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Fea, Carlo
Archaeologist, b. at Pigna, near Oneglia in Liguria, on 4 June 1753, d. at Rome on 17 March 1836, buried in S. Lorenzo in Lucina. Having gone to Rome while… -
Fear (TIMORE)
From the Latin timor, it is the trepidation or disturbance of the mind because of an impending danger or an imminent evil. It can be considered either as a… -
Fear of God (TIMORE DI DIO)
TIMORE DI DIO: v. DONI DELLO SPIRITO SANTO. -
Feast of Corpus Christi (CORPUS DOMINI, FESTA DEL)
Procession of Corpus Christi in Paris in the 15th century. Drawing from a miniature of the Missal of the Jouvenel des Ursins (15th century), destroyed in the… -
Feast of the Dead (MORTI, FESTA DEI)
The f. of the m. (2 November; for the liturgy, v. DEFUNTI, IV. IV. Commemoration of all the faithful departed) gives rise to a series of manifestations that… -
Feast of the Tabernacles (TABERNACOLI, FESTA DEI)
One of the three annual feasts of Israel, together with Passover and Pentecost, at which "every male" had to "appear before the Lord God" (Ex. 23:17) in… -
Febadio
Anti-Arian polemicist, bishop of Agennum (Agen, department of Lot-et-Garonne) in Gaul, wrote after the publication of the second formula of Sirmium a book… -
Febronia, Saint, Martyr (FEBRONIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
The information about her personality and her martyrdom is uncertain; the earliest accounts are from the 7th century. She was venerated in Constantinople, in… -
Febronio, Giovanni Nicola
FEBRONIO, GIOVANNI NICOLA: v. MONTHEIM, JOHANN NIKOLAUS. -
Fechner, Gustav Theodor
German philosopher, b. at Gross-Särchen (Lower Lusatia) on 19 Apr. 1801, d. after a long university career at Leipzig on 16 Nov. 1887. In his thought, strongly… -
Fecundation (FECONDAZIONE)
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 all multicellular… -
FEDE e DISCIPLINA (CONFERENZE)
FEDE e DISCIPLINA (CONFERENZE): v. CONFERENZE PANCRISTIANE. -
Fedele da Fanna
Friar Minor, b. at Fanna in Friuli on 24 Dec. 1838, d. at Quaracchi on 12 Aug. 1881. He was the originator and the most active collaborator of the critical… -
Fedele, Pietro
Historian and politician, b. at Minturno on 15 April 1873, d. at Rome on 9 Jan. 1943. First a professor in secondary schools, he then spent long years in… -
Federalism (FEDERALISMO)
FEDERALISMO: V. IDEA FEDERALISTICA. -
Federalist Idea (IDEA FEDERALISTA)
Under the name of federalist idea, or more properly of federalism (from Latin foedus, alliance), are comprised the doctrine and the political movements aimed… -
Federation of Associations of the Clergy in Italy (F.A.C.I.) (FEDERAZIONE TRA LE ASSOCIAZIONI DEL CLERO IN ITALIA)
Attempted in various forms since the beginning of this century through movements in individual Italian dioceses (e.g., Bologna, Turin, Sicily) that sought to… -
Federation of Educational Theatre Associations (F.A.T.E.) (FEDERAZIONE ASSOCIAZIONI TEATRO EDUCATIVO (F.A.T.E.))
Its establishment was resolved in 1910 in Rome by the supreme Council of the Società della Gioventù Cattolica Italiana and it was constituted at the beginning… -
Federation of Italian Recreational Associations (F.A.R.I.) (FEDERAZIONE ASSOCIAZIONI RICREATIVE ITALIANE (F.A.R.I.))
