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Fea, CarloVol. V, p. 650 FEA, CARLO. — Archaeologist, born at Pigna, near Oneglia in Liguria, on 4 June 1753, died in Rome on 17 March 1836, and buried in S. Lorenzo in Lucina. Having…
Fear(TIMORE)Vol. XII, p. 88 TIMORE.—From the Latin timor, it is the trepidation or disturbance of the mind caused by an impending danger or imminent evil. It may be understood either as a…
Fear of God(TIMORE DI DIO)Vol. XII, p. 90 TIMORE DI DIO: v. DONI DELLO SPIRITO SANTO.
Feast of Corpus Christi(CORPUS DOMINI, FESTA DEL)Vol. IV, p. 362 CORPUS DOMINI, FEAST OF. — This is the solemnity of the Most Holy Body of Christ, celebrated on the Thursday after the First Sunday of Pentecost, to…
Feast of the Dead(MORTI, FESTA DEI)Vol. VIII, p. 861 MORTI, FESTA dei. — The feast of the dead (2 Nov.; for the liturgy, v. DEFUNTI, IV. IV. Commemoration of all the faithful d.) gives rise to a series of…
Feast of the Tabernacles(TABERNACOLI, FESTA DEI)Vol. XI, p. 1017 TABERNACLES, FEAST OF. — One of the three annual feasts of Israel, together with Passover and Pentecost, at which “every male” was to “appear before the Lord…
FebadioVol. V, p. 650 FEBADIO. - Anti-Arian polemicist, bishop of Agennum (Agen, department of Lot-et-Garonne) in Gaul, he wrote, after the publication of the second formula of…
Febronia, Saint, Martyr(FEBRONIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 650 FEBRONIA, saint, martyr. - The information concerning her person and her martyrdom is uncertain; the earliest accounts date from the 7th century. She was…
Fechner, Gustav TheodorVol. V, p. 650 FECHNER, GUSTAV THEODOR. - German philosopher, b. at Gross-Särchen (Lower Lusatia) on 19 April 1801, d., after a long university career, at Leipzig on 16…
Fecundation(FECONDAZIONE)Vol. V, p. 651 FECUNDATEION. — It is the union of the male germ cell with the female germ cell, that is, of two gametes of different sex. In most organisms, and chiefly in…
Federalism(FEDERALISMO)Vol. V, p. 674 FEDERALISMO: V. IDEA FEDERALISTICA.
Federalist Idea(IDEA FEDERALISTA)Vol. VI, p. 911 IDEA FEDERALISTA. – Under the name of federalist idea, or more properly federalism (from the Latin foedus, alliance), are included the doctrine and political…
Federation Of Associations Of The Clergy In Italy (F.A.C.I.)(FEDERAZIONE TRA LE ASSOCIAZIONI DEL CLERO IN ITALIA (F.A.C.I.))Vol. V, p. 675 FEDERAZIONE TRA LE ASSOCIAZIONI DEL CLERO IN ITALIA (F.A.C.I.) — Various attempts had been made since the beginning of this century through movements of…
Federation of Educational Theatre Associations (F.A.T.E.)(FEDERAZIONE ASSOCIAZIONI TEATRO EDUCATIVO (F.A.T.E.))Vol. V, p. 675 FEDERAZIONE ASSOCIAZIONI TEATRO EDUCATIVO (F.A.T.E.) — Its establishment in Rome was resolved upon in 1910 by the Higher Council of the Società della Gioventù…
Federation Of Italian Recreational Associations (F.A.R.I.)(FEDERAZIONE ASSOCIAZIONI RICREATIVE ITALIANE (F.A.R.I.))Vol. V, p. 674 FEDERATION OF ITALIAN RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (F.A.R.I.). — An undertaking of the Female Youth of Catholic Action established in Rome in 1944 and extended…
Federici, GiacomoVol. V, p. 676 FEDERICI, GIACOMO. - Bolognese doctor and professor of theology and law, d. at Trieste on 8 Sept. 1652. In the De electione et potestate prædiciorum et…
Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino(FEDERICO DA MONTEFELTRO, DUCA DI URBINO)Vol. V, p. 684 FEDERICO da Montefeltro, duke of URBINO. — Born at Gubbio in 1422, to Guidantonio; died at Ferrara on 10 September 1482. In 1444 he succeeded his brother…
Federico Di Gesù (Joannes Martin Schellhorn)Vol. V, p. 677 FEDERICO di GESÙ (JOANNES MARTIN SCHELLHORN). – Theologian, born on 6 November 1721 in Munich, Bavaria, died on 16 October 1788 in Augsburg. On 24 May 1741 he…
Fedorov (pron. Fiódorov), Nikolaj Fedorovič(FEDOROV (PRON. FIÓDOROV), NICOLAJ FEDOROVIĆ)Vol. V, p. 685 FEDOROV (pron. FIÓDOROV), NICOLAJ FEDOROVIĆ. — B. in 1828, d. in 1903. A solitary Russian thinker who was little known during his lifetime. The illegitimate…
Fehrenbach, KonstantinVol. V, p. 686 FEHRENBACH, KONSTANTIN. – German politician, born on 11 January 1852 at Wellendinger (Baden), died on 26 March 1926 at Fribourg in Br. A Centre deputy in the…
Feigenwinter, ErnstVol. V, p. 686 FEIGENWINTER, ERNST. – Catholic political figure and sociologist, born in Reinach (Basel) on 13 March 1853, died in Bern on 15 September 1919. He defended the…
Feldmann, JosephVol. V, p. 686 FELDMANN, JOSEPH. – German philosopher and priest, born at Olpe (Meschede) on 23 February 1878, died at Paderborn on 29 July 1927. He received degrees in…
Felice Da Nicosia, Blessed(FELICE DA NICOSIA, BEATO)Vol. V, p. 687 FELICE da NICOSIA, blessed. – Capuchin lay brother of the Messina province, born at Nicosia (Enna) on 5 November 1715; he entered the novitiate at Mistretta on…
Felice, AntonioVol. V, p. 686 FELICE, ANTONIO. - Procurator of Judaea from A.D. 52 to 60. An emancipated slave of Antonia, mother of the emperor Claudio (v.). Supported at court by his…
Felician, Saint, Martyr(FELICIANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 689 FELICIANO, saint, martyr: v. PRIMO E FELICIANO, santi, martiri.
