Diuturnum IlludVol. IV, p. 1014 « DIUTURNUM ILLUD ». - Encyclical of Leone XIII, 29 June 1881 (Acta Leonis XIII, 2 [1882], pp. 269-87), concerning the correct concept of political power and…
DivaliaVol. IV, p. 1014 DIVALIA. - This was the name of the festivals, known to the most ancient calendar, in honour of the very ancient goddess Angerona, which fell on 21 December.…
Divination(DIVINAZIONE)Vol. IV, p. 1016 DIVINATION. — It is a form of idolatry and consists in honoring the demon as God, not because one believes him to be God, nor out of hatred for God, but from…
Divine Attributes(ATTRIBUTI DIVINI)Vol. II, p. 236 DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. — These are properties that the human mind customarily attributes to God, according to our way of thinking. In reality, God is pure and most…
Divine Concurrence(CONCORSO DIVINO)Vol. IV, p. 135 CONCORSO DIVINO: v. PROVIDENZA.
Divine Consortium(CONSORZIO DIVINO)Vol. IV, p. 251 DIVINE CONSORTSHIP. — This is a theological expression, derived from Sacred Scripture (II Pt. 1:4), meaning that mysterious divine participation to which man…
Divine Immensity(IMMENSITÀ DIVINA)Vol. VI, p. 977 IMMENSITÀ DIVINA: v. ATTRIBUTI DIVINI.
Divine Infinity(INFINITÀ DIVINA)Vol. VI, p. 1126 INFINITÀ DIVINA: v. ATTRIBUTI DIVINI.
Divine Judgment(GIUDIZIO DIVINO)Vol. VI, p. 446 DIVINE JUDGMENT. – It is the supernatural manifestation of divine justice, whereby, at the accounting of each person’s life, there will correspond the…
Divine Love, Company of(DIVINO AMORE, COMPAGNIA DEL)Vol. IV, p. 1019 DIVINO AMORE, COMPAGNIA del: v. COMPAGNIA DEL DIVINO AMORE.
Divine Maternity of Mary, Blessed(MATERNITÀ DIVINA DI MARIA S.MA)Vol. VIII, p. 254 DIVINE MATERNITY OF MARY Most Holy. — It is Mary’s principal privilege, and the root of all the others. The nature and foundations of the d. m. were elucidated…
Divine Missions(MISSIONI DIVINE)Vol. VIII, p. 677 DIVINE MISSIONS. — A m. (from Lat. mittere = to send) consists of two essential elements: the sending of one person by another and a specific task to be…
Divine Notions(NOZIONI DIVINE)Vol. VIII, p. 1156 NOZIONI DIVINE. – These are theological terms expressing those characteristic notes by which the individual divine Persons can be distinctly recognized. They…
Divine Persons(PERSONE DIVINE)Vol. IX, p. 745 PERSONE DIVINE: v. TRINITÀ S.MA.
Divine Power(POTENZA DIVINA)Vol. IX, p. 1102 DIVINE POWER. — It is one of the divine attributes, also known by the name of omnipotence. P. is the capacity to receive or to do something; insofar as it is…
Divine Presence(PRESENZA DI DIO)Vol. IX, p. 1175 PRESENCE OF GOD. — Respectful awareness of the presence of God, or “elevation of the soul,” constitutes the indispensable fundamental act in every true prayer,…
Divine Relations(RELAZIONI DIVINE)Vol. X, p. 411 RELAZIONI DIVINE: v. TRINITÀ SANTISSIMA.
Divine Science(SCIENZA DIVINA)Vol. XI, p. 84 SCIENZA DIVINA. – The term science is here to be understood as simple intellectual cognition, albeit at the eminent degree proper to God; this is one of the…
Divine Will(VOLONTÀ DIVINA)Vol. XII, p. 998 VOLONTÀ DIVINA. – It comprises the entire complex of acts and virtues that constitute the affective life of the Supreme Being, Goodness in essence, infinite…
Divini Illius MagistriVol. IV, p. 1018 «DIVINI ILLIUS MAGISTRI». – Encyclical of Pius XI, dated 31 Dec. 1929 (AAS, 22 [1930], pp. 49–86), concerning the Christian education of youth. The subject, of…
Divini RedemptorisVol. IV, p. 1018 «DIVINI REDEMPTORIS». – Encyclical of Pius XI, dated 19 March 1937 (AAS, 29 [1937], pp. 65–106), against atheistic communism, whose principles are manifested…
Divino Afflante SpirituVol. IV, p. 1018 «DIVINO AFFLANTE SPIRITU». — Encyclical of Pius XII, dated 30 September 1943 (AAS, 35 [1943], pp. 297–325), on the most appropriate way of promoting biblical…
Divinum IlludVol. IV, p. 1019 « DIVINUM ILLUD ». - Encyclical of Leone XIII, dated 9 May 1897 (Acta Leonis XIII, 17 [1898], pp. 125-48), concerning the Holy Spirit, His sanctifying work in…
Division(DIVISIONE)Vol. IV, p. 1019 DIVISIONE. - PHILOSOPHY. - It is the logical operation by which a whole is resolved into its parts. Whereas definition aims at clarifying the content of a…
Divisionism(DIVISIONISMO)Vol. IV, p. 1019 DIVISIONISM. - The name of a particular painting technique connected with Impressionism and with scientific theories of colour. The principle on which it is…
Divorce(DIVORZIO)Vol. IV, p. 1019 DIVORZIO: v. INDISSOLUBILITÀ DEL MATRIMONIO.
