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Gregorian Codex(GREGORIANUS, CODEX)Vol. VI, p. 653 GREGORIANUS, CODEX: v. CODEX GREGORIANUS.
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GregorianumVol. VI, p. 653 GREGORIANUM. — A quarterly journal of a strictly scholarly character, published since 1920 by the professors of the Pontifical Gregorian University, with the…
Gregorios Akindynos(GREGORIOS AKYNDINOS)Vol. VI, p. 696 GREGORIOS AKYNDINOS: v. AKINDINOS, GREGORIOS.
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Gregory (George) the Cypriot(GREGORIO (GIORGIO) CIPRIOTA)Vol. VI, p. 654 GREGORIO (GIORGIO) CIPRIOTA. - Greek theologian and man of letters, born in 1241 and died in 1290. A native of Cyprus, whence his name, he completed his…
Gregory I, Pope(GREGORIO I. PAPA)Vol. VI, p. 675 GREGORIO I. PAPA, saint — S. G. Magno frees a soul from Purgatory. Marble antependium by Luigi da Milano (1470) — Rome, church of S. Gregorio al Celio. and…
Gregory I, Pope, Called the Great(GREGORIO I, PAPA, DETTO MAGNO)Vol. VI, p. 668 GREGORIO I, POPE, called MAGNO, saint, Doctor of the Church. — Born in Rome around 540, he ascended to the papacy on 3 September 590 and died on 12 March 604.…
Gregory I, Pope, Summary(GREGORIO I, PAPA, SUNTO)Vol. VI, p. 676 GREGORIO I, PAPA, summary — Marble slab of the Roman period which tradition holds was used by s. G. for the meal of the poor — Rome, S. Gregorio al Celio,…
Gregory II Vkajasser(GREGORIO II VKAJASSER)Vol. VI, p. 696 GREGORIO II VKAJASSER. - Armenian Katholikós (1065-1105). He was the first in the line of the Pahlaw family, which, after six centuries, restored the…
Gregory II, Pope, Saint(GREGORIO II, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 677 GREGORIO II, POPE, saint. — He reigned from 715 to 731. Born in 669 at Rome, he accompanied Pope Costantino I (709–11) to Constantinople and took an active…
Gregory III, Pahlav(GREGORIO III, PAHLAW)Vol. VI, p. 668 GREGORIO III, PAHLAW. – Armenian Katholikós (1113–66), son of the prince Pahlaw Apirat, born in 1096; died in 1166. It was his merit to clarify ever more, in a…
Gregory III, Pope, Saint(GREGORIO III, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 678 GREGORIO III, POPE, saint. — A Syrian, learned and active, he reigned from 731 to 741; he continued the struggle against the iconoclasts, whom he…
Gregory IV, Pope(GREGORIO IV, PAPA)Vol. VI, p. 678 GREGORIO IV, POPE. — A Roman nobleman, priest of the titulus of S. Marco, elected pope without the intervention of the emperor Ludovico il Pio, but consecrated…
Gregory IV, Tay(GREGORIO IV, TAY)Vol. VI, p. 695 GREGORIO IV, TAY. - Armenian Katholikós (1173–93), learned and pious. Together with his uncle St. Nerses the Gracious, he promoted the liberation of the…
Gregory IX, Pope(GREGORIO IX, PAPA)Vol. VI, p. 681 GREGORIO IX, POPE. — Descendant of the family of the counts of Segni, he was born at Anagni (probably in 1170 and not, as many maintain, in 1140) and was named…
Gregory Mammas(GREGORIO MAMMAS)Vol. VI, p. 656 GREGORIO MAMMAS. - Catholic Patriarch of Constantinople, successor of Metrofane (d. 1443), likewise a Catholic. In 1451 he was obliged to take refuge in Rome,…
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Gregory of Elvira, Saint(GREGORIO DI ELVIRA, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 655 GREGORIO di ELVIRA, saint. – Flourishing in the 4th century, he was a most ardent defender of Nicaea and a bitter opponent of Osio di Cordova on account of the…
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Gregory of Nyssa, Saint(GREGORIO NISSENO, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 660 GREGORY OF NYSSA, St. — One of the great Doctors who, in the second half of the 4th century, gave sudden splendor to the Church of Cappadocia; in speculative…
Gregory of Rimini(GREGORIO DA RIMINI)Vol. VI, p. 694 GREGORIO DA RIMINI. — Celebrated Augustinian theologian, born at Rimini in the second half of the 13th century, died at Vienna in 1358. From a letter of…
Gregory of Tours, Saint(GREGORIO DI TOURS, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 695 GREGORIO of TOURS, saint. — I. LIFE. — Born at Clermont (France) around 538, died at Tours on 17 November 594. He belonged to one of the noblest families of…
Gregory of Valencia(GREGORIO DI VALENZA)Vol. VI, p. 696 GREGORIO di VALENZA: v. VALENCIA, GREGORIO di.
