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D'Indy, Paul-Marie-Théodore-VincentVol. IV, p. 933 D'INDY, PAUL-MARIE-THÉODORE-VINCENT. - Musician, b. in Paris on 27 March 1851, d. there on 2 Dec. 1931. A pupil of César Franck, he was later, with him,…
D'Insegnard, Giuseppe(D'INSENGARD, GIUSEPPE)Vol. IV, p. 934 D'INSENGARD, GIUSEPPE. - Vincentian missionary, apostle of catechism, born to the barons of I. at La Spezia on 25 Sept. 1844, died at Rome on 9 July 1913.…
Di Bartolo, ErasmoVol. IV, p. 904 DI BARTOLO, ERASMO. – Musician, born in Gaeta in 1606, died in Naples in 1656, known as Fr. Raimo, of the confraternity of the Trinity in Naples. He was first…
Di Bartolo, SalvatoreVol. IV, p. 904 DI BARTOLO, SALVATORE. — Theologian from Palermo, born 6 November 1838, died 15 June 1906. He completed his studies under the guidance of Msgr. Domenico…
Di Breme, Lodovico Arborio GattinaraVol. IV, p. 905 DI BREME, LODOVICO ARBORIO GATTINARA. - B. in Torino in 1780, d. there on 15 Aug. 1820. Almoner to Eugène Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy, and Councillor of…
Di Francia, Annibale MariaVol. IV, p. 919 DI FRANCIA, ANNIBALE MARIA. - Canon of Messina, born there on 5 July 1851 and died there on 1 June 1927. Of noble family and ardent intellect, having become a…
Di Giacomo, SalvatoreVol. IV, p. 920 DI GIACOMO, SALVATORE. - Poeta dialettale, n. a Napoli il 12 marzo 1860, ivi m. il 4 apr. 1934. Abbandonata la facoltà di medicina, si diede giovanissimo al…
Di Giovanni, VincenzoVol. IV, p. 921 DI GIOVANNI, VINCENZO. - Historian and philosopher, priest, b. at Salapante (Trapani) in 1832, d. there in 1903. He was professor of philosophy at the lycée…
Di Meo, AlessandroVol. IV, p. 931 DI MEO, ALESSANDRO. – Born at Vulturara on 3 November 1726, died at Nola on 20 March 1786. He entered the Redemptorists, making his profession on 17 January…
Di Netta, Vito Michele, Venerable(DI NETTA, VITO MICHELE, VENERABILE)Vol. IV, p. 933 DI NETTA, VITO MICHELE, venerable. — Born at Vallata (Avellino) on 26 February 1787, died on 3 December 1849. From the seminary of S. Angelo dei Lombardi, he…
Di Pietro, CamilloVol. IV, p. 972 DI PIETRO, CAMILLO. - Cardinal, b. in Rome on 10 Jan. 1806, d. there on 6 March 1884. Nephew of Michele Di Pietro, who honoured the sacred purple during the…
Di Pietro, MicheleVol. IV, p. 972 DI PIETRO, MICHELE. - Cardinal, b. at Albano on 18 Jan. 1747 and d. at Rome on 2 July 1821. Having taken his degree at Rome, he taught theology, law, and…
Di Rosa, Gennaro, Venerable(DI ROSA, GENNARO, VENERABILE)Vol. IV, p. 998 DI ROSA, GENNARO, venerable — Priest, born in Naples on 28 June 1823, died there on 28 February 1905. Ordained a priest on 29 March 1847, he exercised his…
Di Rosa, Maria Crocifissa, Blessed(DI ROSA, MARIA CROCIFISSA, BEATA)Vol. IV, p. 998 DI ROSA, MARIA CROCIFISSA, blessed. – In the world, Paolina d. R., Foundress of the Servants of Charity (v.), born in Brescia to a noble family on 6 November…
Diabolical Manifestations(DIABOLICHE, MANIFESTAZIONI)Vol. IV, p. 882 DIABOLICHE, MANIFESTAZIONI: v. DEMONIACHE, MANIFESTAZIONI.
Diabolical Possession(POSSESSIONE DIABOLICA)Vol. IX, p. 1092 POSSESSIONE DIABOLICA: V. DEMONIACHE MANIFESTAZIONI.
