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Ea
E A. - One of the principal male deities of the pantheon of the Sumerians, the Babylonians and Assyrians and of other nations of the ancient East. The name is… -
Eabani
EABANI: v. GILGAMEŠ. -
Eadmer (EADMERO)
Benedictine historian and theologian, called the "Singer," b. between 1060 and 1064, d. at Canterbury on 13 January 1124. English by origin, educated in… -
Eagle (in Christian Archaeology) (AQUILA (NELL'ARCHEOLOGIA CRISTIANA))
The eagle appears in early Christian art only as an ornamental motif, as in a cubiculum of the Cemetery of Callixtus in Rome, or on an ivory pyxis found at… -
Early Christian Painting (PITTURA CRISTIANA ANTICA)
PITTURA CRISTIANA ANTICA: v. ICONOGRAFIA CRISTIANA ANTICA. -
Early Christian Symbols (SIMBOLI PALEOCRISTIANI)
SIMBOLI PALEOCRISTIANI: v. PERSONIFICAZIONI; PITTURA; SCULTURA. -
Earthly Paradise (PARADISO TERRESTRE)
A most fertile garden, the cradle of the human race, prepared by the Creator so that Adam and Eve might lead there, in familiarity with him, a life free from… -
Earthquake (TERREMOTO)
TERREMOTO: v. SISMOLOGIA. -
Easter (PASQUA)
The major feast of the Israelites and of Christians. It was instituted by Moses to commemorate the exodus of Israel from Egyptian oppression; among Christians… -
Eastern Churches (CHIESE ORIENTALI)
CHIESE ORIENTALI: v. ORIENTALI, CHIESE. -
Eastern Schism (SCISMA D'ORIENTE)
SCISMA D'ORIENTE: v. COSTANTINOPOLI, PATRIARCATO DI. -
East New Guinea, Apostolic Vicariate of (NUOVA GUINEA ORIENTALE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)
Located in the north-western part of N. G., under Australian mandate and entrusted to the Society of the Divine Word. The territory, detached from the… -
East Prussia (PRUSSIA ORIENTALE)
GEOGRAPHY. - In the German tradition (East Prussia passed to Germany in 1618), this name (Ost-Preussen) denoted the NE extremity of the territory of the Reich… -
Ebbo (EBONE)
Bishop of Reims. Educated at the Carolingian court, he was chaplain to Louis the Pious, by whom he was made bishop in 816. In 822 he went to preach the gospel… -
Ebediesu ('Abdišo') (EBEDIESU ('ABDĪŠO'))
Chaldean patriarch, elected in 1555 as successor of Sulāqā, d. 1567. Monk of the monastery of Sts. Acha and John. He received the pallium in Rome from Pius IV… -
Ebediesu ('Abdišo' Bab Berikā) (EBEDIESU ('ABDĪŠO' BAB BĒRĪKĀ))
Nestorian metropolitan of Nisibis and Armenia (ca. 1290), d. in November 1318. One of the last writers in Syriac. His works: Paradise of Eden (1290), a… -
Eberhard I, Saint (EBERARDO I, SANTO)
B. c. 1085 of the noble lineage of Biburg and Hilpoltstein; d. at Salzburg on 22 June 1164. A Benedictine monk at Prüfening near Regensburg, from 1133 he was… -
Eberhard, Johan August
Philosopher, Protestant pastor, b. at Halberstadt on 31 Aug. 1739, d. at Halle on 6 Jan. 1809. He studied theology, philosophy, philology; he was a private… -
Eberhard, Matthias
Bishop of Trier, b. 1 Nov. 1815 at Trier, d. there, 30 May 1876. Ordained priest in 1839, he taught dogmatics at the Seminary of Trier, which he headed from… -
Ebionites (Ebionaioi) (EBIONITI (ΕΒΙΩΝΑΊΟΙ))
This name designated the representatives of Judaizing Christianity or, more particularly, some specific current within it. The name derives from the Hebrew… -
Ebner, Adalbert
Liturgist, b. in Strasbourg on 16 Dec. 1861, d. on 25 Feb. 1898 in Eichstätt, where he was vicar of the cathedral and professor at the episcopal gymnasium; he… -
Ebner, Christina
Dominican mystic, b. in Nuremberg on 26 March 1277, d. at Engeltal on 27 Dec. 1356. Daughter of pious patricians, at the age of 7 she devoted herself to the… -
Ebner, Margareth, Besta
Dominican, b. around 1291 at Donauwörth (Swabia), d. June 20, 1351 at Medingen. A descendant of an illustrious family of Verda, endowed with many qualities of… -
Eboli, Pietro da
EBOLI, PIETRO da: v. PIETRO DA EBOLI. -
Ebrard of Béthune (EBRARD DI BÉTHUNE)
Controversialist, b. at Béthune near Calais, lived between the 12th and 13th centuries. The lack of historical data makes his life obscure. He is the author of… -
Ebridi, Apostolic Vicariate of (EBRIDI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE)
EBRIDI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO delle: v. NEW HEBRIDES, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of the ISLANDS. -
Eça de Queiroz, José Maria de
Portuguese novelist, b. in Povoa de Varzim on 25 Nov. 1845, d. at Torigi on 16 Aug. 1900. A keen observer, whose intellectual experience was greatly enriched… -
