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Grabe, Johann Ernst Vol. VI, p. 596
GRABE, JOHANN ERNST. - Patrologist, Protestant, b. at Königsberg in 1666, d. at Oxford in 1711. He taught at the University of Königsberg from 1685. The…
Grabmann, Martin Vol. VI, p. 596
GRABMANN, MARTIN. — Historian of theology, born at Winterzhofen (Bavaria) on 5 January 1875, died on 9 January 1949 at Eichstätt, where he had definitively…
Grace (GRAZIA) Vol. VI, p. 618
GRAZIA. – It derives from the Greek root χvarphi (cf. Latin gratus), which conveys the sense of enjoyment and delight and gave rise to the word χvarphivarphiς…
Graces (GRAZIE) Vol. VI, p. 623
GRAZIE: V. INDULTO; PRIVILEGIO; RESCRITTO.
Graces (GRAZIE) Vol. VI, p. 623
GRAZIE. - Dal lat. Gratiae, gr. χάριτες, sono d'e simbolo della bellezza, donatrici di gioia e in genere di quanto allieta la vita. Esiodo (Theog., 907) le fa…
Gracián y Morales, Baltasar Vol. VI, p. 597
GRACIÁN Y MORALES, BALTASAR. – Jesuit and Spanish writer, b. at Belmonte on 8 January 1601, d. at Tarazona on 6 December 1658. He entered the Society of Jesus…
Gracián, Girolamo della Madre di Dio Vol. VI, p. 597
GRACIÁN, GIROLAMO della MADRE di DIO: v. GIROLAMO della MADRE di DIO.
Gradenwitz, Otto Vol. VI, p. 597
GRADENWITZ, OTTO. - Jurist, born at Breslavia on 16 May 1860, died at Heidelberg on 7 July 1935. He was professor of Roman law, first extraordinary professor…
Gradisca, Diocese of (GRADISCA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. VI, p. 597
GRADISCA, DIOCESI di: v. GORIZIA, DIOCESI di.
Grado Vol. VI, p. 597
GRADO. — The ancient name of G. is Gradus, the first port of call for ships bound for Aquileia along the Natisone (like Gradus Arnensis = S. Pietro a Grado…
Gradual (GRADUALE) Vol. VI, p. 598
GRADUALE. – I. THE BOOK. – The present Liber gradualis, an excerpt from which, later combined with parts of the Antiphonary, constitutes the very widespread…
Gradual, Psalms (GRADUALI, SALMI) Vol. VI, p. 599
GRADUAL PSALMS. - Fifteen Psalms (119–33 according to the Vulgate; 120–34 according to the Hebrew) forming a short collection of their own, inserted into the…
Graf, Arturo Vol. VI, p. 600
GRAF, ARTURO. — Man of letters and poet, born in Athens on 19 January 1848, died in Turin on 30 May 1913. The son of a German father and an Italian mother, he…
Graffiiis, Giacomo De (GRAFFIIS, GIACOMO DE) Vol. VI, p. 600
GRAFFIIS, GIACOMO de. - Moral theologian, b. at Capua in 1548, d. there on 19 Oct. 1620. He entered the Benedictine Order at Napoli, where, having taken a…
Graffin, René Vol. VI, p. 600
GRAFFIN, RENÉ. - Orientalist, b. at Pontvallain (Sarthe, France) on 22 March 1858, d. at Ste-Radegonde-en-Touraine on 3 Jan. 1941, after having given decisive…
Graffiti Vol. VI, p. 600
GRAFFITI. - G., as the name indicates, are drawings or writings made with a hard point upon a softer surface, such as wall plaster, terracotta, or even marble…
Grail (GRAL) Vol. VI, p. 602
GRAL. — This is the name of a legendary cup endowed with supernatural powers, in which, according to the Celtic-French saga, Jesus is said to have eaten the…
Grammatica (della Grammatica), Antiveduto (GRAMATICA (DELLA GRAMATICA), ANTIVEDUTO) Vol. VI, p. 602
GRAMATICA (della GRAMATICA), ANTIVEDUTO. - Roman painter, of a family originally from Siena. B. ca. 1577, d. in Rome on 13 Jan. 1626. His early works show him…
Grammont (GRAMONT) Vol. VI, p. 602
GRAMONT. ANTOINE-AGÉNOR-ALFRED de, prince of BIDACHE, duke of GUICHE. - French minister, b. 14 Aug. 1819 in Paris, d. there 18 Jan. 1880. Having allied himself…
Grammont (Grandmont), Gabriel De (GRAMONT (GRANDMONT), GABRIEL DE) Vol. VI, p. 605
GRAMONT (GRANDMONT), GABRIEL de. – Cardinal, died at Balma (Tolosa) on 26 March 1534. Bishop of Conserans (St-Lizier) in 1523, then of Tarbes in 1524; in 1532,…
Gramsci, Antonio Vol. VI, p. 605
GRAMSCI, ANTONIO. - Politician and writer, b. at Ales (Cagliari) on Jan. 23, 1891, d. in Rome on Apr. 27, 1937. From 1924 he was secretary of the Italian…
Gran Varadino, Diocese of (GRAN VARADINO, DIOCESI DI) Vol. VI, p. 609
GRAN VARADINO, DIOCESI di: v. ORADEA MARE; SATU MARE.