DiaconiaVol. IV, p. 883 DIACONIA. — An institution of charitable assistance, well known in both the East and the West from the 4th to the 9th century; in Rome, the churches attached…
Diaconicon (Διακονικόν), DiaconicoVol. IV, p. 890 DIACONICON (Διακονικόν), DIACONICO. – ART. – A small room, often apsidal, found in basilican churches beside the apse, on the side opposite the prothesis. The…
Diacrinomeni(DIACRINÒMENI)Vol. IV, p. 897 DIACRINÒMENI. — From the Greek διακρινόμενοι, the term means “hesitant” and was used by Leonzio Bizantino to designate the Monophysites and Eutychians who…
Diadochus of Photicea, Saint(DIADOCO DI FOTICEA, SANTO)Vol. IV, p. 897 DIADOCO of FOTICEA, saint. — The life of St. D., bishop of Foticca, in ancient Epirus, has come down to us only through three texts: a mention by Photius, who…
Dialectic(DIALETTICA)Vol. IV, p. 897 DIALECTIC. — From διαλέγομαι, discorro. Frequently used in philosophy, it has very different meanings. In the sense still most common today, it is the art of…
Dialectical Materialism(MATERIALISMO DIALETTICO)Vol. VIII, p. 241 DIALETTICAL MATERIALISM. - Dialectical materialism is a form of materialism that asserts, in contrast to mechanistic materialism, the specific difference…
Dialectical Theology (Barthian)(TEOLOGIA DIALETTICA (BARTHIANA))Vol. XI, p. 1182 DIALECTICAL THEOLOGY (BARTHIAN). — This expression designates a doctrinal current that emerged in German Protestantism at the end of the First World War. The…
Diamante, Juan BautistaVol. IV, p. 899 DIAMANTE, JUAN BAUTISTA. — Spanish dramatist, priest and knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, prior of the convent of Morón, born in Madrid in 1625,…
DiamantinoVol. IV, p. 899 DIAMANTINO. – Prelature in the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil, suffragan of Cuyabà. It was erected by Pope Pius XI on 22 March 1929 by the apostolic…
DianaVol. IV, p. 899 DIANA. – Goddess of the ancient Roman and Italic religion. A large part of scholars hold that she was an originally Italic divinity who only under Greek…
Diana d'Andalò, Blessed(DIANA D'ANDALÒ, BEATA)Vol. IV, p. 900 DIANA d'ANDALÒ, blessed. — Dominican, born around 1200, died in Bologna on 10(?) June 1236. Daughter of Andrea (Andalò) and niece of Pietro Lovello, D.…
Diana, AntonioVol. IV, p. 900 DIANA, ANTONIO. - Theatine, born at Palermo in 1585, died at Rome on 20 July 1663. He is among the best-known moral theologians, although inclined toward…
Diana, Benedetto Rusconi, detto IlVol. IV, p. 900 DIANA, BENEDETTO RUSCONI, known as il. — Painter, born in Venice around 1460, died there in 1525. In 1515, in collaboration with Lazzaro Bastiani, he executed…
Diano-Teggiano, Diocese of(DIANO-TEGGIANO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 901 DIANO-TEGGIANO, DIOCESE of. — In the province of Salerno, with its see at Teggiano (an ancient Roman municipality). It has an area of 100 sq. km and 90,000…
Diaphony(DIAFONIA)Vol. IV, p. 897 DIAFONIA. – A genre of composition in early polyphony (v. ARS ANTIQUA), whose name was used by medieval theorists (9th–12th centuries) as equivalent to…
Diario di RomaVol. IV, p. 901 1749. IN ROME MCCCLIX At the Stamperia del Cracas, piazza S. Marco al Corso. With permission of the Superiors, and Privilege. DIARY FOREIGN Number 1. Dated the…
Dias, BaltasarVol. IV, p. 901 DIAS, BALTASAR. - Portuguese dramatist of the 16th century, the best known and still beloved among the people. A native of the island of Madeira and blind,…
Dias, BartholomeuVol. IV, p. 902 DIAS, BARTHOLOMEU. — Navigator, born around 1450. Commissioned by the king of Portugal to explore the western African coast, and having set out in 1486 or ’87,…
DiasieVol. IV, p. 902 DIASIE. – An ancient Athenian popular festival celebrated on 23 Anthesterion (March) in honor of Zeus Melichios. The victims offered were completely burned, as…
DiasporaVol. IV, p. 902 DIASPORA. – The term διασπορά (“dissemination,” “dispersion”) occurs 7 times in the Greek Bible (Deut. 28, 25 [cod. B]; Ps. 146, 2; Iud. 5, 19 [Volg. 23]; II…
Diatessaron(DIATÉSSARON)Vol. IV, p. 903 DIATÉSSARON. – A work by Taziano, in which the text of the four Gospels was fused into a single ordered narrative. The fact is reported to us by the historian…
Dibon (Heb. Dibbân)(DIBON (EBR. DIBBÂN))Vol. IV, p. 905 DIBON (Hebr. Dibbân). — Moabite city, a stopping-place or station of the Israelites on their journey toward the Promised Land (Num. 33:45), conquered and…
Dicastillo, Juan DeVol. IV, p. 905 DICASTILLO, JUAN de. – Spanish Jesuit theologian, born in Naples to Spanish parents on 28 December 1584, died in Ingolstadt on 6 March 1653. He entered…
Dickens, CharlesVol. IV, p. 905 DICKENS, CHARLES. — English novelist, born at Portsea on 7 February 1812, died near Chatham-Rochester on 9 June 1870. The harsh early years of his life are…
DidachéVol. IV, p. 905 DIDACHÉ. – The only manuscript of this short work was discovered by Teofilo Bryennios, metropolitan of Nicomedia, in 1875 in the Library of the Monastery of…
Didactics(DIDATTICA)Vol. IV, p. 907 DIDATTICA: v. EDUCAZIONE.
