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Dobmayer, Marian
Benedictine theologian, b. at Schwandorf (Bavaria) on 24 Oct. 1753 and d. at Amberg (Bavaria) on 21 Dec. 1805 (according to others in 1803). Formerly a Jesuit… -
Dobrizhoffer, Martin
Jesuit, missionary, b. at Graz on 7 Sept. 1717, d. at Vienna on 17 July 1791. Sent in 1748 to Paraguay, he spent eighteen years there among the Abipón natives… -
Doceti
The appellation Docetae (from the Greek verb δοκεῖν = to seem) designates a sect that goes back to apostolic times. According to this sect, Jesus Christ… -
Docility (DOCILITÀ)
Etymologically (from docere) it means the good disposition to embrace another's right opinion. Thus St. Thomas also describes it, and he numbers it among the… -
Docking, Tommaso
Franciscan theologian, d. after 1269. His surname was Good, and he took his name from his native village in Norfolk. Between 1260 and 1265 he taught theology… -
Docta Ignorantia
An expression deriving from letter 130 of St. Augustine to Proba, concerning the "quid oremus sicut oportet nescimus" (Rom. 8:26); he adds: "est ergo in nobis… -
Doctor (DOTTORE)
At first, in the school of Bologna, this was said of one who was qualified to teach, and in that sense the term doctor was used interchangeably with the others… -
Doctorate (DOTTORATO)
DOTTORATO: V. LAUREA. -
Doctors of the Church (DOTTORI DELLA CHIESA)
I. THEOLOGY. - They are illustrious men of the Catholic Church who, for their holiness, their orthodoxy in the faith, and above all for their eminent knowledge… -
Doctrina Patrum de Incarnatione Verbi
The largest and most important dogmatic florilegium (especially christological) of the (courtesy of the Institute of Paleography of the University of Rome) >… -
Doctrinaries (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 Roman or… -
Doctrine of Addai (DOTTRINA DI ADDAI)
DOTTRINA DI ADDAI: v. ADDAI. -
Doctrine of the Twelve Apostles (APOSTOLI, DOTTRINA DEI DODICI)
APOSTOLI, DOTTRINA DEI DODICI: V. DIDACHÉ. -
Doctrine of the Twelve Apostles (DOTTRINA DEI XII APOSTOLI)
DOTTRINA DEI XII APOSTOLI: v. DIDACHE. -
Document (DOCUMENTO)
From the etymological meaning of "teaching" (from doceo, "that from which one learns, obtains proof"), the word d. came to indicate any testimony (written… -
Dodanim
A Greek people, mentioned in the ethnological list of Gen. 10:4 (Masoretes, Peshitta, 'Onkelos, Vulgate) as the fourth son of Javan (Ionians) of the stock of… -
Dodecanese (DODECANESO)
Gruppo di 14 isole (alcuni ne escludevano 2, cioè Rodi e Castelrosso, cosicché si avevano 12 isole secondo il rigore del termine) nel Mare Egeo, cioè Rodi… -
Dodoma, Apostolic Prefecture of (DODOMA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
In Tanganyika, it comprises the civil districts of D. and of Kondoa-Irangi, in the "Central Province of Tanganyika Territory," under British mandate, and has… -
Dodona (ΔΩΔΏΝΗ), Oracle of (DODONA (ΔΩΔΏΝΗ), ORACOLO DI)
In Epirus, in the present-day valley of Olytsika. Certainly the most ancient oracle of Greece. From the rustling of the leaves of a sacred oak (elsewhere… -
Doeg (DOEG)
Chief of Saul's herdsmen, an Edomite (perhaps an Aramean, according to the Septuagint and the non-Hebraized form Dō'ēgh in 1 Sam. 22:18, 22 Heb.). While David… -
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 infallibility.… -
Dogmatic Definition (DEFINIZIONE DOGMATICA)
It is a doctrinal judgment by which the Church solemnly declares that a truth is contained in the sources of divine revelation (Scripture and tradition) and… -
Dogmatic Facts (DOGMATICI FATTI)
DOGMATICI FATTI: v. FATTI DOGMATICI. -
Dogmatic Facts (FATTI DOGMATICI)
In theology, by f. d. [dogmatic facts] are understood those facts which, although not being the object of an explicit revelation, are nevertheless necessarily… -
Dogmatic Inscriptions (DOGMATICHE, ISCRIZIONI)
Epigraphic material can greatly benefit the knowledge of the life and thought of the ancient Christians, especially with regard to religious beliefs and dogmas… -
Dogmatism (DOGMATISMO)