Gran, Archdiocese of (GRAN, ARCIDIOCESI DI) Vol. VI, p. 605
GRAN, ARCIDIOCESI di: v. STRIGONIA, ARCIDIOCESI di.
Granada, Diocese of (GRANADA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. VI, p. 605
GRANADA, DIOCESE of. - A diocese, with a city of the same name, in Nicaragua, Central America. It has an area of 29,500 sq. km., with 300,000 inhabitants, of…
Grand Island, Diocese of (GRAND ISLAND, DIOCESI DI) Vol. VI, p. 608
GRAND ISLAND, DIOCESI of. — Diocese in the United States of America, in Nebraska. The diocese was erected on 8 March 1912 with its name and see in Kearney, by…
Grand Master of the Sacred Hospice (GRAN MAESTRO DEL SACRO OSPIZIO) Vol. VI, p. 609
GRAN MAESTRO DEL SACRO OSPIZIO: v. FAMIGLIA PONTIFICIA.
Grand Rapids, Diocese of (GRAND RAPIDS, DIOCESI DI) Vol. VI, p. 608
GRAND RAPIDS, DIOCESE of. - City in the State of Michigan (United States of America): erected by Leo XIII on 12 May 1882 through the division of the diocese of…
Grande Chartreuse, The (GRANDE CHARTREUSE, LA) Vol. VI, p. 606
GRANDE CHARTREUSE, LA. - I. HISTORY. - In 1084, St. Bruno, together with six companions, among them Landuino, went, at the suggestion of St. Roberto di Molesme…
Granderath, Theodor Vol. VI, p. 607
GRANDERATH, THEODOR. - Jesuit, canonist, and historian, b. at Giesenkirche (Rhineland) on 19 June 1839, d. at Valkenburg (Dutch Limburg) on 19 March 1902. He…
Grandi, Achille Vol. VI, p. 607
GRANDI, ACHILLE. - Trade unionist and parliamentarian, b. in Como on Aug. 24, 1883, d. in Desio on Sept. 27, 1946. By profession a printer, as early as 1907 he…
Grandi, Ercole Vol. VI, p. 607
GRANDI, ERCOLE: v. DE ROBERTI, ERCOLE.