DidascaliaVol. IV, p. 907 DIDASCALIA. – This apocryphal writing claims to be « the Catholic doctrine » of the 12 Apostles and purports to have been written in Jerusalem after the «…
DidaskaleionVol. IV, p. 907 DIDASKALEION. - A journal founded in 1912 by the Salesian Paolo Ubaldi. Its programme, indicated by the subtitle Studi filosofici di letteratura cristiana…
Diderot, DenisVol. IV, p. 907 DIDEROT, DENIS. – Philosopher, born at Langres (Champagne) on 5 October 1713, died at Paris on 30 July 1784. Destined by his father for the ecclesiastical…
Didon, HenriVol. IV, p. 911 DIDON, HENRI. - Dominican, orator, b. at Touvet (Isère) on 17 March 1840; d. at Toulouse on 15 March 1900. From 1865 in Paris, he exercised his vigorous,…
Didot Family(DIDOT, FAMIGLIA)Vol. IV, p. 911 DIDOT, FAMILY. – Famous French printers and booksellers, perhaps originally from Lorraine, but active in Paris from the eighteenth century onward. FRANÇOIS…
Didot, Jules(DIDIOT, JULES)Vol. IV, p. 908 DIDIOT, JULES. – Priest and theologian, born at Cheppy (Meuse) on 14 August 1840, died at Montbras (near Maxeys-sur-Vaysse [Meuse]) on 20 December 1903. Having…
Didrachma(DIDRAMMA)Vol. IV, p. 911 DIDRAMM. – A silver coin worth two drachmas, also designated by the term stater (στατής). It corresponded to half a shekel in the Jewish monetary system and…
Didron, Adolphe-NapoléonVol. IV, p. 911 DIDRON, ADOLPHE-NAPOLÉON. – Art historian, b. at Hautvillers (Marne) on 13 March 1806, d. in Paris on 13 November 1867. He completed his early studies at the…
Didymus The Blind(DIDIMO IL CIECO)Vol. IV, p. 908 DIDIMO il CIECO. — Ancient ecclesiastical writer, born around 313 in Alexandria, where he spent his entire life, and died there between 395 and 399. He became…
DieVol. IV, p. 911 DIE. - City and ancient diocese of France, now the capital of an arrondissement in the département of Drôme. A sanctuary of the goddess Andarta, situated in a…
Dieckhoff, August WilhelmVol. IV, p. 911 DIECKHOFF, AUGUST WILHELM. - Protestant theologian, b. 5 Feb. 1823 at Gottinga, d. 12 Sept. 1894 at Rostock. Extraordinary professor of systematic and…
Dieckmann, HermannVol. IV, p. 912 DIECKMANN, HERMANN. — Jesuit and historian, born at Osnabrück (northern Germany) on 2 July 1880; died at Valkenburg (Holland) on 15 October 1928. First…
Diedo, FrancescoVol. IV, p. 912 DIEDO, FRANCESCO. — Venetian humanist gentleman, professor of law at Padua, died at Verona on 25 March 1484. The Roman Cristoforo Persona, in the preface with…
Diego Giuseppe Da Cadice, Blessed(DIEGO GIUSEPPE DA CADICE, BEATO)Vol. IV, p. 912 DIEGO GIUSEPPE da CADICE, blessed. – Capuchin preacher and writer of the province of Andalusia, b. in Cadiz on 30 March 1743, he entered the novitiate on 31…
Diego Of Alcalá, Saint(DIEGO DI ALCALÁ, SANTO)Vol. IV, p. 912 DIEGO di ALCALÁ, saint. - B. around 1400 at S. Nicolás del Puerto (Andalusia). Of obscure birth, from childhood he showed a great love of solitude. He donned…
