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Grabe, Johann Ernst
Patrologist, Protestant, b. at Königsberg in 1666, d. at Oxford in 1711. From 1685 he taught at the University of Königsberg. The reading of Bellarmine's… -
Grabmann, Martin
Historian of theology, b. at Winterzhofen (Bavaria) on 5 Jan. 1875, d. on 9 Jan. 1949 at Eichstätt, where he had retired permanently in 1943. A priest in 1898… -
Grace (GRAZIA)
It derives from the Greek root χvarphi (cf. Latin gratus), which carries the sense of enjoyment and delight and gave rise to the word χvarphivarphiς (= "g.").… -
Graces (GRAZIE)
GRAZIE: V. INDULTO; PRIVILEGIO; RESCRITTO. -
Graces (GRAZIE)
From Lat. Gratiae, Gk. χάριτες, they are a symbol of beauty, givers of joy and generally of all that gladdens life. Hesiod (Theog., 907) makes them daughters… -
Gracián, Girolamo della Madre di Dio
GRACIÁN, GIROLAMO della MADRE di DIO: v. GIROLAMO della MADRE di DIO. -
Gracián y Morales, Baltasar
Spanish Jesuit and writer, b. at Belmonte on 8 Jan. 1601, d. at Tarazona on 6 Dec. 1658. He entered the Society of Jesus at Tarragona (1619) and, after being… -
Gradenwitz, Otto
Jurist, b. at Breslau on 16 May 1860, d. at Heidelberg on 7 July 1935. He was a professor of Roman law, first as an extraordinary professor at Berlin in 1890… -
GRADI: a) accademici
GRADI: a) accademici: v. BACCELLIERE, BACCELLIERATO; LAUREA; LICENZA; b) gerarchici: v. POTERE, DIVISIONE del; c) di cognizione: v. AFFINITÀ; CONSANGUINEITÀ. -
Gradisca, Diocese of (GRADISCA, DIOCESI DI)
GRADISCA, DIOCESI di: v. GORIZIA, DIOCESI di. -
Grado
The ancient name of G. is Gradus, the first port of call for ships bound for Aquileia along the Natisone (like Gradus Arnensis = San Pietro a Grado near Pisa… -
Gradual (GRADUALE)
I. THE BOOK. - The present Liber gradualis, an extract of which, later combined with parts of the Antiphonary, constitutes the very widespread Liber usualis… -
Gradual, Psalms (GRADUALI, SALMI)
Fifteen Psalms (119-33 according to the Vulgate; 120-34 according to the Hebrew) that form a short collection of their own, inserted in Book V of the Psalter.… -
Graf, Arturo
Man of letters and poet, b. in Athens on 19 Jan. 1848, d. in Turin on 30 May 1913. Of a German father and an Italian mother, he lived until the age of 15 in… -
Graffiis, Giacomo de
Moral theologian, b. at Capua in 1548, d. there on 19 Oct. 1620. He entered the Benedictine Order at Naples, where, after earning a doctorate in utroque iure… -
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 a decisive impulse in… -
Graffiti
Graffiti, as the name says, are drawings or writings executed with a hard point on a softer background, such as wall plaster, terracotta, or even marble or… -
Grail (GRAL)
It is the name of a legendary chalice, endowed with supernatural powers, in which, according to the Celtic-French saga, Jesus would have partaken of the Last… -
Gramatica (della Gramatica), Antiveduto
Roman painter; from a family originally from Siena. Born ca. 1577, died in Rome on 13 January 1626. His early works show him as a Mannerist oriented toward… -
Grammont (GRAMONT)
French minister, b. 14 Aug. 1819 in Paris, d. there 18 Jan. 1880. Having allied himself with Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, he became after the coup d'état minister… -
Gramont (Grandmont), Gabriel de
Cardinal, d. at Balma (Toulouse) on 26 March 1534. Bishop of Couserans (St-Lizier) in 1523, then of Tarbes in 1524; in 1532 of Poitiers, whence shortly… -
Gramsci, Antonio
Politician and writer, b. at Ales (Cagliari) on 23 Jan. 1891, d. at Rome on 27 Apr. 1937. From 1924 he was secretary of the Italian Communist Party; arrested… -
Granada, Diocese of (GRANADA, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese, with a city of the same name, in Nicaragua, in Central America. It has an area of 29,500 sq km, with 300,000 inhabitants, of whom 299,000 are… -
Gran, Archdiocese of (GRAN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
GRAN, ARCIDIOCESI di: v. STRIGONIA, ARCIDIOCESI di. -
Grande Chartreuse, The (GRANDE CHARTREUSE, LA)
I. HISTORY. - In 1084, St. Bruno, together with six companions, among them Landuin, at the suggestion of St. Robert of Molesme and also, it seems, of Seguin of… -
