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Hoarding(INCETTA)Vol. VI, p. 1018 INCETTA. – It is the taking over, entirely or in substantial quantity, of goods available on a given market, in order subsequently to resell them on…
Hobart, Archdiocese of(HOBART, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 849 HOBART, ARCHDIOCESE of. – It comprises the entire island of Tasmania with the small adjacent islands. Discovered in 1642, it was annexed to England in 1777 and…
Hobbes, ThomasVol. VI, p. 849 HOBBES, THOMAS. — Philosopher, born at Malmesbury on 5 April 1588, died at Hardwicke on 4 December 1679. He studied at Oxford; then, while still young, began…
Hoberg, GottfriedVol. VI, p. 850 HOBERG, GOTTFRIED. — German Catholic exegete, a leading figure during the period of modernism, born at Heringhausen (Westphalia) on 19 November 1857, died at…
Hobhebhè Şijjōn («Friends of Zion»)(HOBHEBHÈ ŞIJJÖN («AMICI DI SION»))Vol. VI, p. 851 HOBHEBHÈ ŞIJJÖN (“friends of Zion”). — Followers of the Jewish pro-Palestinian movement that preceded the political Zionism of Teodoro Herzl by two decades.…
Hocedez, EdgardVol. VI, p. 851 HOCEDEZ, EDGARD. — Jesuit theologian, born in Ghent on 1 July 1877, died at Fayt-lez-Manage (Belgium) on 5 September 1948. He entered religious life at…
Hoffmann, MelchiorVol. VI, p. 852 HOFFMANN, MELCHIOR. - An Anabaptist, b. at Schäwbach-Hall about 1500, d. at Strasburgo in 1543. A humble furrier, H. was so deeply affected by Lutheran…
Hoffmeister, JohannVol. VI, p. 852 HOFFMEISTER, JOHANN. — Augustinian preacher and controversialist, b. ca. 1509 and d. 21 Aug. 1547. He embraced religious life early, studied at Mainz and…
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von(HOFFMANNSTHAL, HUGO VON)Vol. VI, p. 852 HOFFMANNSTHAL, HUGO VON. – Austrian writer, born in Vienna on 1 February 1874, died at Rodaun (near Vienna) on 15 July 1929. Together with George and Rilke, he…
Hohenems, Jakob HannibalVol. VI, p. 852 HOHENEMS, JAKOB HANNIBAL. – Military commander, born on 13 May 1530 in Hohenems, died there on 26 December 1587. He received his baptism of fire in 1547, the…
Hohenems, Marco(HOHENENEMS, MARCO)Vol. VI, p. 852 HOHENENEMS, MARCO: v. ALTEMPS (HOHENEMENS), MARCUS SITTICH d'.
Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Family of(HOHENLOHE-SCHILLINGSFÜRST, FAMIGLIA)Vol. VI, p. 852 HOHENLOHE-SCHILLINGSFÜRST, FAMILY. – Of this noble family, the principal representatives in the 19th century are the two brothers Chlodwig and Gustav Adolf.…
Hohenstaufen, Dynasty of the(HOHENSTAUFER, DINASTIA DEGLI)Vol. VI, p. 853 HOHENSTAUFER, DYNASTY of. — It took its name from Hohenstaufen, a height in the Swabian Jura near Göppingen, on which FEDERICO, count of Büren, had a castle…
Hohenzollern, Dynasty of the(HOHENZOLLERN, DINASTIA DEGLI)Vol. VI, p. 853 HOHENZOLLERN, DYNASTY of. — The cradle of the dynasty that rose to become a great power in Prussia is located in the Swabian Jura: on a ridge at 800 m. stand…
Hoio, Gerardo DeVol. VI, p. 855 HOIO, GERARDO de: v. GERARDO de HOIO.
