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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…
