737 CELESTIUS. – Leading figure of Pelagianism, he was probably a native of Italy. He was practicing law in Rome when, around 405, he met Pelagius and accepted his…
Celestri, AntonioVol. III, p. 737 CELESTRI, ANTONIO. — Italian theologian, born in Palermo on 13 October 1649 and died there on 19 March 1706. At the age of 16 he became a religious of the…
Celesyria (Greek Kaílē Syría = "Hollow Syria")(CELESIRIA (ΚΑΊΛΗ ΣΥΡΊΑ = « SIRIA CAVA »))Vol. III, p. 733 CELESIRIA (Καίλη Συρία = “Hollow Syria”).—Name given by the Greeks, after the conquest of Alessandro Magno, to the region lying between Lebanon and…
Celibacy(CELIBATO)Vol. III, p. 737 CELIBATO. - I. ECCLESIASTICAL C. - The guiding principle of ecclesiastical c. is the idea of purity and continence. Jesus presents it as the exercise of a…
Cell(CELLA)Vol. III, p. 739 CELLA. - I. It is a term with the most varied applications. A Christian inscription in Rome mentions a binara (= cinaria) c. belonging to Sesto Petronio Probo…
Cellarius, MartinVol. III, p. 739 CELLARIUS, MARTIN: v. BORRHAUS, MARTIN.
Celle, Giovanni DelleVol. III, p. 739 CELLE, GIOVANNI delle. - Ascetical writer and translator into the vernacular. A Florentine, son of Gano, a nobleman of Catignano, b. c. 1310 and d. c. 1396.…
Cellini, AdolfoVol. III, p. 740 CELLINI, ADOLFO. — Exegete, born at Ripatransone (Ascoli Piceno) on 25 February 1857, died there on 10 February 1920. He taught the humanities and subsequently…
Cellini, BenvenutoVol. III, p. 740 CELLINI, BENVENUTO. — Born in Florence in 1500, he was first directed by his father toward music and then toward goldsmithing; at sixteen he was confined in…
Cellites (Alexians), Brothers of(FRATELLI CELLITI (ALESSIANI))Vol. V, p. 1013 FRATELLI CELLITI (ALESSIANI). — Society of lay brothers founded in the 14th century in Romania for the care of the sick. Several such charitable societies are…
Cellot, LouisVol. III, p. 740 CELLOT, LOUIS. – French Jesuit, born in Paris in 1588, died there on 20 October 1658. A novice in 1605, he taught literature and Holy Scripture, served as…
CellulaVol. III, p. 741 with the major work De hierarchia et hierarchis (Rouen 1641), directed against Petrus Aurelius (that is, Saint-Cyran) and Hallier. Condemned by the Assembly of…
CellulaVol. III, p. 741 CELLULA. — In biology this is the name given to the smallest vital unit, capable of autonomous life and of reproducing the metazoans and metaphytes,…
Cellular, Theory(CELLULARE, TEORIA)Vol. III, p. 742 CELLULAR THEORY. — With the discovery of the cell, the idea matured that all animals and plants are constituted of cells. However, it was only in 1838 that…
Celsius, Olof (Olaus)Vol. III, p. 743 CELSIUS, OLOF (OLAUS). - Swedish Lutheran botanist and exegete, b. in 1670 and d. on 24 June 1756. He knew Arabic, which he used to determine the Hebrew names…
Celsus(CELSO)Vol. III, p. 743 CELSO. – Philosopher of the 2nd century and author of writings against Christianity. The person, work, and thought of C. are known to us solely through the…
Celsus (Celsi), AngeloVol. III, p. 744 CELSUS (CELSI), ANGELO. – A Roman nobleman, born in 1600 and died on 6 November 1671. A doctor «in utroque iure», he was appointed auditor of the S. Romana…
Celsus, Saint, Martyr(CELSO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. III, p. 743 CELSO, santo, martire: v. NAZARIO E CELSO, santi, martiri.
