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Easter(PASQUA)Vol. IX, p. 563 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…
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Eberardo I, Saint(EBERARDO I, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 27 EBERARDO I, saint. – Born ca. 1085 of the noble lineage of Biburg and Hilpoltatein; died at Salzburg on 22 June 1164. A Benedictine monk at Prüfening near…
Eberhard, Johan AugustVol. V, p. 28 EBERHARD, JOHAN AUGUST. – Philosopher, Protestant pastor, b. at Halberstadt on 31 August 1739, d. at Halle on 6 January 1809. He studied theology, philosophy,…
Eberhard, MatthiasVol. V, p. 28 EBERHARD, MATTHIAS. — Bishop of Trier, born on 1 November 1815 in Trier, died there on 30 May 1876. Ordained a priest in 1839, he taught dogmatic theology at…
Ebionites (Ebionaioi)(EBIONITI (ΕΒΙΩΝΑΊΟΙ))Vol. V, p. 28 EBIONITES (Εβιωναίοι). — This name designated the representatives of Judaizing Christianity or, more particularly, certain specific currents within it. The…
Ebner, AdalbertVol. V, p. 28 EBNER, ADALBERT. – Liturgist, born in Strasbourg on 16 December 1861, died on 25 February 1898 in Eichstätt, where he was cathedral vicar and professor at the…
Ebner, ChristinaVol. V, p. 28 EBNER, CHRISTINA. – Dominican mystic, born in Nuremberg on 26 March 1277, died at Engeltal on 27 December 1356. The daughter of pious patricians, at the age of…
Ebner, Margareth, BestaVol. V, p. 28 EBNER, MARGARETH, blessed. — Dominican, born ca. 1291 at Donauwörth (Swabia), died on 20 June 1351 at Medingen. Descended from the distinguished family of…
Eboli, Pietro daVol. V, p. 29 EBOLI, PIETRO da: v. PIETRO DA EBOLI.
EboneVol. V, p. 29 EBONE. – Bishop of Reims. Educated at the Carolingian court, he was chaplain to Ludovico il Pio, who made him bishop in 816. In 822 he went to preach the…
Ebrard of Béthune(EBRARD DI BÉTHUNE)Vol. V, p. 29 EBRARD di BÉTHUNE. — Controversialist, born at Béthune near Calais, who lived between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The lack of historical data renders…
Ebridi, Apostolic Vicariate of(EBRIDI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE)Vol. V, p. 39 EBRIDI, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC of: v. NUOVE EBRIDI, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC delle ISOLE.
EcbataneVol. V, p. 41 ECBATANE – Hamadán, Musallah hill, on the site of ancient E. ad Articulos sibi impositos (1326). The Opus tripartitum was to encompass the opus propositionum,…
Ecce HomoVol. V, p. 42 « ECCE HOMO ». — Words spoken by Pilate (Io. 19:5), presenting Jesus to the people after the scourging. I. ARCH OF THE E. H. — This is the name given in…
Ecce Iam Noctis Tenuatur UmbraVol. V, p. 45 « ECCE IAM NOCTIS TENUATUR UMBRA ». – Hymn of the Lauds for the Sundays after Pentecost, by an unknown author, found in manuscripts dating from the 10th…
EcclesiaVol. V, p. 46 ECCLESIA. - Illustrated monthly review (Città del Vaticano). Promoted by the Information Office established to seek news of prisoners of war and to connect…
Ecclesiastes(ECCLESIASTE)Vol. V, p. 47 ECCLESIASTE. — The fourth of the didactic books of the Old Testament, in 12 chapters, a “philosophical masterpiece of satire, irony, common sense and, whatever…
Ecclesiastical(ECCLESIASTICO)Vol. V, p. 48 ECCLESIASTICUS. — The most notable of the sapiential books of the Old Testament, on account of the number and variety of its teachings; it may well be called a…
Ecclesiastical Architecture(ARCHITETTURA ECCLESIASTICA)Vol. I, p. 1072 ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE. - 1. GENERALITIES. - Buildings used for ecclesiastical purposes respond first of all to the requirements of worship (v. CHIESA);…
Ecclesiastical Assistant (The)(ASSISTENTE (L') ECCLESIASTICO)Vol. II, p. 131 ASSISTENTE (L') ECCLESIASTICO. — Monthly journal published under the auspices of the Central College of Ecclesiastical Assistants of Italian Catholic Action.…
Ecclesiastical Authorities, Crimes Against(AUTORITÀ ECCLESIASTICHE, DELITTI CONTRO LE)Vol. II, p. 304 ECCLESIASTICAL AUTHORITIES, OFFENCES against. — Under this title the CIC (cann. 2331–40) considers a category of criminal acts which, being directed at…
Ecclesiastical Authority(AUTORITÀ ECCLESIASTICA)Vol. II, p. 304 AUTORITÀ ECCLESIASTICA: v. CHIESA; GERARCHIA ECCLESIASTICA; PAPA.
