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Goa, Archdiocese of (GOA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
It is located on the western coast of the Indian Peninsula. The diocese of G. and Damão, besides the Portuguese territory of the State of India (G., Damão and… -
Goar, Jacques
Orientalist of the Order of Preachers, b. in Paris in 1601, d. September 23, 1653. Ordained a priest, he devoted himself to the study of the Greek language and… -
Goazmoal, Guillaume
GOAZMOAL, GUILLAUME: v. ACOSTINO della VERGINE MARIA. -
Gobat, Georges
Jesuit, moralist, b. at Charmoille (Basel), 1 August 1600, d. at Constance on 23 March 1679. A Jesuit in 1618, he was a professor, first of philosophy at… -
Gobelin
GOBELIN: v. TAPESTRY. -
Gobineau, Joseph-Arthur, Count of (GOBINEAU, JOSEPH-ARTHUR, CONTE DI)
Born at Ville d'Avray on 14 July 1816, died at Turin on 13 Oct. 1882. A diplomat in many European and non-European capitals, he was a varied and prolific… -
Goblet D'alviella, Eugène
Belgian politician, a militant in the Liberal Party with an anticlerical coloring, and a historian of religions, b. in Brussels in 1846, d. there on 9 Sept.… -
Goch (Capupper), Johannes Pupper von (GOCH (CAPUPPER), JOHANNES PUPPER DA)
Moral-ascetic writer, b. at the beginning of the 15th century at Goch (Lower Rhine). For many years he directed the Thabor monastery of the Sisters of St.… -
Gochius, Johannes (John of Goch) (GIOVANNI DI GOCH (GOCHIUS))
GIOVANNI di GOCH (Gochius): v. GOCH, JOHANN PUPPER. -
God (DIO)
In the common acceptation, God is the supreme, infinite, eternal, absolute Being, the intelligent and free cause of all reality. SUMMARY: I. In dogmatic and… -
God Be Blessed (DIO SIA BENEDETTO)
Formula of praise to God, to Jesus Christ, to the Virgin and to St. Joseph, customarily recited or sung after the blessing with the Most Holy Sacrament and… -
Godeau, Antoine
French prelate and man of letters, b. at Dreux in 1605, d. at Vence in 1672. He frequented the Hôtel de Rambouillet and the literary gatherings at the house of… -
Godefroy (Gotofredo), Denis, known as the Elder (GODEFROY (GOTOFREDO), DENIS, DETTO IL VECCHIO)
Jurist, b. in Paris on 17 Oct. 1549, d. in Strasbourg on 17 Sept. 1621 or 1622. He studied at Louvain, Cologne and Heidelberg. Having become a Protestant, he… -
Godefroy (Gotofredo), Jacques
Jurist, son of Denis, b. in Geneva on 13 Oct. 1578, d. there on 22 June 1652. He held various public offices and was entrusted with missions to Germany, France… -
Godescalcus of Limburg (GODESCALCO DI LIMBURG)
German poet and theologian, b. between 1010 and 1020, d. 24 Nov. 1098. He was a Benedictine in the monastery of Limburg on the Haardt Mount and in that of… -
Godescalcus of Orbaix (GODESCALCO D'ORBAIS)
Protagonist of the predestinarian controversy in the 9th century, b. in Saxony around 801, d. between 867 and 870 or perhaps a few years later. As a very young… -
Godfrey, Count of Bouillon, Duke of Lower Lorraine (GOFFREDO, CONTE DI BUGLIONE, DUCA DELLA BASSA LORENA)
Son of Eustace II count of Boulogne and of Ida, sister of Godfrey III, duke of Lower Lorraine. On the death of his uncle in 1076 he received the county of… -
Godfrey of Fontaines (GOFFREDO DI FONTAINES)
Secular master of the University of Paris from 1283 to 1296, d. after 1303. He is the author of fifteen Quodlibeta and of Quaestiones ordinariae (editions by… -
Godfrey of Viterbo (GOFFREDO DA VITERBO)
Chronicler, b. at Viterbo ca. 1120, perhaps of a Saxon family; he was taken to Germany by Lothair in 1133, where, at the school of Bamberg, he received a good… -
Godin, Guillaume-Pierre