Celtes (Celtis), ConradVol. III, p. 744 CELTES (CELTIS), CONRAD. - Humanist (his true surname was Pickel), b. at Wipfeld, near Würzburg, on 1 Feb. 1459, d. at Vienna on 3 Feb. 1508. He was one of the…
Celtes, ConradVol. III, p. 744 CELTES, CONRAD — Tomb — Vienna, church of S. Stefano. ccc.) spans a period of several centuries, making it exceedingly difficult to ascertain the origins of…
Celts(CELTI)Vol. III, p. 744 CELTI. – By this name the Greek sources designate a group of peoples belonging to the Indo-European family who, having probably been settled since the…
Cemetery(CIMITERO)Vol. III, p. 957 CIMITERO. — This is the place intended for the burial of the dead. The Christians of the first centuries, conforming to the Roman laws that strictly prohibited…
Cemetery of Apronianus(APRONIANO, CIMITERO DI)Vol. I, p. 1016 APRONIANO, CIMITERO. — The Hieronymian Martyrology tells us (25 Dec.) that St. Eugenia was buried on the Via Latina in Rome in coemeterio Aproniani. And from…
Cemetery of Praetextatus(PRETESTATO, CIMITERO DI)Vol. IX, p. 1181 PRETESTATO, CIMITERO di. – Situated at the second mile on the left of the Via Appia (the entrance is currently at Via Appia Pignatelli 1). The name appears in…
Cemetery of St. Cyriaca(CIRIACA, CIMITERO DI)Vol. III, p. 996 CIRIACA, CEMETERY of. — On the Via Tiburtina; it derives its name from the legend attributing to a widow named C. the deposition of the martyr deacon St.…
Cena, GiovanniVol. III, p. 752 CENA, GIOVANNI. - Poet, journalist, and critic, b. at Montanaro Canavese on 12 Jan. 1870, d. at Rome on 7 Dec. 1917. He studied at Turin, where he was a pupil…
Cenacle of Jerusalem(CENACOLO DI GERUSALEMME)Vol. III, p. 752 CENACOLO di GERUSALEMME. - A Gothic-style hall inside the Mohammedan mosque called Nebi Dâ'ûd ("prophet David"), southwest of Gerusalemme, outside the present…
Cenci, BeatriceVol. III, p. 753 CENCI, BEATRICE. — Born in Rome on 6 February 1577 to Francesco, a violent and avaricious man who, seeing his considerable fortune diminish because of the…
Cencre (Greek Ketzilí, Cenchrae)(CENCRE (ΚΕΤΖΗΛΊ, CENCHRAE))Vol. III, p. 753 CENCRE (Κετζηλί, Cenchrae). – Present-day Kehris, the ancient port of Corinth that served for communications with the East. At C., St. Paul embarked on his…
Cenesthesia And Cenestopathy(CENESTESIA E CENESTOPATIA)Vol. III, p. 754 CENESTHESIA and CENESTHOPATHY. - By cenesthesia is meant general internal sensibility, that is, the complex of impressions that reach consciousness from our…
Cennini, CenninoVol. III, p. 754 CENNINI, CENNINO. — Painter and writer, b. at Colle Val d'Elsa, d. perhaps in Padua after 1398. In Padua, C. worked for the Carraresi, as documents from 1398…
Cenobitism(CENOBITISMO)Vol. III, p. 754 CENOBITISMO: v. MONACHESINO.
Censius (Cenci), LudovicoVol. III, p. 754 CENSIUS (CENCI), LUDOVICO. – Jurist of the noble Cenci Goga family, b. in Perugia ca. 1557, d. there in 1637. His fame remains linked to a Tractatus de…
Censorship(CENSURA)Vol. III, p. 754 CENSURA. – The word c., from censor, the Roman magistrate charged with keeping the citizens’ censuses up to date, and later also with watching over morals,…
Census(CENSO)Vol. III, p. 754 CENSO: v. CANONI E CENSII.