Ecclesiastical Benefice(BENEFICIO ECCLESIASTICO)Vol. II, p. 761 BENEFICIO ECCLESIASTICO. – In the CIC, the b. e. is defined as “a juridical entity constituted or erected in perpetuity by ecclesiastical authority, composed…
Ecclesiastical Burial(SEPOLTURA ECCLESIASTICA)Vol. XI, p. 234 ECCLESIASTICAL BURIAL. — Ecclesiastical burial consists of the following three elements: removal of the body in order to bring it to the funeral church, ritual…
Ecclesiastical Canons(CANONI ECCLESIASTICI)Vol. III, p. 357 CANONI ECCLESIASTICI: v. COSTITUZIONE APOSTOLICA.
Ecclesiastical Circumscriptions(CIRCOSCRIZIONI ECCLESIASTICHE)Vol. III, p. 994 ECCLESIASTICAL CIRCUMSCRIPTIONS. — Almost from the beginnings of the Church, owing to the need to apportion work, the competence of bishops, presbyters, and…
Ecclesiastical College of Turin(CONVITTO ECCLESIASTICO DI TORINO)Vol. IV, p. 291 ECCLESIASTICAL BOARDING SCHOOL of TORINO. - An institution for the formation of the Turin and subalpine clergy, where young priests (enrolment is compulsory…
Ecclesiastical Colleges(COLLEGI ECCLESIASTICI)Vol. III, p. 1136 ECCLESIASTICAL COLLEGES. - Institutions located in Rome and established by the Roman pontiffs, where young men from various nations, aspiring to the…
Ecclesiastical Computation(COMPUTO ECCLESIASTICO)Vol. IV, p. 83 ECCLESIASTICAL COMPUTUS. – It is defined by writers as: “knowledge of the course of the moon and of the kalends, or the science of determining time according…
Ecclesiastical Contention(CONTENZIOSO ECCLESIASTICO (IL))Vol. IV, p. 267 ECCLESIASTICAL LITIGATION (IL). — A journal, initially published fortnightly and later monthly, dealing with doctrine and jurisprudence in ecclesiastical…
Ecclesiastical Garment(ABITO ECCLESIASTICO)Vol. I, p. 80 ECCLESIASTICAL DRESS. – Garment ordinarily worn by the secular and regular clergy; it is to be distinguished from the liturgical vestments (v.), which…
Ecclesiastical Hierarchy(GERARCHIA ECCLESIASTICA)Vol. VI, p. 73 ECCLESIASTICAL HIERARCHY. – It is the complex of persons who participate in the power of the Church. Hierarchy is a Greek word (ἰερὰ ἀρχή) meaning sacred…
Ecclesiastical Immunity(IMMUNITÀ ECCLESIASTICA)Vol. VI, p. 984 ECCLESIASTICAL IMMUNITY. — Ecclesiastical immunity is a privilege of universal character that exempts ecclesiastical persons and things, and sacred places,…
Ecclesiastical Journal of Rome, The(GIORNALE ECCLESIASTICO DI ROMA, IL)Vol. VI, p. 292 GIORNALE ECCLESIASTICO DI ROMA, IL. — Roman religious periodical begun on 2 July 1785; printed by Giovanni Zempel near S. Lucia della Tinta, it appeared on…
Ecclesiastical Judge(GIUDICE ECCLESIASTICO)Vol. VI, p. 437 ECCLESIASTICAL JUDGE. – In a very broad sense, an ecclesiastical judge might be said to be anyone who exercises in the name of the Church the power of judging,…
Ecclesiastical Letters(LETTERE ECCLESIASTICHE)Vol. VII, p. 730 ECCLESIASTICAL LETTERS. — These are public documents by reason of their destination and of the authority from which they emanate, whose purpose is to attest to…
Ecclesiastical Literature Bulletin(BULLETIN DE LITTERATURE ECCLESIASTIQUE)Vol. III, p. 146 BULLETIN DE LITTERATURE ECCLESIASTIQUE. – Published by the Catholic Institute of Toulouse, since 1899 as a replacement for the Bulletin of the same Institute…
Ecclesiastical Monitor, Il(MONITORE ECCLESIASTICO, IL)Vol. VIII, p. 778 MONITORE ECCLESIASTICO, IL. - A journal of canon and ecclesiastical law, the oldest in its field, founded at Maratea (Potenza) in 1876 by the priest Casimiro…
Ecclesiastical Office(UFFICIO ECCLESIASTICO)Vol. XII, p. 444 ECCLESIASTICAL OFFICE. — In general, any stable task performed for a spiritual purpose, such as the spiritual director of seminaries, the confessor of…
Ecclesiastical Patrimony(PATRIMONIO ECCLESIASTICO)Vol. IX, p. 601 ECCLESIASTICAL PATRIMONY. — It is the whole of ecclesiastical property (v.). I. THE CHURCH’S RIGHT TO PROPERTY. — The Church pursues a spiritual end, but since…
Ecclesiastical Prohibition(VETITUM ECCLESIAE)Vol. XII, p. 852 VETITUM ECCLESIAE. — This expression, according to the proper meaning of the words, would indicate any prohibition imposed by the Church upon the faithful; but…
Ecclesiastical Property(BENI ECCLESIASTICI)Vol. II, p. 777 ECCLESIASTICAL GOODS. – These are temporal goods (whether corporeal, such as movable and immovable property, or incorporeal, such as rights, actions,…
Ecclesiastical Province(PROVINCIA ECCLESIASTICA)Vol. X, p. 142 ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCE. – It is the union of several dioceses—called, in this case, co-provincial or suffragan dioceses—within a single territorial…
Ecclesiastical See(ASSE ECCLESIASTICO)Vol. II, p. 119 ECCLESIASTICAL PROPERTY: v. BENI ECCLESIASTICI; ITALIA (condizione giuridica della chiesa in).
