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Dualism (DUALISMO)
From the Latin dualis (derived from duo), it is any tendency or system that, in the general interpretation of the universe, or in a particular order of… -
Du Bay, Michele
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Dublanchy, Edmond
Theologian, b. at Bruville (diocese of Metz) on 21 Jan. 1858, d. on 26 Jan. 1938 at Differt (Belgian Luxembourg). After completing his ecclesiastical studies… -
Dublin, Archdiocese of (DUBLINO (DUBLIN), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
In Ireland. The name comes from the Gaelic Duibblin, meaning black pool. The territory of the archdiocese was visited by St. Patrick, the apostle of Ireland… -
Dublin Review, The (DUBLIN REWIEW, THE)
DUBLIN REVIEW, THE.-Rivista trimestrale cattolica inglese. Fu fondata nel 1836 da Daniel O'Connel e da Nicholas Wiseman, poi cardinale, con il precipuo scopo… -
Dublocq, Jean
Belgian architect, b. at Mons on 25 March 1583, d. there on 25 Jan. 1656. Having entered the Society of Jesus as a coadjutor brother (1606), he was occupied… -
Dubois, François
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Dubois, François-Clément-Théodore
Musician, b. at Rosnay on 24 Aug. 1837, d. in Paris on 11 June 1924. He won the first Prix de Rome, and was choirmaster first at St. Clotilde (1861) then at… -
Dubois, Guillaume
French cardinal and politician, b. at Brives-la-Gaillarde on 6 Sept. 1656, d. at Versailles on 10 Aug. 1723. Having interrupted the ecclesiastical career on… -
Dubois, Jean-Antoine
Born on 10 January 1766 at St-Remèze. Having entered the seminary of the Foreign Missions of Paris and been ordained a priest in 1791, he set out on 29 January… -
Dubois, Louis-Ernest
Cardinal, b. at St-Calais (Sarthe) on 10 Sept. 1865, d. at Paris on 23 Sept. 1929. From the earliest years of his priesthood he knew how to combine the most… -
Dubois, Pierre (Petrus de Bosco)
Writer b. ca. 1250 at Coutances or its surroundings (Normandy) and d. ca. 1321. Between 1269-72 he studied in Paris. In 1300 he was a lawyer for royal cases at… -
Du Bois, Reymond-Émile (DU BOIS, REYMOND-EMILE)
German physiologist, b. in Berlin on 7 Nov. 1818, d. there on 26 Dec. 1896. He began his scientific activity as a geologist in Bonn but then devoted himself to… -
Dubouché, Théodelinde
In religion Marie-Thérèse du Coeur de Jésus, b. at Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) on 2 May 1809, d. at Paris on 30 Aug. 1863. Study, nature and art occupied her… -
Dubourg, Louis-Guillaume-Valentin
Second bishop of Louisiana and Florida, b. at Cap François (Santo Domingo) on 16 Feb. 1766, d. at Besançon on 12 Dec. 1833. Ordained a priest in 1788 in Paris… -
Dubrovnik, Diocese of (DUBROVNIK, DIOCESI DI)
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Dubuque, Archdiocese of (DUBUQUE, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Archdiocese and city of the State of Iowa in the United States of America. Its territory, of ca. 45,250 sq. km., extends into the north of that same State with… -
Du Cange, Charles du Fresne, Sieur de
French scholar, b. at Amiens on 18 Dec. 1610, d. at Paris on 23 Oct. 1688. At the age of nine he entered the Jesuit college of Amiens, where he received his… -
Duccio di Buoninsegna
Sienese painter. The first record of his activity is from 1278, the year in which the Commune of Siena paid him for the decoration of twelve chests that were… -
Ducci, Zaccaria
Born at Salutio di Castelfocognano (Arezzo) on 16 February 1861, died on 3 August 1944 at Fiesole. Having entered the Franciscan Order in 1879, in 1886 he set… -
Duchenne, Guillaume