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Gregory the Illuminator, Saint(GREGORIO L'ILLUMINATORE, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 655 GREGORIO L'ILLUMINATORE, saint. – Born presumably around 250–252 into a noble Arsacid family, and therefore also called Partheu (Parthian). His father Anak,…
Gregory V, Pope (996-99)(GREGORIO V, PAPA (996-99))Vol. VI, p. 678 GREGORY V, POPE (996-99). - Bruno of Carinthia was the first German pope of the Middle Ages. Born in 972, son of Duke Otto of Carinthia, he was educated by…
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Gregory VI, Pope(GREGORIO VI, PAPA)Vol. VI, p. 679 GREGORIO VI, POPE. — Giovanni Graziano; he held the pontificate from 5 May 1045 to 20 December 1046. Archpriest of S. Giovanni ante Portam Latinam, and one of…
Gregory VII (Hildebrand), Pope, Saint(GREGORIO VII (ILDEBRANDO), PAPA, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 679 GREGORY VII (HILDEBRAND), POPE, saint. I. LIFE OF ILDEBRANDO BEFORE HIS PONTIFICATE. — The tradition regarding the family, birthplace and year of birth of G.…
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Gregory VIII, Antipope(GREGORIO VIII, ANTIPAPA)Vol. VI, p. 681 GREGORIO VIII, ANTIPOPE. – Maurizio Burdino (a nickname meaning donkey), originally from southern France, was first a monk at Limoges; having gone to Spain in…
Gregory VIII, Pope(GREGORIO VIII, PAPA)Vol. VI, p. 681 GREGORIO VIII, POPE. — Alberto de Morra, of Benevento, died at Pisa on 17 December 1187; he was a regular canon of S. Agostino, and also founded a Congregation…
Gregory X, Pope(GREGORIO X, PAPA)Vol. VI, p. 684 GREGORIO X, POPE. – Tedaldo Visconti, born in Piacenza around 1210; he became a canon and professor in his native city; having entered the service of Cardinal…
Gregory XI, Pope(GREGORIO XI, PAPA)Vol. VI, p. 684 GREGORIO XI, POPE – Pope G. returns from Avignon. Detail of the fresco by Matteo di Giovanni di Bartolo (1443) – Siena, Ospedale di S. Maria della Scala. to…
Gregory XII, Pope(GREGORIO XII, PAPA)Vol. VI, p. 685 GREGORIO XII, POPE. – Angelo Correr, of an ancient Venetian family, born in Venice around 1325, patriarch of Constantinople, then cardinal priest of S. Marco.…
Gregory XIII, Pope(GREGORIO XIII, PAPA)Vol. VI, p. 686 GREGORIO XIII, PAPA. – Ugo Boncompagni, fourth son of Cristoforo, a Bolognese merchant, and Angela Marescalchi, was born on 1 January 1502 in Bologna. There he…
Gregory XIV, Pope(GREGORIO XIV, PAPA)Vol. VI, p. 686 GREGORIO XIV, PAPA. – Niccolò Sfondrato, of an ancient Cremonese family, born at Somma on 11 February 1535. He studied law at Perugia and Padua, took his…
Gregory XV, Pope(GREGORIO XV, PAPA)Vol. VI, p. 687 GREGORIO XV, POPE. — Alessandro Ludovisi, born in Bologna on 9 January 1554, spent two years in Rome at the German College, directed by the Jesuits, and…
Gregory XVI, Pope(GREGORIO XVI, PAPA)Vol. VI, p. 688 GREGORIO XVI, POPE. – Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, born at Belluno on 18 September 1765 to the noble Giovanni Battista and Giulia Cesa-Pagani, died at Rome…
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Gregory, Cardinal(GREGORIUS, CARDINALIS)Vol. VI, p. 696 GREGORIUS, CARDINALIS. - Canonist of the 11th-12th century, cardinal, died 21 Nov. 1113. Between 1104 and 1106 he composed a Collectio, called « Polycarpus »,…
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Grenada, Archdiocese of(GRANATA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 606 GRANATA, ARCHDIOCESE of - The Immaculate Conception, Sculpture by Alonso Cano (1656) - Sacristy of the Cathedral. Its foundation in the 1st century by St.…