Ecclesiastical Studies(ESTUDIOS ECLESIÁSTICOS)Vol. V, p. 407 ESTUDIOS ECLESIÁSTICOS. – Journal published in Madrid since 1922 and still appearing, through the work of the philosophical and theological colleges of the…
Ecclesiastical Superior(SUPERIORE ECCLESIASTICO)Vol. XI, p. 952 ECCLESIASTICAL SUPERIOR. — He is the superior of autonomous or sui iuris missions, which represent the first stage of ecclesiastical organization in the…
Ecclesiastical Taxes(IMPOSTE ECCLESIASTICHE)Vol. VI, p. 998 IMPOSTE ECCLESIASTICHE: v. TASSE ECCLESIASTICHE.
Ecclesiastical Treasury(CASSA ECCLESIASTICA)Vol. III, p. 580 CASSA ECCLESIASTICA : v. FONDO PER IL CULTO.
Ecclesiastical Tribunals(TRIBUNALI ECCLESIASTICI)Vol. XII, p. 326 Ecclesiastical Tribunals are the organs to which the exercise of jurisdictional power in the strict sense, that is, the judicial function belonging to the…
Ecclesiastical Tributes(TRIBUTI ECCLESIASTICI)Vol. XII, p. 337 TRIBUTI ECCLESIASTICI : V. TASSE ECCLESIASTICHE.
Echos D'OrientVol. V, p. 51 ECHOS D'ORIENT. – Monthly journal begun by the Augustinians of the Assumption in 1807 as a continuation of the Echos de Notre-Dame de France. The authoritative…
Echter, JuliusVol. V, p. 51 ECHTER, JULIUS. - Bishop, b. at Mespelbrunn (Spessart) on 28 March 1545, d. at Würzburg on 13 Sept. 1617. He studied at Paris, Angers, Pavia, and elsewhere;…
Eck, JohannVol. V, p. 51 ECK, JOHANN. – Theologian and anti-Lutheran polemicist, born at Egg, in Swabia, on 15 November 1486, died at Ingolstadt on 10 February 1543. His surname was…
Eckhart (Eckehart, Aychardus)(ECCARDO (ECKEHART, AYCHARDUS))Vol. V, p. 40 ECCARDO (ECKEHART, Aychardus). — Dominican scholastic and mystical preacher, born at Hochheim near Gotha ca. 1260, died between 22 February 1327 and 27 March…
Eckhart the Younger(ECCARDO IL GIOVANE)Vol. V, p. 42 ECCARDO il GIOVANE. - Dominican preacher and mystical writer, whose life and works are still shrouded in obscurity. A disciple of Meister Eckart, he brought…
Eckstein, Ferdinand VonVol. V, p. 52 ECKSTEIN, FERDINAND von. – Politician and writer, b. at Altona (Hamburg) in September 1790, d. in Paris on 25 November 1861. While in Rome in 1809, he was…
Eclecticism(ECLETTISMO)Vol. V, p. 52 ECLECTICISM. — From ἐκλέγω (I choose). In general, it is any philosophical and scientific tendency that selects different doctrines from various and opposing…
Ecloga Isaurica (Eklogē tōn Nómōn)(ECLOGA ISAURICA (ἘΚΛΟΓῊ ΤΩ͂Ν ΝΌΜΩΝ))Vol. V, p. 52 ECLOGA ISAURICA (Ἐκλογὴ τῶν νόμων). — A compilation, prepared chiefly from material drawn from the four parts of the Corpus iuris citatis (v.), at the order of…
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Economary(ECONOMARIA)Vol. V, p. 531 ECONOMARIA. — The hunting scene with the vision of the Cross between the stag’s antlers is the iconographic motif chosen by artists such as Pianello (National…
Economate of Ecclesiastical Dicasteries(ECONOMATO DEI DICASTERI ECCLESIASTICI)Vol. V, p. 53 ECONOMATO DEI DICASTERI ECCLESIASTICI. - It was instituted by Pio X (circular of the Secretariat of State, 3 Apr. 1909) as the general administrative office of…
Economic Policy(POLITICA ECONOMICA)Vol. IX, p. 1012 ECONOMIC POLICY. — It represents perhaps the most important sector today, and the most coveted task of practical politics; its purpose is to give a coordinated…
Economic Systems(SISTEMI ECONOMICI)Vol. XI, p. 464 ECONOMIC SYSTEMS. – The totality of the economic activities of individuals and the action of political authority, which seeks to coordinate individual ends…
Economic Value(VALORE ECONOMICO)Vol. XII, p. 620 ECONOMIC VALUE. — Economic value, in its most general meaning, is the importance of things insofar as they respond to human needs. It is therefore a…
Economy(ECONOMIA)Vol. V, p. 54 ECONOMIA. — The proper and prudent administration of goods. Etymologically (from the Greek οἰκονομία; οἶκος = house; νέμειν = to administer), e. would signify…
Ecstasy(ESTASI)Vol. V, p. 387 ESTASI. — The psychological state of man “outside himself” (ἐνατσάς, from ἐξίστημι). The term may be applied both in a good and in a bad sense to the state of…