Dominican cardinal, b. at Bayonne c. 1260, d. at Avignon on 4 June 1356. A religious in his native city, he studied at Brives, taught at Orthez (1281)… -
Godolias (GODOLIA)
A member of the party favorable to an agreement with the Babylonians and the first governor of Judea after the unfortunate war of 588-86 B.C., which ended with… -
Godoy, Pedro de
Dominican theologian and bishop, b. at Aldeanueva (Spanish Extremadura) at the beginning of the 17th century, d. at Sigüenza in 1677. A religious at Salamanca… -
Godparents (in Baptism and Confirmation) (PADRINI (NEL BATTESIMO E NELLA CRESIMA))
A godparent (patrinus, as it were parvus pater, or sponsor or receptor) is the one who must assist the one being baptized or confirmed during the relevant… -
Godunov, Boris Fedorovič (GODUNÒV, BORÍS FEDOROVIĆ)
Tsar of all the Russias, descendant of a Tatar chief, b. probably in 1551 and d. 13 April 1605. He reigned from 1 September 1598. In 1591, in an atmosphere of… -
Godwin, William
Born at Wisbeach on 3 March 1756, died in London on 7 April 1836. A restless spirit, after studying at the "dissenting" College of Hoxton, he was appointed… -
Go'el (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 the legal… -
Goes, Bento de
Jesuit, missionary and explorer, b. at Villa Franca do Campo, on the island of São Miguel (Azores), d. at Suchow (China) on 11 April 1607. A soldier in India… -
Goes, Damiano di
Portuguese historian, b. at Alenquer in 1502, d. there in 1574. He held diplomatic posts at nearly all the European courts, and traveled a great deal, coming… -
Goes, Uco van der
Painter, b. probably in Ghent in the first half of the 15th century, he is to be considered one of the greatest Flemish artists of that time, a follower of the… -
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Poet, b. in Frankfurt am Main on 28 Aug. 1749, d. in Weimar on 22 March 1832. He owed his first education to the lively and loving intelligence of his mother… -
Goffredo Babione
Scholasticus of Angers, d. in the first decades of the 12th century. He succeeded Marbod of Rheims in the office of "magister scholarum" around the year 1096.… -
Goffredo da Trani
Canonist, b. at Trani, d. probably in April 1245. He taught civil law at Naples and canon law at Bologna. He was then auditor litterarum contradictarum and was… -
Goffredo of Poitiers (Gaufridus Pictaviensis) (GOFFREDO DI POITIERS (GAUFRIDUS PICTAVIENSIS))
Scholastic theologian, d. c. 1225. A pupil of Stephen Langton, he taught in the early years of the 13th century at the University of Paris. In 1221 he was at… -
Goffredo of Saint-Victor (GOFFREDO DI SAN VITTORE)
Philosopher, b. in the first decades of the 12th century, d. in 1194. Biographical details are lacking. He wrote: Pons philosophiae, which is a classification… -
Gog and Magog (GOG E MAGOG)
Symbol of the enemies of Israel (Ezek. 38-39) and of the Church (Rev. 20:7-10). In cuneiform texts, G., the name of a deity (gaga, gugu: Enūma elī, III, etc.)… -
Gogol, Nikolai Vasilyevich (GOGOL', NIKOLÁJ VASÍL'EVIĆ)
Russian writer, b. at Sorochyntsi on 20 March 1809, d. at Moscow on 21 Feb. 1852. His drama rested on a contrast between an ethical nature and a poetic nature… -
Goiás, Archdiocese of (GOIÁS, ARCIDIÓCESI DI)
Archdiocese and city, capital of the state of the same name in the center of the Brazilian highlands. It has an area of 227,230 sq km with a population of… -
Gojim (GÓJIM)
Hebrew term: the "nations," the "peoples" (Gen. 10:5, 20; 17:4; etc.), often used in a pejorative sense, in that "the nations" are enemies of Israel, which is… -
Gojoz, Jeanne-Bénigne