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Grimani, DomenicoVol. VI, p. 700 GRIMANI, DOMENICO. - Cardinal, born in Venice on 22 February 1461 to Antonio, later doge, and Caterina Loredan; he received his doctorate in arts on 23 October…
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Grimm, JosephVol. VI, p. 701 GRIMM, JOSEPH. - Exegete, b. 23 Jan. 1827 at Frisinga, d. at Würzburg on 1 Jan. 1896. Ordained priest on 24 June 1850, in 1856 professor at Ratisbona of…
Grimminck, Carolus LudovicusVol. VI, p. 701 GRIMMINCK, CAROLUS LUDOVICUS. – Flemish mystic, born into a patrician family at Ypres on 28 May 1676, died at Watou on 12 November 1728. Ordained a priest in…
Gringore, PierreVol. VI, p. 701 GRINGORE, PIERRE. – Poet, born perhaps in Normandy between 1470 and 1480, died in 1539 (?). He wrote for the theater and composed poems and satires; on the…
GrisaillesVol. VI, p. 702 GRISAILLES. – Grisaille denotes either a painting that imitates sculpture by employing only gray tones, or a preliminary sketch in which the white of the…
Grisar, HartmannVol. VI, p. 702 GRISAR, HARTMANN. — Jesuit, historian, archaeologist, and apologist, born in Coblenz on 22 September 1845, died in Innsbruck on 25 February 1932. After his…
Groenendael (« Valle Verde »)Vol. VI, p. 703 GROENENDAEL (“Green Valley”). - A monastery (Lat. Viridis vallis) situated 8 km from Bruxelles, in the forest of Soignes. In 1304 it was a simple hermitage.…
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Groote, Geert (Gerardus Magnus)Vol. VI, p. 705 GROOTE, GEERT (Gerardus Magnus). — Dutch mystic, born at Deventer (province of Overijssel) in 1340, died there on 20 August 1384. He began his studies in his…
Gropper, JohannVol. VI, p. 706 GROPPER, JOHANN. – Theologian and jurist, born at Soest (Westphalia) on 24 February 1503, died at Rome on 13 March 1559. Having completed his studies at…
Gropper, KasparVol. VI, p. 706 GROPPER, KASPAR. – German apostolic nuncio, b. at Soest (Lower Germany) in 1519, d. at Cologne on 19 March 1594. Brother of Johann, after holding…
Grosoli, GiovanniVol. VI, p. 706 GROSOLI, GIOVANNI. - Count, senator, b. at Carpi on 20 Aug. 1859, d. at Assisi on 20 Feb. 1937. Having entered the Catholic Works while still very young, which…
GrossatoresVol. VI, p. 707 GROSSATORES. - From the terms «grossa», luculentior scriptura, and «grossare», in mundum redigere seu luculentius nitidiusque scribere, the g. of the papal…
Grosseteste (Greathead), Robert(GROSSATESTA (GREATHEAD), ROBERT)Vol. VI, p. 706 GROSSATESTA (GREATHEAD), ROBERT. — English theologian and philosopher, born at Stradbrook (county of Suffolk) c. 1175, died at Lincoln in 1253. He studied at…
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Grossi-Gondi, FeliceVol. VI, p. 708 GROSSI-GONDI, FELICE. — Jesuit, man of letters, and archaeologist, born in Rome on 16 September 1860, died there on 31 March 1923. He entered the Society of…
Grotesques(GROTTESCHE)Vol. VI, p. 708 GROTTESCHE. — Wall decorations in stucco or fresco, depicting vegetal forms, human or animal figures often of strange shapes, and anthropomorphic beings,…
Grotius, Hugo van(GROOT, HUIG VAN (GROZIO))Vol. VI, p. 704 GROOT, HUIG van (GROZIO). – Dutch jurist, b. at Delft on 16 April 1583, d. at Rostock on 28 August 1645. He studied classical languages and literature at…
GrottaferrataVol. VI, p. 708 GROTTAFERRATA: V. SANTA MARIA DI GROTTAFERRATA.
