Du Perron, Jacques DavyVol. IV, p. 1159 DU PERRON, JACQUES DAVY. — Cardinal, theologian and controversialist, diplomat and statesman, called “the Augustine of France.” Born at St-Lô in Normandy on 25…
Du Prat, AntoineVol. IV, p. 1160 DU PRAT, ANTOINE. - French statesman, b. at Issoire on 17 Jan. 1463, d. at Nantoulllet on 9 July 1535. Having completed his studies with the Benedictines, he…
Du Sollier, Jean-BaptisteVol. IV, p. 1169 DU SOLLIER, JEAN-BAPTISTE. – Bollandist hagiographer, born at Herseaux (Flanders) on 28 February 1669, died at Antwerp on 27 June 1740. He entered the…
Du Tillot, GuillaumeVol. IV, p. 1170 DU TILLOT, GUILLAUME. - French statesman, b. at Bayonne on 22 May 1711. Having completed his studies in Paris, he entered the service of the Infante Filippo of…
Dualism(DUALISMO)Vol. IV, p. 1127 DUALISM. – From the Latin dualis (derived from duo), it is any orientation or system which, in its general interpretation of the universe, or in a particular…
Dublanchy, EdmondVol. IV, p. 1130 DUBLANCHY, EDMOND. - Theologian, b. at Bruville (diocese of Metz) on 21 Jan. 1858, d. on 26 Jan. 1938 at Differt (Belgian Luxembourg). Having completed his…
Dublin Review, The(DUBLIN REWIEW, THE)Vol. IV, p. 1131 DUBLIN REWIEW, THE.—English Catholic quarterly review. It was founded in 1836 by Daniel O'Connel and Nicholas Wiseman, later a cardinal, chiefly for the…
Dublin, Archdiocese of(DUBLINO (DUBLIN), ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 1130 DUBLINO (DUBLIN), ARCHDIOCESE of. — In Ireland. The name derives from the Gaelic Duibblin, meaning black spring. The territory of the archdiocese was visited…
Dublocq, JeanVol. IV, p. 1131 DUBLOCQ, JEAN. — Belgian architect, born in Mons on 25 March 1583, died there on 25 January 1656. Having entered the Society of Jesus as a coadjutor brother…
Dubois, FrançoisVol. IV, p. 1131 DUBOIS, FRANÇOIS: v. SYLVIUS FRANÇOIS.
Dubois, François-Clément-ThéodoreVol. IV, p. 1131 FRANÇOIS-CLÉMENT-THÉODORE DUBOIS. - Musician, born in Rosnay on 24 August 1837, died in Paris on 11 June 1924. He won the Premier Prix de Rome and served as…
Dubois, GuillaumeVol. IV, p. 1132 DUBOIS, GUILLAUME. - French cardinal and statesman, b. at Brives-la-Gaillarde on 6 Sept. 1656, d. at Versailles on 10 Aug. 1723. Having interrupted the…
Dubois, Jean-AntoineVol. IV, p. 1132 DUBOIS, JEAN-ANTOINE. – Born on 10 January 1766 at St-Remèze. He entered the Seminary of the Foreign Missions of Paris and was ordained a priest in 1791, he…
Dubois, Louis-ErnestVol. IV, p. 1132 DUBOIS, LOUIS-ERNEST. - Cardinal, b. at St-Calais (Sarthe) on 10 Sept. 1865, d. at Paris on 23 Sept. 1929. From his earliest years in the priesthood he knew…
Dubois, Pierre (Petrus de Bosco)Vol. IV, p. 1132 DUBOIS, PIERRE (Petrus de Bosco). - Writer born c. 1250 at Coutances or in its vicinity (Normandy) and died c. 1321. Between 1269 and 1272 he studied in Paris.…
Dubouché, ThéodelindeVol. IV, p. 1135 DUBOUCHÉ, THÉODELINDE. — In religion Marie-Thérèse du Coeur de Jésus, born in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) on 2 May 1809, died in Paris on 30 August 1863.…