Hojeda, Diego DeVol. VI, p. 855 HOJEDA, DIEGO de. - Spanish Dominican and poet, b. at Seville in 1570, d. at Huánuco (Peru) on 24 Oct. 1615. Having moved to America, he devoted himself to…
Holbach, Paul Heinrich Dietrich, Baron of(HOLBACH, PAUL HEINRICH DIETRICH, BARONE DI)Vol. VI, p. 855 HOLBACH, PAUL HEINRICH DIETRICH, baron of. — Philosopher, born at Heidelsheim (Palatinate) in 1723, died in Paris, where he had settled from a young age, on 21…
Holbein, Hans the Elder(HOLBEIN, HANS, IL VECCHIO)Vol. VI, p. 856 HOLBEIN, HANS, the ELDER. - German painter and engraver, born probably between 1460 and 1470 in Augsburg, died in 1524 at Isenheim. Little is known of his…
Holbein, Hans the Younger(HOLBEIN, HANS, IL GIOVANE)Vol. VI, p. 855 HOLBEIN, HANS, the YOUNGER. – German painter and engraver, b. in Augsburg in the winter of 1497–1498 and d. between 7 October and 29 November 1543 in London. A…
Holda (Hebrew Huldāh)(HOLDA (EBR. HULDÅH))Vol. VI, p. 856 HOLDA (Hebr. Huldåh). — Jewish prophetess. She was the wife of Sellum, the king’s wardrobe keeper, and lived in the new quarter northwest of Jerusalem (II Reg.…
Holiness(SANTITÀ)Vol. X, p. 1106 HOLINESS. – Separation from the profane, considered in God or in creatures. As an attribute of God, it is the divine essence itself insofar as it is…
Holiness Of Christ And Of Mary(SANTITÀ DI CRISTO E DI MARIA)Vol. X, p. 1109 SANCTITY OF CHRIST AND OF MARIA. — I. HISTORICAL OUTLINE. — 1. The sanctity of Christ. — The New Testament formally applies to Jesus the adjective “holy”…
Holiness Of The Church(SANTITÀ DELLA CHIESA)Vol. X, p. 1107 HOLINESS OF THE CHURCH. — One of the properties of the Church, from which all the others in a certain sense proceed. The h. of the C. is a truth of faith,…
Holkot, RobertoVol. VI, p. 857 HOLKOT, ROBERTO. – Dominican philosopher and theologian, probably born in Northampton at an unknown date, died in 1349. He taught as doctor theologiae at…
Hollandia, Prefecture Apostolic Of(HOLLANDIA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VI, p. 857 HOLLANDIA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE. - Situated in Dutch New Guinea or Irian. It was erected on 12 May 1949, with territory detached from the apostolic vicariate…
Hollweck, JosephVol. VI, p. 857 HOLLWECK, JOSEPH. — Canonist, born in Pfaffenhofen (Upper Palatinate) on 16 January 1854, died in Eichstätt on 10 March 1926. Ordained a priest in 1879, from…
Holly, JánVol. VI, p. 857 HOLLY, JÁN. - Slovak priest and poet, b. 24 March 1785 in Borský Sv. Mikuláš, d. 14 Apr. 1849 in Dobrá Voda. H. is the first Slovak national poet, in the…
Holste (Holstenius), Lukas(HOLSTE (HOLSTENIO), LUKAS)Vol. VI, p. 857 HOLSTE (HOLSTENIO), LUKAS. - Geographer and scholar, b. at Amburgo on 27 Sept. 1596, d. at Roma on 2 Feb. 1661. He studied at Leida under Giovanni Meursio; he…
HolsteinVol. VI, p. 857 HOLSTEIN: v. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.
Holweck, Friedrich GeorgVol. VI, p. 857 HOLWECK, FRIEDRICH GEORG. – Prelate, hagiographer, and liturgist, born at Weisloch in Baden on 29 Dec. 1856, died at St. Louis on 15 Feb. 1927. He went to the…
Holy Alliance(ALLEANZA, SANTA)Vol. I, p. 547 ALLEANZA, SANTA : v. SANTA ALLEANZA. ALLEANZA UNIVERSALE delle UNIONI CRISTIANE DEI GIOVANI E DELLE GIOVANI : v. Y.M.C.A. e Y.W.C.A.
Holy Alliance(SANTA ALLEANZA)Vol. X, p. 1078 SANTA ALLEANZA. – In Sept. 1815 the tsar Alexander I of Russia, whose mystical temperament is well known, personally drafted—although influenced by Baroness…
Holy Door(PORTA SANTA)Vol. IX, p. 1066 PORTA SANTA. — A walled-up door found in Rome, in the patriarchal basilicas of S. Pietro in Vaticano, S. Giovanni in Laterano, S. Paolo fuori le mura, and S.…
Holy Face(VOLTO SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 1011 VOLTO SANTO: v. ACHEROPITA; LUCCA; VERONICA; WILGEFORTIS.
Holy Family(SACRA FAMIGLIA)Vol. X, p. 920 SACRA FAMIGLIA. - I. LITURGY. - The liturgical cult of the Holy Family is recent. Its first manifestations are found only in the seventeenth century, in Italy,…
Holy Hour(ORA SANTA)Vol. IX, p. 133 HOLY HOUR. - A pious practice of reparation (v.) to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, originating in the revelations of Paray-le-Monial, when Jesus asked St.…
Holy Of Holies(SANTO DEI SANTI)Vol. X, p. 1111 SANTO DEI SANTI: V. TEMPLO DI GERUSALEMME.
