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Eubel, KonradVol. V, p. 449 EUBEL, KONRAD. — Conventual Franciscan, historian of the Franciscan Order, born on 19 January 1842 at Sinning (Bavaria), died on 5 February 1923 at Würzburg.…
Eubulus(EUBULO)Vol. V, p. 450 EUBULO. A prominent member of the community of Rome, mentioned in II Tim. 4:21. He is the first of the group that greets Timothy: Pudens, Linus, and Claudia…
Euch, Johannes VolVol. V, p. 475 EUCH, JOHANNES VON. — Bishop, born into a noble family at Meppen (Hanover) in 1834 and died at Copenhagen on 17 Aug. 1922. Immediately after his priestly…
Eucharist(EUCARISTIA)Vol. V, p. 450 EUCHARIST. - It is the prolongation of the Incarnation (Leo XIII, encycl. Mirae caritatis, 18 May 1902). Just as the Word of God became present under human…
Eucharist(EUCARISTIA)Vol. V, p. 465 EUCARIST - Last Supper, Sculpture of the 14th century, detail of the portal of the Cathedral - Altamura. They then hold that this conception verifies, if not…
Eucharistic Accidents(ACCIDENTI EUCARISTICI)Vol. I, p. 143 EUCHARISTIC ACCIDENTS. – These are the appearances of bread and wine which, remaining unchanged after transubstantiation (v.), constitute, as it were, a…
Eucharistic Communion(COMUNIONE EUCARISTICA)Vol. IV, p. 93 EUCHARISTIC COMMUNION. – It is real participation, under the external appearances of bread and wine, in the sacrificial banquet, in which the faithful partake…
Eucharistic Congresses(CONGRESSI EUCARISTICI)Vol. IV, p. 217 EUCHARISTIC CONGRESSES. — E. c. are gatherings of the clergy and Christian people for the purpose of publicly glorifying the Most Blessed Sacrament, recalling…
Eucharistic Crusade(CROCIATA EUCARISTICA)Vol. IV, p. 583 EUCHARISTIC CRUSADE. - A religious association, established and promoted by the Apostleship of Prayer, of which it is a section. Outlined by Fr A. Bessières…
Eucharistic Miracles(MIRACOLI EUCARISTICI)Vol. VIII, p. 646 EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES. — The Eucharist, although it entails Transubstantiation, the presence «per modum substantiae» of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, and…
Eucherius of Lyon(EUCHERIO DI LIONE)Vol. V, p. 476 EUCHERIO of LIONE. — Born into a prominent family, he held important public offices, but around 410 he renounced secular life and, accompanied by his wife…
Euchites(EUCHITI)Vol. V, p. 476 EUCHITI: V. MESSALIANI.
Euchologion (Εὐχολόγιον)(EUCOLOGIO (ΕΥ̓ΧΟΛΌΓΩΝ))Vol. V, p. 476 EUCOLOGIO (Εὐχολόγων). — As the name suggests, it is a collection of ecclesiastical prayers. This liturgical book contains the prayers recited by the priest…
Eucken, RudolfVol. V, p. 476 EUCKEN, RUDOLF. — Philosopher, born at Aurich on 5 January 1846, died at Jena on 6 September 1926. From 1871 to 1874 he was professor of philosophy at Basel,…
Eudemonism(EUDEMONISMO)Vol. V, p. 477 EUDEMONISM. — From the Greek εὐ-θαυσινός (εὐθαί- μοιν, good genius, and hence “happy”), in the generic sense, it is every moral system that places in…
Eudes, John, Saint(EUDES, GIOVANNI, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 478 EUDES, GIOVANNI, saint: v. GIOVANNI EUDES, saint.
Eudists(EUDISTI)Vol. V, p. 478 EUDISTI: v. CONGREGAZIONE di CESI e MARIA.
Eudo of Stella(EUDO DI STELLA)Vol. V, p. 478 EUDO di STELLA: v. EONE DELLA STELLA.