Dubourg, Louis-Guillaume-ValentinVol. IV, p. 1135 DUBOURG, LOUIS-GUILLAUME-VALENTIN. — Second bishop of Louisiana and Florida, born at Cap François (S. Domingo) on 16 February 1766, died at Besançon on 12…
Dubrovnik, Diocese of(DUBROVNIK, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 1135 DUBROVNIK, DIOCESI di: v. BAGUSA, DIOCESI di. DUBUQUE, ARCIDIOCESI di. — Archdiocese and city of the State of Iowa in the United States of America. Its…
Duc, Joseph-Auguste-MelchiorVol. IV, p. 1135 DUC, JOSEPH-AUGUSTE-MELCHIOR. - Bishop and historian, born in Châtillon (Aosta) on 18 February 1835, died in Aosta on 13 December 1922. Ordained priest on 18…
Ducci, ZaccariaVol. IV, p. 1137 DUCCI, ZACCARIA. — Born at Salutio di Castelfocognano (Arezzo) on 16 February 1861, died at Fiesole on 3 August 1944. He entered the Franciscan Order in 1879…
Duccio di BuoninsegnaVol. IV, p. 1137 DUCCIO di BUONINSEGNA. — Sienese painter. The first record of his activity dates from 1278, the year in which the Municipality of Siena paid him for decorating…
Duchenne, GuillaumeVol. IV, p. 1138 DUCHENNE, GUILLAUME. - French physician, known in medical literature as D. de Boulogne, b. at Boulogne sur Mer on 17 Sept. 1806, d. at Paris on 17 Sept. 1875.…
Duchesne, Louis-Marie-OlivierVol. IV, p. 1138 DUCHESNE, LOUIS-MARIE-OLIVIER. — French prelate, archaeologist, eminent critical historian and writer, born at St-Servan (Ille-et-Vilaine) on 13 September…
Duchesne, Philippine-Rose, Blessed(DUCHESNE, PHILIPPINE-ROSE, BEATA)Vol. IV, p. 1141 DUCHESNE, PHILIPPINE-ROSE, blessed. — Born in Grenoble on 29 August 1769, died at St. Charles, Missouri, on 18 November 1852. In 1787 she entered the monastery…
Dudon, PaulVol. IV, p. 1141 DUDON, PAUL. – Jesuit, historiographer, b. at Sabres (Landes) on 6 February 1859; d. at Toulouse on 23 March 1941. After completing his studies, he joined the…
Duel(DUELLO)Vol. IV, p. 1141 DUELLO. – The d. (duellum = bellum, according to the meaning of the ancient sources, combat in general or single combat) is today understood as any agreed…
Duet(DUETTO)Vol. IV, p. 1147 DUETTO. - The term (diminutive of duo) does not properly designate a musical genre, but various types of compositions consisting of two voices or parts. In…
Dufay, GuillaumeVol. IV, p. 1148 DUFAY, GUILLAUME. – Musician, b. around 1400, perhaps in the former county of Hainaut (Hannonia), d. at Cambrai on 27 November 1474. In 1420 he received the…
Duff, AlexanderVol. IV, p. 1148 DUFF, ALEXANDER. — Protestant missionary, born in Scotland in 1806, died there in 1878. Sent to India by the Church of Scotland, he arrived there in 1830 after…
Duffy, Charles GavanVol. IV, p. 1149 DUFFY, CHARLES GAVAN. — Writer and politician, born in Monaghan (Ireland) on 12 April 1816, died in Nice on 9 February 1903. After collaborating in his youth…