French physician, known in the medical literature as D. de Boulogne, b. at Boulogne sur Mer on 17 Sept. 1806, d. at Paris on 17 Sept. 1875. A solitary… -
Duchesne, Louis-Marie-Olivier
French prelate, archaeologist, distinguished historical critic and writer, b. at St-Servan (Ille-et-Vilaine) on 13 Sept. 1843, d. in Rome on 21 Apr. 1922. He… -
Duchesne, Philippine-Rose, Blessed (DUCHESNE, PHILIPPINE-ROSE, BEATA)
B. at Grenoble on 29 Aug. 1769, d. at St. Charles of Missouri on 18 Nov. 1852. In 1787 she entered the monastery of St. Mary of the Visitation in Grenoble… -
Duc, Joseph-Auguste-Melchior
Bishop and historian, b. at Châtillon (Aosta), 18 Feb. 1835, d. at Aosta, 13 Dec. 1922. Ordained priest on 18 Dec. 1857, he was bishop of Aosta (22 July… -
Dudon, Paul
Jesuit, historian, b. at Sabres (Landes) on 6 February 1859; d. at Toulouse on 23 March 1941. After completing his studies, he was assigned to the periodical… -
Duel (DUELLO)
The d. (duellum = bellum, according to the meaning of the ancient sources, combat in general or single combat) is today the name for any combat, agreed upon… -
Duet (DUETTO)
The term (diminutive of duo) does not properly denote a musical genre, but various types of composition consisting of two voices or parts. In modern common… -
Dufay, Guillaume
Musician, b. around 1400 perhaps in the old county of Hainaut (Hannonia), d. at Cambrai on 27 Nov. 1474. In 1420 he received the degree of baccalarius in… -
Duff, Alexander
Protestant missionary, b. in Scotland in 1806, d. there in 1878. Sent by the Scottish Church to India, he reached it in 1830 after a shipwreck, learned its… -
Duffy, Charles Gavan
Writer and politician, b. at Monaghan (Ireland) on 12 April 1816, d. at Nice on 9 February 1903. After collaborating in his youth with the Northen Herald and… -
Du Four (de Furno), Antoine
French preacher and ascetical writer, d. in June 1509. He became a Dominican at Orléans, his native city, and completed his studies in Paris. He preached with… -
Du Frost de Lajemmerais, Widow d'Youville, Marie-Marguerite, Venerable (DU FROST DE LAJEMMERAIS, VEDOVA D'YOUVILLE, MARIE-MARGUERITE, VENERABILE)
A woman eminent for holiness of life, strength of character and administrative ability, foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, known under the name… -
Dugnani, Antonio
Cardinal, b. in Milan on 8 June 1748, d. in Rome on 17 Oct. 1818. After having held in the Curia the offices of consistorial advocate and auditor of the… -
Duguet, Jacques-Joseph
Jansenist theologian, b. at Montbrison, 9 Dec. 1649, d. at Paris, 25 Oct. 1733. An Oratorian, teacher of philosophy and positive theology, in 1685 he left the… -
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 and at Paris and distinguished… -
Dühr, Bernard (DUHR, BERNARD)
Jesuit, historian, b. in Cologne on 2 Aug. 1852, d. in Munich on 21 Sept. 1930. He applied himself with enthusiasm to historical studies concerning the Society… -
Dühring, Karl Eugen (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, he started from empiricism and ended… -
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 a priest in 1846, he taught literature and philosophy… -
Dukhobortsy (DUKHOBORTZI)
The D., that is, "wrestlers of the spirit," are one of the principal sects born in Russia. They are also called "molokani," that is, "milk-drinkers," because… -
Dulia
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Duluth, Diocese of (DULUTH, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city of the State of Minnesota, in the United States of America, it comprises the counties of Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Lake… -
Dumas, Alexandre (Father) (DUMAS, ALEXANDRE (PADRE))
