Gaal (Heb. Ga'al «Fastidio»)(GAAL (EBR. GA'AL «FASTIDIO»))Vol. V, p. 1096 GAAL (Hebr. ga'al, “annoyance”). — A popular leader who rebelled against Abimelech (v. Abimelech). He was the son of Obed, although his words indicate that he…
GabaaVol. V, p. 1096 GABAA. - Name of several biblical localities situated on hills (Hebr. Gibh'ah, construct state Gibh'ath, Vulgate Gabaa, Gabaath "hill"). 1. G. in the tribe of…
GabbathaVol. V, p. 1096 GABBATHA: V. LITHOSTROTOS.
Gabelo (Gr. Gabaēlós, «Ecciso è Dio», According to Hebrew)(GABELO (GR. ΓΑΒΑΉΛΟΣ, «ECCISO È DIO», SECONDO L'EBRAICO))Vol. V, p. 1096 GABELO (Gr. Γαβαήλος, “God is slain,” according to the Hebrew). - A relative and punctual debtor, according to the Vulgate, of Tobias. In the Greek text (Tob.…
Gabet, JosephVol. V, p. 1097 GABET, JOSEPH. — Missionary of St Vincent, born at Nevy (diocese of St-Claude) on 6 December 1808, died at Rio de Janeiro on 3 March 1853. Ordained a priest…
Gabriel(GABRIELE)Vol. V, p. 1097 GABRIELE. – Archangel who announced the mystery of the Incarnation. The name means “man of God” or “man in whom God places his trust.” He is mentioned four…
Gabriel Maria, Blessed(GABRIELE MARIA, BEATO)Vol. V, p. 1098 GABRIELE MARIA, blessed. - Gilberto Nicolai (whose name was changed in 1518 to that of G. M. by Pope Leone X), born at Riom in Auvergne (France) c. 1463, and…
Gabriel of San Vincenzo(GABRIELE DI SAN VINCENZO)Vol. V, p. 1098 GABRIELE di SAN VINCENZO. – Discalced Carmelite, philosopher and theologian, in the world Giovanni Antonio Beonio. Born at Lodi ca. 1609, died at Rome on 17…
Gabriel of the Sorrows, Saint(GABRIELE DELL'ADDOLORATA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 1097 GABRIELE dell'ADDOLORATA, saint. — A Passionist, in the world Francesco Possenti, b. at Assisi on 1 March 1838, d. at Isola del Gran Sasso (Teramo) on 27 Feb.…
Gabriel of Venice(GABRIELE DA VENEZIA)Vol. V, p. 1098 GABRIELE da VENEZIA. — Camaldolese hermit of the Congregation of Monte Corona, born into the Bianchi family in Venice in the early 1700s, died in 1764. Having…
Gabriel Severo(GABRIELE SEVERO)Vol. V, p. 1098 GABRIELE SEVERO. — Greek schismatic polemicist (1541–1616). He pursued his studies at Padua and, having settled in Venice in 1572, became bishop of…
Gabriel y Galán, José María(GABRIEL Y GALÁN, JOSÉ MARIA)Vol. V, p. 1098 GABRIEL y GALÁN, JOSÉ MARIA. - Spanish poet, b. 28 June 1870 at Frades de la Sierra, d. at Guijo de Granadilla on 6 Jan. 1905. A profound Christian feeling and…
Gabrieli, AndreaVol. V, p. 1098 GABRIELI, ANDREA. — Musician, born in Venice ca. 1510, died there in 1586; little information is available concerning his life, which was presumably spent in…
Gabrieli, GiovanniVol. V, p. 1099 GABRIELI, GIOVANNI. – Musician, b. in Venice in 1557, d. there on 12 sg. 1612; from 1575 to 1579 he was in the musical chapel of the court of Munich, then…
Gabrieli, GiuseppeVol. V, p. 1099 GABRIELI, GIUSEPPE. - Arabist and librarian of the Accademia dei Lincei, born at Melendugno (Lecce) on 4 April 1872, died in Rome on 7 April 1942. From his…
Gabrielli (Gabrielius), Felice(GABRIELLI (GABRIELLIUS), FELICE)Vol. V, p. 1099 GABRIELLI (Gabriellius), FELICE. - Conventual Franciscan theologian, born at Capradosso in the Ascoli region and died in 1684. Because of his intellectual…
Gabrielli, Giovanni Maria deVol. V, p. 1100 GABRIELLI, GIOVANNI MARIA de. - Cardinal and theologian, born at Città di Castello (Perugia) on 12 Jan. 1654, died at Caprarola (Viterbo) on 17 Sept. 1711. A…
Gad (Heb. Gad «Fortune»)(GAD (EBR. GADH « FORTUNA »))Vol. V, p. 1100 GAD (Heb. Gadh “fortune”). — Son of Jacob and Zilpah, Leah’s slave woman (Gen. 30:10, 11), and progenitor of the eponymous tribe. Of this personage, only his…
Gad (Heb. Gad «Fortune», «Happiness»)(GAD (EBR. GADH « FORTUNA », « FELICITÀ »))Vol. V, p. 1100 GAD (Heb. Gadh, “fortune,” “happiness”).—A pagan divinity, [of whom the Bible speaks only in Is. 65:11; nevertheless, it appears as a component of certain…
GadaraVol. V, p. 1100 GADARA. - 1. Greco-Roman city east of the Jordan, identified with the hill of Umm Keja, 12 km southeast of Lake Tiberias, on the left bank of the Jarmùk River,…
Gadd, Chronicle of(GADD, CRONACA DI)Vol. V, p. 1101 GADD, CRONACA di. — This is the name given, after its first decipherer and editor, to a cuneiform tablet preserved in the British Museum (no. 21901) in London.…
Gaddi, Taddeo and Agnolo(GADDI, TADDEO E AGNOLO)Vol. V, p. 1101 GADDI, TADDEO e AGNOLO. — Florentine painters of the 14th century. TADDEO (documented for the years 1327–66) was a disciple of Giotto and, in a certain sense,…
Gaertner, CorbinianVol. V, p. 1101 GAERTNER, CORBINIAN. - Austrian canonist and theologian, b. at Schwaz (Tyrol) on 14 June 1751, d. at Salzburg on 24 May 1824. A Benedictine at the abbey of S.…
Gaeta, Archdiocese of(GAETA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1102 GAETA, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - The archdiocese of Gaeta, immediately subject to the Holy See, is part of the province of Latina and comprises the territories that…
GaetanoVol. V, p. 1102 GAETANO (TOMMASO DE VIO): v. DE VIO, TOMMASO.