Dugnani, AntonioVol. IV, p. 1150 DUGNANI, ANTONIO. – Cardinal, born in Milan on 8 June 1748, died in Rome on 17 October 1818. After holding in the Curia the offices of consistorial advocate…
Duguet, Jacques-JosephVol. IV, p. 1150 DUGUET, JACQUES-JOSEPH. - Jansenist theologian, b. at Montbrison, 9 Dec. 1649, d. at Paris, 25 Oct. 1733. An Oratorian, teacher of philosophy and positive…
Duhamel (Du Hamel), Jean-BaptisteVol. IV, p. 1150 DUHAMEL (DU HAMEL), JEAN-BAPTISTE. - French philosopher and theologian, b. at Vire in Normandy on 11 June 1624, d. at Paris on 5 Aug. 1706. He studied at Caen…
Duilhé de Saint-Projet, Marc-Antoine-FrançoisVol. IV, p. 1150 DUILHÉ de SAINT-PROJET, MARC-ANTOINE-FRANÇOIS. - Noted French preacher and apologist, b. at Toulouse on 15 July 1822, d. there on 15 May 1897. Ordained priest…
Dukhobortsy(DUKHOBORTZI)Vol. IV, p. 1151 DUKHOBORTZI. – The d., that is, “fighters of the spirit,” are one of the principal sects that arose in Russia. They are also called “molokani,” that is,…
Duluth, Diocese of(DULUTH, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 1151 DULUTH, DIOCESE of. - Diocese and city in the State of Minnesota, in the United States of America; it comprises the counties of Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook,…
Dum, Nocte Pulsa, LuciferVol. IV, p. 1152 «DUM, NOCTE PULSA, LUCIFER». – Hymn of the Lauds in the Office of s. Venanzio martyr, written by Cardinal Bona and inserted into the breviary by Clement X. As…
Dumas, Alexandre (Father)(DUMAS, ALEXANDRE (PADRE))Vol. IV, p. 1151 DUMAS, ALEXANDRE (father). – Novelist and playwright, b. in Villers-Cotterets on 24 July 1803, d. at Puys (Dieppe) on 5 Dec. 1870. He left no fewer than 257…
Dumas, Alexandre (Son)(DUMAS, ALEXANDRE (FIGLIO))Vol. IV, p. 1151 DUMAS, ALEXANDRE (son). – Novelist and playwright, b. 27 July 1824 in Paris, d. 27 November 1895 at Marly-le-Roi. The natural son of the author of Les Trois…
Dumas, Jean-BaptisteVol. IV, p. 1152 DUMAS, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Born at Alais on 14 July 1800, died at Cannes on 11 Apr. 1884. Together with Liebig, he may be regarded as one of the founders of…
Dummermuth, AntoninoVol. IV, p. 1152 DUMMERMUTH, ANTONINO. – Dominican theologian and writer, b. at Louvain on 12 May 1841, d. there on 17 February 1918. He entered religious life on 2 February…
Dumouchel, Étienne(DUMOUCHEL, ETIENNE)Vol. IV, p. 1152 DUMOUCHEL, ETIENNE. — Astronomer, born in Monfort-l'Amaury (Scine-et-Oise, France) on 10 July 1773, he was a soldier in Napoleon’s army before entering the…
Dumoulin, Charles (Molinaeus)Vol. IV, p. 1152 DUMOULIN, CHARLES (Molinaeus). - French jurist, b. in Paris in 1500, d. there in 1566. A lawyer in Orléans, persecuted by the Calvinists and the…
Dunbar, WilliamVol. IV, p. 1152 DUNBAR, WILLIAM. – Scottish poet, born in 1460 (?), died in 1520 (?). Of noble family, he belonged for some time to the Franciscan Order. He spent a period in…
Dundee, Diocese of(DUNDEE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 1153 DUNDEE, DIOCESI di: v. DUNKELD, DIOCESI di.