Mystic, b. at Vieux, near Champagne (Ain), on 20 July 1615, d. at Turin on 5 Nov. 1692. She entered at the age of 20 the first monastery of the Visitation of… -
Gold Coast (Costa d'Oro) (COSTA D'ORO (GOLD COAST))
A British Crown colony, consisting of a coastal strip along the northern edge of the Gulf of Guinea (Gold Coast in the strict sense), followed inland by the… -
Golden Bull (BOLLA D'ORO)
BOLLA D'ORO: v. BULLA AUREA. -
Golden Bull (BULLA AUREA)
Also called "Carolina" after the name of its author, it is the constitution published by Emperor Charles IV in 1356 and sanctioned in the two Diets of… -
Golden Calf (VITELLO D'ORO)
A religious symbol which, at the request of the Israelites, Aaron (v.) had made near Sinai (Ex. 31:14) during the 40 days in which Moses remained on the summit… -
Golden Legend (LEGGENDA AUREA)
LEGGENDA AUREA : v. GIACOMO DA VARAZZE. -
Golden Ratio (NUMERO AUREO)
NUMERO AUREO: v. CICLO LUNARE. -
Golden Rose (ROSA D'ORO)
It is a symbolic gift that the pontiffs are accustomed to send, as a sign of particular esteem and benevolence, only to queens, although in the past they were… -
Goldhagen, Hermann
Jesuit, philologist and exegete, b. in Mainz on 14 April 1718, d. in Munich on 28 April 1794. He first taught classical literature at Mannheim and Mainz… -
Goldoni, Carlo
Playwright, b. in Venice on 26 Feb. 1707, d. in Paris on 6 Feb. 1793. His life is so intimately interwoven, even in its external events, with his art, that the… -
Goldschmid
GOLDSCHMID : v. AURIFABER, AEGIDIUS. -
Goldsmithing (OREFICERIA)
I. PALEOCRISTIAN GOLDSMITHING. - In the biographies of the popes, in the Liber Pontificalis, one finds lists of precious objects or coverings of rare metals… -
Golfieri, Gaetano
Priest and writer, b. in Bologna on 7 June 1808, d. there in February 1889. He was a tutor in the house of Count Giovanni Marchetti and for many years a… -
Golfo San Lorenzo, Diocese of (GOLFO SAN LORENZO, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of Canada, formerly an apostolic prefecture from May 29, 1882, and an apostolic vicariate on Sept. 12, 1905. The diocese was created by Pope… -
Golgi, Camillo
Born at Corteno (Brescia) on 7 July 1844, died at Pavia on 21 Jan. 1926. A pupil of Bizzozero. He was professor of histology and of general pathology at the… -
Golgotha (GOLGOTA)
GOLGOTA : v. CALVARIO. -
Goliards (GOLIARDI)
Name given to those "clerici" who in the 12th-13th centuries, drawn to the university seats by the fame of this or that master, wandered from city to city… -
Goliath (GOLIA)
Philistine hero, defeated and killed by David (1 Sam. 17). He was from Gath (v.), but the ending of his name would suggest that he was neither Canaanite nor… -
Göller, Emil
Historian and priest, b. 25 Jan. 1874 at Berolzhheim, d. 29 Apr. 1933 at Freiburg im Breisgau. He taught canon law (1909-17) and Church history at the… -
Golubinskij, Evfgenij (GOLUBINSKIJ, EEFGENIJ)
Professor of ecclesiastical history at the Ecclesiastical Academy of Moscow (1834-1912). He was the first who dared to combat the traditional ideas, often… -
Golubovich, Girolamo
Friar Minor, b. at Constantinople on 7 Feb. 1865 to a family originally from Ragusa, d. at Florence on 9 Jan. 1941. G. is the historian of the Franciscan East… -
Gomar, François
Belgian Protestant theologian, b. at Bruges on 30 January 1563, d. at Groningen on 11 January 1641. He first studied at Strasbourg and Neustadt, then theology… -
Gomer
1. A people descended from Japheth according to the table of nations (Gen. 10:2; cf. 1 Chron. 1:5). In Akkadian inscriptions it appears in the form… -
Gomez da Lisboa (GOMEZ DA LISBONA)
Conventual Franciscan theologian, d. 1513. He governed the principal studia of the Order and was professor of philosophy and theology at the University of… -