Felicissimus and Agapitus, Saints, Martyrs(FELICISSIMO E AGAPITO, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. V, p. 689 FELICISSIMO AND AGAPITO, saints, martyrs. - They are commemorated in the Depositio martyrum on August 6 as having been buried in the catacomb of Praetextatus.…
Felicity, Saint, Martyr(FELICITA, SANTA, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 690 FELICITA, saint, martyr. — She is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 23 November as buried in the cemetery of Massimo on the Via Salaria nuova.…
Feliu Y Montenegro, Benito Jerónimo(FELIÓO Y MONTENEGRO, BENITO JERÓNIMO)Vol. V, p. 686 FELIÓO y MONTENEGRO, BENITO JERÓNIMO. - Spanish Benedictine and writer, b. 8 Oct. 1676 at Casdemero (Orense), d. 26 Dec. 1764 at Oviedo, where he had taught…
Felix (Fink), Felix of Antwerp(FELICE (FINK) DA ANVERSA)Vol. V, p. 686 FELICE (FINK) da ANVERSA. - Capuchin missionary and writer of the Province of Belgium, b. at Anversa on 11 Jan. 1868, he entered the novitiate on 13 May 1886,…
Felix and Adauctus, Saints, Martyrs(FELICE E ADAUTTO, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. V, p. 689 FELICE and ADAUTTO, saints, martyrs. — The oldest and most reliable information concerning them is found in a Damasian poem, from which it may be inferred that…
Felix and Fortunatus, Saints, Martyrs(FELICE E FORTUNATO, SANTI, MARTIRI)Vol. V, p. 689 FELICE and FORTUNATO, saints, martyrs. - Commemorated today in the Roman Martyrology on 11 June, they were solemnly venerated at Aquileia on 14 Aug., in…
Felix I, Pope(FELICE I, PAPA)Vol. V, p. 687 FELICE I, POPE. - In the Liber Pontificalis he is said to have been a Roman, the son of a certain Costanzo. He was pope from 26 to 274. He intervened in the…
Felix II, Antipope(FELICE II, ANTIPAPA)Vol. V, p. 687 FELICE II, ANTIPOPE. - Archdeacon of the Roman Church, after the Arian Council of Milan in 355, despite his promise of fidelity to the legitimate pontiff…
Felix III, Pope(FELICE III, PAPA)Vol. V, p. 688 FELICE III, POPE. — Strictly speaking, he should be called F. II, since his predecessor was an antipope. He was pope from 483 to 492. His father, also named…
Felix IV, Pope(FELICE IV, PAPA)Vol. V, p. 688 FELICE IV, POPE. - Reigned from 526 to 530. Born in Samnium to a certain Castorius, he was raised to the supreme pontificate through the influence of…
Felix of Cantalice, Saint(FELICE DA CANTALICE, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 687 FELICE da CANTALICE, saint. — Capuchin lay brother of the Roman province, born at Cantalice (Rieti) in 1515; he worked as a farmer until the age of 30, made…
Felix Of Nola, Saint(FELICE DI NOLA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 687 FELICE of NOLA, saint. - Of noble family, originally from Syria, from childhood he consecrated himself to the Lord and was ordained priest by Bishop Massimo of…
Felix of Prato(FELICE DA PRATO)Vol. V, p. 689 FELICE da PRATO. - Augustinian exegete, born at Prato in the second half of the 15th century to Jewish parents, died at Rome around 1560. For some time he was…
Felix of Valois, Saint(FELICE DI VALOIS, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 689 FELICE di VALOIS, saint. - Co-founder of the Order of the Trinitarians, concerning whom no certain biographical information exists. Born about 1127, of the…
Felix V, Antipope(FELICE V, ANTIPAPA)Vol. V, p. 688 FELICE V, ANTIPAPA. — After Pope Eugenio IV had been deposed, the Council of Basel (v.) elected, on 5 November 1439, Duke Amedeo VIII of Savoy (v.). The…
Felix, Bishop of Aptungi(FELICE, VESCOVO DI APTUNGI)Vol. V, p. 686 FELICE, bishop of APTUNGI. - He appears in 311, when he took part in the consecration of Bishop Ceciliano of Carthage, which marked the beginning of the…