Gaetano da ThieneVol. V, p. 1103 GAETANO DA THIENE - RITROTO. Moral Theology: L'uomo apostolico istruito nella sua vocazione al confessionario (Bergamo 1726); Le quattro virtù cardinali... con…
Gaetano da Thiene, Saint(GAETANO DA THIENE, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 1102 GAETANO da THIENE, santo. - Born of a noble Vicentine family in Oct. 1480, to Gaspare and Maria (Ist. Gab. Ist. nat.) GAETA, ARCIDIOCESI di - Campanile. The…
Gaetano Maria da BergamoVol. V, p. 1103 GAETANO MARIA da BERGAMO. – Capuchin moral-ascetical theologian of the ancient province of Brescia, in the world Marco Migliorini, born on 25 February 1672,…
Gaffurio (Gafforio, Gafurino), FranchinoVol. V, p. 1104 GAFFURIO (GAFFORIO, Gafurino), FRANCHINO. - Musician, b. at Lodi on 14 Jan. 1451, d. at Milan on 24 June 1522. He studied plainsong and composition with the…
Gagarin, Ivan Sergeievich(GAGARIN, IVAN SERGHIEVIĆ)Vol. V, p. 1104 GAGARIN, IVAN SERGHIEVIĆ. — Jesuit, born in Moscow on 20 July 1814, died in Paris on 20 July 1882. Of princely descent, he received an education in which…
Gagelin, François-Istidore, Blessed(GAGELIN, FRANÇOIS-ISTIDORE, BEATO)Vol. V, p. 1104 GAGELIN, FRANÇOIS-ISTIDORE, blessed. - Of the Paris Foreign Missions, martyred in Cochinchina on 17 Oct. 1833. Born on 17 May 1799 at Montperreux (Besançon),…
Gagini, Family(GAGINI, FAMIGLIA)Vol. V, p. 1104 GAGINI, FAMILY. — Architects and sculptors originating from Bissone on Lake Lugano, active during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in northern Italy,…
Gagliani, Celestino(GALIANI, CELESTINO)Vol. V, p. 1115 GALIANI, CELESTINO. — Monk and abbot of the Celestines, born at S. Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia) on 8 October 1681, died at Naples on 26 July 1753. A most learned…
Gagliani, Ferdinando(GALIANI, FERDINANDO)Vol. V, p. 1115 GALIANI, FERDINANDO. — Writer and economist, born in Chieti on 2 December 1728, died in Naples on 30 October 1787. Secretary of the Neapolitan Embassy in Paris…
Gagliardi, AchilleVol. V, p. 1105 GAGLIARDI, ACHILLE. — Jesuit, theologian, and writer on asceticism, born at Padua in 1538, died at Modena on 6 July 1607. Having entered the Order after…
Gagliardi, CarloVol. V, p. 1105 GAGLIARDI, CARLO. – Canonist, born at Bella (Lucania) in 1710, died at Muro on 1 July 1779. Appointed professor of canon law at Naples by Carlo III, he held…
Gagliardi, PietroVol. V, p. 1105 GAGLIARDI, PIETRO. - Painter, b. in Roma in 1809, d. at Frascati on 18 Sept. 1890. He is among the most characteristic representatives of Roman academic taste,…
Gaguin, RobertVol. V, p. 1106 GAGUIN, ROBERT. - Theologian and man of letters, b. at Calonne-sur-Lys (diocese of Arras) around 1420–25 and d. at Paris on 22 May 1501. He entered the Order…
Gaisser, Ugo AtanasioVol. V, p. 1106 GAISSER, Ugo ATANASIO. — Musicologist, born in Aitrach on 1 December 1853, died in Ettal on 6 October 1920. A Benedictine monk at Beuron, he subsequently went…
Gaius(GAIO)Vol. V, p. 1106 GAIO. - Roman jurist, who lived in the age of the Antonines. Nothing is known of his life; but, based on certain peculiarities in his works, some believe that…
Galamini, AgostinoVol. V, p. 1106 GALAMINI, AGOSTINO. - Master General of the Order of Preachers and cardinal, b. at Brisighella (Ravenna) in 1552, d. at Osimo on 4 (or 6?) Sept. 1639. He had…
Galano, ClementeVol. V, p. 1107 GALANO, CLEMENTE. – Theatine missionary. Born in Sorrento, he professed religious vows in the convent of the Holy Apostles in Naples on 25 February 1628.…
Galante, AndreaVol. V, p. 1107 GALANTE, ANDREA. - Jurist, born at Casal Monferrato on 30 July 1871, died at Rome on 26 July 1919. A pupil of Francesco Ruffini, from whose school eminent…
Galante, Gennaro AsprenoVol. V, p. 1107 GALANTE, GENNARO ASPRENO. – Priest, historian, and archaeologist, born in Naples on 6 October 1842, died there on 11 June 1923. As a young man he showed a…
Galanti, Giuseppe MariaVol. V, p. 1107 GALANTI, GIUSEPPE MARIA. - Historian and economist, b. at Santacroce del Sannio on 25 Nov. 1743, d. at Napoli on 6 Oct. 1806. A disciple of Genovesi, he…
Galantini, Ippolito, Blessed(GALANTINI, IPPOLITO, BEATO)Vol. V, p. 1108 GALANTINI, IPPOLITO, blessed. - Born in Firenze on 12 October 1565 into a humble family, he was a weaver and remained a layman throughout his life, although he…
Galassi, VincenzoVol. V, p. 1108 GALASSI, VINCENZO. – Papal general, born in Rome in 1766, died there in 1847. A veteran of the Russian campaign; in 1816 he entered the Papal army with the…
GalassoVol. V, p. 1108 GALASSO. - Under the name of G. di Matteo Piva, the figure of a 15th-century Ferrarese painter has emerged in recent decades, taking the place of the highly…
GalataVol. V, p. 1108 GALATA. – European suburb east of Istanbul. The term had designated, from the 8th century, one of the districts of Constantinople, so called also by the Turks,…
Galateo, IlVol. V, p. 1109 GALATEO, IL : V. DE FERRARIS ANTONIO.
