GezerVol. VI, p. 200 GEZER. - A locality 10 km. south-east of Ludd (Lydda), 28 km. south-east of Jaffa, today Tell Gezer. (phot. Biblioteca Ambrosiana) GEZONE OF TORTONA - Prologue…
Gezira (Gazireh), Diocese of(GEZIRA (GAZIREH), DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 200 GEZIRA (GAZIREH), DIOCESE of. — 1. Residential see of a patriarchal vicariate of the Syrians for this region. G. is a vast plain in northern Syria, which…
Gezone of Tortona(GEZONE DI TORTONA)Vol. VI, p. 200 GEZONE di TORTONA. - Theologian and Benedictine abbot, d. ca. 980. He was a priest of Tortona when Bishop Giselprando appointed him abbot of the new monastery…
Gfrörer, August FriedrichVol. VI, p. 200 GFRÖRER, AUGUST FRIEDRICH. — Historian, born on 5 March 1803 in Calw (Württemberg), died on 6 July 1861 in Karlsbad. A Protestant by religion, in 1846 he…
Ghardaia in the Sahara, Apostolic Vicariate of(GHARDAIA NEL SAHARA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VI, p. 201 GHARDAIA IN THE SAHARA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - It originated from the apostolic prefecture of the Sahara and Sudan, erected on 6 Aug. 1868 by separation…
GhebriVol. VI, p. 201 GHEBRI: v. IRÁN, RELIGIONE dell'.
Ghebri, Michael, Blessed(GHEBRÉ, MICHAEL, BEATO)Vol. VI, p. 201 GHEBRÉ, MICHAEL, beato. - Abyssinian martyr, member of the Congregation of the Mission. Born at Dibo (Goggiam) in 1791, after attending the local schools…
Ghellinck d’Elseghem, Joseph de(GHELLINCK D'ELSEGHEM, JOSEPH DE)Vol. VI, p. 201 GHELLINCK D'ELSEGHEM, JOSEPH de. — Historian of theology and patrologist, born in Ghent on 30 October 1872, died in Louvain on 4 January 1950. He entered the…
Ghellini, Gellio, Venerable(GHELLINI, GELLIO, VENERABILE)Vol. VI, p. 202 GHELLINI, GELLIO, venerable. — Born on 23 January 1559 at Vicenza, he died there on 29 August 1616. Of noble family, at the age of 15 he was sent to the…
Gherardi, GiovanniVol. VI, p. 202 GHERARDI, GIOVANNI : v. GIOVANNI da PRATO.
Gherardi, JacopoVol. VI, p. 202 GHERARDI, JACOPO. – Apostolic secretary. Born at Volterra on 25 July 1434. He went to Rome in 1458, and from ’63 assisted Cardinal Ammannati. At the latter’s…
Gherardo da CremonaVol. VI, p. 202 GHERARDO da CREMONA : v. GERARDO da CREMONA.
Gherardo Maletta dei Boccabadati, Blessed(GHERARDO MALETTA DEI BOCCABADATI, BEATO)Vol. VI, p. 202 GHERARDO MALETTA dei BOCCABADATI, blessed. - A most active preacher of the Friars Minor, from Modena, born toward the end of the 12th century. In his youth he…
Gherla of the Armenians and Romanians(GHERLA DEGLI ARMENI E DEI ROMENI)Vol. VI, p. 203 GHERLA of the Armenians and Romanians. — This is the Romanian name of a small town in Transylvania, called Szamos Uyvár in Hungarian and Armenierstadt in…
Ghetti, Andrea da VolterraVol. VI, p. 203 GHETTI, ANDREA da VOLTERRA. - Augustinian theologian, preacher, and educator, b. at Montecatini Val di Cecina, near Volterra, at the beginning of the 16th…
GhettoVol. VI, p. 203 GHETTO. — A quarter in which Jews were obliged to live, as distinct from the quarters in which Jews in certain cities gathered of their own free will in order…
Ghezzi, GiuseppeVol. VI, p. 203 GHEZZI, GIUSEPPE. - Painter and draftsman, b. at Comunanza near Ascoli Piceno on 6 Nov. 1634 and d. at Rome on 10 Nov. 1721. He received his first instruction…
Ghezzi, Pier LeoneVol. VI, p. 203 GHEZZI, PIER LEONE. - Painter and draftsman, b. in Rome on June 28, 1674, and d. there on March 5, 1755. He was introduced to art by his father Giuseppe and…
Ghibellines(GHIBELLINI)Vol. VI, p. 204 GHIBELLINI: v. GUELFI e GHIBELLINI.
