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Epistolary (EPISTOLARIO)
By "epistolary" (epistolare, epistolarium [-ius] and also epistolium) is meant the book containing the lessons and epistles of the Mass throughout the… -
Epitrachelion (Ἐπιτραχήλιον, also called Περιτραχήλιον) (EPITRACHELIO (ἘΠΙΤΡΑΧΉΛΩΝ, DETTO ANCHE ΠΕΡΙΤΡΑΧΉΛΩΝ))
It is the priestly stole which, like that of the deacon, is formed by a long band of silk, of the color of the phelonion or chasuble, whose two ends are joined… -
Epworth League
So called from the small town of Epworth, where the two Wesley brothers, founders of the Methodist Church, were born, it is the association of young… -
Equiprobabilism (EQUIPROBABILISMO)
Called by its supporters moderate probabilism as well, it is one of the so-called moral systems, whose first defender seems to have been the Jesuit C. Raseler… -
Equirria (EQUIRRIE)
Due feste del più antico calendario romano, il 27 febbr. e il 14 marzo, portano questo nome a sono rispettivamente l'ultima e la prima del calendario… -
Equity (EQUITÀ)
One cannot speak of e. without referring back to the classical Aristotelian theory contained in the Nicomachean Ethics and the Art of Rhetoric. Aristotle… -
Era
It is a moment fixed in time, varying from people to people, corresponding to some great religious or national event, taken as the starting point for the… -
Erasmus of Montecassino (ERASMO DI MONTECASSINO)
Theologian who lived in the 13th century. He received his first theological formation at Montecassino; the predominantly experimental orientation of the… -
Erasmus of Rotterdam (Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (ERASMO DA ROTTERDAM (DESIDERIUS ERASMUS ROTERADAMUS))
Humanist, b. at Rotterdam on 27 Oct. 1469 and d. at Basel on 12 July 1536. The illegitimate son of a burgher, Rotger Gerrit (or Gerrits), who later became a… -
Erasmus, Saint (ERASMO, SANTO)
He is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on June 2. St. Gregory the Great, in a letter of October 500, attests that his body rested at Formia (Reg.… -
Erastus (ERASTO)
A name that occurs three times in the New Testament: 1) Acts 19:22; 2) Rom. 16:23; 3) 2 Tim. 4:20; but it is uncertain whether these refer to one, two or three… -
Erastus, Thomas (ERASTO, THOMAS)
German-Swiss theologian and physician, who Hellenized his original name Lieber into Erastus, "the most beloved"; b. at Baden-Durlach (Switzerland) in 1524, d.… -
Erath, Augustin
Theologian, b. at Buchloe (Swabia) on 28 Feb. 1648, d. at Passau on 5 Sept. 1719. A canon regular of the Order of St. Augustine, he was named apostolic… -
Erbermann, Vitus
German controversialist, b. of a Lutheran family at Rentweinsdorf (Bavaria) on 25 May 1597, d. at Mainz on 8 Apr. 1675. Having converted, in 1620 he entered… -
Erchemppert (Herchempter, Archempter) (ERCHEMPERTO (HERCHEMPERT, ARCHEMPERT))
Lombard, monk of Monte Cassino; after the destruction of his monastery (885) he lived at Capua. He wrote the continuation of the history of the Lombards by… -
Ercilla y Zúñiga, Alonso de
Spanish poet, b. in Madrid in 1533, d. there in 1594; between 1558 and '63 he took part in the campaign for the conquest of Chile, which he celebrated in the… -
Ercolani, Giovanni Battista
Physician, veterinarian and anatomist, b. in Bologna on 23 Dec. 1817, d. there on 16 Nov. 1883. The political events of 1848 and 1849 led him to Turin; from… -
Ercolani, Luigi
Cardinal, born at Foligno on 17 Oct. 1758 into a noble family of Senigallia, died at Rome on 10 Dec. 1825. After completing his studies at the Collegio… -
Ercole I, II d'Este (ERCOLE I, II, D'ESTE)
ERCOLE I, II, d'ESTE: v. ESTE, FAMIGLIA. -
Erdély, Diocese of (ERDÉLY, DIOCESI DI)
ERDÉLY, DIOCESI di: v. ALBA IULIA, DIOCESI di. -
Erdmann, Benno
Philosopher, b. at Glogau (Silesia) on 30 May 1851, d. at Berlin on 7 Jan. 1921. He studied philosophy and science at Berlin and Heidelberg. He taught at the… -
Erdmann, Johann Eduard
Philosopher, Protestant, b. at Wolmar (Livonia) on 5 June 1805, d. at Halle on 12 June 1802. He studied at the Faculty of Theology in Berlin, where Hegel had a… -
Erechtheus (ERETTEO)
Attic hero, mythical king of Athens, born from the Earth and raised by Athena in her own temple. The ancients and some moderns identified him with… -
Eridu
A very ancient Sumerian city on the shore of the Persian Gulf, of little importance, however, in the politics of Babylonia, but of great importance instead in… -
Erie, Diocese of (ERIE, DIOCESI DI)