Galatia(GALAZIA)Vol. V, p. 1111 GALAZIA. – Region inhabited by the Galatians. From G. properly so called, the name passed to the Roman province established upon the death of Aminta, the last…
Galatians, Epistle to the(GALATI, EPISTOLA AL)Vol. V, p. 1109 GALATI, EPISTOLA al. — One of the four major letters of St. Paul, addressed to the Churches of Galatia, which had been deeply disturbed by Judaizing…
Galatino, PietroVol. V, p. 1111 GALATINO, PIETRO. - Franciscan theologian, born at Galatina (Lecce) around 1460, said by some to have belonged to the Colonna family, by others to the Mongio…
Galdino, Saint(GALDINO, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 1112 GALDINO, saint. - Archbishop of Milan (18 Apr. 1166–10 Apr. 1176). Of the Milanese family of the Valvarsi della Sala, he was chancellor and archdeacon of Milan…
Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan(GALEAZZO MARIA SFORZA, DUCA DI MILANO)Vol. V, p. 1112 GALEAZZO MARIA SFORZA, Duke of MILANO: v. SFORZA, FAMIGLIA.
Galen, Claudius(GALENO, CLAUDIO)Vol. V, p. 1112 GALENO, CLAUDIO. — Physician and philosopher, born at Pergamum in A.D. 129, died there in 201. He travelled to Smyrna, Corinth, and Alexandria, and in 162 was…
Galen, Clemens August vonVol. V, p. 1112 GALEN, CLEMENS AUGUST von. - Cardinal, born 16 March 1878 at Dinklage Castle (Oldenburg), died 22 March 1946 at Münster. Ordained priest in 1904. He was parish…
Galenus (Van Galen), MathieuVol. V, p. 1113 GALENUS (VAN GALEN), MATHIEU. — Theologian, born at West Cappel in Zeeland in 1528, died at Douai on 15 September 1573. He studied at Ghent and Louvain. In…
Galeotti, LeopoldoVol. V, p. 1114 GALEOTTI, LEOPOLDO. — Writer and politician, born at Pescia on 13 August 1813, died at Florence on 28 August 1884. He was one of the most balanced neo-Guelphs…
Galerius Maximianus (C. Galerius Valerius Maximianus Augustus)(GALERIO MASSIMIANO (C. GALERIUS VALERIUS MAXIMIANUS AUGUSTUS))Vol. V, p. 1114 GALERIO MASSIMIANO (C. Galerius Valerius Maximianus Augustus). — Roman emperor, born in Illyricum around the middle of the 3rd century, died at Nicomedia in…
Galilee(GALILEA)Vol. V, p. 1115 GALILEA. — Historical name designating the portion of the Palestinian plateau north of the plain of Esdraelon. The name Gállí (“circle,” “district”),…
Galilei, AlessandroVol. V, p. 1116 GALILEI, ALESSANDRO. — Architect, born in Florence on 25 July 1691, died in Rome on 21 December 1736. He spent seven years of his youth in England, earning a…
Galilei, GalileoVol. V, p. 1116 GALILEI, GALILEO. – Born on 15 February 1564 at Pisa to Vincenzo, a Florentine, and Giulia degli Ammannati of Pescia; in childhood he was with the Vallombrosan…
Galilei, VincenzoVol. V, p. 1124 GALILEI, VINCENZO. - Musician and theorist, father of Galileo, born in Firenze about 1533, died there at the end of June 1591. A skilled player of the viola…
Galilei, VirginiaVol. V, p. 1125 GALILEI, VIRGINIA. - Natural daughter of Galileo and Marina Gamba, born in Padova on 13 Aug. 1600, died at Arcetri on 2 Apr. 1634. Entrusted at the age of…
Galimberti, LuigiVol. V, p. 1125 GALIMBERTI, LUIGI. - Cardinal, b. 26 April 1836 in Roma, d. there 7 May 1896. At the Roman Seminary he obtained doctorates in theology and in utroque iure, and…
Gall, Franz-JosephVol. V, p. 1125 GALL, FRANZ-JOSEPH. - German physician, born at Tiefenbronn on 9 March 1758, died at Paris on 22 Aug. 1828. He studied at Vienna and devoted himself with…
Galla PlacidiaVol. V, p. 1125 GALLA PLACIDIA. — Daughter of Theodosius I, born around 386; in 402 she followed her brother Honorius to Ravenna, after he had become emperor of the West.…
Galla, Apostolic Vicariate of(GALLA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. V, p. 1125 GALLA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di: v. HABAR, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di.