Eudoxia, Empress of Byzantium(EUDOSSIA, IMPERATRICE DI BISANZIO)Vol. V, p. 478 EUDOSSIA, empress of BISANZIO. - Daughter of the Frankish general Bautone, she married Arcadio on 27 April 395. An intriguing and authoritarian woman, she…
Eudoxius(EUDOSSIO)Vol. V, p. 478 EUDOSSIO. — One of the principal leaders of Arianism in the 4th century, bishop of Constantinople from 360 to 370. Born at Arabissus, in Lesser Armenia, he…
Eufronius, Patriarch of Antioch(EUFRONIO, PATRIARCA DI ANTIOCHIA)Vol. V, p. 480 EUFRONIUS, patriarch of ANTIOCH. — When Bishop Eustathius was deposed at the Arian Synod of Antioch in 330, Paulinus of Tyre governed that church for several…
Eugene I, Pope, Saint(EUGENIO I, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 484 EUGENIO I, POPE, saint. — Son of the Roman Ruffiniano, he was elected by the clergy and people of Rome following the violent removal from the see of Martino I,…
Eugene II, Pope(EUGENIO II, PAPA)Vol. V, p. 484 EUGENIO II, POPE. - He was a Roman priest of the title of S. Sabina when, upon the death of Pasquale I, he was elected pontiff (11 May 824) amid the conflicts…
Eugene of Savoy(EUGENIO DI SAVOIA)Vol. V, p. 488 EUGENIO di SAVOIA: v. SAVOIA, EUGENIO di.
Eugenia, Saint(EUGENIA, SANTA)Vol. V, p. 480 EUGENIA, Saint See APRONIANO, Cemetery of.
Eugenics(EUGENICA)Vol. V, p. 480 EUGENICA. – A term first used in 1833 (Eugenics) by Francis Galton, the distinguished English statesman (1822–1911), to indicate (according to his latest…
Eugenicus, Mark(EUGENICO, MARCO)Vol. V, p. 484 EUGENICO, MARCO: V. MARCO EUGENICO EFESINO.
Eugenius(EUGENIO)Vol. V, p. 484 EUGENIO. — Bishop of Carthage, elected in 481, after the see had been vacant for 24 years; on account of his virtue and charity he soon became the idol of the…
Eugenius III, Pope(EUGENIO III, PAPA)Vol. V, p. 487 EUGENIO III, POPE. — In the world Pietro Bernardo, born in the environs of Pisa, died at Tivoli on 8 July 1153. He was a canon of the cathedral of his city and…
Eugenius IV, Pope(EUGENIO IV, PAPA)Vol. V, p. 487 EUGENIO IV, POPE. — Gabriele Condulmer, born in Venice about 1383, came of a noble Venetian family and was, on his mother’s side, a nephew of Gregorio XII. He…
Eugenius of Toledo(EUGENIO DI TOLEDO)Vol. V, p. 488 EUGENIO di TOLEDO. - Called the poet, to distinguish him from his namesake and immediate predecessor, E. the astronomer, Chindasvinto transferred E. from the…
Eugenius Vulgarius(EUGENIO VULGARIO)Vol. V, p. 489 EUGENIO VULGARIO. - An ecclesiastic who lived between the end of the 9th century and the first half of the 10th. In Naples he taught grammar and rhetoric;…
Eugenius, Usurper(EUGENIO, USURPATORE)Vol. V, p. 488 EUGENIO, USURPER. — When the powerful “magister militum” Arbogast rid himself, by the murder, of the young emperor Valentinian II, he did not dare to assume…
Eugippius(EUGIPPIO)Vol. V, p. 489 EUGIPPIO. — Christian writer of the late Latin period, born in the second half of the 5th century, mentioned as still living in a letter of 533. He was one of…
Eugénie de Montijo, Empress of the French(EUGENIA DI MONTIJO, IMPERATRICE DEI FRANCESI)Vol. V, p. 480 EUGENIA di Montijo, empress of the FRENCH. – Born in Granada (Spain) on 5 May 1826, to Cipriano Guaman, count of Teba and Montijo, and the American Maria…
Euhemerus(EVEMERO)Vol. V, p. 551 EVEMERO. – Greek philosopher. Almost nothing is known of his life: a native of Messene (it is uncertain whether of Messene in Sicily or that of the…
Eulalia, Saint, Martyr(EULALIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 489 EULALIA, saint, martyr. – A Spanish virgin who suffered a cruel martyrdom at Mérida. It is sung, with legendary details, by Prudentius (Peristeph., III), and…
Eulalius, Antipope(EULALIO, ANTIPAPA)Vol. V, p. 490 EULALIO, ANTIPOPE. - Upon the death of Zosimo, which occurred on 27 Dec. 418, the Roman deacons took possession of the basilica of the Laterano, preventing the…
EulogiaVol. V, p. 490 EULOGIA. — Originally, this term designated the bread offered by the faithful for the Eucharistic Sacrifice, and not used for that purpose; once blessed, it…
Eulogius of Alexandria, Patriarch(EULOGIO D'ALESSANDRIA, PATRIARCA)Vol. V, p. 490 EULOGIO OF ALEXANDRIA, patriarch. – In office from 580 to 607. Correspondent of Gregory the Great. Opponent of the Novatians and Monophysites. Only fragments…
Eulogius of Córdoba, Saint(EULOGIO DI CORDOVA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 490 EULOGIO di CORDOVA, saint. - Spanish theologian and martyr of the 9th century. At the school of Abbot Sperandeo, he distinguished himself by learning and…
Eumenides(EUMENIDI)Vol. V, p. 490 EUMENIDI. – Minor Greek deities identified with the Erinyes (v.), although some of the ancients considered them distinct. They are benevolent and promote…
Eumolpidae(EUMOLPIDI)Vol. V, p. 491 EUMOLPIDI: v. ELEUSI, MISTERI di.