City in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America and seat of a diocese suffragan of Philadelphia; it comprises the following 13 counties… -
Erinclak, Diocese of (ERINCLAK, DIOCESI DI)
It is the principal district of the Siunikh province of Greater Armenia. In E. there were numerous monasteries and hermitages, of which the most famous were… -
Erinnyes (ERINNI)
Minor Greek divinities, whose nature and the etymology of whose name are obscure and uncertain: they would be personifications of storm clouds, or the spirits… -
Eristics (ERISTICA)
It is the art of disputation (ἐκέω "I contend") with the aim of overpowering one's opponent; it is commonly said that eristic is a degeneration of sophistry… -
Eritrea
Region of NE Africa that takes its name from the sea that bathes it (the Red Sea was called Erythraean in antiquity) and corresponds to the coastal strip… -
Eriza
Armenian city in the district of Ekeliatz, also called Giustinianopoli because it was fortified by the Emperor Justinian. It was famous in antiquity for its… -
Erkenwald of Rochester (ERNOLFO DI ROCHESTER)
Benedictine bishop and writer, b. at Beauvais ca. 1040, d. at Rochester on 15 March 1124. A disciple of Lanfranc (v.), he followed him to England, where he… -
ERLAU, ARCIDIOCESI di
ERLAU, ARCIDIOCESI di: v. AGRIA, ARCIDIOCESI di. -
Erlembald Cotta, Saint (ERLEMBALDO COTTA, SANTO)
A noble Milanese knight of the 11th century, a religious spirit and warrior, he placed all his work at the service of the pontiffs for the reform of the… -
ERMETE TRISMEGISTO (Ἐρμῆς γραμμένητος, Hermes Trismegistos)
ERMETE TRISMEGISTO (Ἐρμῆς γραμμένητος, Hermes Trismegistos): v. ERMETICI, LIBRI. -
Ermland, Diocese of (ERMLAND, DIOCESI DI)
ERMLAND, DIOCESI di: v. WARMIA, DIOCESI di, -
Ernakulam, Archdiocese of (ERNAKULAM, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Established for the Syro-Malabarese as a metropolitan see on 21 Dec. 1923, replacing an apostolic vicariate that had existed since 29 July 1896. The… -
Ernest of Bavaria (ERNESTO DI BAVIERA)
Archbishop and prince-elector of Cologne, b. in Munich on 17 Dec. 1554, d. at Arnsberg (Westphalia) on 17 Feb. 1612. When he was barely twelve years old Pius V… -
Eros
EROS: v. AMORE E PSICHE. -
Errico, Gaetano, Venerable (ERRICO, GAETANO, VENERABILE)
Founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts, b. at Secondigliano (Naples) on 19 Oct. 1791, d. there on 29 Oct. 1860. He was ordained a priest on 23 Sept.… -
Erromango, Islands of (ERROMANGO, ISOLE)
ERROMANGO, ISOLE: v. NUOVE EBRIDI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO delle ISOLE. -
Error (ERRORE)
From the Latin errare, to wander, to stray, it is, in a broad sense, the departure from truth in thought and in action; in a proper and restricted sense… -
Erskine, Carlo
Cardinal, b. in Rome on 13 Feb. 1743 to a most noble family originally from Scotland, d. in Paris on 11 March 1811. Having devoted himself to the practice of… -
Erzberger, Matthias
German politician, b. 20 Oct. 1875 at Buttenhausen (Württemberg), d. 26 Aug. 1921 at Griesbach. From 1896 editor of the Deutsche Volksblatt, organ of the… -
Erzurum (ERZERUM)
A city formerly called Karin and Theodosiopolis, after Theodosius II, who fortified it in defense of the eastern frontiers of the Empire. E. is divided into… -
Esau (ESAU)
Firstborn of Isaac and Rebecca. The Bible explains this name, whose scientific etymological meaning escapes us, by a physiological characteristic of the… -
Escardination (ESCARDINAZIONE)
ESCARDINAZIONE : v. INCARDINAZIONE. -
Eschatocol (ESCATOCOLLO)
ESCHATOCOL : v. DOCUMENTO. -
Eschatology (ESCATOLOGIA)
From ἔσχατος, "last," and λόγος, it is the doctrine concerning the final end of humanity. It is generally distinguished into individual and collective e. I. IN… -
Eschius (Van Eesch), Nikolaus
Ascetico-mystical theologian, representative of the practical mysticism of the school of Gerard (v.) Groot, b. at Oosterwijk in Brabant in 1507, d. at Diest… -
Escobar, Andrea de
Very well-known Benedictine theologian and canonist of the 15th century, b. in Lisbon. His works, for the most part unpublished, have been handed down to… -
Escobar, Marina de, Venerable (ESCOBAR, MARINA DE, VENERABILE)
Brigittine mystic, among the most significant figures of Catholic Spain in the early 17th century; b. at Valladolid on 8 February 1554, d. there on 9 July… -
Escobar y Mendoza, Antonio
Jesuit, moralist, b. at Valladolid in 1589, d. there on 4 July 1669. He first displayed his talent in some literary works; but from 1630 he is found intensely… -
