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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.
Elimelech (Heb. 'Elimeleḥh "My God Is King")(ELIMELECH (EBR. 'ELIMELEHH «MIO DIO È RE»))Vol. V, p. 169 ElIMELECH (Heb. 'Elimelehh, "my God is king"). - Husband of Noemi and relative of Booz. He belonged to the tribe of Judah, during the time of the Judges (Ruth…
ElinandoVol. V, p. 169 ELINANDO. - A Cistercian, born ca. 1160 at Pronleroy (Disc), he became a monk, ca. 1185, at the Cistercian monastery of Froidmont; died after 1229. In the…
Eliot, GeorgeVol. V, p. 170 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…
Elipandus(ELIPANDO)Vol. V, p. 171 ELIPANDO. — Archbishop of Toledo, father of Spanish Adoptionism in the eighth century. According to the recent investigations of Rivera, E. was born in 717…
EliphazVol. V, p. 171 ELIPHAZ. - The most eloquent of Job’s friends (Job 2, 11), a native of Teman, a region belonging to a tribe descended from Esau’s grandson (Gen. 36, 11),…
Elisa (Heb. 'Elīsa)(ELISA (EBR. 'ELÍSA'))Vol. V, p. 171 ELISA (Heb. ‘Elísa). — Firstborn of Iavan (Gen. 10:4). The name recurs in Ez. 27:7: the “islands of E.” engaged in the trade of purple with Tyre. The exegetes,…
Elisama (Heb. 'Elīlāmā' "God Hears")(ELISAMA (EBR. 'ELĪLĀMĀ' « DIO ESAUDI »))Vol. V, p. 175 ELISAMA (Hebr. 'Elīlāmā' «May God hear»). — Name of various biblical figures. 1. A chief of the tribe of Ephraim (Num. 1:10; 2:18; 7:48; 10:22); the…
ElisaphanVol. V, p. 175 ELISAPHAN. – 1. A Levite, son of Oziel, head of the family of the Caathites (Num. 3:30) at the time of the census of the people of Israel around Sinai. The…
Elisha ('Elīlā' = "God Saves")(ELISEO ('ELĪLĀ' = « DIO SALVA »))Vol. V, p. 175 ELISEO (“Elīlā” = “God saves”). — Prophet, successor of Elia (v.). He was the son of Saphat, a native of Abelmeula, southeast of Bejsān (I Reg. 19, 16). A…
Elisha (Elisheba)(ELISEO (ELISCE))Vol. V, p. 176 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 A.D.…
Elisi, Fields(ELISI, CAMPI)Vol. V, p. 176 ELISI, CAMPI. - A place where the ancient Greeks imagined that certain favorites of the gods, of whom they were often descendants or relatives, were…
Elizabeth(ELISABETTA)Vol. V, p. 171 ELISABETTA. — Name of two biblical women. The etymology from the Hebr. Elíšéba is “God of the oath,” “My oath is God.” 1. E., wife of Aaron (v.), daughter of…
Elizabeth Called Rosa(ELISABETTA DETTA ROSA)Vol. V, p. 173 ELISABETTA called Rosa. – A mystic of the twelfth century, perhaps the daughter of Rodolfo, count of Crépy, and of Adele, countess of Bar-sur-Aube. Having…
Elizabeth of Hungary(ELISABETTA D'UNGHERIA)Vol. V, p. 174 ELISABETTA D'UNGHERIA. – Dominican, daughter of Andrea III, king of Hungary (d. 1301), and of his first consort, Fenenna of Poland (d. 1295), born in Budapest…
Elizabeth of Reute, Blessed(ELISABETTA DI REUTE, BEATA)Vol. V, p. 172 ELISABETTA di REUTE, blessed. - Mystic, commonly called E. Bona, and “Betta la buona,” b. at Waldsee (Württemberg) on 25 Nov. 1386, d. at Reute near Waldsee on…
Elizabeth of Schönau, Saint(ELISABETTA DI SCHÖNAU, SANTA)Vol. V, p. 173 ELISABETTA di SCHÖNAU, saint. — Benedictine nun and visionary, born probably of a noble family in 1129 in the Rhineland, perhaps in Bonn or its vicinity; she…
Elizabeth of the Holy Trinity, Venerable(ELISABETTA DELLA S.MA TRINITA, VENERABILE)Vol. V, p. 173 ELISABETTA della S.MA TRINITA, venerable. - A Discalced Carmelite mystic, in the world Marie Joséphine Elisabeth Catcz, b. 18 July 1880 at Avord (Cher); from…
Elizabeth of Thuringia, Saint(ELISABETTA DI TURINGIA, SANTA)Vol. V, p. 173 ELISABETTA of TURINGIA, saint. — Principal patroness of the Third Order of St Francis and of Catholic charitable works. I. LIFE. — Born in 1207 to Andrea II of…