Grandi, Francesco Vol. VI, p. 607
GRANDI, FRANCESCO. - Painter, b. in Roma on 21 April 1831, d. there in 1891. A pupil of Lodovico Venuti and of the Accademia di S. Luca, he was among the most…
Grandin, Vital (GRANDIN, VITALE) Vol. VI, p. 608
GRANDIN, VITALE. — Born on 8 February 1829 at St-Pierre-la-Cour, in the diocese of Laval, in 1853 he entered the Oblates of Mary Immaculate; in 1854 he went to…
Grandmaison, Léonce De Vol. VI, p. 608
GRANDMAISON, LÉONCE de. — Jesuit, theologian, and apologist, born at Le Mans on 31 December 1868, died in Paris on 15 June 1927. He entered the Society of…
Granelli, Giovanni Vol. VI, p. 608
GRANELLI, GIOVANNI. — Jesuit, man of letters, and orator, born in Genoa on 15 April 1703, died in Modena on 3 March 1770. Not yet a priest, he taught…
Granello, Tommaso Maria Vol. VI, p. 609
GRANELLO, TOMMASO MARIA. - Dominican theologian, born in Bologna on 22 Aug. 1840, died in Rome on 24 March 1911. Having received the Dominican habit in Rome…
Grangia Vol. VI, p. 609
GRANGIA. - It is a Benedictine and especially Cistercian organization of persons and economic assets, displaying the characteristics of a large lowland…
Grant, Thomas Vol. VI, p. 609
GRANT, THOMAS. - Bishop, born at Ligny-les-Aires (diocese of Arras, France) on 25 Nov. 1816, died in Rome on 1 June 1870. He attended St. Cuthvert's College…
Granvelle, Antoine Perrenot De Vol. VI, p. 609
GRANVELLE, ANTOINE PERRENOT de. – Cardinal, born at Ornans (Franche-Comté) on 20 August 1517, died at Madrid on 21 September 1586. He was the son of Nicola,…
Granzotto, Claudio Vol. VI, p. 609
GRANZOTTO, CLAUDIO. - Franciscan, sculptor, born in S. Lucia di Piave on 23 Aug. 1900, died in Padua in a reputation for holiness on 15 Aug. 1947. A simple…
Graphia Aureae Urbis Vol. VI, p. 610
GRAPHIA AUREAE URBIS. — From the sole manuscript that has transmitted it (Laurenziano LXXXIX, inf. 41, 13th century), it appears to be, rather than an organic…
Graphology (GRAFOLOGIA) Vol. VI, p. 601
GRAFOLOGIA. — From γραφή (writing) and λόγος (discourse), it has as its object of study the investigation of any relationships that exist between an…
Grassellini, Gaspare Vol. VI, p. 610
GRASSELLINI, GASPARE. - Cardinal, b. at Palermo on 19 Jan. 1796, d. at Frascati in 1875. He held various offices in the Curia, where he was, among other…
Grassi, Battista Vol. VI, p. 611
GRASSI, BATTISTA. – Born in Rovellasca on 27 May 1854, died in Rome on 4 May 1925. His research, begun in the field of parasitology, subsequently extended to…
Grassi, Gregorio, Blessed (GRASSI, GREGORIO, BEATO) Vol. VI, p. 611
GRASSI, GREGORIO, blessed. – Observant Friar Minor, bishop and martyr in China, born at Castellazzo Bormida (Alessandria) on 13 Dec. 1833, died at Tai-yuangfu…
Grassi, Orazio Vol. VI, p. 611
GRASSI, ORAZIO. - Jesuit, born in Savona ca. 1583, died in Rome on 23 July 1654. He entered the Society at the age of eighteen; he taught mathematics in Genoa…
Gratia, Aretinus Vol. VI, p. 611
GRATIA, ARETINUS. – Canonist of the 13th century. He taught Roman law at Bologna with the title of Magister decretalium. Innocent III and Honorius III sent him…
Gratian (Flavius Gratianus), Roman Emperor (GRAZIANO (IMP. FLAVIUS GRATIANUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO) Vol. VI, p. 623
GRAZIANO (Imp. Flavius Gratianus), ROMAN EMPEROR. — Son of Valentinian I and his first wife Marina, born at Sirmium on 23 May 359, died near Lyon on 25 August…
Gratian of Paris (GRAZIANO DA PARIGI) Vol. VI, p. 623
GRAZIANO da PARIGI. - Capuchin writer of the Parisian province, b. 5 March 1875; he received the habit of the Order on 4 Oct. 1896; d. in Paris on 1 Aug. 1943.…
