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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…