EcuadorVol. V, p. 57 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…
Ecumenical(ECUMENICO)Vol. V, p. 60 ECUMENICAL. — From the Greek γῆ οἰκουμένη (“inhabited earth”), meaning “universal.” The title of “ecumenical patriarch” was given to himself by the Byzantine…
Ecumenism, Theory Of(ECUMENISMO, TEORIA DELL')Vol. V, p. 60 ECUMENISM, THEORY OF. — A term derived from “ecumenical,” that is, universal, which in modern times is used to designate every kind of religious activity that…
Ecumenius(ECUMENIO)Vol. V, p. 60 ECUMENIO. - Comes of Isauria in the first half of the sixth century, correspondent and adherent of the Monophysite Severo. Author of a commentary on the…
EddaVol. V, p. 67 EDDA. — This is the title of the two most famous monuments of ancient Nordic literature, whose most probable meaning is “poetic art” or “grandmother.” One of…
EdenVol. V, p. 67 EDEN. – Place in which the earthly paradise was situated (Gen. 2:8, 15). The Hebrew « edhen », according to the ancients, means « delight, pleasure » (II Sam.…
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Edict(EDITTO)Vol. V, p. 71 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…
Edict of Milan(EDITTO DI MILANO)Vol. V, p. 73 EDICT OF MILAN. – 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…
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Edictum TheodoriciVol. V, p. 71 EDICTUM THEODORICI: v. TEODORICO I, re degli OSTROGOTI. EDIFICI SACRI: v. BASILICA.
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Edmond(EDMONDO)Vol. V, p. 73 EDMONDO, saint, martyr, king of ESTANGLIA. — Born in Nuremberg in 840, died on 20 November 870. Of ancient Saxon royal stock, he professed Christianity from…
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Edmundite Fathers(PADRI DI SANT'EDMONDO)Vol. IX, p. 334 FATHERS OF SANT'EDMONDO. – Religious congregation founded at Pontigny (France) in 1843 by the priest Giovanni Battista Muard for preaching missions to the…
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Edrai (Hebrew 'Edhre')(EDRAI (EBR. 'EDHRE'))Vol. V, p. 79 EDRAI (Hebr. ‘Edhre’). — 1. City of Transjordan, residence of Og, king of Bashan (Dout. 1, 4; Jos. 12, 3; 13, 12). Occupied by the Israelites, E. was assigned…
Education(EDUCAZIONE)Vol. V, p. 79 EDUCATION. — The art of forming in the child the human being as such: that is, with all the perfection that his nature entails. SUSCHARO: I. Concept of…
Edward I, King Of England(EDOARDO I, RE D'INGHILTERRA)Vol. V, p. 76 EDWARD I, King of England. - Eldest son of Henry III Plantagenet, born at Westminster on June 18, 1239, died at Burgh (Scotland) on July 7, 1307. He…
Edward II the Martyr, King of England(EDOARDO [II] IL MARTIRE, RE D'INGHILTERRA)Vol. V, p. 75 EDOARDO [II] the Martyr, king of ENGLAND. - Born between 961-63, d. 18 March 978. Eldest son of King Edgar and his first wife Æthelfled, baptised in his youth…
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Edward III, King of England(EDOARDO III, RE D'INGHILTERRA)Vol. V, p. 76 EDOARDO III, king of ENGLAND. - Son and successor of E. II, b. at Windsor on 13 Nov. 1312, d. at Sheen on 21 June 1377. He began the Hundred Years’ War against…
Edward IV, King of England(EDOARDO IV, RE D'INGHILTERRA)Vol. V, p. 76 EDOARDO IV, king of England. - B. at Rouen on 25 Apr. 1442, d. in Apr. 1483. Founder of the dynasty of the house of York, as the more (by courtesy of Dr. D.…
Edward the Confessor(EDOARDO [III] IL CONFESSORE)Vol. V, p. 75 EDOARDO [III] the Confessor, saint, king of ENGLAND. — B. at Islip (Oxfordshire) in 1002, d. on 5 January 1066 at Westminster. Son of King Etelfredo and Emma…
Edward V, King of England(EDOARDO V, RE D'INCHILTERRA)Vol. V, p. 77 EDOARDO V, king of ENGLAND. — Born at Westminster on 3 November 1470, died in London in June 1483. At the age of thirteen, he inherited the throne of his…
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Egbert of Kalkar, Henry(EGHER, ENRICO DI KALKAR)Vol. V, p. 109 EGHER, ENRICO di KALKAR: v. ENRICO di KALKAR.