A work of the Gioventù Femminile di Azione Cattolica, established in Rome in 1944 and from 1945 extended also to northern Italy immediately after the… -
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 eliberum officiolium… -
Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino (FEDERICO DA MONTEFELTRO, DUCA DI URBINO)
B. at Gubbio in 1422, to Guidantonio, d. at Ferrara on 10 Sept. 1482. In 1444 he succeeded his brother Oddantonio, who had been killed by the people of Urbino.… -
Federico di Gesù (Joannes Martin Schellhorn)
Theologian, b. 6 Nov. 1721 in Munich, d. 16 Oct. 1788 in Augsburg. On 24 May 1741 he made his religious profession among the Discalced Carmelites, taught canon… -
Fedorov (pron. Fiódorov), Nikolaj Fedorovič (FEDOROV (PRON. FIÓDOROV), NICOLAJ FEDOROVIĆ)
Born in 1828, died in 1903. A solitary Russian thinker, little known during his lifetime. The illegitimate son of a Prince Gagarin, he studied at Tambov and… -
Fehrenbach, Konstantin
German politician, b. 11 January 1852 at Wellendinger (Baden), d. 26 March 1926 at Freiburg im Breisgau. A deputy of the Center Party in the Baden Diet, he was… -
Feigenwinter, Ernst
Catholic politician and sociologist, b. in Reinach (Basel) on 13 March 1853, d. in Bern on 15 Sept. 1919. He defended the rights and freedom of the Church in… -
Feijóo y Montenegro, Benito Jerónimo
Benedictine and Spanish writer, b. 8 Oct. 1676 in Casdemero (Orense), d. 26 Dec. 1764 in Oviedo, where he had taught theology. A "free citizen of the republic… -
Feldmann, Joseph
German philosopher, priest, b. at Olpe (Meschede) on 23 Feb. 1878, d. at Paderborn on 29 July 1927. He earned his doctorate in philosophy and theology in Rome.… -
Felician, Saint, Martyr (FELICIANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
FELICIANO, santo, martire: v. PRIMO E FELICIANO, saints, martyrs. -
Felicissimus and Agapitus, Saints, Martyrs (FELICISSIMO E AGAPITO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
They are commemorated in the Depositio martyrum on 6 Aug. as buried in the cemetery of Praetextatus. However, nothing is known of their life or of their mar- >… -
Felicity, Saint, Martyr (FELICITA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
She is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 23 November as buried in the cemetery of Maximus on the Via Salaria Nuova. Over her tomb Pope Boniface I… -
Feliński, Zygmunt Felix
Archbishop of Warsaw, b. 6 Oct. 1822 at Wojutyn (Volhynia), d. 1895 at Kraków. He entered the Seminary of Zhytomyr in 1851, whence he passed to the… -
Felix and Adauctus, Saints, Martyrs (FELICE E ADAUTTO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
The oldest and most reliable notice concerning them is a Damasan poem from which it is gathered that a certain priest Verus prayed at their tombs. These are… -
Felix and Fortunatus, Saints, Martyrs (FELICE E FORTUNATO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
Commemorated today in the Roman Martyrology on June 11, they were venerated solemnly in Aquileia on August 14, in accordance with the Hieronymian Martyrology… -
Felix, Antonius (FELICE, ANTONIO)
Procurator of Judea from 52 to 60 A.D. A slave emancipated by Antonia, mother of the emperor Claudius (v.). Supported at court by his brother Pallas and a… -
Felix, Bishop of Aptungi (FELICE, VESCOVO DI APTUNGI)
He appears in 311 when he took part in the consecration of Bishop Caecilian of Carthage, which marked the beginning of the Donatist schism. He was therefore… -
Felix, Bishop of Trier, Saint (FELICE, VESCOVO DI TREVIRI, SANTO)
He was elected on the occasion of the Council assembled at Trier in 385 for the Priscillianist controversy, succeeding Britton. Sulpicius Severus (Dial., III… -
Felix, Bishop of Urgell (FELICE, VESCOVO DI URGEL)