Écaté
Minor divinity of Greek religion; according to some, of Carian origin. Homer does not know her; Hesiod calls her daughter of the Titan Perses and of Asteria… -
Ecbatana ('Eubáttena') (EGBÁTANE ('ΕΥ̓ΒΆΤΤΕΝΑ'))
Two cities of Media, one of which was the capital of northern Media (Media Atropatene), while the other, further south, was the capital of Greater Media. The… -
Ecce Homo
Words spoken by Pilate (John 19:5), presenting Jesus to the people after the flagellation. I. ARCH OF THE ECCE HOMO. - This is the name given in Jerusalem… -
Ecce Iam Noctis Tenuatur Umbra
A hymn of Lauds for the Sundays after Pentecost, of unknown authorship, it is found in manuscripts of the 10th century. The author exhorted the faithful to… -
Ecclesia
Illustrated monthly review (Vatican City). Promoted by the information office established to seek news of prisoners of war and to connect them with their… -
Ecclesia Ex Gentibus, Ex Circumcisione (ECCLESIA EX GENTIBUS, EX CIRCUM-CISIONE)
ECCLESIA EX GENTIBUS, EX CIRCUM-CISIONE : v. CHIESA. -
Ecclesiastes (ECCLESIASTE)
Fourth of the didactic books of the Old Testament, in 12 chapters, "a philosophical masterpiece of satire, irony, good sense and, whatever it may seem and… -
Ecclesiastical (ECCLESIASTICO)
The most remarkable of the wisdom books of the Old Testament, for the number and diversity of its teachings; it may well be called a fairly complete treatise… -
Ecclesiastical Architecture (ARCHITETTURA ECCLESIASTICA)
1. GENERALITÀ. - Buildings for ecclesiastical use respond first of all to the requirements of worship (v. CHIESA); then to the needs relating to the education… -
Ecclesiastical Assistant (ASSISTENTE ECCLESIASTICO)
He is the priest deputed by the legitimate ecclesiastical Authority to the Associations of Catholic Action, with the task of: a) representing that Authority… -
Ecclesiastical Assistant (The) (ASSISTENTE (L') ECCLESIASTICO)
Monthly magazine published by the College of Central Ecclesiastical Assistants of Italian Catholic Action. It began publication in 1931, with the aim of giving… -
Ecclesiastical Authorities, Crimes Against (AUTORITÀ ECCLESIASTICHE, DELITTI CONTRO LE)
Under this title the CIC (cann. 2331-40) contemplates a category of criminal acts which, being directed at impeding or disturbing the normal exercise of… -
Ecclesiastical Authority (AUTORITÀ ECCLESIASTICA)
AUTORITÀ ECCLESIASTICA: v. CHIESA; GERARCHIA ECCLESIASTICA; PAPA. -
Ecclesiastical Benefice (BENEFICIO ECCLESIASTICO)
In the CIC the ecclesiastical benefice is defined as: "a juridical entity constituted or erected in perpetuity by ecclesiastical authority, composed of a… -
Ecclesiastical Burial (SEPOLTURA ECCLESIASTICA)
Ecclesiastical burial consists of the following three elements: the removal of the body in order to associate it with the church conducting the funeral, the… -
Ecclesiastical Canons (CANONI ECCLESIASTICI)
CANONI ECCLESIASTICI: v. COSTITUZIONE APOSTOLICA. -
Ecclesiastical Circumscriptions (CIRCOSCRIZIONI ECCLESIASTICHE)
Almost from the very beginnings of the Church, out of the necessity of dividing the work, the competence of bishops, presbyters, and deacons is found to be… -
Ecclesiastical College of Turin (CONVITTO ECCLESIASTICO DI TORINO)
A formative institution for the clergy of Turin and the Subalpine region, where young priests (enrollment is obligatory for those of the archdiocese), before… -
Ecclesiastical Colleges (COLLEGI ECCLESIASTICI)
Institutions located in Rome and willed by the Roman pontiffs, where young men of various nationalities, aspiring to the priesthood, are sent by their bishops… -
Ecclesiastical Computation (COMPUTO ECCLESIASTICO)
È definito dagli scrittori: « notizia del corso della luna e delle calende, o scienza di determinare il tempo secondo il corso della luna e del sole ». It… -
Ecclesiastical Contention (CONTENZIOSO ECCLESIASTICO (IL))
Review, fortnightly at first, then monthly, of doctrine and jurisprudence in ecclesiastical matters and charitable works. It was founded in 1900 in Genoa… -
Ecclesiastical Garment (ABITO ECCLESIASTICO)
The garment ordinarily worn by the secular and regular clergy; to be distinguished from liturgical vestments (v.), which ministers of worship put on during… -
Ecclesiastical Hierarchy (GERARCHIA ECCLESIASTICA)
It is the aggregate of persons who participate in the power of the Church. Hierarchy is a Greek word (ἰερὰ ἀρχή) meaning sacred principality. The power… -
