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Flabella (FLABELLI)
From flabellum = fan: under this name are commonly understood today the two large fans of white ostrich or peacock feathers, gathered into two rows, supported… -
Flacillo, Intrusive Bishop of Antioch (FLACILLO, VESCOVO INTRUSO DI ANTIOCHIA)
Died shortly before the Council of Sardica. He was always favorable to the Arians. In 335 he presided over the Council of Tyre, which deposed St. Athanasius.… -
Flacius (Vlacich), Matthias (FLACIO (VLACIC), MATTIA)
Protestant scholar, called F. Illyricus, b. at Albona (Istria) on 3 March 1520, d. at Frankfurt on 11 March 1575. Having entered the Franciscan Order, he was… -
Flagellants (FLAGELLANTI)
The Rule of St. Benedict contemplates the case of having to resort to flagellation to punish unruly and guilty monks (Reg., chaps. 2, 28, 30). Among the… -
Flagellation (FLAGELLAZIONE)
A means of punishment, variously employed, inflicted by blows of a whip or bundles of rods or flexible switches. Much used in ancient Egypt and in Assyria with… -
Flaget, Benoît-Joseph
B. 17 Nov. 1763 at Contournat near Billom, diocese of Clermont (France), d. 11 Feb. 1850 at Louisville. In 1783 he entered the Sulpician Seminary of Clermont… -
Flamines (FLAMINI)
From flare "to blow," in the sense of feeding the sacrificial flame (cf. the Brahmins of ancient India, ministers of sacrifice); among the Romans they are the… -
Flaminio, Marco Antonio
Humanist, b. at Serravalle (now Vittorio Veneto) in 1498, son of the humanist Giannantonio. Dear to Leo X, to Sadoleto, to Sannazzaro, to Castiglione and to… -
Flanagan, Edward Joseph
Prelate and educator, b. at Roscommon (Ireland) on 13 July 1886, d. at Berlin on 15 May 1948. Having emigrated to the United States in 1904, he undertook… -
Flandino, Ambrogio
Augustinian theologian, b. in Naples ca. 1460, d. September 24, 1531. In 1508 regent of the studium of Bologna, in 1509 of that of Florence, in 1514 superior… -
Flandrin, Jean-Hippolyte (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 was in Paris at the Academy, a pupil of Ingres.… -
Flangini, Luigi
Cardinal, b. in Venice on 26 July 1733, d. there on 29 Feb. 1804. He belonged to a most noble family and held important offices with activity and zeal. He was… -
Flaubert, Gustave
French writer, b. at Rouen on 12 Dec. 1821, d. at Croisset on 8 May 1880. After a youth devoted to romantic impulses and exotic flights of fancy, which later… -
Flavia and Domitilla, Saints, Martyrs (FLAVIA E DOMITILLA, SANTE, MARTIRI)
FLAVIA e DOMITILLA, sante, martiri: v. DOMITILLA, CIMITERO di. -
Flavia Neapolis
FLAVIA NEAPOLIS: v. NABULUS. -
Flaviano, Virio Nicomachus (FLAVIANO, VIRIO NICOMACO)
Pagan writer of the 4th century, born in 334 into a wealthy family of Apulian origin. A politician, man of letters, historian, and connoisseur of religious… -
Flavian, Saint (FLAVIANO, SANTO)
Patriarch of Antioch, b. around 320, d. in 404. He soon embraced the ascetic life. During the Arian crisis he was always faithful to the Nicene faith. Together… -
Flavian, Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople (FLAVIANO, SANTO, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
A upright and moderate man, he found himself bearing the episcopate in turbulent times (446-49), precisely at the rise of Monophysitism. A Synod (Συνόδος… -
Flavius Clemens, Saint, Martyr (FLAVIO CLEMENTE, SANTO, MARTIRE)
FLAVIO CLEMENTE, santo, martire: v. CLEMENTE, CONSOLE. -
Fléchier, Esprit (FLECHIER, ESPRIT)
Writer and sacred orator, b. at Pernes on 10 June 1632, d. at Montpellier on 16 Feb. 1710. Having devoted himself successfully to eloquence, in 1672 he became… -
Flemish, Art (FIAMMINGA, ARTE)
By the term Flemish art is meant the complex of artistic manifestations proper to the southern Netherlands, that is, to the territory that broadly coincides… -
Flesh (CARNE)
CARNE: v. RITUAL PURITY, LAWS of and VEGETARIANISM (use of meat in diet); MAN (in the biblical sense); SPIRIT AND FLESH (in the ethical sense). -
Flete, William
Augustinian theologian, b. in England at the beginning of the 14th century. Already a bachelor in the universities of his homeland, he became an Augustinian… -
Fleury, André-Hercule de
Cardinal and statesman, b. at Lodève on 26 June 1653, d. at Paris on 29 Jan. 1743. Appointed almoner to Queen Maria Theresa (1679), and then to Louis XIV… -
Fleury, Claude
French jurist and historian, b. in Paris on 6 Dec. 1640, d. there on 17 July 1723. Lawyer in the Parliament (1658). Following his contacts with Bossuet and… -
Fleury-sur-Loire, Abbey of (FLEURY-SUR-LOIR, ABBAZIA)
FLEURY-SUR-LOIR, abbazia: v. ORLÉANS, DIOCESE of. -
Fliedner, Theodor
Founder of the Deaconess Work in the evangelical churches, b. at Eppstein (Nassau) on 21 Jan. 1800, d. at Kaiserswerth on 4 Oct. 1864. A Lutheran pastor of… -
Flight into Egypt (FUGA IN EGITTO)