Divus ThomasVol. IV, p. 1019 DIVUS THOMAS. – A journal of philosophy and theology published in Piacenza under the direction of the professors of the Alberoni College, Lazarists. It was…
Djemila (Arabic Gemilah)(DJEMILA (ARABO GEMILAH))Vol. IV, p. 1019 DJEMILA (Arabic Gemilah). — This is ancient Cuicil, a city of Numidia near the frontier with Mauritania. In the locality, already inhabited by groups of…
Djibouti, Apostolic Prefecture of(GIBUTI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VI, p. 253 GIBUTI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA di. - The Capuchins began the evangelization of French Somaliland. On April 28, 1914, from territory belonging to the apostolic…
Dobmayer, MarianVol. IV, p. 1022 DOBMAYER, MARIAN. — Benedictine theologian, born at Schwandorf (Bavaria) on 24 October 1753 and died at Amberg (Bavaria) on 21 December 1805 (according to…
Dobrizhoffer, MartinVol. IV, p. 1022 DOBRIZHOFFER, MARTIN. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Graz on 7 Sept. 1717, d. at Vienna on 17 July 1791. Sent to Paraguay in 1748, he spent eighteen years there…
DocetiVol. IV, p. 1022 DOCETI. — The designation d. (from the Greek verb δοκεῖν = to seem) indicates a sect which goes back to apostolic times. According to this sect, Jesus Christ…
Docility(DOCILITÀ)Vol. IV, p. 1023 DOCILITÀ. — Etymologically (from docere), it means the good disposition to embrace another’s right opinion. St. Tommaso describes it in the same way, counting…
Docking, TommasoVol. IV, p. 1023 DOCKING, TOMMASO. – Franciscan theologian, d. after 1269. His surname was Good; he took his name from his native village in Norfolk. Between 1260 and 1265 he…
Docta IgnorantiaVol. IV, p. 1023 DOCTA IGNORANTIA. - An expression derived from letter 130 of St. Augustine to Froba concerning the «quid oremus sicut oportet nescimus»; (Rom. 8, 26), who…
Doctor(DOTTORE)Vol. IV, p. 1100 DOTTore. — At first, in the school of Bologna, this was the designation of one who was qualified to teach, and in that sense the term doctor was used…
Doctorate(DOTTORATO)Vol. IV, p. 1100 DOTTORATO: V. LAUREA.
Doctors of the Church(DOTTORI DELLA CHIESA)Vol. IV, p. 1101 DOCTORS OF THE CHURCH. — I. THEOLOGY. — They are illustrious men of the Catholic Church who, on account of their holiness, orthodoxy in faith, and above all…
Doctrina Patrum de Incarnatione VerbiVol. IV, p. 1023 DOCTRINA PATRUM DE INCARNATIONE VERBI. - The greatest and most important dogmatic florilegium (especially Christological) of DOCTRINA PATRUM DE INCARNATIONE…
Doctrinaries(DOTTRINARI)Vol. IV, p. 1108 DOTTRINARI. — Congregation founded in 1592 by the ven. Cesare De Bus (v. BUS, CÉSAR de); it is the result of the three Congregations of Christian Doctrine: the…
Doctrine of Addai(DOTTRINA DI ADDAI)Vol. IV, p. 1108 DOTTRINA DI ADDAI: v. ADDAI.
Document(DOCUMENTO)Vol. IV, p. 1024 DOCUMENT. — From the etymological meaning of “instruction” (from doceo, “that from which one learns, obtains proof”), the word d. came to denote any testimony…
DodanimVol. IV, p. 1027 DODANIM. – A Greek people, mentioned in the ethnological list of Gen. 10:4 (Masoretic Text, Pēšittā, 'Onkelōs, Vulgate) as the fourth son of Iavan (Ionians) of…
Dodecanese(DODECANESO)Vol. IV, p. 1027 DODECANESO. – Group of 14 islands (some excluded 2, namely Rodi and Castelrosso, so that there were 12 islands according to the strict meaning of the term) in…
Dodoma, Apostolic Prefecture of(DODOMA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. IV, p. 1028 DODOMA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE di. - In Tanganyika, it comprises the civil districts of D. and Kondoa-Irangi, in the « Central Province of Tanganyika Territory…
Dodona (ΔΩΔΏΝΗ), Oracle of(DODONA (ΔΩΔΏΝΗ), ORACOLO DI)Vol. IV, p. 1028 DODONA (Δωδώνη), ORACLE of. — In Epirus, in the present-day valley of Olytsika. Certainly the most ancient oracle of Greece. Through the rustling of the leaves…
Doeg (Hebrew Dō'ēgh, "Sad")(DOEG (EBR. DŌ'ĒGH « TRISTE »))Vol. IV, p. 1028 DOEG (Heb. Dō'ēgh “sad”). — Chief of Saul’s shepherds, an Edomite (perhaps Aramaean, according to the Septuagint and the Aramaizing form Dō'ēgh in I Sam.…
DogmaVol. IV, p. 1028 DOGMA. - The current technical theological meaning is that of a doctrine revealed by God and proposed as such by the Church with the guarantee of…
Dogmatic Definition(DEFINIZIONE DOGMATICA)Vol. IV, p. 767 DOGMATIC DEFINITION. – It is a doctrinal judgment by which the Church solemnly declares that a truth is contained in the sources of divine revelation…
Dogmatic Facts(DOGMATICI FATTI)Vol. IV, p. 1040 DOGMATICI FATTI: v. FATTI DOGMATICI.
Dogmatic Facts(FATTI DOGMATICI)Vol. V, p. 645 DOGMATIC FACTS. — In theology, by d. f. are understood those facts which, although not the object of an explicit revelation, are nevertheless necessarily…
Dogmatic Inscriptions(DOGMATICHE, ISCRIZIONI)Vol. IV, p. 1038 DOGMATIC INSCRIPTIONS. — Epigraphic material can greatly assist in the knowledge of the life and thought of the ancient Christians, especially with regard to…
Dogmatism(DOGMATISMO)Vol. IV, p. 1040 DOGMATISM. — From δόγμα, opinion, judgment, d. in its primitive meaning is every direction or system that defends, at least in general and within certain…
Dohrn, AntonVol. IV, p. 1040 DOHRN, ANTON. - Zoologist, b. at Stettino on 19 Dec. 1840, d. at Monaco di Baviera on 26 Sept. 1909. He attended the Universities of Bonn, Jena, Berlino, and…
Dol, Diocese of(DOL, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 1040 DOL, DIOCESI di: v. RENNES, ARCIDIOCESI di.