Ghiberti, LorenzoVol. VI, p. 204 GHIBERTI, LORENZO. – Sculptor in bronze and writer on art, b. in Florence in 1378, d. there in 1455. In Florence he is the foremost representative of the…
GhieraVol. VI, p. 205 GHIERA. – Molding that outlines the extrados of the arch. It is used especially in pre-Romanesque and Romanesque architecture, to which it contributes a sense…
Ghilardi, Giovanni TommasoVol. VI, p. 205 GHILARDI, GIOVANNI TOMMASO. — Bishop of Mondovì, born at Casalgrasso in 1800, died at Mondovì on 6 June 1873. He donned the habit of the Dominicans and also…
Ghinucci, GirolamoVol. VI, p. 205 GHINUCCI, GIROLAMO. — Cardinal, born in Siena into a patrician family, he held various offices in the Roman Curia: he was a cleric and auditor of the Apostolic…
Ghirlandaio, Family(GHIRLANDAIO, FAMIGLIA)Vol. VI, p. 205 GHIRLANDAIO, FAMIGLIA. – Family of Florentine painters. The foremost was DOMENICO, born in Florence in 1449 and died there on 11 January 1494: his father, the…
Ghislandi, Vittore, called Fra' Galgario(GHISLANDI, VITTORE, DETTO FRA' GALGARIO)Vol. VI, p. 207 GHISLANDI, VITTORE, known as FRA' GALGARIO. - Painter, Minim religious, b. at Bergamo on 4 March 1655, d. there at the age of 88 in early Dec. 1743. He is…
Ghisleri (Consiglieri), PaoloVol. VI, p. 207 GHISLERI (CONSIGLIERI), PAOLO. - Born in Rome in 1499 to Bartolomeo and Maria De' Stati, he died there piously on 14 Apr. 1557. An active member of the Oratory…
Ghisleri, MicheleVol. VI, p. 207 GHISLERI, MICHELE. – Theologian and exegete, born in Rome in 1563, died there on 27 June 1646. A religious of the Theatine Order (1584), he had Antonio Agellio…
Giacco, Bernardo MariaVol. VI, p. 208 GIACCO, BERNARDO MARIA. - Capuchin, b. at Napoli on 28 Sept. 1672 and d. on 5 June 1744. A celebrated preacher, he combined richness of imagery with popular…
Giacinta Marescotti, Saint(GIACINTA MARESCOTTI, SANTA)Vol. VI, p. 208 GIACINTA MARESCOTTI, saint. - A Roman virgin, daughter of Marcantonio Marescotti and Ottavia Orsini, born at Vignanello in 1586. She professed the Franciscan…
Giacobbi, GirolamoVol. VI, p. 210 GIACOBBI, GIROLAMO. - Musician, born in Bologna in August 1567, died there in February 1630. In 1589 he was deputy director and in 1604 appointed director of…
Giacomino da VeronaVol. VI, p. 213 GIACOMINO da VERONA. - A Franciscan poet of the second half of the thirteenth century, concerning whom no other biographical information is known. His…
GiacomoVol. VI, p. 213 GIACOMO. – It has the same etymology as Giacobbe (v.). From the Greek Ἰάσοβος derive Iacobus, Jacopo, and G. In the New Testament, two Apostles bearing the…
Giacomo Della MarcaVol. VI, p. 222 GIACOMO della MARCA, saint — Panel by Cosme Tura (15th century). Modena, Galleria Estense. Vittore, the Aquinate, Alberto Magno, Ulrico d'Argentina, Platone,…
Giacosa, GiuseppeVol. VI, p. 226 GIACOSA, GIUSEPPE. - Playwright and short-story writer, b. at Colleretto Parella (Ivrea) on 21 Oct. 1847, d. there on 2 Sept. 1906. He began his literary…
Giaculatories(GIACULATORIE)Vol. VI, p. 226 GIACULATORIE. – From the Latin iaculari (to hurl). They consist in frequent outpourings of the heart toward God, Jesus Christ, the Virgin, and the saints, at…
GiadaVol. VI, p. 227 GIADA. - A hard stone used in China in the industrial arts: it derives from two silicates, nephrite and jadeite, the former of calcium and magnesium, the…
Giambattista Maoletti da SerravalleVol. VI, p. 229 GIAMBATTISTA MAOLETTI of SERRAVALLE. - Franciscan missionary in China. Two missionaries of this name are known, who evangelized China in the 18th century. 1.…
GiambolognaVol. VI, p. 229 GIAMBOLOGNA – Jean Boulogne, known as Giambologna, sculptor, born in Douai in 1529, died in Florence on 13 August 1608. Initially a pupil of the sculptor…
Giamboni, BonoVol. VI, p. 230 GIAMBONI, BONO. — A Florentine, of the ancient Vecchio family, judge and man of letters of the second half of the 13th century. He apparently translated into…
Giambullari, BernardoVol. VI, p. 230 GIAMBULLARI, BERNARDO. - Florentine poet, b. in 1450, d. in 1529. Father of the historian Pierfrancesco, a member of the Magnifico’s circle and later a…
Giambullari, PierfrancescoVol. VI, p. 230 GIAMBULLARI, PIERFRANCESCO. - Man of letters, born in Florence in 1495, died there on 24 Aug. 1555. He enjoyed the protection of Giuliano, duke of Nemours, and…
Gian Cristoforo RomanoVol. VI, p. 230 GIAN CRISTOFORO ROMANO. - Sculptor, architect, and medallist, son of Isaia da Pisa (v.), born in Rome in 1470, died at Loreto on 31 May 1512. In 1490 he was in…
Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan(GIAN GALEAZZO SFORZA, DUCA DI MILANO)Vol. VI, p. 231 GIAN GALEAZZO Sforza, duca di MILANO: v. SFORZA, FAMIGLIA.
Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan(GIAN GALEAZZO VISCONTI, DUCA DI MILANO)Vol. VI, p. 231 GIAN GALEAZZO Visconti, duke of MILANO: v. VISCONTI, FAMIGLIA.