Ecclesiastical Immunity (IMMUNITÀ ECCLESIASTICA)
Ecclesiastical immunity is a privilege of a universal character, which exempts ecclesiastical persons and things and sacred places from certain burdens and… -
Ecclesiastical Journal of Rome, The (GIORNALE ECCLESIASTICO DI ROMA, IL)
A Roman religious periodical begun on July 2, 1785; printed by Giovanni Zempel at S. Lucia della Tinta, it came out on Saturdays in 4 pages. It had an annual… -
Ecclesiastical Judge (GIUDICE ECCLESIASTICO)
In a very broad sense, an ecclesiastical judge could be said to be anyone who exercises in the name of the Church the power of judging that belongs to it in… -
Ecclesiastical Letters (LETTERE ECCLESIASTICHE)
They are public documents by reason of their destination and of the authority from which they emanate, whose purpose is to attest a decree issued by the… -
Ecclesiastical Literature Bulletin (BULLETIN DE LITTERATURE ECCLESIASTIQUE)
Published by the Catholic Institute of Toulouse, from 1899 in place of the Bulletin of the same Institute (founded in 1880), with notable studies relating to… -
Ecclesiastical Monitor, Il (MONITORE ECCLESIASTICO, IL)
A journal of canon and ecclesiastical law, the oldest in the field, founded at Maratea (Potenza) in 1876 by the priest Casimiro Gennari (later Cardinal) with… -
Ecclesiastical Office (UFFICIO ECCLESIASTICO)
It is, in general, any stable task carried out for a spiritual purpose, such as the spiritual director of seminaries, the confessor of monasteries, the… -
Ecclesiastical Patrimony (PATRIMONIO ECCLESIASTICO)
It is the complex of ecclesiastical goods (v.). I. THE CHURCH'S RIGHT TO PROPERTY. - The Church pursues a spiritual end, but since its members and its… -
Ecclesiastical Prohibition (VETITUM ECCLESIAE)
This expression, according to the proper meaning of the words, would indicate any prohibition made by the Church to the faithful; but in canonical language it… -
Ecclesiastical Property (BENI ECCLESIASTICI)
This is the name given to temporal goods (whether corporeal, such as movable and immovable property, or incorporeal, such as rights, actions, obligations… -
Ecclesiastical Province (PROVINCIA ECCLESIASTICA)
It is the union of several dioceses - called, in this case, comprovincial or suffragan - into a single territorial circumscription, headed by an archbishop or… -
Ecclesiastical See (ASSE ECCLESIASTICO)
ASSE ECCLESIASTICO: v. BENI ECCLESIASTICI; ITALIA (condizione giuridica della chiesa in). -
Ecclesiastical Studies (ESTUDIOS ECLESIÁSTICOS)
Journal that appeared in Madrid in 1922, still ongoing through the work of the philosophical and theological colleges of the Society of Jesus in Spain… -
Ecclesiastical Superior (SUPERIORE ECCLESIASTICO)
He is the superior of autonomous or sui iuris missions, which represent the first stage of ecclesiastical organization in the missions. Examples of these… -
Ecclesiastical Taxes (IMPOSTE ECCLESIASTICHE)
IMPOSTE ECCLESIASTICHE: v. TASSE ECCLESIASTICHE. -
Ecclesiastical Treasury (CASSA ECCLESIASTICA)
CASSA ECCLESIASTICA : v. FONDO PER IL CULTO. -
Ecclesiastical Tribunals (TRIBUNALI ECCLESIASTICI)
These are the organs to which is normally entrusted the exercise of jurisdictional power in the strict sense, that is, of the judicial function, belonging to… -
Ecclesiastical Tributes (TRIBUTI ECCLESIASTICI)
TRIBUTI ECCLESIASTICI : V. TASSE ECCLESIASTICHE. -
Echos d'Orient
A monthly review begun by the Augustinians of the Assumption in 1807 as a continuation of the Echos de Notre-Dame de France. The authoritative review set out… -
Echter, Julius
Bishop, b. at Mespelbrunn (Spessart) on 28 March 1545, d. at Würzburg on 13 Sept. 1617. He studied in Paris, Angers, Pavia and elsewhere; having obtained a… -
Eckart
ECKART: v. ECCARDO. -
Eckhart (Eckehart, Aychardus) (ECCARDO (ECKEHART, AYCHARDUS))
Dominican scholastic and mystical preacher, b. at Hochheim near Gotha ca. 1260, d. between 22 Feb. 1327 and 27 March 1329. A descendant of the nobles of… -
Eckhart the Younger (ECCARDO IL GIOVANE)
Dominican preacher and mystical writer, whose life and works are still shrouded in darkness. A disciple of Meister Eckhart, he illustrated the convent of… -
Eck, Johann
Theologian and anti-Lutheran polemicist, b. at Egg, in Swabia, on 15 November 1486, d. at Ingolstadt on 10 February 1543. His surname was Maier, but he is… -
Eckstein, Ferdinand von
Politician and writer, b. in Altona (Hamburg) in September 1790, d. in Paris on 25 November 1861. Finding himself in Rome in 1809, he was deeply moved by the… -