Dolce, LudovicoVol. IV, p. 1040 DOLCE, LUDOVICO. — Born in Venice in 1508 and deceased there in 1569, he was a versatile writer with varied interests, although not a profound one; he wrote…
Dolci, CarloVol. IV, p. 1041 DOLCI, CARLO. - Painter, born in Firenze on 25 May 1616, died there on 17 Jan. 1686. A pupil of Jacopo Vignali and Matteo Rosselli, his manner displays…
Dolcino, Fra'Vol. IV, p. 1041 DOLCINO, fra'. — Heretic native to the Novarese who placed himself at the head of the Apostolic sect after Gerardo Segalelli, its recent founder, was burned at…
Dolet, Étienne(DOLET, ETIENNE)Vol. IV, p. 1041 DOLET, ETIENNE. – Born at Orléans on 3 August 1509, he studied in Paris and Padua. In Toulouse, where he had gone to complete his studies, he was imprisoned…
Dolichenus, Jupiter(DOLICHENO, GIOVE)Vol. IV, p. 1042 DOLICHENO, GIOVE : v. GIOVE.
Dollfuss, EngelbertVol. IV, p. 1043 DOLLFUSS, ENGELBERT. – Austrian statesman, born in Texing, Lower Austria, on 4 October 1882, assassinated in Vienna on 25 July 1934. After completing his…
DolmenVol. IV, p. 1044 DOLMEN: v. PREISTORIA, RELIGIONE nella.
DoloVol. IV, p. 1044 DOLO. — The term d. is used in law in two different senses: as a defect of the will in juridical acts, or as the subjective element of unlawful acts,…
Dolphin(DELFINO)Vol. IV, p. 795 DELFINO. - The ancients regarded this cetacean as a friend of man; and, since it followed ships and took refuge in ports at the approach of a storm, it was…
Dome(CUPOLA)Vol. IV, p. 629 CUPOLA. - It is a domical vault with a semicircular profile—raised, depressed, or pointed—resulting from the rotation of polycentric curves, intended to cover…
Domenic Da San Gimignano(DOMENICO DA SAN GEMIGNANO)Vol. IV, p. 1055 DOMENICO da SAN GEMIGNANO. — Canonist. The year of his birth is unknown; that of his death, which occurred in Bologna, was before 1436. He was a pupil of…
Domenic Of Saint Teresa(DOMENICO DI SANTA TERESA)Vol. IV, p. 1055 DOMENICO di SANTA TERESA. - In the world D. Alonso y Pérez, Discalced Carmelite theologian, b. in 1604 at La Alberca (Castile), d. at Madrid in 1660 (not in…
Domenica da Paradiso, Venerable(DOMENICA DA PARADISO, VENERABILE)Vol. IV, p. 1046 DOMENICA da PARADISO, venerable. – Dominican mystic, born on 8 September 1473 at Paradiso (hence her surname), on the outskirts of Florence; died in Florence…
Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri, called Il)(DOMENICHINO (DOMENICO ZAMPIERI, DETTO IL))Vol. IV, p. 1048 DOMENICHINO (DOMENICO ZAMPIERI, called il). – Painter, b. in Bologna on 21 October 1581, d. in Naples on 6 April 1641. In his native city he was a pupil of…
Domenico Da PesciaVol. IV, p. 1055 DOMENICO da PESCIA. - In the world Domenico Buonvicini, a Dominican, known for his faith in Savonarola’s supernatural mission and for his generous fidelity to…
Domenico della Madre di Dio, Venerable(DOMENICO DELLA MADRE DI DIO, VENERABILE)Vol. IV, p. 1054 DOMENICO della MADRE DI DIO, venerable. – Passionist theologian, missionary, and mystic, born at Viterbo into the Barberi family on 22 June 1792, died at…
Domenico di BartoloVol. IV, p. 1053 DOMENICO di BARTOLO - Sienese painter, born in Asciano di Siena. In 1428 he was already enrolled in the guild of Sienese painters, and in 1432 he is believed…
Domenico di FiandraVol. IV, p. 1054 DOMENICO di FIANDRA. - Dominican philosopher and writer, born at Merris (or Merville), in the diocese of Tirouane (northern France), around 1425; died in…
Domenico of Prussia (of Trier)(DOMENICO DI PRUSSIA (DI TREVIRI))Vol. IV, p. 1055 DOMENICO of PRUSSIA (of TREVIRI). - Carthusian writer, b. in Prussia about the year 1382, d. at Treviri on 21 Dec. 1460. Having entered the Carthusian…
Domenico of the Most Holy Trinity(DOMENICO DELLA S.MA TRINITÀ)Vol. IV, p. 1055 DOMENICO della S.ma TRINITÀ. — In the world Antoine Tardy, French Discalced Carmelite theologian, born on 4 August 1616 at Nevers, died in Rome on 7 April…
Domenico, Germano, of Silesia(DOMENICO, GERMANO, DI SLÉSIA)Vol. IV, p. 1054 DOMENICO, GERMANO, di SLÉSIA. — Franciscan Arabist, born in 1588 at Schurgast (Slesia), died on 28 September 1670 at the Escorial. He entered the Order of…
Domenico, Venetian(DOMENICO, VENEZIANO)Vol. IV, p. 1056 DOMENICO, VENEZIANO. Venetian painter, as is evident from his name, active in Florence, where he d. in 1461. Very little is known about him; it may be assumed…
Domestics(DOMESTICI)Vol. IV, p. 1056 DOMESTICI: v. SERVIZIO, persone di.