Granderath, Theodor
Jesuit, canonist and historian, b. at Giesenkirche (Rhineland) on 19 June 1839, d. at Valkenburg (Dutch Limburg) on 19 March 1902. He was a professor at the… -
Grandi, Achille
Trade unionist and parliamentarian, b. at Como on 24 Aug. 1883, d. at Desio on 27 Sept. 1946. A typographer by trade, from 1907 onward he took part, through… -
Grandi, Ercole
GRANDI, ERCOLE: v. DE ROBERTI, ERCOLE. -
Grandi, Francesco
Painter, b. in Rome on 21 Apr. 1831, d. there in 1891. A pupil of Lodovico Venuti and of the Accademia di S. Luca, he was among the most active painters of… -
Grandin, Vital (GRANDIN, VITALE)
Born on 8 February 1829 at St-Pierre-la-Cour, diocese of Laval, in 1853 he entered the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, in 1854 he went to the Canadian northwest… -
Grand Island, Diocese of (GRAND ISLAND, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese in the United States of America, in Nebraska. The diocese was erected on 8 March 1912 with the name and residence at Kearney, by dismemberment from the… -
Grandmaison, Léonce de
Jesuit, theologian and apologist, b. at Le Mans on 31 Dec. 1868, d. at Paris on 15 June 1927. He entered the Society of Jesus (1886) already with the never… -
Grand Master of the Sacred Hospice (GRAN MAESTRO DEL SACRO OSPIZIO)
GRAN MAESTRO DEL SACRO OSPIZIO: v. FAMIGLIA PONTIFICIA. -
Grand Rapids, Diocese of (GRAND RAPIDS, DIOCESI DI)
City in the State of Michigan (United States of America): erected by Leo XIII on 12 May 1882 by dismemberment of the diocese of Detroit. Among the rural… -
Granelli, Giovanni
Jesuit, man of letters and orator, b. in Genoa on 15 April 1703, d. in Modena on 3 March 1770. While not yet a priest, he taught belles-lettres with… -
Granello, Tommaso Maria
Dominican theologian, b. in Bologna on 22 Aug. 1840, d. in Rome on 24 March 1911. Having received the Dominican habit in Rome (20 Oct. 1860), because of the… -
Grangia
It is a Benedictine and especially Cistercian organization of persons and of economic goods, exhibiting the characteristics of a large-scale agricultural… -
Grant, Thomas
Bishop, b. at Ligny-les-Aires (diocese of Arras, France) on 25 Nov. 1816, d. at Rome on 1 June 1870. He attended St. Cuthbert's College (Ushaw), near Durham… -
Gran Varadino, Diocese of (GRAN VARADINO, DIOCESI DI)
GRAN VARADINO, DIOCESI di: v. ORADEA MARE; SATU MARE. -
Granvelle, Antoine Perrenot de
Cardinal, b. at Ornans (Franche-Comté) on 20 Aug. 1517, d. at Madrid on 21 Sept. 1586. He was the son of Nicholas, minister of Charles V. He studied at Padua… -
Granzotto, Claudio
Franciscan, sculptor, b. at S. Lucia di Piave on 23 Aug. 1900, d. at Padua in the odor of sanctity on 15 Aug. 1947. A simple bricklayer until 1918, under arms… -
Graphia Aureae Urbis
From the single manuscript that has handed it down (Laurenziano LXXXIX, inf. 41, 13th century), it appears to be, rather than an organic work, a juxtaposition… -
Graphology (GRAFOLOGIA)
From γραφή (writing) and λόγος (discourse), its object of study is the investigation of the possible relationships that exist between an individual's… -
Grassellini, Gaspare
Cardinal, b. in Palermo on 19 Jan. 1796, d. in Frascati in 1875. He held various offices in the Curia, where he was among other things cleric of the Camera and… -
Grassi, Battista
Born at Rovellasca on 27 May 1854, died at Rome on 4 May 1925. His research, begun in the field of parasitology, subsequently extended to various animal groups… -
Grassi, Gregorio, Blessed (GRASSI, GREGORIO, BEATO)
Observant Friar Minor, bishop and martyr in China, b. at Castellazzo Bormida (Alessandria) on 13 Dec. 1833, d. at Tai-yuan-fu (northern Shansi) on 9 July 1900.… -
Grassi, Orazio
Jesuit, b. at Savona ca. 1583, d. at Rome on 23 July 1654. He entered the Society at the age of eighteen; he taught mathematics at Genoa and then at Rome. Here… -
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 many decretals. In… -
Gratian (GRAZIANO)
Italian canonist and theologian, whose name appears with no addition, neither patronymic nor adjective. Sometimes, in dictionaries or in commentaries on the… -
Gratian (Flavius Gratianus), Roman Emperor (GRAZIANO (IMP. FLAVIUS GRATIANUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