Diego of Jesus(DIEGO DI GESÙ)Vol. IV, p. 912 DIEGO di Gesù. - Discalced Carmelite theologian, Diego Salablanca in the world, born at Granada (Spain) in 1570, died at Toledo on 3 Sept. 1621. In 1586 he…
Diego Suarez, Apostolic Vicariate Of(DIEGO SUAREZ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. IV, p. 913 DIEGO SUAREZ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE di. - In Africa, on the island of Madagascar. It originated from the apostolic vicariate of Madagascar, erected on 21 Jan.…
Diehl, CharlesVol. IV, p. 913 DIEHL, CHARLES. - Byzantinist, b. at Strasbourg on 4 July 1859, d. at Paris on 2 Nov. 1944. He was professor at the Sorbonne and a member of the Institut de…
Diekamp, FranzVol. IV, p. 913 DIEKAMP, FRANZ. - Theologian, b. at Geldern (Rhineland) on 8 Nov. 1864, ordained priest in 1887, from 1902 professor of dogmatic theology at Münster…
Diekamp, WilhelmVol. IV, p. 913 DIEKAMP, WILHELM. - Historian, b. at Geldern on 13 May 1854, d. at Rome on 25 Dec. 1885. Having completed his studies in theology and history with brilliant…
Dientzenhofer Family(DIENTZENHOFER, FAMIGLIA)Vol. IV, p. 913 DIENTZENHOFER, FAMIGLIA – German architects originally from Aibling in Bavaria, divided into two branches, one active in Bamberg and the other in Prague; the…
Diepenbrock, Melchior vonVol. IV, p. 914 DIEPENBROCK, MELCHIOR von. — Cardinal, born in Bocholt (Westphalia) on 6 January 1798, died at Johannisberg Castle (Upper Silesia) on 20 January 1853.…
Dieringer, Franz XaverVol. IV, p. 914 DIERINGER, FRANZ XAVER. – Theologian, born at Rangendingen, near Hechingen, on 22 August 1811, died at Veringendorf (Hohenzollern) on 8 September 1876. He…
Dies IraeVol. IV, p. 914 «DIES IRAE». — Sequence for the Mass of the Dead, consisting of seventeen ternary stanzas of monorhymed regular octosyllabic lines, plus six closing stanzas in…
Dies OrientalisVol. IV, p. 915 DIES ORIENTALIS: V. ORIENTE CRISTIANO.
Diesbach, Nikolaus Joseph Albert Von(DIESSBACH, NICOLAUS JOSEPH ALBERT VON)Vol. IV, p. 915 DIESSBACH, NICOLAUS JOSEPH ALBERT von. — Jesuit, apostle of the good press, born in Berne, into a Calvinist patrician family, on 15 February 1732, died in…
Diessel, GerhardVol. IV, p. 915 DIESSEL, GERHARD. - Redemptorist preacher, b. at Freren (Hanover) on 21 Jan. 1845, d. at Dornbirn (Austria) on 6 Aug. 1907. He studied at Louvain and Münster.…
Dietenberger, Johann(DIETENBERGER, IOHANN)Vol. IV, p. 916 DIETENBERGER, IOHANN. – Dominican theologian and polemicist, b. in Frankfurt am Main in 1475, d. in Mainz on 4 September 1537. He was awarded a doctorate in…
Dietwinus(DIETWINO)Vol. IV, p. 916 DIETWINO. - In the sources Theod(ew)inus, cardinal. The year of his birth is unknown. A monk at Marmoutier and abbot of Gorze, in December 1134 or shortly…
DigambaraVol. IV, p. 920 DIGAMBARA: v. GIAIANISMO.
Digest(DIGESTO)Vol. IV, p. 920 DIGESTO: v. CORPUS IURIS CIVILIS.