Escol ('Eshōl' 'Grape Cluster') (ESCHOL ('ESHŌL «GRAPPOLO D'UVA»))
Aramean, brother of Mamre, one of Abraham's allies, who followed him in the raid against Chedorlaomer, king of Elam (Gen. 14:13, 24). The "valley of E." (Vulg.… -
Escorial (El Escorial) (ESCORIALE (EL ESCORIAL))
Village about 40 km. from Madrid, famous for a grandiose complex of buildings, founded by Philip II, in memory of the victory of St. Quentin. Begun in 1563, on… -
Esdraelon (ESDRELON)
A plain of Palestine, between the Jordan and the Mediterranean, Galilee and Samaria, thus called (Judg. 1:8; 4:5; 7:3) in a Hellenized form of Jizé' (Vulg.… -
Esdras (ESDRA)
Priest and scribe (Heb. 'Esrā'; Septuagint 'Eσ[ē]σ[ē] = 'E[σ]σ; Vulgate Esdras) who played a leading part in the Jewish restoration in Jerusalem after the… -
Esenin, Sergei Aleksandrovich (ESENIN, SERGEJ ALEKSANDROVIĆ)
Russian lyric poet, b. in the village of Kozminsk on 21 Feb. 1895. He is without doubt the best known - outside Russia - and, in many respects, also the… -
Eshmon (ESMÓN)
Dio principale della città fenicia di Sidone, identificato dai Greci costantemente con il loro Asclepio. L'etimologia del nome E. non è certa; sta forse in… -
Eshowe, Apostolic Vicariate of (ESHOWE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
With territory detached from the apostolic vicariate of Natal, on 27 Aug. 1921 the apostolic prefecture of Zululand was erected. On 11 Dec. 1923 it was… -
Eskimos (ESCHIMESI)
Collective name for a group of small tribes inhabiting Greenland, Labrador, the Canadian Arctic as far as Alaska, and Siberia. The Eskimos were known to… -
Esmein, Jean-Paul-Hippolyte-Emmanuel, known as Adhémar (ESMEIN, JEAN-PAUL-HIPPOLYTE-EMANUEL, DETTO ADHÉMAR)
Legal historian, canonist, b. at Touvérac (Charente) on 1 February 1848, d. at Paris on 20 July 1913. He was first a professor in the faculty of law at Douai… -
Esmeraldas, Apostolic Prefecture of (ESMERALDAS, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
The mission of E. comprises the province of the same name located in the northern part of the Republic of Ecuador. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture in… -
Esparza Artieda, Martín de (ESPARZA ARTIEDA, MARTIN DE)
Jesuit, theologian, b. at Escsároz (Navarre) on 29 March 1606, d. at Rome on 21 April 1689. He taught dogmatics at Valladolid, Salamanca, and Rome, where from… -
Espence, Claude-Togniol de (ESPENCE, CLAUDE-TOGNIEL DE)
French theologian, b. at Châlons-sur-Marne in 1511, d. in Paris on 5 Oct. 1571. Even before taking his degree, in 1540, he was rector of the University of… -
Espen, Zeger-Bernhard van (ESPEN, ZEGER-BERNHARD, VAN)
Belgian theologian and canonist, secular priest, b. at Louvain on 9 July 1646, d. at Amersfoort (Holland) on 2 Oct. 1728. Ordained priest in 1673 and having… -
Espero and Zoe, Saints, Martyrs (ESPERO E ZOE, SANTI, MARTIRI)
They are commemorated together with their sons Theodulus and Cittacus on May 2. They were slaves of a certain Catalus, a pagan, who took them with him from… -
Espinosa, Diego de
Cardinal, b. in 1502 at Martín-Muñoz de las Posadas (Segovia) to a noble but poor family, d. at Madrid on 5 Sept. 1572. The reputation of an excellent jurist… -
Espinosa, Pedro
Spanish poet, b. at Antequera in 1578, d. at Sanlúcar de Barrameda on 21 Oct. 1650. After a disappointment in love, he led a hermit's life under the name of… -
Ess, Carl van (ESS, CARL. VAN)
Theologian, b. at Warburg on 25 Sept. 1770, d. at Huysburg (Paderborn) on 22 Oct. 1824, where he was a Benedictine (1788), priest (1794), prior (1801), parish… -
Essence (ESSENZA)
I. It indicates the nature of a thing as such and therefore of what is signified in its definition. If the "being" (v.) is the concrete subsistent that exists… -
Essenes (ESSENI)
A Jewish religious association that existed in Palestine from about 150 B.C. to A.D. 70. Pliny, Philo, and Josephus speak of it (especially in Bell. Iud., II… -
Esser, Thomas
Last secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Index, b. at Aachen on 7 April 1850, d. at Rome on 13 March 1926. He studied at Bonn, Würzburg and Cologne. A… -
Ess, Leander van
Translator and propagator of the Bible, b. at Warburg (Westphalia) on 15 Feb. 1772, d. at Affolderbach (Odenwald) on 13 Oct. 1847. From 1790 a Benedictine at… -
Estaço, Achilles
Portuguese humanist, b. at Vidigueira (Evora) in 1524, d. at Rome in Sept. 1581. He studied philology and theology at Coimbra, Paris and Louvain. Having… -
Este, House of (ESTE, FAMIGLIA D')
