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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… -
Elinando
Cistercian, born ca. 1160 at Pronleroy (Oise), became a monk ca. 1185 among the Cistercians of Froidmont; died after 1229. In the diocese of Beauvais he is… -
Eliot, George
Pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans, English writer, b. at Arbury Farm (Warwickshire) on 22 Nov. 1819, d. at Chelsea on 22 Dec. 1880. After a strict religious… -
Elipandus (ELIPANDO)
Archbishop of Toledo, father of Spanish Adoptionism in the 8th century. According to the recent investigations of Rivera, E. was born in 717, and while still… -
Eliphaz
The most eloquent of Job's friends (Job 2:11), a native of Teman, a region whose tribe descended from Esau's grandson (Gen. 36:11), famous for wisdom (Jer.… -
Elisa (ELISA)
Firstborn of Javan (Gen. 10:4). The name returns in Ezek. 27:7: the "isles of E." carried on the purple trade with Tyre. Exegetes, agreed in seeing Greece in… -
Elisama (ELISAMA)
Name of various biblical figures. 1. A leader of the tribe of Ephraim (Num. 1:10; 2:18; 7:48; 10:22); the grandfather of Joshua (I Chr. 7:20). 2. Son of David… -
Elisaphan
1. Levite, son of Uzziel, head of the family of the Kohathites (Num. 3:30) at the time of the census of the people of Israel around Sinai. The descendants of… -
Eliseus (ELISEO)
Prophet, successor of Elijah (v.). He was the son of Shaphat, a native of Abel-meholah, southeast of Beth-shan (1 Kings 19:16). A wealthy landowner (1 Kings… -
Elisha (Elisheba) (ELISEO (ELISCE))
Armenian historian of the 5th century, author of homilies and commentaries, as well as of a History of the Wars of the Armenians (from 451 A.D.), written with… -
Elisheba (ELISCE)
ELISCE: v. ELISEO. -
Elisi, Fields (ELISI, CAMPI)
The place to which the ancient Greeks imagined certain favorites of the gods, of whom they were often descendants or relatives, were transported, body and… -
Eli, Tommaso
Dominican theologian and writer, b. in Naples ca. 1486, d. there ca. 1570. He was prior in the convent of St. Peter Martyr in Naples, then provincial of Naples… -
Eliu (ELIU)
An interlocutor of Job (Job 32-37), who speaks after the three friends Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar. To prove his innocence, Job calls for a proper trial in… -
Elizabeth (ELISABETTA)
Name of two biblical women. The etymology from the Hebrew Elíšéba is "God of the oath," "My oath is God." 1. E., wife of Aaron (v.), daughter of Amminadab, of… -
Elizabeth called Rosa (ELISABETTA DETTA ROSA)
12th-century mystic, perhaps the daughter of Rudolph, count of Crépy, and of Adele, countess of Bar-sur-Aube. Having entered the Benedictine monastery of… -
Elizabeth of Hungary (ELISABETTA D'UNGHERIA)
Dominican, daughter of Andrew III, King of Hungary (d. 1301), and of his first wife Fenenna of Poland (d. 1295), born in Budapest around 1295, died at Töss… -
Elizabeth of Reute, Blessed (ELISABETTA DI REUTE, BEATA)
Mystic, commonly called E. Bona, and "Betta the good," b. at Waldsee (Württemberg) on 25 Nov. 1386, d. at Reute near Waldsee on 25 Nov. 1420. At the age of 17… -
Elizabeth of Schönau, Saint (ELISABETTA DI SCHÖNAU, SANTA)
Benedictine nun and visionary, born probably into a noble family in 1129 in the Rhineland, perhaps at Bonn or in its vicinity, died in the monastery of Schönau… -
Elizabeth of the Holy Trinity, Venerable (ELISABETTA DELLA S.MA TRINITA, VENERABILE)
Discalced Carmelite mystic, in the world Marie Joséphine Elisabeth Catcz, b. 18 July 1880 in Avord (Cher), from 1901 a Carmelite in Dijon, where she died in… -
Elizabeth of Thuringia, Saint (ELISABETTA DI TURINGIA, SANTA)