Digione, Diocese Of(DIGIONE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 920 DIGIONE, DIOCESI di. - It is the chief town of the department of the Côte-d'Or in France, situated at the confluence of the rivers Ouche and Suzon on the…
Digne, Diocese of(DIGNE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 926 DIGNE, diocese of. – City and capital of the Basses-Alpes department in France; it is a suffragan see of Aix. It comprises almost the whole of the former…
Dignity(DIGNITÀ)Vol. IV, p. 926 DIGNITÀ. — In the generic sense, dignities are ecclesiastical offices with jurisdiction and precedence of honor attached to them. In the strict and specific…
DikrVol. IV, p. 927 DIKR. – In Arabic, “mention”; it is the glorification of Allâh carried out through the litanical repetition of certain words or phrases. The repetition may be…
DilataVol. IV, p. 927 DILATA. – This is the formula of reply used by the Sacred Congregations (v. CONGREGAZIONI PONTIFICI) when, with regard to an appeal, petition, or doubt…
DilemmaVol. IV, p. 927 DILEMMA. - From δὶς λῆμμα (double assumption), a form of reasoning in which, from two or more members of a disjunctive premise, either an identical conclusion…
Dilgskron, KarlVol. IV, p. 927 DILGSKRON, KARL. - Redemptorist, b. in Vienna on 31 Aug. 1843, and d. there on 1 June 1912. He taught philosophy and theology at Mautern (Styria); from 1878 to…
Dili, Diocese of(DILI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 927 DILI, DIOCESI of. — On the island of Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. It is the capital city of the Portuguese colony of Timor, that is, of the eastern…
Diligence(DILIGENZA)Vol. IV, p. 927 DILIGENZA. – In its primary meaning, this term denotes assiduous and exquisite care, particular attention in doing something. In spiritual life and asceticism…
Dilthey, WilhelmVol. IV, p. 928 DILTHEY, WILHELM. – German philosopher, born on 19 November 1833 at Biebrich, died on 10 October 1911 at Siusi (Bolzano). He was professor at Basel, Kiel, and…
Dimas of the Cross(DIMAS DELLA CROCE)Vol. IV, p. 931 DIMAS della CROCE. - In the world Giacinto Tonelli, Carmelite missionary. Born on 13 Nov. 1577 at Monteleone (Spoleto), he professed at Rome on 25 March 1610.…
Dimissory Letters(DIMISSORIE, LETTERE)Vol. IV, p. 931 DIMISSORIAL LETTERS. – Authorization that an Ordinary grants, normally in writing, to a bishop (even if unspecified, who as a rule must be of the same rite as…
Dina (Heb. Dīnāh)(DINA (EBR. DĪNĀH))Vol. IV, p. 932 DINA (Heb. Dīnāh). — Daughter of the patriarch Giacobbe, born to him by Lia (Gen. 30:21) while he was in Mesopotamia. In Palestine, in the region of Sichem,…
Dinajpur, Diocese of(DINAJPUR, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 932 DINAJPUR, DIOCESE of. - Erected by apostolic brief of 25 May 1927 through the dismemberment of the diocese of Krishnagar (India), it has an area of 45,383 sq.…
Dindia (D'India), SigismondoVol. IV, p. 933 DINDIA (D'INDIA), SIGISMONDO. — A Palermitan musician who lived in the seventeenth century. He was in Florence between 1608 and 1609 and, from 1611–12, was…
Dinei (Aram. Dīnājē; Vulg. Dinae)(DINEI (ARAM. DINĀJĒ; VOLG. DINAEI))Vol. IV, p. 933 DINEI (Aram. dinājē; Volg. Dinaei). — In Esd. 4:9 they are mentioned in the list of exiles from Babylon, Susa, etc., transplanted by the Assyrian kings to…
Dino, MugellanoVol. IV, p. 934 DINO, MUGELLANO. – Jurisconsult of the 13th century. Having completed his studies at Bologna, he first taught law at Pistoia, then at Bologna. In 1297 he was…
Diocesan Associations(ASSOCIAZIONI DIOCESANE)Vol. II, p. 136 DIOCESAN ASSOCIATIONS. — In France, the law of 9 December 1905, denying legal personality to all ecclesiastical entities and consequently the capacity to hold…
Diocesan Consultors(CONSULTORI DIOCESANI)Vol. IV, p. 257 DIOCESAN CONSULTORS. — This is a college of secular priests which, in dioceses where the Cathedral Chapter (v.) cannot be established or re-established, the…
Diocesan Worker Priests(SACERDOTI OPERAI DIOCESANI)Vol. X, p. 908 DIOCESAN WORKER PRIESTS. – They were founded by Manuel Domingo y Sol, a priest of the diocese of Tortosa, in 1881, for the direction of the « S. José »…
Diocese(DIOCESI)Vol. IV, p. 954 DIOCESES. – In the ecclesiastical order, this is a territory, well defined in its extent and boundaries, governed by a bishop with ordinary power according to…
Diocese of Alessio(ALESSIO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. I, p. 500 ALESSIO, DIOCESI di. — The Turkish invasion turned this very ancient Albanian diocese (14th century) into a true mission territory. As early as 1240, the…
Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana(ALEXANDRIA IN LUISIANA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. I, p. 504 ALEXANDRIA in LOUISIANA, DIOCESE of. — In the United States, suffragan of Nuova Orleans. Erected on 23 July 1853 under the name of Natchitoches, it was…