Egbert of Trier(EGBERTO DI TREVIRI)Vol. V, p. 105 EGBERTO DI TREVIRI – Evangelary of E. of T. (977-92). Miniature depicting Jesus and the centurion – Trier, Stadtbibliothek. EGBERTO. - Benedictine, archbishop…
Egbert, Archbishop of Trier(EGBERTO, ARCIVESCOVO DI TREVIRI)Vol. V, p. 105 EGBERTO, archbishop of TREVIRI. – Son of Count Teodorico of Holland, educated in the abbey of Egmond, d. in 993. He took part in the politics of the Empire and…
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Eger, Diocese of(EGER, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 107 EGER, DIOCESI di: V. AGRIA, ARCIDIOCESI di.
EgeriaVol. V, p. 107 EGERIA. - A Latin nun (E. is the most established form of the name, Eteria is the alternative), known previously only from a letter by Valerius, abbot of S.…
Egerton Papyri(EGERTON, PAPIRI)Vol. V, p. 108 EGERTON, PAPIRI. — A group of papyri acquired by the British Museum and perhaps originating partly from Oxyrhynchus and partly from the Arsinoite nome;…
Egger, AugustinVol. V, p. 109 EGGER, AUGUSTIN. — Bishop of St. Gallen, born at Dussang (Thurgau) on 5 August 1833, died there on 12 March 1906. A student of theology at Tübingen, he was…
Egidio Maria of Saint Joseph, Blessed(EGIDIO MARIA DI SAN GIUSEPPE, BEATO)Vol. V, p. 112 EGIDIO MARIA di SAN GIUSEPPE, blessed. — Francesco, in the world Francesco Antonio Pasquale, was born at Taranto on 16 November 1729 to Cataldo Pontillo and…
Eginus of Verona(EGINO DA VERONA)Vol. V, p. 112 EGINO da VERONA. — He probably descended from a noble family that was related to the Alabolfinger dukes; he was educated in the monastery of Reichenau, where…
EglonVol. V, p. 135 EGLON. - 1. King of Moab, who oppressed the southern part of Israel for 18 years (Judg. 3, 12-22). Assisted by bands of Ammonites and Amalekites, he crossed…
Egoism(EGOISMO)Vol. V, p. 136 EGOISMO. — From “ego,” I, egoism is the false and exaggerated love of oneself, which leads to a veritable idolatry of the “I,” erected as the sole measure for…
Egregie Doctor, Paul, Instruct Me(EGREGIE DOCTOR PAULE MORES INSTRUE)Vol. V, p. 136 «EGREGIE DOCTOR PAULE MORES INSTRUE». — Hymn of Vespers for the feast of the Conversion of s. Paolo (25 January), composed of the fourth stanza of the hymn…
Egypt(EGITTO)Vol. V, p. 113 I. GEOGRAPHY. Egypt (Misr according to the local Arabic denomination) comprises the Nile Valley north of the second cataract (Wadi Halfa), along with the…
Ehrenberg, Christian GottfriedVol. V, p. 136 EHRENBERG, CHRISTIAN GOTTFRIED. - German physician and naturalist, b. at Delitzsch (Leipzig), 19 April 1795, d. at Berlin, 27 June 1876. He undertook…
Ehrensberger, HugoVol. V, p. 136 EHRENSBERGER, HUGO. — Priest and writer, b. at Engen on 21 September 1841, d. at Bruchsal on 24 February 1904. A professor at secondary schools, he published a…
Ehrhard, AlbertVol. V, p. 136 EHRHARD, ALBERT. — Historian and hagiographer, born on 14 March 1862 at Herbitzheim in Alsace, died at Bonn on 23 September 1940. After theological studies at…
Ehrle, FranzVol. V, p. 137 EHRLE, FRANZ. – Cardinal, distinguished medievalist, prefect of the Vatican Library, born at Iany (Württemberg) on 17 October 1845, died in Rome on 31 March…
Ehrlich, Johann NepomukVol. V, p. 138 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…
Ehses, StefanVol. V, p. 138 EHSES, STEFAN. – Ecclesiastical historian, born in Zeltingen on the Moea on 9 December 1855, died in Rome on 19 January 1926. He attended the University of…
Eichendorff, JosephVol. V, p. 138 EICHENDORFF, JOSEPH. – The last German Romantic poet, born at Lubowitz on 10 March 1788, died at Neisse on 27 November 1857. He was great because of the marked…
Eichstätt, Diocese of(EICHSTÄTT, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 138 EICHSTÄTT, DIOCESI di. — The diocese of E. is suffragan to the metropolitan see of Bamberg and comprises regions of Central Franconia, the Upper Palatinate,…
Einhard (Einhardus, Einardus, Agenardus)(EGINARDO (EINHARDUS, EINARDUS, AGENARDUS))Vol. V, p. 112 EGINARDO (Einhardus, Einardus, Agenardus). – Biographer of Charlemagne, born to Eginardo and Engilfrit in the Maingau between 768 and 770, died at the abbey of…
Einsiedeln, Abbey of(EINSIEDELN, ABBAZIA DI)Vol. V, p. 139 EINSIEDELN, ABBAZIA DI: V. SANTISSIMA VERGINE MARIA DI EINSIEDELN.