Eclecticism (ECLETTISMO)
From ἐκλέγω (I choose). It is, in general, every philosophical and scientific approach that selects, from various and opposing systems, diverse doctrines… -
Ecloga Isaurica (Eklogē tōn Nómōn) (ECLOGA ISAURICA (ἘΚΛΟΓῊ ΤΩ͂Ν ΝΌΜΩΝ))
A compilation, carried out with material drawn chiefly from the four parts of the Corpus iuris civilis (v.), by order of the emperor Leo III the Isaurian and… -
École Biblique (ECOLE BIBLIQUE)
The first Catholic center for scientific biblical studies, founded by the Dominican M.-J. Lagrange in Jerusalem in 1890, at the suggestion of Leo XIII to Fr.… -
Economate of Ecclesiastical Dicasteries (ECONOMATO DEI DICASTERI ECCLESIASTICI)
It was instituted by Pius X (circular of the Secretariat of State, 3 April 1909) as the General E. of the d. and was administered by a Commission, chosen by… -
Economic Policy (POLITICA ECONOMICA)
It represents perhaps the most important sector today, and the most sought-after task of practical politics; its purpose is to give a coordinated direction to… -
Economic Systems (SISTEMI ECONOMICI)
The totality of the economic activities of individuals and the action of political authority, which tends to coordinate individual ends with social ones. In… -
Economic Value (VALORE ECONOMICO)
Economic value, in its most general meaning, is the importance of things insofar as they answer to the needs of men. It is therefore a subjective valuation… -
Economy (ECONOMIA)
Right and prudent administration of goods. Etymologically (from the Greek οἰκονομία; οἶκος = house; νέμειν = to administer) economia would mean administration… -
Ecstasy (ESTASI)
A psychological state of man "outside himself" (ἔκστασις, from ἐξίστημι). The term can apply either in a good sense or in a bad sense, to the state of spirit… -
Ecuador
I. GEOGRAPHY. - The smallest of the Andean states, so called because it is crossed by the Equator. Its area, after the long dispute with Peru, which concerned… -
Ecumenical (ECUMENICO)
From the Greek γῆ οἰκουμένη ("inhabited earth"), and it means "universal." The title of "ecumenical patriarch" was given to himself by the Byzantine patriarch… -
Ecumenism, Theory of (ECUMENISMO, TEORIA DELL')
A word derived from "ecumenical," that is, universal, which is used in modern times to indicate every kind of religious activity that is not limited to the… -
Edda
It is the title of the two most famous monuments of ancient Nordic literature, whose most probable meaning is that of "poetic art" or of "fable", of which one… -
Eden
The place where the earthly paradise was located (Gen. 2:8, 15). The Hebrew "edhen," according to the ancients, means "delight, pleasure" (II Sam. 1:24; Ps. 25… -
Edesius, Saint, Martyr (EDESIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
The story of this martyr is known to us from Eusebius; born at Araxa in Lycia around the middle of the 3rd century into a noble and wealthy family, but pagan.… -
Edessa ('Edessa) (EDESSA ("E-ΔΕΣΣΑ))
Originally Orhai, whence the name Osroene for the region of which it was the capital, it was situated to the northwest of Mesopotamia on the river Scirtus; by… -
Edict (EDITTO)
Etymologically (from the Latin edicere) it means that which is made known to the public by means of oral communication. I. IN ROMAN LAW. - In Roman law the… -
Edict of Milan (EDITTO DI MILANO)
After the victory over Maxentius in 312, the emperors Constantine and Licinius met in Milan in the first months of 313. Their good accord was strengthened also… -
Edict of Restitution (RESTITUZIONE, EDITTO DI)
It is the decree of Emperor Ferdinand II of 6 March 1629, in which it was established that Catholic princes could expel dissidents, and only adherents of the… -
Edictum Theodorici
EDICTUM THEODORICI: v. TEODORICO I, king of the OSTROGOTHS. -
Edinburgh, Diocese of (EDIMBURGO, DIOCESI DI)
EDIMBURGO, DIOCESI di: v. SANT'ANDREA ed EDIMBURGO, DIOCESI di. -
Edmond (EDMONDO)
Born at Nuremberg in 840, died on 20 November 870. Of ancient Saxon royal stock, he professed Christianity from childhood; at the age of 15 he began to reign… -
Edmonton, Archdiocese of (EDMONTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Capital of the province of Alberta in Canada, with the dioceses of Calgary and St. Paul and the apostolic vicariates of Grouard and Mackenzie as suffragans. In… -
Edmundite Fathers (PADRI DI SANT'EDMONDO)
Religious congregation founded at Pontigny (France) in 1843 by the priest Giovanni Battista Muard for the preaching of missions to the people. At first they… -