Novelist and playwright, b. at Villers-Cotterets on 24 July 1803, d. at Puys (Dieppe) on 5 Dec. 1870. He left as many as 257 volumes of novels and 25 of plays… -
Dumas, Alexandre (Son) (DUMAS, ALEXANDRE (FIGLIO))
Novelist and playwright, b. 27 July 1824 in Paris, d. 27 Nov. 1895 at Marly-le-Roi. The natural son of the author of The Three Musketeers, he found the doors… -
Dumas, Jean-Baptiste
Born at Alais on July 14, 1800, died at Cannes on April 11, 1884. Together with Liebig he can be considered one of the founders of modern organic chemistry. In… -
Dummermuth, Antonino
Dominican theologian and writer, b. at Louvain on 12 May 1841, d. there on 17 February 1918. A religious from 2 February 1859, he taught philosophy and then… -
Dum, Nocte Pulsa, Lucifer
Hymn of Lauds in the Office of St. Venantius martyr, written by Cardinal Bona and inserted into the breviary by Clement X. As the dawn is the herald of the… -
Dumouchel, Étienne (DUMOUCHEL, ETIENNE)
Astronomer, b. at Monfort-l'Amaury (Seine-et-Oise, France) on July 10, 1773, he was a soldier in Napoleon's army before entering the seminary of St. Sulpice… -
Dumoulin, Charles (Molinaeus)
French jurist, b. in Paris in 1500, d. there in 1566. A lawyer in Orléans persecuted by the Calvinists and by the "ultramontanes," he then moved to Strasbourg… -
Dunbar, William
Scottish poet, b. 1460 (?), d. 1520 (?). Of noble family, he belonged for some time to the Franciscan Order. He spent a period in Paris, divided between his… -
Dundee, Diocese of (DUNDEE, DIOCESI DI)
DUNDEE, DIOCESI di: v. DUNKELD, DIOCESI di. -
Dunedin, Diocese of (DUNEDIN, DIOCESI DI)
It was erected in 1869 and entrusted to the secular clergy. It comprises the two united civil provinces of Otago and Southland on the southern island of New… -
Dunin, Martin von
Prelate, b. November 11 at Wat near Rawa (Poland), d. December 26, 1842 at Posen. Ordained priest in 1797, he was elected in 1829 administrator of the diocese… -
Dunkeld, Diocese of (DUNKELD, DIOCESI DI)
In Scotland; it is a suffragan of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, with its residence in Dundee. It has an area of 9,505.46 sq. km. and comprises the counties of… -
Duns Scotus, John (DUNS SCOTO, GIOVANNI)
Franciscan philosopher and theologian. SUMMARY: I. Life. - II. Works. - III. Character. - IV. Philosophy. - V. Theology. - VI. Overall assessment. I. LIFE. -… -
Dunstable, John
Composer and astronomer, b. perhaps at Dunstable in Bedfordshire around 1370 and d. at Walbrooke on 24 Dec. 1453. He was buried in the church of St. Stephen in… -
Dunstan, Saint (DUNSTANO, SANTO)
B. c. 925 (according to Toke [The Bosworth Psalter, ed. Gasquet-Bishop, London 1908, pp. 131-43] in 910), d. 19 May 988. He was educated in the monastery of… -
Dupanloup, Félix-Antoine-Philibert
Bishop of Orléans, b. at St-Félix in Savoy on 3 Jan. 1802, d. at Lacombe (Savoy) on 11 Oct. 1878. Educated at the minor seminary of St-Nicolas du Chardonnet… -
Dupasquier, Sébastien
Scotist philosopher and theologian of the 17th century, considered one of the most representative of the school at the close of that century. Born at Chambéry… -
Du Perron, Jacques Davy
Cardinal, theologian-controversialist, diplomat and statesman, called "the Augustine of France." Born at St-Lô in Normandy on 25 Nov. 1556, died in Paris on 5… -
Duphot, Léonard
French general, b. 21 Sept. 1769 in Lyon, d. 28 Dec. 1797 in Rome. Nourished by a good education at the college of Jully, he embraced a military career in… -
Dupin, Louis-Éllies (DUPIN, LOUIS-ELLIES)
Jansenist theologian and historian, b. in Paris on 17 June 1657, d. on 6 June 1719. A doctor at the Sorbonne and professor at the Collège royal, he published… -
Duplessis de Richelieu, Alphonse (DU PLESSIS DE RICHELIEU, ALPHONSE)