Diocese of Alexandria in Ontario(ALEXANDRIA IN ONTARIO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. I, p. 504 ALEXANDRIA in ONTARIO, DIOCESI di. — In Canada, a suffragan diocese of Kingston. Erected on 23 January 1890 under the name of A. in America, changed on 15…
Diocese of Amasya(AMOS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. I, p. 681 AMOS, DIOCESE of. — In the province of Québec (Canada), suffragan of Québec. Established as a parish in 1915 in Abitibi, a colonization territory in the north…
Diocese of Amoy(AMOY, DIOCESI DI)Vol. I, p. 682 AMOY, DIOCESE of. — A district of the civil province of Fukien (China), it was erected as an apostolic vicariate on 3 December 1883 and enlarged in area by…
Diocese of Apuania(APUANIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. I, p. 1018 APUANIA, DIOCESE of. - In Tuscany, in the province of A., with a population of 200,000 inhabitants scattered over an area of 1,155 sq. km. It has 215 parishes…
Diocese of Asti(ASTI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 154 ASTI, DIOCESI di. — City of Piedmont, on the hills south of the Tanaro, near the confluence of the Borbore and the Versa. An important agricultural and…
Diocese of Astorga(ASTORGA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 160 ASTORGA, DIOCESE of. — In Spain, suffragan of Valladolid since 1851. The ancient Asturica Augusta, in the province of León, 40 km from that city, stands on a…
Diocese of Basel(BASILEA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. II, p. 562 BASILEA, DIOCESE of — In Switzerland; comprises the cantons of Aargau, B. city and countryside, Bern, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau and Zug. The…
Diocese of Ceneda(CENEDA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 753 CENEDA, DIOCESI di: v. VITTORIO VENETO, DIOCESI di.
Diocese of Città della Pieve(CITTÀ DELLA PIEVE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 1018 CITTÀ DELLA PIEVE, DIOCESE of. - In Umbria, in the province of Perugia. The ancient Castrum plebis belonged to the extensive diocese of Chiusi, from which it…
Diocese of Città di Castello(CITTÀ DI CASTELLO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. III, p. 1018 CITTÀ DI CASTELLO, DIOCESE of. — In Umbria (province of Perugia), immediately subject to the Holy See. It has an area of 875 sq km, comprises 156 parishes with…
Diocese of Connor(CONNOR, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 223 CONNOR, DIOCESI di: v. DOWN, DIOCESI di.
Diocese of Corrientes(CORRIENTES, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 384 CORRIENTES, DIOCESE OF. — City in the Argentine Republic, capital of the province of the same name. It lies 37 km south of the confluence of the Paraná and…
Diocese of Cortona(CORTONA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 395 CORTONA, DIOCESE OF. — In Tuscany, in the province of Arezzo, immediately subject to the Holy See. The date of the foundation of the episcopal church of…
Diocese of Diakovar(DIAKOVAR, DIOCESI DI)Vol. IV, p. 897 DIAKOVAR, DIOCESI di: v. SIRNIO, DIOCESI di.
Diocese of Fargo(FARGO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 633 FARGO, DIOCESI di. - City in the State of North Dakota, in the United States of America, and seat of a diocese suffragan to S. Paolo di Minnesota, comprising…
Diocese of Fidenza(FIDENZA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 750 FIDENZA, DIOCESI di. — In Emilia, in the province of Parma. The Church of F. traces its remote origins to the cult of the martyr s. Donnino, which developed on…
Diocese of Fiesole(FIESOLE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 753 FIESOLE, DIOCESI di. — City of Tuscany, a suffragan of Florence since 1420. Its territory is varied, extensive, and articulated; it extends over part of the…
Diocese of Fossano(FOSSANO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 921 FOSSANO, DIOCESE of. — Suffragan of Turin. In the province of Cuneo, it comprises the territory extending to the left of the Stura River, at the intersection…
Diocese of Freiburg in Breisgau(FRIBURGO IN BRIGOVIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1063 FRIBURGO in BRIGOVIA, DIOCESE of. – It is the metropolitan see of the suffragan dioceses of Mainz and Rottenburg and covers an area of 16,212 sq km. Of its…
Diocese of Fréjus(FRÉJUS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1058 FRÉJUS, diocese of. — City and diocese in southern France; the territory corresponds to that of the department of Var. The diocese has an area of 5,609 sq.…
Diocese of Fulda(FULDA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1079 FULDA, DIOCESI of. — In Germany, suffragan of Paderborn, it has an area of 19,958 sq. km., 3,603,800 inhabitants, of whom 838,580 are Catholics, 465 churches,…
Diocese of Fushun(FUSHUN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1090 FUSHUN, diocese of. - In south-eastern Manchuria, on the border with Korea. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 4 February 1932, with territory…
Diocese of Mixtecas(MIXTECAS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VIII, p. 699 MIXTECAS, DIOCESI di: v. HUAJUAPAM DE LEÓN, DIOCESI di.
