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Flabella(FLABELLI)Vol. V, p. 857 FLABELLI. — From flabellum = fan: this name today commonly refers to the two large fans of white ostrich = peacock feathers, arranged in two tiers, supported…
Flacillo, Intrusive Bishop of Antioch(FLACILLO, VESCOVO INTRUSO DI ANTIOCHIA)Vol. V, p. 858 FLACILLO, intruded bishop of ANTIOCHIA. - D. shortly before the Council of Sardica. He was always favorable to the Arians. In 335 he presided over the Council…
Flacius (Vlacich), Matthias(FLACIO (VLACIC), MATTIA)Vol. V, p. 858 FLACIO (VLACIC), MATTIA. – Protestant scholar, known as F. Illyricus, born at Albona (Istria) on 3 March 1520, died at Frankfurt on 11 March 1575. Having…
Flagellants(FLAGELLANTI)Vol. V, p. 858 FLAGELLANTI. — The Rule of St Benedict considers the case in which it may be necessary to resort to flagellation in order to punish rebellious and guilty monks…
Flagellation(FLAGELLAZIONE)Vol. V, p. 861 FLAGELLATION. – A means of punishment, employed in various ways, inflicted by blows with a scourge or bundles of rods or flexible switches. It was widely used…
Flaget, Benoît-JosephVol. V, p. 862 FLAGET, BENOÎT-JOSEPH. - Born on 17 Nov. 1763 at Contournat near Billom, diocese of Clermont (France), died on 11 Feb. 1850 at Louisville. In 1783 he entered…
Flamines(FLAMINI)Vol. V, p. 862 FLAMINI. — From fiare, “to blow,” in the sense of feeding the sacrificial flame (cf. the Brahmins of ancient India, ministers of sacrifice); among the Romans…
Flaminio, Marco AntonioVol. V, p. 862 FLAMINIO, MARCO ANTONIO. — Humanist, born at Serravalle (now Vittorio Veneto) in 1498 to the humanist Giannantonio. Esteemed by Leo X, Sadoleto, Sannazzaro,…
Flanagan, Edward JosephVol. V, p. 863 FLANAGAN, EDWARD JOSEPH. — Prelate and educator, b. at Roscommon (Ireland) on 13 July 1886, d. in Berlin on 15 May 1948. He emigrated to the United States in…
Flandrin, Jean-Hippolyte(FLANDRIN, JEAN-HYPPOLITE)Vol. V, p. 863 FLANDRIN, JEAN-HYPPOLITE. — Born in Lyons on 23 March 1809, died in Rome on 31 March 1864. After studying in his homeland from 1829, he went to Paris to the…
Flandrino, Ambrogio(FLANDINO, AMBROGIO)Vol. V, p. 863 FLANDINO, AMBROGIO. — Augustinian theologian, born in Naples ca. 1460, died on 24 Sept. 1531. In 1508 regent of the Bologna studium, in 1509 of that of…
Flangini, LuigiVol. V, p. 863 FLANGINI, LUIGI. - Cardinal, b. in Venezia on 26 July 1733, d. there on 29 Feb. 1804. He belonged to a most noble family and held important offices with…
Flaubert, GustaveVol. V, p. 863 FLAUBERT, GUSTAVE. — French writer, born in Rouen on 12 December 1821, died at Croisset on 8 May 1880. After a youth devoted to romantic impulses and exotic…
Flavia and Domitilla, Saints, Martyrs(FLAVIA E DOMITILLA, SANTE, MARTIRI)Vol. V, p. 864 FLAVIA and DOMITILLA, saints, martyrs: v. DOMITILLA, CIMITERO di.
Flavian, Saint(FLAVIANO, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 864 FLAVIANO, saint. — Patriarch of Antioch, born around 320, died in 404. He soon embraced the ascetic life. During the Arian crisis he always remained faithful…
Flavian, Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople(FLAVIANO, SANTO, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)Vol. V, p. 864 FLAVIANO, saint, patriarch of COSTANTINOPOLI. - An upright and moderate man, he found himself holding the episcopate in troubled times (446–49), precisely at…
Flaviano, Virio Nicomachus(FLAVIANO, VIRIO NICOMACO)Vol. V, p. 864 FLAVIANO, VIRIO NICOMACO. - Pagan writer of the 4th century, born in 334 into a wealthy family of Apulian origin. A statesman, man of letters, historian, and…
Flavius Clemens, Saint, Martyr(FLAVIO CLEMENTE, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 865 FLAVIUS CLEMENS, saint, martyr: v. CLEMENTE, CONSOLE.
