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Evagrius (EVAGRIO)
Around 430 a certain E. published in Gaul, under the title Alteratio legis inter Simonum Iudaeum et Theophilum Christianum, a Judeo-Christian disputation… -
Evagrius Ponticus (EVAGRIO PONTICO)
Ecclesiastical writer, b. at Ibora in Pontus ca. 356, d. in 399. A leading figure among the theorists of spirituality in the ancient Church, he gathered up the… -
Evagrius Scholasticus (EVAGRIO SCOLASTICO)
Ecclesiastical writer, b. at Epiphania in Syria in 536-37, d. at Antioch toward the end of the century. He practiced law (whence the epithet "Scholasticus") at… -
Evangeliary (EVANGELIARIO)
By E. (from evangeliarum [= ius], evangeliare or also evangelistarium) is meant the liturgical book that contains the passages of the Gospel to be read during… -
Evangelical Counsels (CONSIGLI EVANGELICI)
Invitations, contained in the Gospel, to stable forms of virtue in the renunciation of natural goods that hinder union with God. Among the norms of life given… -
Evangelicals (EVANGELICI)
Among Protestant authors, the early sects, such as the Lutheran, Calvinist, Anglican, etc., are designated by the collective name of "Evangelical Churches" to… -
Evangelism (EVANGELISMO)
It is a movement of Catholic reform of the first half of the 16th century. The name, however, is of recent origin and was coined by Pierre Imbert de la Tour to… -
Evangelist (EVANGELISTA)
A title, in the writings of the New Testament, of the preacher or propagator of the Gospel (v.). While the terms "Gospel" (εὐαγγέλιον) and "to evangelize"… -
Evangelisti, Luigi
Pontifical colonel, b. in Rome on 21 May 1821, d. there at the beginning of the following century. He began his military career on 1 May 1840 as a cadet in the… -
Evangelization of the Mesia (MESIA, EVANGELIZZAZIONE DELLA)
The name M., which appears only with the Roman conquest, did not have, in the course of the history of the Empire, a constant geographical value. Very roughly… -
Evansville, Diocese of (EVANSVILLE, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the United States of America, State of Indiana, created by Pope Pius XII with the apostolic constitution Ecclesiae Universalis of 21 Oct.… -
Evaristus, Pope, Saint (EVARISTO, PAPA, SANTO)
The reports concerning his pontificate are uncertain or false; he did, however, govern the Church between the end of the 1st and the beginning of the 2nd… -
Eve (EVA)
Progenitress of the human race. Eve was created so that man might have "a help meet for him" (Gen. 2:18-20). She was called Eve by Adam (v.) (Heb. Ḥawmāh) from… -
Eve, Blessed (EVA, BEATA)
Recluse of St. Martin of Liège, b. ca. 1205 at Liège, d. there ca. 1265. A confidante of St. Juliana of Cornillon, she shared her zeal for the institution of… -
Evei
EVEI: v. NEVEL. -
Evelpius (EVELPIO)
EVELPIO: v. CHERCHEL. -
EVENZIO E TEODULO, santi, martiri
EVENZIO E TEODULO, santi, martiri: v. ALESSANDRO, EVENZIO e TEODULO, santi, martiri. -
Evidence (EVIDENZA)
From e-videre (Gk. ἐνέργεια) it is, in a general sense, the clarity and manifestation of the true. The etymological meaning of the word leads to a more precise… -
Evil Complacency (COMPIACENZA CATTIVA)
COMPIACENZA CATTIVA: v. PECCATI INTERNI. -
Evil Eye (MALOCCHIO)
A superstitious popular belief suggested by instinctive impression or by chance unfortunate coincidences, by which it is held that certain individuals emanate… -
Evilmerodach (EVIL-MERODACH)
King of Babylon, son of Nebuchadnezzar, whom he succeeded on the throne in 561 B.C. He reigned only two years. The inscriptions are silent on the new king's… -
Evil Speech (DISCORSI CATTIVI)
DISCORSI CATTIVI: v. IMPUDICIZIA. -
Evocation (EVOCAZIONE)
From Lat. evocatio: a magical rite by means of which either a soul from the underworld or a deity from its seat is summoned. Evocation almost always has a… -
Evodius (EVODIO)
A friend of St. Augustine, he followed him to Rome and was present at the death of St. Monica (Augustine, Conf., IX, 12, 31; cf. IX, 8, 17); afterwards both… -
Evolution (EVOLUZIONE)
Evolutionism (transformism, phylogeny, descent theory) is the scientific doctrine that affirms the natural derivation of higher organisms from lower ones.… -
Evolution of Dogma (EVOLUZIONE DEL DOGMA)
EVOLUZIONE del DOGMA: V. DOGMA. -
Évora, Archdiocese of (EVORA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City of Portugal, capital of the province of Alemtejo, with 22,000 inhabitants. E. is the ancient Ebora Cerealis, reduced by Julius Caesar to a Roman… -
Évreux, Diocese of (EVREUX, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of France, capital of the department of Eure, on the river Iton. It extends over 603,748 sq. km. with a population of 303,800 inhabitants, of…