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Haarlem, Diocese of (HAARLEM, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Holland, suffragan of Utrecht. The first mention of the city of H. is in the second half of the 10th century; it was the residence of the… -
Habacuc (ABACUC)
Eighth among the "minor" prophets of the Old Testament. The name is connected with the Assyrian hambaququ (the plant cassia tora), or with the Hebrew root… -
Habakkuk (HABACUC)
HABACUC: v. ABACUC. -
Haberl, Franz Xaver (HABERL, FRANZ XAVIER)
Musician and musicologist, b. at Oberellenbach on 12 April 1840, d. at Regensburg on 5 September 1910. Having entered the Seminary of Passau, he was ordained a… -
Häberlin, Johann Baptist Ignaz
Priest, b. 27 July 1760 at Horb, d. 15 March 1827 at Karlsruhe. Ordained in 1784, he was later parish priest of the church of St. Martin in Freiburg and… -
Habert, Isaac
French bishop and theologian, b. in Paris ca. 1600, d. at Pont-de-Salars, near Rodez, on 15 Sept. 1668. Having obtained his doctorate in theology at the… -
Habert, Johannes
Composer and organist, b. at Oberplan on 18 Oct. 1833, d. at Gmunden on 1 Sept. 1896. Founder and editor of the Zeitschrift für katholische Kirchenmusik, he… -
Habert, Louis
French moral theologian, of Jansenist tendencies, b. at Blois or nearby in 1635, d. in Paris on 7 April 1718. He became a doctor of the Collège de Navarre and… -
Habhdalah (« Separation ») (HABHDĀLĀH (« SEPARAZIONE »))
A Jewish religious ceremony at the end of the Sabbath (and, in a reduced form, of every feast day) and the beginning of the period of working days: and this… -
Habiru
In numerous documents of the ancient Near East, varying in age and provenance, mention is made of groups and of persons called H. In the time of Hammurabi… -
Habitability of Worlds (ABITABILITÀ DEI MONDI)
1. ACCORDING TO SCIENCE. - By h. of the worlds is meant a complex of conditions suited to the forms of life existing on earth, without denying the absolute… -
Habit, Habitude (ABITO, ABITUDINE)
A stable quality by which an agent, indifferent to acting according to different orientations, acquires facility and readiness to act in one or another. When… -
Habitual Grace (ABITUALE, GRAZIA)
ABITUALE, GRAZIA: V. GRAZIA. -
Habituality (ABITUALITÀ)
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Habsburg (Asburgo) (ASBURGO (HABSBURG))
Swiss castle on the Aar. The dynasty that took its name from it originated in Alsace, and the first certain figure is a WERNER, bishop of Strasbourg at the… -
Haceldama
Name of that field which the Sanhedrin (because the potter's clay had run out?) bought from a potter with 30 pieces of silver that the traitor Judas (v.) had… -
Hadad
Throughout ancient western Asia the god of the storm, of lightning and of rain was one of the most prominent deities of the pantheon of each of the numerous… -
Hadewijch, Blessed (HADEWIJCH, BEATA)
Brabantine mystic; she is the most remarkable figure in the literature in the thiois dialect at the end of the 12th century and the beginning of the 13th. She… -
Hadith (HADIT)
HADIT: v. ISLÂM. -
Hadrian (ADRIANO)
Greek exegete, author of an "Introduction to the Sacred Scriptures" that was already mentioned by Cassiodorus in the De institutione divinarum litterarum (I… -
Hadrian, Roman Emperor (ADRIANO, IMPERATORE ROMANO)
Publius Aelius Hadrianus was born at Italica (in Baetica) in 76 A.D. of a good family; he was a cousin of Trajan and was adopted by him as a son. Cultured and… -
Haec Est Dies Qua Candidae
It is the hymn of Lauds in the Office of St. Teresa of Jesus: the author is not known; but the hymn appears for the first time in the Office of the Saint… -
Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich (HAECKEL, ERNEST HEINRICH)
Biologist, b. at Potsdam on 16 Feb. 1834, d. at Jena on 9 Aug. 1919. He studied medicine at Würzburg and natural sciences at Vienna and at Berlin. After… -