Eunapius of Sardis(EUNAPIO DI SARDI)Vol. V, p. 491 EUNAPIO di SARDI. - Pagan rhetorician, born about 346; as a youth he was entrusted to the philosopher Crisantio, who initiated him into the doctrine of…
EuniceVol. V, p. 491 EUNICE. - Mother of Timothy, disciple of St. Paul. Luke (Act. 16, 1) presents Timothy as the son of a “believing Jewess,” that is, one converted to…
Eunomians(EUNOMIANI)Vol. V, p. 491 EUNOMIANI: v. EUNOMIO.
Eunomius(EUNOMIO)Vol. V, p. 491 EUNOMIO. — Heretic of the 4th century, born in Cappadocia to a humble family, died at Dacora around 395. He spent his life first in Constantinople and…
Euphemia of Chalcedon, Saint, Martyr(EUFEMIA DI CALCEDONIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 479 EUFEMIA of CALCEDONIA, saint, martyr. — The acts that have come down to us are not authentic (BHG, 619 ff.; BHL, 2708–14). E. was a virgin consecrated to God;…
Euphrates(EUFRATA)Vol. V, p. 479 EUFRATA. — Bishop of Cologne. In 344 he was sent by the emperor Constans, together with Vincenzo, bishop of Capua, to Antioch to obtain from Constantius the…
Euphrosyne the Younger, Saint(EUFROSINA GIUNIORE, SANTA)Vol. V, p. 480 EUFROSINA GIUNIORE, saint. - Ascetic virgin, born in the Peloponnese about 854, died at the age of 69, apparently in 923. Educated in Calabria, while still…
Euphrosyne, Saint(EUFROSINA, SANTA)Vol. V, p. 480 EUFROSINA, saint. - Daughter of Pafnuzio, an eminent personage of Alexandria, born about 413. Since her father wished to force her into marriage, at the age of…
Eupolemus(EUPOLEMO)Vol. V, p. 492 EUPOLEMO. — Palestinian Hebrew, son of John, mentioned in I Mach., 8:17 and II Mach., 4:11. Sent to Rome around 161 B.C. by Judas Maccabeus, he concluded an…
Eupolus, Saint, Martyr(EUPLO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 491 EUPLO, saint, martyr. - He was killed on 12 Aug. 304 at Catania, during the persecution of Diocletian. His cult spread between the 5th and 7th centuries in…
Eurasianism(EURASISMO)Vol. V, p. 492 EURASISMO. – A political-spiritual orientation that developed within the Russian emigration, but which also found its points of contact and reflections in the…
Euric, King of the Visigoths(EURICO, RE DEI VISIGOTI)Vol. V, p. 492 EURICO, king of the VISIGOTHS. — Born around 420, died in September 485, he was the founder of Visigothic power in France and Spain. Strong and astute, he…
Europe(EUROPA)Vol. V, p. 492 EUROPA. - One of the five continents of the Earth. CONTENTS: I. Geography. - II. History. I. GEOGRAPHY. It is the smallest of the three parts traditionally…
European Union(UNIONE EUROPEA)Vol. XII, p. 517 EUROPEAN UNION. – The need to create a European union became practically relevant after the First World War. The existence of a “European spirit” and a…
Eusebius Brunone(EUSEBIO BRUNONE)Vol. V, p. 517 EUSEBIO BRUNONE. – French bishop and theologian, born at the beginning of the 11th century, died at Angers in 1081. Having succeeded Uberto di Vendôme in the…
Eusebius of Alexandria(EUSEBIO D'ALESSANDRIA)Vol. V, p. 517 EUSEBIO d'ALESSANDRIA. - Probably a fictitious figure of the Alexandrian priest Giovanni (PG 86, 1, 297-310), who published under this name his own 22 Ascetic…
Eusebius of Caesarea(EUSEBIO DI CESAREA)Vol. V, p. 517 EUSEBIUS of CAESAREA. - Father of ecclesiastical history. SUMMARY: I. Life. - II. Historical works. - III. Apologetic works. - IV. Exegetical works. - V.…
Eusebius of Cremona, Saint(EUSEBIO DI CREMONA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 528 EUSEBIO of CREMONA, saint. — Priest and disciple of St. Jerome. Born of a distinguished family of Cremona around the middle of the 4th century, while still…