Son of Valentinian I and his first wife Marina, b. at Sirmium on 23 May 359, d. near Lyon on 25 Aug. 383. Elected consul for the first time in 366, he was… -
Gratian of Paris (GRAZIANO DA PARIGI)
Capuchin writer of the Paris province, b. 5 March 1875, took the habit of the Order on 4 Oct. 1896, d. in Paris on 1 Aug. 1943. Among his publications on… -
Gratian of Pisa (GRAZIANO DA PISA)
Cardinal, nephew of Eugene III (1147-53), lived in the 12th century under the pontiff Alexander III, by whom he was sent in 1169, together with Card. Viviano… -
Gratianus, Cardinalis
Canonist of the 12th century, designated in ancient manuscripts by the generic name Cardinalis. Born at Pisa, he taught canon law at Bologna; from 1168 he… -
Gratitude (GRATITUDINE)
I. NOZIONE. - From the Latin gratitudo, it is the virtue that inclines a person to acknowledge (with the mind and with words) the benefits received and, at… -
Gratry, Alphonse
Philosopher, b. at Lille on 30 March 1805, d. at Montreux on 7 Feb. 1872. After completing his secondary studies he entered the "École polytechnique." He was… -
Gratus, Saint (GRATO, SANTO)
Bishop and patron of the diocese of Aosta, much venerated in the surrounding Alpine regions, he is identified with the presbyter Gratus who subscribed, in the… -
Grauert, Hermann von
German historian, b. at Pritzwalk (Brandenburg), to a family originally from Westphalia, on 7 Sept. 1850, d. at Munich on 12 March 1924. After completing… -
Graun, Karl Heinrich
Musician, b. at Wahrenbrück on 7 May 1701, d. at Berlin on 8 Aug. 1759. He completed serious and profound studies at Dresden with illustrious masters of the… -
Gravelbourg, Diocese of (GRAVELBOURG, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Canada, erected on 31 Jan. 1930 by Pope Pius XI with the apostolic constitution Universa Christi fidelium cura. The diocese extends over… -
Gravina, Diocese of (GRAVINA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the province of Bari; it owes its name to the steep ravines that open on the flanks of the Murge toward the Ionian Sea. > (phot. Enc.… -
Gravina, Domenico
Dominican theologian, b. in Naples ca. 1547, d. in Rome on 26 Aug. 1643. He taught in various convents and was promoted master of theology in 1608. From 1610… -
Gravina, Gian Vincenzo
Scholar and jurist, b. at Rogiano (Cosenza) on 20 February 1664, d. at Rome on 6 January 1718. Started on classical studies by his cousin Gregorio Caloprese, a… -
Gravina, Pietro
Cardinal, b. 16 Dec. 1749 at Monte Vago (diocese of Girgenti), d. 6 Dec. 1830 at Palermo. He studied with the Theatines at Palermo and at the Clementine… -
Gravitation (GRAVITAZIONE)
I. GENERALITIES. - In the study of natural phenomena, over the course of the centuries, the opportunity has repeatedly arisen to admit the hypothesis that… -
Graz, Diocese of (GRAZ, DIOCESI DI)
GRAZ, DIOCESI di: v. SECKAU, DIOCESI di. -
Graziani de Garzadoro, Francesco (De Garzatoribus)
Canonist, b. at Torrebelvicino, on an uncertain date. He was doctor iuris at Padua in 1550; he was a canon at Vicenza and died in 1588. He is known above all… -
Graziano, Giovanni
GRAZIANO, GIOVANNI: V. GREGORIO VI, ANTI-PAPA. -
Grazzini, Anton Francesco
Born in Florence on 22 March 1503, died there on 18 Feb. 1584. He was an apothecary and a writer; in 1540 he founded with others the Accademia degli Umidi… -
Gréa, Marie-Étienne-Adrien (GRÉA, MARIE-ETIENNE-ADRIEN)
Founder of the Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception, b. at Lons-le-Saunier (Jura) on 18 Feb. 1828, d. at Rotalier (Jura) on 23 Feb. 1917. A graduate of… -
Great Awakening (GRANDE RISVEGLIO)
GRANDE RISVEGLIO: v. RISVEGLIO. -
Great Awakening
GREAT AWAKENING: v. RISVEGLIO. -
Great Britain (GRAN BRETAGNA)
This name is often applied, by an inappropriate extension, to indicate both the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ("United Kingdom of Great… -
Great Falls, Diocese of (GREAT FALLS, DIOCESI DI)
City in the State of Montana in the United States. It comprises the following counties of the eastern part of the State of Montana: Big Horn, Blaine, Carbon… -
Great Namaqualand, Apostolic Vicariate of (GRAN NAMAQUALAND, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