Principal patroness of the Franciscan Third Order, and of Catholic charitable works. I. LIFE. - Born in 1207 to Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of… -
Elizabeth, Queen of England (ELISABETTA, REGINA D'INGHILTERRA)
B. at Greenwich on 7 Sept. 1533, d. at Richmond on 24 March 1603. Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, she succeeded her half-sister Mary at a grave moment… -
Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal, Saint (ELISABETTA, REGINA DI PORTUGALLO, SANTA)
Daughter of Peter III of Aragon and of Constance, granddaughter of the emperor Frederick II, related by kinship to St. Elizabeth of Hungary, b. in 1271, d. at… -
Elizalde, Miguel de
Jesuit theologian and rigorist moralist. Born in 1616 at Echalar (Navarre), died on 18 November 1678 at San Sebastián. Professor of philosophy and theology at… -
Elkasaites (ELKASAITI)
ELKASAITI: v. ELCESAITI. -
Elne
A city in France in the eastern Pyrenees, an episcopal see from the 6th century to 1601. It is the ancient "Illiberia," named from the river of the same name… -
Elohim (ĒLÖHIM (VOLGATA DEUS))
Generic Hebrew name for the God of Israel, used like Ēl (v.), of which it is a synonym and the plural form (F. Zorell), with the h interpolated as in 'Amāhāth.… -
El Paso, Diocese of (EL PASO, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese = city in the state of Texas, United States of America, suffragan of Santa Fe. It comprises the counties of El P., Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff… -
Elphin, Diocese of (ELPHIN, DIOCESI DI)
In Ireland; it comprises the counties of Roscommon and part of those of Sligo and Galway. The episcopal see is in Sligo; it is a suffragan of Tuam. The diocese… -
Elpidio Rustico
Poet of the 6th century, belonging to the family of the Rustici, in Italy. He wrote a Carmen de Christi beneficiis and 24 Tristichs under the title: Historiae… -
Elpis, Sbris
ELPIS, SBRIS: V. SOPHIA, PISTIS, ELPHIS and ACAPE, saints. -
El Salvador (SALVADOR, EL)
The smallest (34,126 sq km) of the Central American republics and the only one that faces only the Pacific. (Int. Alinari) SALUZZO, MARCHESES OF. - Monument to… -
Elsevier (Elzevier) (ELZEVIER (ELSEVIER))
A family of printers and booksellers active between 1583 and 1712 in the houses of Leiden, Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Copenhagen. The most important are… -
Elsheimer, Adam
Painter and engraver, b. in Frankfurt am Main in 1576, d. in Rome on 11 Dec. 1610 and buried in the church of S. Lorenzo in Lucina. Philipp Uffenbach was his… -
Eltz, Jakob
Archbishop and prince, b. at Trier in 1510, d. there on 4 June 1581. Appointed archbishop of Trier in 1567, he was the first German prince diligent in applying… -
Elul (ELÜL)
Sixth month (counting from nīšān) of the Hebrew calendar, of 29 days (Aug.-Sept.). The name derives from the Assyrian ulūlu. The modern Arabic names in… -
Eluro, Timothy (ELURO, TIMOTEO)
ELURO, TIMOTHY: V. TIMOTEO ELURO. -
Elvenich, Peter Joseph
Hermesian theologian, b. at Embken (Rhenish Prussia) on 29 Jan. 1796, d. at Breslau on 16 June 1886. A disciple of Hermes at Bonn, he taught his errors from… -
Elvidius (ELVIDIO)
Heretic of the 4th century. Nothing is known of his life, except that he was a mediocre and ignorant man and a disciple of the Arian bishop of Milan… -
Elvira, Council of (ELVIRA, CONCILIO DI)
The first council of Spain and perhaps the first of the national councils in general, held toward the end of the 3rd or the beginning of the 4th century.… -
Elzeario of Ariano, Saint (ELZEARIO DI ARIANO, SANTO)
E. de Sabran, baron of Ansoulis and count of Ariano (Benevento), Franciscan tertiary, born ca. 1285 at St.-Jean de Robians in Provence. Educated and instructed…