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Fruits (FRUTTI)
The juridical concept of fruits is much broader than the natural and common concept. Juridically, fruits are everything that a thing produces naturally or by… -
Fruits of the Holy Spirit (FRUTTI DELLO SPIRITO SANTO)
Supernatural works that St. Paul, Gal. 5:22-23, sets against the works of the flesh enumerated in vv. 19-21. The Apostle did not intend to enumerate all the… -
Fruits of the Mass (FRUTTI DELLA MESSA)
FRUTTI DELLA MESSA: v. MESSA. -
Frumentius, Saint (FRUMENZIO, SANTO)
Apostle of Abyssinia and first bishop of Aksum. Born at Tyre around 310-320, he reached Abyssinia in an unforeseen manner. Brought while still young to India… -
Frusius (Des Friux), André
Humanist Jesuit, b. at Chartres at the beginning of the 16th century, d. 26 Oct. 1556. A man of letters and a scholar, knowledgeable in Latin, Greek and… -
Frusta, La
Roman illustrated periodical, founded and directed by the lawyer Carlo Marini (1843-1913). It came out three times a week on 20 Nov. 1870; a daily the… -
Frusta Letteraria
FRUSTA LETTERARIA: V. BARETTI, GIUSEPPE. -
Ftartolatry (FTARTOLATRI)
FTARTOLATRI: v. AFTARDOESTI; MONOFISITI. F.U.C.I.: v. FEDERAZIONE UNIVERSITARI; CATTOLICI ITALIANI. -
F.U.C.I.
F.U.C.I.: v. FEDERAZIONE UNIVERSITARI; CATTOLICI ITALIANI. -
Fucini, Renato
Novelist, b. April 18, 1843 at Monterotondo (Pisa), d. at Empoli on Feb. 25, 1921. First noted for I cento sonetti in vernacolo pisano (1872), published under… -
Fuga
F., and also horror, is called by St. Thomas (Sum. Theol., 1ª-2ª, q. 23 a. 1) the passion by which our concupiscible appetite recedes from a future evil. If… -
Fuga, Ferdinando
Architect, b. in Florence in 1699, d. in Rome in 1781. In his homeland he was a pupil of Foggini; while still very young he came to Rome, then went to Sicily… -
Fugger, Family (FUGGER, FAMIGLIA)
German merchants and bankers of the 15th and 16th centuries, established in Augsburg in the second half of the 14th century. Their most eminent representative… -
Fugue (FUGA)
A form of composition that summarizes the principal criteria of the development of musical thought and the principal procedures of so-called "imitative"… -
Führer, Joseph
Archaeologist, b. in 1858, d. on 8 February 1903, professor of philology and history first at the lyceum of Dillingen, then at that of Bamberg, was a tireless… -
Führich, Joseph von
Painter and engraver, b. 8 Feb. 1800 at Kratzan in Bohemia, d. in Vienna on 13 March 1876. After studying in his homeland following the ways of the old… -
Fukuoka, Diocese of (FUKUOKA, DIOCESI DI)
It was erected by apostolic brief of 16 July 1927 by division of the diocese of Nagasaki, and until 1940 it remained entrusted to the priests of the Society… -
Fulbert of Chartres (FULBERTO DI CHARTRES)
Bishop and theologian, b. ca. 960, d. at Chartres on 10 April 1928. He is called French by some, probably from Aquitaine, while Mabillon instead considers him… -
Fulcher of Chartres (FULCHERIO DI CHARTRES)
Chronicler, b. ca. 1059 at Chartres, d. in 1127 or 1128. Under Bishop Ivo, he entered the clergy of the cathedral of Chartres. He took part in the first… -
Fulgenzio, Ferrando
FULGENZIO, FERRANDO: v. FERRANDO. -
Fulgenzio of Ruspe, Saint (FULGENZIO DI RUSPE, SANTO)
African bishop of the 5th-6th century. He was one of the most eminent figures among the bishops of his time for his pastoral and theological activity, aimed at… -
Fulgenzio of San Giuseppe (FULGENZIO DI SAN GIUSEPPE)
Missionary, b. in 1666 at Fanano (Modena), he professed in the Order of the Discalced Carmelites (province of Lombardy) in 1685. Sent as a missionary to India… -
Fulin, Rinaldo
Historian, b. in Venice on 30 April 1824, d. there on 24 November 1884. He studied at the Seminary of Venice and was ordained a priest in 1847. In 1856 he was… -
Fulk (Folquet) of Toulouse (FOLCO (FOLCHETTO) DI TOLOSA)
Also known as F. of Marseille, where he was born around 1155 to a merchant of Genoese origin. He died at Toulouse on 25 December 1231. He was one of the… -
Fumagalli, Angelo
Cistercian historian, abbot of S. Ambrogio in Milan, born there on 28 April 1728 and died in the same city on 22 March 1804. His name is linked to various… -
Fumagalli, Giuseppe
Bibliographer, b. in Florence on 27 July 1863, d. there on 11 May 1939. He directed the Braidense Library in Milan, the Estense in Modena, and the University… -
Funchal, Diocese of (FUNCHAL, DIOCESI DI)
Capital of the Island of Madeira (Portugal), in the Atlantic. The diocese was erected in 1514 by Leo X, with the bull Pro excellenti proeminentio, almost a… -
Functionalism (FUNZIONALISMO)
The founder of this ethnological school, originally English, is considered to be B. Malinowski, whose disciples include R. Firth, A. F. Richards, R. F. Fortune… -
Fundamental Articles (ARTICOLI FONDAMENTALI)
To indicate the truths of faith the Scholastics began to use the word "articles" instead of the older and more classical "sententiae." Thus the custom arose of… -