Gianelli, Antonio, Blessed(GIANELLI, ANTONIO, BEATO)Vol. VI, p. 231 GIANELLI, ANTONIO, blessed. — Bishop of Bobbio, born at Cereta (La Spezia) on 12 April 1789, died at Piacenza on 7 June 1846. Coming from a poor family, he was…
Giannone, PietroVol. VI, p. 231 GIANNONE, PIETRO. – Born on 7 May 1676 at Ischitella to Scipione and Lucrezia Micaglia; died at Turin on 17 March 1748. He studied law at Naples, graduated…
Giannotti, DonatoVol. VI, p. 232 GIANNOTTI, DONATO. - Man of letters, b. in Firenze on 27 Nov. 1492, d. in Roma on 27 Dec. 1573. A follower of Savonarola and opposed to the Medici, in 1527 he…
Giannotti, PietroVol. VI, p. 232 GIANNOTTI, PIETRO. – Mystical theologian, born in 1695 at Città di Castello, died on 28 January 1773. He studied in Rome at the Collegio Fuccioli. Ordained a…
Giants in the Bible(GIGANTI NELLA BIBBIA)Vol. VI, p. 254 GIANTS in the BIBLE. — Gen. 6:4 recalls the antediluvian nēphilim, perhaps distinct from the “heroes” born of Sethites and Cainites. In Bar. 3:26–28; Eccli.…
Giaquinto, Corrado(GIAQUINTO (GIAQUINTO), CORRADO)Vol. VI, p. 249 GIAQUINTO (GIAQUINTO), CORRADO. - Painter, born in Molfetta in 1703, died in Naples in 1765. In Naples, in 1719, after a very brief stay with N. M. Rossi, he…
Giasso, AngeloVol. VI, p. 250 GIASSO, ANGELO. – Friar Minor of the Observance, in religion Candido da Genova, guardian of the sanctuary of N. S. di Loreto in Oregina, celebrated for the…
Gibail, Diocese of(GIBAIL, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 251 GIBAIL, diocese of. — Ancient Byblos in Phoenicia, the Giblet of the Crusaders, today a village of 1,500 inhabitants, 30 km north of Beirut on the…
Gibberti, Gian Matteo(GIBERTI, GIAN MATTEO)Vol. VI, p. 252 GIBERTI, GIAN MATTEO. – Born in Palermo on 20 September 1495, died in Verona on 30 December 1543. Governor of Tivoli at the age of twenty. In Rome he was a…
Gibbon, EdwardVol. VI, p. 251 GIBBON, EDWARD. — English historian, born at Putney-on-Thames on 8 May 1737, died in London on 16 January 1794. He entered Oxford to pursue his studies in 1752…
Gibbons, JamesVol. VI, p. 252 GIBBONS, JAMES. – American cardinal, born in Baltimore to Irish parents on 23 July 1834, died there on 24 March 1921. Ordained a priest on 30 June 1861, he…
Gibeon (Heb. Gibh'ôn)(GABAON (EBR. GIBH'ÔN))Vol. V, p. 1096 GABAON (Heb. Gibh'ôn). - A fortified city in the land of Canaan (Ios. 10, 2), the chief city of the Hivite confederation (Ios. 9, 2). By a stratagem of its…
Gibeonites(GABAONITI)Vol. V, p. 1096 GABAONITI: V. GABAON.
Gibier, Charles-CélestinVol. VI, p. 252 GIBIER, CHARLES-CÉLESTIN. - Bishop of Versailles, b. at Artenay on 25 Dec. 1849, d. at Versailles on 3 Apr. 1931. The son of peasants, he entered the Seminary…
Gibieuf, GuillaumeVol. VI, p. 253 GIBIEUF, GUILLAUME. — Oratorian theologian, b. at Bourges in 1585 (?), d. in Paris on 6 June 1659. He held important offices in the Oratory of Cardinal…
Gibraltar(GIBILTERRA (GIBRALTAR))Vol. VI, p. 253 GIBILTERRA (GIBRALTAR). – Rocky peninsula that closes the Bay of Algeciras to the E., at the southern extremity of Spain, blocking the entrance to the…
Gielemans, JohannesVol. VI, p. 254 GIELEMANS, JOHANNES. — Born in 1427, he entered in 1447 the priory of the Canons Regular of St Augustine of Rubea Valle (Rooklooster) near Brussels and was…
Gifts Of The Holy Spirit(DONI DELLO SPIRITO SANTO)Vol. IV, p. 1079 GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. – Supernatural habits that perfect the infused virtues and render our faculties disposed to obey divine promptings more promptly and…
Gigantism(GIGANTISMO)Vol. VI, p. 254 GIGANTISMO. — The designation indicates a particular development of bodily proportions, and especially of height, that lies above the limits of normal…
Gigli, AlessandroVol. VI, p. 255 GIGLI, ALESSANDRO. – Theologian of the Conventual Minors, known as da Figline, but born in Montepulciano in the second half of the sixteenth century and…
Gigli, GirolamoVol. VI, p. 255 GIGLI, GIROLAMO. - Writer, born at Siena on 14 Oct. 1660, died on 4 Jan. 1722 in Rome, where he had taken up residence in 1708 in order to escape the hostility…
GihonVol. VI, p. 255 GIHON. – A spring outside the walls of Jerusalem, where, by David’s order, Solomon was secretly consecrated king, forestalling the proclamation of Adonia,…
Gilbert and Ellice Islands(GILBERT ED ELLICE)Vol. VI, p. 255 GILBERT AND ELLICE. — A British colony (since 1915), comprising, in addition to the two archipelagos of the G. (16 islands, situated astride the equator: 400…
Gilbert Folio(GILBERTO FOLIO)Vol. VI, p. 256 GILBERTO FOLIO. – Bishop of Hereford and London, d. 17 February 1187; he was among the opponents of s. Tommaso Becket in the struggle against Enrico II for the…
Gilbert of Hoyland(GILBERTO DI HOYLAND)Vol. VI, p. 256 GILBERTO di HOYLAND. – An English monk of the twelfth century, probably born in the region of Holland in the county of Lincoln (Mabillon mistakenly supposed…
Gilbert of Poitiers (Gilbertus Porretanus)(GILBERTO DELLA PORRÉE (GILBERTUS PORRETANUS))Vol. VI, p. 256 GILBERTO della PORRÉE (Gilbertus Porretanus). — Scholastic philosopher and theologian, born at Poitiers in 1076, died there in 1154. He studied at Chartres,…
Gilbert of Sempringham, Saint(GILBERTO DI SEMPRINGHAM, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 257 GILBERTO di SEMPRINGHAM, saint. — Ascetic and founder of the Order of the Gilbertines, he occupies an important place in the revival of the religious Orders in…
Gilbertines(GILBERTINI)Vol. VI, p. 256 GILBERTINI. — Religious order, the only one of English origin, founded by St. Gilberto of Sempringham around 1131–35, with double monasteries modeled on the…
GildaVol. VI, p. 257 GILDA. — The name g. (convivia) was given to the banquets held in pre-Christian and pagan times among the northern peoples on the occasion of weddings,…
Gilda the Wise, Saint(GILDA IL SAGGIO, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 257 GILDA il SAGGIO, saint. — Breton monk, born in Great Britain around 493, died at Rhuys (Vannes) around 570. He is sometimes also called “Badonicus,” because,…
Gilead(GALAAD)Vol. V, p. 1106 GALAAD. - 1. Mountainous plateau of Trans- (courtesy of mass. A. P. Fratze. VIII i Rerum Gallicarum Annales. Miniature from the manuscript presented to the…
Gileadites(GALAADITI)Vol. V, p. 1106 GALAADITI: v. GALAAD.