Edmund Rich, Saint (EDMONDO RICH, SANTO)
Archbishop of Canterbury, b. ca. 1180, d. 16 Nov. 1240. Also called Edmund of Abingdon from his birthplace in the county of Berks, or of Pontigny from that of… -
Edmunston, Diocese of (EDMUNSTON, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of Canada erected on 16 Dec. 1944 by Pope Pius XII with the apostolic constitution Ad animarum bonum, by detaching it from the diocese of… -
Edoardo d'Alençon
Capuchin historiographer, b. at Alençon (Orne) on 10 April 1859, d. at Rome on 1 September 1928. He entered religious life in the province of Paris on 6… -
Edom (Idumea)
Name by which are called: 1) the adult Esau (Gen. 25, 30; 36, 19); 2) his descendants and their land (Ex. 15, 15; Num. 20, 14 ff.; Judg. 5, 4; 11, 17 f.; II… -
Edomites (EDOMITI)
Inhabitants of Edom (v.), also called Idumeans (Septuagint: Iḍhūm). Esau, having abandoned the land of Canaan, came to settle in the mountain of Seir. His… -
Edrai (EDRAI)
1. City of Transjordan, residence of Og, king of Bashan (Deut. 1:4; Josh. 12:3; 13:12). Occupied by the Israelites, E. was assigned to the tribe of Manasseh… -
Education (EDUCAZIONE)
The art of forming the man in the child, as such: that is, with all the perfection that his nature entails. SUSCHARO: I. Concept of education. - II.… -
Edward III, King of England (EDOARDO III, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
Son and successor of Edward II, born at Windsor on 13 Nov. 1312 and died at Sheen on 21 June 1377. He began the Hundred Years' War against France, to whose… -
Edward II, King of England (EDOARDO II, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
Firstborn son of E. I, b. at Carnarvon on 25 Apr. 1284, d. at Berkeley Castle (Gloucestershire) on 21 Sept. 1327. In 1301 he was named prince of Wales, a title… -
Edward II the Martyr, King of England (EDOARDO [II] IL MARTIRE, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
B. in 961-63, d. March 18, 978. Firstborn son of King Edgar and his first wife Æthelflæd, baptized at a very young age by Dunstan, bishop of Canterbury, he… -
Edward I, King of England (EDOARDO I, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
Firstborn son of Henry III Plantagenet, b. at Westminster on June 18, 1239, and d. at Burgh (Scotland) on July 7, 1307. In the years 1270-72 he took part in… -
Edward IV, King of England (EDOARDO IV, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
B. at Rouen on 25 Apr. 1442, d. in Apr. 1483. Founder of the dynasty of the House of York, as the most (by courtesy of Dr. D. Hagenhart) EDWARD II. - John of… -
Edward the Confessor (EDOARDO [III] IL CONFESSORE)
B. at Islip (Oxfordshire) in 1002, d. 5 Jan. 1066 at Westminster. Son of King Ethelred and of Emma of Normandy, because of a new Danish invasion he was taken… -
Edward VI, King of England (EDOARDO VI, RE D'INCHILTERRA)
B. 12 Oct. 1537, d. 6 July 1553. Son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, he came to the throne at the age of 9 in 1547. In the first two years of his reign power… -
Edward V, King of England (EDOARDO V, RE D'INCHILTERRA)
Born at Westminster on 3 Nov. 1470, died in London in June 1483. He inherited the throne from his father Edward IV on 9 Apr. 1483 at the age of thirteen. But… -
Egbert (EGBERTO)
Benedictine, archbishop of York (England), died there on 19 November 766. He was a cousin of the king of Northumbria, Ceolwulf; as a young man he went to Rome… -
Egbert, Archbishop of Trier (EGBERTO, ARCIVESCOVO DI TREVIRI)
Son of Count Theodoric of Holland, educated in the abbey of Egmond, d. in 993. He took part in the politics of the Empire and was in 976-77 chancellor of Otto… -
Egbert of Kalkar, Henry (EGHER, ENRICO DI KALKAR)
EGHER, ENRICO di KALKAR: v. ENRICO di KALKAR. -
Egbert, Saint (EGBERTO, SANTO)
Benedictine, perhaps a bishop, b. in 639 to a noble family in Northumbria (England), d. at the age of ninety on 24 April 729 on the island of Iona. As a young… -
Eger, Archdiocese of (AGRIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
In Hungarian Eger, in German Erlau, it is a city of about 30,000 inhabitants, in the district of Heves (Hungary). The bishopric was reportedly erected… -
Eger, Diocese of (EGER, DIOCESI DI)
EGER, DIOCESI di: V. AGRIA, ARCIDIOCESI di. -
Egeria
Latin nun (E. is the best-attested form of the name; Etheria is the rival form), known until now only from a letter of Valerius, abbot of St. Peter in Montes… -