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Dioscorus I(DIOSCORO I)Vol. IV, p. 970 DIOSCORO I. - Patriarch of Alexandria from 444 to 451, died in exile at Gangres in Paphlagonia on 4 Dec. 454. Of the life of D. before he became bishop, it is…
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Dioscorus, Saint, Martyr(DIOSCORO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. IV, p. 970 DIOSCORO, saint, martyr. - Son of a Christian reader of Cinopoli (Upper Egypt) and a tax collector, he was arrested by the curator of the city and, having…
Dioscuri (Didachúra)(DIOSCURI (ΔΙΔΑΧΟΎΡΑ))Vol. IV, p. 971 DIOSCURI (Διδαχούρα). - Greek divinities: they were twins, Castore and Polluce, young and very handsome, sons of Zeus and Leda, brothers of Elena; but…
DiotrephesVol. IV, p. 972 DIOTREPHES. – A personage recalled with disapproval in III Io. 9 ff. The name (Διοτρεφής) is found in inscriptions and in Greek authors (J. Chaine, p. 256). D.…
Diplomatic Agent(AGENTE DIPLOMATICO)Vol. I, p. 283 AGENTE DIPLOMATICO. — An organ of political relations between States, charged with representing, temporarily or permanently, the sending State in the State…
Diplomatic Corps(CORPO DIPLOMATICO)Vol. IV, p. 345 DIPLOMATIC CORPS. – It consists of the body of diplomatic agents permanently accredited to a given State, who are usually considered collectively for merely…
Diplomatic Couriers(CORRIERI DIPLOMATICI)Vol. IV, p. 384 DIPLOMATIC COURIERS. — These are the persons responsible for transporting the official correspondence of diplomatic agents (v.). By virtue of the right…
Diplomatic Dispatch(DISPACCIO DIPLOMATICO)Vol. IV, p. 1006 DISPACCIO DIPLOMATICO: v. RAPPORTO DIPLOMATICO.
Diplomatic Immunities(IMMUNITÀ DIPLOMATICHE)Vol. VI, p. 983 IMMUNITÀ DIPLOMATICHE. – Customary norms of general international law impose upon States a series of obligations, the content of which takes concrete form in…
Diplomatics(DIPLOMATICA)Vol. IV, p. 972 DIPLOMATICA. — D. (from diploma, understood in the broad sense of “document”) is the science that studies public and private acts in order to determine the…
Diplovataccio, TommasoVol. IV, p. 973 DIPLOVATACCIO, TOMMASO. – Legal scholar, born in Corfu in 1468 and died in Pesaro on 29 May 1541. He pursued legal studies at various universities in Italy,…
Dipolie (Διπύλια)(DIIPOLIE (ΔΙΠΎΛΙΑ))Vol. IV, p. 927 DIIPOLIE (Διπύλια). - A festival of the Athenian calendar falling on the 13th day of the month Skirophorion (= 29 June). It was dedicated to Zeus Policus,…
Diptych(DITTICO)Vol. IV, p. 1010 DIPTYCH. - I. ART. - From δίς = twice and πύσσειν = to fold. This name was given to two tablets or panels joined on one side by means of a hinge, a cord, or…
Dirckinck (Dircking), JohannesVol. IV, p. 974 DIRCKINCK (DIRCKING), JOHANNES. – Jesuit writer, born on 13 April 1641 at Bocholt (Westphalia), died on 26 January 1716 at Geist (Büren). Professor of…
Diruta, Girolamo(DIRUTA, GEROLAMO)Vol. IV, p. 998 DIRUTA, GEROLAMO. – Musician, born in Perugia around 1560. The date of his death is unknown. A pupil of Zarino, A. Gabrieli, Costanzo Porta, and C. Merulo, in…
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Disarmament(DISARMO)Vol. IV, p. 998 DISARMO. — The common good, the essential end of the State, imposes upon the public authority the duty of providing for internal order and of defending against…
Disc(DISCO)Vol. IV, p. 1002 DISCO. — With the term discus or missorium and improperly bouclier (« shield »), one usually designates a concave plate of silver or other precious material,…
Discalced Augustinian Hermits (Order of Discalced Hermits of Saint Augustine)(ROMITANI SCALZI DI SANT'AGOSTINO (ORDO EREMITARUM DISCALCEATORUM S. AUGUSTINI))Vol. X, p. 793 ROMITANI SCALZI DI SANT'AGOSTINO (Ordo Eremitarum Discalceatorum S. Augustini). — One of the three families of the Augustinian Order, whose origin dates back…
Discalced Carmelite Tertiaries of Malabar of the Latin Rite(TERZIARI CARMELITANI SCALZI DEL MALABAR DI RITO LATINO)Vol. XI, p. 1222 TERZIARI CARMELITANI SCALZI DEL MALABAR DI RITO LATINO. — Founded on 26 April 1874 by Mons. Leonardo Mellano, Archbishop of Verapoly, at Manjummel (Malabar).…
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Discant(DISCANTO)Vol. IV, p. 1000 DISCANTO. - This term, which is regarded as a translation of the Greek term Sixquola, denotes an ancient form of polyphony (v. ARS ANTIQUA) which succeeded the…
Discernment of Spirits(DISCERNIMENTO DEGLI SPIRITI)Vol. IV, p. 1001 DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS. — Supernatural wisdom (discretio spirituum), recommended by Sacred Scripture (I Thess. 5:19–21), which makes it possible rightly to…
Discernment of Spirits(DISCREZIONE DEGLI SPIRITI)Vol. IV, p. 1003 DISCREZIONE DEGLI SPIRITI: v. DISCERNIMENTO DEGLI SPIRITI.