Gratian of Pisa (GRAZIANO DA PISA) Vol. VI, p. 623
GRAZIANO da PISA. - Cardinal, nephew of Eugenio III (1147–53), who lived in the 12th century under Pope Alessandro III, by whom he was sent in 1169, together…
Gratianus, Cardinalis Vol. VI, p. 611
GRATIANUS, CARDINALIS. – Canonist of the 12th century, designated in ancient manuscripts by the generic name Cardinalis. Born in Pisa, he taught canon law at…
Gratitude (GRATITUDINE) Vol. VI, p. 611
GRATITUDINE. — I. NOTION. — From the Latin gratindo, it is the virtue that inclines man to acknowledge (with the mind and with words) the benefits received…
Grato, Saint (GRATO, SANTO) Vol. VI, p. 612
GRATO, saint. — Bishop and patron of the diocese of Aosta, greatly venerated in the surrounding Alpine regions, he is identified with the presbyter Gratus who,…
Gratry, Alphonse Vol. VI, p. 612
GRATRY, ALPHONSE. — Philosopher, born in Lille on 30 March 1805, died in Montreux on 7 February 1872. Having completed his secondary studies, he entered the…
Grauert, Hermann von Vol. VI, p. 614
GRAUERT, HERMANN von. — German historian, born at Pritzwalk (Brandenburg), into a family originating from Westphalia, on 7 September 1850; died at Munich on 12…
Graun, Karl Heinrich Vol. VI, p. 614
GRAUN, KARL HEINRICH. — Musician, born in Wahrenbrück on 7 May 1701, died in Berlin on 8 August 1759. In Dresden he pursued serious and profound studies under…
Gravelbourg, Diocese of (GRAVELBOURG, DIOCESI DI) Vol. VI, p. 614
GRAVELBOURG, DIOCESE of. — City and diocese in Canada, erected on 31 January 1930 by Pope Pius XI with the apostolic constitution Universa Christi fidelium…
Gravina, Diocese of (GRAVINA, DIOCESI DI) Vol. VI, p. 615
GRAVINA, DIOCESI DI. - City and diocese in the province of Bari; it owes its name to the steep ravines that open on the slopes of the Murge towards the Ionian…
Gravina, Domenico Vol. VI, p. 616
GRAVINA, DOMENICO. - Dominican theologian, born in Naples about 1547, died in Rome on 26 Aug. 1643. He taught in various convents and was promoted to master of…
Gravina, Gian Vincenzo Vol. VI, p. 616
GRAVINA, GIAN VINCENZO. — Man of letters and jurist, b. at Rogiano (Cosenza) on 20 February 1664, d. at Rome on 6 January 1718. Introduced to classical studies…
Gravina, Pietro Vol. VI, p. 617
GRAVINA, PIETRO. — Cardinal, born on 16 December 1749 at Monte Vago (diocese of Girgenti), died on 6 December 1830 at Palermo. He studied with the Theatines in…
Gravitation (GRAVITAZIONE) Vol. VI, p. 617
GRAVITAZIONE. - I. GENERALITIES. - In the study of natural phenomena, the opportunity repeatedly arose over the centuries to admit the hypothesis that material…
Graz, Diocese of (GRAZ, DIOCESI DI) Vol. VI, p. 618
GRAZ, DIOCESI di: v. SECKAU, DIOCESI di.
Graziani De Garzadoro, Francesco (De Garzatoribus) Vol. VI, p. 622
GRAZIANI de GARZADORO, FRANCESCO (de Garzatoribus). – Canonist, born at Torrebelvicino, on an uncertain date. He was doctor iuris at Padua in 1550; he was a…
Graziano Vol. VI, p. 622
GRAZIANO. — Italian canonist and theologian, whose name bears no addition, either patronymic or adjectival. Sometimes, in dictionaries or commentaries on the…
Graziano, Giovanni Vol. VI, p. 623
GRAZIANO, GIOVANNI: V. GREGORIO VI, ANTI-PAPA.
Grazzini, Anton Francesco Vol. VI, p. 624
GRAZZINI, ANTON FRANCESCO. – Born in Florence on 22 March 1503, and died there on 18 February 1584. He was an apothecary and writer; in 1540 he founded with…
Great Awakening (GRANDE RISVEGLIO) Vol. VI, p. 607
GRANDE RISVEGLIO: v. RISVEGLIO.
Great Awakening Vol. VI, p. 624
GREAT AWAKENING: v. RISVEGLIO.