Domicile and Quasi-Domicile(DOMICILIO E QUASI-DOMICILIO)Vol. IV, p. 1056 DOMICILE AND QUASI-DOMICILE. - I. D. - Domicile is the place where one of the faithful has his stable residence, acquired according to the norms of the CIC and…
Dominative Potestas(POTESTÀ DOMINATIVA)Vol. IX, p. 1105 GOVERNING AUTHORITY. — This may be defined as the right of an imperfect society and of the superiors established within it to command its individual members…
Domingo Y Sol, ManuelVol. IV, p. 1059 DOMINGO y SOL, MANUEL. - Priest, b. at Tortosa (Spain), 1 Apr. 1839, d. there 25 Jan. 1909. Ordained priest on 2 June 1860 and having obtained academic degrees…
Dominic Loricato, Saint(DOMENICO LORICATO, SANTO)Vol. IV, p. 1054 DOMENICO LORICATO, saint. - Camaldolese of the Congregation of Fonte Avellana, born c. 995 in the Piceno region, on the Umbrian border, died at Frontale on 14…
Dominic Of Silos, Saint(DOMENICO DI SILOS, SANTO)Vol. IV, p. 1055 DOMENICO of SILOS, saint. – Born at Cañas, province of Logroño (Spain), around 1000. Having become a Benedictine, he restored the priory of his native town,…
Dominic Of Sora, Saint(DOMENICO DI SORA, SANTO)Vol. IV, p. 1056 DOMENICO di SORA, saint. — Benedictine, born at Foligno in the second half of the 11th century, died at Sora on 22 January 1031. A monk at S. Silvestro in…
Dominic, Saint(DOMENICO, SANTO)Vol. IV, p. 1051 DOMENICO, saint. – Founder of the Order of Friars Preachers and of the Dominican Sisters, born in Caleruega (Spain) c. 1170. I. YOUTH AND STUDIES. — Descended…
Dominican Nuns(DOMENICANE)Vol. IV, p. 1046 DOMINICAN NUNS. – Female congregations inspired by the Dominican rule. I. D. DELLA B. IMELDA (SUORE IMELDINE). — Congregation founded in Venice in 1922 by the…
Dominican Republic(DOMINICANA, REPUBBLICA)Vol. IV, p. 1059 DOMINICANA, REPUBBLICA. — It occupies the eastern part (approximately two-thirds) of Columbus’s Hispaniola, now commonly called the island of Haiti. Covering…
Dominicans(DOMENICANI)Vol. IV, p. 1048 DOMENICANI: v. FRATI PREDICATORI.
Dominici, Domenico, Bishop(DOMINICI, DOMENICO, VESCOVO)Vol. IV, p. 1060 DOMINICI, DOMENICO, bishop. – B. in Venice in 1416, he was teaching philosophy at Padua as early as 1437; summoned to Rome by Eugenius IV, he was subsequently…
Dominici, Giovanni, Blessed(DOMINICI, GIOVANNI, BEATO)Vol. IV, p. 1060 DOMINICI, GIOVANNI, blessed. – Dominican cardinal, born in Florence in 1357 and died at Buda on 10 June 1419. He was named after his father, Domenico Banchini…
DominicumVol. IV, p. 1065 DOMINICUM. - The oldest places where Christians held their gatherings and celebrated the divine mysteries were private domus, which were variously called:…
Domitian, Titus Flavius (Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus), Roman Emperor(DOMIZIANO, TITO FLAVIO (IMPERATOR CAESAR DOMITIANUS AUGUSTUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)Vol. IV, p. 1067 DOMIZIANO, TITO FLAVIO (Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus), ROMAN EMPEROR. — Born in Rome on 24 October A.D. 51, died on 18 September 96. He succeeded his…
Domitilla, Cemetery Of(DOMITILLA, CIMITERO DI)Vol. IV, p. 1065 DOMITILLA, CIMITERO di. – It is situated on the ancient Via Ardeatina, whose course lay farther west than the present road. The modern entrance is on Via delle…
Domitius, Saint, Martyr(DOMIZIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. IV, p. 1068 DOMIZIO, saint, martyr. - At the beginning of the sixth century a martyr D. is mentioned in a homily by Bishop Severo of Antiochia, but without further…
Domus AeternaVol. IV, p. 1068 DOMUS AETERNA. - The absence of burial, the violation or destruction of the tomb, were regarded by the ancients as the worst injuries that could befall the…
Domus CultaVol. IV, p. 1068 DOMUS CULTA. - The impoverishment of the revenues of the Roman Church, owing to the hostility of the Eastern emperors, the granting of lands in emphyteusis,…
Donadoni, Carlo AntonioVol. IV, p. 1068 DONADONI, CARLO ANTONIO. - Theologian and preacher of the Conventual Minors, born in Venice on 15 Aug. 1672, died in Sebenico (Dalmatia) on 7 Jan. 1756.…
Donatello (Donato Di Niccolò De' Bardi)Vol. IV, p. 1068 DONATELLO (DONATO di NICCOLÒ de' BARDI). — Sculptor, born in Florence in 1386, died there in 1466. Alongside Brunelleschi, the architect, and Masaccio, the…
Donati, LodovicoVol. IV, p. 1071 DONATI, LODOVICO. — Born in Venice, probably in the parish of S. Martino. He was a Friar Minor. Having been made master of theology by Urban V, after teaching…
Donatilla, Saint, Martyr(DONATILLA, SANTA, MARTIRE)Vol. IV, p. 1072 DONATILLA, saint, martyr: v. MASSIMA, DONATILLA e SECONDINA, sante, martiri.