Gallandi (Galland), AndreaVol. V, p. 1125 GALLANDI (GALLAND), ANDREA. – Oratorian, born on 7 December 1709 in Venice, died there on 12 January 1779. Editor of the Bibliotheca Graeco-Latina veterum…
Galleffi, Pietro FrancescoVol. V, p. 1127 GALLEFFI, PIETRO FRANCESCO. - Cardinal, b. at Cesena on 27 Oct. 1770, d. at Rome on 18 June 1837. Having completed his studies in Rome at the Accademia dei…
Gallego, FernandoVol. V, p. 1127 GALLEGO, FERNANDO. - Spanish painter, b. c. 1440. Although his name indicates that he was originally from Galicia, tradition has it that he was born in…
Gallego, Juan NicasioVol. V, p. 1127 GALLEGO, JUAN NICASIO. - Spanish poet, b. at Zamora on 14 Dec. 1777, d. at Madrid on 9 Jan. 1853. He studied the humanities at Salamanca, where he received…
Gallensis, Johannes (John of Wales)(GIOVANNI DI GALLES (WALES, GUALENSIS, L'ALENSIS))Vol. VI, p. 354 GIOVANNI di GALLES (WALES, Gualensis, l'alensis). — A celebrated English theologian of the Friars Minor, born in the county of Wales in the first half of the…
Gallerani, AlessandroVol. V, p. 1127 GALLERANI, ALESSANDRO. — Jesuit, orator, and writer, born at Cento (Ferrara) on 9 April 1833, died in Rome on 1 December 1905. After several years of teaching…
Gallerani, Andrea, Blessed(GALLERANI, ANDREA, BEATO)Vol. V, p. 1127 GALLERANI, ANDREA, blessed. - Son of Ghezzolino, a Sienese nobleman, born toward the end of the 12th century, died on 19 March 1251. He was first a valiant…
GalleseVol. V, p. 1127 GALLESE: v. CIVITA CASTELLANA, ORTE E GALLESE, DIOCESI di.
Gallese, Diocese of(GALLE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1126 GALLE, diocese of. — On the Island of Ceylon; it comprises two civil provinces, namely the Southern Province and Sabaragamuwa. It was erected by a brief of Leo…
Galletti, GiuseppeVol. V, p. 1127 GALLETTI, GIUSEPPE. - Statesman, born in Bologna on 11 Aug. 1798, died there on 26 July 1873. A conspirator in 1821, he made himself known during the uprisings…
Gallia ChristianaVol. V, p. 1130 GALLIA CHRISTIANA. — Abbreviated title of the very well-known work in 13 folio volumes on the bishoprics of ancient Gaul, published in the eighteenth century…
Gallican Liberties(LIBERTÀ GALLICANE)Vol. VII, p. 774 LIBERTÀ GALLICANE: v. GALLICANESIMO.
Gallican Liturgy(GALLICANA, LITURGIA)Vol. V, p. 1131 GALLICANA, LITURGY. — This is the complex of official rites and prayers that was in use, especially before Charlemagne, in the Latin West, particularly in Gaul…
Gallicanism(GALLICANESIMO)Vol. V, p. 1133 GALLICANISM. – A complex of doctrines concerning the Church and of political attitudes, prevalent in France under the ancien régime (with remnants in the…
Gallicano Chant(GALLICANO, CANTO)Vol. V, p. 1134 GALLICAN, CHANT. — In the broad sense, the term G. C. extends to all forms of monodic liturgical music of the Western Church that do not belong to the Roman…
Gallicanus, Saint, Martyr(GALLICANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. V, p. 1134 GALLICANO, saint, martyr. — He is commemorated on 25 June. Unknown to the ancient martyrologies, he was introduced into them by Adon. In the Liber…
Gallienus (Imp. P. Licinius Egnatius Gallienus), Roman Emperor(GALLIENO (IMP. P. LICINIUS EGNATIUS GALLIENUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)Vol. V, p. 1135 GALLIENO (Imp. P. Licinius Egnatius Gallienus), ROMAN EMPEROR. — Born around 218, died at Milan in July 268. Son of Valerian and Egnazia Mariniana, he married…
Gallifet, JosephVol. V, p. 1135 GALLIFET, JOSEPH-FRANÇOIS de.—Jesuit theologian and promoter of devotion to the Sacred Heart, born at Aix on 3 May 1663, died at Lyon on 1 September 1749. He…
Gallina, GiacintoVol. V, p. 1136 GALLINA, GIACINTO. - Playwright, b. in Venice on 31 July 1852, d. there on 13 Feb. 1897. From his boyhood he lived in the Venetian theatrical milieu, and for…
Gallio, TolomeoVol. V, p. 1136 GALLIO, TOLOMEO. — Cardinal, born in Cernobbio in 1526, died in Rome on 3 February 1607. Secretary to Cardinal Gian Angelo Medici, when the latter became pope…
GallioneVol. V, p. 1136 GALLIONE. – Brother of Seneca; proconsul at Corinth: he drove away the Jews accusing St. Paul, refusing to concern himself with their religious questions (Act.…
Gallipoli, Diocese of(GALLIPOLI, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1137 GALLIPOLI, DIOCESE of. – In the province of Lecce, it extends over 84 sq km and has a population of 36,000 inhabitants, all Catholics, divided among 8 parishes…
Gallitzin, Adelheid Amalie, Princess of(GALLITZIN, ADELHEID AMALIE, PRINCIPESSA DI)Vol. V, p. 1137 GALLITZIN, ADELHEID AMALIE, princess of. - Catholic noblewoman, b. 28 Aug. 1748 in Berlin, daughter of the field marshal Count von Schmettau, d. 27 Apr. 1806…
Gallitzin, Alessandro NikolajevicVol. V, p. 1138 GALLITZIN, ALESSANDRO NIKOLAJEVIC. - B. on 20 Dec. 1773, d. in Crimea on 4 Dec. 1844, he was one of the principal advisers of Tsar Alessandro I. In 1806 the…
Gallizia, Pio AlessandroVol. V, p. 1138 GALLIZIA, PIO ALESSANDRO. — Barnabite missionary, bishop of Selisma and second apostolic vicar of the Mission of Ava and Pegu in Burma, born at Varallo in…
Gallo, LuigiVol. V, p. 1139 GALLO, LUIGI. - Oblate missionary of the Virgin Mary and historian of the Burmese missions. B. at Cavignano (Turin) on 11 Nov. 1817, d. at Nice Maritime on 16…
Gallo, Saint(GALLO, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 1138 GALLO, saint. — Monk and missionary, born in Ireland ca. 554 and died at Arbon, near Lake Constance, on 16 October 627 (or 628?). Offered as a child to the…
Gallo, TommasoVol. V, p. 1139 GALLO, TOMMASO: v. TOMMASO di VERCELLI.