It descended from a branch of the Obertenghi, of Lombard origin. ALBERTO AZZO II (d. 1097), great-grandson of Marquis Oberto I, who lived in the 10th century… -
Esther (ESTER)
Jewish heroine after whom the 8th of the Hagiographa is named, in the Hebrew Bible the 5th of the megilloth or "scrolls" of liturgical use. Ahasuerus (v.)… -
Estienne, Family (ESTIENNE, FAMIGLIA)
Printers who carried on their activity in Paris and Geneva in the 16th century, beginning in 1502. > (from Ch. H. Kleubens, Die Kunst der Letter, Leipzig 1958… -
Estimative Faculty (ESTIMATIVA)
It is the inner faculty by which the animal apprehends things useful or harmful to its life, and it corresponds to what in modern psychology is called… -
Estius, Guilielmus (Messel van Est, Willem) (ESTIUS, GUILLELMUS (MESSEL VAN EST, WILLEM))
Exegete, theologian and hagiographer, b. at Gorkum (Holland) in 1542, d. at Douai on 20 Sept. 1613. After completing his early studies at Utrecht, he attended… -
Estonia
Since November 3, 1940 it has constituted one of the federated republics of the Soviet Union; formerly a Danish, Polish, Swedish (1629) and Russian (1721)… -
Estouteville, Guillaume de
Cardinal from a noble Norman family, b. c. 1403, d. in Rome on 22 January 1483. A Benedictine, after governing (from M. Mollier, Le card. G. E., Paris 1861)… -
Estrées, César D'
Cardinal, b. in Paris on 5 Feb. 1628, d. there on 18 Dec. 1714. Son of François Annibal, he received his doctorate at the Sorbonne and was appointed bishop of… -
Estudios
Catholic monthly review of general culture. It was founded in 1933 in Santiago, Chile, with the task of exerting a beneficial influence in the field of higher… -
Est, Van Wilhelm
EST, VAN WILHELM : V. ESTIUS, GULIRLMUS. -
Esukonziani (ESUCONZIANI)
ESUCONZIANI: v. AEZIO. -
Esztercom, Archdiocese of (ESZTERCOM, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
ESZTERCOM, ARCHDIOCESE OF: v. STRICONIA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. -
Esztergom (Gran), Archdiocese of (STRIGONIA (ESZTERGOM, GRAN), ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese in Hungary. The archdiocese has an area of 7,706 sq km with a population of 1,236,392 inhabitants, of whom 818,773 are Catholics… -
Etam (ETAM)
Name of two Libyan localities. 1. City of southern Judah, near 'En-Rimnūn, transferred by Judah to Simeon (J Par. 4, 23); today Tell Ejām, about 10 km south of… -
Etching (ACQUAFORTE)
(From the medieval name of nitric acid, aqua fortis). A print obtained by means of a copper plate in which the grooves that receive the ink are hollowed out by… -
Etchmiadzin (EĞMIADZIN)
Armenian patriarchal see. Etymologically it means "Descent of the Only-Begotten," a name owed to the legend of a vision attributed to St. Gregory the… -
Etei
ETEI: v. HITTIII. -
Eteria
ETERIA: v. ECERIA. -
Eternal Gospel (EVANGELO ETERNO)
Expression from Rev. 14:6, by which Joachim of Fiore meant the spiritual interpretation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which was to mark the third age of the… -
Eternity (ETERNITÀ)
It is the proper measure of the divine nature, absolutely immutable in its simple fullness and in the totality of the presence of its own being: unlike time… -
Eterusians (ETERUSIANI)
ETERUSIANI: v. AEZIO. -
Etham (ETHAM)
The second stage or station of the Israelites on their journey toward the Promised Land (Ex. 13:20; Num. 33:6). The name is probably the Hebraized form of the… -
Ethan (ETHAN)
Three or four biblical figures. 1. Descendant of Zerah (Heb. Zerah), famous for his wisdom. In 1 Kings 4:31 (Heb. 5:11), to magnify Solomon's knowledge, he is… -
Ethelbert, King of Kent, Saint (ETELBERTO, RE DEL KENT, SANTO)
The first Christian king in England, from 593 he had become head of the Confederation of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms that had formed on the island. His wife… -
Ethelred
ETHELRED: v. AELREDO. -
Ethelwold, Saint (ETELVOLDO, SANTO)
Bishop of Winchester, b. ca. 908, d. August 1, 984. First a monk at Glastonbury under St. Dunstan, ca. 954 by the will of King Edred he was made abbot of the… -
Ether (ETERE)
A real entity, extended, but lacking the most common qualities of sensible material entities, such as weight, impenetrability, etc., and filling the celestial… -
Ethics (ETICA)
From the Greek ἠθικός, moral, pertaining to conduct, to the character of man: it is the philosophical study of custom, of human conduct. SUMMARY: I. Object and… -
Ethiopia (ETIOPIA)