Census of Quirinius(CENSIMENTO DI QUIRINO)Vol. III, p. 754 CENSIMENTO DI QUIRINO: v. QUIRINO PUBLIO SULPICIO.
CentocelleVol. III, p. 759 CENTOCELLE. - This episcopal see, attested by documents from the fifth century, had an ephemeral existence. L. Duchesne holds that the bishops of C.…
Centos(CENTONI POETICI)Vol. III, p. 759 POETIC CENTOS. – A cento is a poetic composition resulting from verses and parts of verses by some well-known poet, sewn together so as to express a new…
Central New Guinea, Apostolic Vicariate of(NUOVA GUINEA CENTRALE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)Vol. VIII, p. 1184 CENTRAL NEW GUINEA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - It is situated in the region of New Guinea under Australian mandate. The territory, detached from the apostolic…
Centuriators of Magdeburg(CENTURIATORI DI MAGDEBURGO)Vol. III, p. 761 CENTURIATORS OF MAGDEBURG. — This name is derived from the title of the work Ecclesiastica historia secundum singulas centurias per aliquot studiosis et pios…
Centurione, VittoriaVol. III, p. 761 CENTURIONE, VITTORIA. — In religion Paola Maria di Gesù, a discalced Carmelite, daughter of the noble Stefano C. and Vicentina Lomellini of Genova, born on 6…
Ceolfrid, Saint(CEOLFRIDO, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 761 CEOLFRIDO, saint. — Abbot of the two English monasteries of St Peter at Wearmouth and St Paul at Jarrow, in Northumberland; born in 642 in that region, of a…
Cepari, VirgilioVol. III, p. 762 CEPARI, VIRGILIO. - Jesuit, hagiographer, and ascetical writer, born at Panicale on Lake Trasimeno in 1563 or ’64, died in Rome on 14 March 1631. Professor of…
Cepeda, Félix AlejandroVol. III, p. 762 CEPEDA, FÉLIX ALEJANDRO. — Born at La Serena (Chile) on 19 November 1854, died at Madrid on 29 January 1930. After teaching in the seminaries as a priest, he…
Ceracchi, GiuseppeVol. III, p. 762 CERACCHI, GIUSEPPE. — Sculptor, born in Rome on 4 July 1751, died in Paris on 30 January 1802. A pupil in Rome of Tommaso Righi, after a sojourn in Florence he…
Ceramic Art(CERAMICA)Vol. III, p. 762 CERAMICS. — A generic term denoting every product obtained through the successive application of two technical processes: 1) the manipulation of more or less…
CeranoVol. III, p. 764 CERANO (IL): v. CRESPI, GIOVAN BATTISTA.
Cerboni, TommasoVol. III, p. 764 CERBONI, TOMMASO. - Dominican theologian, b. at Lucca on 25 March 1723, d. at Rome on 12 March 1795. He entered religious life at Perugia in 1739 and completed…
CerdoneVol. III, p. 769 CERDONE. — The oldest information about C. is found in St Irenaeus. C., who came to Rome under Hyginus, is said to have taught that the God preached by the Law…
Cereal(CEREALE)Vol. III, p. 769 CEREALE. – African bishop of Castellum Ripense, he took part in the religious discussion held at Carthage in 484 between Arian and Catholic bishops. When asked…
CerealiaVol. III, p. 769 CEREALIA. - Festivals in honour of Cerere, celebrated on 19 April. It is not known how they were conducted in the primitive indigenous cult, to which there may…
Cerebral Concussion(COMMOZIONE CEREBRALE)Vol. IV, p. 64 CEREBRAL CONCUSSION. - A consequence of severe trauma directly or indirectly affecting the head, or of violent shaking of the nervous centres (explosions), it…
Cerebral Localizations(LOCALIZZAZIONI CEREBRALI)Vol. VII, p. 878 CEREBRAL LOCALIZATIONS. – The concept that the various somatopsychic functions have a precisely determined localization in the brain has undergone continual…
Cerebral Softening(RAMMOLLIMENTO CEREBRALE)Vol. X, p. 309 CEREBRAL SOFTENING. — The concept of c. s. is fairly precise and well defined from an anatomical-pathological point of view, but much less so from a…
Ceremonial(CERIMONIALE)Vol. III, p. 771 CERIMONIALE: V. LITURGIA.