In office at Urgel (ca. 782) in the Hispanic March, d. in 818. Together with Elipandus, he was the principal champion of Adoptionism, which he defended with… -
Félix, Célestin-Joseph (FELIX, CÉLESTIN-JOSEPH)
Jesuit, lecturer, b. at Neuville-sur-l'Escaut (diocese of Cambrai) on 28 June 1810, d. at Lille on 6 July 1891. After four years of teaching at Brugelette, he… -
Felix (Fink), Felix of Antwerp (FELICE (FINK) DA ANVERSA)
Capuchin missionary and writer of the province of Belgium, b. at Antwerp on 11 Jan. 1868, entered the novitiate on 13 May 1886, departed for the mission of… -
Felix II, Antipope (FELICE II, ANTIPAPA)
Archdeacon of the Roman church, after the Arian Council of Milan in 355, despite the promise of fidelity to the legitimate pontiff Liberius, driven into exile… -
Felix III, Pope (FELICE III, PAPA)
Strictly speaking he should be called F. II, because the preceding one was an antipope. He reigned from 483 to 492. His father, also named Felix, was a priest… -
Felix I, Pope (FELICE I, PAPA)
In the Liber Pontificalis he is called a Roman, the son of a certain Constantius. He was pope from 269 to 274. He intervened in the question concerning the… -
Felix IV, Pope (FELICE IV, PAPA)
Reigning from 526 to 530. Born in Samnium to a certain Castorius, he was elevated to the supreme pontificate through the influence of Theodoric, king of the… -
Felix of Cantalice, Saint (FELICE DA CANTALICE, SANTO)
A Capuchin lay brother of the Roman province, b. at Cantalice (Rieti) in 1515, he worked as a peasant until the age of 30, made his religious profession in… -
Felix of Nicosia, Blessed (FELICE DA NICOSIA, BEATO)
Lay brother Capuchin of the Messina province, b. at Nicosia (Enna) on 5 Nov. 1715, entered the novitiate at Mistretta on 19 Oct. 1743, d. at Nicosia on 31 May… -
Felix of Nola, Saint (FELICE DI NOLA, SANTO)
Of a noble family originally from Syria, from childhood he consecrated himself to the Lord and was ordained a priest by Bishop Maximus of Nola. During the… -
Felix of Prato (FELICE DA PRATO)
Augustinian exegete, b. in Prato in the second half of the 15th century to Jewish parents, d. in Rome around 1560. For some time he was an ardent and highly… -
Felix of Valois, Saint (FELICE DI VALOIS, SANTO)
Cofounder of the Order of the Trinitarians, of whom there is no reliable biographical information. Born ca. 1127, of the royal family of Valois, as the… -
Felix, Saint, Martyr (FELICE, SANTO, MARTIRE)
FELICE, santo, martire: v. NABORE e FELICE, saints, martyrs. FELICE, saint, martyr: v. NARCISO e FELICE, saints, martyrs. FELICE, saint, martyr: v. SATURNINO… -
Felix V, Antipope (FELICE V, ANTIPAPA)
After the deposition of Pope Eugene IV, the Council of Basel (v.) elected, on 5 Nov. 1439, Duke Amadeus VIII of Savoy (v.). The election was carried out… -
Feller, François-Xavier
Jesuit, scholar and skilled apologist, b. in Brussels on 18 April 1736, d. in Regensburg on 23 May 1802. Having completed his course of studies, he began his… -
Felonius (FELONIO)
It is the Roman paenula (Gr. φελόνιον, by corruption of φεινάλιον or φενάλιον), but from the ancient and ample form that envelops the whole body. The Slavs and… -
Felten, Joseph
Exegete and scholar of modern New Testament criticism, b. at Düren on 9 February 1851, d. at Bonn on 11 December 1929. Professor from 1877 of theology at St.… -
Feltre, Diocese of (FELTRE, DIOCESI DI)
FELTRE, DIOCESI di: v. BELLUNO E FELTRE, DIOCESI di. -
Feminism (from Fr. Féminisme) (FEMMINISMO (DAL FRANC. FÉMINISME))
It is the complex of theories, issues and struggles agitated and conducted on the feminist front for the equalization of woman with man on the civil, social… -
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 and been ordained a… -
Fenaroli, Fedele
Composer and music theorist, b. at Lanciano on 25 April 1730 and d. at Naples on 1 January 1818. He studied with Durante, Leo and Porpora at the Conservatory… -
Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe
Writer, b. of a noble family on 6 Aug. 1651 in the castle of Fénelon (Périgord), d. 7 Jan. 1715 at Cambrai. He began at the University of Cahors the studies… -
Fenestella Confessionis
Both in block altars and in chest altars there is sometimes found a rectangular opening faced with marble that allowed objects to be brought close to the tomb… -
Feng Shui (FENGS SHUI)
The term f. s. (lit. "wind and water") designates in China a "pseudo-scientific system that is supposed to teach how and where to build tombs, temples, and… -
Fengsiang [Fengxiang] (Fongsiang), Diocese of (FENGSIANG (FONGSIANG), DIOCESI DI)
It is located in northern China, in the civil province of Shensi. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 16 Nov. 1932, with territory detached from the… -
Fengtien
FENGTIEN: v. MUKDEN, DIOCESI di. -
Fenwich, Edward
American Dominican, "apostle of Ohio" and first bishop of Cincinnati. Born at St. Mary's in Maryland on 18 Aug. 1768, he became a religious in 1788 and a… -
Fenyang, Diocese of (FENYANG, DIOCESI DI)
In northern China, in the civil province of Shansi. It was erected with the rank of apostolic vicariate on 12 May 1926, with territory detached from the… -
Feralia
It was the last day of the Parentalia, which consisted of a week dedicated to the dead of the family, or it fell on February 21 (Varro, De l. lat., 6, 13, 1)… -
Ferber, Nicolaus
FERBER, NICOLAUS: V. HERBORM, NIKOLAUS. -
Ferchio, Matteo (Ferkie, Ferchius)
Conventual Franciscan theologian, b. at Veglia (Istria) in 1583, d. at Padua on 8 September 1669. He became a religious in 1599 and studied at Bergamo, Padua… -
Ferdinand Charles Gonzaga, Last Duke of Mantua and of Montferrat (FERDINANDO CARLO GONZAGA, ULTIMO DUCA DI MANTOYA E DEL MONFERRATO)
FERDINANDO CARLO GONZAGA, ultimo duca di MANTOYA e del MONFERRATO: v. GONZAGA, PAMIGLIA. -
Ferdinand (Fernando) of Portugal, the Beato (FERDINANDO (FERNANDO) DI PORTOGALLO, BESTO)
Son of John I, King of Portugal, and of Philippa, daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, b. at Santarem on 29 September 1402, d. in prison at Fez… -
Ferdinand (Ferrante) I of Aragon, King of Naples (FERDINANDO (FERRANTE) I DI ARAGONA, RE DI NAPOLI)
Born in Catalonia in 1431, died in Naples on FERDINANDO (Ferrante) I of Aragon, king of NAPLES - Bas-relief in the Museum of S. Martino - Naples. 25 Jan. 1494.… -
Ferdinand II, Emperor (FERDINANDO II, IMPERATORE)
Firstborn son of Charles, Archduke of Styria, and of Maria, sister of the Duke of Bavaria, b. at Graz on 9 July 1578, d. at Vienna on 15 Feb. 1637. Educated by… -
Ferdinand III, Emperor (FERDINANDO III, IMPERATORE)
Born on 13 July 1608 at Graz, died on 2 April 1657. Eldest son of Ferdinand II and of Maria Anna, princess of Bavaria. Elected and crowned king of Hungary in… -
Ferdinand I, II Grand Duke of Tuscany (FERDINANDO I, II GRANDUCHI DI TOSCANA)
FERDINANDO I, II granduchi di TOSCANA: v. MEDICI, FAMIGLIA. -
Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (FERDINANDO III, GRANDUCA DI TOSCANA)
Born in Florence on 6 May 1769, died there on 18 June 1824. The second-born son of Pietro Leopoldo of Habsburg-Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and of Maria… -
Ferdinand III, King of Naples (FERDINANDO III, RE DI NAPOLI)
FERDINANDO III, re di NAPOLI: 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)
B. in 1199, son of Alfonso IX of León and of Berenguela of Castile, king of Castile from 1217 and of León from 1330, d. at Seville on 30 May 1252. His military… -
Ferdinand II of Bourbon, King of the Two Sicilies (FERDINANDO II DI BORBONE, RE DELLE DUE SICILIE)
Son of Francis I and Maria Isabella of Spain, b. in Palermo on 12 Jan. 1809, d. in Naples on 22 May 1859. Having ascended the throne on 8 Nov. 1830, he married… -
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)