A state in the interior of northeastern Africa, embracing, together with the Ethiopian plateau proper, some of the neighboring regions, with an area estimable… -
Ethiopian Eunuch (EUNUCO ETIOPE)
Minister of Candace, queen of Ethiopia, converted and baptized by the deacon Philip (Acts 8:26-39). Whether this personage was a pagan, one of those… -
Ethiopian, Pontifical College (ETIOPICO, COLLEGIO PONTIFICIO)
ETIOPICO, COLLEGIO PONTIFICIO: V. COLLEGI ECCLESIASTICI. -
Ethnarch (ETNARCA)
Etymologically it means "head of a particular ethnic group." The term, extremely rare in the classical world (it occurs in Lucian, Macrobiol, 17), appears in… -
Ethnic (ETNICO)
A Greek term (ἐθνικός, Vulgate ethnicus or gentilis) with which Hellenistic Jews designated the pagan, a member of the "nations" that did not profess… -
Ethnic-Christians (ETNICO-CRISTIANI)
Name by which one customarily designates the non-Jews converted to Christianity in the apostolic age ("Ἕλληνες: Acts 14:1; 17:4, etc.; Rom. 1:16; 2:9 ff.; Gal.… -
Ethnographic Table (ETNOGRAFICA, TAVOLA)
A name derived from Gen. 10, because in the form of a grandiose genealogical tree, whose progenitors are the three sons of Noah, the principal peoples or… -
Ethnology (ETNOLOGIA)
It is the science that studies the cultural manifestations of primitive populations. SUMMARY: I. Ethnology and its task. - II. Ethnology united with history… -
Etimasia
From the Greek ἑτοιμασία = "preparation." The concept expressed in the verse: "iustitia et iudicium praeparatio sedis tuae" (Ps. 88, 15 and also 9, 8) has been… -
Etourneau, Thomas
Preacher and lecturer, b. in Nantes on 19 July 1853, d. at La Chapelle-Basse-Mer on 30 July 1908. A Dominican from 1875. A famous orator, he preached and gave… -
Etruria
ETRURIA: v. TOSCANA (conciliar region of). -
Etruscans, Religion of the (ETRUSCHI, RELIGIONE DEGLI)
The religion, and in particular the religious thought, of the Etruscan people - which flourished in central Italy during the 1st millennium B.C. - is… -
Ett, Kaspar
Musician, b. at Eresing in Bavaria on 5 Jan. 1788, d. at Munich on 16 May 1877. He studied at the Seminary of the Electorate of Munich and, from 1816 until his… -
Études
It is the principal journal published in France by the Fathers of the Society of Jesus. It was founded in 1856 by Frs. Ivan Gagarin, Giovanni Martinov, Carlo… -
Études Carmélitaines
Periodical of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers of France. Founded as a quarterly in February 1911 by Father Marie-Joseph du Sacré-Cœur, and directed by him… -
Études Franciscaines
Journal founded in 1899 and directed by the Capuchin Friars Minor of the province of Paris, with the collaboration of other writers. It publishes articles… -
Eubel, Konrad
Conventual Franciscan, historian of the Franciscan Order, b. 19 Jan. 1842 at Sinning (Bavaria), d. 5 Feb. 1923 at Würzburg. Having become a friar in 1864, he… -
Eubulus (EUBULO)
EUBULUS. A prominent member of the community of Rome, remembered in 2 Tim. 4:21. He is the first of the group who greets Timothy: there follow Pudens, Linus… -
Eucharist (EUCARISTIA)
It is the prolongation of the Incarnation (Leo XIII, encyclical Mirae caritatis, 18 May 1902). Just as the Word of God made himself present under human guise… -
Eucharistic Accidents (ACCIDENTI EUCARISTICI)
These are the appearances of bread and wine which, remaining unchanged after transubstantiation (v.), constitute as it were a mysterious "receptaculum" of the… -
Eucharistic Communion (COMUNIONE EUCARISTICA)
It is the real participation, under the external appearances of bread and wine, in the sacrificial banquet, in which the faithful partakes of the body and… -
Eucharistic Congresses (CONGRESSI EUCARISTICI)
Eucharistic congresses are gatherings of the clergy and the Christian people, for the purpose of publicly glorifying the Most Blessed Sacrament, calling the… -
Eucharistic Crusade (CROCIATA EUCARISTICA)
A religious association, arisen and promoted by the Apostleship of Prayer, of which it is a section. Sketched by Fr. A. Bessières (1910-13) and founded at… -
Eucharistic Miracles (MIRACOLI EUCARISTICI)
The Eucharist, although it implies Transubstantiation, the presence "per modum substantiae" of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ and the permanence of the… -
Eucherius of Lyon (EUCHERIO DI LIONE)
Born into a distinguished family, he held important public offices, but around 410 he renounced the secular life and, followed by his wife Galla and his sons… -
Euchites (EUCHITI)
EUCHITI: V. MESSALIANI. -
Euch, Johannes Vol