Einsiedeln, Topography of(EINSIEDLENSE, TOPOGRAFIA)Vol. V, p. 139 EINSIEDLENSE, TOPOGRAFIA: V. ITINERARI.
Eiselin, WilhelmVol. V, p. 139 EISELIN, WILHELM. — Premonstratensian cleric, born in Mindelheim (Württemberg) in 1564, died at Rot on 28 March 1588. The son of poor parents, educated by the…
Eisenhofer, LudwigVol. V, p. 139 EISENHOFER, LUDWIG. – Liturgist, born in Monaco on 1 April 1871, died at Eichstätt on 29 March 1941. Ordained a priest on 29 June 1895, in 1898 he succeeded…
Eisler, RudolfVol. V, p. 139 EISLER, RUDOLF. – Philosopher, b. in Vienna on 7 Jan. 1873, d. there on 14 Dec. 1926. He completed his studies in Leipzig, where he pursued his scholarly…
Ekkehard of Aura(ECCHEARDO D'AURA)Vol. V, p. 46 ECCHEARDO d'AURA. - First Benedictine abbot of Aura (Herrenaurach), hence called «Ekkehardus Uraugiensis». Between 1091 and 1107 he resided at Bamberga and…
Ekkehard of Saint Gall(ECCHEARDO DI SAN GALLO)Vol. V, p. 46 ECCHEARDO di SAN GALLO. — Name borne by five celebrated monks of this monastery. The most famous is E. IV, born around 980 and died around 1060. His family and…
Ektenia(ECTENIA)Vol. V, p. 57 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.…
ElVol. V, p. 139 EL. - Nome primitivo e personale di Dio presso tutti gli antichi Semiti: ebraico e aramaico 'E., accadico ilu, arabo ildh, come provano gli antichissimi e…
El Paso, Diocese of(EL PASO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 182 EL PASO, DIOCESI di. - Diocese = city in the state of Texas, United States of America, suffragan of Santa Fé. It comprises the counties of El P., Brewster,…
El Salvador(SALVADOR, EL)Vol. X, p. 1015 SALVADOR, EL. - The smallest (34,126 sq. km.) of the Central American Republics and the only one facing solely onto the Pacific. (Int. Alinari) SALUZZO,…
Elah (Heb. 'Elâh = "Oak", "Terebinth")(ELA (EBR. 'ELÂH = « QUERCIA », « TEREBINTO »))Vol. V, p. 140 ELA (Hebr. ’Elâh = “oak,” “terebinth”). — Name of several figures in the Old Testament, among them a king of Israel who was killed after two years by the rebel…
ElamVol. V, p. 140 ELAM. – Territory (Akkadian Nim-ma-ki, “the high country,” Greek Ἐλαμαΐς), bordered on the south by the Persian Gulf, on the west by Chaldea, on the north by…
ElathVol. V, p. 140 ELATH. - A city on the Elamite Gulf (Heb. 'Elath and 'Elâth). It is first mentioned in Deut. 2:8 as a stopping-place of the Hebrews, who, coming from Sinai,…
Elbel, BenjaminVol. V, p. 143 ELBEL, BENJAMIN. – Franciscan, moral theologian, born in 1690 at Friedberg in Bavaria, died on 4 June 1756 at Soefingen near Ulm. Lecturer in theology and,…
Elbeque, Norbert D'(ELBECQUE, NORBERT D')Vol. V, p. 143 ELBECQUE, NORBERT d’. – Dominican theologian and writer, born at Hainaut (Belgium) in 1651, died at Namur on 14 October 1714. He was professor of philosophy at…
Elcesaites(ELCESAITI)Vol. V, p. 143 ELCESAITI. — A sect with an eclectic doctrine on a Jewish basis, displaying affinities with the Essenes and Ebionites and with certain Gnostic elements,…
Eldad ('Eldād, "God Has Loved")(ELDAD ('ELDĀDH « DIO AMÒ »))Vol. V, p. 143 ELDAD (‘Eldādh “God loved”). - One of the seventy elders whom Moses associated with himself for the government of Israel. E., together with Medad, was absent…
Elder, William HenryVol. V, p. 144 ELDER, WILLIAM HENRY. - Third bishop of Natchez (Mississippi) and second archbishop of Cincinnati, b. at Baltimore on 22 March 1819, d. at Cincinnati on 31…
Eleatism(ELEATISMO)Vol. V, p. 144 ELEATISM. — Philosophy of the school of Elea (a city of Magna Graecia, now Velia-Scavi, a station on the Naples–Reggio line), which includes Senophanes,…
Eleazar (Heb. 'El'āzār, "God Has Helped")(ELEAZARO (CBR. 'EL'ĀZĀR, « DIO AIUTO »))Vol. V, p. 145 ELEAZARO (Hebr. ’El‘āzār, “God has helped”). — Name of various biblical figures. 1. — Third son of Aronne, brother of Mosè (Ex. 6, 25). He was consecrated a…
Election(ELEZIONE)Vol. V, p. 162 ELEZIONE: V. ACCLAMAZIONE; PROVVISTA CANONICA.