Ceremonial Master(CEROFERARIO)Vol. III, p. 773 CEROFERARIO. — The person who, in solemn functions, carries the lighted candle upon the candlestick. In ancient times, as a sign of special honour, the…
Ceremonial of Bishops(CERIMONIALE DEI VESCOVI)Vol. III, p. 771 CERIMONIALE DEI VESCOVI. — This is the body of sacred rules and directives governing the preparation, attitudes, movements, and gestures to be observed in the…
Ceremony(CERIMONIA)Vol. III, p. 770 CEREMONY. — In the liturgical sense, a c. is a gesture, an action, a movement, or a combination of these, instituted by the competent authority to accompany…
Ceres(CERERE)Vol. III, p. 770 CERERE. - Roman divinity of cereal vegetation, akin to Tellure; she is associated with the latter both in the feriae sementivae, celebrated in January at the…
Cereseto, GiambattistaVol. III, p. 770 CERESETO, GIAMBATTISTA. – Born in Ovada (Alessandria) on 15 June 1816; became a Piarist on 15 April 1833; died in his native city on 14 May 1858. A writer and…
Cereseto, Giovanni GiacintoVol. III, p. 770 CERESETO, GIOVANNI GIACINTO. — Biblical scholar, born in Genoa in 1840, died there on 28 December 1920. From 1875 to 1892 he taught Sacred Scripture and other…
Cerethei (Hebrew Kērethī)(CERETEI (EBR. KĒRĒTHĪ))Vol. III, p. 770 CERETEI (Heb. Kērēthī). — Mercenary troops, often listed in the Bible together with the Peretei. Since the land of origin of the Philistines (v.), their…
Ceretti, Giovanni DomenicoVol. III, p. 770 CERETTI, GIOVANNI DOMENICO. - B. at Alice Vercellese on 15 Feb. 1793, d. at Turin on 29 Dec. 1855 and buried in the cathedral of S. Giovanni. He made his…
Ceri of Gubbio(CERI DI GUBBIO)Vol. III, p. 770 CERI di GUBBIO: v. GUBBIO.
Ceriani, Antonio MariaVol. III, p. 770 CERIANI, ANTONIO MARIA. — Milanese palaeographer and Orientalist, born at Uboldo (Milan) on 2 May 1828, died in Milan on 2 March 1907. Of humble family, he…
Cerignola, Diocese of(CERIGNOLA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 770 CERIGNOLA, DIOCESI di: v. ASCOLI SATRIANO, DIOCESI di.
Cerinthus(CERINTO)Vol. III, p. 772 CERINTHUS.—Gnostic; according to Irenaeus (Adv. haer., I, 21; ed. W. Harvey, p. 211; ed. A. Stieren, I, 26, p. 253), C. taught that the world had been created…
Cerioni, Costanza, Venerable(CERIOLI, COSTANZA, VENERABILE)Vol. III, p. 772 CERIOLI, COSTANZA, venerable. - In religion Sister Paola Elisabetta. Born at Soncino (Cremona), on 16 Jan. 1816; died at Comonte di Seriate (Bergamo) on 24…
Cerlogne, Jean-BaptisteVol. III, p. 772 CERLOGNE, JEAN-BAPTISTE. — A Valdostan dialect poet, born at St-Nicolas on 6 March 1826, died there on 4 October 1910. He worked as a chimney sweep and kitchen…
Cernăuți (Chernivtsi)(CERNĂUTI (CZERNOWITZ))Vol. III, p. 773 CERNĂUTI (CZERNOWITZ). - Mentioned for the first time in 1408 as a modest town situated on the Prut, in southern Galicia (Poland). When, in 1775, this…
Cerqueira, LuizVol. III, p. 774 CERQUEIRA, LUIZ. — Portuguese Jesuit, bishop in Japan, b. in 1551 at Alvito, d. 15 February 1614. He first taught philosophy at Coimbra (1581–86) and theology…
Cerreto Sannita, Diocese of(CERRETO SANNITA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 775 CERRETO SANNITA, DIOCESI di: v. TELESE, DIOCESI di.