Donation(DONAZIONE)Vol. IV, p. 1077 DONAZIONE. — It is the act by which, out of a spirit of liberality, a person deprives himself of a right of his own or assumes an obligation for the benefit of…
Donation Of Constantine(DONAZIONE DI COSTANTINO)Vol. IV, p. 1078 DONAZIONE di COSTANTINO: v. COSTANTINO.
Donatism(DONATISMO)Vol. IV, p. 1072 DONATISM. — An African schism that takes its name from the bishop Donatus (v.). This schism, which for 350 years, from the end of the Diocletian persecution to…
Donatus(DONATO)Vol. IV, p. 1074 DONATO. - He was not the initiator, but the leader and principal instigator of the African schism that took its name from him (v. DONATISMO). The distinction…
Donatus Of Besançon, Saint(DONATO DI BESANÇON, SANTO)Vol. IV, p. 1077 DONATO di BESANÇON, saint. - Monastic legislator, d. before 660. Son of Duke Waldelen, he was a monk at Luxeuil and later became bishop of Besançon. Yet even…
Donatus, Saint(DONATO, SANTO)Vol. IV, p. 1074 DONATO, saint. - Bishop and patron of Arezzo. In an episcopal catalogue of Arezzo dating from the 11th century, he occupies second place, after Satiro.…
Donders, Peter, Venerable(DONDERS, PIETER, VENERABILE)Vol. IV, p. 1078 DONDERS, PIETER, venerable.—Priest, born in Tilburg on 21 October 1809, died in Paramaribo on 15 January 1887. At the age of 22 he entered the seminary as a…
Doni, Anton FrancescoVol. IV, p. 1078 DONI, ANTON FRANCESCO. – Polymath, born in Florence in 1513, died at Monselice in September 1574. He was a Servite friar and later a secular priest (in…
Doni, Giovanni BattistaVol. IV, p. 1079 DONI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Epigraphist, man of letters, and writer on music, b. in Florence to a patrician family in 1594, d. there on 1 Dec. 1647. He took an…
Donizetti, GaetanoVol. IV, p. 1083 DONIZETTI, GAETANO. — Musician, born in Bergamo on 25 November 1797, died there on 8 April 1848. An extraordinarily prolific composer, he is credited with no…
Donizone of Canossa(DONIZONE DI CANOSSA)Vol. IV, p. 1084 DONIZONE di CANOSSA. - A Benedictine, who lived between the 11th and 12th centuries. Around 1090 he entered the monastery of Canossa, of which he later became…
Donne, JohnVol. IV, p. 1087 DONNE, JOHN. — English poet and preacher, born in London in 1573, died there on 31 March 1631. Educated in the Catholic religion (his mother belonged to the…
Donner, Georg RaphaelVol. IV, p. 1087 DONNER, GEORG RAPHAEL. - Austrian sculptor, b. at Esslingen on 24 May 1693, d. at Vienna on 15 Feb. 1741. A pupil from 1706 of Giovanni Giuliani at…
Donnet, Ferdinand-François-AugusteVol. IV, p. 1087 DONNET, FERDINAND-FRANÇOIS-AUGUSTE. - French bishop and cardinal, b. at Bourg-Argental (Loire) on 16 Nov. 1795, d. at Bordeaux on 24 Dec. 1882. Ordained priest…
Dono, Patriarch of Antioch(DONO, PATRIARCA DI ANTIOCHIA)Vol. IV, p. 1088 DONO, patriarch of ANTIOCH. - He was the nephew of the patriarch Giovanni, whom he succeeded in 441–42 in the see of Antioch. He was educated in a monastery…
Dono, Pope(DONO, PAPA)Vol. IV, p. 1088 DONO, POPE. - Son of the Roman Maurizio, he succeeded Adeodato II on 2 Nov. 676. Under him the schism initiated at Ravenna by Archbishop Mauro came to an end,…
Donoso Cortés, JuanVol. IV, p. 1088 DONOSO CORTÉS, JUAN. — Marquis of Valdegamas, Spanish statesman and Christian philosopher of history, born at Valle de la Serena in Extremadura on 3 May 1809…
DoppioVol. IV, p. 1089 DOPPIO. - By this designation the Egyptologist G. Maspero indicated an incorporeal entity, called ka by the ancient Egyptians, which accompanied man from his…
DoraturaVol. IV, p. 1089 GILDING. - The use of gilding on objects, sculptures, and architectural works dates back to the remotest antiquity. The most primitive operation was that of…
Dordrecht, Synod of(DORDRECHT, SINODO DI)Vol. IV, p. 1089 DORDRECHT, SINODO di : v. ARMINIO E ARMINIANESMO.
Doria, Family(DORIA, FAMIGLIA)Vol. IV, p. 1089 DORIA, FAMIGLIA. — Genoese lineage whose earliest records date back to the beginning of the 12th century: a MARTINO promoted and brought about the construction…
Doria, Tommaso(DORIA, TOMASO)Vol. IV, p. 1091 DORIA, TOMASO. - A pious priest and zealous disciple of s. Caterina da Genova. A member of the Fraternity of Divine Love, he was rector of the hospital of…
Dormition (Assumption) of Mary(TRANSITO (DORMIZIONE) DI MARIA)Vol. XII, p. 288 TRANSITO (DORMIZIONE) DI MARIA. — An apocryphal work, very widespread in antiquity, concerning the death and assumption of the Virgin. After narrating Mary’s…
DoroteiVol. IV, p. 1092 DOROTEI. - An Arian sect of the followers of Doroteo, bishop of Antiochia (v.). Upon the death of Demofilo, bishop of Costantinopoli, the Arians elected…
Dorothea of Montau (Montoviensis), Blessed(DOROTEA DI MONTAU (MONTOVIENSIS), BEATA)Vol. IV, p. 1092 DOROTEA di MONTAU (Montoviensis), blessed. — Born at Montau (near Marienburg, Prussia) on 6 February 1347, she died at Marienwerder on 25 June 1394. At the age…
Dorothea, Saint, Martyr(DOROTEA, SANTA, MARTIRE)Vol. IV, p. 1091 DOROTEA, saint, martyr. – She is commemorated on 6 February. According to the highly legendary Passio, she was arrested during the persecution of Diocletian at…
Dorothee(DOROTEE)Vol. IV, p. 1092 DOROTEE - v. SUORE DI S. DOROTEA.