Gallonio, AntonioVol. V, p. 1139 GALLONIO, ANTONIO. - Oratorian writer, b. in Rome in 1557, d. there on 15 May 1605. At the age of 20 he entered the Congregation of the Oratory and was always…
Galloway, Diocese of(GALLOWAY, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1139 GALLOWAY, DIOCESE of. - Situated in south-western Scotland. It comprises the counties of Ayr, Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, and Wigtown, and the islands of Greater…
Gallup, Diocese of(GALLUP, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1139 GALLUP, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the State of New Mexico in the United States of America, established by Pope Pius XII on 16 December 1939 with the…
Galluppi, Baldassarre, called Il Buranello(GALLUPPI, BALDASSARRE, DETTO IL BURANELLO)Vol. V, p. 1139 GALLUPPI, BALDASSARRE, known as BURANELLO. – Musician, born at Burano on 18 Oct. 1706 and died at Venice on 3 Jan. 1785. A pupil of Lotti, he was one of the…
Galluppi, PasqualeVol. V, p. 1140 GALLUPPI, PASQUALE – Philosophy, born at Tropea, in Calabria, to Baron Vincenzo on 2 April 1770, died at Naples on 13 December 1846. He received his initial…
Gallus, Costanzo (Flavius Iulius Constantius Gallus)(GALLO, COSTANZO (FLAVIUS IULIUS CONSTANTINUS GALLUS))Vol. V, p. 1138 GALLO, COSTANZO (Flavius Iulius Constantinus Gallus). - Caesar from 351 to 354, son of Giulio Costanzo, half-brother of Costantino Magno, and of Galla, born at…
Gallus, Gaius Vibius (Imp. C. Vibius Trebonianus Gallus), Roman Emperor(GALLO, GAIO VIBIO (IMP. C. VIBIUS TREBONIANUS GALLUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)Vol. V, p. 1139 GALLO, GAIO VIBIO (Imp. C. Vibius Trebonianus Gallus), ROMAN EMPEROR. — Born at Perugia around 207, died at Terni in 253. He belonged to the Senate and in 250…
Galluzzi, Francesco Maria, Servant of God(GALLUZZI, FRANCESCO MARIA, SERVO DI DIO)Vol. V, p. 1141 GALLUZZI, FRANCESCO MARIA, Servant of God. — Jesuit, b. 9 Jan. 1671 in Firenze, d. in Roma on 7 Sept. 1731. Having entered the Society in 1688, he taught…
Galtelli-Nuoro, Diocese of(GALTELLI-NUORO, BIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1141 GALTELLI-NUORO, BIOCESI di: v. NUORO, DIOCESI di.
Galton, FrancisVol. V, p. 1141 GALTON, FRANCIS. – Born in Duddeston on 16 February 1822 and died in Heslemere on 17 January 1911. Cousin of Darwin, and a naturalist and statistician of great…
Galura, BernhardVol. V, p. 1141 GALURA, BERNHARD. — Bishop, theologian, and educator, born at Herbolzheim (Baden) on 21 August 1764, died at Bressanone on 17 May 1856. He studied at the…
Galvani, CesareVol. V, p. 1141 GALVANI, CESARE. — Priest and journalist, born in Modena on 1 November 1801, died in Prague on 14 April 1863. Of patrician family, after taking a degree in law…
Galvani, LuigiVol. V, p. 1142 GALVANI, LUIGI. — Born in Bologna on 9 September 1737; died there on 4 December 1798. In 1763 he was appointed to teach anatomy at the university in his native…
Galvanoplasty(GALVANOPLASTICA)Vol. V, p. 1142 GALVANOPLASTY. - A procedure based on the laws of electrolysis, by means of which objects are reproduced by depositing a metal upon a mould that may be made of…
Galvanus de Bettino, of Bologna(GALVANUS DE BETTINO, DI BOLOGNA)Vol. V, p. 1142 GALVANUS de BETTINO, of BOLOGNA. – Canonist of the fourteenth century. Few details are known about his life: from 1365 to 1368 he taught at Padua; he was then…
Galveston, Diocese of(GALVESTON, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1142 GALVESTON, diocese of. - A city in the State of Texas, in the United States, founded in 1847 by Pope Pio IX. It comprises that part of Texas between the Sabine…
Galway and Kilmacduagh, Diocese of(GALWAY E KILMACDUAGH, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1142 GALWAY AND KILMACDUAGH, DIOCESE OF. — City in Ireland. The bishop is titular bishop of G. and K. and is perpetual administrator of the diocese of Kelfenora. G.…
Galápagos, Apostolic Prefecture of the Islands of(GALAPAGOS, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DELLE ISOLE DI)Vol. V, p. 1108 GALAPAGOS, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of the Islands of. — By decree of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation, dated 6 May 1950, the new apostolic prefecture was…
Gama, Vasco daVol. V, p. 1143 GAMA, VASCO da. – Portuguese navigator, born in 1469 at Sinea in Estremadura, into a noble family that had already produced valiant men of the sea and of war.…
Gamaliel I(GAMALIELE I)Vol. V, p. 1143 GAMALIELE I. – Tannaita (v.) of the first generation, patriarch in ca. A.D. 25–50, called the “Elder” to distinguish him from his namesake grandson. He bears…
Gambacorta (Gambacorti, Lat. Gambacorta), Pietro, Blessed(GAMBACORTA (GAMBACORTI, LAT. GAMBACORTA), PIETRO, BEATO)Vol. V, p. 1144 GAMBACORTA (GAMBACORTI, lat. Gambacorta), PIETRO, blessed. - Founder of the Poor Hermits of S. Girolamo, or Gerolamini, b. at Pisa on 15 February 1355, d. at…