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Grouard, Apostolic Vicariate of(GROUARD, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VI, p. 711 GROUARD, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. – The mission is situated in the southwestern part of the Canadian Far North. Its evangelization began through hunters who,…
GruamonteVol. VI, p. 712 GRUAMONTE. - A sculptor active in Pistoia in the second half of the 12th century, known for having signed, together with his brother Adeodato, the lintel with…
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Grueber, JohannVol. VI, p. 712 GRUEBER, JOHANN. — Jesuit, explorer, born at Linz on 28 Oct. 1623, died at Sarospatak (Hungary) on 30 Sept. 1680. Invited to go to China by Fr. B. Diestel,…
Gryphius, AndreasVol. VI, p. 713 GRYPHIUS, ANDREAS. - Protestant dramatist, b. at Glogau on 11 Oct. 1616, d. there on 16 July 1664, author of five tragedies, among them Papinianus, Carolus…
Gréa, Marie-Étienne-Adrien(GRÉA, MARIE-ETIENNE-ADRIEN)Vol. VI, p. 624 GRÉA, MARIE-ETIENNE-ADRIEN. - Founder of the Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception, b. at Lons-le-Saunier (Jura) on 18 February 1828, d. at Rotalier…
Grégoire, HenriVol. VI, p. 652 GRÉGOIRE, HENRI. — French constitutional bishop, born on 4 December 1750 at Vého (Lorraine), died on 26 May 1831 in Paris. He studied theology at the Seminary…
Grégoire, Pierre (Tholosanus)Vol. VI, p. 652 GRÉGOIRE, PIERRE (Tholosanus). - Canonist, b. at Tolosa in 1540, d. at Pont-à-Mousson (Lorena) in 1597. He was a renowned professor of law, described as «…
Grünewald, MathisVol. VI, p. 713 GRÜNEWALD, MATHIS. — Born probably in Aschaffenburg in the second half of the 15th century, active from 1500 to 1528 in the cities of the Middle Rhine,…
Gsell, StéphaneVol. VI, p. 713 GSELL, STÉPHANE. — Historian and archaeologist, born in Paris on 7 February 1864, died there on 1 January 1932. He was a student at the French School of Rome…
Guadagnini, Giovanni BattistaVol. VI, p. 714 GUADAGNINI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. – Archpriest of Cividate in Valcamonica, a Jansenist of the Pavia group, intimate friend of Pietro Tamburini (v.) and a learned…
Guadagnolo, FilippoVol. VI, p. 714 GUADAGNOLO, FILIPPO. – A learned Orientalist of the Congregation of Clerics Regular Minor, b. at Magliano (Abruzzi) ca. 1596; he taught Arabic at the…
Guadalajara, Archdiocese of(GUADALAJARA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 714 GUADALAJARA, ARCHDIOCESE of. - Archdiocese and city in the State of Jalisco, Mexico. It has an area of 52,000 sq. km. and a population of 1,407,680…
Guadalupe(GUADALUPA)Vol. VI, p. 715 GUADALUPA. — G. is the largest (1,509 sq. km) of the Lesser Antilles. Together with the nearby islands of Marie-Galante, Les Saintes, Petite-Terre, Désirade,…
Guadix, Diocese of(GUADIX, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 715 GUADIX, DIOCESI di. — City and diocese in Spain, in the province of Granada, of which it is a suffragan see. It has an area of 4,735 sq. km, with 180,000…
Guajaramín(GUAJARAMIN)Vol. VI, p. 715 GUAJARAMIN. – Prelature nullius and city in the State of Mato Grosso in Brazil. It has an area of 60,000 sq. km., with 15,000 inhabitants, of whom 10,000 are…
Guajira, Apostolic Vicariate of(GOAJIRA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VI, p. 536 GOAJIRA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - The Capuchins of the regular province of Valencia in Spain began in 1693, in Colombia, the mission of G., Sierra Nevada, and…
Guala, Luigi Maria FortunatoVol. VI, p. 715 GUALA, LUIGI MARIA FORTUNATO. - Turin priest and moral theologian, born in Torino on 14 October 1775 (S. Agostino) to the lawyer Giovanni Giuseppe and…
Guala, Pietro FrancescoVol. VI, p. 716 GUALA, PIETRO FRANCESCO. - Painter, b. at Casale Monferrato on 21 Sept. 1698, d. at Milano on 7 Feb. 1757. Very few biographical details have come down to us…
Gualaquiza, Apostolic Vicariate of(GUALAQUIZA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VI, p. 716 GUALAQUIZA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di: v. MENDEZ Y GUALAQUIZA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di.