From δόγμα, opinion, judgment, dogmatism in its primitive meaning is any tendency or system that defends, at least in general and within certain limits, the… -
Dohrn, Anton
Zoologist, b. in Stettin on 19 Dec. 1840, d. in Munich on 26 Sept. 1909. He attended the Universities of Bonn, Jena, Berlin and Breslau, where he earned a… -
Dolce, Ludovico
Born in Venice in 1508 and died there in 1569, he was a versatile writer with varied interests, even if not profound; he wrote comedies, among which Il Ragazzo… -
Dolci, Carlo
Painter, b. in Florence on 25 May 1616, d. there on 17 Jan. 1686. A pupil of Jacopo Vignali and of Matteo Rosselli, his manner shows analogies of chiaroscuro… -
Dolcino, Fra'
Heretic, a native of the Novara region, who placed himself at the head of the sect of the Apostolics after Gerard Segarelli, who had been its new founder, was… -
Dol, Diocese of (DOL, DIOCESI DI)
DOL, DIOCESI di: v. RENNES, ARCIDIOCESI di. -
Dolet, Étienne (DOLET, ETIENNE)
Born in Orléans on Aug. 3, 1509, he studied in Paris and Padua. In Toulouse, where he had gone to complete his studies, he was imprisoned for his non-Catholic… -
Dölger, Franz Joseph
Historian of the early Christian centuries, b. 18 Oct. 1879 at Sulzbach on the Main, d. 17 Oct. 1940 at Schweinfurt. After studies in theology at Würzburg, he… -
Dolichenus, Jupiter (DOLICHENO, GIOVE)
DOLICHENO, GIOVE : v. GIOVE. -
Döller, Johannes
Exegete and historian of religions, b. at Thuma (Lower Austria) on 27 Apr. 1868, d. at Raabs (ibid.) on 31 Oct. 1928. A priest in 1891, he was professor of… -
Dollfuss, Engelbert
Austrian statesman, b. at Texing in Lower Austria on 4 Oct. 1882, d. assassinated in Vienna on 25 July 1934. After completing his early studies at the seminary… -
Döllinger, Ignaz von
Historian and theologian, b. at Bamberg on 28 Feb. 1799, d. at Munich on 10 Jan. 1890. After an apprenticeship of disparate studies (history, literature… -
Dolmen
DOLMEN: v. PREISTORIA, RELIGIONE nella. -
Dolo
The term d. is used in law with two different meanings: as a defect of the will in juridical acts, or as the subjective element of illicit acts, especially of… -
Dolphin (DELFINO)
The ancients regarded this cetacean as a friend of man, and believed that, following ships and taking refuge in harbors at the approach of a storm, it gave… -
"Domare cordis impetus, Elisabeth" (DOMARE CORDIS IMPETUS, ELISABETH)
Hymn of Matins for the feast of St. Elizabeth of Portugal, probably composed by Urban VIII and introduced by him into the Breviary. The meter, acatalectic… -
Dome (CUPOLA)
It is a hemispherical vault of raised semicircular, depressed or pointed profile resulting from the rotation of polycentric curves, intended to cover a space… -
Domenica da Paradiso, Venerable (DOMENICA DA PARADISO, VENERABILE)
Dominican mystic, b. 8 Sept. 1473 at Paradiso (whence the nickname) on the outskirts of Florence, d. at Florence on 5 Jan. 1553. From her earliest years she… -
Domenic da San Gimignano (DOMENICO DA SAN GEMIGNANO)
Canonist. The year of his birth is not known; the year of his death, which occurred at Bologna, is earlier than 1436. He was a pupil of Antonio de Butrio and… -
Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri, called Il) (DOMENICHINO (DOMENICO ZAMPIERI, DETTO IL))
Painter, b. in Bologna on 21 Oct. 1581, d. in Naples on 6 Apr. 1641. In his native city he was a pupil of Dionigi Calvaert and then of the Carracci. Annibale… -
Domenico da Pescia
In the world Domenico Buonvicini, a Dominican, known for his faith in the supernatural mission of Savonarola and for his generous fidelity to him unto death… -
Domenico di Bartolo
Sienese painter, b. at Asciano di Siena. By 1428 he was already enrolled in the register of Sienese painters, and in 1432 he seems to have portrayed the… -
Domenic of Saint Teresa (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 1654 as others erroneously… -
Domenico, Germano, of Silesia (DOMENICO, GERMANO, DI SLÉSIA)
Franciscan Arabist, b. in 1588 at Schurgast (Silesia), d. on 28 Sept. 1670 at the Escorial. He entered the Order of Friars Minor in 1624. He studied the Arabic… -