Haeften, Benedict van (HAEFTEN, BENEDIKT VAN)
Prior of the Benedictine monastery of Afflighem, in Belgium, b. at Utrecht in 1588, d. at Afflighem on 31 July 1648. He studied philosophy and theology at… -
Häffelin, Kasimir von
Cardinal, b. 3 Jan. 1737 at Minfeld (Palatinate), d. 27 Aug. 1827 at Rome. Court chaplain of the Palatinate in 1767, he moved to Munich in 1778 to the court of… -
Haffner, Paul Leopold
Bishop of Mainz, b. at Horb in Württemberg on 21 January 1829, d. at Mainz on 2 November 1899. A professor in the Seminary of Mainz during the "Kulturkampf,"… -
Hagar (AGAR)
A. Justicata da Sara. Benozzo Gozzoli (1468-84) - Pisa, Camposanto. he took possession of the kingdom of Berengar II and had himself crowned king of Italy at… -
Hagen, Johannes Georg
Jesuit, astronomer, b. at Bregenz (Austria) on 6 March 1847, d. at Rome on 6 Sept. 1930. A professor of mathematics in the United States of America, first at… -
Hagen, Martin
Jesuit, exegete, brother of the astronomer Johannes Georg, b. at Bregenz (Austria) on 23 May 1855, d. at Valkenburg (Holland) on 12 July 1923. Professor of… -
Haggadah (« Narration ») (HAGGĜDHĀH («NARRAZIONE»))
Jewish ceremonial for the celebration of the evening of Passover. The texts are ancient and are found, with variants, in the liturgical compositions of the… -
Hagia Triada (HAGHIA TRIADA)
HAGHIA TRIADA: v. EGEA, RELIGIONE. -
Hagiography (AGIOGRAFIA)
From the Greek ἅγιος "saint" and γράφω "I write," also called hagiology, it is the science that deals with the lives and legends of the saints and with all… -
Hagiology (AGIOLOGIA)
AGIOLOGIA: v. AGIOGRAFIA. -
Hahn-Hahn, Ida
German writer, b. at Trassow (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) on 22 June 1805, d. at Mainz on 12 Jan. 1880 in the convent of the Good Shepherd, which she founded in… -
Haichow [Lianyungang], Apostolic Prefecture of (HAICHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
In the northern part of the civil province of Kiangsu, in China. It was erected on 9 June 1949 by dividing off the part of the territory that the diocese of… -
Haidra (HAÏDRA)
Arabic name of a small Roman town called Ammaedera or also Ammaedara in an inscription (CIL, 8, 11532), "Ad Medera" in the Antonine Itinerary and in the… -
Haifa (Arab. Haifā) (CAIFA (ARAB. HAJFĀ))
City situated at the southern end of the bay of St. John of Acre, at the foot of Mount Carmel; capital of the northern district of Palestine, it has developed… -
Hai (HAI)
HAI (Heb. hā-'Aj, always with the article "the ruin"; Septuagint I°a). A Canaanite city to the east and near Bethel and Bethaven (Gen. 12:8; Josh. 8:9; 12:9)… -
Hail, Flowers of Martyrs (SALVETE FLORES MARTYRUM)
Hymn of Vespers and Lauds on the feast of the Innocents. It consists of two stanzas taken from the Hymnus Epiphaniae of Prudentius' Cathemerinon, nos. 32 and… -
Hail, Holy Queen (SALVE REGINA)
The best known and most popular of the four Marian Antiphons, which are recited in honor of the Most Blessed Virgin at the end of the canonical Hours. Leo XIII… -
Hail Mary (AVE MARIA)
A prayer to the Virgin, also called, since the Middle Ages, the angelic salutation. It is composed today of two distinct parts: in the first, the words of the… -
Hail, Wounds of Christ (SALVETE CHRISTI VULNERA)
Hymn of Lauds for the feast of the Most Precious Blood (v.), by an unknown author of the 18th century (cf. U. Chevalier, Repert. hymnologicum, II, Louvain… -
Haimen, Diocese of (HAIMEN, DIOCESI DI)
It is located in central-eastern China, north of the Blue River. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate on 11 Aug. 1926, with territory detached from the… -
Hainan, Apostolic Prefecture of (HAINAN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It comprises the island of the same name between the South China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin. It was part of the apostolic vicariate of Pakhoi until 15 April… -