GRAN NAMAQUALAND, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di: v. KEETMANSHOOP, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di. -
Great Synagogue (SINAGOGA, GRANDE)
In the Mishnah (Avot, I, 1) it is stated that representatives of the genuine Jewish tradition were Moses, the elders chosen by him, the prophets, the "men of… -
Great Umbrella (Conopaeum, Pavilion, Sinnicchio) (OMBRELLONE (CONOPAEUM, PADIGLIONE, SINNICCHIO))
It is an emblem in the form of a large umbrella called a "conopeum" (in the decrees = pavilion), proper to the major and minor Roman basilicas and to those… -
Great Vehicle (GRANDE VEICOLO)
GRANDE VEICOLO: v. BUDDHISMO. -
Grechetto, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, called Il (GRECHETTO, GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE, DETTO IL)
Genoese painter, b. in Genoa in 1610 (?), d. in Mantua in 1665. He had a mannerist education which he surpassed, moving from the school of G. B. Paggi to that… -
Greco, Domenikos Theotokopoulos, called El (GRECO, DOMENICO THEOTOKOPULI, DETTO IL)
Painter, b. in Candia on 1 Oct. 1541, d. in Toledo on 7 Apr. 1614. Having come to Italy, to Venice, he was perhaps a disciple of Titian, but he also knew the… -
Gredt, Joseph August
Benedictine philosopher, b. in Luxembourg on 30 July 1863, d. in Rome on 29 Jan. 1940. Already a priest, he was a disciple in Rome of Satolli and Lepidi… -
Greece (GRECIA)
The kingdom comprising the southern, more articulated part of the Balkan region, > GREECE - 1) State borders; 2) Borders of Catholic ecclesiastical district… -
Greek Melkites (GRECOMELKITI)
GRECOMELKITI : v. MELKITI. GRECO (COLLEGIO) PONTIFICIO : v. COLLEGIO ECCLESIASTICI, IX. Greco Pontificio. -
Greek Versions of the Bible (GRECHE, VERSIONI DELLA BIBBIA)
GREEK VERSIONS OF THE BIBLE: V. GRECIA: VII. LE VERSIONI GRECHE DELLA BIBBIA. -
Green Bay, Diocese of (GREEN BAY, DIOCESI DI)
City in the State of Wisconsin, United States of America. Erected by Pius IX on 3 March 1868 by dismemberment of the diocese of Milwaukee, it comprises the… -
Greenland (GROENLANDIA)
It is the largest island (2,175 sq. km.) on earth. The name (Grönland = "green land") was given to it by the Norsemen, who were the first to settle there in… -
Green, Thomas Hill
English philosopher, b. at Birkin (Yorkshire) on 7 Apr. 1836, d. at Oxford on 26 March 1882. From 1878 until his death he held the White's Chair of Moral… -
Grégoire, Henri
French constitutional bishop, b. 4 Dec. 1750 at Vého (Lorraine), d. 26 May 1831 in Paris. He studied theology at the Seminary of Metz and was ordained a priest… -
Grégoire, Pierre (Tholosanus)
Canonist, b. at Toulouse in 1540, d. at Pont-à-Mousson (Lorraine) in 1597. He was a renowned professor of law, described as "utriusque iuris et omnium… -
Gregoras, Nicephoros (GREGORAS, NICEFORO)
GREGORAS, NICEFORO : v. NICEFORO GREGORAS. -
Gregorcic, Simon (GREGORČIĆ, SIMON)
Slovenian priest and poet, b. at Vrsno on 15 Oct. 1844, d. at Gorizia on 24 Nov. 1906, struck by apoplexy during the celebration of Mass. One of the best-known… -
Gregorian Codex (GREGORIANUS, CODEX)
GREGORIANUS, CODEX: v. CODEX GREGORIANUS. -
Gregorian Review (RASSEGNA GREGORIANA)
Monthly periodical, established in Rome in 1902 under the direction of Monsignor C. Respighi, Father A. De Santi and the maestro R. Casimiri, in compliance… -
Gregorian Sacramentary (GREGORIANO, SACRAMENTARIO)
GREGORIANO, SACRAMENTARIO: v. SACRAMENTARI. -
Gregorianum
A quarterly journal, strictly scholarly, published since 1920 by the professors of the Pontifical Gregorian University, with the collaboration also of other… -
Gregorian Water (GREGORIANA, ACQUA)
It is prepared with salt, ashes and wine and is used in the consecration of a church for exorcistic purposes. St. Gregory the Great recalls it (Epist., 11… -
Gregorios Akindynos (GREGORIOS AKYNDINOS)
GREGORIOS AKYNDINOS: v. AKINDINOS, GREGORIOS. -
Gregorovius, Ferdinand
German historian, b. 19 Jan. 1821 at Neidenburg (East Prussia), d. at Munich on 1 May 1891. Of a family of Polish origin (Grzegorzewski) in which the career of… -
Gregory, Antipope (GREGORIO, ANTIPAPA)
Eletto dalla fazione dei Crescenzi alla morte di Sergio IV (m. il 12 maggio 1012) in contrapposizione a l'eofilatto dei conti di Tuscolo, candidato della… -