Born in Naples on 12 Jan. 1751 to King Charles III, and died there on 4 Jan. 1825. King of Naples in 1759 when his father became king of Spain, he was assisted… -
Ferdinand I of Habsburg, Emperor (FERDINANDO I D'ASBURGO, IMPERATORE)
Son of the Archduke of Austria Philip II the Handsome and of Joanna the Mad, born in Alcalá (New Castile) on 10 March 1503, died in Vienna on 25 July 1564. In… -
Ferdinand IV, King of Naples (FERDINANDO IV, RE DI NAPOLI)
FERDINANDO IV, re di NAPOLI: v. FERDINANDO I of Bourbon, king of the TWO SICILIES, IV of NAPLES, III of SICILY. -
Ferdinand of Bavaria (FERDINANDO DI BAVIERA)
Archbishop and prince-elector of Saxony, b. in Munich on 7 Oct. 1577, d. at Arnsberg on 13 Sept. 1650. He completed his studies at Ingolstadt and in Rome. In… -
Ferdinand of Jesus (FERDINANDO DI GESÙ)
Discalced Carmelite theologian, in the world Ferd. Jimenez de Benalcázar, b. in 1571 at Baeza (Andalusia), d. there on 15 May 1644. Clothed with the Carmelite… -
Ferdinando Gonzaga, VI Duke of Mantua (FERDINANDO GONZAGA, VI DUCA DI MANTOVA)
FERDINANDO GONZAGA, VI Duke of Mantua: v. GONZAGA, FAMIOLIA. -
Ferdinand the Catholic II, of Aragon (FERDINANDO, IL CATTOLICO, II D'ARAGONA)
B. 10 May 1452 at Sos (Aragon), d. 23 Jan. 1516 at Madrigalejo (Cáceres). Son of John II of Aragon and Joanna Enriquez, F. was not destined for the throne… -
Ferdinand VII, King of Spain (FERDINANDO VII, RE DI SPAGNA)
B. at San Ildefonso on Oct. 13, 1784, d. at Madrid on Sept. 29, 1833. Son of Charles IV and of Maria Luisa of Parma, F. gathered upon himself the hopes of the… -
Ferentino, Diocese of (FERENTINO, DIOCESI DI)
In the province of Frosinone, immediately subject to the Holy See; area 353 sq. km.; population 55,000 inhabitants, of whom about 15,500 in the municipality of… -
Ferentum
Etruscan Ferento, among the deep ravines of the Acqua and Vezzarella ditches, was a prosperous city in the time of Augustus and the birthplace of the emperor… -
Ferguson, Adam
Scottish moralist, sociologist and historian, b. at Logiereit in 1724, from 1764 > FERENTINO, DIOCESE of - Panorama of F. (by courtesy of prof. E. Jon) FERIANA… -
Feriae in Iudiciis
On certain days of the year, procedural acts cannot be performed. These dies feriati or feriae are divided: 1) into ordinary ones, fixed exhaustively in the… -
Ferments and Fermentation (FERMENTI E FERMENTAZIONE)
Ferments or enzymes are catalysts produced by living organisms that perform their work in the metabolism (v. FISIOLOGIA) of living beings. Like all catalysts… -
Fermo, Archdiocese of (FERMO, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese in the province of Ascoli-Piceno (Marche). It extends over 1392 sq km with a population of 225,340 inhabitants, almost all Catholics. It… -
Fernandez, Antonio
Jesuit, missionary, b. in Lisbon in 1569, d. in Goa on 12 Nov. 1642. In 1601 he set out for India; from there, in 1604, he went to the mission in Ethiopia, and… -
Fernández de Minaya, Lope
Augustinian of Toledo, who lived in the 15th century. A skilled orator, he is a classic of literature for his two treatises Espejo del alma, "opus optimae… -
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 natives and was governor of the fortress of… -
Fernandez, Domenico
FERNANDEZ, DOMENICO: v. NAVARRETE, DOMENICO. -
Fernandez, Lucas
Spanish poet, b. in Salamanca ca. 1474, d. there in 1542. He held musical posts in the Cathedral and in the University of Salamanca. In 1514, being a… -
Fernando Poo, Apostolic Vicariate of (FERNANDO POO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
By decree of 10 Oct. 1855 the apostolic prefecture of the Islands of Annobón, Corisco and F. P. belonging to Spanish Guinea was erected, with territory… -
Ferns, Diocese of (FERNS, DIOCESI DI)
In Ireland. It comprises within its 3,000 sq. km. of surface almost the whole county of Wexford and a part of that of Wicklow. It is a suffragan of Dublin. It… -