Felix, Bishop of Trier, Saint(FELICE, VESCOVO DI TREVIRI, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 689 FELICE, bishop of TREVIRI, saint. — He was elected on the occasion of the Council convened at Treviri in 385 for the Priscillianist controversy, succeeding…
Felix, Bishop Of Urgell(FELICE, VESCOVO DI URGEL)Vol. V, p. 689 FELICE, bishop of URGEL. — He held office at Urgel (ca. 782) in the Marca Hispanica and died in 818. Together with Elipando, he was the principal advocate of…
Felix, Saint, Martyr(FELICE, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 686 FELICE, saint, martyr: v. NABORE e FELICE, santi, martiri. FELICE, saint, martyr: v. NARCISO e FELICE, santi, martiri. FELICE, saint, martyr: v. SATURNINO,…
Feliński, Zygmunt FelixVol. V, p. 690 FELIŃSKI, ZYGMUNT FELIX. – Archbishop of Warsaw, born on 6 October 1822 at Wojutyn (Volhynia), died in 1895 at Krakow. In 1851 he entered the Seminary of…
Feller, François-XavierVol. V, p. 691 FELLER, FRANÇOIS-XAVIER. — A Jesuit, scholar, and able apologist, b. in Brussels on 18 April 1736, d. in Regensburg on 23 May 1802. Having completed his…
Felonius(FELONIO)Vol. V, p. 691 FELONIO. - It is the Roman paenula (Gr. φελόνιον, through corruption of φεινάλιον or φενάλιον), but of the ancient and ample form that envelops the whole body.…
Felten, JosephVol. V, p. 692 FELTEN, JOSEPH. - Exegete and cultivator of modern New Testament criticism, b. at Düren on 9 Feb. 1851, d. at Bonn on 11 Dec. 1929. From 1877 professor of…
Feltre, Diocese of(FELTRE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 692 FELTRE, DIOCESI di: v. BELLUNO E FELTRE, DIOCESI di.
Feminism (from Fr. Féminisme)(FEMMINISMO (DAL FRANC. FÉMINISME))Vol. V, p. 692 FEMMINISMO (from French féminisme). — This is the complex of theories, issues, and struggles raised and conducted within the feminist sphere for the…
Fenaja, BenedettoVol. V, p. 693 FENAJA, BENEDETTO. - Vicegerent of Rome, b. there on 20 Feb. 1736, d. in Paris on 20 Dec. 1812. Having entered the Congregation of the Mission on 6 Nov. 1751…
Fenaroli, FedeleVol. V, p. 693 FENAROLI, FEDELE. – Composer of music and theorist, born in Lanciano on 25 April 1730 and died in Naples on 1 January 1818. He studied with Durante, Leo, and…
Fenestella ConfessionisVol. V, p. 695 FENESTELLA CONFESSIONIS. - Both in block altars and in box altars there is sometimes a rectangular opening lined with marble, which made it possible to bring…
Feng Shui(FENGS SHUI)Vol. V, p. 695 FENGS SHUI. — The term f. s. (literally “wind and water”) denotes in China a “pseudo-scientific system which should teach how and where to build tombs,…
FengtienVol. V, p. 696 FENGTIEN: v. MUKDEN, DIOCESI di.
Fengxiang (Fongsiang), Diocese Of(FENGSIANG (FONGSIANG), DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 695 FENGSIANG (FONGSIANG), DIOCESE OF. — It is located in northern China, in the civil province of Shensi. It was established as an apostolic prefecture on 16…
Fenwick, Edward(FENWICH, EDWARD)Vol. V, p. 700 FENWICH, EDWARD. - American Dominican, “apostle of Ohio” and first bishop of Cincinnati. Born at St. Mary’s, Maryland, on 18 Aug. 1768; entered religious life…
Fenyang, Diocese of(FENYANG, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 700 FENYANG, DIOCESE of. – In northern China, in the civil province of Shansi. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate on 12 May 1926, with territory detached…
FeraliaVol. V, p. 700 FERALIA. - It was the last day of the Parentalia, which consisted of a week devoted to the family dead, and fell on 21 February (Varro, De I. lat., 6, 13, 1),…
Ferber, NicolausVol. V, p. 700 FERBER, NICOLAUS: V. HERBORM, NIKOLAUS.