RICHELIEU DU PLESSIS, ALPHONSE. -
Duplessis Mornay, Philippe (DU PLESSIS MORNAY, PHILIPPE)
Calvinist writer, b. at Buhy in the Vexin on 5 Nov. 1549, d. at La Forêt-sur-Sèvre on 11 Nov. 1623. Drawn from childhood toward Calvinism, he placed the… -
Duplici Commentario Illustrata
DUPLICI COMMENTARIO ILLUSTRATA. PRIOR FAMILIAS AC STEMMATA IMPERATORUM of Constantinople, with the same Augusti's Nomifantibus & several Iconibus; Moreover the… -
Dupondius (Dupondio) (DIPONDIO (DUPONDIO))
Roman coin worth two asses or half a sestertius. During the empire it was struck in brass with a weight between 11 and 15 grams. In weight it was almost equal… -
Du Prat, Antoine
French statesman, b. at Issoire on 17 Jan. 1463, d. at Nantouillet on 9 July 1535. After completing his studies with the Benedictines, he embarked on a career… -
Dupre, Giovanni (DUPRÈ, GIOVANNI)
Born in Siena on March 1, 1817, died in Florence on Jan. 10, 1882. A pupil in Florence of L. Magi and V. Cambi, he was also under the influence of Lorenzo… -
Dupuis, Charles-François
French scholar and politician, b. at Trie-Château (Oise) on 16 Oct. 1742, d. at Is-sur-Tille (Côte d'Or) on 29 Sept. 1809. Professor of Latin eloquence at the… -
Duquesnoy, François, called Il Fiammingo (DU QUESNOY, FRANÇOIS, DETTO IL FIAMMINGO)
Sculptor, b. in Brussels on 12 January 1594, d. in Livorno on 12 July 1643. He received his first artistic education from his father Girolamo the Elder in his… -
Dura-Europos (DURA EÚROPOS)
On the right bank of the Euphrates, halfway between Baghdad and Aleppo, on a rocky plateau, where the locality of aṣ-Ṣāliḥijjah stands today, there arose in… -
Durand, Alfred
Jesuit, exegete, b. at Chantemerle (Drôme) on 12 March 1858; d. at Lyon on 31 July 1928. He studied Semitic languages and Egyptology in Rome and Paris; then he… -
Durand de Villegaignon, Nicolas
Theologian, b. in 1510, d. in 1571; having converted from Calvinism, he became a fervent defender of the eucharistic dogma. Ad articulos Calvinianae de… -
Durando d'Aurillac (Durandello)
French Dominican of the 13th-14th century. He completed his studies in the famous convent of St. James, in Paris. At the General Chapter of the Order, held at… -
Durando, Marcantonio
Missionary of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians), founder of the Nazarene Sisters, brother of the well-known general D. N., born at Mondovì on 22… -
Durandus (Durand) Guillaume, Bishop of Mende (DURAND (DURANDUS) GUILLAUME, VESCOVO DI MENDE)
Canonist and liturgist, b. at Puimission, north of Béziers (France), ca. 1230. He studied law in Italy and was a professor of it at Bologna and then at Modena.… -
Durandus of Saint-Pourçain (DURANDO DI SAINT-POURÇAIN)
In the world Guillaume Durand, a celebrated Dominican theologian and writer known as the "doctor resolutissimus," b. at St-Pourçain in France c. 1275, d. at… -
Durandus of Troarn (DURANDO DI TROARN)
Benedictine abbot and theologian, b. at the beginning of the 11th century, probably at Nantes, d. 11 February 1088 at Troarn (Normandy). A monk from 1031 at… -
Durango, Archdiocese of (DURANGO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
In Mexico, in the federal state of the same name, bordering to the north with the bishopric of Chihuahua, to the east with that of Zacatecas and Saltillo, to… -
Durante, Francesco
Musician, b. at Frattamaggiore on 15 March 1684, d. at Naples on 13 Aug. 1755. A pupil of G. Ottavio Pitoni and perhaps of B. Pasquini, he was among the first… -
Durante, Ottavio
Roman musician and theorist of the 17th century, a contemporary of Caccini and an upholder of his ideas. In 1608 he had composed Arie devote le quali… -
Duranti, Jean-Étienne (DURANTI, JEAN-ETIENNE)