Gualdo TadinoVol. VI, p. 716 GUALDO TADINO: v. TADINO.
Gualterio, Filippo AntonioVol. VI, p. 716 GUALTERIO, FILIPPO ANTONIO. - Statesman and historian, b. at Orvieto on 6 July 1819, d. at Rome on 10 Feb. 1874. Known for learned historical and…
Gualtiero of Bruges(GUALTIERO DI BRUGES)Vol. VI, p. 716 GUALTIERO di BRUGES. – Franciscan, born in 1225, died in 1307. He was provincial of France and bishop of Poitiers (1279–1306). He taught in Paris around…
Gualtiero of Burles(GUALTIERO DI BURLES)Vol. VI, p. 716 GUALTIERO di BURLES: v. BURLEICH WALTER.
Gualtiero of Chatton(GUALTIERO DI CHATTON)Vol. VI, p. 716 GUALTIERO di CHATTON. - English Franciscan theologian, born at Chatton (Norwich) in the second half of the 13th century, died at Avignon probably in 1343. From…
Gualtiero of Mortagne(GUALTIERO DI MORTAGNE)Vol. VI, p. 716 GUALTIERO di MORTAGNE. - Medieval philosopher and theologian, teacher of rhetoric and philosophy at S. Genoveffa in Paris from 1126 to ’44, died bishop of Laon…
Gualtiero of Saint Victor(GUALTIERO DI SAN VITTORE)Vol. VI, p. 717 GUALTIERO di SAN VITTORE. - Prior of the Regular Canons of St. Augustine in the abbey of St. Victor near Paris, born at the beginning of the 12th century, died…
Gualtiero of Speyer(GUALTIERO DI SPIRA)Vol. VI, p. 717 GUALTIERO di SPIRA: v. WALTER DI SPIRA.
GuamVol. VI, p. 717 GUAM. — The southernmost and largest (534 sq. km.) of the Mariana Islands, ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898, which in 1922 undertook not to fortify…
Guamá(GUAMÀ)Vol. VI, p. 717 GUAMÀ. – Prelature nullius in the State of Pará in Brazil. It has an area of 63,000 sq. km and 150,000 inhabitants, of whom 127,000 are Catholics; it has 7…
Guanella, LuigiVol. VI, p. 717 GUANELLA, LUIGI. – Priest and founder of the Servants of Charity and the Daughters of St. Mary of Providence, b. at Fraciscio di Campodolcino (Sondrio) on 19…
GuantiVol. VI, p. 718 GLOVES. — The introduction of gloves (chirotheca) into the liturgy is due to the desire to make episcopal attire increasingly distinctive and solemn. At the…
Guard of Honor of the Sacred Heart(GUARDIA D'ONORE DEL SACRO CUORE)Vol. VI, p. 719 GUARDIA D'ONORE DEL SACRO CUORE. — Association of the faithful who propose to render a particular worship of glory, love, and reparation to the S. Heart of…
Guarda, Diocese of(GUARDA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 719 GUARDA, DIOCESI di. - In Portugal, suffragan of Lisbona. The first historical reference is found in the acts of the Council of Lugo (569), and the first…
Guardaroba of His Holiness(GUARDAROBA DI SUA SANTITÀ)Vol. VI, p. 719 GUARDAROBA DI SUA SANTITÀ: v. FAMIGLIA PONTIFICIA.