Egerton Papyri (EGERTON, PAPIRI)
A group of papyri acquired by purchase by the British Museum and coming perhaps in part from Oxyrhynchus and in part from the Arsinoite nome; catalogued among… -
Egger, Augustin
Bishop of St. Gallen, b. at Dussang (Thurgau) on 5 Aug. 1833, d. there on 12 March 1906. A student of theology at Tübingen, he was ordained a priest in 1856. A… -
Egidio Maria of Saint Joseph, Blessed (EGIDIO MARIA DI SAN GIUSEPPE, BEATO)
Francesco, in the world Francesco Antonio Pasquale, b. at Taranto on 16 Nov. 1729 to Cataldo Pontillo and Grazia Procaccio, d. at Naples on 7 Feb. 1812. In his… -
Eginus of Verona (EGINO DA VERONA)
He probably descended from a noble family related to the dukes Alabolfinger; he was educated in the monastery of Reichenau, where he received an excellent… -
Église Vivante (EGLISE VIVANTE)
A quarterly journal founded in Louvain in 1949 by the Society of the Auxiliaries of the Missions. Its purpose is to contribute to the study of the theological… -
Eglon
1. King of Moab, who oppressed the southern part of Israel for 18 years (Judg. 3:12-22). Aided by bands of Ammonites and Amalekites, he crossed the Jordan and… -
Egoism (EGOISMO)
From "ego," I, e. is the false and exaggerated love of self, which leads to a veritable idolatry of the "I," erected as the sole measure for relations with all… -
Egregie Doctor, Paul, Instruct Me (EGREGIE DOCTOR PAULE MORES INSTRUE)
Hymn of Vespers for the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul (25 January), composed of the fourth stanza of the hymn Aurea luce et decore roseo, attributed to… -
Egypt (EGITTO)
E. (Misr according to the local Arabic name) comprises the Nile valley north of the second cataract (Wadi Halfa) with the adjacent territories of the Libyan… -
Ehrenberg, Christian Gottfried
German physician and naturalist, b. at Delitzsch (Leipzig), 19 April 1795, d. at Berlin 27 June 1876. He made naturalistic research expeditions in Africa and… -
Ehrensberger, Hugo
Priest and writer, b. at Engen on 21 Sept. 1841, d. at Bruchsal on 24 Febr. 1904. A teacher in secondary schools, he published a description of the liturgical… -
Ehrhard, Albert
Noted historian and hagiographer, b. March 14, 1862 at Herbitzheim in Alsace, d. at Bonn on Sept. 23, 1940. After theological studies at the Seminary of… -
Ehrle, Franz
Cardinal, distinguished medievalist, prefect of the Vatican Library, b. at Iany (Württemberg) on 17 Oct. 1845, d. in Rome on 31 March 1934. Having entered the… -
Ehrlich, Johann Nepomuk
Piarist, b. in Vienna on 21 February 1810, d. in Prague on 23 October 1864. Professor of philosophy at Krems (1836), of moral theology at Graz (1850), of moral… -
Ehses, Stefan
Church historian, b. at Zeltingen on the Moselle on 9 Dec. 1855, d. at Rome on 19 Jan. 1926. He attended the University of Würzburg, and, ordained a priest in… -
Eichendorff, Joseph
The last German Romantic poet, b. at Lubowitz on 10 March 1788, d. at Neisse on 27 Nov. 1857. He is great because of the marked predominance of the lyrical… -
Eichstätt, Diocese of (EICHSTÄTT, DIOCESI DI)
The diocese of E. is a suffragan of the metropolitan sees of Bamberg and comprises regions of central Franconia, of the Upper Palatinate, of Bavaria and of… -
Eighteen Benedictions (ŠĒMŌNEH 'EŠRĒH)
The principal official prayer of Judaism, called tēphilāh ("prayer") par excellence, or (especially among the Sephardim) āmīdhāh (the "standing") because it… -
Eileithyia (ILITIA (ΕἸΛΕΊΒΩΣ))
In Crete Ἐλεύθυια, in Laconia Ἐλέθυια, in literature Ἐλεύθυια, perhaps from the root ελυθ meaning "to come (to light)"; Latin Ilithyia. She is the goddess who… -
Einhard (Einhardus, Einardus, Agenardus) (EGINARDO (EINHARDUS, EINARDUS, AGENARDUS))
Biographer of Charlemagne, b. at Engilfrit in the Maingau between 768 and 770, d. in the abbey of Seligenstadt, 14 March 840. He studied successfully at Fulda… -
Einsiedeln, Abbey of (EINSIEDELN, ABBAZIA DI)
EINSIEDELN, ABBAZIA DI: V. SANTISSIMA VERGINE MARIA DI EINSIEDELN. -
Einsiedeln, Topography of (EINSIEDLENSE, TOPOGRAFIA)
EINSIEDLENSE, TOPOGRAFIA: V. ITINERARI. -
Eire
EIRE: V. IRLANDA. -
Eiselin, Wilhelm
Premonstratensian cleric, b. at Mindelheim (Württemberg) in 1564, d. at Rot on 28 March 1588. The son of poor parents, educated by the Canons Regular of the… -
Eisenhofer, Ludwig
Liturgist, b. in Munich on 1 April 1871, d. at Eichstätt on 29 March 1941. Ordained priest on 29 June 1895, in 1898 he succeeded Ebner in the chair of… -
Eisler, Rudolf