Dunedin, Diocese of(DUNEDIN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 1153 DUNEDIN, DIOCESE of. - It was erected in 1869 and entrusted to the secular clergy. It comprises the two united civil provinces of Otago and Southland on the…
Dunin, Martin vonVol. IV, p. 1153 DUNIN, MARTIN von. - Prelate, b. 11 Nov. at Wat near Rawa (Poland), d. 26 Dec. 1842 at Posnan. Ordained priest in 1797, he was elected administrator of the…
Dunkeld, Diocese of(DUNKELD, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 1153 DUNKELD, DIOCESE of. - In Scotland; it is suffragan to S. Andrea ed Edimburgo, with residence at Dundee. It has an area of 9,505.46 sq. km. and comprises the…
Duns Scotus, Giovanni(DUNS SCOTO, GIOVANNI)Vol. IV, p. 1153 DUNS SCOTO, GIOVANNI. — Franciscan philosopher and theologian. SUMMARY: I. Life. — II. Works. — III. Character. — IV. Philosophy. — V. Theology. — VI. Overall…
Dunstable, JohnVol. IV, p. 1157 DUNSTABLE, JOHN. – Composer and astronomer, born perhaps at Dunstable in Bedfordshire around 1370 and died at Walbrooke on 24 December 1453. He was buried in…
Dunstan, Saint(DUNSTANO, SANTO)Vol. IV, p. 1158 DUNSTANO, saint. — Born ca. 925 (according to Toke [The Bosworth Psalter, ed. Gasquet-Bishop, London 1908, pp. 131–43], in 910), died on 19 May 988. He was…
Dupanloup, Félix-Antoine-PhilibertVol. IV, p. 1158 DUPANLOUP, FÉLIX-ANTOINE-PHILIBERT. – Bishop of Orléans, born at St-Félix in Savoy on 3 January 1802, died at Lacombe (Savoy) on 11 October 1878. Educated at…
Dupasquier, SébastienVol. IV, p. 1159 DUPASQUIER, SÉBASTIEN. - Scotist philosopher and theologian of the seventeenth century, considered one of the most representative members of the school toward…
Duphot, LéonardVol. IV, p. 1159 DUPHOT, LÉONARD. – French general, born on 21 September 1769 in Lyon, died on 28 December 1797 in Rome. Having received a sound education at the college of…
Dupin, Louis-Éllies(DUPIN, LOUIS-ELLIES)Vol. IV, p. 1160 DUPIN, LOUIS-ELLIES. - Jansenist theologian and historian, b. in Paris on 17 June 1657, d. on 6 June 1719. Doctor of the Sorbonne and professor at the Collège…
Duplessis de Richelieu, Alphonse(DU PLESSIS DE RICHELIEU, ALPHONSE)Vol. IV, p. 1160 DU PLESSIS DE RICHELIEU, ALPHONSE. - RICHELIEU DU PLESSIS, ALPHONSE.
Duplessis Mornay, Philippe(DU PLESSIS MORNAY, PHILIPPE)Vol. IV, p. 1160 DU PLESSIS MORNAY, PHILIPPE. – Calvinist writer, b. at Buhy in the Vexin on 5 November 1549, d. at La Forêt-sur-Sèvre on 11 November 1623. Attracted toward…
Duplici Commentario IllustrataVol. IV, p. 1136 DUPLICI COMMENTARIO ILLUSTRATA. FIRST FAMILIES AND LINEAGES OF THE Constantinopolitan Emperors, with the Names of the same Augusti and some Portraits;…
Dupondius (Dupondio)(DIPONDIO (DUPONDIO))Vol. IV, p. 973 DIPONDIO (DUPONDIO). — Roman coin worth two asses, or half a sesterce. During the imperial period it was minted in brass, with a weight of between 11 and 15…
Dupre, Giovanni(DUPRÈ, GIOVANNI)Vol. IV, p. 1160 DUPRÈ, GIOVANNI. - B. at Siena on 1 March 1817, d. at Firenze on 10 Jan. 1882. A pupil in Firenze of L. Magi and V. Cambi, he was also influenced by Lorenzo…
Dupuis, Charles-FrançoisVol. IV, p. 1161 DUPUIS, CHARLES-FRANÇOIS. – French scholar and politician, born at Trie-Château (Oise) on 16 October 1742, died at Is-sur-Tille (Côte d’Or) on 29 September…