Haine, Antoine
Predominantly moralist theologian, b. at Antwerp on 26 Sept. 1815, honorary professor of the University of Louvain, d. there on 11 Nov. 1900. Works: Synopsis… -
Haiphong, Apostolic Vicariate of (HAIPHONG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
On 13 Dec. 1924 the ancient name of Eastern Tonkin was changed to the present one. Located in north-eastern Tonkin, it comprises the civil provinces: Haiduong… -
Hairshirt (CILICIO)
A rough cloth, woven from goat or camel hair. It was called cilicium by the Latins because it came especially from Cilicia, on whose mountains grazed numerous… -
Haiti
I. GEOGRAPHY. - A mountainous, very fertile island, lying between Cuba and Puerto Rico; it has an area of 76,420 sq km and is the second of the Greater… -
Haito (Hatto)
Bishop of Basel, born of a noble Swabian family in 763. At the age of five he was received into the monastery of Reichenau, where he made such great progress… -
Hajdúdorog (HAJDUDOROGH)
A large village in the northeast of the Hungarian plain, where in 1873 the Ruthenian bishop of Mukachevo established an episcopal vicariate for that Ruthenian… -
Hajj (HAGGĜ)
HAGGĜ: v. ISLĀM. -
Hajjūgh, Jērudhāh ben Dāwīdh
Jewish grammarian of the 10th century, considered the first expositor of Hebrew grammar. Very little is known of his life (even the name has been handed down… -
Halakhah (from Halakh 'to walk') (HĀLĀKHĀH (DA HĀLAKH «CAMMINARE»))
In rabbinic language, it is the established norm that must be followed in religious-juridical practice; it is a norm established for practice and not on a… -
Halifax, Archdiocese of (HALIFAX, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
City and archdiocese in Canada (North America). On 15 February 1842, Pope Gregory XVI erected the diocese of H., detaching it from Québec. Pius IX conferred on… -
Halifax, Charles Lindley Wood, Viscount of (HALIFAX, CHARLES LINDLEY WOOD, VISCONTE DI)
English politician, b. 7 June 1839 in London, d. 19 Jan. 1934 at Doncaster, Hickleton Hall. From his youth he had a lively sensitivity to religious questions… -
Hallahan, Margaret
A religious of the Third Order of St. Dominic, born in London on 23 January 1802 to Irish parents; died on 11 May 1868. Orphaned of her father and mother at… -
Hallel (HALLĒL)
A rabbinic term meaning "hymn, praise" (Heb. hallēl "to praise," whence alleluia [v.]), used to designate groups of Psalms for liturgical purposes. Famous is… -
Haller, Albrecht von
Writer and scientist, b. in Bern on 16 Oct. 1708, d. there on 12 Dec. 1777. An illustrious anatomist and physiologist, he also occupied himself with… -
Haller, Johannes
Protestant historian, b. 16 Oct. 1865 at Keinis (Estonia), d. 17 Jan. 1948 at Tübingen. After completing his university studies at Dorpat, Berlin and… -
Haller, Karl Ludwig
Historian and jurist, b. in Bern on 1 Aug. 1768; d. in Solothurn on 21 May 1854. Professor of law at the University of Bern, after a journey to Italy in 1818… -
Haller, Leonhard
Theologian, b. in Nuremberg at the beginning of the 16th century and d. in Eichstätt on 23 March 1570. He exercised the priestly ministry in Munich in 1533… -
Haller, Michael
Composer and theorist, b. at Neusath on 13 January 1840, d. at Regensburg on 4 January 1915. Having entered the seminary of that city, he was ordained a priest… -
Hallerstein, Augustin von
Jesuit, missionary and astronomer, b. in Ljubljana on 27 Aug. 1703, d. in Beijing on 29 Oct. 1774. Already during the journey to China (1735-39) he had the… -
Hallesism (HALLESISMO)
The Genoese merchant Agostino Maria Trucco (1865-1940) called Hallesint (from Halles = food markets, and int = international) a project of his for a consortium… -
Hallucination (ALLUCINAZIONE)
