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Epact (EPATTA)
From the Greek ἐπάγειν (to add), it is the number that indicates, from year to year and at a determined moment, the excess of days of the solar year over the… -
Epalle, Jean-Baptiste
Marist missionary, titular bishop of Sion and first vicar apostolic of Melanesia and Micronesia, b. at Roy (Loire) on 8 March 1808 and d. on 15 Dec. 1845. He… -
Epanagoge (Ἐπανάγωγή τοῦ Νόμου) (EPANAGOGE (ἘΠΑΝΑΓΩΓῊ ΤΟΥ͂ ΝΌΜΟΥ))
A compilation, probably of an official character, which is a reworking of the Procheiron, promulgated around the year 885, during the reigns of the Byzantine… -
Epaphras (Vulg. Epaphras) (EPAFRA (VOLG. EPAPHRAS))
Disciple and collaborator of Paul (Col. 1:7; 4:12; Philem. 23). That his name (Ἐπασρᾶς) is an abbreviated form of Epaphroditus (v.) seems certain; but the same… -
Epaphroditus (EPAFRODITO)
Disciple and collaborator of St. Paul, known only from the Letter to the Philippians, if he is considered, as is almost certain, a person distinct from… -
Epenetus (EPENETO)
A Christian mentioned in Rom. 16:5. The name (Ἐπέλωνος, "praiseworthy") was not borne, as far as is known, by any Jew, whereas it was fairly common in the… -
Eperjes of the Ruthenians, Diocese of (EPERJES DEI RUTENI, DIOCESI DI)
EPERJES dei RUTENI, DIOCESI di: v. PREŠOV, DIOCESE of. -
Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses
A quarterly periodical on topics of theology and canon law, published from 1924 in Louvain under the care of that Catholic University, by which it was… -
Ephesians, Epistle to the (EFESINI, EPISTOLA AGLI)
Letter of St. Paul, the first, in the Tridentine canon, of the group of the captivity. SUMMARY: I. Content. - II. Addressees. - III. Pauline authenticity. -… -
Ephesus ("Ephesos") (EFESO ("EPESOS"))
A city on the Ionian coast of Asia Minor, of Mycenaean origin as is attested by archaeological finds, situated almost at the mouth of the Cayster and provided… -
Ephod (EPHOD)
Among the sacred vestments of Aaron there appear (Ex. 28:4) the ῥόξειν ("breastpiece," Vulg. rationale), and the e. (Vulg. superhumerale). "They shall make the… -
Ephraim
1. Second-born son of Joseph and Aseneth (v.). Born in Egypt "before the year of famine came" (Gen. 41:50), he was given the name E. (a dual Hebrew form… -
Ephrata
Appellation of Bethlehem (v.), which after the time of el-'Amarna (15th century B.C.) was part of the territory of E. with Kiriath-jearim and Beth-gader and… -
Ephree (EPHREE)
Pharaoh of Egypt from 588 to 566 B.C., of the 26th dynasty (663-525), founded by Psammetichus I (son of Necho); he was the successor, if not the son, of… -
Ephrem
A town near the desert, where Jesus withdrew with his disciples after the miracle of the resurrection of Lazarus (Jn. 11:54). It is generally identified with… -
Ephrem, Saint (EFREM, SANTO)
Father of the Church, the most celebrated Syriac writer and one of the most distinguished doctors both for the abundance of his writings, predominantly poetic… -
Epichirema (EPICHEREMA)
EPICHEREMA: V. SILLOGISMO E SILLOGISTICA. -
Epiclesis (EPICLESI)
According to its etymology, the word e. (in Greek: ἐπίκλησις, from ἐπι-καλῶ, I call upon) means "invocation, prayer"; generically: "deprecatory formula". I.… -
Epic of Gilgamesh (GILGAMES, EPOPEA DI)
Alongside the Enūma eliš the Babylonians and Assyrians had another national poem, whose central figure was G. (Gišbil-ga-meš), the presumed very ancient king… -
Epictetus (EPITTÈTO)
Greek Stoic philosopher, b. ca. 50 A.D. at Hierapolis in Phrygia, d. at Nicopolis (Epirus) ca. 138. As a boy he was the slave of Epaphroditus, a freedman of… -
Epicurus (EPICURO)
I. LIFE. - Greek philosopher, founder of the school that took its name from him, b. of Athenian parents, on the 10th of Gamelion (Jan.-Feb.) of 342 B.C. on… -
Epidauro
A locality in Dalmatia known for the temple of Aesculapius (today Cavtat-Ragusavecchia). According to the Vita s. Hilarionis of St. Jerome (Pl. 23, 1, 50)… -
Epigenesis (EPIGENESI)
Biological theory (from the Greek ἐπὶ "upon" + γένεσις "generation"), according to which the organic differentiation of the new individual in generation takes… -
Epigonation (Ἐπιγωνάτιον, Ἐπιγόνᾰτον) (EPIGONATION (ἘΠΙΓΩΝΆΤΙΟΝ, ἘΠΙΓΌΝΑΤΟ))
It is a liturgical ornament of the Byzantine rite worn suspended from a ribbon at the height of the right knee. It has the shape of a rhombus and consists of a… -
Epigonus (Ἐπίγονος) (EPIGONO (ἘΠΊΓΟΝΟΣ))