Flemish, Art(FIAMMINGA, ARTE)Vol. V, p. 741 FIAMMINGA, ARTE. — The designation Flemish art refers to the complex of artistic manifestations proper to the southern Low Countries, that is, to the territory…
Flesh(CARNE)Vol. III, p. 533 MEAT: v. PURITÀ RITUALE, LEGGI della and VEGETARIANISMO (use of m. in alimentation); UOMO (in the biblical sense); SPIRITO E C. (in the ethical sense).
Flete, WilliamVol. V, p. 865 FLETE, WILLIAM. - Augustinian theologian, born in England at the beginning of the 14th century. Already a bachelor in the universities of his homeland, he…
Fleury, André-Hercule deVol. V, p. 865 FLEURY, ANDRÉ-HERCULE de. — Cardinal and statesman, born at Lovède on 26 June 1653, died in Paris on 29 January 1743. Appointed almoner to Queen Maria Teresa…
Fleury, ClaudeVol. V, p. 865 FLEURY, CLAUDE. – French jurist and historian, born in Paris on 6 December 1640, died there on 17 July 1723. Advocate at the Parliament (1658). Following his…
Fleury-sur-Loire, Abbey of(FLEURY-SUR-LOIR, ABBAZIA)Vol. V, p. 865 FLEURY-SUR-LOIR, abbey: v. ORLÉANS, DIOCESE of.
Fliedner, TheodorVol. V, p. 866 FLIEDNER, THEODOR. - Founder of the Work of Deaconesses in the Evangelical Churches, b. at Eppscia (Nassau) on 21 Jan. 1800, d. at Kaiserswerth on 4 Oct. 1864.…
Flight Into Egypt(FUGA IN EGITTO)Vol. V, p. 1076 FLIGHT INTO EGYPT. – Episode in the life of Jesus, occurring after the visit of the Magi and briefly narrated in Mt. 2:13. Herod, angered because the Magi had…
Flodoard of Reims(FLODOARDO DI REIMS)Vol. V, p. 866 FLODOARDO of REIMS. - Historian, b. in 894, d. 28 March 966. He was a pupil at the archiepiscopal school of Reims, then deacon of the Cathedral and archivist.…
Flogging(FUSTIGAZIONE)Vol. V, p. 1093 FUSTIGAZIONE. — From Lat. fustigatio, punishment by the whip, rod, or scourge, made of strips of leather. It consists in beating the person subjected to it…
FloraVol. V, p. 866 FLORA. — An ancient Italic and Roman goddess; according to Varro, of Sabine origin: indeed, her cult independent of the Roman one is documented at Agnone; at…
Floral Style(FLOREALE, STILE)Vol. V, p. 866 FLOREALE, STILE: v. LIBERTY, STILE.
Florence, Archdiocese Of(FIRENZE, ARCIDIORESI DI)Vol. V, p. 834 The Archdiocese of FIRENZE. - In Tuscany, Metropolitan (a. 1420). Suffragan dioceses: Borgo S. Sepolcro, Colle Val d'Elsa, Fiesole, Modigliana, Pistoia and…
Florens(FLORENSI)Vol. V, p. 866 FLORENSI. – The F. are a branch of the Cistercian Order, indeed the first reform introduced into the family of s. Bernardo. They were founded in Calabria in…
Florentina, Saint(FLORENTINA, SANTA)Vol. V, p. 866 FLORENTINA, saint. — Sister of St. Leander, St. Fulgentius, and St. Isidore, born in Cartagena, died around 612. In 554 she moved to Seville. Nun in a…
Florentini, TeodosioVol. V, p. 867 FLORENTINI, TEODOSIO. - Capuchin, called “the greatest philanthropist of Switzerland,” b. at Münster (Canton Grigioni) on 23 May 1802, d. at Heiden (Appenzel)…
Florentius(FLORENZIO)Vol. V, p. 867 FLORENZIO. — An anomean bishop of Constantinople who lived in the 4th century. The scant information concerning F. is derived from Philostorgius. The date of…
Florentius, RadewijnsVol. V, p. 867 FLORENTIUS, RADEWIJNS. – Dutch mystic, born in 1350 at Leerdam, died on 24 March 1400 at Deventer. Having completed his studies at the University of Prague in…
Florentius, Saint(FIORENZO, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 832 FIORENZO, saint. - Bishop of Strasbourg, who lived in the 6th century and died about 600. The legendary element abounds in the Vitae, all of them late (from…
Florenzo of Strasbourg(FLORENZO DI STRASBURGO)Vol. V, p. 867 FLORENZO of STRASBOURG: v. FLORENZO, saint.
