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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…