Bishop, b. into a noble family at Meppen (Hanover) in 1834 and d. at Copenhagen on 17 January 1922. Immediately after his priestly ordination in 1860, he went… -
Euchologion (Εὐχολόγιον) (EUCOLOGIO (ΕΥ̓ΧΟΛΌΓΩΝ))
As the name suggests, it is a collection of ecclesiastical prayers. This liturgical book contains the prayers recited by the priest and the deacon during the… -
Eucken, Rudolf
Philosopher, b. at Aurich on 5 Jan. 1846, d. at Jena on 6 Sept. 1926. He was professor of philosophy at Basel in 1871-74, then at Jena. E. was one of the first… -
Eudemonism (EUDEMONISMO)
From the Greek εὐ-θαυσινός (εὐθαίμων, good genius, and hence "happy"), it is, in a generic sense, every moral system that places in happiness, individual or… -
Eudes, John, Saint (EUDES, GIOVANNI, SANTO)
EUDES, GIOVANNI, santo: v. GIOVANNI EUDES, saint. -
Eudists (EUDISTI)
EUDISTI: v. CONGREGAZIONE di GESÙ e MARIA. -
Eudo of Stella (EUDO DI STELLA)
EUDO di STELLA: v. EONE DELLA STELLA. -
Eudoxia, Empress of Byzantium (EUDOSSIA, IMPERATRICE DI BISANZIO)
Daughter of the Frankish general Bauto, she was married to Arcadius on 27 April 395. An intriguing and domineering woman, she exercised a great influence over… -
Eudoxia (Eudocia), Empress of Byzantium (EUDOSSIA (EUDOCIA), IMPERATRICE DI BISANZIO)
Wife of Theodosius II, born in Athens toward the end of the 4th century, died in Jerusalem in 460. She was called Athenais after the name of her native city… -
Eudoxius (EUDOSSIO)
One of the principal leaders of Arianism in the 4th century, bishop of Constantinople from 360 to 370. Born at Arabissos, in Lesser Armenia, he attended in… -
Eufronius, Patriarch of Antioch (EUFRONIO, PATRIARCA DI ANTIOCHIA)
When at the Arian Synod of Antioch in 330 the bishop Eustathius was deposed, Paulinus of Tyre governed that church for a few months. On his death a certain… -
Eugene II, Pope (EUGENIO II, PAPA)
He was a Roman priest of the title of St. Sabina when, upon the death of Paschal I, he was elected pontiff (May 11, 824) amid the conflicts provoked by the… -
Eugene I, Pope, Saint (EUGENIO I, PAPA, SANTO)
Son of the Roman Ruffinianus, he was elected by the clergy and people of Rome following the violent removal of Martin I from the see and consecrated on 10 Aug.… -
Eugene of Savoy (EUGENIO DI SAVOIA)
EUGENIO di SAVOIA: v. SAVOIA, EUGENIO di. -
Eugenia, Saint (EUGENIA, SANTA)
EUGENIA, santa: v. APRONIANO, CIMITERO di. -
Eugenics (EUGENICA)
Name used for the first time in 1833 (Eugenics) by Francis Galton, distinguished English statesman (1822-1911), to indicate (according to his most recent… -
Eugenicus, Mark (EUGENICO, MARCO)
EUGENICO, MARCO: V. MARCO EUGENICO EFESINO. -
Eugénie de Montijo, Empress of the French (EUGENIA DI MONTIJO, IMPERATRICE DEI FRANCESI)
B. at Granada (Spain) on 5 May 1826, to Cipriano Guaman, count of Teba and of Montijo, and to the American Maria Manuela Kirkpatrick, d. at Madrid on 11 July… -
Eugenius (EUGENIO)
Bishop of Carthage, elected in 481, after 24 years of vacant see; through his virtue and his charity he soon became the idol of the people "so that there was… -
Eugenius III, Pope (EUGENIO III, PAPA)
In the world Pietro Bernardo, b. in the environs of Pisa, d. at Tivoli on 8 July 1153. He was a canon of the cathedral of his city and then, at Clairvaux, a… -
Eugenius IV, Pope (EUGENIO IV, PAPA)
Gabriele Condulmer, b. in Venice around 1383, came from a noble Venetian family and was on his mother's side a nephew of Gregory XII. He received his spiritual… -
Eugenius of Toledo (EUGENIO DI TOLEDO)
Called "the poet," to distinguish him from his namesake and immediate predecessor, E. the astronomer, Chindaswinth transferred E. from the see of Sara- >… -
Eugenius, Usurper (EUGENIO, USURPATORE)
When the powerful «magister militum» Arbogast freed himself by the murder of the young emperor Valentinian II, he did not dare himself assume the purple, for… -
Eugenius Vulgarius (EUGENIO VULGARIO)
An ecclesiastic who lived between the end of the 9th century and the first half of the 10th. In Naples he taught grammar and rhetoric; he was perhaps for some… -
Eugippius (EUGIPPIO)
Christian writer of late Latinity, born in the second half of the 5th century, mentioned as still living in a letter of 533. He was one of the disciples of St.… -
Euhemerus (EVEMERO)
Greek philosopher. Almost nothing is known of his life: a native of Messene (it is doubtful whether of that in Sicily or that in the Peloponnese), he was a… -
Eulalia, Saint, Martyr (EULALIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