Philosopher, b. in Vienna on 7 Jan. 1873, d. there on 14 Dec. 1926. He completed his studies in Leipzig, where he carried on his activity as a scholar. He was… -
Ekkehard of Aura (ECCHEARDO D'AURA)
First Benedictine abbot of Aura (Herrenaurach), hence called "Ekkehardus Uraugiensis". Between the years 1091-1107 he resided at Bamberg and Corvey; in 1101 he… -
Ekkehard of Saint Gall (ECCHEARDO DI SAN GALLO)
Name of 5 famous monks of this monastery. The most famous is E. IV, b. ca. 980, d. ca. 1060. His family and homeland are unknown; he became a monk at St. Gall… -
Ektenia (ECTENIA)
In Greek Ἑκτενῆς (with εὐχή understood), in Slavonic ektemià. It is one of the litanies recited by the deacon in the liturgy and in other offices. It is called… -
El
The primitive and personal name of God among all the ancient Semites: Hebrew and Aramaic 'E., Akkadian ilu, Arabic ilāh, as proved by the very ancient and… -
Ela (ELA)
Name of several figures of the Old Testament, among them a king of Israel killed after two years by the rebel Zimri (1 Kings 16:8-14) and an Edomite prince… -
Elam
Territory (Akkadian Nim-ma-ki "the high country", Greek Ἐλαμαΐς), bordering to the south on the Persian Gulf, to the west on Chaldea, to the north on Assyria… -
Elath
A city on the Elamite gulf (Heb. 'Elath and 'Elâth). It is mentioned for the first time in Deut. 2:8 as a stopping place of the Hebrews, who, coming from… -
Elbecque, Norbert D'
Dominican theologian and writer, b. at Hainaut (Belgium) in 1651, d. at Namur on 14 Oct. 1714. He was professor of philosophy at Louvain, of moral theology at… -
Elbel, Benjamin
Franciscan, moral theologian, b. in 1690 at Friedberg in Bavaria, d. on 4 June 1756 at Soefingen near Ulm. Lecturer in theology and from 1735 to 1738… -
Elcana (ELCANA)
Father of the prophet Samuel (1 Sam. 1-2; 1 Chron. 6:27). Of Levitical descent, but not priestly, he lived at Ramathaim, in the tribe of Ephraim, where Suph… -
Elcesaites (ELCESAITI)
A sect with an eclectic doctrine of Jewish background, showing affinities with the Essenes and Ebionites and with some Gnostic element, influenced by… -
Eldad ('Eldād, "God Has Loved") (ELDAD ('ELDĀDH « DIO AMÒ »))
One of the 70 elders whom Moses associated with himself for the government of Israel. E. together with Medad was absent when those around the tent, far from… -
Elder, William Henry
Third bishop of Natchez (Mississippi) and second archbishop of Cincinnati, b. in Baltimore on 22 March 1819, d. in Cincinnati on 31 Oct. 1604. He studied first… -
Eleatism (ELEATISMO)
Philosophy of the school of Elea (a city of Magna Graecia, present-day Velia-Scavi, a station on the Naples-Reggio line) which includes Xenophanes, Parmenides… -
Eleazar (ELEAZARO (CBR. 'EL'ĀZĀR, « DIO AIUTO »))
Name of various biblical figures. 1. - Third son of Aaron, brother of Moses (Ex. 6:25). He was consecrated priest by Moses together with his father and his… -
Election (ELEZIONE)
ELEZIONE: V. ACCLAMAZIONE; PROVVISTA CANONICA. -
Electricity (ELETTRICITÀ)
About the essence of this most important subject among those that constitute our physical universe, very little is known, although knowledge of some of its… -
Electric Light (LUCE ELETTRICA)
LITURGICAL USE. - By precise dispositions of the Sacred Congregation of Rites, electric light is forbidden in the liturgical use of worship, but it is… -
Electrochemistry (ELETTROCHIMICA)
In any chemical reaction, from the simplest to the most complex, there always takes place a variation in the spatial distribution of the electrons, the… -
Electrology (ELETTROLOGIA)
Under this denomination is understood the systematic and, as far as possible, logical development of the science of electricity, independently of its great… -
Electroshock (ELETTROSHOCK)
ELETTROSHOCK : v. SHOCK. -
Electrotechnics (ELETTROTECNICA)
After the discovery of electromagnetic, electrothermal and electrochemical phenomena, no one could doubt the possibility of notable practical applications of… -
Elei, Raniero D'
ELEI, RANIERO d' : v. RANIERO D'ELEI. -
Elephantine (ELEFANTINA)
A granite island situated at the mouth of the first cataract of the Nile, from where the river becomes navigable down to its mouth. Since antiquity it was a… -
Eletta
Nell'intestazione di II Io. si legge: « Il presbitero a una E. Signora (ἐκλεκτῆ, κυρία) e si figli di lei ». Nell'epilogo: « Ti salutano i figli della tua… -
Eletta of Jesus (ELETTA DI GESÙ)
Discalced Carmelite, in the world Caterina Tramazzoli, b. at Terni on 28 Jan. 1605, d. at Prague on 11 Jan. 1663. She entered the convent of the Discalced… -
