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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.…
Edesius, Saint, Martyr(EDESIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 68 EDESIUS, saint, martyr. – The history of this martyr is known to us from Eusebius; born at Araxa in Lycia around the middle of the 3rd century to a noble and…
Edessa ('Edessa)(EDESSA ("E-ΔΕΣΣΑ))Vol. V, p. 68 EDESSA (Eδεσσα). - Originally Orhai, whence the name Osrhoene given to the region of which it was the capital, it was situated in northwestern Mesopotamia on…
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…
Edict of Restitution(RESTITUZIONE, EDITTO DI)Vol. X, p. 480 RESTITUTION, EDICT of. - This is the decree of Emperor Ferdinando II of 6 March 1629, which established that Catholic princes could expel dissenters, and that…
Edictum TheodoriciVol. V, p. 71 EDICTUM THEODORICI: v. TEODORICO I, re degli OSTROGOTI. EDIFICI SACRI: v. BASILICA.
Edinburgh, Diocese Of(EDIMBURGO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 71 EDIMBURGO, DIOCESI di: v. SANT'ANDREA ed EDIMBURGO, DIOCESI di.
Editio Post Hispaniam Altera Correction Et Appendice(EDITIO POST HISPANIAM ALTERA CORRIGION ET APETION)Vol. V, p. 949 EDITIO POST HISPANIAM ALTERA CORRIGION ET APETION. ANTVERPIÆ, Apud JACOBVM MYESTVM. M. DC. LXXII. CVM GRATIA ET PRIVILEGIUM. (fot. Enc. Cesi.) FRANCESCO di…
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…
Edmonton, Archdiocese Of(EDMONTON, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 74 EDMONTON, ARCHDIOCESE of. — Capital of the province of Alberta in Canada, with the dioceses of Calgary and St. Paul as suffragans, and the apostolic vicariates…
Edmund Rich, Saint(EDMONDO RICH, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 73 EDMONDO RICH, saint. — Archbishop of Canterbury, born ca. 1180, died 16 Nov. 1240. He was also called E. of Abingdon, after the place of his birth in the…
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…
Edmunston, Diocese Of(EDMUNSTON, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 74 EDMUNSTON, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese of Canada erected on 16 December 1944 by Pope Pius XII through the apostolic constitution Ad animarum bonum, by…
Edoardo D'AlençonVol. V, p. 74 EDOARDO D'ALENÇON. – Capuchin historiographer, born at Alençon (Orne) on 10 April 1859, died in Rome on 1 September 1928. He entered religious life in the…
EdomVol. V, p. 77 EDOM — Part of the theatre and tombs — Petra. not a tribe that came from afar, but a people living near Egypt. The el-Amāmah letters likewise place the land of…
Edom (Idumea)Vol. V, p. 77 EDOM (IDUMEA). - Name by which are designated: 1) Esau as an adult (Gen. 25, 30; 36, 19); 2) his descendants and their land (Ex. 15, 15; Num. 20, 14 ff.; Iude.…
Edomites(EDOMITI)Vol. V, p. 77 EDOMITI. — Inhabitants of Edom (v.), also called Idumeans (Septuagint: Iḍhūm). Esau, having abandoned the land of Canaan, came to settle in the mountain of…
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…
Edward II, King Of England(EDOARDO II, RE D'INGHILTERRA)Vol. V, p. 76 EDOARDO II, king of ENGLAND. – Firstborn son of E. I, born at Carnarvon on 25 April 1284, died at Berkeley Castle (Gloucestershire) on 21 September 1327. In…
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…
Edward VI, King of England(EDOARDO VI, RE D'INCHILTERRA)Vol. V, p. 77 EDOARDO VI, king of ENGLAND. - Born 12 Oct. 1537, died 6 July 1553. Son of Enrico VIII and Jane Seymour, he ascended the throne at the age of nine in 1547.…