Percezione puramente soggettiva, non corrispondente ad alcuna realtà oggettiva esterna; l'individuo proietta fuori di sé le immagini esistenti nella sua mente… -
Ham (CHAM)
CHAM: v. CAM. -
Hamann, Johann Georg
Philosopher, b. at Königsberg on 27 Aug. 1730, d. at Münster on 21 June 1788. After a disorderly youthful life, the reading of the Bible worked in him a… -
Hamelin, Octave
Philosopher, b. at Lion d'Angers (Maine-et-Loire), on 22 July 1856, d. at Hucker (Landes) on 8 Sept. 1907 in a generous attempt at rescue. He taught at the… -
Hamelinus of Verulamium (HAMELINUS DI VERULAMIUM)
Benedictine, d. around 1110, was a disciple of the blessed Lanfranc and prior (around 1093) of the abbey of St. Albans (Hertfordshire, England). He wrote a… -
Hamel, Jean-Baptiste du
HAMEL, JEAN-BAPTISTE du: v. DUHAMEL, JEAN-BAPTISTE. -
Ham (CAM)
One of the three sons of Noah (Shem, C. and Japheth, Gen. 5:32; 6:10; 9:18; 1 Chron. 1:4) saved from the flood (Gen. 8:18) and from whom "the whole human race… -
Hamheung, Apostolic Vicariate of (HAM-HEUNG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
Located in north-western Korea, it faces the gulf of eastern Korea. It has an area of 49,375 sq. km. and a population of 2,500,000 inhabitants. Erected on 5… -
Hamilton, Alexander
American statesman, b. on the island of Nevis (Antilles) on 11 Jan. 1757, d. in New York on 12 July 1804. Of precocious intellect, he was sent to study in New… -
Hamilton, Diocese of (HAMILTON, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Canada (North America). This locality was erected into a diocese on 17 February 1856, by splitting off from the archdiocese of Toronto, of… -
Hamilton, William
Philosopher, b. in Glasgow on 8 March 1788, d. in Edinburgh on 6 May 1856. After studying in his native city and at Oxford, he was first a lawyer, then (from… -
Hamites (CAMITI)
The "ethnographic table" in Gen. 10, after listing the three sons of Noah, Shem, Ham and Japheth, resumes in reverse order and lists the sons born to them… -
Hammurabi (Hammurapi)
Sixth king of the first Babylonian dynasty, son of Sin-muballit; he reigned 43 years. I. LIFE. - Babylon, under the first dynasty, of Amorite origin… -
Hamon, André-Jean-Marie
Sulpician, theologian and orator, b. at Le Pas (Mayenne) on 18 May 1795, d. at Paris on 16 Dec. 1874. Professor of theology at the Seminary of St. Sulpice… -
Hamon, Auguste
Jesuit, writer on asceticism, b. at St-Père-en-Retz (Loire-Inférieure) on 2 Jan. 1860, d. in Paris on 26 June 1939. Professor of letters at the College of St.… -
Hamontanus (Kalkebrenner), Gérard
Carthusian, b. at Hamont (Brabant) at the beginning of the 16th century, d. at Cologne on 2 Aug. 1566. After having been a lawyer and notary at Aachen, he… -
Hanafite, Rite (HANAFITA, RITO)
HANAFITA, RITO : v. ABŪ HANIFA. -
Hanani (HANANI)
1. Prophet, who reproached King Asa for his lack of trust in God, when, against Baasha king of Israel (910-887), he invoked the help of Ben-hadad, king of… -
Hanbali, Rite (HANBALITA, RITO)
One of the four great schools or rites or juridical systems of orthodox Islam, going back to the jurist and theologian Ahmad b. Hanbal (780-855 A.D.). This… -
Hanchung [Hanzhong], Diocese of (HANCHUNG, DIOCESI DI)
It is located in northern China, in the southwestern part of the civil province of Shensi. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate on June 2, 1887, by… -
Handbell (CAMPANELLO)
When in the 12th century the elevation of the sacred Species was introduced into the Mass, c. or handbells, already known among ancient peoples, began to be… -
Handel, Georg Friedrich (HÄNDEL, GEORG FRIEDRICH)
Musician, b. in Halle on 23 Feb. 1685, d. in London on 14 Apr. 1759. > (courtesy of Dr. B. Degenhart) contemporary engraving by Georg Friedrich Schmidt. he was… -
Handmaids Conceptionist of the Divine Heart (ANCELLE CONCEZIONISTE DEL DIVIN CUORE)