Guardian Adorers of the Eucharist, known as Soeurs de Saint-Aignan(GUARDIANE ADORATRICI DELL'EUCARISTIA, DETTE SOEURS DE SAINT-AIGNAN)Vol. VI, p. 719 GUARDIANE ADORATRICI DELL'EUCARISTIA, called SOEURS DE SAINT-AIGNAN. – A women’s religious institute, founded in 1853 by Msgr. Dupanloup, bishop of Orléans. On…
Guardian Angel(ANGELO CUSTODE)Vol. I, p. 771 ANGELO CUSTODE: v. ANGELO.
Guardianship, Guardian(CURATELA, CURATORE)Vol. IV, p. 637 CURATELA, CURATORE. – Apart from the meaning (now almost entirely obsolete) of the term curator to designate certain persons placed in charge of particular…
Guardì, Francesco de'(GUARDI, FRANCESCO DE')Vol. VI, p. 719 ei anulus in dextra manu, desuper manica. The usage therefore appears to have been introduced in France and soon passed to Rome: in 1070 Alexander II granted…
Guariento PadovanoVol. VI, p. 722 GUARIENTO PADOVANO. – Painter, son of Arpo, documented in Padua from 1338 to 1365; in 1365 he was summoned to Venice for the frescoes in the Doge’s Palace; he…
Guarini, BattistaVol. VI, p. 722 GUARINI, BATTISTA. — Poet, born at Ferrara in 1538, died at Venice on 7 October 1612. Having entered the court of Alfonso II d’Este in 1567, he held diplomatic…
Guarini, GuarinoVol. VI, p. 722 GUARINI, GUARINO. — Theatine religious, architect, b. in Modena on 17 January 1624, d. in Milan on 6 March 1683. At a young age he became a Theatine Cleric…
Guarino the Veronese(GUARINO IL VERONESE)Vol. VI, p. 723 GUARINO il VERONESE. — Humanist, born in Verona in 1374, died in Ferrara on 4 December 1460. A pupil at Padua of Giovanni Conversino da Ravenna and at…
Guarino, Saint(GUARINO, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 723 GUARINO, saint. — Of the noble Guarini family, cardinal and bishop of Palestrina, born ca. 1680 in Bologna, died on 6 February 1158 in Palestrina. Around 1104…
Guastella, CosmoVol. VI, p. 724 GUASTELLA, COSMO. – Philosopher, born in Misilmeri (Palermo) on 28 January 1854, died in Palermo on 11 September 1922. He devoted himself to philosophy after…
Guastella, Diocese of(GUASTELLA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 724 GUASTELLA, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in the province of Reggio Emilia. It has an area of 319 sq. km., with 70,000 inhabitants, all Catholics, 29 parishes…
Guasti, CesareVol. VI, p. 724 GUASTI, CESARE. — Writer, born in Prato on 4 September 1822, died in Florence on 12 February 1889. Having completed his humanistic studies at Prato as an…
GuatemalaVol. VI, p. 724 GUATEMALA. - I. GEOGRAPHY. - It is the northernmost and most populous State in Central America, situated between Mexico, Honduras, and Salvador. Of its two…
Guaxupé, Diocese of(GUAXUPÉ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 726 GUAXUPÉ, DIOCESI di. – City and diocese in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, erected by Pope Benedict XV on 3 February 1916 through the division of the…
Guayana, Diocese of(GUAYANA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 726 GUAYANA, DIOCESI di. – Diocese in Venezuela, in South America. The residential see is in Ciudad de Bolívar, capital of the State of Bolívar, situated on the…
Guayaquil, Diocese of(GUAYAQUIL, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 729 GUAYAQUIL, DIOCESI di. - City and diocese, also called Santiago de G., in Ecuador, on the right bank of the Guayas River, on the gulf of the same name, the…
GuazzoVol. VI, p. 729 GUAZZO. – Guazzo painting is painting that uses a gum as the binder, or vehicle, for the pigment, instead of the animal glues, wax, and egg white employed in…