Duquesnoy, François, detto Il Fiammingo(DU QUESNOY, FRANÇOIS, DETTO IL FIAMMINGO)Vol. IV, p. 1161 DU QUESNOY, FRANÇOIS, called the FIAMMINGO. - Sculptor, b. in Bruxelles on 12 Jan. 1594, d. in Livorno on 12 July 1643. He received his first artistic training…
Dura-Europos (Gr. Δοῦρα Εὐρώπος)(DURA EÚROPOS (GR. ΔΟΥ͂ΡΑ ΕΥ̓́ΡΩΠΟΣ))Vol. IV, p. 1161 DURA EÚROPOS (gr. Δοῦρα Εὔρωπος). - On the right bank of the Euphrates, halfway between Bagdad and Aleppo, on a rocky plateau where the locality of…
Durand de Villegaignon, NicolasVol. IV, p. 1165 DURAND de VILLEGAIGNON, NICOLAS. — Theologian, born in 1510, died in 1571; having converted from Calvinism, he became a fervent defender of the Eucharistic…
Durand, AlfredVol. IV, p. 1164 DURAND, ALFRED. - Jesuit, exegete, b. at Chantemerle (Drôme) on 12 March 1858; d. at Lyons on 31 July 1928. He studied Semitic languages and Egyptology in Rome…
Durando d'Aurillac (Durandello)Vol. IV, p. 1165 DURANDO d'AURILLAC (DURANDELLO). – French Dominican of the thirteenth–fourteenth century. He completed his studies at the celebrated convent of S. Giacomo in…
Durando, MarcantonioVol. IV, p. 1165 DURANDO, MARCANTONIO. – Missionary of St. Vincent, founder of the Nazarene Sisters, brother of the well-known general D. N. Born in Mondovì on 22 May 1801, he…
Durandus (Durand) Guillaume, Bishop of Mende(DURAND (DURANDUS) GUILLAUME, VESCOVO DI MENDE)Vol. IV, p. 1164 DURAND (Durandus) GUILLAUME, bishop of MENDE. — Canonist and liturgist, b. at Puimission, north of Béziers (France), c. 1230. He studied law in Italy and…
Durandus of Saint-Pourçain(DURANDO DI SAINT-POURÇAIN)Vol. IV, p. 1165 DURANDO di SAINT-POURÇAIN. — In the world Guillaume Durand, a celebrated Dominican theologian and writer known as «doctor resolutissimus», born at St-Pourçain…
Durandus of Troarn(DURANDO DI TROARN)Vol. IV, p. 1165 DURANDO of TROARN. — Benedictine abbot and theologian, b. at the beginning of the 11th century, probably at Nantes, d. on 11 February 1088 at Troarn…
Durango, Archdiocese of(DURANGO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 1166 DURANGO, ARCIDIOCESI of. — In Mexico, in the federal state of the same name, bordering on the north with the bishopric of Chihuahua, on the east with those of…
Durante, FrancescoVol. IV, p. 1166 DURANTE, FRANCESCO. - Musician, b. at Frattamaggiore on 15 March 1684, d. at Napoli on 13 Aug. 1755. A pupil of G. Ottavio Pitoni and perhaps of B. Pasquini,…
Durante, OttavioVol. IV, p. 1166 DURANTE, OTTAVIO. — Roman musician and theorist of the 17th century, a contemporary of Caccini and a proponent of his ideas. In 1608 he had composed Arie…
Duranti, Jean-Étienne(DURANTI, JEAN-ETIENNE)Vol. IV, p. 1166 DURANTI, JEAN-ETIENNE - Liturgist, president of the Parliament of Toulouse, killed in a Huguenot uprising on 11 February 1589. In his work De ritibus Ecclesiae…
Durazzo, MarcelloVol. IV, p. 1166 DURAZZO, MARCELLO. - Cardinal, born in Genoa of a noble family on March 6, 1630, died in Faenza on April 27, 1710. After having been vice-legate of Bologna and…
Durga(DURGÀ)Vol. IV, p. 1168 DURGÀ. – D., “the Inaccessible,” is one of the most common names of Umà, the consort of the god Siva, also called Devì, the goddess par excellence; Kàtì, the…
Durini, Angelo MariaVol. IV, p. 1168 DURINI, ANGELO MARIA. — Cardinal, born in Milan to a noble family on 24 May 1725, died at Balbiano (Como) on 28 April 1796. After earning his degree in law at…
Durkheim, Émile(DURKHEIM, EMILE)Vol. IV, p. 1168 DURKHEIM, ÉMILE: v. RELIGIONS, HISTORY of.
