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EraVol. V, p. 299 ERA. - Wife of Zeus, one of the most important Greek divinities. Her nature is debated: a chthonic goddess, or of lunar light, or of the air and atmospheric…
Erasmus of Montecassino(ERASMO DI MONTECASSINO)Vol. V, p. 304 ERASMO di MONTECASSINO. — A theologian who lived in the thirteenth century. He received his first theological training at Montecassino; the predominantly…
Erasmus of Rotterdam (Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus)(ERASMO DA ROTTERDAM (DESIDERIUS ERASMUS ROTERADAMUS))Vol. V, p. 304 ERASMO da ROTTERDAM (Desiderius Erasmus Roteradamus). — Humanist, born in Rotterdam on 27 October 1469 and died in Basel on 12 July 1536. The natural son of a…
Erasmus, Saint(ERASMO, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 303 ERASMO, saint. — Martyrdom of S. Erasmo. Detail of the fresco in room 4ª, beneath the church of S. Maria in Via Lata (8th century) — Rome. Schleiermacher, H.…
Erastus(ERASTO)Vol. V, p. 306 ERASTO. - A name occurring three times in the New Testament: 1) Act. 19, 22; 2) Rom. 16, 23; 3) II Tim. 4, 20; but it is uncertain whether one, two, or three…
Erastus, Thomas(ERASTO, THOMAS)Vol. V, p. 306 ERASTO, THOMAS. — German-Swiss theologian and physician who Hellenized his original name, Lieber, into Erastus, “the most beloved”; born at Baden-Dourlach…
Erath, AugustinVol. V, p. 307 ERATH, AUGUSTIN. - Theologian, b. at Buchloe (Swabia) on 28 Feb. 1648, d. at Passavia on 5 Sept. 1719. A regular canon of the Order of S. Agostino, in 1680 he…
Erbermann, VitusVol. V, p. 307 ERBERMANN, VITUS. – German controversialist, born into a Lutheran family at Rentweinsdorf (Bavaria) on 25 May 1597, died at Mainz on 8 April 1675. After…
Erchemppert (Herchempter, Archempter)(ERCHEMPERTO (HERCHEMPERT, ARCHEMPERT))Vol. V, p. 307 ERCHEMPERTO (HERCHEMPERT, ARCHEMPERT). — A Lombard, monk of Monte Cassino; after the destruction of his monastery (885), he lived in Capua. He wrote the…
Ercilla y Zúñiga, Alonso deVol. V, p. 307 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…
Ercolani, Giovanni BattistaVol. V, p. 307 ERCOLANI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Physician, veterinarian, and anatomist, b. at Bologna on 23 Dec. 1817, d. there on 16 Nov. 1883. The political events of 1848…
Ercolani, LuigiVol. V, p. 307 ERCOLANI, LUIGI. - Cardinal, born at Foligno on 17 Oct. 1758 into a noble family of Senigallia, died at Rome on 10 Dec. 1825. Having completed his studies at…
Ercole I, II d'Este(ERCOLE I, II, D'ESTE)Vol. V, p. 309 ERCOLE I, II, d'ESTE: v. ESTE, FAMIGLIA.
Erdmann, BennoVol. V, p. 309 ERDMANN, BENNO. - Philosopher, born at Glogau (Silesia) on 30 May 1851, died at Berlin on 7 Jan. 1921. He studied philosophy and science at Berlin and…
Erdmann, Johann EduardVol. V, p. 309 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…
Erdély, Diocese of(ERDÉLY, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 309 ERDÉLY, DIOCESI di: v. ALBA IULIA, DIOCESI di.
EretteoVol. V, p. 315 ERETTEO. - Attic hero, mythical king of Athens, born from the Earth and raised by Athena in her own temple. The ancients and some modern scholars identified…
EriduVol. V, p. 315 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 in…
Erie, Diocese Of(ERIE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 315 ERIE, diocese of. — City in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America and seat of a suffragan diocese of Philadelphia; it comprises the…
Erinclak, Diocese Of(ERINCLAK, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 316 ERINCLAK, DIOCESE of. - It is the principal district of the province of Siunikh in Greater Armenia. In E. there were numerous monasteries and hermitages, the…
Erinnyes(ERINNI)Vol. V, p. 316 ERINNI. - Minor Greek divinities, whose nature and the etymology of whose name are obscure and uncertain: they are said to be personifications of storm clouds,…
Eristics(ERISTICA)Vol. V, p. 317 ERISTICS. – It is the art of disputation (ἐκέω “I contend”) with the aim of overcoming one’s opponent; it is commonly said that eristics is a degeneration of…
EritreaVol. V, p. 317 ERITREA. — Region of NE Africa that takes its name from the sea bordering it (in ancient times the Red Sea was called the Erythraean Sea) and corresponds to…
ErizaVol. V, p. 318 ERIZA. – Armenian city in the district of Ekeliatz, also called Justinianopolis because it was fortified by the emperor Justinian. In antiquity it was renowned…
Erkenwald Of Rochester(ERNOLFO DI ROCHESTER)Vol. V, p. 324 ERNOLFO di ROCHESTER. – Benedictine bishop and writer, b. at Beauvais ca. 1040, d. at Rochester on 15 March 1124. A disciple of Lanfranco (v.), he followed him…
Erlembald Cotta, Saint(ERLEMBALDO COTTA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 318 ERLEMBALDO COTTA, saint. — A noble Milanese knight of the eleventh century, a religious and warlike spirit, he placed all his activity at the service of the…
Ermland, Diocese Of(ERMLAND, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 323 ERMLAND, DIOCESI di: v. WARMIA, DIOCESI di,
Ernakulam, Archdiocese Of(ERNAKULAM, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 324 ERNAKULAM, ARCHDIOCESE OF. – Established for the Syro-Malabars as a metropolitan see on 21 December 1923, replacing an apostolic vicariate that had existed…
Ernest Of Bavaria(ERNESTO DI BAVIERA)Vol. V, p. 324 ERNESTO di BAVIERA. — Archbishop and prince-elector of Cologne, b. in Munich on 17 December 1554, d. at Arnaberg (Westphalia) on 17 February 1612. When he was…
Errico, Gaetano, Venerable(ERRICO, GAETANO, VENERABILE)Vol. V, p. 330 ERRICO, GAETANO, venerable—Founder of the Missionaries of the Most Holy Hearts, born in Secondigliano (Naples) on 19 October 1791, died there on 29 October…
Erromango, Islands of(ERROMANGO, ISOLE)Vol. V, p. 330 ERROMANGO, ISLANDS: v. NEW HEBRIDES, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of the ISLANDS.
Error(ERRORE)Vol. V, p. 330 ERROR. — From the Latin errare, to wander, to go astray, it is, in the broad sense, a departure from truth in thought and action; in the proper and restricted…
Erskine, CarloVol. V, p. 333 ERSKINE, CARLO. - Cardinal, b. in Rome on 13 February 1743, of a most noble family originating from Scotland, d. in Paris on 11 March 1811. Having devoted…
Erzberger, MatthiasVol. V, p. 333 ERZBERGER, MATTHIAS. - German statesman, b. 20 Oct. 1875 at Buttenhausen (Württemberg), d. 26 Aug. 1921 at Griesbach. From 1896 editor of the Deutsche…
Erzurum(ERZERUM)Vol. V, p. 333 ERZERUM. - A city formerly called Karin and Theodosiopolis, after Theodosius II, who fortified it in defence of the eastern frontiers of the Empire. E. is…