Some pious ladies of the Conference of St. Vincent de Paul of Seville were summoned to Coria by their spiritual director, who had been elected bishop of that… -
Handmaids of Charity (ANCELLE DELLA CARITÀ)
Religious institute founded in Brescia by Blessed Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa in 1840 for the instruction and education of youth in schools and for the assistance… -
Handmaids of Mary or of the Immaculate Conception (ANCELLE DI MARIA O DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE)
Institute derived from that of the Handmaids of the Immaculate Conception (v. above) and which became sui juris in 1890, with the title of Handmaids of Mary… -
Handmaids of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (ANCELLE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE DELLA BEATA MARIA VERGINE)
A religious institute that originated in 1850 through the work of a pious and noble gentleman, Edmund Bojanowski, with the approval of the bishop of Gniezno… -
Handmaids of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (ANCELLE DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA)
A religious institute that originated in 1845 at Monroe, diocese of Detroit, in the United States, through the work of Fr. L. Gillet, of the Congregation of… -
Handmaids of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (ANCELLE DELL'IMMACOLATO CUORE DI MARIA)
Religious institute founded in Lerida in Spain in 1862 by Speranza Gonzales y Puig, for the rehabilitation of fallen women and for the Christian instruction of… -
Handmaids of the Immaculate, Protectresses of Working Women (ANCELLE DELL'IMMACOLATA PROTETTRICI DELLE OPERAIE)
This institute, founded at Valencia, in Spain, by Giovanna Maria Condesa for the protection and the intellectual and moral elevation of young women workers… -
Handmaids of the Infant Jesus (ANCELLE DEL BAMBIN GESÙ)
Religious congregation founded at Vrhosna (Sarajevo) in 1890 by two local priests for the education of orphans, the relief of abandoned poor, and assistance to… -
Handmaids of the Infant Jesus (ANCELLE DI GESÙ BAMBINO)
Institute of sisters founded in Venice by Elena Silvestri, assisted by her sister Annunziata, in 1884. The constitutions were approved by Cardinal Giuseppe… -
Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (ANCELLE DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ)
A female religious institute founded in Naples in 1874 by the venerable Caterina Volpicelli. The sisters devote themselves to the apostolate of prayer, to… -
Handmaids of the Sanctuary (ANCELLE DEL SANTUARIO)
Religious institute founded in Piacenza in 1882 through the work of Msgr. Santo Giuseppe Masnini de Cornati, with the approval of the bishop Msgr. Scalabrini.… -
Handmaids Repairers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (ANCELLE RIPARATRICI DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ)
Religious institute founded in Messina in 1918 by Maria Anna Palermo, assisted by the canon Antonino Celona, to be of help to parish priests in catechetical… -
Haneberg, Daniel Bonifatius
Bishop, b. at Lenzfried (Bavaria) on 16 June 1816, d. at Speyer on 31 May 1876. After studying philology and theology at the University of Munich, he was… -
Hangchow [Hangzhou], Archdiocese of (HANGCHOW, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
The civil province of Chekiang, in central-eastern China, until 14 Aug. 1838 was part, together with the provinces of Kiangsi and Fokien, of the apostolic… -
Hāniš
HĀNIŠ : v. ARABIA. -
Hankow [Hankou], Archdiocese of (HANKOW, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
The apostolic vicariate of Hupeh, which from April 2, 1856 comprised the whole civil province of the same name, in central China, was divided on September 11… -
Hannibalianus (ANNIBALIANO)
Nephew of the emperor Constantine the Great, he was assigned by his uncle, as > ANNIBALDI della MOLARA, RICCARDO degli - Fragment of the tomb of Card. A. by… -