Gomidas Cheumurjian (GOMIDAS CHEUMURGIAN)
GOMIDAS CHEUMURGIAN: v. COSMA da CARBONIANO. -
Gomorrah (GOMORRA)
GOMORRA: v. SODOMA E GOMORRA. -
Gonçalves, Nuno
He is the greatest Portuguese painter of the 15th century. Francisco de Olanda proclaimed him one of the greatest masters of all time and recalled his… -
Gonçalvez, Giacomo
Born in June 1676 in Goa, in 1700 an Oratorian and in 1705 a missionary on the island of Ceylon. He soon distinguished himself as a missionary, superior of the… -
Gonçalvez, Joaquín Alonso
Sinologist, b. at Tojal (Traz-os-Montes, Portugal) on 23 March 1781, d. at Macao on 3 Oct. 1841. Admitted to the Congregation of the Mission on 17 May 1799, he… -
Gondar
City of Ethiopia, chosen by the negus Fasiladas (1632-67) as the capital of the kingdom and enriched with a splendid royal palace composed of several… -
Gondi, Antonio
Florentine, of the family from which Cardinal de Retz (v.) came, died on 18 September 1591. A man of great piety, friend and benefactor of the poor who are… -
Gondi, Pietro
Cardinal, b. in Lyon in 1532, d. in Paris on 17 Feb. 1616. Court chaplain and chancellor of the diocese of Langres, where he was elected bishop in 1566; he was… -
Gonet, Jean-Baptiste
Dominican theologian, b. at Béziers ca. 1616, d. there on 24 Jan. 1681. He entered the convent of his city at the age of seventeen. In 1640 he was a doctor at… -
Gonfalon (GONFALONE)
It derives from the ancient German Gundfano, which is equivalent to Kriegsfalme, that is, war banner. In current usage it has the same meaning as standard.… -
Gonfalon, Archconfraternity of the (GONFALONE, ARCICONFRATERNITA DEL)
This name was assumed in the 14th century by the oldest Roman Confraternity, that of the Raccomandati, which was founded, with the cooperation of St.… -
Góngora y Argote, Luis de
Spanish priest and poet, b. at Cordova on 11 July 1561, d. there on 23 May 1627. A beneficiary at the cathedral of his native city and, in Madrid, honorary… -
Gonnella, Pietro
Franciscan poet and ascetical writer, b. at Tortona ca. 1300, d. in the 14th century. Learned and pious, a man of letters of worth, various poetical opuscules… -
Gonsalvo Ispano, called di Vallebona or di Balboa (GONSALVO ISPANO, DETTO DI VALLEBONA O DI BALBOA)
Franciscan theologian, b. in Galicia, d. in Paris on 13 April 1313. A religious in the province of St. James, of which he became minister around 1290. He… -
Gonzaga, Bonaventura
Theologian and ascetical writer of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. at Reggio Emilia in the first half of the 16th century, d. at Parma on 5 April 1586. A… -
Gonzaga, Family (GONZAGA, FAMIGLIA)
The asserted Germanic descent of the Gonzaga and also their supposed kinship with the Ottonians is entirely legendary. As to their origin, it is still debated… -
Gonzaga, Francesco
Bishop, venerable, b. at Gazzolo (Mantua) on 31 July 1546, d. at Mantua on 11 March 1620. Son of the prince and marquis Carlo G., he was the uncle of St. Luigi… -
Gonzaga, Luigi
GONZAGA, LUIGI: v. LUIGI GONZAGA. -
Gonzaga Valenti, Luigi
Cardinal, b. at Revere (Mantua) on 15 Oct. 1725, d. at Rome on 29 Dec. 1808. Nephew of Silvio V. G., Secretary of State of Benedict XIV, he was appointed by… -
González de Mendoza, Juan
Born at Torrecilla de Cameros (Spain) in 1545, around 1563 he entered the Order of the Hermits of St. Augustine in Mexico. Having returned to Spain, in 1580… -
González de Santa Cruz, Roque
GONZÁLEZ de SANTA CRUZ, ROQUE: v. PARAGUAY, MARTIRI del. -
González de Santalla, Tirso