Domenico of the Most Holy Trinity (DOMENICO DELLA S.MA TRINITÀ)
In the world Antoine Tardy, French Discalced Carmelite theologian, b. 4 Aug. 1616 at Nevers, d. at Rome 7 Apr. 1687. A Carmelite in Paris from 1634, he was… -
Domenico, Venetian (DOMENICO, VENEZIANO)
DOMENICO, VENEZIANO. Venetian painter, as can be gathered from his name, active in Florence, where he died in 1461. Very little information about him is… -
Domestics (DOMESTICI)
DOMESTICI: v. SERVIZIO, persone di. -
Domicile and Quasi-Domicile (DOMICILIO E QUASI-DOMICILIO)
I. D. - Domicile is the place where a member of the faithful has his or her stable residence, acquired according to the norms of the CIC and productive of a… -
Dominative Potestas (POTESTÀ DOMINATIVA)
The right of an imperfect society and of the superiors constituted within it to command the individual members and to make use of their work within the… -
Domingo y Sol, Manuel
Priest, b. at Tortosa (Spain), April 1, 1839, d. there Jan. 25, 1909. Ordained a priest on June 2, 1860, and having obtained his academic degrees at Valencia… -
Dominican Nuns (DOMENICANE)
Female congregations that draw their inspiration from the Dominican rule. I. DOMINICAN SISTERS OF BLESSED IMELDA (IMELDINE SISTERS). - Congregation founded in… -
Dominican Republic (DOMINICANA, REPUBBLICA)
It occupies the eastern part (about 2/3) of Columbus's Hispaniola, today commonly called the island of Haiti. It covers 50,000 sq km and has (1947 estimate)… -
Dominicans (DOMENICANI)
DOMENICANI: v. FRATI PREDICATORI. -
Dominici, Domenico, Bishop (DOMINICI, DOMENICO, VESCOVO)
Born in Venice in 1416, he was already teaching philosophy at Padua in 1437; summoned to Rome by Eugene IV, he was then appointed bishop of Torcello by… -
Dominici, John, Blessed (DOMINICI, GIOVANNI, BEATO)
Dominican cardinal, b. in Florence in 1357 and d. at Buda on 10 June 1419. He is named after his father, Domenico Banchini (or Bacchini), who died before he… -
Dominic Loricato, Saint (DOMENICO LORICATO, SANTO)
Camaldolese of the Congregation of Fonte Avellana, b. ca. 995 in the Piceno, on the Umbrian border, d. at Frontale on 14 Oct. 1660. Having been ordained a… -
Dominic of Flanders (DOMENICO DI FIANDRA)
Dominican philosopher and writer, b. at Merris (or Merville), diocese of Thérouanne (northern France) around 1425, d. at Florence on 16 July 1479. He studied… -
Dominic of Prussia (of Trier) (DOMENICO DI PRUSSIA (DI TREVIRI))
Carthusian writer, b. in Prussia around the year 1382, d. at Trier on 21 Dec. 1460. Having entered the Carthusian monastery of Trier in 1410, he spent his… -
Dominic of Silos, Saint (DOMENICO DI SILOS, SANTO)
Born at Cañas, province of Logroño (Spain), around the year 1000. Having become a Benedictine, he restored the priory of his native town, and brought… -
Dominic of Sora, Saint (DOMENICO DI SORA, SANTO)
Benedictine, born at Foligno in the second half of the 11th century, died at Sora on 22 January 1031. A monk at St. Sylvester in Foligno, out of a desire for… -
Dominic of the Mother of God, Venerable (DOMENICO DELLA MADRE DI DIO, VENERABILE)
Passionist theologian, missionary and mystic, b. at Viterbo to the Barberi family on 22 June 1792, d. at Reading (England) on 27 Aug. 1849. After his "second… -
Dominic, Saint (DOMENICO, SANTO)
Founder of the Order of Friars Preachers and of the Dominican Sisters, b. at Caleruega (Spain) ca. 1170. I. YOUTH AND STUDIES. - A descendant of the ancient… -
Dominicum
The oldest places where Christians held their assemblies and celebrated the divine mysteries were private domus, which were designated in various ways: οἶκος… -
Domitian, Titus Flavius, Roman Emperor (DOMIZIANO, TITO FLAVIO, IMPERATORE ROMANO)
Born in Rome on 24 Oct. 51 A.D., died on 18 Sept. 96. He succeeded his brother Titus on 13 Sept. 81. Gloomy and irascible by nature, he came to the Empire… -
Domitilla, Cemetery of (DOMITILLA, CIMITERO DI)
It is situated on the ancient via Ardeatina, which had its course further west than the present one. Today's entrance is on the via delle Sette Chiese. The… -