Hannolieth (HANNOLIED)
HANNOLIED : v. ANNONE. -
Hanoi, Apostolic Vicariate of (HANOI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in southwestern Tonkin (Vietnam) and has an area of 4,600 sq km. From the division of the apostolic vicariate of Tonkin in 1678 came the two… -
Hanotaux, Gabriel-Albert-Auguste
Politician and writer, b. at Beaurevoir (Aisne) on 19 Nov. 1853, d. at Paris on 11 Apr. 1944. He taught at the École pratique des Hautes Études; he was three… -
Han, Ulderico
German printer, a native of Ingolstadt, d. in Rome before 1480. His activity took place in Rome from 1467 to 1471, then from that year to 1474 in association… -
Hanxleden, Johann Ernst
Indologist, b. in 1681 at Osterkappeln (Germany), d. on 21 March 1732 at Palur (India). Having entered the Society of Jesus on 30 Nov. 1699, he soon set out… -
Hanyang, Diocese of (HANYANG, DIOCESI DI)
In central China in the province of Hupeh, erected as an apostolic prefecture on 12 Dec. 1923 by division of the apostolic vicariate of Eastern Hupeh, today… -
Haoma
HAOMA: v. IRAN, RELIGIONE dell'. -
Haran
A very ancient city of north-western Mesopotamia. It was called Harrānu by the Assyrians, Kāppai by the Greeks, Carrae or Carrhae by the Romans, and H. in the… -
Haran (ARAN)
Son of Thare and brother of Abraham and of Nachor. Gen. 11:26-29 names him in third place, on account of the lesser importance that he holds in the history of… -
Harar, Apostolic Vicariate of (HARAR, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
It is located in eastern Ethiopia on the borders of French, British and Italian Somaliland. Erected on 4 May 1846 under the name Vicariatus apostolicus Africae… -
Harbin in Manchuria (HARBIN IN MANCIURIA)
Seat of the apostolic exarch for the Russians of the Byzantine rite and for all the faithful of the Eastern rite residing in China. The ordinariate was erected… -
Harbor Grace, Diocese of (HARBOR GRACE, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese on the island of Newfoundland, erected by Pope Pius IX on 10 February 1856. It comprises the bays of Conception, Trinity, Bonavista, Notre… -
Harcourt, François-Eugène-Gabriel, Duke of (HARCOURT, FRANÇOIS-EUGÈNE-GABRIEL, DUCA D')
French diplomat, b. 22 Aug. 1786 at Jouy-en-Josas (Seine-et-Oise), d. 2 May 1865 in Paris. Having entered upon a military career, he resigned in 1820.… -
Hardouin, Jean
French Jesuit scholar, b. at Quimper on 22 Dec. 1646, d. at Paris on 3 Sept. 1729. He taught positive theology, but devoted himself with success to many other… -
Hardy, Thomas
English novelist and poet, b. at Upper Bockhampton on 2 June 1850 and d. at Dorchester on 11 Jan. 1928. The practice of architecture, to which he devoted… -
Hāriĝiti
A heterodox Muslim sect, made up of a group of followers of the caliph 'Alī, who broke away from him when he accepted arbitration with his rival Mu'āwijah. The… -
Harlay de Champvallon, François de
French prelate, b. 14 Aug. 1625 in Paris, d. 6 Aug. 1695 at Conflans. Archbishop of Rouen in 1651, he was transferred in 1671 to the see of Paris. A skilled… -
Harmel, Léon-Pierre-Louis
Catholic industrialist, implementer and advocate of social reforms, b. at Neuville-les-Wesigny (Ardennes) on 17 Feb. 1829, d. at Nice on 25 Nov. 1915. From… -
Harmony of Religion with Civilization (ARMONIA (L') DELLA RELIGIONE CON LA CIVILTÀ)
A militant Catholic newspaper, founded in Turin in 1848. Effectively directed by the priest Giacomo Margotti, the paper began publication on July 4, twice a… -
Harnack, Adolf von
Protestant theologian, b. at Dorpat (Livonia) on 7 May 1851, d. at Heidelberg on 10 June 1930. Professor at Giessen, Marburg and, in 1888, at Berlin, from 1890… -
Harosheth (HAROSETH)
A symbolic dish made of fruit, part of the Jewish Passover supper ritual. The Mishnah prescribes (Pesahim, II, 8; X, 3) that for the Passover supper a porridge… -