Cerretti, BonaventuraVol. III, p. 775 CERRETTI, BONAVENTURA. — Cardinal, born at Bardano di Orvieto on 17 June 1872, died at Rome on 8 May 1933. Ordained a priest in 1895, he entered the…
Cerri, UrbanoVol. III, p. 775 CERRI, URBANO. — A Roman, appointed secretary of the Congregation de Propaganda Fide by Clement X in 1675, he died in 1679, leaving an unpublished account on…
Certainty(CERTEZZA)Vol. III, p. 775 CERTAINTY. — From cernere, to sift, discern, certainty is, in the proper sense, the mental state of firm adherence to a proposition. St. Thomas: «certitudo…
Certani, Giovanni FilippoVol. III, p. 775 CERTANI, GIOVANNI FILIPPO. - Oratorian ascetical writer, b. at Bologna in 1646 of a noble Florentine family, d. 23 Nov. 1717. A relative of Francesco C.,…
CertosaVol. III, p. 776 CERTOSA: v. GRANDE CHARTREUSE.
Cerularius(CERULARIO)Vol. III, p. 778 CERULARIO: see MICHELE, patriarch of Constantinople.
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel deVol. III, p. 778 CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, MIGUEL de. – Spanish writer, born in 1547 (perhaps on 29 September) at Alcalá de Henares, died in Madrid on 23 April 1616. It is probable…
Cerveri, Bartolomeo, Blessed(CERVERI, BARTOLOMEO, BEATO)Vol. III, p. 783 CERVERI, BARTOLOMEO, blessed. — Dominican, martyr, born at Savigliano in 1420, died at Cervere on 21 April 1466. He studied at Turin, obtaining on the same day…
Cerveteri (Caere)Vol. III, p. 783 CERVETERI (Caere). - In the Tuscia suburbicaria, crossed by a dense road network, numerous Christian communities flourished and had fairly ancient origins, as…
Cervia, Diocese of(CERVIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 784 CERVIA, DIOCESE of. — In Romagna, a suffragan diocese of Ravenna founded around 500. The first known bishop of C. is St. Geronzio, who subscribed the acts of…
Cesalpino, AndreaVol. III, p. 784 CESALPINO, ANDREA. — Philosopher and naturalist, born at Arezzo in 1519, died in Rome on 23 February 1603. He taught medicine at the Pisan Athenaeum, directed…
Cesareo, Giovanni AlfredoVol. III, p. 788 CESAREO, GIOVANNI ALFREDO. — Poet and critic, b. in Messina on 14 January 1861, d. in Palermo on 6 May 1937. After a turbulent youth, from 1898 he taught…
Cesareo, TaglioVol. III, p. 788 CESAREO, TAGLIO. — This is the extraction of the fetus and adnexa through the uterine wall. The name seems to derive from the description that Pliny the Elder,…
Cesari, AntonioVol. III, p. 789 CESARI, ANTONIO. — Writer, born in Verona in 1760. He was a priest of the local Congregation of the Oratory. He devoted himself intensively to sacred studies,…
Cesari, Giuseppe, called Il Cavaliere d'Arpino(CESARI, GIUSEPPE, DETTO IL CAVALIER D'ARPINO)Vol. III, p. 789 CESARI, GIUSEPPE, called the CAVALIER d'ARPINO. – Painter, born in Arpino (Frosinone) in 1560, died in Rome in 1640. He served ten pontiffs in Rome; he was…
Cesarini, AlessandroVol. III, p. 790 CESARINI, ALESSANDRO. - Cardinal, born in Rome in an uncertain year, died there on 13 February 1542. Leone X, whose esteem and friendship he enjoyed, raised…