Elizabeth, Queen of England(ELISABETTA, REGINA D'INGHILTERRA)Vol. V, p. 171 ELISABETTA, queen of ENGLAND. — Born at Greenwich on 7 September 1533, died at Richmond on 24 March 1603. Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, she succeeded…
Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal, Saint(ELISABETTA, REGINA DI PORTUGALLO, SANTA)Vol. V, p. 172 ELISABETTA, queen of PORTUGAL, saint. - Daughter of Pietro III of Aragon and of Costanza, granddaughter of Emperor Federico II, and related to St. Elisabetta…
Elizalde, Miguel deVol. V, p. 176 ELIZALDE, MIGUEL de. - Jesuit theologian and rigorist moralist. B. in 1616 at Echalar (Navarre), d. on 18 Nov. 1678 at S. Sebastiano. Professor of philosophy…
Elkanah (Heb. 'Elqāhāh, "God Has Possessed")(ELCANA (EBR. 'ELQĀHĀH, « DIO HA POSSEDUTO »))Vol. V, p. 143 ELCANA (Heb. 'Elqāhāh, “God has possessed”). — Father of the prophet Samuele (I Sam. 1–2; I Par. 6, 27). Of Levitical but not priestly descent, he dwelt at…
Elkasaites(ELKASAITI)Vol. V, p. 176 ELKASAITI: v. ELCESAITI.
ElneVol. V, p. 181 ELNE. – City of France in the Eastern Pyrenees, an episcopal see from the sixth century to 1601. It is the ancient “Illiberia,” named after the river of the…
Elohim (Vulgate Deus)(ĒLÖHIM (VOLGATA DEUS))Vol. V, p. 182 ĒLÖHIM (Volgata Deus). - Nome ebraico generico del Dio d'Israele, usato come Ēl (v.), di cui è sinonimo e forma plurale (F. Zorell), con la h interpolata come…
Elphin, Diocese of(ELPHIN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 182 ELPHIN, DIOCESE of. - In Ireland; it comprises the counties of Roscommon and part of those of Sligo and Galway. The episcopal see is at Sligo; it is a…
Elpidio RusticoVol. V, p. 182 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…
Elpis, SbrisVol. V, p. 182 ELPIS, SBRIS: V. SOPHIA, PISTIS, ELPIS and AGAPE, saints.
Elsevier (Elzevier)(ELZEVIER (ELSEVIER))Vol. V, p. 184 ELZEVIER (ELSEVIER). - Family of printers and booksellers active between 1583 and 1712 in establishments at Leiden, Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, and…
Elsheimer, AdamVol. V, p. 182 ELSHEIMER, ADAM. — Painter and engraver, born in Frankfurt am Main in 1576, died in Rome on 11 December 1610 and buried in the church of S. Lorenzo in Lucina.…
Eltz, JakobVol. V, p. 183 ELTZ, JAKOB. — Archbishop and prince, born in Trier in 1510, died there on 4 June 1581. Appointed archbishop of Trier in 1567, he was the first German prince…
Elul(ELÜL)Vol. V, p. 183 ELÜL. - The sixth month (counting from nīšār) of the Hebrew calendar, of 29 days (Aug.-Sept.). The name derives from the Assyrian ulūlu. The present-day Arabic…
Eluro, Timothy(ELURO, TIMOTEO)Vol. V, p. 183 ELURO, TIMOTEO: V. TIMOTEO ELURO.
Elvenich, Peter JosephVol. V, p. 183 ELVENICH, PETER JOSEPH. - Hermesian theologian, b. at Embken (Rhenish Prussia) on 29 Jan. 1796, d. at Breslavia on 16 June 1886. A disciple of Hermes at Bonn,…
Elvidius(ELVIDIO)Vol. V, p. 183 ELVIDIO. - A heretic of the fourth century. Nothing is known of his life except that he was a mediocre and ignorant man and a disciple of the Arian bishop of…
Elvira, Council of(ELVIRA, CONCILIO DI)Vol. V, p. 183 ELVIRA, COUNCIL OF. – The first council of Spain and perhaps the first of the national councils in general, held toward the end of the 3rd or at the beginning…
Elzeario of Ariano, Saint(ELZEARIO DI ARIANO, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 184 ELZEARIO of ARIANO, saint. - E. de Sabran, baron of Ansoulis and count of Ariano (Benevento), Franciscan tertiary, was born about 1285 at St.-Jean de Robians…