Great Britain (GRAN BRETAGNA) Vol. VI, p. 606
GRAN BRETAGNA. – This name is often applied, improperly by transference, to designate both the United Kingdom of G. B. and Northern Ireland (« United Kingdom…
Great Falls, Diocese of (GREAT FALLS, DIOCESI DI) Vol. VI, p. 624
GREAT FALLS, DIOCESI di. — City in the State of Montana in the United States. It comprises the following counties in the eastern part of the State of Montana:…
Great Namaqualand, Apostolic Vicariate of (GRAN NAMAQUALAND, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI) Vol. VI, p. 609
GRAN NAMAQUALAND, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di: v. KEETMANSHOOP, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di.
Great Synagogue (SINAGOGA, GRANDE) Vol. XI, p. 403
SINAGOGA, GRANDE — In the Mišná' ('Ábhóth, I, 1) it is asserted that representatives of the genuine Jewish tradition were Moses, the elders chosen by him, the…
Great Umbrella (Conopaeum, Pavilion, Sinnicchio) (OMBRELLONE (CONOPAEUM, PADIGLIONE, SINNICCHIO)) Vol. IX, p. 97
OMBRELLONE (conopaeum, PADIGLIONE, SINNICCHIO). - It is an insignia in the form of a large umbrella called a “conopeo” (in decrees = padiglione), proper to the…
Great Vehicle (GRANDE VEICOLO) Vol. VI, p. 607
GRANDE VEICOLO: v. BUDDHISMO.
Grechetto, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, detto Il Vol. VI, p. 625
GRECHETTO, GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE, called il. - Genoese painter, b. in Genoa in 1610 (?), d. in Mantua in 1665. He received a Mannerist education,…
Greco, Domenico Theotokopoulos, called Il (GRECO, DOMENICO THEOTOKOPULI, DETTO IL) Vol. VI, p. 651
GRECO, DOMENICO THEOTOKOPULI, known as il. — Painter, born at Candia on 1 October 1541, died at Toledo on 7 April 1614. Having come to Italy, to Venice, he was…
Gredt, Joseph August Vol. VI, p. 651
GREDT, JOSEPH AUGUST. - Benedictine philosopher, b. at Luxembourg on 30 July 1863, d. at Rome on 29 Jan. 1940. Already a priest, he was a disciple, in Rome, of…
Greece (GRECIA) Vol. VI, p. 625
GRECIA. - The kingdom that includes the southern, most indented part of the Balkan region, GRECIA - 1) State Borders; 2) Catholic Ecclesiastical District…
Greek Melkites (GRECOMELKITI) Vol. VI, p. 651
GRECOMELKITI : v. MELKITI. GRECO (COLLEGIO) PONTIFICIO : v. COLLEGIO ECCLESIASTICI, IX. Greco Pontificio.
Greek Versions of the Bible (GRECHE, VERSIONI DELLA BIBBIA) Vol. VI, p. 625
GRECHE, VERSIONI DELLA BIBBIA: V. GRECIA: VII. LE VERSIONI GRECHE DELLA BIBBIA.
Green Bay, Diocese of (GREEN BAY, DIOCESI DI) Vol. VI, p. 652
GREEN BAY, diocese of. - A city in the State of Wisconsin, United States of America. Erected by Pius IX on 3 March 1868 by dismemberment from the diocese of…
Green, Thomas Hill Vol. VI, p. 651
GREEN, THOMAS HILL. - English philosopher, b. at Birkin (Yorkshire) on April 7, 1836, d. at Oxford on March 26, 1882. From 1878 until his death he held the…
Greenland (GROENLANDIA) Vol. VI, p. 703
GROENLANDIA - Broad glacial valley between Kjerulf Fjord and Hisinger Glacier. the Windesheim priory of G. was in decline when it was definitively suppressed…
Gregoras, Nicephoros (GREGORAS, NICEFORO) Vol. VI, p. 652
GREGORAS, NICEFORO : v. NICEFORO GREGORAS.