Gambacorta, Chiara, Blessed(GAMBACORTA, CHIARA, BEATA)Vol. V, p. 1143 GAMBACORTA, CHIARA, blessed. — Born at Pisa in 1362 to Pietro G., governor of the city. At the age of seven she was betrothed to the young Simone di Massa; but…
Gambara, GianfrancescoVol. V, p. 1144 GAMBARA, GIANFRANCESCO. — Cardinal, born in Brescia in 1533, died in Rome on 5 May 1587. The nephew of Cardinal Uberto and of the poet Veronica, he was with…
Gambara, UbertoVol. V, p. 1144 GAMBARA, UBERTO. — Born in Brescia in February 1489, died in Rome on 15 February 1549. At first he turned to a military career, but later embraced the…
Gambara, VeronicaVol. V, p. 1144 GAMBARA, VERONICA. - Poet, born at Pratalboino in the Bresciano on 30 Nov. 1485, died on 13 June 1550 in a suburban villa which she had enriched with paintings…
Gamberini, Antonio DomenicoVol. V, p. 1145 GAMBERINI, ANTONIO DOMENICO. - Cardinal, b. at Imola on 31 Oct. 1760, d. at Rome on 25 Apr. 1841. He acquired renown as a profound jurist; and, after having…
Gambetta, Léon-MichelVol. V, p. 1145 GAMBETTA, LÉON-MICHEL. — French politician, born on 2 April 1838 in Cahors, died on 31 December 1882 at Ville-d'Avray (Seine-et-Oise). A descendant of a…
Games(GIUOCHI)Vol. VI, p. 470 GAMES. – Games are an activity of the higher forms of biological and psychic life in human beings, appearing both as the expression of natural physical…
Gametes and Gametogenesis(GAMETI E GAMETOGENESI)Vol. V, p. 1147 GAMETI E GAMETOGENESI - Fig. 4. Diagram of spermiohistogenesis. Transformation from spermatid (1) to spermatozoon (7). Radiating dots: cytoplasm; dense dots:…
Gammache, PhilippeVol. V, p. 1147 GAMMACHE, PHILIPPE. – French theologian, born in 1568, died in Paris on 21 July 1625. For 25 years he taught theology in Paris. Commissioned by Richelieu to…
Gams, Pius BonifaciusVol. V, p. 1147 GAMS, PIUS BONIFACIUS. – Benedictine historian, b. on 23 January 1816 at Mittelbuch (Württemberg), d. on 11 May 1892 in Munich. Ordained a priest in 1839, he…
Gand (Flemish County), Diocese of(GAND (FIAMMINGO GENT), DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1147 GAND (Flemish GENT), DIOCESE OF. - A city and diocese in Belgium, capital of the province of East Flanders, situated at the confluence of the Scheldt and the…
Gand, GiuseppinaVol. V, p. 1148 GAND, GIUSEPPINA. — Born on 16 July 1819 at Boulay (Lorraine), died on 2 February 1907. She received the habit of the Dominican nuns at Chalon-sur-Saône on 19…
Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand(GANDHI, MOHANDAS KARAMACHAND)Vol. V, p. 1148 GANDHI, MOHANDAS KARAMACHAND. — Indian political figure, born in Potbandar (Gulf of Oman) on 2 October 1869, died in New Delhi on 30 January 1948. In 1888 he…
GandolfiVol. V, p. 1149 GANDOLFI – A holy bishop. Painting by Ubaldo G. Bologna, Pinacoteca. such, imbued with strong Christian influences. He strove to make the existence of the…
Gandolfi, Family(GANDOLFI, FAMIGLIA)Vol. V, p. 1149 GANDOLFI, FAMILY. — Bolognese painters. During the second half of the eighteenth century and thereafter, the brothers Ubaldo and Gaetano G., followed by Mauro,…
Gandolfo di BolognaVol. V, p. 1150 GANDOLFO di BOLOGNA. — Theologian and canonist of the 12th century, d. around 1185. Author of a Gloss on Gratian’s Decree, known until now only through…
Gao, Apostolic Prefecture of(GAO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. V, p. 1150 GAO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - In French West Africa. It was erected on 9 June 1942 and entrusted to the White Fathers. Its territory was detached from the…
GapVol. V, p. 1150 GAP. – City and diocese in southern France, capital of the department of Hautes Alpes, on the Luye River, suffragan of Aix. The diocese has an area of 5,670…
Garampi, GiuseppeVol. V, p. 1150 GARAMPI, GIUSEPPE. — Cardinal and historiographer, born at Rimini into a noble family on 28 or 29 October 1725, died at Rome on 4 May 1792. At a very young…
Garanhuns, Diocese of(GARANHUNS, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1151 GARANHUNS, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese of Brazil, situated in the eastern part of the State of Pernambuco. The locality of G., at 894 m above sea level,…
Garasse, FrançoisVol. V, p. 1151 GARASSE, FRANÇOIS. - Jesuit, polemicist, b. at Angoulême in 1584, d. at Poitiers on 14 June 1631. An effective and vehement preacher, he nevertheless owed his…
Garaventa, LorenzoVol. V, p. 1151 GARAVENTA, LORENZO. - Priest, founder of the “school of charity,” born at Calcinara di Uscio (Genoa) in 1724; died at Genoa in 1783. Of a well-to-do family, he…
Garcees, FranciscoVol. V, p. 1152 GARCEES, FRANCISCO. - Franciscan missionary and explorer, b. in 1738 at Morate del Conte (Kingdom of Aragon), d. 17 July 1781. Assigned to the missions of…
García de Cisneros(GARCIA DE CISNEROS)Vol. V, p. 1152 GARCIA de CISNEROS: v. CISNEROS, GARCIA.