Dorotheos(DOROTEO)Vol. IV, p. 1092 DOROTEO. – An Antiochene deacon, he followed Meletius in the troubled episode that afflicted the Church of Antioch in the second half of the 4th century, when…
Dorotheos of Gaza(DOROTEO DI GAZA)Vol. IV, p. 1092 DOROTEO of GAZA. - Ascetical writer of the sixth century. A native of Antiochia, he received an excellent secular education in his youth; he subsequently…
Dorotheos of Mytilene(DOROTEO DI MITILENE)Vol. IV, p. 1092 DOROTHEO of MITILENE. — Byzantine theologian of the 15th century. He was metropolitan of Mitilene and an advocate of the union of the Greek Church with that of…
Dorst, John of(DORSTEN, GIOVANNI DA)Vol. IV, p. 1095 DORSTEN, GIOVANNI da.—Augustinian, theologian, and preacher, born at Dorsten in Westphalia in the first half of the 15th century, died in 1481. He opposed the…
Dort, Canons of(DORT, CANONI DI)Vol. IV, p. 1095 DORT, CANONI DI: V. ARMINIO E ARMINIANESIMO.
Doré (Auratus), PierreVol. IV, p. 1089 DORÉ (Auratus), PIERRE. – French Dominican preacher and controversialist, born around 1500 in Orléans, died in Paris on 19 May 1569. At a very young age he…
Doré, HenriVol. IV, p. 1089 DORÉ, HENRI. — Jesuit, missionary, b. at Bessé-sur-Braye (Sarthe) on 4 August 1859, d. at Shanghai on 4 December 1931. He left for China in 1886 and worked…
Doré, Paul-GustaveVol. IV, p. 1089 DORÉ, PAUL-GUSTAVE. - French engraver, painter, and sculptor, b. at Strasbourg on 6 Jan. 1832, d. at Paris on 23 Jan. 1883. His truly exceptional gifts as a…
Dosio, Giovanni AntonioVol. IV, p. 1095 DOSIO, GIOVANNI ANTONIO. — Architect and sculptor, born in 1535 in Florence or S. Gimignano, died after 1609 in Naples or Rome. He was sixteen when he entered…
Dositeans(DOSITEANI)Vol. IV, p. 1095 DOSITEANI. — An ancient sect founded by a certain Dositheus the Samaritan. The information available concerning this person is very uncertain and…
Dositheus, Saint(DOSITEO, SANTO)Vol. IV, p. 1095 DOSITEO, saint. – Monk of Palestine, of the coenobium of S. Siridio near Gaza, who died around 530, assisted by s. Barsanufio. His celebrated teacher, s.…
Dosoftei (Dosofheiu)Vol. IV, p. 1096 DOSOFTEI (DOSOFHEIU). - Metropolitan of Moldavia, the first Romanian writer of literary verse. B. c. 1624, perhaps Macedonian-Romanian, he was first a monk,…
DossaleVol. IV, p. 1096 DOSSALE. — The term derives from the barbarous Latin dossalis; it is the term used to designate the cloth employed to cover walls, seats, and altars. A…
Dossi, CarloVol. IV, p. 1097 (photo by Alinari) DOSSO - The Holy Family by Giovanni D. - Rome, Capitoline Picture Gallery.
DossoVol. IV, p. 1097 DOSSO. - GIOVANNI DOSSI, known as D., son of the Trentino Nicola dei Luteri, born at Ferrara probably after 1480, died there in 1542. The first certain record…
Dostoevskij, Fedor Mikhajlovič(DOSTOJEVSKIJ, FEDOR MICHAJLOVIČ)Vol. IV, p. 1097 DOSTOJEVSKIJ, FEDOR MICHAJLOVIČ. - The greatest Russian novelist, born to a military doctor in straitened circumstances in Moscow on Oct. 30, 1821, died in St.…
DothainVol. IV, p. 1100 DOTHAIN. - A city north of Sichem (Gen. 37, 12-17) and Samaria (II Reg. 6, 13), on a plain opposite Esdrelon (Iud. 4, 6; 7, 3) and near the pass leading to the…
Dotti, Andrea, Blessed(DOTTI, ANDREA, BEATO)Vol. IV, p. 1100 DOTTI, ANDREA, blessed. — Priest, born in Borgo S. Sepolcro around 1250, died on 31 August 1315. At about 28 years of age he received the habit of the Servants…
Douai Bible(DOUAI, BIBBIA DI)Vol. IV, p. 1111 DOUAI, BIBBIA di. – English Catholic translation of Holy Scripture, completed between 1578 and 1610. During the reign of Elizabeth (1558–1603), biblical texts…
Douala, Apostolic Vicariate of(DOUALA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. IV, p. 1112 DOUALA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO of. — An apostolic prefecture from 1931, created by detachment from the sole mission of Cameroon, and elevated to an apostolic…
Doubt(DUBBIO)Vol. IV, p. 1128 DOUBT. - I. PHILOSOPHY. - From dubius, uncertain, hesitant (perhaps from the root duo, by analogy with German Zwei-fel), it is the indecision of thought…
Doujat, JeanVol. IV, p. 1112 DOUJAT, JEAN. – Canon lawyer, born in Toulouse in 1609, died in Paris in 1688. He completed his studies in his native city, where, following family tradition,…
Doumé, Apostolic Vicariate of(DOUMÉ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. IV, p. 1112 DOUMÉ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE. — In 1949, with the aim of making missionary propaganda more effective in the eastern area of the Apostolic Vicariate of Yaoundé…