Ferchio, Matteo (Ferkie, Ferchius)Vol. V, p. 700 FERCHIO, MATTEO (FERKIE, Ferchius). — Conventual Franciscan theologian, born at Veglia (Istria) in 1583, died at Padua on 8 September 1669. He entered…
Ferdinand (Fernando) of Portugal, the Beato(FERDINANDO (FERNANDO) DI PORTOGALLO, BESTO)Vol. V, p. 704 FERDINANDO (FERNANDO) of PORTUGAL, Blessed. - Son of Giovanni I, king of Portugal, and of Filippa, daughter of Giovanni of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster; born at…
Ferdinand (Ferrante) I of Aragon, King of Naples(FERDINANDO (FERRANTE) I DI ARAGONA, RE DI NAPOLI)Vol. V, p. 703 FERDINANDO (FERRANTE) I of Aragon, king of NAPLES. - B. in Catalonia in 1431, d. in Naples on FERDINANDO (Ferrante) I of Aragon, king of NAPLES - Low-relief in…
Ferdinand I of Bourbon, King of the Two Sicilies, IV of Naples, III of Sicily(FERDINANDO I DI BORBONE, RE DELLE DUE SICILIE, IV DI NAPOLI, III DI SICILIA)Vol. V, p. 701 FERDINANDO I of Bourbon, King of the Two Sicilies, IV of Naples, III of Sicily. - B. in Naples on Jan. 12, 1751, son of King Charles III, and d. there on Jan.…
Ferdinand I of Habsburg, Emperor(FERDINANDO I D'ASBURGO, IMPERATORE)Vol. V, p. 703 FERDINANDO I of Habsburg, EMPEROR. — Son of Archduke Filippo II the Handsome of Austria and Giovanna the Mad, b. at Alcalá (New Castile) on 10 March 1503, d.…
Ferdinand I, II Grand Duke of Tuscany(FERDINANDO I, II GRANDUCHI DI TOSCANA)Vol. V, p. 704 FERDINANDO I, II, Grand Dukes of TUSCANY: v. MEDICI, FAMIGLIA.
Ferdinand II of Bourbon, King of the Two Sicilies(FERDINANDO II DI BORBONE, RE DELLE DUE SICILIE)Vol. V, p. 702 FERDINANDO II of Bourbon, king of the Two Sicilies. — Son of Francesco I and Maria Isabella of Spain, born in Palermo on 12 January 1809, died in Naples on 22…
Ferdinand II, Emperor(FERDINANDO II, IMPERATORE)Vol. V, p. 703 FERDINANDO II, EMPEROR. — Firstborn of Carlo, archduke of Styria, and of Maria, sister of the duke of Bavaria, born at Graz on 9 July 1578, died at Vienna on…
Ferdinand III, Emperor(FERDINANDO III, IMPERATORE)Vol. V, p. 703 FERDINANDO III, EMPEROR. — Born on 13 July 1608 in Graz, died on 2 April 1657. The eldest son of Ferdinando II and Maria Anna, princess of Bavaria. Elected and…
Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany(FERDINANDO III, GRANDUCA DI TOSCANA)Vol. V, p. 704 FERDINANDO III, grand duke of TOSCANA. – Born in Florence on 6 May 1769, died there on 18 June 1824. The second-born son of Pietro Leopoldo of…
Ferdinand III, King of Naples(FERDINANDO III, RE DI NAPOLI)Vol. V, p. 704 FERDINANDO III, king of NAPLES: v. FERDINANDO II Cattolico, II (V) d'ARAGONA.
Ferdinand III, the Saint, King of Castile and León(FERDINANDO III, IL SANTO, RE DI CASTIGLIA E DI LEÓN)Vol. V, p. 701 FERDINANDO III, the Saint, king of CASTILE and LEÓN. — Born in 1199, son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguela of Castile, king of Castile from 1217 and of León…
Ferdinand IV, King of Naples(FERDINANDO IV, RE DI NAPOLI)Vol. V, p. 704 FERDINANDO IV, king of NAPLES: v. FERDINANDO I di Borbone, king of the TWO SICILIES, IV of NAPLES, III of SICILY.