García Moreno, Gabriel(GARCIA MORENO, GABRIEL)Vol. V, p. 1152 GARCIA MORENO, GABRIEL. - South American statesman, b. 24 Dec. 1821 at Guayaquil, d. 6 Aug. 1875 at Quito. He studied at the University of Quito and, while…
García, Gregorio(GARCIA, GREGORIO)Vol. V, p. 1152 GARCIA, GREGORIO. – Spanish Dominican missionary, born at Baeza in the mid-sixteenth century, died there in 1627. He spent twelve years in Mexico and Peru,…
García, Nicola(GARCIA, NICOLA)Vol. V, p. 1152 GARCIA, NICOLA. — Spanish canonist of the first half of the seventeenth century (d. in 1645). In Avila, his native city, he was a canon of the cathedral and…
Gardeil, AmbroiseVol. V, p. 1152 GARDEIL, AMBROISE. – Dominican theologian, born in Nancy on 29 March 1859, died on 31 August 1931. He entered religious life in 1879 and taught fundamental…
Gardiner, StephenVol. V, p. 1152 GARDINER, STEPHEN. — English prelate and politician, b. at Bury St. Edmunds between 1483 and 1493, d. at Whitehall on 12 November 1555. A student at Cambridge,…
Gardthausen, Victor EmilVol. V, p. 1153 GARDTHAUSEN, VICTOR EMIL. - Born in Copenhagen on 26 Aug. 1843; died in Leipzig on 25 Dec. 1925. He taught ancient history at the University of Leipzig from…
Garelli, StanislaoVol. V, p. 1153 GARELLI, STANISLAO. - Priest, b. in Torino on 18 Sept. 1817, d. in Buttigliera on 19 May 1899. Having received Holy Orders on 13 June 1840, he was appointed…
Garet (Garetius), JeanVol. V, p. 1153 GARET (Garetius), JEAN. - Theologian, b. at Louvain at the beginning of the 16th century, d. in 1571. Having become a Regular Canon of St. Augustine, he…
Gargiulo, Bonaventura da SorrentoVol. V, p. 1153 GARGIULO, BONAVENTURA DA SORRENTO. — Bishop of S. Severo (Apulia), Capuchin writer of the province of Naples, b. at S. Agnello di Sorrento on 26 March 1843,…
Garibaldi, GiuseppeVol. V, p. 1153 GARIBALDI, GIUSEPPE. - General and national hero, b. at Nizza on 4 July 1807, d. at Caprera on 2 June 1882. Brought up as a Catholic by his parents, Domenico…
Garin, André-MarieVol. V, p. 1156 GARIN, ANDRÉ-MARIE. – Missionary, born at Côte-St-André, in the diocese of Grenoble, on 7 May 1822, died at Lowell (United States) on 16 February 1805. In 1842…
Garin, Marcel-AndréVol. V, p. 1156 GARIN, MARCEL-ANDRÉ. – Born on 25 May 1854 at Marcury-Gemilly (Savoie), he entered the Seminary of the Foreign Missions of Paris on 19 August 1874 and, having…
Garizim (Arabic Gebel et-Tôr)(GARIZIM (ARABO GEBEL ET-TÔR))Vol. V, p. 1156 GARIZIM (Arabic Gebel et-Tôr). — Mountain (868 m.) of central Palestine, dominating to the north the biblical city of Shechem (near present-day Nablus),…
Garnet, Thomas, Blessed(GARNET, THOMAS, BEATO)Vol. V, p. 1157 GARNET, THOMAS, Blessed. - Jesuit, martyr, b. at Southwark (London) in 1575, d. on the scaffold at Tyburn, London, on 23 June 1608. He pursued his…
Garnett, Henry(GARNET, HENRY)Vol. V, p. 1156 GARNET, HENRY. — Jesuit, missionary in England, born at Nottingham in 1555, died on the scaffold at Tyburn, London, on 3 May 1606. Of a Protestant family, he…
Garnier, Bernardo di RodesVol. V, p. 1157 GARNIER, BERNARDO of RODES: v. ANTIPAPA: 1. authentic antipopes: 35. Benedetto XIV.
Garnier, Charles, Saint(CARLO GARNIER, SANTO)Vol. III, p. 515 CARLO GARNIER, saint: v. CANADESI MARTIRI.
Garnier, JeanVol. V, p. 1157 GARNIER, JEAN. – Jesuit and patrologist, born in Paris on 11 November 1612, died in Bologna on 26 November 1681. After a period of teaching literature and…
Garofali, VincenzoVol. V, p. 1157 GAROFALI, VINCENZO. – Restorer of the Lateran Canons Regular, born in Rome on 29 January 1760, died there on 3 February 1839. In 1781 he entered the Canons…
Garofalo, Benvenuto Tisi detto IlVol. V, p. 1157 GAROFALO, BENVENUTO TISI called il. — Painter, born probably at Ferrara in 1481, died there on 6 July 1559. He was called il G. after his father’s Polesine…
Garoua, Apostolic Prefecture of(GAROUA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. V, p. 1158 GAROUA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of - Situated in French Cameroon, it borders Lake Chad to the north. It was erected on 9 Jan. 1947 from the northern territory of…
Garrucci, RaffaeleVol. V, p. 1158 GARRUCCI, RAFFAELE – Jesuit, born in Naples on 23 January 1812, died in Rome on 23 May 1885. An illustrious philologist and archaeologist, especially an…
Garweh, Ignazio MicheleVol. V, p. 1159 GARWEH, IGNAZIO MICHELE. - Syrian Catholic patriarch. Born on 3 Jan. 1731 in Aleppo of Jacobite parents, he was ordained priest in 1757 and shortly afterwards…
Garzon, Diocese of(GARZON, DIOCESI DI)Vol. V, p. 1159 GARZON, diocese of. – City and diocese of Colombia, in the department of Huila (State of Tolima), 377 km from Bogotá. It was established as a diocese (Diocesis…
Garzoni, TommasoVol. V, p. 1159 GARZONI, TOMMASO. — Writer, born in Bagnacavallo di Romagna in March 1549, died there on 8 June 1589. In 1566, at Porto di Ravenna, he donned the habit of the…
Gas, Kinetic Theory of(GAS, TEORIA CINETICA DEI)Vol. V, p. 1159 GAS, KINETIC THEORY OF. – I. GENERALITIES. – The word g. has been used since the seventeenth century to designate that particular state of aggregation of any…
Gasca, Pedro de laVol. V, p. 1161 GASCA, PEDRO de la. — Spanish statesman and bishop, born at Barco de Avila in 1485, died at Valladolid on 10 November 1567. After holding various public…
Gasparre da Montesan(GASPARE DA MONTESANTO)Vol. V, p. 1161 GASPARE da MONTESANTO: v. MONTESANTO, GASPARE da.