Giles of Assisi, Blessed(EGIDIO DI ASSISI, BEATO)Vol. V, p. 109 EGIDIO di ASSISI, Blessed. - The third companion of s. Francesco d'Assisi, whom he joined about 1208. He made great pilgrimages, earning his bread by work, to…
Giles of Lessines(EGIDIO DI LESSINES)Vol. V, p. 109 EGIDIO di LESSINES. - Dominican master and one of the earliest supporters of s. Tommaso, born at Lessines (Belgium) around 1230; died around 1304. In the…
Giles of Rome(EGIDIO ROMANO)Vol. V, p. 109 EGIDIO ROMANO. — One of the great masters of scholasticism, superior general of the Augustinians, archbishop of Bourges, born in Rome, in the Colonna district,…
Giles of Santarém, Blessed(EGIDIO DI SANTARÉM, BEATO)Vol. V, p. 111 EGIDIO di SANTARÉM, blessed. - Portuguese Dominican, born about 1184 at Vacele (diocese of Vizeu), of a family of the local nobility; died at Santarém on 14…
Giles of Viterbo(EGIDIO DA VITERBO)Vol. V, p. 111 EGIDIO DA VITERBO. – Augustinian theologian and philosopher, b. in Viterbo in 1469 to the Antonini family, d. 21 December 1532. In Padua he attended the…
Giles, Saint(EGIDIO, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 109 EGIDIO, saint. – Abbot, died ca. 725. The information concerning him is uncertain and obscure. His cult was already known in the 9th century, especially in the…
Gilgal, Gilgala (Heb. Hag-Gilgâl "The Circle")(GALGAL, GALGALA (EBR. HAG-GILGÂL «IL CERCHIO»))Vol. V, p. 1114 GALGAL, GALGALA (Hebr. hag-Gilgâl “the circle”). — The Israelites’ first encampment after crossing the Jordan (Ios. 4:19) and the base of operations for their…
Gimma, Apostolic Vicariate of(GIMMA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VI, p. 258 GIMMA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. – It is situated in south-western Ethiopia on the border of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. It derives from the apostolic prefecture of…
Ginetti, MarzioVol. VI, p. 259 GINETTI, MARZIO. - Cardinal, born at Velletri on 6 April 1585 into a noble family of Bergamasque origin, he completed his studies in Rome, where he died on 1…
Ginhac, PaulVol. VI, p. 259 GINHAC, PAUL. - Jesuit, b. 31 May 1824 at Le Mazel, near Serverette (Languedoc), d. at Castres on 10 Jan. 1895. After a crisis in his youth, he entered the…
GinnVol. VI, p. 259 GINN. - An Arabic collective noun denoting a category of beings, spirits, or goblins, forming part of the belief of pre-Islamic paganism, subsequently accepted…
Ginnasi, DomenicoVol. VI, p. 259 GINNASI, DOMENICO. - Cardinal, born in Castel Bolognese to Francesco and Caterina Pallantieri around 1550; having graduated in law at Bologna in 1572, he…
Ginoulhiac, Jacques-Marie-AchilleVol. VI, p. 261 GINOULHIAC, JACQUES-MARIE-ACHILLE. - Archbishop and theologian, b. at Montpellier on Dec. 3, 1806, d. there on Nov. 17, 1875. Ordained priest (1830), he taught…
Gioberti, VincenzoVol. VI, p. 267 GIOBERTI, VINCENZO. – He is the most representative figure of that Catholic liberalism which accompanied our Risorgimento with the energetically combative and…
Giocondo, Fra'Vol. VI, p. 271 GIOCONDO, FRA'. — Giovanni da Verona, a Dominican known as Fra' G., architect, born in Verona around 1433, died in Rome on 1 July 1515. An eminent figure of…
Gioia, MelchiorreVol. VI, p. 272 GIOIA, MELCHIORRE. — Politician and writer, born at Piacenza on 20 September 1767, died at Milan on 2 January 1829. In 1784 he entered the Collegio Alberoni,…
Giolito de' Ferrari, Giovanni Gabriele, called Gabriel(GIOLITO DE FERRARI, GIOVANNI GABRIELE, DETTO GABRIEL)Vol. VI, p. 273 GIOLITO DE FERRARI, GIOVANNI GABRIELE, called GABRIEL. – He was the greatest bookseller, publisher, and printer of this name, b. shortly after the first decade…
Giolitti, GiovanniVol. VI, p. 273 GIOLITTI, GIOVANNI. – Statesman, born in Mondovì on 27 October 1842, died at Cavour on 17 July 1928. After pursuing a brilliant administrative career, in 1882…
Giordani, PietroVol. VI, p. 281 GIORDANI, PIETRO. — Writer, born at Piacenza on 1 January 1774, died at Parma on 14 September 1848. Having completed his studies in philosophy and law at…
Giordanini, Pier FrancescoVol. VI, p. 281 GIORDANINI, PIER FRANCESCO. — Missionary of St. Vincent, born at Saluzzo on 15 January 1657, died at Rome on 11 November 1720. He entered the Congregation of…
GiordanoVol. VI, p. 282 GIORDANO - S. Messa celebrata sulle rive del G. (fot. Anderson) GIORDANO, LUCA - Self-portrait - Rome, Galleria nazionale d'arte antica. In 1692 he went to…
Giordano da GianoVol. VI, p. 282 GIORDANO da GIANO. – Franciscan, born ca. 1195 at Giano (Spoleto), died at Magdeburg after 1262. Received into the Order by s. Francesco, he took part in the…
Giordano da Pisa, Blessed(GIORDANO DA PISA, BEATO)Vol. VI, p. 283 GIORDANO da PISA, blessed. — An eminent Dominican preacher, born in Pisa (or Rivalto?) around 1260, died at Piacenza on 19 August 1311. He took the religious…
Giordano of Quedlinburg(GIORDANO DI QUEDLINBURG)Vol. VI, p. 283 GIORDANO di QUEDLINBURG. - Augustinian, ascetic-mystical writer of Saxony, born in Quedlinburg in the last five-year period of the 13th century, died in…
Giordano of Saxony, Blessed(GIORDANO DI SASSONIA, BEATO)Vol. VI, p. 284 GIORDANO di SASSONIA, blessed. — Dominican Master General, b. at Burgberg near Dassel (Westphalia) around 1185, d. on 13 February 1237 off the coast of Syria.…
Giordano, LucaVol. VI, p. 282 GIORDANO, LUCA. - Painter and engraver, born in Naples in 1632, died there on 12 January 1705. He received his first instruction from his father; then he was…
Giorgi da Gheel(GIORGIO DA GHEEL)Vol. VI, p. 288 GIORGIO da GHEEL. - Capuchin missionary and martyr of the former Flemish-Belgian province, born at Oevel, near Geel (Campine), in August 1616; having already…
Giorgi Metochite(GIORGIO METOCHITE)Vol. VI, p. 288 GIORGIO METOCHITE : v. GIOVANNI, BEKKOS.