Harp (ARPA)
Legendary tales recount the obscure, very ancient origin of the h. Egyptian monuments depict h. variously ornamented, which over the course of time were… -
Harpsichord (CEMBALO)
From the Greek κόμβαλον, Latin cymbalum. A very ancient instrument, very probably of Eastern origin, consisting of 2 round metal plates, flat or convex, which… -
Harput (Kharput), Diocese of (KARPUT (KHARPUT), DIOCESI DI)
A city in the fourth Armenia, in the district of Hantzit (Arzitene), in Turkey. The Mechitarists were the first to bring Catholicism there; in 1858 many other… -
Harrach, Ernst Adalbert
Count, cardinal, b. 4 Nov. 1598 in Vienna, d. there 25 Oct. 1667. After studying at the Jesuit College of Neuhaus near Krumau (Krumlov) and at the German… -
Harran (HARRÁN)
HARRÁN: v. HARAN. -
Harrington, James
English political writer, b. at Upton in January 1611, d. at Westminster on 11 September 1677. He spent a long time in Holland and then travelled for study in… -
Harrisburg, Diocese of (HARRISBURG, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of the State of Pennsylvania in the United States of America. The diocese was created on 3 March 1868 by Pope Pius IX by dismemberment of the… -
Harris, James Rendel
English archaeologist, b. at Plymouth in 1852, d. at Birmingham on 1 March 1941. From 1882 to 1892 he was a professor at the Johns Hopkins University in… -
Hartford, Diocese of (HARTFORD, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the State of Connecticut in the United States of America, founded by Gregory XVI on Sept. 18, 1843. The diocese extends over the whole… -
Hartley, David
Philosopher, b. at Armley (Yorkshire) on 30 Aug. 1705, d. at Bath on 28 Aug. 1757. A notable exponent of the materialist current of the English Enlightenment… -
Hartmann, Anastasius
Titular bishop of Derbe, b. 24 Feb. 1803 at Altwis (Hitzkirch, Lucerne), entered the novitiate of the Capuchins of Baden (Aargau) on 17 Sept. 1821; ordained… -
Hartmann, Eduard von
Philosopher, b. in Berlin on 23 Feb. 1842, d. on 5 June 1906 in the suburb of Gross-Lichterfelde, where he lived in meditation and solitude. The fundamental… -
Hartmann, Felix von
Cardinal, Archbishop of Cologne, b. at Münster in Westphalia on 15 Dec. 1851, d. at Cologne on 11 Nov. 1919. Ordained a priest in 1874, he devoted himself to… -
Hartmannus of Saint Gall (HARTMANNUS DI SAN GALLO)
Benedictine, master in the abbey of St. Gall, of which he became abbot in 924. He was a disciple of Notker Balbulus and is remembered in the chronicle Casus S.… -
Hartmann von Aue (HARTMANN VON DER AUE)
German poet, b. ca. 1170, d. between 1210 and 1220. Through him, much of what the French spirit had reworked, enriching it with chivalric life and the mythical… -
Haruspicy (ARUSPICINA)
It is the body of doctrines of the haruspices, intended to interpret the will of the gods through the examination of the entrails of victims; so that the term… -
Hasidism («Pietism») (HASIDHISMO («PIETISMO»))
A religious movement founded by Rabbi Yisra'el Ba'al Shem Tov (1699-1760). The epithet "master of the good name" indicates one who is acquainted with the… -
Hasmoneans (ASMONEI)
Name by which Flavius Josephus and later Jewish writers designated the dynasty of the descendants of the Maccabees (v.). The great-grandfather of Mattathias… -
Haspinger, Joachim
Capuchin and well-known Tyrolean patriot, b. at St. Martin in Casies on 27 Oct. 1776, d. at Salzburg on 11 Jan. 1858. As both priest and soldier he embodied… -
Hasse, Johannes Adolph
Musician, b. at Bergedorf on 25 March 1699, d. at Venice on 16 Dec. 1783. After completing his studies at Hamburg, in 1721 he was engaged at the court theater… -
Hassler, Franz Leo
Organist and composer, b. in Nuremberg in 1564, d. in Frankfurt am Main on 8 June 1612. He studied in Venice with A. Gabrielli and, after a brief stay in… -