Floreria ApostolicaVol. V, p. 867 FLORERIA APOSTOLICA. - The f. a. is the pontifical storeroom, where the regent, a palatine official subordinate to the chief foriere of the Sacred Apostolic…
Floresta, Diocese of(FLORESTA, PESQUERRA)Vol. V, p. 867 FLORESTA, PESQUERRA: v. PESQUERRA.
Florez, EnriqueVol. V, p. 867 FLOREZ, ENRIQUE. - Augustinian, b. at Villadiego (Burgos) on 21 July 1702, d. at Madrid on 5 May 1773. A man of great virtue and most extensive learning, at…
Flori of Lyon(FLORO DI LIONE)Vol. V, p. 868 FLORO di LIONE. – Writer, d. ca. 860. At the beginning of the 9th century he was a deacon in Lyon, where he directed the Cathedral school under four successive…
Florian, Jean-Pierre-Clarie deVol. V, p. 867 FLORIAN, JEAN-PIERRE-CLARIE de. – French writer, b. in Sauve on 6 March 1755, d. in Sceaux on 13 September 1794. In 1782 he published the comedy Les deux…
Floriano, Saint, Martyr(FLORIANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 867 FLORIANO, saint, martyr. - He is commemorated on 4 May. The Passio has come down in two recensions: one longer, from the 8th century, the other shorter, from…
Florianopolis, Archdiocese of(FLORIANOPOLIS, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 868 FLORIANOPOLIS, ARCHDIOCESE OF. — In the State of S. Caterina in Brazil and the metropolis of the ecclesiastical province, whose boundaries are the same as…
Florida y Melo, Diocese of(FLORIDA Y MELO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 868 FLORIDA Y MELO, DIOCESE of. — In Uruguay. It has an area of 81,000 sq. km., with 500,000 inhabitants; it comprises 26 parishes served by 21 diocesan priests…
Florin(FIORINO)Vol. V, p. 834 FIORINO. — A Gnostic of the Italian school who lived in the 2nd century. As a young man he stayed as an imperial officer in Smyrna, where he came to know St.…
FlorinoVol. V, p. 868 FLORINO. - A Gnostic contemporary of Policarpo, a companion in youth of s. Ireneo (v. Ireneo, in Eusebio, Hist. eccl., V, 20, 5), at first an official at the…
Flourens, PierreVol. V, p. 868 FLOURENS, PIERRE. - French physiologist, b. at Thezao on 15 April 1794, d. at Montgeron on 6 December 1867. Professor at the Collège de France and at the…
Flower(FIOR)Vol. V, p. 834 FIOR. - An Arabic word that literally means “expedient,” “reasonableness.” In its earliest usage it denoted, in contrast to “ita” (“science” in the sense of…
Flowers(FIORI)Vol. V, p. 834 FIORI. - ARCHAEOLOGY. - In Minucius Felix’s Ottavio it is stated that Christians did not place crowns of f. on their heads, as the pagans did; but St. Jerome…
Flowers Of Virtue(FIORI DI VIRTÙ)Vol. V, p. 834 FIORI DI VIRTÙ. - A classic work of civic and moral education, founded on the authority of the greatest theologians and philosophers; much recommended by the…
Fludd, RobertVol. V, p. 868 FLUDD, ROBERT. - English physician and philosopher, born at Milgate House (Kent) in 1574, died in London on 8 Sept. 1637. He was a member of the Rosicrucian…
Fléchier, Esprit(FLECHIER, ESPRIT)Vol. V, p. 865 FLECHIER, ESPRIT. - Writer and sacred orator, b. at Pernes on 10 June 1632, d. at Montpellier on 16 Feb. 1710. Having successfully devoted himself to…
