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Evagrius(EVAGRIO)Vol. V, p. 539 EVAGRIO. - Around 430 a certain E. published in Gaul, under the title Alteratio legis inter Simonum Iudaeum et Theophilum Christianum, a Jewish-Christian…
Evagrius Ponticus(EVAGRIO PONTICO)Vol. V, p. 539 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,…
Evagrius Scholasticus(EVAGRIO SCOLASTICO)Vol. V, p. 539 EVAGRIO SCOLASTICO. – Ecclesiastical writer, born at Epiphany in Syria in 536–37, died at Antioch toward the end of the century. He practised law (hence the…
Evangeliary(EVANGELIARIO)Vol. V, p. 540 EVANGELIARIO. — By E. (from evangeliarium [= ius], evangeliare, or also evangelistarium) is meant the liturgical book containing the Gospel passages to be read…
Evangelical Counsels(CONSIGLI EVANGELICI)Vol. IV, p. 249 EVANGELICAL COUNSELS. – Invitations contained in the Gospel to stable forms of virtue through renunciation of natural goods that hinder union with God. Among…
Evangelicals(EVANGELICI)Vol. V, p. 546 EVANGELICI. – Among Protestant authors, the primitive sects, such as the Lutheran, Calvinist, Anglican, etc., are designated by the collective name…
Evangelism(EVANGELISMO)Vol. V, p. 547 EVANGELISMO. — This is a movement of Catholic reform from the first half of the sixteenth century. The name, however, is of recent origin and was coined by…
Evangelist(EVANGELISTA)Vol. V, p. 548 EVANGELISTA. — Appellation, in the writings of the New Testament, for the preacher or propagator of the Gospel (v.). While the terms « Gospel » (εὐαγγέλιον)…
Evangelisti, LuigiVol. V, p. 550 EVANGELISTI, LUIGI. - Papal colonel, b. in Roma on 21 May 1821, d. there at the beginning of the following century. He began his military career on 1 May 1840…
Evangelization(EVANGELIZZAZIONE)Vol. V, p. 347 EVANGELIZATION. — From 1721 the Norwegian missionary Hans Egede, followed later by the Society of Harmhut, spread Protestantism in Greenland, and from 1732 the…
Evangelization of the Mesia(MESIA, EVANGELIZZAZIONE DELLA)Vol. VIII, p. 452 MESIA, EVANGELIZATION of. — The name M., which appears only with the Roman conquest, did not retain a constant geographical meaning throughout the history of…
Evangelization of the Philippines(EVANGELIZZAZIONE DELLE F)Vol. V, p. 785 EVANGELIZATION OF THE F. — During the first discovery of the F. by Fernão Magalhães in 1521, some natives of the Island of Samar were baptized; but the true…
Evansville, Diocese of(EVANSVILLE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 551 EVANSVILLE, DIOCESE of. – City and diocese in the United States of America, State of Indiana, established by Pope Pius XII with the apostolic constitution…
Evaristus, Pope, Saint(EVARISTO, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 551 EVARISTO, POPE, saint. — The information concerning his pontificate is uncertain or false; nevertheless, he governed the Church between the end of the 1st…
Eve(EVA)Vol. V, p. 537 EVA. – Progenitress of the human race. E. was created so that man might have “a help suitable for him” (Gen. 2:18–20). Adam (v.) called her E. (Heb. Ḥawmāh),…
Eve, Blessed(EVA, BEATA)Vol. V, p. 538 EVA, blessed. — Recluse of S. Martino di Liegi, born ca. 1205 at Liegi, died there ca. 1265. A confidante of s. Giuliana di Cornillon, she shared her zeal for…
Evelpius(EVELPIO)Vol. V, p. 551 EVELPIO: v. CHERCHEL.
Evidence(EVIDENZA)Vol. V, p. 551 EVIDENZA. — From e-videre (Gr. ἐνέργεια), in the general sense, it is the clarity and manifestation of truth. The etymological meaning of the word leads to a…
Evil Complacency(COMPIACENZA CATTIVA)Vol. IV, p. 79 COMPIACENZA CATTIVA: v. PECCATI INTERNI.
Evil Eye(MALOCCHIO)Vol. VII, p. 1142 MALOCCHIO. — A superstitious popular belief, prompted by instinctive impression or by chance unfortunate coincidences, according to which it is held that from…
Evil Speech(DISCORSI CATTIVI)Vol. IV, p. 1003 DISCORSI CATTIVI: v. IMPUDICIZIA.
Evil-Merodach (Bab. Avril-Marduk «Servant of Marduk»; Sept. Εὐαγγελῶδεν)(EVIL-MERODACH (BAB. AVRIL-MARDUK «SERVO DI MARDUK»; SETT. ΕΥ̓ΑΓΓΕΛΩ͂ΔΕΝ))Vol. V, p. 552 EVIL-MERODACH (Babylonian Avril-Marduk, “servant of Marduk”; Septuagint Εὐαγγελῶδεν). – King of Babylon, son of Nabuchodonosor, whom he succeeded on the throne…
Evocation(EVOCAZIONE)Vol. V, p. 552 EVOCAZIONE. — From Lat. evocatio: a magical rite by means of which either a soul from the underworld or a deity from its abode is summoned. E. almost always…
Evodius(EVODIO)Vol. V, p. 555 EVODIO. - A friend of s. Agostino, he followed him to Rome and was present at the death of s. Monica (Agostino, Conf., IX, 12, 31; cf. IX, 8, 17); afterwards…
Evolution(EVOLUZIONE)Vol. V, p. 555 EVOLUTION. — Evolutionism (transformism, phylogeny, the theory of descent) is the scientific doctrine that affirms the natural derivation of higher organisms…
Evolution of Dogma(EVOLUZIONE DEL DOGMA)Vol. V, p. 559 EVOLUZIONE del DOGMA: V. DOGMA.
Évora, Archdiocese of(EVORA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 563 EVORA, ARCHDIOCESE of. — City of Portugal, capital of the province of Alemtejo, with 22,000 inhabitants. E. is the ancient Ebora Cerealis, reduced by Julius…
Évreux, Diocese of(EVREUX, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 564 EVREUX, DIOCESIS of. — City and diocese of France, capital of the department of Eure, on the Iton River. It extends over 603,748 sq. km, with a population of…