Feron-Vrau, Camille
Born in Tourcoing on July 23, 1831, died in Lille on March 30, 1908. A physician, he founded for physicians the Association of St. Luke and the pious… -
Ferotin, Marius
Benedictine monk, paleographer and historian of the liturgy, b. at Chateauneuf-sur-Rhone on 18 Nov. 1855. Having entered the monastery of Solesmes in 1874, he… -
Ferraiolo
It is a wide mantle of silk or other light cloth, red, purple or black in color, depending on the rank of the one who wears it: cardinal, bishop, priest, and… -
Ferrando
African bishop, d. ca. 546. He was a disciple of St. Fulgentius of Ruspe, and when the latter was exiled, along with 60 other African bishops, by the Vandal… -
Ferrante I of Aragon (FERRANTE I D'ARAGONA)
FERRANTE I d'ARAGONA: v. FERDINANDO I d'ARAGONA, re di NAPOLI. -
Ferrara, Antonio da
Poet, b. in Ferrara in 1315, d. there between 1371 and 1374. He is also known as A. Beccari or Del Beccaio. Of his life, spent wandering in Bologna, Forlì… -
Ferrara, Archdiocese of (FERRARA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
In Emilia; it lies entirely within the province of the same name, which also contains the whole diocese of Comacchio and a considerable part of the… -
Ferrar Group (Family 13) (FERRAR, GRUPPO DI (FAMIOLIA 13))
A group of 13 Greek codices of the Gospels (H. von Soden: I in the introduction, then I¹). They are the following: 13 (and 368); Paris, Bibl. Nat. gr. 50… -
Ferrari, Andrea Carlo
Cardinal archbishop, b. at Lalatta di Pratopiano (Parma) on 13 Aug. 1850, d. at Milan on 2 Feb. 1921. Of humble origins, he studied at his native Seminary.… -
Ferrari, Bartolomeo, Venerable (FERRARI, BARTOLOMEO, VENERABILE)
Cofounder of the Order of the Barnabites, b. in Milan in 1499, d. there on 25 Nov. 1544. After a serious and studious youth devoted to works of charity, among… -
Ferrari (de Ferrari), Defendente
Piedmontese painter of the 16th century, whose known works date from 1500 (Assumption, Museum of Budapest) to 1535 (triptych of Sts. Crispin and Crispinian… -
Ferrariensis
FERRARIENSIS: v. SILVESTRI, FRANCESCO. -
Ferrari, Gaudenzio
Piedmontese painter, b. at Valduggia, near Borgosesia, c. 1471 (according to others c. 1480), d. at Milan on 31 January 1546. In some documents he is called… -
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 France and taught at… -
Ferrari, Onorato
Barnabite missionary, b. at Vercelli in 1685, d. there on 1 October 1755. In 1719 he set out for China as legate of Clement XI. He carried out his activity in… -
Ferrari, Paolo
Playwright, b. in Modena on 5 April 1822, d. in Milan on 9 March 1899. He was the first in Italy to perceive the need for a dramatic art attentive to moral… -
Ferrari, Paolo Agostino
Genoese Benedictine of the 17th century. He professed in the year 1649 in the monastery of St. Jerome of Cervara near Genoa; a few years later he moved to… -
Ferraris, Lucio
Franciscan, theologian and canonist, b. at Solero (Alessandria) on 18 April 1687, d. at Alessandria on 24 February 1763. For many years he was professor of… -
Ferrar, Nicholas
Protestant theologian, b. in London in 1592, d. there in 1637. A Member of Parliament in 1624, he soon withdrew from political life in order to organize a… -
Ferrata, Domenico
Cardinal, b. at Gradoli (Viterbo) on 4 March 1847, d. at Rome on 10 Oct. 1914. He studied with the Jesuits at Orvieto, then at the Seminary of Montefiascone… -
Ferrata, Ercole
Sculptor, b. at Pellio inferiore (Como) in 1610, d. in Rome on 10 July 1686. He worked in Naples and in the Abruzzi, then in Rome, where he remained almost… -
Ferrazzi, Giuseppe Jacobo
Priest and scholar, b. at Cartigliano (Vicenza) on 20 March 1813, d. at Bassano on 3 May 1887. Persecuted by Austria and suspended from teaching as an upholder… -
Ferrea Miris Modis repente Liber (MIRIS MODIS REPENTE LIBER, FERREA)