Disciples(DISCEPOLI)Vol. IV, p. 1000 DISCEPOLI. — Designation of Protestants also called Campbellites, because they were followers of Tommaso Campbell (1763–1853). He was an Irish Presbyterian…
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Disciplinants(DISCIPLINANTI)Vol. IV, p. 1002 DISCIPLINANTI: v. FLAGELLANTI.
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Dishypatos, David(DAVIDE DISHYPATOS)Vol. IV, p. 736 DAVIDE DISHYPATOS. - Byzantine polemicist of the 14th century. The particulars of his life are unknown; it is certain, however, that he was originally from…
Disinheritance(DISEREDAZIONE)Vol. IV, p. 1004 DISEREDAZIONE: v. EREDITÀ; SUCCESIONE; TESTAMENTO.
Dismas, the Good Thief, Saint(DISMAS, IL BUON LADRONE, SANTO)Vol. IV, p. 1004 DISMAS, the GOOD THIEF, saint. - From the Greek ὄναμή, “dying,” he is the well-known figure who was converted at the point of death on Calvary, crucified at…
Dismemberment of Dioceses(DISMEMBRAZIONE DELLE DIOCESI)Vol. IV, p. 1004 DISMEMBRAZIONE DELLE DIOCESI: v. BENEFICIO ECCLESIASTICO.
Dismission(DIMISSIONE)Vol. IV, p. 931 DIMISSIONE. - A term used in various senses in ecclesiastical juridical terminology. The principal meanings currently in use are the following: a) in matters…
Dismission Letters(LETTERE DIMISSIONALI)Vol. VII, p. 730 LETTERE DIMISSIONALI: v. DIMISSORIE LETTERE.
Disparity of Worship(DISPARITÀ DI CULTO)Vol. IV, p. 1006 DISPARITÀ DI CULTO. — This is the matrimonial impediment that exists, in the canon law currently in force in the Latin Church, between an infidel person (that…
Dispensation from Laws(DISPENSA DALLE LEGGI)Vol. IV, p. 1007 DISPENSA dalle LEGGI: v. LEGGI.
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Disreputable Arts(ARTI INDECOROSE)Vol. II, p. 65 INDECOROUS OCCUPATIONS. - In the CIC (can. 138), this term denotes those professions or trades whose exercise is expressly forbidden to clerics because it is…
Dissenters(DISSIDENTI (DISSENZIENTI))Vol. IV, p. 1009 DISSIDENTS (DISSENTERS). - This name is given to those who remain separated from the Catholic Church for disciplinary and doctrinal reasons. In particular, it…
Dissimulation(DISSIMULAZIONE)Vol. IV, p. 1009 DISSIMULAZIONE. – In canon law, this signifies the attitude of a superior who, although aware of a violation of the law, pretends not to know of it. It is an…
Distinction(DISTINZIONE)Vol. IV, p. 1009 DISTINCTION. – In its broadest meaning, d. is the non-identity of something with respect to something else: human life and knowledge, insofar as they entail a…
Distribution(DISTRIBUZIONE)Vol. IV, p. 1010 DISTRIBUZIONE: V. CAPITOLO, I, 4.
Dittrich, FranzVol. IV, p. 1014 DITTRICH, FRANZ. - Historian, b. 26 Jan. 1839 at Thegsten (Erm- land), d. 21 Feb. 1915 at Frau- enburg. He studied phi- losophy and theology at the Hosianum…