Gregorcic, Simon (GREGORČIĆ, SIMON) Vol. VI, p. 652
GREGORČIĆ, SIMON. - Slovenian priest and poet, b. at Vrsno on 15 Oct. 1844, d. at Gorizia on 24 Nov. 1906, struck by apoplexy while celebrating Mass. One of…
Gregorian Codex (GREGORIANUS, CODEX) Vol. VI, p. 653
GREGORIANUS, CODEX: v. CODEX GREGORIANUS.
Gregorian Review (RASSEGNA GREGORIANA) Vol. X, p. 321
RASSEGNA GREGORIANA. — Monthly periodical, founded in Rome in 1902 under the direction of Mons. C. Respighi, Fr. A. De Santi, and Maestro R. Casimiri, in…
Gregorian Sacramentary (GREGORIANO, SACRAMENTARIO) Vol. VI, p. 653
GREGORIANO, SACRAMENTARIO: v. SACRAMENTARI.
Gregorian Water (GREGORIANA, ACQUA) Vol. VI, p. 653
GREGORIANA WATER. - It is prepared with salt, ashes, and wine and is used in the consecration of a church for exorcistic purposes. It is mentioned by s.…
Gregorianum Vol. 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.
Gregorovius, Ferdinand Vol. VI, p. 696
GREGOROVIUS, FERDINAND. – German historian, b. on 19 January 1821 at Neidenburg (East Prussia), d. in Munich on 1 May 1891. Of a family of Polish origin…
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,…
Gregory Nazianzen (GREGORIO NAZIANZENO) Vol. VI, p. 656
GREGORIO NAZIANZENO. — Together with Basilio di Cesarea and Gregorio di Nissa, G. di Nazianzo forms the triad of the so-called “luminaries of Cappadocia.” He…
Gregory of Agrigento, Bishop, Saint (GREGORIO DI AGRIGENTO, VESCOVO, SANTO) Vol. VI, p. 653
GREGORIO di AGRIGENTO, bishop, saint. — Born at Pretorion, near Agrigento, around the middle of the sixth century; according to his biographer, he soon went to…
Gregory of Bergamo (GREGORIO DI BERGAMO) Vol. VI, p. 654
GREGORIO di BERGAMO. - Theologian and bishop, born at Bergamo in the second half of the 11th century, died there a martyr on 9 June 1146. A Vallombrosan monk…
Gregory of Cassano, Saint (GREGORIO DI CASSANO, SANTO) Vol. VI, p. 654
GREGORIO di CASSANO, saint. - Basilian monk of the 10th century, born at Cassano allo Ionio about 930, he took the monastic habit in the monastery of S. Andrea…
Gregory of Catino (GREGORIO DA CATINO) Vol. VI, p. 654
GREGORIO da CATINO. – Chronicler, born at Catino in Sabina into a noble family around 1060 and died at the abbey of Farfa around the middle of the 12th…
Gregory of Decapolis, Saint (GREGORIO DECAPOLITA, SANTO) Vol. VI, p. 654
GREGORIO DECAPOLITA, saint. — Monk, promoter of monastic life, thaumaturge, and defender of the cult of the sacred images; born at Irenopoli in Isauria around…
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…
Gregory of Hungary (GREGORIO D'UNGHERIA) Vol. VI, p. 696
GREGORIO d'UNGHERIA: v. MARIGNOLLI, GIOVANNI de.
Gregory of Narek, Saint (GREGORIO NAREKATZI (DI NAREK), SANTO) Vol. VI, p. 656
GREGORIO NAREKATZI (of NAREK), saint. - He is the most luminous figure in ancient Armenian literature. Born in 945, died in 1010, he was a theologian, mystical…
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.
Gregory Palamas (GREGORIO, PALAMAS) Vol. VI, p. 668
GREGORIO, PALAMAS: V. PALAMAS.