Giorgi of Nicomedia(GIORGIO DI NICOMEDIA)Vol. VI, p. 288 GIORGIO di NICOMEDIA. — He lived in the second half of the ninth century. As archivist of S. Sofia and an intimate friend of the patriarch Fozio, he was…
Giorgi of Pisidia V(GIORGIO DI PISIDIA V)Vol. VI, p. 288 GIORGIO di PISIDIA v. PISIDÈS, GIORGIO.
Giorgi of Trebisonda(GIORGIO DI TREBISONDA)Vol. VI, p. 289 GIORGIO di TREBISONDA. - A well-known humanist of the fifteenth century (b. 1396, d. 1485/86). He always bore the name Trebisonda, derived from his family,…
Giorgi Siculo(GIORGIO SICULO)Vol. VI, p. 289 GIORGIO SICULO. - Sicilian Anabaptist heretic of the 16th century. Information concerning his life is extremely scanty. Around 1550 he was probably already in…
Giorgi Veneto(GIORGIO VENETO)Vol. VI, p. 289 GIORGIO VENETO: v. ZORZI, FRANCESCO.
Giorgi Wardà(GIORGIO WARDÀ)Vol. VI, p. 289 GIORGIO WARDÀ. – Nestorian hymnographer of the 13th century, originally from Arbela, author of numerous (at least 150) religious hymns, incorporated into the…
Giorgi, Bishop Ariano of Laodicea(GIORGIO, VESCOVO ARIANO DI LAODICEA)Vol. VI, p. 288 GIORGIO, Arian bishop of LAODICEA. - A native of Alexandria, where he was a priest at the beginning of the Arian controversy, he was deposed by Bishop…
Giorgi, DomenicoVol. VI, p. 285 GIORGI, DOMENICO. - Prelate, historian, and liturgist, b. at Costa di Rovigo on 4 June 1690, d. at Rovigo on 21 July 1747. A priest (1773), librarian of the…
Giorgi, Frantze(GIORGIO, FRANTZE)Vol. VI, p. 288 GIORGIO, FRANTZE. - Byzantine historian, born in 1401 at Lemnos, died in 1479 at Corfu. He was in the service of the despot Costantino as a diplomatic envoy…
Giorgione, Giorgio da Castelfranco detto IlVol. VI, p. 289 GIORGIONE, GIORGIO da CASTELFRANCO called il. — Painter, born in Castelfranco Veneto probably in 1477 or 1478, died in Venice shortly before 25 October 1510;…
Giornale ArcadicoVol. VI, p. 291 GIORNALE ARCADICO. - A literary periodical published in Rome from 1819 to 1856; it was the official organ of a group of men of letters, including G. Perticari…
Giornale DantescoVol. VI, p. 292 GIORNALE DANTESCO. - A journal of literary, critical, and bibliographical studies on the life, works, and times of Dante, founded by the publisher Leo S.…
Giornale De' Letterati D'ItaliaVol. VI, p. 292 GIORNALE DE' LETTERATI D'ITALIA. - Founded in Venice in 1710 by A. Zeno, F. Maffei, and A. Vallisnieri, it was the most distinguished example of Italian…
Giornale dei LetteratiVol. VI, p. 292 GIORNALE DEI LETTERATI. — This is the first Italian literary periodical, whose publication began in Rome in 1668 on the initiative of the Abbot Francesco…
Gioteschi(GIOTTESCHI)Vol. VI, p. 305 GIOTTESCHI. — Up to the beginning of this century, this term designated more or less all the Florentine painters of the fourteenth century. Today, with the…
Giotino(GIOTTINO)Vol. VI, p. 306 GIOTTINO: v. GIOTTESCHI.