A Spanish virgin who suffered a cruel martyrdom at Mérida. It is celebrated, with legendary details, by Prudentius (Peristeph., III) and then by Hydatius, by… -
Eulalius, Antipope (EULALIO, ANTIPAPA)
On the death of Zosimus, which occurred on 27 Dec. 418, the Roman deacons seized the Lateran basilica, preventing the rest of the clergy from entering, and… -
Eulogia
Originally this term indicated the bread offered by the faithful for the Eucharistic Sacrifice but not used for that purpose, and therefore, once blessed, it… -
Eulogius of Alexandria, Patriarch (EULOGIO D'ALESSANDRIA, PATRIARCA)
In office from 580 to 607. Correspondent of Gregory the Great. Opponent of the Novatians and Monophysites. Of his writings only fragments have been preserved… -
Eulogius of Córdoba, Saint (EULOGIO DI CORDOVA, SANTO)
Spanish theologian and martyr of the 9th century. A pupil of the abbot Sperandeo, he distinguished himself by his learning and holiness, was ordained a priest… -
Eumenides (EUMENIDI)
Minor Greek divinities identified with the Erinyes (v.), although some of the ancients considered them different. They are benevolent, they favor fertility and… -
Eumolpidae (EUMOLPIDI)
EUMOLPIDI: v. ELEUSI, MISTERI di. -
Eunapius of Sardis (EUNAPIO DI SARDI)
Pagan rhetorician, b. around 346; as a young man he was entrusted to the philosopher Chrysanthius, who initiated him into the doctrine of Iamblichus. He then… -
Eunice
Mother of Timothy, disciple of St. Paul. Luke (Acts 16:1) presents Timothy as the son of a "faithful Jewish woman," that is, converted to Christianity; her… -
Eunomians (EUNOMIANI)
EUNOMIANI: v. EUNOMIO. -
Eunomius (EUNOMIO)
Heretic of the 4th century, born in Cappadocia of a humble family, died at Dacora around 395. He spent his life first at Constantinople and later at Antioch… -
Euphemia of Chalcedon, Saint, Martyr (EUFEMIA DI CALCEDONIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
The acts that have come down to us are not authentic (BHG, 619 ff.; BHL, 2708-14). E. was a virgin consecrated to God; during the persecution of Diocletian her… -
Euphrates (EUFRATA)
Bishop of Cologne. In 344 he was sent by the emperor Constans, together with Vincent, bishop of Capua, to Antioch to obtain from Constantius the return of St.… -
Euphrates (EUFRATE)
EUPHRATES (Sumerian Buramum; Akkadian Puramumu or Purattu, whose most probable meaning is "Great River"; Hebrew Pardh; the Greek term Εὐφράνης derives from the… -
Euphrosyne, Saint (EUFROSINA, SANTA)
Daughter of Paphnutius, a distinguished personage of Alexandria, born around 413. Since her father wanted to force her into marriage, at the age of eighteen… -
Euphrosyne the Younger, Saint (EUFROSINA GIUNIORE, SANTA)
Virgin ascetic, b. in the Peloponnese ca. 854, d. at the age of 69, apparently in 923. Educated in Calabria, she went as a very young girl to Constantinople to… -
Eupolemus (EUPOLEMO)
A Palestinian Hebrew, son of John, mentioned in I Macc., 8:17 and II Macc., 4:11. Sent to Rome around 161 B.C. by Judas Maccabeus, he concluded an alliance… -
Eupolus, Saint, Martyr (EUPLO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He was killed on 12 Aug. 304 in Catania, during the persecution of Diocletian. His cult spread between the 5th and 7th centuries in Sicily and Italy. Of his… -
Eurasianism (EURASISMO)
A political-spiritual orientation that developed within the Russian emigration, but which also finds its connections and reflections in the U.S.S.R.… -
Euric, King of the Visigoths (EURICO, RE DEI VISIGOTI)
B. around 420, d. in Sept. 485, he was the founder of Visigothic power in France and in Spain. Strong and cunning, he ascended the throne in 466 after having… -
Europe (EUROPA)
One of the five continents of the earth. SUMMARY: I. Geography. - II. History. I. GEOGRAPHY. It is the smallest of the three parts traditionally recognized in… -
European Union (UNIONE EUROPEA)
The need to create a European union became practically relevant after the First World War. The existence of a "spirit" and a "sentiment" of Europe before the… -
Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata, Saint (EUSEBIO, VESCOVO DI SAMOSATA, SANTO)
He took part in the election of Meletius to the see of Antioch. At the Synod of Antioch of 363, presided over by the latter, he adhered to the Nicene Council… -
Eusebius Brunone (EUSEBIO BRUNONE)
Vescovo e teologo francese, n. all'inizio del sec. xi, m. a Angers nel 1081. Successo nella cattedra andegavense a Uberto di Vendôme nel 1047, assistette a… -