Domitius, Saint, Martyr (DOMIZIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
At the beginning of the 6th century a martyr D. is mentioned in a homily of Bishop Severus of Antioch, but without further particulars, while at the end of the… -
Domus Aeterna
The lack of burial, and the violation or destruction of the tomb were considered by the ancients to be the worst injuries that could befall the deceased. For… -
Domus Culta
The impoverishment of the revenues of the Roman Church, caused by the ill will of the Eastern emperors, the granting of lands in emphyteusis and other causes… -
Donadoni, Carlo Antonio
Theologian and orator of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. in Venice on 15 Aug. 1672, d. at Šibenik (Dalmatia) on 7 Jan. 1756. Received into the college of St.… -
Donatello (Donato di Niccolò de' Bardi)
Sculptor, b. in Florence in 1386, d. there in 1466. Alongside Brunelleschi, architect, and Masaccio, painter, he is the creator of the new artistic humanity of… -
Donatilla, Saint, Martyr (DONATILLA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
DONATILLA, santa, martire: v. MASSIMA, DONATILLA and SECONDINA, saints, martyrs. -
Donati, Lodovico
Born in Venice, probably in the parish of S. Martino. He was a Friar Minor. Made master of theology by Urban V, after having taught in Pisa, he was among the… -
Donation (DONAZIONE)
It is the act by which, out of a spirit of liberality, a person deprives himself of a right of his or assumes an obligation for the benefit of another. The… -
Donation of Constantine (DONAZIONE DI COSTANTINO)
DONAZIONE di COSTANTINO: v. COSTANTINO. -
Donatism (DONATISMO)
An African schism that takes its name from the bishop Donatus (v.). This schism, which for 350 years, from the end of the Diocletianic persecution to the… -
Donatus (DONATO)
He was not the initiator but the head and principal instigator of the African schism that took its name from him (v. DONATISMO). The distinction between a D.… -
Donatus of Besançon, Saint (DONATO DI BESANÇON, SANTO)
Monastic legislator, d. before 660. Son of Duke Waldelen, he was a monk of Luxeuil and later became bishop of Besançon. But even on the episcopal throne he led… -
Donatus, Saint (DONATO, SANTO)
Bishop and patron of Arezzo. In an 11th-century Arezzo episcopal catalogue he occupies second place, after Satiro. According to the legendary Passio Donati… -
Donders, Peter, Venerable (DONDERS, PIETER, VENERABILE)
Priest, b. at Tilburg on 21 Oct. 1809, d. at Paramaribo on 15 Jan. 1887. At the age of 22 he entered the seminary as a servant, because he was of modest means… -
D'Ondes Reggio, Vito
Magistrate and statesman, b. in Palermo on 12 Nov. 1811, d. in Florence on 24 Feb. 1885. Educated by the Scolopi, he entered the magistracy at a very young age… -
Doni, Anton Francesco
Polymath, b. in 1513 in Florence, d. at Monselice in Sept. 1574. He was a Servite friar and later a secular priest (in Florence he opened a printing house in… -
Doni, Giovanni Battista
Epigrapher, man of letters and writer on music, b. in Florence to a patrician family in 1594 and d. there on 1 December 1647. He took an interest in epigraphy… -
Donizetti, Gaetano
Musician, b. in Bergamo on 25 Nov. 1797, d. there on 8 Apr. 1848. A most prolific composer, no fewer than 65 stage works are counted of his, of which only… -
Donizone of Canossa (DONIZONE DI CANOSSA)
Benedictine, lived between the 11th and 12th centuries. Around 1090 he entered the monastery of Canossa, of which he was later abbot. Besides a mediocre… -
Donne, John
English poet and preacher, b. in London in 1573, d. there on 31 March 1631. Educated in the Catholic religion (his mother was of the family of St. Thomas… -
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 Heiligenkreuz, in 1715 he was in… -
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 in 1819, from being curate at La… -
Dono, Patriarch of Antioch (DONO, PATRIARCA DI ANTIOCHIA)
He was the nephew of the patriarch John, whom he succeeded in 441-42 in the see of Antioch. He was formed in a monastery near Jerusalem under the guidance of… -