Ferdinand of Bavaria(FERDINANDO DI BAVIERA)Vol. V, p. 701 FERDINANDO of BAVARIA. — Archbishop and prince-elector of Saxony, b. in Munich on 7 October 1577, d. in Arnsberg on 13 September 1650. He completed his studies…
Ferdinand of Jesus(FERDINANDO DI GESÙ)Vol. V, p. 703 FERDINANDO of Jesus. — Discalced Carmelite theologian, in the world Ferd. Jimenez de Benalcázar, born in 1571 in Baeza (Andalusia), died there on 15 May 1644.…
Ferdinand the Catholic II (V), of Aragon (III of Naples, II of Sicily)(FERDINANDO, IL CATTOLICO, II (V) D'ARAGONA (III DI NAPOLI, II DI SICILIA))Vol. V, p. 700 FERDINANDO, the Catholic, II (V) of ARAGON (III of NAPLES, II of SICILY). — B. on 10 May 1452 at Sos (Aragon), d. on 23 January 1516 at Madrigalejo (Cáceres).…
Ferdinand VII, King of Spain(FERDINANDO VII, RE DI SPAGNA)Vol. V, p. 704 FERDINANDO VII, king of SPAIN. — Born at S. Ildefonso on 13 October 1784, died at Madrid on 29 September 1833. Son of Carlo IV and Maria Luisa of Parma, F.…
Ferdinando Gonzaga, VI Duke of Mantua(FERDINANDO GONZAGA, VI DUCA DI MANTOVA)Vol. V, p. 703 FERDINANDO Gonzaga, sixth duke of MANTOVA: V. GONZAGA, FAMIOLIA.
Ferentino, Diocese of(FERENTINO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 705 FERENTINO, DIOCESE OF. — In the province of Frosinone, immediately subject to the Holy See; area 353 sq. km.; population 55,000, of whom approximately 15,500…
FerentumVol. V, p. 705 FERENTUM. — The Etruscan Ferento, between the deep ravines of the Acqua and Vezzarella streams, was a prosperous city in the time of Augustus and the…
Ferguson, AdamVol. V, p. 705 FERGUSON, ADAM. - Scottish moralist, sociologist and historian, b. at Logiereit in 1724, from 1764 FERENTINO, DIOCESI di - Panorama di F. (per cartesia del…
Feriae in IudiciisVol. V, p. 706 FERIAE IN IUDICIIS. - On certain days of the year procedural acts may not be performed. These dies feriati or feriae are divided: 1) into ordinary, established…
Ferments and Fermentation(FERMENTI E FERMENTAZIONE)Vol. V, p. 707 FERMENTS and FERMENTATION. — Ferments or enzymes are catalysts produced by living organisms that perform their function in the metabolism (v. FISIOLOGIA) of…
Fermo, Archdiocese of(FERMO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 707 FERMO, ARCHDIOCESE of. – City and archdiocese in the province of Ascoli-Piceno (Marche). It extends over 1,392 sq. km. and has a population of 225,340…
Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdés, GonzaloVol. V, p. 710 FERNANDEZ de OVIEDO y VALDÉS, GONZALO. — Historian, b. in Madrid in 1478, d. in Valladolid in 1557. In 1513 he went to America, where he fought against the…
Fernandez, AntonioVol. V, p. 709 FERNANDEZ, ANTONIO. - Jesuit, missionary, born in Lisbon in 1569, died in Goa on Nov. 12, 1642. In 1601 he departed for India; whence, in 1604, he went to the…
Fernandez, DomenicoVol. V, p. 709 FERNANDEZ, DOMENICO: v. NAVARRETE, DOMENICO.
Fernandez, LucasVol. V, p. 709 FERNANDEZ, LUCAS. – Spanish poet, born in Salamanca around 1474, died there in 1542. He held musical positions at the Cathedral and the University of…
Fernando Poo, Apostolic Vicariate of(FERNANDO POO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. V, p. 710 FERNANDO POO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. — By decree of 10 October 1855, the Apostolic Prefecture of the Islands of Annobón, Corsico and F. P., belonging to…
Ferns, Diocese of(FERNS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 710 FERNS, DIOCESE of. - In Ireland. Within its area of 3,000 sq. km., it comprises almost the whole of the county of Wexford and part of that of Wielow. It is…
Fernández de Minaya, LopeVol. V, p. 710 FERNÁNDEZ DE MINAYA, LOPE. – Augustinian of Toledo, who lived in the 15th century. A distinguished orator, he is a classic of literature on account of the two…
Ferotin, MariusVol. V, p. 710 FEROTIN, MARIUS. — Benedictine monk, paleographer, and historian of the liturgy, b. at Chateauneuf-sur-Rhone on 18 November 1855. He entered the monastery of…
FerraioloVol. V, p. 711 FERRAIOLO. – This is a broad mantle of silk or other lightweight fabric, red, violet, or black in color, according to the rank of the person wearing…
FerrandoVol. V, p. 711 FERRANDO. — African bishop, d. c. 546. He was a disciple of St. Fulgenzio of Ruspe, and when the latter was exiled, together with 60 other African bishops, by…
Ferrante I of Aragon(FERRANTE I D'ARAGONA)Vol. V, p. 711 FERRANTE I d'ARAGONA: v. FERDINANDO I d'ARAGONA, re di NAPOLI.