Liturgist, president of the Parliament of Toulouse, killed in an uprising of the Huguenots on 11 February 1589. In his work De ritibus Ecclesiae catholicae… -
Duration (DURATA)
DURATION: v. TEMPO. -
Durazzo, Marcello
Cardinal, born in Genoa of a noble family on 6 March 1630, died in Faenza on 27 April 1710. After having been vice-legate of Bologna and governor of various… -
Dürer, Albrecht
German painter, woodcut artist, engraver, draughtsman and art theorist; b. in Nuremberg on 21 May 1471, d. there on 6 April 1528. His father (Albrecht) was a… -
Durga (DURGÀ)
D. "the Inaccessible," is one of the most common names of Umā, the consort of the god Śiva, also called Devī, the goddess par excellence; Kālī, the Black One… -
Durini, Angelo Maria
Cardinal, b. in Milan of a noble family on 24 May 1725, d. at Balbiano (Como) on 28 April 1796. After taking his degree in law at the Collegio Romano, he… -
Durkheim, Émile (DURKHEIM, EMILE)
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Durocher, Eulalie
In religion, Marie-Rose, foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, b. at St-Antoin-sur-Richelieu (Canada), on 6 Oct. 1811. From her youth… -
Durostor (Silistra)
A city on the Bulgarian bank of the lower Danube, with the old name, perhaps Celtic, of Durostorm in Lower Moesia. It has been an episcopal see since the 4th… -
Durrës (Albanese Durazzo) (DURAZZO (ALBANESE DÜRRES))
An ancient Illyrian city (Dyrrachi), with an attached Greek Corinthian-Corcyrean colony (Epidaunon), among the first conquests in Illyria (229 B.C.) by the… -
Dürr, Lorenz
Exegete, Assyriologist, scholar of Oriental archaeology and of the history of religions, b. at Oberschwarzach (Bavaria) on 7 April 1886, d. at Regensburg on 26… -
Durych, Václav Fortunat
Minim friar, b. at Turnov (Bohemia) on 28 Sept. 1735, d. there in 1802. A Bohemian man of letters, lecturer in theology and Oriental languages, he adorned the… -
Dusares (DUSARES)
A deity of the ancient Arabs, especially venerated by the Nabataeans of Petra: the inscriptions of Petra and of the region of the eastern Jordan often mention… -
Dusmet, Giuseppe Benedetto
Cardinal, born in Palermo on 15 Aug. 1818 to a noble family originally from Belgium, died in Catania on 4 Apr. 1894. Educated by the Benedictine monks of St.… -
Du Sollier, Jean-Baptiste
Bollandist hagiographer, b. at Herseaux (Flanders) on 28 Feb. 1669, d. at Antwerp on 27 June 1740. He entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus at Mechelen… -
Dutch Borneo (BORNEO OLANDESE)
BORNEO OLANDESE: v. PONTIANAK, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di. -
Dutch East Indies (INDIE ORIENTALI OLANDESI)
INDIE ORIENTALI OLANDESI: V. INDONESIA. -
Dutch New Guinea, Apostolic Vicariate of (NUOVA GUINEA OLANDESE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)
It once comprised the entire Dutch part of New Guinea and the great archipelago of the Moluccas; a territory erected into an apostolic prefecture on 22 Dec.… -
Du Tillot, Guillaume
French politician, b. at Bayonne on 22 May 1711. After completing his studies in Paris, he entered the service of the Infante Philip of Spain in 1730, and… -
Duval, André
Born at Pontoise in 1564 and died in Paris in 1638. Doctor (1594) and then dean of the Sorbonne, where he was the first holder of the chair of positive… -
Du Vergier de Hauranne, Jean-Ambroise
DU VERGIER DE HAURANNE, JEAN-AMBROISE: v. SAINT-CYRAN, JEAN DU VERGIER DE HAURANNE, abbot of. -
Duvno, Diocese of (DUVNO, DIOCESI DI)
DUVNO, DIOCESI di: v. MOSTAR, DIOCESI di. -
Duvoisin, Jean-Baptiste
Apologist, b. at Langres on 19 Oct. 1744, d. at Nantes on 9 July 1813. Professor at the Sorbonne, canon of Auxerre, vicar general of Laon and prior of Gabard…