Gregory, Bishop of Ostia (GREGORIO, VESCOVO D'OSTIA)
Neither the year nor the place of his birth is known, nor is the year of his death known with precision; it probably occurred on 9 May 1044 at Logroño (Latin… -
Gregory, Cardinal (GREGORIUS, CARDINALIS)
Canonist of the 11th-12th century, cardinal, d. 21 November 1113. Between 1104 and 1106 he composed a Collectio, called the "Polycarpus", dedicated to Diego… -
Gregory, Cardinal Priest of the Holy Apostles (GREGORIO, CARDINALE PRETE DEI SS. APOSTOLI)
GREGORIO, cardinale prete dei SS. APOSTOLI: v. VITTORE IV, ANTIPOPE. -
Gregory, Caspar René
Protestant theologian and critic, b. in Philadelphia (U.S.A.) on 6 Nov. 1846. He studied there and at Princeton in the Presbyterian Seminary. He devoted… -
Gregory (George) the Cypriot (GREGORIO (GIORGIO) CIPRIOTA)
Greek theologian and man of letters, b. in 1241 and d. in 1290. A native of Cyprus, whence his name, he completed his studies at Nicaea and at Constantinople… -
Gregory III, Pahlav (GREGORIO III, PAHLAW)
Armenian Katholikós (1113-66), son of the prince Pahlaw Apirat, b. in 1096; d. in 1166. It was his merit to clarify still further, in a Catholic sense, the… -
Gregory III, Pope, Saint (GREGORIO III, PAPA, SANTO)
A Syrian, learned and active, he was pope from 731 to 741; he continued the struggle against the iconoclasts, whom he excommunicated at the Roman Synod of Nov.… -
Gregory II, Pope, Saint (GREGORIO II, PAPA, SANTO)
He reigned from 715 to 731. Born in 669 in Rome, he accompanied Pope Constantine I (709-11) to Constantinople and took an active part in the negotiations over… -
Gregory II Vkajasser (GREGORIO II VKAJASSER)
Armenian Katholikós (1065-1105). He is the first in the line of the Pahlaw family, which after six centuries restored the hereditary priesthood of the Parthew… -
Gregory I, Pope, called the Great (GREGORIO I, PAPA, DETTO MAGNO)
Born in Rome around 540, he ascended to the pontificate on 3 September 590, died on 12 March 604. SUMMARY: I. Before the pontificate. - II. Pontiff. - III.… -
Gregory IV, Pope (GREGORIO IV, PAPA)
A Roman nobleman, priest of the title of St. Mark, elected pontiff without the intervention of the Emperor Louis the Pious, but consecrated only after the… -
Gregory IV, Tay (GREGORIO IV, TAY)
Armenian Katholikós (1173-93), learned and pious. Together with his uncle St. Nerses the Gracious, he promoted the disentanglement of the Armenian Church from… -
Gregory IX, Pope (GREGORIO IX, PAPA)
A descendant of the family of the counts of Segni, born at Anagni (probably in 1170 and not, as many assert, in 1140) and called Ugo (Ugolino). He was a… -
Gregory Mammas (GREGORIO MAMMAS)
Catholic Patriarch of Constantinople, successor of Metrophanes (d. 1443), also a Catholic. In 1451 he had to take refuge in Rome, where he died in 1459. G.… -
Gregory Nazianzen (GREGORIO NAZIANZENO)
Together with Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa, G. of Nazianzus forms the triad of the so-called "luminaries of Cappadocia." He did not possess, or did… -
Gregory of Agrigento, Bishop, Saint (GREGORIO DI AGRIGENTO, VESCOVO, SANTO)
Born at Pretorion, near Agrigento, around the middle of the 6th century; according to his biographer, he would soon have gone to Carthage and from there to… -
Gregory of Bergamo (GREGORIO DI BERGAMO)
Theologian and bishop, b. at Bergamo in the second half of the 11th century, d. there as a martyr on 9 June 1146. A Vallombrosan monk and friend of St.… -
Gregory of Cassano, Saint (GREGORIO DI CASSANO, SANTO)
Basilian monk of the 10th century, born at Cassano allo Ionio around 930, he took the monastic habit in the monastery of St. Andrew of Cerchiara, then governed… -
Gregory of Catino (GREGORIO DA CATINO)
Chronicler, b. at Catino in Sabina to a noble family ca. 1060 and d. in the abbey of Farfa toward the middle of the 12th century. Having entered S. Maria di… -
Gregory of Decapolis, Saint (GREGORIO DECAPOLITA, SANTO)
Monk, promoter of monastic life, thaumaturge, defender of the cult of the sacred images; b. at Irenopolis in Isauria around 780 and d. at Constantinople on 20… -
Gregory of Elvira, Saint (GREGORIO DI ELVIRA, SANTO)