Dovizi, BernardoVol. IV, p. 1113 DOVIZI, BERNARDO. – Humanist, cardinal. Called Bibbiena after the place where he was born on 4 August 1470. His life was bound up with the fortunes of Cardinal…
Down and Connor, Diocese of(DOWN E CONNOR, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 1113 DOWN and CONNOR, DIOCESE of. - In Éire. The name D. derives from the Gaelic Dun, meaning fortress. C. likewise derives from the Gaelic Connaire. Within the…
DownsideVol. IV, p. 1113 DOWNSIDE. - Monastery of St. Gregory of the Benedictine Order of the English Congregation, founded at Douai in 1605, whence the monks were sent as missionaries…
Dowry(DOTE)Vol. IV, p. 1099 DOTE. – In its original and most common meaning, this is the sum of the property that a woman brings to her husband to meet the burdens of marriage. By…
Doxology(DOSSOLOGIA)Vol. IV, p. 1097 DOXOLOGY. - A Greek word, from δόξα = glory and λόγος = discourse, denoting a liturgical formula for glorifying either God (as often occurs in Sacred Scripture…
Doyle, WilliamVol. IV, p. 1114 DOYLE, WILLIAM. — Irish Jesuit, born on 3 March 1873 at Melrose, Dalkey (Dublin), fell at Ypres on 16 August 1917 during the First World War. Having requested…
Drach, David PaulVol. IV, p. 1114 DRACH, DAVID PAUL. — Hebraist, born in Strasbourg on 16 March 1791, died in Rome in January 1865. Son of a well-known rabbi and Talmudist, at the age of 12 he…
Draconzio, Blossio EmilioVol. IV, p. 1114 DRACONZIO, BLOSSIO EMILIO. — Born in Africa, perhaps at Carthage; he composed most of his works between 484 and 496. The information known about his life comes…
Dragišić, GiorgioVol. IV, p. 1114 DRAGIŠIĆ, GIORGIO. — Croatian Franciscan, humanist, philosopher, and theologian, born in Srebrenica in Bosnia around the middle of the 15th century, died in…
DragoneVol. IV, p. 1117 DRAGONE. — A (mythical) monster which in the ancient East symbolized the cosmic forces obstructing human life and well-being; it represents the devil (v.) or…
Dragonetti, LuigiVol. IV, p. 1119 DRAGONETTI, LUIGI. - Patriot and politician, born at Aquila on 1 October 1791, died there on 21 February 1871. A deputy in the Neapolitan Parliament, he was…
Dragoni, Giovanni AndreaVol. IV, p. 1119 DRAGONI, GIOVANNI ANDREA. – Musician, born in Mendola ca. 1540, died in Rome in 1598. A pupil of Palestrina, he was choirmaster of S. Giovanni in Laterano from…
DragonnadesVol. IV, p. 1119 DRAGONNADES : v. CAMIBARDI.
Drama (Ἄρχιμῆ)(DRAMMA (ἌΡΧΙΜΉ))Vol. IV, p. 1119 DRAMMA (ἄρχιμή). – Hellenic coin. According to the Greek translation of the Septuagint and the Vulgate, it already appears in the 5th century B.C. as a…
Dream(SOGNO)Vol. XI, p. 550 SOGNO. — Dreaming is the realm of the subconscious; indeed, in it psychic activity processes material unfamiliar to the consciousness of the waking state. Yet…
Dreux-Brézé, Pierre-Simon-Louis-Marie deVol. IV, p. 1119 DREUX-BRÉZÉ, PIERRE-SIMON-LOUIS-MARIE de. - French bishop, b. 2 June 1811 at Brézé (Maine-et-Loire, diocese of Angers), d. 5 Jan. 1893 at Moulins. He studied…
Dreves, Guido MariaVol. IV, p. 1120 DREVES, GUIDO MARIA. - Jesuit, poet, and scholar of medieval hymnology, b. at Hamburg on 27 Oct. 1854, d. at Mitwitz (Bavaria) on 1 June 1909. His passion for…
Dreves, LebrechtVol. IV, p. 1120 DREVES, LEBRECHT. - German poet, b. at Hamburg on 12 Sept. 1816, d. at Feldkirch on 19 Dec. 1870. Editor of the Neue Hamburger Blätter, after studying law at…
Drexel (Drexelius), JeremiasVol. IV, p. 1120 DREXEL (Drexelius), JEREMIAS. - Jesuit, ascetical writer, b. at Augusta on 15 Aug. 1581, of Protestant parents; d. at Monaco di Baviera on 18 Apr. 1638. Having…
Drey, Johann SebastianVol. IV, p. 1120 DREY, JOHANN SEBASTIAN. - Theologian and apologist, b. at Killingen on 16 Oct. 1777, d. at Tübingen on 16 Feb. 1853. Ordained a priest in 1801, he was assigned…
Dreyfus, AlfredVol. IV, p. 1120 DREYFUS, ALFRED. – French officer, born on 9 October 1859 in Mulhouse, died on 12 July 1935 in Parigi. A staff captain in 1893, he was arrested on 15 October…
Driedo, JeanVol. IV, p. 1121 DRIEDO, JEAN. – Theologian, born at Darisdonk (hence the name D.; his family name was Neys), near Turnhout in Brabant, in 1478 or early 1479; died at Louvain…
Driesch, HansVol. IV, p. 1121 DRIESCH, HANS. – Biologist and philosopher, born in Kreuznach on 28 October 1867, died on 16 April 1941. He studied in Hamburg, Freiburg, Munich, and Jena,…
Drisdale River Mission(DRISDALE RIVER, MISSIONE DI)Vol. IV, p. 1121 DRISDALE RIVER, MISSION. — This is an autonomous mission detached from the apostolic vicariate of Kimberley in Western Australia and established by decree of 4…