Eusebius of Dorylaeum(EUSEBIO DI DORILEO)Vol. V, p. 528 EUSEBIO of DORILEO. — A zealous and learned layman, highly prominent in Constantinople, he later became bishop of Dorileo. He publicly opposed Nestorius during…
Eusebius of Emesa(EUSEBIO DI EMESA)Vol. V, p. 528 EUSEBIO di EMESA. — Born at Edessa, he was elected bishop of Emesa because of his knowledge of the Greek and Syriac languages. The Semitic style is still…
Eusebius of Nicomedia(EUSEBIO DI NICOMEDIA)Vol. V, p. 528 EUSEBIO of NICOMEDIA. — He was first bishop of Berito (Beyrouth), from which around 318 he had himself transferred to the far more important see of Nicomedia,…
Eusebius of Vercelli, Saint(EUSEBIO DI VERCELLI, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 529 EUSEBIO di VERCELLI, saint. – Born in Sardinia. In the Church of Rome he held the office of lector and later, around 345, was appointed bishop of Vercelli. He…
Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata, Saint(EUSEBIO, VESCOVO DI SAMOSATA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 529 EUSEBIO, bishop of SAMOSATA, saint. — He took part in the election of Meletius to the see of Antioch. At the Synod of Antioch in 363, presided over by the…
Eusebius, Pope, Saint(EUSEBIO, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 529 EUSEBIO, POPE, saint — Cubicle where Pope E. (4th cent.) was laid to rest, with the fragments of the Damasian inscription — Rome, cemetery of S. Callisto.…
Eusebius, Saint(EUSEBIO, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 516 EUSEBIO, saint. — Bishop of Laodicea, who lived in the 3rd century. As a deacon of Alexandria, he accompanied his bishop before the tribunal. He then…
Eusepi, CeciliaVol. V, p. 530 EUSEPI, CECILIA. — A pious virgin, born at Monteromano (Viterbo) on 17 February 1910, died at Nepi on 1 October 1928. At the age of thirteen she entered as a…
Eustace of Arras, called Buisine(EUSTACHIO DI ARRAS, DETTO BUISINE)Vol. V, p. 531 EUSTACHIO di ARRAS, detto BUISINE. — Distinguished Minorite theologian, born probably at Arras ca. 1225, died 7 April 1291. At the University of Paris he was a…
Eustathians(EUSTAZIANI)Vol. V, p. 531 EUSTAZIANI. — This was the name given to those heretics who, taking their inspiration from Eustazio, bishop of Sebaste, exaggerated his ascetic teachings,…
Eustathius, Bishop of Antioch(EUSTAZIO, VESCOVO D'ANTIOCHIA)Vol. V, p. 531 EUSTAZIO, bishop of ANTIOCH. — Opponent of Arianism at the Council of Nicaea (325) and also thereafter. The emperor Constantine sent him into exile (330),…
Eustathius, Bishop of Sebaste(EUSTAZIO, VESCOVO DI SEBASTE)Vol. V, p. 532 EUSTAZIO, bishop of SEBASTE. — Born at the beginning of the 4th century, died after 377. In the dogmatic sphere he was restless, straying into semi-Arianism…
Eustathius, Bishop of Thessalonica(EUSTAZIO, VESCOVO DI TESSALONICA)Vol. V, p. 532 EUSTAZIO, bishop of TESSALONICA. - He lived in the second half of the 12th century. He was one of the most important figures of the Byzantine period; he was…
Eustochium, Saint(EUSTOCHIO, SANTA)Vol. V, p. 532 EUSTOCHIO, saint. — The third-born daughter of the illustrious Roman matron Paola and the senator Tossozio, she consecrated herself to God while still very…
Eustorgius, Saint(EUSTORGIO, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 532 EUSTORGIO, saint. — He is said to have been bishop of Milan between 343 and 350. He is praised by St. Atanasio and St. Ambrogio as a zealous and fervent…
Eustratios(EUSTRAZIO)Vol. V, p. 532 EUSTRAZIO. - Metropolitan of Nicaea, who lived in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, d. after 1117. A dissident and anti-Latin, he wrote several philosophical…