He flourished in the 4th century; he was a bitter defender of Nicaea and an implacable opponent of Hosius of Cordoba on account of the "blasphemy of Sirmium"… -
Gregory of Hungary (GREGORIO D'UNGHERIA)
GREGORIO d'UNGHERIA: v. MARIGNOLLI, GIOVANNI de. -
Gregory of Narek, Saint (GREGORIO NAREKATZI (DI NAREK), SANTO)
He is the most luminous figure of ancient Armenian literature. Born in 945, died in 1010, he was a theologian, mystical doctor, eloquent orator, exegete and… -
Gregory of Nyssa, Saint (GREGORIO NISSENO, SANTO)
One of the great doctors who, in the second half of the 4th century, gave a sudden splendor to the church of Cappadocia; he is inferior to no one as a… -
Gregory of Rimini (GREGORIO DA RIMINI)
Famous Augustinian theologian, b. at Rimini in the second half of the 13th century, d. at Vienna in 1358. From a letter of Clement VI to the chancellor of… -
Gregory of Tours, Saint (GREGORIO DI TOURS, SANTO)
I. LIFE. - Born at Clermont (France) ca. 538, died at Tours on 17 Nov. 594. Belonging to one of the noblest families of Gaul, of senatorial stock on his… -
Gregory of Valencia (GREGORIO DI VALENZA)
GREGORIO di VALENZA: v. VALENCIA, GREGORIO di. -
Gregory Palamas (GREGORIO, PALAMAS)
GREGORIO, PALAMAS: V. PALAMAS. -
Gregory Thaumaturgus, Saint (GREGORIO IL TAUMATURGO, SANTO)
Born around 213 to pagan parents in Neocaesarea, in Pontus, died around 270. His original name was Theodosius. After studying law at Berytus he made the… -
Gregory the Illuminator, Saint (GREGORIO L'ILLUMINATORE, SANTO)
Born presumably around 250-52 of a noble Arsacid family, hence also called Partheu (Parthian). His father Anak, one of the principal satraps, induced by the… -
Gregory VI, Apirat (GREGORIO VI, APIRAT)
The last Armenian katholikós of the Pahlavouni family (1194-1203). He, together with Bishop St. Nerses of Lambron and Leo II, first king of Armenian Cilicia… -
Gregory VII Anawarzetzi (of Anarzaba) (GREGORIO VII, ANAWARZETZI (DI ANARZABA))
Armenian Katholikos (1294-1307), famous for learning, for virtue and for attachment to the See of Rome, so much so that he sacrificed, perhaps with some… -
Gregory VII (Hildebrand), Pope, Saint (GREGORIO VII (ILDEBRANDO), PAPA, SANTO)
I. LIFE OF HILDEBRAND BEFORE HIS PONTIFICATE. - The tradition concerning G.'s family, place and year of birth is not unanimous. G. Marchetti-Longhi sought to… -
Gregory VIII, Antipope (GREGORIO VIII, ANTIPAPA)
Maurice Burdino (a nickname meaning donkey), a native of southern France, first a monk at Limoges, having gone to Spain in 1095 and elevated shortly afterward… -
Gregory VIII, Pope (GREGORIO VIII, PAPA)
Alberto de Morra, di Benevento, m. a Pisa il 17 dic. 1187, canonico regolare di S. Agostino, del quale istituto fondò pure una Congregazione a Benevento con… -
Gregory VI, Pope (GREGORIO VI, PAPA)
Giovanni Graziano; he reigned from 5 May 1045 to 20 Dec. 1046. Archpriest of St. John before the Latin Gate, one of the tutors of Hildebrand-Gregory (v.… -
Gregory V, Pope (996-99) (GREGORIO V, PAPA (996-99))
Bruno of Carinthia was the first German pope in the Middle Ages. B. in 972, son of Duke Otto of Carinthia, he was educated by Bishop Willigis of Worms, and… -
Gregory XIII, Pope (GREGORIO XIII, PAPA)
Ugo Boncompagni, fourth son of Cristoforo, a Bolognese merchant, and of Angela Marescalchi, was born on January 1, 1502, in Bologna. There he received his… -
Gregory XII, Pope (GREGORIO XII, PAPA)
Angelo Correr, of an ancient Venetian family, b. in Venice around 1325, patriarch of Constantinople, then cardinal priest of St. Mark's. In order to put an end… -
Gregory XI, Pope (GREGORIO XI, PAPA)
Pierre Roger de Beaufort, son of Guillaume de Beaufort and Marie Chambon, b. in 1329. At the age of 42, elected pope unanimously on 30 Dec. 1370, he took the… -
Gregory XIV, Pope (GREGORIO XIV, PAPA)
Niccolò Sfondrato, of an ancient Cremonese family, b. at Somma on 11 Feb. 1535. He studied law at Perugia and Padua, took his degree at Pavia; then embraced… -
Gregory X, Pope (GREGORIO X, PAPA)
Tedaldo Visconti, b. in Piacenza ca. 1210; he became a canon and professor in his native city; having entered the service of Card. Pecorara, a famous diplomat… -
Gregory XVI, Pope (GREGORIO XVI, PAPA)
Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, b. at Belluno on 18 Sept. 1765 to the nobles Giovanni Battista and Giulia Cesa-Pagani, d. at Rome on 1 June 1846. Of quick and… -
Gregory XV, Pope (GREGORIO XV, PAPA)
Alessandro Ludovisi, b. in Bologna on 9 Jan. 1554, was in Rome for two years at the German College, directed by the Jesuits, and followed the humanities… -
Grenada, Archdiocese of (GRANATA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
Metropolitan church in southern Andalusia, with the bishoprics of Almería, Cartagena, Guadix, Jaén and Málaga as suffragans. It has an area of 8,448 sq km with… -
Grenoble, Diocese of (GRENOBLE, DIOCESI DI)
City, capital of the department of Isère, entirely included in the diocese itself, besides the canton of Villeurbaine in the department of the Rhône. It has an… -
Gresemundt, Dietrich
German humanist, b. in Speyer in 1475, d. in Mainz in 1512. In his youth he was in Rome, studied jurisprudence at Italian universities, and received his… -
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 Landsberg, he studied at… -
Grey Friars of Charity (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 and were bound to the… -
Gribaldi, Matteo
Italian jurist and reformer, b. at Chieri, in Piedmont, into the Gribaldi Mofa family, at the beginning of the 16th century, and d. at Farges (Switzerland) in… -
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 Halle (from 1773) and at… -
Griesinger, Jakob, Blessed, called Alemanno (GRIESINGER, JAKOB, DETTO ALEMANNO, BEATO)
Dominican converso and artist, b. in 1407 at Ulm, d. at Bologna on 11 Oct. 1491. Son of the merchant Theodoric of Ulm, G. received an excellent education. As a… -
Griffith, Raymond
Irish Dominican bishop, b. at Limerick on 15 Oct. 1798, d. at Cape Town on 18 June 1862. A preacher in Ireland, and prior of Dublin, he was consecrated in 1837… -
Grimaldi, Francesco
Architect and Theatine monk, b. in 1545 at Oppido di Lucania and d. probably around 1630. Active especially in Naples, he nevertheless must have completed his… -
Grimaldi, Francesco Maria
Jesuit, physicist, b. in Bologna on 2 April 1613, d. there on 28 December 1663. Having entered religious life in 1632, after teaching belles-lettres for 25… -
Grimaldi, Giacomo
Priest, scholar, b. in Bologna ca. 1560, d. in Rome on 7 January 1623. He entered the service of the Vatican Basilica at a very young age, as a supernumerary… -
Grimani, Domenico
Cardinal, born in Venice on 22 February 1461 to Antonio, later doge, and to Caterina Loredan; he received his doctorate in arts on 23 October 1487 at Padua… -
Grimani, Giovanni, Patriarch of Aquileia (GRIMANI, GIOVANNI, PATRIARCA D'AQUILEIA)
Born in Venice around 1500 to Girolamo and Elena Priuli; he was the nephew of Cardinal Domenico and the brother of Cardinal Marino; he received the bishopric… -
Grimani, Marino
Cardinal, b. in Venice around 1489, d. at Orvieto on 28 September 1545. Nephew of Cardinal Domenico, he was elected bishop of Ceneda in 1508 and in that… -
Grimani, Vincenzo
Cardinal, b. in Mantua on 26 May 1655, d. in Naples on 26 Sept. 1710. He soon gave proof of political shrewdness, thereby entering the good graces of Emperor… -
Grimlaicus (GRIMLAICO (GRIMLAICUS))
Author of the first Rule for "recluses," of the 9th century. Nothing is known of his life. An examination of the Rule — the only writing of his that survives —… -
Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoffel von
German writer, b. at Gelnhausen, or near there, around 1620 (1625?), d. at Reuchen on 17 Aug. 1676. From a poor Protestant family, he took part in the Thirty… -
Grimminck, Carolus Ludovicus
Flemish mystic, b. of a patrician family at Ypres on 28 May 1676, d. at Watou on 12 Nov. 1728. Ordained a priest in 1700, he was entrusted with the care of… -
Grimm, Joseph
Exegete, b. Jan. 23, 1827 at Freising, d. at Würzburg on Jan. 1, 1896. Ordained priest on June 24, 1850, in 1856 professor at Regensburg of exegesis of the Old… -
Gringore, Pierre
Poet, b. perhaps in Normandy between 1470 and 1480, d. in 1539 (?). He wrote for the theater, composed poems and satires; on the religious plane he accepts the… -
Grisailles