Gubbio, Diocese of(GUBBIO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 729 GUBBIO, DIOCESI of. — City and diocese of Umbria, immediately subject. It has a population of 50,000 inhabitants, all Catholics; it comprises 65 parishes, 56…
Gubernatis, Domenico DeVol. VI, p. 731 GUBERNATIS, DOMENICO de. - Friar Minor, born at Sospitello (diocese of Turin) and died at Turin in 1690. A man of vast learning, he was, after Wadding, from…
Gudula, Saint, Virgin(GUDULA, SANTA, VERGINE)Vol. VI, p. 731 GUDULA, saint, virgin. - Patroness of Brussels. Daughter of St Amalberga, sister of St Reineldis and of St Emeberto, born at Merchten in 650, she spent her…
Guebriant (Budes de), Jean-Baptiste-MarieVol. VI, p. 731 GUEBRIANT (BUDES de), JEAN-BAPTISTE-MARIE. - B. on 11 Dec. 1860 in Paris, of a family of the ancient Breton nobility. In 1880 he entered the Seminary of S.…
Guelphs and Ghibellines(GUELFI E GHIBELLINI)Vol. VI, p. 731 GUELFI AND GHIBELLINI. — These were the two great parties that dominated Italian political life in the 13th and 14th centuries and that still exerted a certain…
Guercino, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, detto Il(GUERCINO, GIOVAN FRANCESCO BARBIERI, DETTO IL)Vol. VI, p. 734 GUERCINO, GIOVAN FRANCESCO BARBIERI, detto il. — Painter, born at Cento on 8 February 1591, died at Bologna on 22 December 1666; he was called il G. because of…
Guerra Junqueiro, Abílio Manuel(GUERRA JUNQUEIRO, ABILIO MANUEL)Vol. VI, p. 741 GUERRA JUNQUEIRO, ABILIO MANUEL. - Portuguese poet, b. at Freixo-de Espada-à-Cinta on 17 Sept. 1850, d. at Lisbon on 7 July 1923. He combined literary activity…
Guerra, ElenaVol. VI, p. 740 GUERRA, ELENA. – Foundress of the Institute of the Oblates of the Holy Spirit, commonly called the Sisters of S. Zita, for the Christian education of youth and…
Guerrazzi, Francesco DomenicoVol. VI, p. 743 GUERRAZZI, FRANCESCO DOMENICO. – Writer and politician, born at Livorno on 12 August 1804, died at Cecina (Livorno) on 23 November 1873. Turbulent and…
Guerric of Igny (of Tournai), Blessed(GUERRICO D'IGNY (DI TOURNAI), BEATO)Vol. VI, p. 745 GUERRICO d'IGNY (di TOURNAI), blessed. – Aesthetic writer and Cistercian abbot, b. at Tournai ca. 1075, d. at Igny (diocese of Reims) on 19 Aug. 1157. A…
Guerric of Saint-Quentin (Flandrensis)(GUERRICO DI SAINT-QUENTIN (FLANDRENSIS))Vol. VI, p. 745 GUERRICO di SAINT-QUENTIN (Flandrensis). - Dominican theologian, d. 1245. Already magister artium and doctor of medicine, G. became a Dominican in Paris in…
Guevara, Antonio DeVol. VI, p. 745 GUEVARA, ANTONIO de. — Spanish ecclesiastic and writer, b. at Treceño in 1480 (?), d. at Valladolid in 1545. He was page to the Infante Don Juan and, upon the…
Guglielmi, Pietro AlessandroVol. VI, p. 746 GUGLIELMI, PIETRO ALESSANDRO. - Composer, b. at Massa on 10 Dec. 1728, d. at Rome on 20 Nov. 1804. Having undertaken his first musical studies with his father,…
Guglielmites(GUGLIELMITI)Vol. VI, p. 746 GUGLIELMITI. – Heretical sect that arose in Milan and took its name from Guglielma or Guglielmina, a Bohemian woman reputed to be the daughter of King Ottocaro…
Guglielmo d'Auxerre (Guillelmus Altissiodorensis)(GUGLIELMO D'AUXERNE (GUILLELMUS ALTISSIODORENSIS))Vol. VI, p. 747 GUGLIELMO D'AUXERNE (Guillelmus Altissiodorensis). — Philosopher and theologian, born between 1144 and 1149, died 3 November 1231. He was a master of theology…
Guglielmo da CarrianoVol. VI, p. 747 GUGLIELMO da CARRIANO. – Jurist of the 12th century. Of Brescian origin, his name is rarely found written out in full, but is almost always expressed by the…