Eleusinian Mysteries (ELEUSINI, MISTERI)
They were celebrated at Eleusis (today Lefsina), a village 22 km. north-west of Athens. They were dedicated to Demeter, the "mother earth" of crops, and to… -
Eleusis (ELEUSIO)
Homoian bishop of Cyzicus, belonging to the clergy of Constantinople; in 356 he was consecrated bishop of Cyzicus by Macedonius. Having arrived in his diocese… -
Eleutherius, Pope, Saint (ELEUTERIO, PAPA, SANTO)
In the Lib. Pont. he is described as a Greek, born at Nicopolis to a certain Abundius. Hegesippus reports that he was a deacon of the Roman Church under… -
Eleutherius, Saint, Martyr (ELEUTERIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ELEUTERIO, santo, martire: v. DIONIGI, RUSTICO, ELEUTERIO, saints, martyrs. -
Elevation (ELEVAZIONE)
A rite of the Mass, by which the celebrant raises the sacramental Species to expose them to the adoration of the faithful. In the Mass, a twofold E. of the… -
Elgard, Nikolaus
Bishop, b. at Elcherait (Luxembourg) in 1547, d. at Erfurt on 11 Aug. 1587. Ordained priest at Trier, he continued his studies at the German College in Rome. A… -
Eli (HELI)
HELI: v. ELI. -
Eliab (ELIAB)
Name of seven persons of the Old Testament. 1. Son of Helon and chief of the tribe of Zebulun at the time of the census in the desert of Sinai (Num. 1:9; 2:7… -
Eliacim
Son of Hilkiah, chosen by God in place of the impious and proud Shebna, according to Is. 22:20-25. A faithful servant of Yahweh, he is worthy to serve as… -
Eliakim, Son of Josiah, King of Judah (ELIACIM, FIGLIO DI JOSIA, RE DI GIUDA)
ELIACIM, figlio di Josia, re di Giuda: v. IOAKIM. -
Eliam
Father of Bathsheba ('Elī'am in II Sam. 11:3; I Chron. 3:5 = by transposition 'amun'el': "my uncle or relative is 'El"). He is probably to be identified with… -
Eliano (Romano), Giambattista
Converted Jew, b. in Rome in 1530 and d. there on March 3, 1589. Having converted in Venice, he became a Jesuit in Sept. 1551. He taught Hebrew and Arabic at… -
Elias (ELIA)
Greatest among the prophets of action in Israel, whose name ('Elifjah[d] "my God is Yahweh") constitutes a whole program of life and activity. A native, it… -
Eliasaph (ELIASAPH)
1. Son of Duel (De'ā'el), chief of the tribe of Dan at the time of the census carried out by Moses and when the Hebrews left Sinai (Num. 1:14; 2:14). Like the… -
Eliasib (ELIASIB)
High priest of the time of Ezra and Nehemiah, son of Joiakim and father of Joiada (Neh. 3:1, 20; 12:10). He took part (Neh. 3:1) in the work of reconstruction… -
Eliel (ELIEL)
Nine Israelites of this name appear in the Bible. 1. One of the chiefs of the tribe of Manasseh (I Chron. 5:24). 2. A Levite of the stock of Kohath, ancestor… -
Eliesen (Helgesen), Paolo
Danish theologian, b. at Varberg (today Halland) ca. 1480, d. in 1536, perhaps killed by the Lutherans. In 1517 he became a Carmelite in Helsingør; in 1519 he… -
Eliezer (ELIEZER (El'ezer « il mio Dio è soccorso »))
Name of ten Israelites mentioned in the Bible. 1. Damascene servant of Abraham (Gen. 15, 2). He is held to be E. "the eldest servant of the house of Abraham… -
Eligius, Saint (ELIGIO, SANTO)
Bishop of Noyon-Tournai (641-60). Born ca. 590 at Chaptelat near Limoges, into a Gallo-Roman family, a goldsmith and moneyer of kings Chlothar II and Dagobert… -
Elijah Levita (ELIA LEVITA)
ELIA LEVITA: V. LEVITA, ELIA. -
Elijah of Cortona (ELIA DI CORTONA)
Minister general of the Friars Minor, b. at Assisi or its vicinity ca. 1180, called "of Cortona" from the place of his death. Having entered the Minorites, he… -
Elijah of Enna, Saint (ELIA D'ENNA, SANTO)
Greek-Sicilian monk of adventurous life, b. at Enna (Castrogiovanni) ca. 825, d. 17 Aug. 903. Made a slave by the Saracens, he was taken to Africa, from where… -
Elijah of Reggio, called the Spelaiotes, Saint (ELIA DI REGGIO, DETTO LO SPELEOTA, SANTO)
Basilian ascetic, b. at Reggio Calabria (not at Bova) ca. 855, d. at Melicuccà on 11 September 960. He was called "lo Speleota" because he spent most of his… -
Elijah, Saint (ELIA, SANTO)
Patriarch of Jerusalem, b. in 430, d. on 19 or 20 July 518. His life, closely bound up with that of St. Flavian II of Antioch, reflects the difficulties of… -
Elimaide
ELIMAIDE: V. ELAM. -
Elima, Magus (ELIMA, MAGO)
ELIMA, MAGO: V. BAR IESU. -
Elimelech (ELIMELECH)
Husband of Naomi and relative of Boaz. He was of the tribe of Judah, in the time of the Judges (Ruth 1, 3; 2, 1; 4, 3, 9). Forced by a famine to leave…