Moralist, bitter opponent of probabilism and thirteenth General of the Society of Jesus, b. at Arganza (diocese of Astorga) on 18 Jan. 1624, d. at Rome on 27… -
González, Francisco Javier
Ascetical theologian, b. in Seville on 3 Dec. 1712, d. there on 29 Feb. 1784. At the age of sixteen he entered the Order of Minims of his native city; having… -
González Téllez, Manuel (GONZÁLEZ TELLEZ, MANUEL)
Spanish canonist and theologian, of the first half of the 17th century (d. 1640?). A pupil and doctor of the University of Salamanca, from 1635 professor of… -
González y Díaz Tuñón, Zefirino (GONZÁLEZ Y DIAZ TUÑON, ZEFIRINO)
Neo-Scholastic philosopher, Dominican, restorer of Thomism in Spain, b. at Villoria (Asturias) on 28 Jan. 1831, d. at Madrid on 29 Nov. 1894. He studied at… -
Gonzalve de Silveira
GONZALVE DE SILVEIRA : v. SILVEIRA. -
Good (BENE)
The good is the "perfection" of being: it therefore indicates the being that has reached its completion (ontological sense), and it expresses that by which a… -
Goodier, Alban
Jesuit, ascetical writer, archbishop of Bombay, b. at Great Harwood (Lancashire) on 14 April 1869, d. at Teignmouth (Devonshire) on 13 March 1939. He studied… -
Good Shepherd (PASTORE, BUON)
The people of Israel were eminently agricultural, and in the Old Testament the expression "shepherd" is often used. Moses says that the people of the Lord need… -
Gorakhpur, Apostolic Prefecture of (GORAKHPUR, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It is located in the United Provinces of northern India. It was erected on 11 July 1946, detaching its territory from the diocese of Allahabad, and is a… -
Gorazd
Czech schismatic bishop, b. 1879. Originally a Catholic priest under the name Matthias Pavlik, he joined the turbulent religious movement that arose after the… -
Gorazd
A disciple of St. Methodius, b. in 830, d. at Berat (Albania). Ordained a priest in Rome in 868, he went to Moravia, where he collaborated with St. Methodius… -
Gorce, Pierre de la
French historian, b. at Vannes on 29 June 1846, d. on 2 Jan. 1934. He studied at the Institut St-Jean in Douai and at the University of Paris, where he took… -
Gorcum, Martyrs of (GORCUM, MARTIRI DI)
A group of 19 religious and secular priests who fell into the hands of the Calvinists (the Sea Beggars) at the capture of the city of G. (Holland), on 26 June… -
Gordian and Epimachus, Saints, Martyrs (GORDIANO E EPIMACO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
The information concerning them is scanty and uncertain. In the oldest and most reliable sources they do not appear together, nor are they even designated as… -
Gordian III (Marcus Antonius Gordianus), Roman Emperor (GORDIANO III (M. ANTONIUS GORDIANUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
Born in Rome on 20 Dec. 224 to Junius Balbus and Maecia Faustina, died in Syria, near Circesium, in Feb. or March 244. He was emperor from 238 to 244. After… -
Gorgias (GORGIA)
General of the court of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (1 Macc. 3:38). In the third campaign against Judas (166 B.C.), Ptolemy held the supreme command; Gorgias… -
Gorgias of Leontini (GORGIA DI LENTINI)
GORGIA di LENTINI : v. SOFISTI. -
Gorgon (GORGONE)
From the Greek Γοργά, Γοργόνη (Latin Gorgón and Gorgón). A female figure of Greek myth, originally single, later split into three sisters: Stheno, Euryale and… -
Gorgonia, Saint (GORGONIA, SANTA)
Sister of St. Gregory of Nazianzus, who celebrated her in a famous funeral eulogy; she died around 370, still young, after her husband and her five children.… -
Gorgonio, Saint, Martyr (GORGONIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