Ferrar Group (Family 13)(FERRAR, GRUPPO DI (FAMIOLIA 13))Vol. V, p. 711 FERRAR, GRUPPO di (FAMIGLIA 13). - Group of 13 Greek manuscripts of the Gospels (H. von Soden: $I^l$ in the introduction, then $I^1$). They are the following:…
Ferrar, NicholasVol. V, p. 712 NICHOLAS FERRAR. - Protestant theologian, born in London in 1592, died there in 1637. Elected to Parliament in 1624, he soon withdrew from political life to…
Ferrara, Antonio daVol. V, p. 717 FERRARA, ANTONIO da. - Poet, born in Ferrara in 1315, died there between 1371 and 1374. He is also known as A. Beccari or Del Beccaio. Little is FERRARI,…
Ferrara, Archdiocese of(FERRARA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 712 FERRARA, ARCHDIOCESE of. — In Emilia; it lies entirely within the province of the same name, which also contains the whole diocese of Comacchio and a…
Ferrari (de Ferrari), DefendenteVol. V, p. 718 FERRARI (DE FERRARI), DEFENDENTE. - Piedmontese painter of the 16th century, whose works are known from 1500 (Assumption, Budapest Museum) to 1535 (triptych of…
Ferrari, Andrea CarloVol. V, p. 717 FERRARI, ANDREA CARLO. — Cardinal archbishop, b. at Lalatta di Pratopiano (Parma) on 13 Aug. 1850, d. in Milan on 2 Feb. 1921. Of humble origins, he studied at…
Ferrari, Bartolomeo, Venerable(FERRARI, BARTOLOMEO, VENERABILE)Vol. V, p. 718 FERRARI, BARTOLOMEO, venerable. - Co-founder of the Order of the Barnabites, born in Milano in 1499, died there on 25 November 1544. After a serious and…
Ferrari, GaudenzioVol. V, p. 718 FERRARI, GAUDENZIO. – Piedmontese painter, b. at Valduggia, near Borgosesia, around 1471 (according to others, around 1480), d. in Milan on 31 January 1546. In…
Ferrari, GiuseppeVol. V, p. 719 FERRARI, GIUSEPPE. – Philosopher and politician, b. in Milan on 7 March 1811, d. in Rome on 1 July 1876. A disciple of Romagnosi, in 1838 he went into exile in…
Ferrari, OnoratoVol. V, p. 719 FERRARI, ONORATO. — Barnabite missionary, born in Vercelli in 1685, died there on 1 October 1755. In 1719 he departed for China as Clement XI’s ablegate. He…
Ferrari, PaoloVol. V, p. 719 FERRARI, PAOLO. - Playwright, b. at Modena on 5 Apr. 1822, d. at Milano on 9 March 1899. The first in Italy to recognize the need for a dramatic art attentive…
Ferrari, Paolo AgostinoVol. V, p. 719 FERRARI, PAOLO AGOSTINO. - A Genoese Benedictine of the seventeenth century. He took vows in 1649 in the monastery of S. Girolamo di Cervara near Genova; some…
FerrariensisVol. V, p. 719 FERRARIENSIS: v. SILVESTRI, FRANCESCO.
Ferraris, LucioVol. V, p. 720 FERRARIS, LUCIO. - Franciscan, theologian and canonist, b. at Solero (Alessandria) on April 18, 1687, d. at Alessandria on Feb. 24, 1763. He was for many years…
Ferrata, DomenicoVol. V, p. 720 FERRATA, DOMENICO. — Cardinal, born in Gradoli (Viterbo) on 4 March 1847, died in Rome on 10 October 1914. He studied with the Jesuits in Orvieto, then at the…
Ferrata, ErcoleVol. V, p. 720 FERRATA, ERCOLE. — Sculptor, born at Pellio inferiore (Como) in 1610, died in Rome on 10 July 1686. He worked in Naples and the Abruzzi, then in Rome, where he…
Ferrazzi, Giuseppe JacoboVol. V, p. 721 FERRAZZI, GIUSEPPE JACOBO. – Priest and man of letters, b. at Cartigliano (Vicenza) on 20 March 1813, d. at Bassano on 3 May 1887. Persecuted by Austria and…
Ferrea Miris Modis repente Liber(MIRIS MODIS REPENTE LIBER, FERREA)Vol. VIII, p. 652 « MIRIS MODIS REPENTE LIBER, FERREA ». – Hymn of Vespers for the feast of s. Pietro in Vincoli. It consists of a single stanza taken from the hymn Felix per…
Ferreol, Jean-JosephVol. V, p. 721 FERREOL, JEAN-JOSEPH. — Born at Cucuron (Vaucluse) on 27 December 1808, died on 3 February 1853. Ordained a priest on 21 December 1833, he entered the Seminary…
Ferreolus, Saint(FERREOLO, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 721 FERREOLO, saint. — Bishop of Uzès in Gallia Narbonensis after 552, d. 4 Jan. 581. He laboured greatly for the reform of the clergy; he also extended his zeal…