Giotto di BondoneVol. VI, p. 306 GIOTTO di BONDONE. — Painter and architect, b. at Colle di Vespignano in Mugello, in all probability in 1267, d. at Florence in 1337. An artist among the…
Giovanetti, Matteo (Gianetti, Matteo Di Giovannetto)(GIOVANNETTI, MATTEO (GIANETTI, MATTEO DI GIOVANETTO))Vol. VI, p. 317 GIOVANNETTI, MATTEO (GIANETTI, MATTEO di GIOVANETTO). - Painter, born in Viterbo, active between 1343 and 1366 in the Palace of the Popes in Avignon (v.) under…
Giovannelli (Giovanelli), RuggeroVol. VI, p. 316 GIOVANNELLI (GIOVANELLI), RUGGERO. — Musician, born at Velletri around 1560, died at Rome on 8 January 1625. A pupil of Nannini, he very soon distinguished…
Giovanni Da UdineVol. VI, p. 382 GIOVANNI da UDINE. - Painter and architect, b. at Udine on 27 Oct. 1487, of the Ricamatori family, d. at Rome in 1564. At first a pupil of Giovanni Martini da…
Giovanni, Dalmatian(GIOVANNI, DALMATA)Vol. VI, p. 348 GIOVANNI, DALMATA. - Sculptor and architect, b. at Traù around 1440, d. after 1509. In 1464 he sculpted a bust of Pio II. Another famous bust by G. is that of…
Giovinazzo, Diocese of(GIOVINAZZO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 401 GIOVINAZZO, DIOCESI di: v. MOLFETTA, GIOVINAZZO E TERLIZZI, DIOCESI di.
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Giovio, PaoloVol. VI, p. 402 GIOVIO, PAOLO. – Historian, born in Como on 19 April 1483, died in Florence on 10 December 1552. He was bishop of Nocera de' Pagani from 13 January 1528. He…
Giphani, Hubertus (Hubert van Giffen)(GIPHANIUS, HUBERTUS (HUBERT VAN GIFFEN))Vol. VI, p. 402 GIPHANIUS, HUBERTUS (HUBERT van GIFFEN). - Jurist and philologist. B. at Buren (Holland) in 1534, d. at Prague in 1604. He studied at Louvain, Paris, and…
Giraldi, Giovambattista CinzioVol. VI, p. 402 GIRALDI, GIOVAMBATTISTA CINZIO. - Man of letters, b. at Ferrara in 1504, d. there in 1573. His work is under the influence of the Catholic Reformation.…
Giraldi, Ubaldo di San GaetanoVol. VI, p. 402 GIRALDI, UBALDO di San GAETANO. — Piarist, canonist. Born in Rome in 1692 and died there in 1775. He was general assistant of his Congregation and apostolic…
Giraldus of Cambrai(GIRALDO DI CAMBRAI)Vol. VI, p. 402 GIRALDO di CAMBRAI. – Ecclesiastic and writer, also known as G. di Barry. Born at Manorbeer (Pembrokeshire) into a noble Welsh family, he died toward the end…
Girard, GrégoireVol. VI, p. 403 GIRARD, GRÉGOIRE — In the world Giovanni Battista, a great Swiss educationalist, of the Friars Minor Conventual, born at Fribourg on 17 Dec. 1765, died there…
Girardon, FrançoisVol. VI, p. 404 GIRARDON, FRANÇOIS. — French sculptor, born in Troyes on 16 March 1628 and died in Paris on 1 September 1715. His first works (a Virgin and a Louis XIII in the…
Giraud, BernardinoVol. VI, p. 404 GIRAUD, BERNARDINO. - Cardinal, b. in Rome on 14 July 1721, d. there on 3 March 1782. Appointed auditor of the Rota in 1763 by Clement XIII, he was elected by…
Girgashites (Hebrew Girgāshī; Septuagint Germachai, Latinized as Gergesites)(GERGESEI (EBR. GIRGĀII; SETTANTA, ΓΕΡΜΑΧΊΑΙ, LATINIZZO IN GERGESEI))Vol. VI, p. 89 GERGESEI (Hebr. Girgāii; Septuagint, Γερμαχίαι, Latinized as Gergesei). - Clan or tribe, which shared with other ethnic groups the dominion of pre-Israelite…
GirolamitiVol. VI, p. 404 GIROLAMITI. — This was the name given to certain congregations of hermits that arose in Spain and Italy in the 14th and 15th centuries. They followed the…
Girona, Diocese of(GERONA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 129 GERONA, DIOCESE of. — The diocese of G. (Spain) borders the dioceses of Urgell, Vich, and Barcelona to the west and south. It is suffragan to Tarragona and has…
Girondins(GIRONDINI)Vol. VI, p. 414 GIRONDINI. — The name g. is given to those politicians who, during the French Revolution, in the Legislative Assembly and the Convention, from October 1791 to…
Giry, FrançoisVol. VI, p. 414 GIRY, FRANÇOIS. - Minim friar, writer, historian, hagiographer, and mystic. B. in Parigi on 15 Sept. 1638, d. there on 29 Nov. 1688. Of noble family (his…
Giry, Jean-Marie-Joseph-ArthurVol. VI, p. 417 GIRY, JEAN-MARIE-JOSEPH-ARTHUR. - French historian and diplomatist, b. at Trévoux (Ain) on 29 Feb. 1848, d. at Paris on 13 Nov. 1899. After taking part in the…
Giselher of Slatheim(GISELHER DI SLATHEIM)Vol. VI, p. 417 GISELHER of SLATHEIM. — Dominican mystic of the 14th century. A native of Slatheim or Scholtheim, northwest of Erfurt, G. was a lector in Cologne and Erfurt,…
Gisler, AntonVol. VI, p. 417 GISLER, ANTON. — Bishop and theologian, born in Bürglen (canton of Uri) on 25 March 1863, died in Chur on 4 January 1932. He studied philosophy and theology in…
Gismondi, EnricoVol. VI, p. 417 GISMONDI, ENRICO. - Jesuit, orientalist, b. in Roma on 20 Apr. 1850, d. there on 7 Feb. 1912. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1869, after completing his…
Giunta (Giunti), Family(GIUNTA (GIUNTI), FAMIGLIA)Vol. VI, p. 469 GIUNTA (GIUNTI), FAMILY. — A family of publishers, printers, and booksellers that was active from the end of the fifteenth century through the entire sixteenth…
Giunta PisanoVol. VI, p. 470 GIUNTA PISANO. — Painter active in the mid-thirteenth century. After the more recent criticism, chiefly through the work of Bacci, excluded the possibility…
Giuseppe Ben Gorion(GIUSEPPE BEN GORIÒN)Vol. VI, p. 496 GIUSEPPE ben GORIÒN: v. JOSIPPÒN.
Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, Saint(GIUSEPPE BENEDETTO COTTOLENGO, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 499 GIUSEPPE BENEDETTO COTTOLENGO, saint. — Born at Bra in 1786, the first of twelve siblings. From childhood he revealed an arcane predilection for the sick. He…
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Giuseppe Da LeonessaVol. VI, p. 497 GIUSEPPE DA LEONESSA, saint – Miraculous Liberation of the Saint. Original sanguine drawing by Stefano da Carpi, Capuchin – Assisi, Capuchin Museum. greca di…
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Giuseppe Maria Del Monte Carmelo, detto El CadeteVol. VI, p. 501 GIUSEPPE MARIA del MONTE CARMELO, called el Cadete. — Venerable Spanish Discalced Carmelite, born on 15 October 1763 in Vigo, to Manuel Jacinto de Acevedo y…
Giuseppe Oriol, Saint(GIUSEPPE ORIOL, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 501 GIUSEPPE ORIOL, saint. - B. at Barcelona on 23 Nov. 1650, d. there on 22 March 1702. He received a doctorate at the University of Bologna in 1674, and was…
Giuseppe Panin Di VolokalamskVol. VI, p. 501 GIUSEPPE PANIN of VOLOKALAMSK. - One of the most celebrated monks of medieval Russia (1439-1515). Born into a noble family, he entered monastic life under…
Giuseppine Della Carità (Vich)Vol. VI, p. 501 GIUSEPPINE DELLA CARITÀ (Vich). – They were founded in Vich on 29 June 1877 by the Servant of God Caterina Corominas y Agustín, with the help of several…
Giusti, GiuseppeVol. VI, p. 502 GIUSTI, GIUSEPPE. – Poet, b. at Monsummano on 12 May 1809, d. at Florence on 31 March 1850. Educated in his early years by a priest and subsequently at the…
Giustina, Saint(GIUSTINA, SANTA)Vol. VI, p. 506 GIUSTINA, saint: v. CIPRIANO e GIUSTINA, saints.
Giustina, Saint, Martyr(GIUSTINA, SANTA, MARTIRE)Vol. VI, p. 506 GIUSTINA, saint, martyr. — Greatly venerated in northern Italy, she is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 7 October. The oldest testimony concerning her…
Giustinian, LeonardoVol. VI, p. 506 GIUSTINIAN, LEONARDO. - Poet, born in Venezia around 1388, died there in November 1446. He held important offices in his Republic, eventually becoming…
Giustiniani, AgontinoVol. VI, p. 509 GIUSTINIANI, AGONTINO - Page from the Patterium Octaplum by A. G. Genoa 1516, with biographical notes on Christopher Columbus added as marginal glosses to Ps.…
Giustiniani, AgostinoVol. VI, p. 506 GIUSTINIANI, AGOSTINO. - Orientalist and Dominican bishop, b. in Genoa to a patrician family in 1470, d. in a shipwreck in the Ligurian Sea in 1536. He became…
Giustiniani, AlessandroVol. VI, p. 506 GIUSTINIANI, ALESSANDRO. - Cardinal, b. 3 Feb. 1778 in Genova, d. there 11 Oct. 1843. Vice-legate of Bologna and Ferrara, after the conclusion of the Concordat…
Giustiniani, GiacomoVol. VI, p. 506 GIUSTINIANI, GIACOMO. - Cardinal, b. 29 Dec. 1769 in Roma, d. 24 Feb. 1843 there. Vice-legate of Ravenna in 1794, governor of Perugia in 1797, and president of…
Giustiniani, Lorenzo, Saint(GIUSTINIANI, LORINZO, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 509 GIUSTINIANI, LORINZO, saint: v. LORINZO GIUSTINIANI, saint.
Giustiniani, OrazioVol. VI, p. 509 GIUSTINIANI, ORAZIO. - Oratorian cardinal, Genoese patrician, b. on the Island of Chios, 28 Feb. 1580, d. in Rome, 25 July 1649. Having gone to Rome, at the…
Giustiniani, PaoloVol. VI, p. 509 GIUSTINIANI, PAOLO. – In the world Vincenzo. Founder of the Camaldolese Congregation of Monte Corona, born in Venice on 15 June 1476, died at S. Silvestro del…
Giustiniano, Emperor of the East(GIUSTINIANO, IMPERATORE D'ORIENTE)Vol. VI, p. 510 JUSTINIAN, EMPEROR OF THE EAST - Institutiones, II, 24. Parchment codex from Monte Cassino (9th century). legislative and administrative. Although the results…
GiustiziaVol. VI, p. 515 GIUSTIZIA. – The Greek term δέμις has the same origin and meaning as the Latin term fas and indicates the ius divinum. Νόμος is the human law (from νόμο, I…
Giusto De' MenabuoiVol. VI, p. 523 GIUSTO de' MENABUOI. – Florentine painter, also called “da Padova” because he worked chiefly in that city, where he is documented from 1367 and where he died…
Giusto Di Lione, Saint(GIUSTO DI LIONE, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 523 GIUSTO of LIONE, saint. - He is commemorated several times in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum, alone or with Viatore; it seems, however, that the true dies…
Giusto Di TiberiadeVol. VI, p. 523 GIUSTO di TIBERIADE. - Jewish patriot and historian of the 1st century A.D. Of the life of G. only what his adversary Flavio Giuseppe reports in his…
Giver of Eternal Salvation(SALUTIS AETERNAE DATOR)Vol. X, p. 1013 « SALUTIS AETERNAE DATOR ». — Hymn of Lauds in the Office of the feast of All Saints, by an unknown author; it appears in manuscripts of the ninth century. It…
Gizzi, Pasquale TommasoVol. VI, p. 524 GIZZI, PASQUALE TOMMASO. – Cardinal, born at Ceccano (Frosinone) on 22 September 1787, died at Lenola on 3 July 1849. After completing his early studies at…
Glaber, RodulfVol. VI, p. 524 GLABER, RODULF: v. RODOLFO il GLABRO.