A Roman martyr, he was confused by Ado with the namesake of Nicomedia (Eusebius, Hist. eccl., VIII, 6). He is already commemorated in the Depositio Martyrum on… -
Gori, Antonio Francesco
Priest, b. in Florence on 9 Nov. 1691, d. there on 21 Jan. 1757; he published several erudite works of archaeology, among them in 1731 the epigraphic… -
Gorizia, Archdiocese of (GORIZIA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
In Venezia Giulia. The occupation of Aquileia which, according to the agreements of 1445, should have remained under the temporal dominion of the patriarch… -
Görres-Gesellschaft
German Catholic society founded on the centenary of Görres's birth (25 Jan. 1876) in Koblenz to promote scientific research in the various fields of human… -
Görres, Guido
Religious writer for the people and for youth, b. at Koblenz on 28 May 1805, d. at Munich on 14 July 1852. He always lived in the shadow of his far more… -
Görres, Johann Joseph von
Born in Koblenz on 25 January 1776, died in Munich on 29 January 1848. He initially came under the influence of the Kantian "philosophical revolution," and… -
Gorze (Gorzia)
Town in Lorraine, 20 km southwest of Metz, with remains of a Roman aqueduct from the 4th century. It was a fortified center of the territory of Metz of the… -
Gospel (VANGELO (EVANGELO))
From the Greek εὐαγγέλιον, which means "good news" or "glad tidings," the message of redemption and salvation that Jesus Christ brought to the world was called… -
Gospel of the Egyptians (EGIZIANI, VANGELO DEGLI)
Gnostic apocryphon cited by Origen, Hom. I in Luc. (PG 13, 1081), who notes its heretical character; by Clement of Alexandria, Strom., III, 9, 63 (PG 8, 1163)… -
Gospel of the Nazarenes (NAZAREI, VANGELO DEI)
According to the most common hypothesis, it is to be identified with the Gospel according to the Hebrews (v.), which St. Jerome says he found among the… -
Göss
Formerly an abbey of Benedictine nuns, situated near Leoben (Styria) and converted into a brewery in 1886. The foundation is owed to the family of the… -
Gossaert, Giovanni di Mambeghe (GOSSAERT, GIOVANNI DI MAMBEGE)
GOSSAERT, GIOVANNI di MAMBEGE : v. MABUSE. -
Gothic, Art (GOTICA, ARTE)
The designation "Gothic," more properly applied in origin to ogival architecture, but later extended to all the arts of that period, goes back to the mature… -
Gothic, Script and Miniature (GOTICA, SCRITTURA E MINIATURA)
Toward the end of the 12th century, in the field of Latin scripts, a script replaced the Carolingian minuscule which, opposing to the round forms and the… -
Gothic, Version of the Bible (GOTICA, VERSIONE DELLA BIBBIA)
The Visigoths (v. GOTI) in their many raids on Roman territory also took Catholic priests prisoner, from whom they came to know Christianity. By the 3rd… -
Goths (GOTI)
Certainly of Scandinavian origin (G., from Gotland, the largest island of Sweden, or from Götaland, southern Sweden), known to the Romans from the time of… -
Gottfried von Strassburg (GOFFREDO DI STRASBURGO)
The greatest representative of chivalric poetry in Germany, he lived at the end of the 12th century, and died between 1210 and 1220. He composed the finest… -
Gotthard (Godehard), Saint (GOTTARDO (GODEARDO), SANTO)
Benedictine, bishop of Hildesheim, successor of St. Bernward. Born at Reichersdorf (Niederaltaich) in 960, died at Hildesheim on 5 May 1038. Educated austerely… -
Gotthelf, Jeremias
Pseudonym of Albert Bitzius. Swiss novelist, b. at Murten (Fribourg) on 4 Oct. 1797, d. at Lützelflüh (Bern) on 22 Oct. 1854. A Protestant pastor, he sought to… -
Gotti (Antonio), Girolamo Maria
Cardinal, b. in Genoa on 30 March 1834, d. in Rome on 19 March 1916. He entered the Order of Discalced Carmelites at a very young age, under the name of… -