Ferreolus, Saint, Martyr(FERREOLO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 721 FERREOLO, saint, martyr. - At the beginning of Diocletian’s persecution he was a tribune in the army at Vienne (France), where he lived together with his…
Ferrer, BonifacioVol. V, p. 721 FERRER, BONIFACIO. — Carthusian, brother of St. Vincenzo, born at Valencia in 1355, died in holiness at the Charterhouse of Vall de Cristo on April 29, 1417.…
Ferrer, Vincent (Ferrer), Saint(VINCENZO FERRERI (FERRER), SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 916 VINCENZO FERRERI (FERRER), saint. – Spanish Dominican, celebrated for his apostolic peregrinations and thaumaturgical power, as well as for the part he played…
Ferrer, VincenzoVol. V, p. 721 FERRER, VINCENZO. – Dominican philosopher and theologian, born near Trahiguera (Catalonia) on 21 July 1675, died at Albalata della Sorella (near Valencia) on…
Ferreres, Juan BautistaVol. V, p. 722 FERRERES, JUAN BAUTISTA. – Jesuit, moral theologian, and canonist, b. at Olleria (diocese of Valencia) on 28 November 1861, d. in prison at Valencia on 28…
Ferreri, ZaccariaVol. V, p. 722 FERRERI, ZACCARIA. - Born at Vicenza in 1479, died at Rome in 1524. A Benedictine monk and later a Carthusian, he left the cloister in order to engage in freer…
Ferrero (Ferrerius), BonifacioVol. V, p. 722 FERRERO (Ferrerius), BONIFACIO. — Cardinal, of the great family of the F. of Biella, from the branch of the marquises of Romagnano, born in 1476, died in Rome…
Ferrero della Marmora, Carlo Vittorio, also known as Teresio Maria(FERRERO DELLA MARMORA, CARLO VITTORIO, DETTO ANCHE TERESIO MARIA)Vol. V, p. 722 FERRERO della MARMORA, CARLO VITTORIO, also called TERESIO MARIA. - Cardinal, of the same family as the preceding figures, but of the branch of the marquises…
Ferrero, Benigna ConsolataVol. V, p. 722 FERRERO, BENIGNA CONSOLATA. - Mystic, b. in Torino on 6 Aug. 1885, d. in Como on 1 Sept. 1916. At the age of 22 she entered the monastery of the Visitation of…
Ferretti, Gabriele, Blessed(FERRETTI, GABRIELE, BEATO)Vol. V, p. 723 FERRETTI, GABRIELE, blessed. – An Observant Friar Minor, born in Ancona around 1385, died there on 12 November 1456. A descendant of a noble Anconetan family,…
Ferretti, Paolo MariaVol. V, p. 723 FERRETTI, PAOLO MARIA. — Born at Subiaco on 3 December 1866, died at Bologna on 23 May 1938. A Benedictine monk at Genoa, he later became abbot (1900) at…
Ferretti, PietroVol. V, p. 723 FERRETTI, PIETRO. - Economist and politician, b. in Ancona on 15 July 1790, d. in Florence on 1 Apr. 1858. Brother of Card. Gabriele and cousin of Pio IX, he…
Ferri, CiroVol. V, p. 723 FERRI, CIRO. – Painter, born in Rome in 1634, where he died on 13 September 1689. He was a pupil and collaborator of Pietro Berrettini da Cortona. Under his…
Ferri, EnricoVol. V, p. 724 FERRI, ENRICO. - Jurist, born at San Benedetto Po (Mantova) on 25 February 1856, died at Roma on 12 May 1929. He studied at the University of Bologna,…
Ferri, LuigiVol. V, p. 724 FERRI, LUIGI. – Philosopher, born in Bologna on 15 June 1826, died in Rome on 19 March 1895. He completed his early studies in his native city and continued…
Ferrini, Contardo, Blessed(FERRINI, CONTARDO, BEATO)Vol. V, p. 724 FERRINI, CONTARDO, blessed. — Jurist, born in Milan on 5 April 1859, died at Suna (Novara) on 5 October 1902. He graduated in law at Pavia in 1880, with a…
Ferron-Vrau, Camille(FERON-VRAU, CAMILLE)Vol. V, p. 710 FERON-VRAU, CAMILLE. — Born in Tourcoing on 23 July 1831, died in Lille on 30 March 1908. A physician, he founded for doctors the Association of St Luke and…
Ferrucci Family(FERRUCCI, FAMIGLIA)Vol. V, p. 726 FERRUCCI, FAMIGLIA. – Family of sculptors (15th and 16th centuries) originating in Fiesole. The following are particularly worthy of mention:
Fertility Rites(FECONDITÀ, RITI DI)Vol. V, p. 654 FECONDITÀ, RITI di: v. RITO.