Durocher, EulalieVol. IV, p. 1168 DUROCHER, EULALIE. – In religion, Marie-Rose, foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, born at St-Antoin-sur-Richelieu (Canada) on 6…
Durostor (Silistra)Vol. IV, p. 1168 DUROSTOR (SILISTRA). – A city situated on the Bulgarian bank of the lower Danube, bearing the old, perhaps Celtic, name of Durostorm in Lower Moesia. It has…
Durrës (Albanese Durazzo)(DURAZZO (ALBANESE DÜRRES))Vol. IV, p. 1166 DURAZZO (Albanian Dürres). — An ancient Illyrian city (Dyrrachi), with an adjoining Greek Corinthian-Corfiot colony (Epidaunon), among the first conquered in…
Durych, Václav FortunatVol. IV, p. 1169 DURYCH, VÁCLAV FORTUNAT. – Minim religious, born in Turnov (Bohemia) on 28 September 1735, died there in 1802. A Bohemian man of letters, lecturer in theology…
Dusares (Arabic Dā Šarā)(DUSARES (ARABO DÁ ŠARÁ))Vol. IV, p. 1169 DUSARES (Arabic Dá Šará). – Deity of the ancient Arabs, especially venerated by the Nabataeans of Petra: the inscriptions of Petra and the eastern Jordan…
Dusmet, Giuseppe BenedettoVol. IV, p. 1169 DUSMET, GIUSEPPE BENEDETTO. – Cardinal, born in Palermo on 15 August 1818 to a noble family originating in Belgium, died in Catania on 4 April 1894. Educated…
Dutch Borneo(BORNEO OLANDESE)Vol. II, p. 1106 BORNEO OLANDESE: v. PONTIANAK, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di.
Dutch East Indies(INDIE ORIENTALI OLANDESI)Vol. VI, p. 1061 INDIE ORIENTALI OLANDESI: V. INDONESIA.
Dutch New Guinea, Apostolic Vicariate of(NUOVA GUINEA OLANDESE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)Vol. VIII, p. 1185 DUTCH NEW GUINEA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of.—It once comprised the entire Dutch part of New Guinea and the great Moluccan Archipelago; the territory was erected…
Duval, AndréVol. IV, p. 1170 DUVAL, ANDRÉ. – Born in Pontoise in 1564 and died in Paris in 1638. Doctor (1594) and subsequently dean of the Sorbonne, where he was the first holder of the…
Duvno, Diocese of(DUVNO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 1170 DUVNO, DIOCESI di: v. MOSTAR, DIOCESI di.
Duvoisin, Jean-BaptisteVol. IV, p. 1170 DUVOISIN, JEAN-BAPTISTE. – Apologist, born at Langres on 19 October 1744, died at Nantes on 9 July 1813. Professor at the Sorbonne, canon of Auxerre, vicar…
Dwarfism(NANISMO)Vol. VIII, p. 954 NANISMO. – Deficiency in the development of the bodily proportions of the individual, particularly of height, which remain below the extreme limits of the…
DwinVol. IV, p. 1170 DWIN. – A city also called “Ostan” by Armenian historians, because Khosrow II transferred the court there in the 3rd century. Within its walls, in 478, the…
Dying, Associations and Confraternities of the(AGONIZZANTI, ASSOCIAZIONI E CONFRATERNITE DEGLI)Vol. I, p. 316 AGONIZZANTI, ASSOCIATIONS AND CONFRATERNITIES for. — The Church’s solicitude for the dying, in addition to the special prayers with which she accompanies them…
Dynamics(DINAMICA)Vol. IV, p. 932 DINAMICA: V. MECCANICA.
Dynamism(DINAMISMO)Vol. IV, p. 932 DINAMISMO. – From δύναμις (force, energy), d. is the name given to every philosophical system which, denying the dualistic antithesis between matter and force,…
Dyophysitism(DIOFISISMO)Vol. IV, p. 958 DIOFISISMO: V. INCARNAZIONE.