Gregory Thaumaturgus, Saint (GREGORIO IL TAUMATURGO, SANTO) Vol. VI, p. 695
GREGORIO the THAUMATURGE, saint. — Born around 213 to pagan parents in Neocaesarea, in Pontus; died around 270. His original name was Theodosius. After…
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…
Gregory VI, Apirat (GREGORIO VI, APIRAT) Vol. VI, p. 653
GREGORIO VI, APIRAT. — The last katholikos of the Armenian Pahlavouni family (1194–1203). Together with St. Nerses Lambronatzi and Leo II, the first king of…
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.…
Gregory VII Anawarzetzi (of Anarzaba) (GREGORIO VII, ANAWARZETZI (DI ANARZABA)) Vol. VI, p. 653
GREGORIO VII, ANAWARZETZI (of ANARZABA). - Armenian Katholikós (1294–1307), celebrated for learning, virtue, and attachment to the See of Rome, to the point of…
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…
Gregory, Antipope (GREGORIO, ANTIPAPA) Vol. VI, p. 679
GREGORIO, ANTIPOPE. - Elected by the faction of the Crescenzi upon the death of Sergio IV (d. 12 May 1012), in opposition to l'eofilatto of the counts of…
Gregory, Bishop of Ostia (GREGORIO, VESCOVO D'OSTIA) Vol. VI, p. 668
GREGORIO, bishop of OSTIA, saint. – The year and place of his birth are unknown, nor is the year of his death known with certainty; it probably occurred on 9…
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 »,…
Gregory, Cardinal Priest of the Holy Saints (GREGORIO, CARDINALE PRETE DEI SS) Vol. VI, p. 695
GREGORIO, cardinal priest of the SS. APOSTOLI: v. VITTORE IV, ANTIPAPA.
Gregory, Caspar René Vol. VI, p. 697
GREGORY, CASPAR RENÉ. – Protestant theologian and critic, born in Philadelphia (U.S.A.) on 6 November 1846. He studied there and at Princeton in the…
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.…
Grenoble, Diocese of (GRENOBLE, DIOCESI DI) Vol. VI, p. 697
GRENOBLE, DIOCESE of. – City, capital of the Isère department, which is entirely included in the diocese itself, together with the canton of Villeurbaine in…
Gresemundt, Dietrich Vol. VI, p. 698
GRESEMUNDT, DIETRICH. - German humanist, b. at Spira in 1475, d. at Magonza in 1512. In his youth he was in Rome, studied law at Italian universities, and took…
Gretzer, Jakob (GRETSER, JAKOB) Vol. VI, p. 698
GRETSER, JAKOB. - Jesuit theologian, b. at Markdorf (Baden) on 27 March 1562, d. at Ingolstadt on 28 Jan. 1625. Having entered the Society of Jesus at…
Grey Friars of Charity (FRATI BIGI DELLA CARITÀ) Vol. V, p. 1024
FRATI BIGI DELLA CARITÀ. – Institute founded in Naples in 1859 by the Venerable Father Lodovico da Casoria. The first religious were laymen; they had no vows…
Gribaldo, Matteo (GRIBALDI, MATTEO) Vol. VI, p. 698
GRIBALDI, MATTEO. — Italian jurist and reformer, born at Chieri, in Piedmont, into the Gribaldi Mofa family, at the beginning of the sixteenth century, and…
Griesbach, Johann Jakob Vol. VI, p. 699
GRIESBACH, JOHANN JAKOB. - German Protestant theologian, b. at Butzbach on 4 Jan. 1745, d. at Jena on 24 March 1812. He was professor of the New Testament at…
Griesinger, Jakob, Blessed, Called Alemanno (GRIESINGER, JAKOB, DETTO ALEMANNO, BEATO) Vol. VI, p. 699
GRIESINGER, JAKOB, called ALEMANNO, blessed. — Dominican lay brother and artist, born in 1407 at Ulm, died at Bologna on 11 October 1491. The son of the…
Griffith, Raymond Vol. VI, p. 699
GRIFFITH, RAYMOND. – Irish Dominican bishop, born in Limerick on 15 October 1798, died in Cape Town on 18 June 1862. A preacher in Ireland and prior of Dublin,…
Grimaldi, Francesco Vol. VI, p. 699
GRIMALDI, FRANCESCO. — Architect and Theatine monk, born in 1545 at Oppido di Lucania and died probably around 1630. Active especially in Naples, he must…
Grimaldi, Francesco Maria Vol. VI, p. 700
GRIMALDI, FRANCESCO MARIA. — Jesuit, physicist, born in Bologna on 2 April 1613, died there on 28 December 1663. A religious from 1632, after teaching…
Grimaldi, Giacomo Vol. VI, p. 700