Hassun, Antonio
Cardinal and Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia from 1866 to 1880, born in Constantinople on 1 June 1809, died in Rome on 28 February 1884. In 1825 he went… -
Hatto of Milan (ATTONE DI MILANO)
Cardinal of the title of St. Mark and archbishop of Milan in the second half of the 11th century, he had to abandon his see because of the opposition of the… -
Hauck, Albert
Protestant Church historian, b. at Wassertrüdingen (Franconia) on 9 Dec. 1845, d. at Leipzig on 7 Apr. 1918. Parish priest at Frankenheim (1874-78), professor… -
Hauptmann, Moritz
Theorist and composer, b. in Dresden on 13 Oct. 1792, d. in Leipzig on 3 Jan. 1868. After deep and careful studies he entered the court chapel in Dresden in… -
Hauranne, Jean
HAURANNE, JEAN: v. SAINT-CYRAN, JEAN DU VERGIER DE HAURANNE, abbot of. -
Hauréau, Barthélemy (HAUREAU, BARTHÉLEMY)
Historian and scholar, b. in Paris on 8 Nov. 1812, d. there on 29 Apr. 1896. He moved from journalism to scholarly research, successfully promoting literary… -
Haurvatat
HAURVATAT: v. AMEŠA SPENTA. -
Haussonville, Joseph-Othenin-Bernard de Cléron, Count of (HAUSSONVILLE, JOSEPH-OTHENIN-BERNARD DE CLÉRON, CONTE DI)
French politician and writer, b. 27 May 1809 in Paris, d. there 27 May 1884. Having entered the diplomatic career during the Orléanist monarchy, he was… -
Hautecombe (HAUTE-COMBE)
The Cistercian abbey of H.-C., on the left bank of Lake Bourget (Savoy), founded in 1125 by Amadeus III of Savoy, served from then on as a burial place for the… -
Hautecombe, Abbey of (ALTACOMBA, ABBAZIA DI)
ALTACOMBA, ABBAZIA di: v. HAUTECOMBE. -
Hauteserre
HAUTESERRE: v. DADIN D'HAUTESERRE. -
Haüy, René-Just
Priest, b. at St-Just (Oise) on 28 Feb. 1743, d. at Paris on 3 June 1822. A distinguished crystallographer and mineralogist, he is to be regarded as one of the… -
Havana, Diocese of (HABANA, DIOCESI DI)
HABANA, DIOCESI di: v. SAN CRISTOFORO dell'AVANA, DIOCESE of. -
Havet, Auguste-Ernest
French scholar and philosopher, b. in Paris on 11 April 1813, d. there on 21 December 1889. The theories contained in some of his works, e.g., La modernité des… -
Hawaii (Sandwich) Islands (HAWAI (SANDWICH), ISOLE)
HAWAI (SANDWICH), ISOLE: v. HONOLULU. -
Hawarden, Edward
English theologian and controversialist, b. at Croxteth (Lancashire) on 9 April 1662, d. in London on 23 April 1735. He was a pupil and, as a priest (1686), a… -
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
American novelist, b. at Salem (Indiana) on July 4, 1804, d. at Plymouth (New Hampshire) on May 19, 1864. He made his debut in journalism in 1863. The… -
Haydn, Joseph
Musician, b. at Rohrau (Lower Austria), on 31 March 1732, d. at Vienna on 31 May 1809. Having entered in 1745 as a choirboy in the choir of St. Stephen's in… -
Hayez, Francesco
Painter, b. in Venice on 11 Feb. 1791, d. in Milan on 11 Feb. 1882. A pupil of Lattanzio Quarena and, at the Academy, of Teodoro Matteini, in 1809 he won the… -
Hay, John
Scottish Jesuit theologian, b. at Dalgety (Fifeshire) in 1546, d. at Pont-à-Mousson on 21 May 1607. He soon became known for his polemics on the doctrine of… -
Haynald, Ludwig
Cardinal, b. 3 Oct. 1816 at Szécsény (archdiocese of Esztergom), d. 4 July 1891 at Kalocza. A descendant of a noble family, after completing his studies in… -
Hayneufve, Julien
Jesuit, writer on asceticism, one of the most distinguished masters of the spiritual life of the 17th century, b. at Laval on 3 Sept. 1588, d. at Paris on 31… -
Hazael (HAZAEL)
Fierce king of the Arameans of Damascus (ca. 844-797), appointed by Yahweh to punish the idolatry of Israel (1 Kings 19:15-17). Sent by the ailing Ben-hadad II… -
Haze, Marie-Thérèse
Foundress of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross for the education of the children of the common people, b. at Liège on 27 Feb. 1782, d. there on 7…