Euthanasia(EUTANASIA)Vol. V, p. 532 EUTANASIA. — From “good” and “death.” In its current meaning, it signifies: “the merciful, painless killing of a sick person considered by now incurable and…
Euthymius I, Patriarch of Constantinople(EUTIMIO I, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)Vol. V, p. 536 EUTIMIO I, patriarch of COSTANTINOPOLI. - Born about 834 at Seleucia (Isauria), died in exile on 5 Aug. 917. A monk, he was confessor to Emperor Leone VI, with…
Euthymius the Great, Saint(EUTIMIO IL GRANDE, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 537 EUTIMIO il GRANDE, saint. – An eminent ascetic, born at Melitene in Armenia in 377, died in Palestine in 473. He owed his name to the fact that his parents,…
Euthymius the Younger, Saint(EUTIMIO IL GIOVANE, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 536 EUTHYMIUS THE YOUNGER, saint. — Monk of Mount Athos, born c. 828, died in 898. He founded the celebrated Peristerse monastery and numbered among his disciples…
Eutizio, Abbey of(EUTIZIO, ABBAZIA DI)Vol. V, p. 537 EUTIZIO, ABBAZIA di : v. NORCIA.
EutrapeliaVol. V, p. 537 EUTRAPELIA : v. DIVERTIMENTI.
Eutropius the Presbyter(EUTROPIO IL PRESBITERO)Vol. V, p. 537 EUTROPIO the PRESBYTER. — Theologian, who lived in the 4th–5th centuries, mentioned by Gennadius (De vir. ill., 49). He was probably Spanish and carried out…
Eutropius, Saint(EUTROPIO, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 537 EUTROPIO, saint. — Born in Marseille of a noble family in the first half of the 5th century. He led a somewhat dissipated youth, but after the death of his…
Eutyches(EUTICHE)Vol. V, p. 533 EUTICHE. — Born in 378, probably at Constantinople, he embraced the religious life as a young man in a monastery in the surrounding area, where he had as his…
Eutyches and Eutychianism(EUTICHE E EUTICHIANESIMO)Vol. V, p. 533 EUTICHE E EUTICHIANESIMO. - L'VITA DI
Eutyches, Saint, Martyr(EUTICHE, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 533 EUTICHE, saint, martyr: v. GENNARO and COMPANIONS, saints, martyrs.
Eutychian, Pope, Saint(EUTICHIANO, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 536 EUTICHIANO, POPE, saint. - The anonymous author of the Liber Pontificalis calls him a Tuscan, son of a certain Marino. It is not possible to establish exactly…
Eutychius, Saint, Martyr(EUTICHIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 536 EUTICHIO, saint, martyr: v. PLACIDO, EUTICHIO e consuoi, santi, martiri.
Eutychius, Saint, Martyr(EUTICHIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 536 EUTICHIO, saint, martyr. - Unknown to the earliest hagiographical documents, he is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 2 July as buried in the…
Eutychus (Εὐτύχος)(EUTICO ("ΕΥ̓ΑΥΤΌΣ"))Vol. V, p. 536 EUTICO (“Εὐαυτός”). - A young man raised from the dead by s. Paolo at Troade (Act. 20.9-12). With the imprudence proper to his age (he is called first ναυτάς,…
Eutymian Schism(EUTIMIANI, SCISMA DEGLI)Vol. V, p. 536 EUTIMIANI, SCISMA degli: v. EUTIMIO I.
Euzoius, Bishop of Antioch, formerly Deacon of Alexandria(EUZOIO, VESCOVO DI ANTIOCHIA, GIÀ DIACONO DI ALESSANDRIA)Vol. V, p. 537 EUZOIO, bishop of ANTIOCHIA, formerly deacon of ALESSANDRIA. - He was one of the first followers of Arius, together with whom he was excommunicated and deposed…
Euzonius(EUZOIO)Vol. V, p. 537 EUZOIO. — Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine, where he had been a companion of s. Gregorio Nazianzeno at the school of a certain Thespele. The emperor Valens…