By g. is meant either a painting that imitates sculpture using only gray tones, or a first sketch in which the white of the canvas serves as the light and the… -
Grisar, Hartmann
Jesuit, historian, archaeologist and apologist, b. at Koblenz on 22 Sept. 1845, d. at Innsbruck on 25 Feb. 1932. After his early studies in Koblenz, he moved… -
Groenendael (« Valle Verde »)
Monastery (Lat. Viridis vallis) located 8 km from Brussels, in the forest of Soignes. In 1304 it was a simple hermitage. With the favor of the Duke of Brabant… -
Grolier, Jean, Viscount of Aiguisy (GROLIER, JEAN, VISCONTE D'AIGUISY)
Bibliophile, b. in Lyon in 1479 to an Italian family, d. in 1565. He was for a long time in Italy, from 1510 to 1529, as treasurer of the Duchy of Milan; from… -
Grollier, Pierre-Henri
Born on March 30, 1826 in Montpellier, in 1847 he entered the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and in 1852 went to the Canadian northwest. In the territory of the… -
Groote, Geert (Gerardus Magnus)
Dutch mystic, b. at Deventer (province of Overijssel) in 1340, d. there on 20 Aug. 1384. He did his early studies in his native city; at the age of 15 he went… -
Gropper, Johann
Theologian and jurist, b. at Soest (Westphalia) on 24 Feb. 1503, d. at Rome on 13 March 1559. After completing his studies at Cologne, he held various… -
Gropper, Kaspar
German apostolic nuncio, b. at Soest (lower Germany) in 1519, d. at Cologne on 19 March 1594. Brother of Johann, after having held ecclesiastical offices in… -
Grosoli, Giovanni
Count, senator, b. at Carpi on 20 Aug. 1859, d. at Assisi on 20 Feb. 1937. Having entered the Catholic Works at a very young age, which he developed in… -
Grossatores
From the terms "grossa", luculentior scriptura, and "grossare", in mundum redigere seu luculentius nitidiusque scribere, the grossatores of the pontifical… -
Grosseteste (Greathead), Robert (GROSSATESTA (GREATHEAD), ROBERT)
English theologian and philosopher, b. at Stradbrook (county of Suffolk) ca. 1175, d. at Lincoln in 1253. He studied at Lincoln and at Oxford, where in 1222 he… -
Grosseto, Diocese of (GROSSETO, DIOCESI DI)
City, provincial capital and diocese of Tuscany. The diocese comprises 38 parishes with about 100,000 Catholics, 62 diocesan priests and 29 regulars, and a… -
Grossi-Gondi, Felice
Jesuit, scholar and archaeologist, b. in Rome on 16 Sept. 1860, d. there on 31 March 1923. He entered the Society of Jesus on 13 Sept. 1881, and after… -
Grossi, Tommaso
Poet, b. at Bellano (Como) on 23 Jan. 1790, d. on 10 Dec. 1853 in Milan, where he spent his whole life practicing the profession of notary. He made his debut… -
Grotesques (GROTTESCHE)
Wall decorations in stucco or fresco, depicting plant forms, human or animal figures often of strange shapes, and anthropomorphic beings, arranged in a… -
Grotius, Hugo van (GROOT, HUIG VAN (GROZIO))
Dutch jurist, b. at Delft on 16 April 1583, d. at Rostock on 28 Aug. 1645. He studied classical languages and literatures at Leiden, then, having gone to… -
Grottaferrata
GROTTAFERRATA: V. SANTA MARIA DI GROTTAFERRATA. -
Grouard, Apostolic Vicariate of (GROUARD, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
The mission is located in the southwestern part of the Great Canadian North. Its evangelization began through hunters who, speaking of God to the natives and… -
Grou, Jean-Nicolas
Jesuit, master of spiritual life, b. 24 Nov. 1731 at Calais, d. 13 Dec. 1803 at Lullworth in England. Having entered the Society in 1746, he at first carried… -
Gruamonte
Sculptor active in Pistoia in the second half of the 12th century, known for having signed, together with his brother Adeodato, the architrave with the… -
Gruber, Hermann Joseph
Jesuit, publicist, b. at Kufstein (Tyrol) on 5 February 1851, d. at Valkenburg (Holland) on 18 May 1930. After having devoted seven years (1881-87) to pastoral… -
Grueber, Johann
Jesuit, explorer, b. at Linz on 28 Oct. 1623, d. at Sarospatak (Hungary) on 30 Sept. 1680. Invited to go to China by Fr. B. Diestel, with the task of finding… -
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, especially in Mainz, he was… -
Gryphius, Andreas
Playwright, Protestant, b. at Glogau on 11 Oct. 1616, d. there on 16 July 1664, author of five tragedies, among them Papinianus, Carolus Stuardus and Cardenio…