Eusebius of Alexandria (EUSEBIO D'ALESSANDRIA)
Probably a fictitious figure of the Alexandrian priest John (PG 86, 1, 297-310) who published his own 22 Ascetic Treatises under this name (ibid., 313-462).… -
Eusebius of Caesarea (EUSEBIO DI CESAREA)
Father of ecclesiastical history. SUMMARY: I. Life. - II. Historical works. - III. Apologetic works. - IV. Exegetical works. - V. Dogmatic works. - VI.… -
Eusebius of Cremona, Saint (EUSEBIO DI CREMONA, SANTO)
Priest and disciple of St. Jerome. Born of a distinguished family of Cremona around the middle of the 4th century, while still young he renounced the… -
Eusebius of Dorylaeum (EUSEBIO DI DORILEO)
A zealous and learned layman, very prominent at Constantinople, later bishop of Dorylaeum. He reacted publicly against Nestorius during the discourse delivered… -
Eusebius of Emesa (EUSEBIO DI EMESA)
Born at Edessa, he was elected bishop of Emesa because of his knowledge of Greek and Syriac. His Semitic style still finds expression in his rhetoric. Little… -
Eusebius of Nicomedia (EUSEBIO DI NICOMEDIA)
He was first bishop of Berytus (Beyrouth), from which around 318 he had himself transferred to the far more important see of Nicomedia, the imperial residence.… -
Eusebius of Vercelli, Saint (EUSEBIO DI VERCELLI, SANTO)
Born in Sardinia. In the Church of Rome he held the office of lector and later, around 345, he was appointed bishop of Vercelli. He is regarded as the apostle… -
Eusebius, Pope, Saint (EUSEBIO, PAPA, SANTO)
Cubiculum where Pope E. was laid (4th century) with the fragments of the Damasian field - Rome, cemetery of St. Callistus. EUSEBIUS, POPE, saint. - He was… -
Eusebius, Saint (EUSEBIO, SANTO)
In the Jeronymian Martyrology there is commemorated on Aug. 14 a certain E., founder of the titular church of the same name on the Esquiline. The Gregorian… -
Eusebius, Saint (EUSEBIO, SANTO)
Bishop of Laodicea, who lived in the 3rd century. As deacon of Alexandria, he accompanied his bishop before the tribunal. He then distinguished himself in… -
Eusepi, Cecilia
Pious virgin, b. at Monteromano (Viterbo) on 17 Feb. 1910, d. at Nepi on 1 Oct. 1928. She entered at the age of thirteen as an aspirant to the probationary… -
Eustace of Arras, called Buisine (EUSTACHIO DI ARRAS, DETTO BUISINE)
Distinguished Minorite theologian, b. probably at Arras ca. 1225, d. 7 April 1291. At the University of Paris he was a disciple of St. Bonaventure and of… -
Eustachio and Companions, Saints, Martyrs (EUSTACHIO a consu, santi, martiri)
Of Εὐστάθιος Πλακίδας (Eustathius, Placidus, Eustasius), Theopista, his wife, and Theopistus and Agapius, his sons, no reliable historical information has been… -
Eustathians (EUSTAZIANI)
This was the name given to those heretics who, harking back to Eustathius, bishop of Sebaste, exaggerated his ascetic teachings, reviving the Encratite… -
Eustathius, Bishop of Antioch (EUSTAZIO, VESCOVO D'ANTIOCHIA)
An opponent of Arianism at the Council of Nicaea (325) and also later. The emperor Constantine sent him into exile (330), where he died in 337. Only his… -
Eustathius, Bishop of Sebaste (EUSTAZIO, VESCOVO DI SEBASTE)
B. at the beginning of the 4th century, d. after 377. In the dogmatic field he was restless, straying into semi-Arianism and later denying the divinity of the… -
Eustathius, Bishop of Thessalonica (EUSTAZIO, VESCOVO DI TESSALONICA)
He lived in the second half of the 12th century. He is one of the most important figures of the Byzantine period; he was a deacon of Hagia Sophia in… -
Eustochium, Saint (EUSTOCHIO, SANTA)
Third-born daughter of the illustrious Roman matron Paula and of the senator Toxotius, she consecrated herself to God while still very young. The first… -
Eustorgius, Saint (EUSTORGIO, SANTO)
He is said to have been bishop of Milan between 343-50. He is remembered with praise by St. Athanasius and St. Ambrose as a zealous and fervent orthodox; but… -
Eustratios (EUSTRAZIO)
Metropolitan of Nicaea, who lived in the 11th-12th centuries, d. after 1117. A dissident and anti-Latin, he wrote several philosophical and theological works… -
Euthanasia (EUTANASIA)
From "good" and "death." In its currently current sense it means: "merciful, painless killing of a patient considered by now incurable or tormented by… -
Euthymius I, Patriarch of Constantinople (EUTIMIO I, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
B. around 834 at Seleucia (Isauria), d. in exile on 5 Aug. 917. A monk, he was confessor of the emperor Leo VI, with whose help he founded the monastery of…