Gasparre della Croce(GASPARE DELLA CROCE)Vol. V, p. 1161 GASPARE della CROCE. - Portuguese Dominican missionary and traveller of the sixteenth century: born at Evora, died at Setúbal (c. 1570). With a group of fellow…
Gasparri, PietroVol. V, p. 1161 GASPARRI, PIETRO. — Cardinal, Secretary of State to two popes, principal architect of the codification of the CIC and of the Lateran Pacts. Born at…
GaspéVol. V, p. 1162 GASPÉ. - City and diocese of Canada, capital of the district of the same name, situated on the north-eastern side of Lower Canada, between the St. Lawrence and…
Gasquet, Francis AidanVol. V, p. 1162 GASQUET, FRANCIS AIDAN. – Cardinal, Benedictine, born in London into a distinguished Catholic family of French origin, which had emigrated to England at the…
Gassendi, PierreVol. V, p. 1163 GASSENDI, PIERRE. - French philosopher, b. 22 Jan. 1592 at Champtercier (Digne), d. in Paris on 24 Oct. 1655. A canon and preacher, he taught theology (1613)…
Gassöl, TelélìtVol. V, p. 1163 GASSÖL, TELÉLÌT. – A small group of barely perceptible hills, situated in the Jordan Valley, north of the Dead Sea, 5.5 km. east of the Jordan, on the ancient…
Gastoué, AmédéeVol. V, p. 1163 GASTOUÉ, AMÉDÉE. - Musicologist and musician, b. in Paris on 13 March 1873, d. there on 29 July 1943. A pupil of the Conservatory, he subsequently became…
Gatterer, Johann ChristophVol. V, p. 1164 GATTERER, JOHANN CHRISTOPH. - German historian and diplomatist, b. at Lichtenau, near Norimberga, 15 July 1727, d. at Gottinga, 5 Apr. 1799. At the University…
Gatti, GiuseppeVol. V, p. 1164 GATTI, GIUSEPPE. — Born in Rome on 23 November 1838, died in Oriolo Romano on 12 September 1914; an archaeologist highly skilled in classical and Christian…
Gatti, VincenzoVol. V, p. 1164 GATTI, VINCENZO. - Dominican apologist and theologian, born at Riva Ligure on 15 March 1811, died there on 8 Nov. 1882. A religious at S. Sabina (Rome), in…
Gattinara, Mercurino daVol. V, p. 1164 GATTINARA, MERCURINO da. – Grand chancellor of Charles V, born at G. on 12 June 1465, died at Innsbruck on 5 June 1530. Having completed his studies at the…
Gattorno, RosaVol. V, p. 1165 GATTORNO, ROSA. - Foundress of the Figlie di S. Anna, born in Genova on 14 Oct. 1831, died in Roma on 6 May 1900. Her brief married life with her cousin…
Gaubil, AntoineVol. V, p. 1165 GAUBIL, ANTOINE. - Jesuit, sinologist, born in Gaillac (Aveyron) on July 14, 1689, died in Beijing on July 24, 1759. A missionary in China from 1722, he served…
Gaucherio, Saint(GAUCHERIO, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 1165 GAUCHERIO, saint. – Born shortly after the middle of the 11th century at Melain, in the diocese of Rouen; died near Limoges ca. 1139–40. At the age of 18,…
Gaudenzio, Saint, Bishop of Brescia(GAUDENZIO, SANTO, VESCOVO DI BRESCIA)Vol. V, p. 1165 GAUDENZIO, saint, bishop of BRESCIA. – Successor of Filastro, born probably in Brescia, died after 406 (perhaps around 410–11). As a pilgrim in the East…
Gaudenzio, Saint, Bishop of Novara(GAUDENZIO, SANTO, VESCOVO DI NOVARA)Vol. V, p. 1165 GAUDENZIO, saint, bishop of NOVARA. - He is commemorated on 22 January. There exists a biography composed in the eighth century, but sufficiently sincere and…
GaudioVol. V, p. 1166 GAUDIO: v. PASSIONE; PECCATI INTERNI.
Gaudioso, Saint(GAUDOSIO, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 1166 GAUDOSIO, santo: v. NAPOLI.
Gaudry, AlbertVol. V, p. 1166 GAUDRY, ALBERT. — French naturalist and paleontologist, born at St-Germain-en-Laye on 15 September 1827, died in Paris on 27 September 1908. From 1855 to 1860…
Gaughran, AntonyVol. V, p. 1166 GAUGHRAN, ANTONY. - Born at Chapelizod, diocese of Dublin, on 5 February 1849, he entered the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1866 and became a priest in 1872.…
Gaul(GALLIA)Vol. V, p. 1128 GALLIA. – This is what the ancients called the land bounded by the Mediterranean, the Alps, the Rhine, the Ocean, and the Pyrenees, which they divided into G.…
GaulanitideVol. V, p. 1166 GAULANITIDE: v. GAULON.
GaulonVol. V, p. 1166 GAULON. - A Levitical city and city of refuge in the territory of the half-tribe of Manasse, in Bashan in Transjordan (Ios. 20, 8; 21, 27). Today Saḥem…