Cesarini, GiulianoVol. III, p. 790 CESARINI, GIULIANO. — Cardinal, born in 1398, he pursued his studies at Perugia and taught canon law at Padua (where Nicolò di Cusa and Domenico Capranica were…
Cesarotti, MelchiorreVol. III, p. 792 CESAROTTI, MELCHIORRE. – Writer, born in Padua in 1730, died at his villa in Selvazzano, near Padua, in 1808. Living amid the political turmoil, like Monti he…
Cesati, Filippo MariaVol. III, p. 793 CESATI, FILIPPO MARIA. - Barnabite missionary, born in Milan in 1684, died at Phuican on 2 April 1725. After teaching literature at S. Alessandro (Milan) and…
CeselloVol. III, p. 793 CESELLO. - Properly speaking, it is a steel instrument used to draw, engrave, raise, flatten, or clean the metal being worked; there are therefore various c.,…
Cesena, Diocese of(CESENA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 794 CESENA, DIOCESI. — In Emilia, in the province of Forlì, suffragan of Ravenna. The Cesena episcopal lists prior to the sixth century do not rest on solid…
CesiVol. III, p. 794 CESI. – Umbrian-Sabine family originating in the place of that name, which began to rise in the fifteenth century and, during the sixteenth, united in one of…
Cestac, Louis-Édouard, Venerable(CESTAC, LOUIS-EDOUARD, VENERABILE)Vol. III, p. 795 CESTAC, LOUIS-EDOUARD, venerable. — Priest, born in Bayonne on 6 January 1801, died there on 27 March 1868. He devoted his entire life to caring for orphans…
Cestari, GiuseppeVol. III, p. 795 CESTARI, GIUSEPPE. - Priest, born in 1751 in Naples where he lived with the reputation of a Jansenist, together with (photo Anderson) CESI, FAMILY - Monument…
Cesti, Marco AntonioVol. III, p. 796 CESTI, MARCO ANTONIO. - An accomplished opera composer, b. at Arezzo in 1623, baptized with the name Pietro, he took the name Antonio on entering the…
Ceuta, Diocese of(CEUTA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 796 CEUTA, DIOCESI di: v. CADICE, DIOCESI di.
Ceva, TommasoVol. III, p. 796 CEVA, TOMMASO. — Born in Milan on 26 December 1648, he entered the Society of Jesus on 20 December 1663 and died in Milan on 3 February 1737. The younger…
Cevakinsky, SavvaVol. III, p. 796 CEVAKINSKY, SAVVA. – Russian architect, b. in 1733, d. in 1783. He trained at the school of Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, adapting the grandeur and richness…
Cevoli, Florida, Venerable(CEVOLI, FLORIDA, VENERABILE)Vol. III, p. 796 CEVOLI, FLORIDA, venerable. - Capuchin nun of the monastery of Città di Castello, born in Pisa to Count Curzio and Laura C. on 11 Nov. 1685, died on 12 June…
CeylonVol. III, p. 796 CEYLON. — The name C. means “island of lions,” after the warriors who accompanied its Indian conqueror in the sixth century B.C. It is the ancient Taprobane,…
Célebrét(CELEBRET)Vol. III, p. 732 CELEBRET. – Certificate issued by the competent ecclesiastical authority, attesting that a priest may celebrate Mass. It states the holder’s name, the date,…