Electric Light(LUCE ELETTRICA)Vol. VII, p. 971 LUCE ELETTRICA. – LITURGICAL USE. – By precise regulations of the S. Congregation of Rites, electric light is prohibited in the liturgical use of worship, but…
Electricity(ELETTRICITÀ)Vol. V, p. 152 ELETTRICITÀ. — Very little is known about the nature of this exceedingly important substance among those that constitute our physical universe, although…
Electrochemistry(ELETTROCHIMICA)Vol. V, p. 154 ELECTROCHEMISTRY. — In any chemical reaction, from the simplest to the most complex, there always occurs a variation in the spatial distribution of the…
Electrology(ELETTROLOGIA)Vol. V, p. 154 ELETTROLOGIA. — This designation refers to the systematic and, insofar as possible, logical development of the science of electricity, independently of its…
Electrotechnics(ELETTROTECNICA)Vol. V, p. 156 ELETTROTECNICA. — After the discovery of electromagnetic, electrothermal, and electrochemical phenomena, no one could doubt the possibility of significant…
Elei, Raniero D'Vol. V, p. 145 ELEI, RANIERO d' : v. RANIERO D'ELEI.
Elephantine(ELEFANTINA)Vol. V, p. 145 ELEFANTINA. — A granite island situated at the outlet of the first cataract of the Nile, from which point the river becomes navigable as far as its mouth. From…
ElettaVol. V, p. 151 ELETTA. – In the heading of II Io. one reads: “The presbyter to an E. Lady (ἐκλεκτῆ, κυρία) and her children.” In the epilogue: “The children of your sister,…
Eletta Of Jesus(ELETTA DI GESÙ)Vol. V, p. 151 ELETTA di GESÙ. — Discalced Carmelite, in the world Caterina Tramazzoli, born in Terni on 28 January 1605, died in Prague on 11 January 1663. She entered the…
Eleusinian Mysteries(ELEUSINI, MISTERI)Vol. V, p. 157 ELEUSINI, MISTERI. — They were celebrated at Eleusis (today Lefsina), a village 22 km. northwest of Athens. They were dedicated to Demeter, the “mother earth”…
Eleusis(ELEUSIO)Vol. V, p. 161 ELEUSIO. — Omean bishop of Cizicus, belonging to the clergy of Constantinople; in 356 he was consecrated bishop of Cizicus by Macedonius. Upon arriving in the…
Eleutherius, Pope, Saint(ELEUTERIO, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 161 ELEUTERIO, POPE, saint. - The Lib. Pont. describes him as a Greek, born at Nicopoli to a certain Abbondio. Egesippo reports that he was deacon of the Roman…
Eleutherius, Saint, Martyr(ELEUTERIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 161 ELEUTERIO, saint, martyr: v. DIONIGI, RUSTICO, ELEUTERIO, santi, martiri.
