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Hesychius the Ascetic, Saint(ESICHIO L'ASCETA, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 365 ESICHIO L'ASCETA, saint. - An anchorite of the eighth century, easily confused with his namesake called “the Tannaturga”; perhaps for this reason his feast (6…
Heteronomy(ETERONOMIA)Vol. V, p. 412 HETERONOMY. - In ethics, heteronomy (ἔτερος = other; νόμος = law) is opposed to autonomy (v.), and denotes the character of every moral system that seeks the…
Hettinger, FranzVol. VI, p. 838 HETTINGER, FRANZ. — Theologian and apologist, born at Aschaffenburg on 13 January 1813, died at Würzburg on 25 January 1890. He studied in Aschaffenburg,…
Hetzenauer, MichaelVol. VI, p. 838 HETZENAUER, MICHAEL. — Capuchin, biblical scholar, born at Zell (Tyrol) on 30 November 1860, died in Rome on 4 August 1928. Professor of Sacred Scripture at…
Heusden, Giovanni Vos van(HEUSDEN GIOVANNI VOS, DI)Vol. VI, p. 839 HEUSDEN GIOVANNI Vos, di: v. vos GIOVANNI di HEUSDEN.
Hevila (Hebrew: Ḥāwīlāh probably from ḥōl «sand»; Septuagint: Εὐαία)(HEVILA (EBR. ḤĀWĪLĀH PROB. DA ḤŌL «SABBIA»; SETTANTA ΕΥ̓ΑΙ͂Α))Vol. VI, p. 839 HEVILA (Hebr. Ḥāwīlāh probably from ḥōl “sand”; Septuagint Εὐαῖα). - A region (v. EDEN) abundant in gold, aromatic gum, and precious stones, through which…
Hexachord(ESACORDO)Vol. V, p. 334 ESACORDO. – System ■ a musical scale of six notes adopted around the 11th century in musical instruction, together with the monosyllables ut re mi fa sol la.…
Hexaemeron(ESAMERONE)Vol. V, p. 336 ESAMERONE. – A technical term denoting the biblical account (Gen. 1–2:3) of the work of creation, presented as having taken place over six days (ἡξ. = “six,”…
Hexapla (in Greek Τὰ Ἑξαπλά, in Latin Hexapla; less common is the singular Τὸ Ἑξαπλῶν)(ESAPLE (IN GR. ΤᾺ ἘΞΑΠΛΩ͂, LAT. HEXAPLA; MENO FREQUENTE È IL SINGOLARE ΤῸ ἘΞΑΠΛΩ͂Ν))Vol. V, p. 338 ESAPLE (in Greek τὰ ἐξαπλῶ, Latin hexapla; less frequent is the singular τὸ ἐξαπλῶν). — By this term, equivalent to “sixfold,” Christian antiquity designated…
Hexateuch(ESATEUCO)Vol. V, p. 340 ESATEUCH. - A name given by many modern Protestant and rationalist critics (Ewald, Knobel, Kuench, Wellhausen, Holzinger, Driver, Cornill, Gautier, etc.) to…
Hexham and Newcastle, Diocese of(HEXHAM E NEWCASTLE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 839 HEXHAM AND NEWCASTLE, DIOCESE OF. — In the ecclesiastical province of Liverpool (England). The diocese has an area of 7,700 sq km and a population of 2,242,701…
Heylen, Thomas-LouisVol. VI, p. 839 HEYLEN, THOMAS-LOUIS. - Bishop of Namur, b. 5 Feb. 1856 at Casterlé-lez-Turnhout (Antwerp), d. 27 Oct. 1941 at Namur. A Premonstratensian in the abbey of…
Heynlin, Johannes von Stein (Johannes de Lapide)Vol. VI, p. 840 HEYNLIN, JOHANNES VON STEIN (Johannes de Lapide). – Carthusian theologian and scholar, born at Stein in Baden between 1430 and 1433, died at Basel on 12 March…
Heywood, JohnVol. VI, p. 840 HEYWOOD, JOHN. - Musician and dramatist, who lived between 1497 and 1578. Born perhaps at Stock, near Chelmsford, died at Louvain. He studied at Oxford; from…
Heywood, ThomasVol. VI, p. 840 HEYWOOD, THOMAS. - English dramatist and polygrapher, b. in Lincolnshire of a well-to-do family; he lived between 1573 and Aug. 1641. He studied at Cambridge…
Hémon, Louis(HEMON, LOUIS)Vol. VI, p. 825 HEMON, LOUIS. - Novelist, b. at Brest on 12 Oct. 1880, d. at Chapleau (Canada) on 18 July 1913. He settled in the forests of Peribonka in Canada, living the…