Donoso Cortés, Juan
Marquis of Valdegamas, Spanish statesman and Christian philosopher of history, b. at Valle de la Serena in Extremadura on 3 May 1809 and d. at Paris on 3 May… -
Donus, Pope (DONO, PAPA)
Son of the Roman Maurizio, he succeeded Adeodatus II on 2 Nov. 676. Under him the schism that had been opened in Ravenna by Archbishop Maurus was closed, with… -
Doornijk
DOORNIJK : v. TOURNAI. -
Doppio
With this term the Egyptologist G. Maspero designated an incorporeal entity, called ka by the ancient Egyptians, which accompanied a person from birth like a… -
Dordrecht, Synod of (DORDRECHT, SINODO DI)
DORDRECHT, SINODO di : v. ARMINIO E ARMINIANESMO. -
Doré (Auratus), Pierre
French Dominican preacher and controversialist, b. ca. 1500 at Orléans, d. at Paris on 19 May 1569. At a very young age he took the Dominican habit at Blois… -
Doré, Henri
Jesuit, missionary, b. at Bessé-sur-Braye (Sarthe) on 4 Aug. 1859, d. at Shanghai on 4 Dec. 1931. Having left for China in 1886, he labored indefatigably for… -
Doré, Paul-Gustave
French engraver, painter and sculptor, b. in Strasbourg on 6 Jan. 1832, d. in Paris on 23 Jan. 1883. His truly exceptional qualities as a draughtsman and above… -
Doria, Family (DORIA, FAMIGLIA)
A Genoese lineage whose earliest records go back to the beginning of the 12th century: a MARTINO was the promoter and builder of the church of St. Matthew. The… -
Doria, Tommaso (DORIA, TOMASO)
A pious and zealous priest, disciple of St. Catherine of Genoa. A member of the Fraternity of Divine Love, he was rector of the hospital of Pammatone before… -
Döring, Matthias
Theologian, biblical scholar and historian of the Conventual Franciscans, b. at Kyritz in Brandenburg between 1390 and 1400, d. there on 24 July 1469. Elected… -
Dormition (Assumption) of Mary (TRANSITO (DORMIZIONE) DI MARIA)
An apocryphon, very widespread in antiquity, on the death and assumption of the Virgin. After narrating the life of concealment and prayer of Mary, the little… -
Dorotei
An Arian sect of the followers of Dorotheus, bishop of Antioch (v.). On the death of Demophilus, bishop of Constantinople, the Arians elected Marinus; shortly… -
Dorothea of Montau (Montoviensis), Blessed (DOROTEA DI MONTAU (MONTOVIENSIS), BEATA)
B. at Montau (near Marienburg, Prussia) on 6 February 1347, d. at Marienwerder on 25 June 1394. At the age of 19 she married Albrecht of Danzig, by whom she… -
Dorothea, Saint, Martyr (DOROTEA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
She is commemorated on February 6. According to the Passio, largely legendary, she was arrested during the persecution of Diocletian at Caesarea, where she had… -
Dorothee (DOROTEE)
V. SUORE DI S. DOROTEA. -
Dorotheos (DOROTEO)
Antiochene deacon, he followed Meletius in the sad affair that troubled the Church of Antioch in the second half of the 4th century, in which the Catholics… -
Dorotheos of Gaza (DOROTEO DI GAZA)
Ascetic writer of the 6th century. A native of Antioch, in his youth he received an excellent secular education; he subsequently embraced the religious life… -
Dorotheos of Mytilene (DOROTEO DI MITILENE)
Byzantine theologian, of the 15th century. He was metropolitan of Mytilene, a supporter of the union of the Greek Church with that of Rome; he took part in the… -
Dorotheus (DOROTEO)
An Arian bishop, a native of Thrace, he succeeded Hypatian in the see of Heraclea around 365. He was one of the principal supporters of Demophilus, bishop of… -
Dorotheus (DOROTEO)
Archbishop of Thessalonica, installed around 500. He continued, like his predecessor, in the Acacian schism, and indeed persecuted the bishops of Epirus who… -
Dorsten, John of (DORSTEN, GIOVANNI DA)
Augustinian, theologian and preacher, b. at Dorsten in Westphalia, in the first half of the 15th century, d. in 1481. He attacked the spiritual doctrines… -
Dort, Canons of (DORT, CANONI DI)
DORT, CANONI DI: V. ARMINIO E ARMINIANESIMO. -
Dosio, Giovanni Antonio
Architect and sculptor, b. in 1535 at Florence or San Gimignano, d. after 1609 at Naples or Rome. He was sixteen years old when in Rome he entered the workshop… -