Elevation(ELEVAZIONE)Vol. V, p. 161 ELEVATION. — A rite of the Mass by which the celebrant raises the sacramental Species in order to expose them to the adoration of the faithful. In the Mass, a…
Elgard, NikolausVol. V, p. 163 ELGARD, NIKOLAUS. – Bishop, born at Elcherait (Luxembourg) in 1547, died at Erfurt on 11 August 1587. Ordained a priest at Trier, he continued his studies at…
Eli (Heb. 'Eli, vulg. Heli)(ELI (EBR. 'ELF, VOLG. HELF))Vol. V, p. 164 ELI (Hebr. 'Elf, Vulg. Helf). - Ancestor of Gesù (only in Lk. 3:25) and penultimate among the “Judges”; however, nothing is known of his judgeship, which…
Eli, TommasoVol. V, p. 164 ELI, TOMMASO. – Dominican theologian and writer, born in Naples around 1486, died there around 1570. He was prior of the convent of S. Pietro Martire in…
Eliab (Heb. "Il My God Is Father")(ELIAB (EBR. «IL MIO DIO È PADRE»))Vol. V, p. 167 ELIAB (Heb. “my God is father”). - The name of seven persons in the Old Testament. 1. Son of Helon and leader of the tribe of Zabulon at the time of the census…
Eliakim(ELIACIM)Vol. V, p. 167 ELIACIM. - Son of Helcia, chosen by God in place of the wicked and proud Sobna, according to Is. 22:20-25. A faithful servant of Jahweh, he was worthy to serve…
EliamVol. V, p. 167 ELIAM. — Father of Betsabea ('Elī'am in II Sam. 11:3; I Par. 3:5 = by transposition 'amun'el': “my uncle or kinsman is 'El”). He is probably to be identified…
Eliano (Romano), GiambattistaVol. V, p. 167 ELIANO (ROMANO), GIAMBATTISTA. - Jewish convert, b. in Rome in 1530 and d. there on 3 March 1589. Having converted in Venice, he became a Jesuit in September…
Eliasaph (Heb. 'Eljasaph "God Increases")(ELIASAPH (EBR. 'ELJASAPH « DIO ACCRESCE »))Vol. V, p. 168 ELIASAPH (Hebr. 'Eljasaph, “God increases”). — 1. Son of Duel (De'ā'el), head of the tribe of Dan at the time of the census conducted by Moses and when the…
Eliasib (Heb. 'Eljā'ībh)(ELIASIB (EBR. 'ELJĀ'IBH))Vol. V, p. 168 ELIASIB (Heb. 'Eljā'ibh). — High priest in the time of Esdra and Neemia, son of Ioachia and father of Ioiada (Neh. 3:1, 20; 12:10). He took part (Neh. 3:1) in…
Eliel (Heb. 'Elī'el "My God Is 'El")(ELIEL (EBR. 'ELĪ'EL « MIO DIO È 'EL »))Vol. V, p. 168 ELIEL (Hebr. 'Elī'el “my God is 'El”). — Nine Israelites of this name appear in the Bible. 1. One of the chiefs of the tribe of Manasseh (I Par. 5:24). 2. A…
Eliesen (Helgesen), PaoloVol. V, p. 168 ELIESEN (HELGESEN), PAOLO. — Danish theologian, born at Varberg (today Halland) around 1480, died in 1536, perhaps killed by the Lutherans. In 1517 he became a…
Eligius, Saint(ELIGIO, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 168 ELIGIO, saint. - Bishop of Noyon-Tournai (641–60). Born about 590 at Chaptelat near Limoges, of a Gallo-Roman family, he was goldsmith and moneyer to Kings…
Elihu (Heb. 'Elīhā, Septuagint 'Elīhā)(ELIU (EBR. 'ELĪHĀ, SETTANTA 'ELĪHĀ))Vol. V, p. 176 ELIU (Hebr. 'Elīhā, Septuagint 'Elīhā). — An interlocutor of Job (Iob 32–37), who speaks after the three friends Eliphaz, Baldad, and Sophar. To demonstrate…
Elijah(ELIA)Vol. V, p. 164 ELIA - E. on the chariot. Side of the sarcophagus of S. Ambrogio (loc. IV). Milan, basilica of S. Ambrogio. of the Catholic reform in central Germany. He left…
Elijah Levita(ELIA LEVITA)Vol. V, p. 167 ELIA LEVITA: V. LEVITA, ELIA.
Elijah Of Cortona(ELIA DI CORTONA)Vol. V, p. 166 ELIA di CORTONA. — Minister General of the Friars Minor, b. at Assisi or its environs ca. 1180, called of Cortona from the place of his death. Having entered…
Elijah Of Enna, Saint(ELIA D'ENNA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 167 ELIA d'ENNA, saint. - A Greek-Sicilian monk of adventurous life, born at Enna (Castrogiovanni) ca. 825, died on 17 Aug. 903. Taken captive by the Saracens, he…
Elijah of Reggio, Called the Spelaiotes, Saint(ELIA DI REGGIO, DETTO LO SPELEOTA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 167 ELIA di REGGIO, called lo SPELEOTA, saint. - Basilian ascetic, born at Reggio Calabria (not at Bova) about 855, died at Melicuccà on 11 Sept. 960. He was…
Elijah, Saint(ELIA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 166 ELIA, saint. - Patriarch of Jerusalem, b. in 430, d. on 19 or 20 July 518. His life, closely linked with that of St. Flaviano II of Antioch, reflects the…
Elima, Magus(ELIMA, MAGO)Vol. V, p. 169 ELIMA, MAGO: V. BAR IESU.