Episode in the life of Jesus, which occurred after the visit of the Magi and is briefly narrated in Mt. 2:13. Herod, angered because the Magi had not returned… -
Flodoard of Reims (FLODOARDO DI REIMS)
Historiographer, b. in 894, d. on 28 March 966. He was a pupil at the archiepiscopal school of Reims, then deacon of the Cathedral and archivist. In the… -
Flogging (FUSTIGAZIONE)
From Lat. fustigatio, the penalty of the rod, the switch, the whip, made of strips of leather. It consists in beating the patient with rods or with sticks in… -
Flora
An ancient Italic and Roman goddess; according to Varro of Sabine origin: in fact, her cult, independent of the Roman one, is documented at Agnone; at Furfo… -
Floral Style (FLOREALE, STILE)
FLOREALE, STILE: v. LIBERTY, STILE. -
Florence, Archdiocese of (FIRENZE, ARCIDIORESI DI)
In Tuscany, Metropolitan (a. 1420). Suffragan dioceses: Borgo S. Sepolcro, Colle Val d'Esa, Fiesole, Modigliana, Pistoia and Prato, S. Miniato. Seat of the… -
Florens (FLORENSI)
The F. are a branch of the Cistercian Order, indeed the first reform introduced into the family of St. Bernard. They were founded in Calabria in 1189 by… -
Florentina, Saint (FLORENTINA, SANTA)
Sister of St. Leander, St. Fulgentius and St. Isidore, born at Cartagena, died around 612. In 554 she moved to Seville. A nun in a monastery near the city; for… -
Florentini, Teodosio
Capuchin, called "the greatest philanthropist of Switzerland," b. at Münster (Canton Grisons) on 23 May 1802, d. at Heiden (Appenzell) on 15 Feb. 1865. First… -
Florentius (FLORENZIO)
Anomoean bishop of Constantinople who lived in the 4th century. The scanty information about F. comes from Philostorgius. The date of his birth and his origin… -
Florentius, Radewijns
Dutch mystic, b. in 1350 at Leerdam, d. on 24 March 1400 at Deventer. Having completed his studies in 1378 at the University of Prague, he returned to Holland.… -
Florentius, Saint (FIORENZO, SANTO)
Bishop of Strasbourg, who lived in the 6th century and died c. 600. The legendary element abounds in the Vitae, all of them late (from the 12th century… -
Florenzo of Strasbourg (FLORENZO DI STRASBURGO)
FLORENZO di STRASBURGO: v. FLORENZO, saint. -
Floreria Apostolica
The f. a. is the papal wardrobe, where the regent, a palatine official dependent on the foriere maggiore of the Holy Apostolic Palaces, keeps the household… -
Floresta, Diocese of (FLORESTA, PESQUERRA)
FLORESTA, PESQUERRA: v. PESQUERRA. -
Florez, Enrique
Augustinian, b. at Villadiego (Burgos) on 21 July 1702, d. at Madrid on 5 May 1773. A man of great virtues and vast erudition, at the age of 28 he composed a… -
Florian, Jean-Pierre-Clarie de
French writer, b. at Sauve on 6 March 1755, d. at Sceaux on 13 Sept. 1794. In 1782 he published the comedy Les deux billets, followed by Le bon ménage, Le bon… -
Florianopolis, Archdiocese of (FLORIANOPOLIS, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
In the State of Santa Catarina in Brazil and metropolis of the ecclesiastical province, which has the same boundaries as the State. Its suffragan dioceses are… -
Florian, Saint, Martyr (FLORIANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
He is commemorated on May 4. The Passio has come down to us in two recensions: a longer one from the 8th century, and a shorter one from the 5th century… -
Florida y Melo, Diocese of (FLORIDA Y MELO, DIOCESI DI)
In Uruguay. It has an area of 81,000 sq km with 500,000 inhabitants; it has 26 parishes served by 21 diocesan priests and 27 regular priests, a seminary, 10… -
Florin (FIORINO)
Gnostico della scuola italiana vissuto nel sec. II. Da giovane soggiornò quale ufficiale imperiale a Smirne, ove conobbe s. Policarpo e il giovane s. Ireneo.… -
Florino
Gnostic contemporary of Polycarp, a companion of St. Irenaeus's youth (v. Irenaeus, in Eusebius, Hist. eccl., V, 20, 5), at first an official at the imperial… -
Flori of Lyon (FLORO DI LIONE)
Writer, d. ca. 860. At the beginning of the 9th century he was a deacon at Lyon, where he directed the cathedral school under 4 successive bishops, attracting… -
Flourens, Pierre
French physiologist, b. at Thezao on 15 Apr. 1794, d. at Montgeron on 6 Dec. 1867. Professor at the Collège de France and at the Museum. His name is linked to… -
Flower (FIOR)
An Arabic word that literally means "expedient," "reasonableness." In its oldest usage it indicated, in contrast to "ilm" ("science" in the sense of certain… -
Flowers (FIORI)
ARCHAEOLOGY. - In the Octavius of Minucius Felix it is stated that Christians did not place crowns of flowers on their heads like the pagans, but St. Jerome… -
Flowers of Virtue (FIORI DI VIRTÙ)
A classic work of civil and moral education, founded on the authority of the greatest theologians and philosophers; much recommended by the ancients to youth… -
Fludd, Robert
English physician and philosopher, b. at Milgate House (Kent) in 1574, d. in London on 8 Sept. 1637. He was a member of the Rosicrucian sect. Under the…