Glabrione Acilius(GLABRIONE ACILIO)Vol. VI, p. 524 GLABRIONE ACILIO. - Belonging to a noble senatorial family, he was consul in A.D. 91 together with Traiano; he was put to death by Domiziano in 95 after having…
Glacial Epoch(GLACIALE, EPOCA)Vol. VI, p. 524 GLACIALE, EPOCA: v. STATIGRAFIA.
Gladstone, William EwartVol. VI, p. 524 GLADSTONE, WILLIAM EWART. – English statesman, b. 29 December 1809, d. 19 May 1898 at Hawarden. The son of a Scottish Presbyterian, he possessed from childhood…
Glagolitic, Script(GLAGOLITICA, SCRITTURA)Vol. VI, p. 527 GLAGOLITIC, SCRIPT. - A rather complicated uncial alphabet, comprising 38 letters, devised by s. Cirillo in the second half of the 9th century and used by him…
Glairé, Jean-Baptiste(GLAIRE, JEAN-BAPTISTE)Vol. VI, p. 527 GLAIRE, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - French orientalist, b. at Bordeaux on 1 Apr. 1798, d. at Issy (Seine) on 25 Feb. 1879. In Paris G. studied theology at S. Sulpizio and…
Glanvill (Glanvil), JosephVol. VI, p. 528 GLANVILL (GLANVIL), JOSEPH. - Anglican pastor and philosopher, born at Plymouth in 1630, died at Bath in 1680. He was chaplain to Carlo II. Having moved away…
Glareanus (Enrico De Loris, Henricus Loritus Glareanus)(GLAREANO (ENRICO DE LORIS, HENRICUS LORITUS GLAREANUS))Vol. VI, p. 528 GLAREANO (ENRICO DE LORIS, Henricus Loritus Glareanus). - Philosopher, mathematician, theologian, musician, and poet, b. at Glarus (Switzerland) in 1488, d. at…
Glasgow, Archdiocese of(GLASGOW, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 528 GLASGOW, ARCHDIOCESE of. — Archdiocese and province in south-western Scotland; it currently comprises the city and county of Dumbarton. The archdiocese has an…
Glass(VETRO)Vol. XII, p. 854 VETRO. — The most remote examples of glassmaking with an artistic character in the Mediterranean basin date back to the Eighteenth Dynasty of the Egyptian…
GlebaVol. VI, p. 528 GLEBA: V. SERVI DELLA GLEBA. « GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO » (Hymnus angelicus). — A very ancient liturgical hymn found in various recensions: the Greek recension…
Gloria PatriVol. VI, p. 529 « GLORIA PATRI ». — A formula of praise and glorification of all three Divine Persons, it is a simple development of the Trinitarian baptismal formula (Mt.…
Glorious Poland(GENTIS POLONAE GLORIA)Vol. VI, p. 50 « GENTIS POLONAE GLORIA ». — Hymn of the vespers of s. Giovanni di Kenty, composed by an unknown author for the introduction into the Breviary of the feast of…
GlossaVol. VI, p. 529 GLOSSA. – A literal explanation of a term or phrase, from the Greek γλῶσσα “tongue,” hence also “dialect, idiom, or an ancient or rare expression” that…
GlossolaliaVol. VI, p. 531 GLOSSOLALIA : v. CARISMI.
Glottology(GLOTTOLOGIA)Vol. VI, p. 531 GLOTTOLOGIA : v. LINGUISTICA.
Glubokovskij, Nikclaj Nikanorovič(GLUBOKOVSKIJ, NIKCLAJ NIKANOPOVIĆ)Vol. VI, p. 531 GLUBOKOVSKIJ, NIKCLAJ NIKANOPOVIĆ. — A distinguished Russian theologian, exegete, and historian (1863–1937), recognized as an authority of the first order…
Gluck, Christoph WillibaldVol. VI, p. 531 GLUCK, CHRI- STOPH WILLIBALD. - Operatic composer, b. at Weidenwang near Erbach, in Bavaria, 2 July 1714; d. at Vienna, 15 Nov. 1787. As a young man he was a…
Gnana Prakasar, Swaminadar (Swaminathapillai)Vol. VI, p. 532 GNANA PRAKASAR, SWAMINADAR (SWAMINATHAPILLAI). - Missionary, born at Manipay, apostolic vicariate of Jaffna, on 30 Aug. 1875, of Hindu parents, and died there…
Gnecchi Soldi, OrgantinoVol. VI, p. 532 GNECCHI SOLDI, ORGANTINO. - Jesuit, missionary, born at Casto Val Sabbia (Brescia) in 1553, died at Nagasaki on April 22, 1609. Entering the Jesuits in 1555,…
Gnesna (Gniezno)Vol. VI, p. 532 GNESNA (GNIEZNO). - City of Poland erected as an archdiocese and metropolis around 1000 by Otto III. First archbishop: Radym-Gaudenty, brother of s. Adalberto.…
Gnosis(GNOSI)Vol. VI, p. 532 GNOSI. - 1. Terminology and Meaning. - Gnosticism in all its forms, even those of a semi-gnostic nature, developed its own vocabulary. This particular language…
Go'el(GÔ'EL)Vol. VI, p. 540 GÔ'EL. – A Hebrew-biblical term roughly equivalent to “avenger” and “redeemer.” The concept originated in the family and tribal setting, in which the g. has…
