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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…