Dysarthria(DISARTRIA)Vol. IV, p. 1000 DYSARTHRIA. – Difficulty in performing the coordinated muscular movements necessary for the articulation of speech; it is caused by anatomical or functional…
Dysthymia(DISTIMIA)Vol. IV, p. 1009 DISTIMIA. - An abnormal variation in the affective life of psychopathic individuals, oscillating between manic exaltation (v. MANIA) and melancholic depression…
Dyāuṣ Pitā(DYĀUŠ PITĀ)Vol. IV, p. 1170 DYĀUŠ PITĀ. - The idea of Heaven the father, D. P., which foreshadows that of the heavenly Father, goes back to Indo-European unity, as is demonstrated by the…
Démia, CharlesVol. IV, p. 818 DÉMIA, CHARLES. – Priest, b. at Bourg (Bresse) on 3 October 1636, d. at Ainay (Lione) on 25 October 1689. A pupil of the Jesuits and the Sulpicians, ordained a…
Déodat, Marie De BaslyVol. IV, p. 839 DÉODAT, MARIE de BASLY. - Franciscan theologian, one of the restorers of the Scotist school, born at Basly en Bessin (Calvados) on 11 Oct. 1862, died at Le…
Dévaud, EugèneVol. IV, p. 874 DÉVAUD, EUGÈNE. – Priest, born in Fribourg on 7 March 1876. First an inspector of elementary schools, he later became professor and director of the normal…
Díaz del Castillo, Bernal(DIAZ DEL CASTILLO, BERNAL)Vol. IV, p. 904 DIAZ DEL CASTILLO, BERNAL. - Spanish chronicler, b. at Medina del Campo in 1492, d. about 1581. He left for America in 1514 with P. Davila and took part in the…
Díaz del Ribero, Francisco(DIAZ DEL RIBERO, FRANCISCO)Vol. IV, p. 904 DIAZ DEL RIBERO, FRANCISCO. - Spanish sculptor and architect, b. at Mazcuerras (Santander) in Jan. 1592, d. at Granada on 1 April 1670. He had acquired a…
Dölger, Franz JosephVol. IV, p. 1042 DÖLGER, FRANZ JOSEPH. — A noted historian of the first Christian centuries, b. on 18 October 1879 at Sulzbach sul Meno, d. on 17 October 1940 at Schweinfurt.…
Döller, JohannesVol. IV, p. 1042 DÖLLER, JOHANNES. - Exegete and historian of religions, b. at Thuma (Lower Austria) on 27 Apr. 1868, d. at Raabs (ibid.) on 31 Oct. 1928. Ordained a priest in…
Döllinger, Ignaz vonVol. IV, p. 1043 DÖLLINGER, IGNAZ von. — Historian and theologian, born in Bamberg on 28 February 1799, died in Munich on 10 January 1890. After an initial course of varied…
Döring, MatthiasVol. IV, p. 1091 DÖRING, MATTHIAS. — Theologian, biblical scholar, and historian of the Conventual Franciscans, b. at Kyritz in Brandenburg between 1390 and 1400, d. there on…
Dühr, Bernard(DUHR, BERNARD)Vol. IV, p. 1150 DUHR, BERNARD. — Jesuit, historiographer, b. at Colonia on 2 Aug. 1852, d. at Monaco on 21 Sept. 1930. He devoted himself enthusiastically to historical…
Dühring, Karl Eugen(DUHRING, KARL EUGEN)Vol. IV, p. 1150 DUHRING, KARL EUGEN. - Philosopher, b. in Berlin in 1833, d. in Nowawes in 1921. From 1863 to 1877 he was a Privatdozent in Berlin. A positivist, beginning…
Dürer, AlbrechtVol. IV, p. 1167 DÜRER, ALBRECHT. – German painter, woodcut artist, engraver, draughtsman, and art theorist; born in Nuremberg on 21 May 1471, died there on 6 April 1528. His…
Dürr, LorenzVol. IV, p. 1168 DÜRR, LORENZ. - Exegete, Assyriologist, scholar of Oriental archaeology and of the history of religions, b. at Oberschwarzach (Bavaria) on 7 Apr. 1886, d. at…
Długosz, Jan (Johannes Longinus)Vol. IV, p. 1021 DŁUGOSZ, JAN (Johannes Longinus). — Historian, born at Brzeźnica in 1415, died at Cracow on 19 May 1480. Secretary to the bishop of Cracow Zbigniew Oleśnicki…