Guglielmo Da Malavalle, Saint(GUGLIELMO DA MALAVALLE, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 749 GUGLIELMO da MALAVALLE, saint. – Founder of the Congregation of the Hermits, known as the Guglielmini or Guglielmiti, he died near Siena on 10 February 1157.…
Guglielmo Da ModenaVol. VI, p. 750 GUGLIELMO da MODENA. - Cardinal of the Curia and papal diplomat to various royal families, b. about 1184 in Piedmont, d. 31 March 1251 at Lyons. A member of…
Guglielmo Da PisaVol. VI, p. 753 GUGLIELMO da PISA. - Sculptor active in Pisa from 1159 to 1162 on the pulpit of the cathedral, later transferred to Cagliari to be replaced by that of Giovanni…
Guglielmo da VercelliVol. VI, p. 755 GUGLIELMO da VERCELLI - The Saint in prayer: in the background, the convent of Montevergine. Print of 1581. judgments, especially in relations with the…
Guglielmo Da Vercelli, Saint(GUGLIELMO DA VERCELLI, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 755 GUGLIELMO da VERCELLI, saint. - Founder of the hermits of Montevergine, born at Vercelli about 1085, died in the monastery of Guglielmo near Nusco (Avellino)…
Guglielmo De La MareVol. VI, p. 750 GUGLIELMO de la MARE. - Franciscan philosopher and theologian, d. 1298. He taught at Oxford; he is the author of a Commentary on the Sentences (which, however,…
Guglielmo Di ChampeauxVol. VI, p. 747 GUGLIELMO di CHAMPEAUX. – Philosopher, born around 1070, died as bishop of Châlons sur Marne in 1121. He had as teachers Manegoldo di Lautenbach in Paris, then…
Guglielmo Di ConchesVol. VI, p. 748 GUGLIELMO di CONCHES. — Scholastic, born at Conches (Normandy) in 1080, died in 1145. He belonged to the school of Chartres. His principal works are the…
Guglielmo Di Cun (De Cuneo, De Cugno)Vol. VI, p. 748 GUGLIELMO di CUN (de Cuneo, de Cugno). — A jurist of the 14th century. French, not Italian, by nationality, as was once believed, he taught civil law at…
Guglielmo Di HindernissenVol. VI, p. 749 GUGLIELMO di HINDERNISSEN. – Carmelite, prior first at Malines and then at Brussels, and, together with Egidio Cantor, leader of the sect of the “men of…
Guglielmo Di Hirsau, Blessed(GUGLIELMO DI HIRSAU, BEATO)Vol. VI, p. 749 GUGLIELMO di HIRSAU, Blessed. — A Bavarian, he died on 4 July 1091 at Hirsau. As a child he was offered as an oblate to the monastery of S. Emmerano at…
Guglielmo Di Hothum (Hozum, Hendon)Vol. VI, p. 749 GUGLIELMO di HOTHUM (HOZUM, HENDON). – Dominican theologian, d. at Dijon on 27 August 1298. In 1269 he was commenting on Peter Lombard’s Sentences at Oxford;…
Guglielmo Di MalmesburyVol. VI, p. 750 GUGLIELMO di MALMESBURY. - Benedictine historian (in secular life G. Somerset) of the abbey of Malmesbury in Wiltshire, where he was also librarian; b. about…
Guglielmo Di MelitoneVol. VI, p. 750 GUGLIELMO di MELITONE. – The fourth Franciscan master of theology in Paris. He succeeded Odo Rigaldi in the chair in 1248. He was subsequently a master at…
Guglielmo Di MoerbekeVol. VI, p. 750 GUGLIELMO di MOERBEKE. — Flemish Dominican, born ca. 1215, died in 1286. His name is associated with the Latin translations of Aristotle and his commentators,…
Guglielmo Di NewburghVol. VI, p. 751 GUGLIELMO of NEWBURGH. - English ecclesiastic and chronicler, also called G. parvus (little), b. in 1136 at Bridlington (county of York), and d. at Newburgh…
Guglielmo Di Nottingham, SeniorVol. VI, p. 751 GUGLIELMO di NOTTINGHAM, senior. — English Franciscan, who died at the Chapter of Metz in the spring of 1250. In 1239 he was provincial vicar of England, and…
Guglielmo Di OccamVol. VI, p. 751 GUGLIELMO di OCCAM: v. OCCAM, GUGLIELMO.