DrogoneVol. IV, p. 1121 DROGONE. – Bishop of Metz, papal vicar. The natural son of Charlemagne, born on 17 June 801, he was compelled by Louis the Pious in 818 to embrace the…
Drogone, detto of Reims (Drogo Cardinalis)(DROGONE, DETTO DI REIMS (DROGO CARDINALIS))Vol. IV, p. 1122 DROGONE, called of REIMS (Drogo cardinalis). — Cardinal Bishop of Ostia, born in Champagne (second half of the 11th century), died on 19 December 1138. He…
Dromore, Diocese of(DROMORE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 1122 DROMORE, DIOCESE of. - In Ireland. The name derives from the Gaelic Drom-mór, meaning a great rock. It includes part of the counties of Down, Armagh, and…
Droste zu Vischering, Clemens August von(DROSTE ZU VISCHERING, KLEMENS AUGUST VON)Vol. IV, p. 1123 DROSTE ZU VISCHERING, KLEMENS AUGUST von. - Bishop, b. 21 Jan. 1773 in Münster, d. there 19 Oct. 1845. Ordained priest in 1798, from 1815 to 1820 he was vicar…
Droste zu Vischering, Maria (Maria of the Divine Heart)(DROSTE ZU VISCHERING, MARIA (MARIA DEL DIVIN CUORE))Vol. IV, p. 1123 DROSTE ZU VISCHERING, MARIA (MARIA del DIVIN CUORE). – A religious of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, born into a noble family at Münster on 8 September…
Droste-Hülshoff, Annette vonVol. IV, p. 1123 DROSTE-HÜLSHOFF, ANNETTE von. — German Catholic poet and writer, born at Hülshoff Castle (Münster) on 10 January 1797, died at Mersburg Castle (Constance) on…
Drouart de Lezey, LouisVol. IV, p. 1123 DROUART DE LEZEY, LOUIS - FRÉDÉRIC-AUGUSTE. — Descended from the old nobility of Lorraine, b. at Dunkirk on 27 April 1849. He entered the Seminary of the…
Drouin, Hyacinthe-RenéVol. IV, p. 1123 DROUIN, HYACINTHE-RENÉ. - Dominican theologian, b. at Tolone about 1680, d. at Ivrea (Piemonte) on 30 Sept. 1740. Having entered the Order at Tolone (1696), he…
Druids and Druidism(DRÚIDI E DRUIDISMO)Vol. IV, p. 1123 DRÚIDI and DRUIDISM. — From the Celtic druis (dru- augmentative and «vids, seer: “one who is very wise”; cf. Irish sui, Welsh syw in the same sense), according…
Drumont, ÉdouardVol. IV, p. 1125 DRUMONT, ÉDOUARD. - Writer, born in Paris on 3 May 1844, died there on 3 Feb. 1917. A convert to Catholicism, he began the anti-Semitic campaign, denouncing…
DrusiVol. IV, p. 1125 DRUSI. – A people inhabiting Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon, in the vicinity of Damascus and in the Hawrān massif. The D. are distinguished by a religion of their…
Drusilla (Δροσώλια)Vol. IV, p. 1126 DRUSILLA (Δροσώλια). — Third daughter of Herod Agrippa I, sister of Agrippa II, Berenice, and Mariamme. She was six years old at her father’s death (A.D. 44),…
DrusoVol. IV, p. 1126 DRUSO. - A praenomen borne by two members of the family of Augustus. 1) Nero Claudius Drusus (known as the Elder), son of Tiberio Claudio Nerone and of Livia,…
Druthmar (Cristiano of Stavelot)(DRUTMARO (CRISTIANO DI STAVELOT))Vol. IV, p. 1126 DRUTMARO (CRISTIANO DI STAVELOT). – Benedictine exegete, born at the beginning of the 9th century in Aquitaine, died ca. 870, probably at Stavelot. He was…
Družbicki, KasparVol. IV, p. 1127 DRUŽBICKI, KASPAR. - Polish Jesuit, preacher and writer, b. 6 Jan. 1590 at Sieradz (Greater Poland), d. at Poznań on 2 Apr. 1662. He taught logic, governed…
Dryads(DRIADI)Vol. IV, p. 1121 DRIADI. – Minor Greek divinities. They are the nymphs of trees; they play with Pan, the satyrs, and the fauns. Generally, they were not considered immortal.…
Dryden, JohnVol. IV, p. 1127 DRYDEN, JOHN. — The most representative poet of Restoration England, born at Aldwinkle, in Northamptonshire, in the latter half of 1631, died in London on 1…
Du Bay, MicheleVol. IV, p. 1128 DU BAY, MICHELE: v. BAIUS, MICHELE.
Du Bois, Reymond-Émile(DU BOIS, REYMOND-EMILE)Vol. IV, p. 1132 DU BOIS, REYMOND-EMILE. — German physiologist, born in Berlin on 7 November 1818, died there on 26 December 1896. He began his scientific activity as a…
Du Cange, Charles Du Fresne, Sieur deVol. IV, p. 1136 DU CANGE, CHARLES DU FRESNE, sieur de. — French scholar, born at Amiens on 18 December 1610, died in Paris on 23 October 1688. At the age of nine he entered…
Du Four (de Furno), AntoineVol. IV, p. 1149 DU FOUR (de Furno), ANTOINE. — French preacher and ascetical writer, died in June 1509. He became a Dominican in Orléans, his native city, and completed his…
Du Frost de Lajemmerais, Widow d'Youville, Marie-Marguerite, Venerable(DU FROST DE LAJEMMERAIS, VEDOVA D'YOUVILLE, MARIE-MARGUERITE, VENERABILE)Vol. IV, p. 1149 DU FROST DE LAJEMMERAIS, widow d'Youville, Marie-Marguerite, venerable. — A woman eminent for holiness of life, strength of character, and administrative…