FerulaVol. V, p. 727 FERULA. – In the Middle Ages it was the bishop’s pastoral staff, of which there is evidence from the 3rd century (PL 132, 970; 136, 907). It constituted the…
Ferus, Giovanni (Wild)(FERUS GIOVANNI (WILD))Vol. V, p. 727 FERUS GIOVANNI (WILD). – Observant Friar Minor, celebrated preacher, born on 24 June 1495 in Swabia, died in 1554 at Mainz. He entered religious life in 1515;…
Fesch, JosephVol. V, p. 727 FESCH, JOSEPH. - Cardinal, b. 3 Jan. 1763 at Ajaccio, d. 13 May 1839 at Rome. Son of Angela Maria Pietra Santa who, widowed by Giuseppe Ramolino, married…
Fesl, Michael JosephVol. V, p. 728 FESL, MICHAEL JOSEPH. — Philosopher, born in Prague in 1788, died in Vienna in 1863; disciple of B. Bolzano, editor of his works, and disseminator of his…
Fessler, JosephVol. V, p. 728 FESSLER, JOSEPH. - Bishop, historian, and canonist, b. at Lochau (Voralberg) on 2 Dec. 1813; d. at St. Pölten (near Vienna) on 25 Apr. 1872. Ordained priest in…
Festa, CostanzoVol. V, p. 728 FESTA, COSTANZO. — Musician, born in the diocese of Torino (as is shown by a motu proprio of Leone X, dated 1 November 1517), around 1465, died in Roma on 10…
Festivis Resonent Carmina VocibusVol. V, p. 730 «FESTIVIS RESONENT CARMINA VOCI- BUS». - This is the Vespers hymn for the feast of the Most Precious Blood, probably composed by Mons. L. Tripopi when that…
Festus, Roman Senator(FESTO, SENATORE ROMANO)Vol. V, p. 730 FESTO, Roman senator. — Consul in 472, he went over to Teodorico after the battle of the Adda in 490. At the beginning of 497, at the head of a mission, he…
Festus, Saint, Martyr(FESTO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 730 FESTUS, saint, martyr: v. GENNARO and COMPANIONS, saints, martyrs.
Fetha NagastVol. V, p. 730 FETHA NAGAST: v. IBN AL ASSAL.
Fetishism(FETICISMO)Vol. V, p. 730 FETICISM. — The term fetico (enchantment, amulet), a word derived from the Latin factitius (cf. Italian fattura), was applied by the Portuguese, who reached…
Fetvá(FETVÀ)Vol. V, p. 735 FETVÀ. — Turkish pronunciation of the Arabic fatva, a technical term denoting a legal opinion issued by a mufti or a jurist of renown in response to a question…
Feud(FAIDA)Vol. V, p. 588 FAIDA. — From the German Fehde, it was known in Lombard laws by the term inimicitia or elsewhere by the expression vindicta parentum. It represents the…
Feudal Education(FEUDALE, EDUCAZIONE)Vol. V, p. 735 FEUDALE, EDUCAZIONE: V. CAVALLERIA.
Feudalism(FEUDALESIMO)Vol. V, p. 735 FEUDALISM. – I. HISTORY. – It is the social and political regime prevailing in Western and Central Europe during the Middle Ages. Purely formal analogies make…
Feuerbach, Ludwig AndreasVol. V, p. 738 FEUERBACH, LUDWIG ANDREAS. – German philosopher, born at Landshut on 28 July 1804, son of the celebrated criminal lawyer Anselmo, died on the Rechenberg…
Feuillet, LouisVol. V, p. 740 FEUILLET, LOUIS — Valparaiso. Drawing by P. L., engraving by P. Giffart.
Feuillée, LouisVol. V, p. 739 FEUILLÉE, LOUIS. - Religious of the Minims, born at Mane, in Provence, in 1660, died at Marseille in 1732. A distinguished scientist, he was a botanist,…
FezialiVol. V, p. 740 FEZIALI. — In Rome they constituted a priestly association of Latin origin, composed of twenty members, which recognized Jupiter as its patron and was the…
Félix, Célestin-Joseph(FELIX, CÉLESTIN-JOSEPH)Vol. V, p. 691 FELIX, CÉLESTIN-JOSEPH. – Jesuit, lecturer, born at Neuville-sur l'Escaut (diocese of Cambrai) on 28 June 1810, died at Lilia on 6 July 1891. After four years…
Fénelon, François de Salignac de La MotheVol. V, p. 693 FÉNELON, FRANÇOIS de SALIGNAC de la MOTHE. — Writer, born of a noble family on 6 August 1651 in the château of Fénelon (Périgord), died on 7 January 1715 at…
Fétis, François-Joseph(FETIS, FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH)Vol. V, p. 735 FETIS, FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH. - Musician, historian, and music critic, b. at Mons on 15 March 1784, d. at Brussels on 26 March 1871. He studied at the Paris…
Féval, PaulVol. V, p. 740 FÉVAL, PAUL. — French novelist and dramatist, born in Rennes on 27 September 1817, died in Paris on 8 March 1887. His first novels, Le club des phoques;…
Févin, Antoine deVol. V, p. 740 FÉVIN, ANTOINE de. - Musician, born at Arras between 1470 and 1473. He was a priest and master in the chapel of the kings of France. In this capacity he died…