Fundamentalists (FONDAMENTALISTI)
Two distinct meanings are given to this term. I. - The first is given to those Protestants who, concerned about the multiplication of sects and doctrines, have… -
Fundamental Theology (FONDAMENTALE, TEOLOGIA)
It is customary to give this name to the entire introductory part of sacred doctrine, as opposed to special theology. But while the latter is clearly defined… -
Fund for Worship and Fund for Religion and Charity for the City of Rome (FONDO PER IL CULTO E FONDO DI RELIGIONE E DI BENEFICENZA PER LA CITTÀ DI ROMA)
The expression has precedents in Austrian legislation; in fact, in Austria there was a religion fund that disbursed its resources in favor of religion and… -
Funeral Chapels (CAPPELLE FUNERARIE)
CAPPELLE FUNERARIE: v. EDICOLE FUNERARIE. -
Funeral Rites (SEPOLCRALI, RITI)
SEPOLCRALI, RITI: v. CREMAZIONE; IMBALSAMAZIONE. -
Funerals (FUNERALI)
FUNERALI: V. COMUNICAZIONE NELLE COSE SACRE; DEFUNTI; SEPOLITURA ECCLESIASTICA. -
Fünfkirchen
FÜNFKIRCHEN: V. CINQUECHIESE. -
Fungai, Bernardino Cristofano
Painter, b. in Siena to Nicolò the furrier and baptized there on 14 Sept. 1460, d. there in 1516. In 1482 he assisted Benvenuto di Giovanni (v.) in decorating… -
Funing, Diocese of (FUNING, DIOCESI DI)
It belongs to the civil and ecclesiastical province of Fukien, in central-eastern China. It was erected, with the rank of apostolic vicariate, on 27 Dec. 1923… -
Funk, Franz Xaver
Catholic historian, b. 12 Oct. 1840 at Abtsgmünd, d. 24 Feb. 1907 at Tübingen. Ordained a priest in 1864, he succeeded C. G. Hefels in the chair of… -
Funk, Philipp
Historian, b. June 26, 1884 in Wasseralfingen (Württemberg), d. Jan. 14, 1937 in Freiburg im Breisgau. He entered the seminary of Rottenburg; however, he did… -
Furcheri, Damiano, Blessed (FURCHERI, DAMIANO, BEATO)
Dominican preacher, also called Damiano da Finale, b. at Perri di Finale Ligure (Savona) at the beginning of the 15th century, d. at Reggio Emilia in 1484.… -
Furdek, Štefan
Catholic priest, b. at Trstená in Orava (Slovakia) on 2 Sept. 1855, d. in Cleveland (Ohio) on 18 Jan. 1915. Having gone to America in 1882, he was among the… -
Furini, Francesco
Painter and poet, b. in Florence around 1600 and died in the same city on 15 Aug. 1646. He was a pupil of Passignano and of Matteo Rosselli and a friend of… -
Furlanetto, Bonaventura
Musician, b. in Venice on 27 May 1738, d. there on 6 April 1817. A pupil of Formenti and Bolla, he taught at the Ospedale della Pietà; in 1794 he received the… -
Furrina and Furrinalia (FURRINA E FURRINALIA)
Goddess, respectively, and festival of the Roman religion. The festival, which appears in the most ancient Roman calendar (25 July), and the special priest… -
Fürstenberg, Ferdinand von
Bishop and German poet, b. at Bilstein on 21 Oct. 1626 into a noble Westphalian family, d. at Münster on 29 June 1683. Private chamberlain to Alexander VII… -
Fürstenberg, Wilhelm Egon von
Cardinal, b. 2 Dec. 1629, d. in Paris 10 Apr. 1704. A counselor of the archbishop-elector of Cologne Maximilian Henry, he worked, together with his brother… -
Furzol dei Melkiti
FURZOL dei MELKITI: v. ZAHLEH. -
Fusco, Alfonso Maria
Priest, b. at Angri (Campania) on 23 March 1839, d. there, on 6 Feb. 1910. He entered the Seminary of Nocera de' Pagani at a very young age, and was ordained a… -
Fusina, Andrea
Italian sculptor and architect, d. in Milan in 1526. He is the author in Milan of many funerary monuments, the first of which, dated 1495, is the sarcophagus… -
Fustel de Coulanges, Numa-Denys
Historian, b. in Paris on 18 March 1830, d. at Massy (Seine et Oise) on 12 Sept. 1889. He was professor of medieval history at the Sorbonne from 1878, and… -
Futuna Island (FUTUNA, ISOLA)
FUTUNA ISLAND: V. WALLIS AND FUTUNA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of the ISLANDS of. -
Future-Possible (FUTURO-FUTURIBILE)
The future is what is contained virtually in its own cause and denotes order or tendency to be realized by it. The future is a) necessary if it depends on a… -
Futurism (FUTURISMO)
It is a common opinion that F., a literary and artistic movement that burst forth clamorously with the Manifesto published by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti on 20… -
Fux, Johann Joseph
Musician, b. at Hirtenfeld in Styria in 1660, d. at Vienna on 14 February 1741. From 1696 to 1702 he was organist of the Scottish College in Vienna, in 1698 he… -
Hospitaller Brothers, Sons of the Immaculate Conception (FRATELLI OSPITALIERI FIGLI DELLA IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE)
They arose in Rome from Father Luigi M. Monti in 1857, for the care of the sick and the education of orphaned and abandoned youth. Pius IX definitively… -
Phocas, Saint (FOCA, SANTO)
Martyred, probably under Diocletian, at Sinope in Pontus and remembered by St. Gregory Nazianzen and by the bishop Asterius. According to the latter, Phocas, a…