Hymn of Vespers on the feast of St. Peter in Chains. It consists of a single strophe taken from the hymn Felix per omne festum mundi cardines, attributed to… -
Ferreol, Jean-Joseph
Born at Cucuron (Vaucluse) on 27 Dec. 1808, died on 3 Feb. 1853. Ordained a priest on 21 Dec. 1833, he entered the Seminary of the Foreign Missions of Paris on… -
Ferreolus, Saint (FERREOLO, SANTO)
Bishop of Uzès in Narbonensian Gaul after 552, d. January 4, 581. He labored much for the reform of the clergy, and extended his zeal also to the Jews residing… -
Ferreolus, Saint, Martyr (FERREOLO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
At the beginning of the persecution of Diocletian he was a tribune of the army at Vienne (France), where he lived together with his friend Julian. Shortly… -
Ferrer, Bonifacio
Carthusian, brother of St. Vincent, b. at Valencia in 1355, d. in holiness at the charterhouse of Vall de Cristo on 29 April 1417. He studied law at Perugia… -
Ferreres, Juan Bautista
Jesuit, moralist and canonist, b. at Olleria (diocese of Valencia) on 28 Nov. 1861, d. in prison at Valencia on 28 Dec. 1936. Having barely completed his… -
Ferreri, Zaccaria
Born at Vicenza in 1479, died at Rome in 1524. A Benedictine monk and later a Carthusian, he left the cloister for a freer activity. With Cardinal Bernardino… -
Ferrero, Benigna Consolata
Mystic, b. in Turin on 6 Aug. 1885, d. in Como on 1 Sept. 1916. She entered at the age of 22 the monastery of the Visitation of St. Mary in Como, where she… -
Ferrero della Marmora, Carlo Vittorio, also known as Teresio Maria (FERRERO DELLA MARMORA, CARLO VITTORIO, DETTO ANCHE TERESIO MARIA)
Cardinal, of the same family as the preceding, but of the branch of the marquises della M., b. in Turin on 15 Oct. 1757, d. in the abbey of S. Benigno di… -
Ferrero (Ferrerius), Bonifacio
Cardinal, of the great F. family of Biella, of the branch of the marquises of Romagnano, b. in 1476, d. in Rome in Jan. 1543. He held various abbeys, among… -
Ferrer, Vincent (Ferrer), Saint (VINCENZO FERRERI (FERRER), SANTO)
Spanish Dominican, famous for his apostolic wanderings and thaumaturgic power, as well as for the part he played in the religious and political events of his… -
Ferrer, Vincenzo
Dominican philosopher and theologian, b. near Trahiguera (Catalonia) on 21 July 1675, d. at Albalata della Sorella (near Valencia) on 22 Apr. 1738. He was… -
Ferretti, Gabriele, Blessed (FERRETTI, GABRIELE, BEATO)
Observant Friar Minor, b. in Ancona ca. 1385, d. there on 12 Nov. 1456. A descendant of a noble Ancona family, he entered the Order early, distinguishing… -
Ferretti, Paolo Maria
Born at Subiaco on 3 December 1866, died at Bologna on 23 May 1938. A Benedictine monk at Genoa, he was later abbot (1900) at Torrechiara and Parma, after… -
Ferretti, Pietro
Economist and politician, b. in Ancona on 15 July 1790, d. in Florence on 1 April 1858. Brother of Cardinal Gabriele and cousin of Pius IX, in his youth he… -
Ferri, Ciro
Painter, b. in Rome in 1634, d. there on 13 Sept. 1689. He was a pupil and collaborator of Pietro Berrettini da Cortona. Under the master's direction he… -
Ferri, Enrico
Jurist, b. at San Benedetto Po (Mantua) on 25 February 1856, d. at Rome on 12 May 1929. He studied at the University of Bologna, graduating in 1877; from 1884… -
Ferri, Luigi
Philosopher, b. in Bologna on 15 June 1826, d. in Rome on 19 March 1895. He completed his early studies in his native city, continued them in Paris at the… -
Ferrini, Contardo, Blessed (FERRINI, CONTARDO, BEATO)
Jurist, b. in Milan on 5 Apr. 1859, d. at Suna (Novara) on 5 Oct. 1902. He graduated in jurisprudence at Pavia in 1880, with a dissertation in Latin on the… -
Ferrucci Family (FERRUCCI, FAMIGLIA)
Famiglia di scultori (secc. XV e XVI) originaria di Fiesole. Sono maggiormente degni di menzione: FRANCESCO (b. 1437, d. after 1492), son of that Simone di… -