GRIMALDI, GIACOMO. – Priest and scholar, born in Bologna around 1560, died in Rome on 7 January 1623. He entered the service of the Vatican Basilica at a very…
Grimani, Domenico Vol. 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…
Grimani, Giovanni, Patriarch of Aquileia (GRIMANI, GIOVANNI, PATRIARCA D'AQUILEIA) Vol. VI, p. 700
GRIMANI, GIOVANNI, patriarch of AQUILEIA. - Born in Venice around 1500 to Girolamo and Elena Priuli; he was the nephew of Cardinal Domenico and brother of…
Grimani, Marino Vol. VI, p. 700
GRIMANI, MARINO. – Cardinal, born in Venice around 1489, died in Orvieto on 28 September 1545. Nephew of Cardinal Domenico, he was elected bishop of Ceneda in…
Grimani, Vincenzo Vol. VI, p. 701
GRIMANI, VINCENZO. — Cardinal, born in Mantua on 26 May 1655, died in Naples on 26 September 1710. He soon gave proof of political acumen, thereby winning the…
Grimelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoffel von (GRIMMELSHAUSEN, HANS JAKOB CHRISTOFFEL VON) Vol. VI, p. 701
GRIMMELSHAUSEN, HANS JAKOB CHRISTOFFEL von. — German writer, born at Gelnhausen, or near there, around 1620 (1625?), died at Reuchen on 17 August 1676. Of poor…
Grimlaicus (Grimlaicus) (GRIMLAICO (GRIMLAICUS)) Vol. VI, p. 701
GRIMLAICO (Grimlaicus). - Author of the first Rule for “recluses,” dating from the ninth century. Nothing is known of his life. Examination of the Rule—the…
Grimm, Joseph Vol. 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 Ludovicus Vol. 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, Pierre Vol. 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…
Grisailles Vol. 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, Hartmann Vol. 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.…
Grolier, Jean, Viscount of Aiguisy (GROLIER, JEAN, VISCONTE D'AIGUISY) Vol. VI, p. 704
GROLIER, JEAN, Viscount d'AIGUISY. - Bibliophile, born at Lyon in 1479 to an Italian family, died in 1565. He spent a long time in Italy, from 1510 to 1529, as…
Grollier, Pierre-Henri Vol. VI, p. 704
GROLLIER, PIERRE-HENRI. — Born on 30 March 1826 in Montpellier, in 1847 he entered the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, and in 1852 went to northwestern Canada. In…
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, Johann Vol. 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, Kaspar Vol. 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, Giovanni Vol. 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…
Grossatores Vol. 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…
Grosseto, Diocese of (GROSSETO, DIOCESI DI) Vol. VI, p. 707
GROSSETO, DIOCESE of. – City, provincial capital, and diocese of Tuscany. The diocese comprises 38 parishes with approximately 100,000 Catholics, 62 diocesan…
Grossi, Tommaso Vol. VI, p. 708
GROSSI, TOMMASO. - Poet, b. at Bellano (Como) on 23 Jan. 1790, d. on 10 Dec. 1853 in Milan, where he spent his entire life practising as a notary. He made his…
Grossi-Gondi, Felice Vol. 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…
Grottaferrata Vol. VI, p. 708
GROTTAFERRATA: V. SANTA MARIA DI GROTTAFERRATA.
Grou, Jean-Nicolas Vol. VI, p. 711
GROU, JEAN-NICOLAS. – Jesuit, spiritual master, born on 24 November 1731 in Calais, died on 13 December 1803 at Lullworth in England. Having entered the…
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,…
Gruamonte Vol. 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…
Gruber, Hermann Joseph Vol. VI, p. 712
GRUBER, HERMANN JOSEPH. — Jesuit, publicist, born at Kufstein (Tyrol) on 5 February 1851, died at Valkenburg (Holland) on 18 May 1930. After devoting seven…
Grueber, Johann Vol. 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, Andreas Vol. 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, Henri Vol. 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, Mathis Vol. 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,…