Gotti, Vincenzo Ludovico
Dominican theologian and cardinal, b. in Bologna on 5 Sept. 1664, d. in Rome on 18 Sept. 1742. A religious in Bologna in 1680, he studied at Forlì, Bologna and… -
Göttweig
Benedictine abbey, on a hill, called the Austrian "Gralsburg," in the diocese of St. Pölten, with a retreat house and 30 incorporated parishes (about 60,000… -
Goudimel, Claude
Musician, b. at Besançon around 1508, d. at Lyon on 27 Aug. 1572, killed in the massacre that followed St. Bartholomew's Night. A pupil of Despres, he was one… -
Goudin, Antoine
Dominican philosopher and theologian, b. at Limoges ca. 1639, d. there on 25 Oct. 1695. He inaugurated his brilliant teaching career in the Convent of that… -
Gougaud, Louis
Benedictine historian, b. June 14, 1877 in Malestroit (Morbihan), d. in the abbey of Farnborough on March 24, 1941. Having entered the Benedictine Order in… -
Goulburn, Diocese of (GOULBOURN, DIOCESI DI)
GOULBOURN, DIOCESI di: v. CANBERRA-GOULBOURN, DIOCESI di. -
Gounod, Charles
Musician, b. in Paris on June 17, 1818, d. at St-Cloud on Oct. 17, 1893. Of precocious intellect, he studied music, letters and philosophy. Winner of the Grand… -
Gournay, Marie de Jars de
French woman of letters, b. in Paris on 6 Oct. 1565, d. there on 13 July 1645. She taught herself Latin and Greek and, while still very young, read with… -
Gousset, Thomas-Marie-Joseph
Cardinal, b. at Montigny-les-Cherbien on 1 May 1792, d. at Reims on 22 Dec. 1866. Ordained a priest, he was professor of dogmatic theology and then of moral… -
Gouvea, Alexander de
Of the Third Regular Order of St. Francis, bishop of Peking, b. 2 Aug. 1751 at Evora (Portugal), d. 6 July 1808. He took religious vows in 1773; he pursued his… -
Government (GOVERNO)
The term does not have a univocal meaning, covering different, though connected, concepts, of which it will be appropriate to speak separately. From the… -
Goyau, Georges
Historian, b. at Orléans on 31 May 1869, d. at Bernay (Eure) on 25 Oct. 1939. A member of the Académie française from 1922; from 1922 he was also its perpetual… -
Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José
Spanish painter, b. at Fuendetodos near Saragossa on 30 March 1746 and d. at Bordeaux on 16 Apr. 1828. He was a pupil at Saragossa of José Luzán y Martínez… -
Gozechino
Scholastic of Liège, d. ca. 1059. He wrote a long Epistola ad Valcherum (PL 143, 885-909), to exonerate himself, together with his former disciple, for having… -
Gozo
Island, city and diocese in the Maltese islands. It has an area of 84 sq km, has 29,787 inhabitants, all Catholic; 14 parishes, with 144 diocesan priests and… -
Gozzano, Guido
Poet, b. at Agliè Canavese on 19 Dec. 1883, d. there on 9 Aug. 1916. Having earned a degree in law, he did not practice as a lawyer, turning instead to a… -
Gozzi, Carlo
Writer, b. in Venice on 13 Dec. 1720, d. there on 4 Apr. 1806. Younger brother of Gasparo, he is to be remembered for the Marfisa bizzarra, for the Fiabe… -
Gozzi, Gasparo
Born in Venice on 4 December 1713, died in Padua on 25 December 1786. A writer of classical limpidity, of a classicism rich in human irony even if often… -
Gozzoli, Benozzo
Painter, b. in Florence ca. 1420, d. in Pistoia on 4 Oct. 1497. His real name was Benozzo di Lese di Sandro, and the surname G. occurs only in the 2nd ed. of… -
Josephines of the Most Holy Trinity (Placencia) (GIUSEPPINE DELLA S.MA TRINITÀ (Placencia))
They originated in 1886 through the work of the penitentiary of the cathedral of Placencia, R. Eladio Mozas Santamera, with the approval of the diocesan…