Dositeans (DOSITEANI)
Ancient sect founded by a certain Dositheus the Samaritan. The information available about this figure is very uncertain and contradictory. J. B. Cotelier (in… -
Dositheus, Saint (DOSITEO, SANTO)
Monk of Palestine, of the cenobium of St. Siridius near Gaza, died around 530, attended by St. Barsanuphius. The famous master of him, St. Dorotheus, wrote his… -
Dosoftei (Dosofheiu)
Metropolitan of Moldavia, the first Romanian writer of literary verse. Born around 1624, perhaps Macedonian-Romanian, he was first a monk, then bishop of Nusi… -
Dossale
The term derives from the barbaric Latin dossalis; it is the word used to designate the cloth employed to cover walls, seats, and altars. A decorative element… -
Dossi, Carlo
Pseudonym of Pisani Dossi Alberto, writer, b. at Zenevredo (Pavia) on 27 March 1849, d. at Cardina (Como) on 16 Nov. 1910. At the age of 19 he printed his… -
Dosso
GIOVANNI DOSSI, called D., son of Nicola dei Luteri of Trentino, born in Ferrara probably after 1480, died there in 1542. The first certain record of his… -
Dostoevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich (DOSTOJEVSKIJ, FEDOR MICHAJLOVIČ)
The greatest Russian novelist, b. to a military doctor, in straitened economic circumstances, in Moscow on 30 Oct. 1821, d. in St. Petersburg on 9 Feb. 1881.… -
Dothain
A city north of Shechem (Gen. 37:12-17) and Samaria (II Kings 6:13), on a plain facing Esdrelon (Judg. 4:6; 7:3) and near the pass that led to the country of… -
Dotti, Andrea, Blessed (DOTTI, ANDREA, BEATO)
Priest, b. at Borgo Sansepolcro around 1250, d. 31 August 1315. At about the age of 28 he received the habit of the Servants of Mary from the hands of St.… -
Douai Bible (DOUAI, BIBBIA DI)
English Catholic translation of Holy Scripture, made between 1578 and 1610. During the reign of Elizabeth (1558-1603) the biblical texts were continually used… -
Douala, Apostolic Vicariate of (DOUALA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
An apostolic prefecture since 1931, having been detached from the single mission of Cameroon, and elevated to an apostolic vicariate in 1932, this mission… -
Doubt (DUBBIO)
I. PHILOSOPHY. - From dubius, uncertain, hesitant (perhaps from the root duo, by analogy with German Zwei-fel), it is the indecision of thought between yes and… -
Doujat, Jean
Canonist, b. at Toulouse in 1609, d. at Paris in 1688. He completed his studies in his native city, where, following family traditions, he was a lawyer and… -
Doumé, Apostolic Vicariate of (DOUMÉ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
In 1949, in order to make missionary propaganda in the eastern zone of the apostolic vicariate of Yaoundé (French Cameroon) more efficient, the new apostolic… -
D'Ovidio, Francesco
Man of letters, b. at Campobasso on 5 Dec. 1849, d. at Naples on 24 Nov. 1925. President of the Lincei, senator and for half a century (from 1876) professor of… -
Dovizi, Bernardo
Humanist, cardinal. Called Bibbiena after the place where he was born on 4 August 1470. His life was bound to the fortunes of Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici… -
Down and Connor, Diocese of (DOWN E CONNOR, DIOCESI DI)
In Eire. The name D. comes from the Gaelic Dun, meaning fort. C. likewise comes from the Gaelic Connaire. In the territory of D. there were numerous episcopal… -
Downside
Monastery of St. Gregory of the Benedictine Order of the English Congregation, founded at Douai in 1605, from where the monks were sent as missionaries to… -
Dowry (DOTE)
In its original and most common meaning it is the aggregate of goods that a woman brings to her husband to support the burdens of marriage. By way of… -
Doxology (DOSSOLOGIA)
A Greek word, from δόξα = glory and λόγος = discourse, which denotes a liturgical formula for glorifying either God (as often happens in Sacred Scripture and… -
Doyle, William
Irish Jesuit, b. March 3, 1873 at Melrose, Dalkey (Dublin), fell at Ypres on Aug. 16, 1917 in the First World War. Having asked for the Congo missions, his…