Fertility Rites (FECONDITÀ, RITI DI)
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Ferula
In the Middle Ages it was the bishop's pastoral staff, of which there is record in the 3rd century (PL 132, 970; 136, 907). It constituted the symbol of the… -
Ferus, Giovanni (Wild) (FERUS GIOVANNI (WILD))
Observant Franciscan, famous preacher, b. June 24, 1495 in Swabia, d. 1554 in Mainz. He became a religious in 1515; having completed his course of studies he… -
Fesch, Joseph
Cardinal, b. 3 January 1763 at Ajaccio, d. 13 May 1839 at Rome. Son of Angela Maria Pietra Santa who, left a widow by Giuseppe Ramolino, married in second… -
Fesl, Michael Joseph
Philosopher, b. in Prague in 1788, d. in Vienna in 1863; a disciple of B. Bolzano, editor of his works and disseminator of his philosophy (especially in… -
Fessler, Joseph
Bishop, historian and canonist, b. at Lochau (Vorarlberg) on 2 Dec. 1813; d. at St. Pölten (near Vienna) on 25 Apr. 1872. A priest in 1837, from 1838 he taught… -
Festa
FESTA: v. PRECETTO FESTIVO. -
Festa, Costanzo
Musician, b. in the diocese of Turin (as appears from a motu proprio of Leo X, dated 1 Nov. 1517), around 1465, d. in Rome on 10 April 1545; in 1517 he was… -
Festivis Resonent Carmina Vocibus
This is the hymn of Vespers for the feast of the Most Precious Blood, probably composed by Msgr. L. Tripopi, when in 1846 this feast was instituted, owing to… -
Festus, Roman Senator (FESTO, SENATORE ROMANO)
Consul in 472, he went over to Theodoric after the battle of the Adda in 490. At the beginning of 497, at the head of a mission, he went to Constantinople to… -
Festus, Saint, Martyr (FESTO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
FESTO, santo, martire: v. JANUARIUS and COMPANIONS, saints, martyrs. -
Fetha Nagast
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Fétis, François-Joseph (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 Conservatory, where he returned as… -
Fetishism (FETICISMO)
The term fetish (enchantment, amulet), a word derived from the Latin factitius (cf. Italian fattura), was applied by the Portuguese, who reached the coasts of… -
Fetvá (FETVÀ)
Turkish pronunciation of the Arabic fatva, a technical term denoting a legal responsum issued by a mufti or jurist of repute, in answer to a question put to… -
Feud (FAIDA)
From the German Fehde, it was known in the Lombard laws by the term inimicitia or elsewhere by the expression vindicta parentum. It represents the struggle of… -
Feudal Education (FEUDALE, EDUCAZIONE)
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Feudalism (FEUDALESIMO)
I. HISTORY. - It is the socio-political regime prevailing in Western and Central Europe during the Middle Ages. Purely formal analogies allow one to speak of… -
Feuerbach, Ludwig Andreas
German philosopher, b. at Landshut on 28 July 1804, son of the celebrated jurist Anselm, d. at Rechenberg (Nuremberg) on 13 Sept. 1872. He studied (Protestant)… -
Feuillée, Louis
Religious of the Minims, born at Mane, in Provence, in 1660, died at Marseilles in 1732. A distinguished scientist, he was a botanist, astronomer, and… -
Feuillet, Louis
La Fevillea. Design by Tarpin, engraving by Corsi. Canary Islands. He rigorously determined the first meridian of the Island of Ferro. He was the first to… -
Féval, Paul
French novelist and playwright, b. in Rennes on 27 Sept. 1817, d. in Paris on 8 March 1887. The first novels Le club des phoques; Mystères de Londres, etc.… -
Févin, Antoine de
Musician, b. at Arras between 1470 and 1473. He was a priest and master in the chapel of the kings of France. In this office he d. at the end of 1511 or in the… -
Feziali
In Rome they constituted a priestly association of Latin origin, composed of twenty members, which recognized Jupiter as its patron and was the depository of…