A heretic of the monarchian-modalist tendency, who carried on his activity shortly after 200 A.D., together with Noetus of Smyrna. He taught that if Christ is… -
Epigraphic Syllogisms (SILLOGI EPIGRAFICHE)
In the Roman world the East preceded the West in the collection of inscriptions; in Greece, in fact, sylloges were formed as early as the 3rd century B.C.… -
Epigraphy, Christian Latin and Greek (EPIGRAFIA CRISTIANA LATINA E GRECA)
Epigraphy may rightly be called the eye of (Int. Enc. Catt.) EPIGONATION - Pontifical Russian College of St. Teresa of the Child Jesus - Rome. archaeology. How… -
Epikeia (EPIKÉIA)
From ἐπαβέτα, that is, equity, benignity, moderation. The etymological meaning coincides with that of equity (v.). But the two terms correspond to two… -
Epilepsy (EPILESSIA)
I. MEDICINE. - An accessional disorder (ἐν-λαμβάνο = "I assail," "I strike"; morbus sacer) of consciousness accompanied by a neurovegetative discharge, with or… -
Epimachus and Gordian, Martyrs (EPIMACO E GORDIANO, MARTIRI)
EPIMACO e GORDIANO, martiri: v. GORDIAN and EPIMACUS, martyrs. -
Epimànica (Ἐπιμάνικα, Ἐπιμανία) (EPIMÀNICA (ἘΠΙΜΆΝΙΚΑ, ἘΠΙΜΑΝΊΙΚΑ))
They are simple cuffs that serve to fasten at the wrists the ends of the sleeves of the sticharion (alb): oversleeves that do not correspond, as some claim, to… -
Epimenides (EPIMÈNIDE)
Greek poet, who lived in the 6th century B.C. According to legend, he was born at Knossos, on the island of Crete, and was then summoned to Athens by Solon to… -
Epiphany (EPIFANIA)
The Greeks called "epiphany" the manifestation of a god in person or in a dream or by miracle, or his return after an absence. An epiphany of the divinity in… -
Epiphany of Pavia (EPIFANIO DI PAVIA)
Born in that city in 438 or 439, he entered the ecclesiastical career at a very young age and, after the death of Bishop Crispinus, was elected bishop of Pavia… -
Epiphany of Salamis (EPIFANIO DI SALAMINA)
Born after 310 in a small village near Eleutheropolis, in Palestine, perhaps of Jewish parents (v. Chronicle of Seer: PO 5, 301). He lived for several years… -
Epiphenomenon (EPIFENÒMENO)
From ἐπὶ χάρις φανύψενον "phenomenon" means an accessory or added phenomenon. In psychology this name designates a new phenomenon that presents itself on the… -
Episcopal Audience (EPISCOPALIS AUDIENTIA)
Term used in late Roman legal sources to designate the bishop's tribunal and the jurisdiction recognized to him to settle disputes brought before him. The… -
Episcopalism (EPISCOPALISMO)
This is the name given to that Protestant ecclesiastical regime in which the power to consecrate the new ministers of the Church and to perpetuate the sect is… -
Episcopal Mensa (MENSA VESCOVILE)
It is the complex of ecclesiastical goods destined for the support of the bishop (archbishops, primates, prelates nullius) and his household. The history of… -
Episcopal, Protestant Church (EPISCOPALE, CHIESA PROTESTANTE)
The Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, not to be confused with the Methodist Episcopal Church, is the American branch of the Church of England… -
Episcopate (EPISCOPATO)
EPISCOPATO: v. VESCOVO. -
Episcopius (Bischop), Simon
Protestant theologian, b. in Amsterdam on 8 Jan. 1583, d. there on 4 Apr. 1643. A disciple of Gomarus at the University of Leiden, he was later a pupil of… -
Epistemology (EPISTEMOLOGIA)
Etymologically (ἐπιστήμη = science and λόγος = discourse), it means doctrine of science. In current usage, however, the meaning of the term is not yet… -
Epistle (EPISTOLA)
It is that passage from the Letters of the Apostles or from some other book of Sacred Scripture that the priest reads at Mass before the Gospel. The Church… -
Epistle of the Apostles (EPISTOLA APOSTOLORUM)
EPISTOLA APOSTOLORUM: v. APOSTOLI, Lettera degli A. -
Epistles I-II to the Thessalonians (TESSALONICESI, EPISTOLE I-II AI)
The first two letters written by St. Paul, in 50-51 A.D., from Corinth, a few months apart from each other. THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS. - 1.… -
Epistles of the Captivity (PRIGIONIA, EPISTOLE DELLA)
The Pauline letters to the Colossians (v.), Ephesians (v.), Philippians (v.) and to Philemon (v.), which presuppose Paul as a prisoner (Col. 4, 3. 10. 18; Eph.… -
Epistle to the Philippians (FILIPPESI, EPISTOLA AI)
One of the four captivity letters, addressed by St. Paul to the community of Philippi. SUMMARY: I. Character. - II. Analysis and content. - III. Occasion. -… -
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…