Holy Oil(OLIO SACRO)Vol. IX, p. 89 SACRED OIL. – The term, also in canon law (can. 1271), applies to products of vegetable or animal origin, or adulterated products, resembling oil; but in its…
Holy Places(LUOGHI SANTI)Vol. VII, p. 1014 HOLY PLACES. — I. NOTION. — An antonomastic designation, in Christian language, of the places sanctified by the presence of Jesus in Palestine. At the sites…
Holy Roman Empire(SACRO ROMANO IMPERO)Vol. X, p. 952 SACRO ROMANO IMPERO. — I. CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE. — It was founded by Charlemagne, king of the Franks and Lombards and patrician of Rome, when he assumed the…
Holy See(SANTA SEDE)Vol. X, p. 1088 HOLY SEE. - The Catholic Church is a societas iuridice perfecta, that is, a primary juridical order, and as such, it naturally possesses the character of…
Holy Sepulchre, The(SEPOLCRO, SANTO)Vol. XI, p. 229 SEPOLCRO, SANTO. – The most venerated of the Holy Places (v.), a pilgrimage destination which Christians, not without a struggle, obtained permission to visit…
Holy Spirit(SPIRITO SANTO)Vol. XI, p. 686 HOLY SPIRIT. – Name of the third Person of the Most Holy Trinity. Catholic doctrine concerning the H. S. is summarized in Leo XIII’s encyclical Divinum illud…
Holy Spirit, Diocese of(SPIRITO SANTO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 690 SPIRITO SANTO, DIOCESI of. — Suffragan of S. Sebastiano of Rio de Janeiro, in the State of S. S. in Brazil. It has an area of 45,000 sq km and a population of…
Holy Trinity(TRINITÀ, SANTISSIMA)Vol. XII, p. 345 TRINITÀ, Santissima. - The Trinitarian mystery, the revelation to humanity of the intimate constitution of God, is expressed in the following terms: "God is…
Holy Water Stoup(ACQUASANTIERA)Vol. I, p. 168 ACQUASANTIERA. — This is the vessel intended to contain holy water. When placed near the entrance doors of churches, it generally takes the form of a basin or…
Holy Week (Major Hebdomada, Hebdomada Sancta, Hebdomada Authentica)(SETTIMANA SANTA (MAJOR HEBDOMADA, HEBDOMADA SANCTA, HEBDOMADA AUTHENTICA))Vol. XI, p. 280 HOLY WEEK (Major hebdomada, Hebdomada sancta, Hebdomada authentica). — It is the week preceding Easter, also called the “greater” or “authentic” week, because…
Holzhauser, BartholomäusVol. VI, p. 858 HOLZHAUSER, BARTHOLOMÄUS. — Founder of the Bartolomites (v.), born at Laugna (diocese of Augsburg) on 24 Aug. 1613, died at Bingen am Rhein on 20 May 1658.…
Homeopathy(OMEOPATIA)Vol. IX, p. 97 OMEOPATHY. — From ὅμοιος = similar, πάθος = suffering: a therapeutic system founded on the law of similars (similia similibus curantur), conceived by…
Homeric Poems(POEMI OMERICI)Vol. IX, p. 989 HOMERIC POEMS. — I. THE HOMERIC QUESTION. — We know nothing about the person of Omero. The Vitae, compiled at different periods, confirm the uncertainty…
Homicide(OMICIDIO)Vol. IX, p. 99 OMICIDIO. — From the Latin homicidium, it is, in general, the killing of a man. Nevertheless, not every killing constitutes homicide; even in ordinary…
Homiliary(OMILIARIO)Vol. IX, p. 100 OMILIARIO. — From homiliarius, homiliarius liber doctorum, it originally and properly denoted a collection of discourses by the holy Fathers on the Gospels for…
Homily(OMELIA)Vol. IX, p. 97 OMELIA : v. ORATORIA SACRA.
Hominis Superne ConditorVol. VI, p. 858 « HOMINIS SUPERNE CONDITOR ». – Hymn of Vespers on Friday, belonging to the Irish-Anglo-Saxon group. The poet draws inspiration from the account of the sixth…
Homobonus, Saint(OMOBONO, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 102 OMOBONO, saint. — He lived in the second half of the 12th century and died on 13 November 1197. A merchant by profession in Cremona, he was a man of much…
Homoiousians (Homeusians, Semi-Arians)(OMOIUSIANI (OMEUSIANI, SEMIARIANI))Vol. IX, p. 102 OMOIUSIANS (OMEUSIANS, SEMIARIANS). — They were followers of the Arianizing doctrine, which rejects the consubstantiality of the Son, so as to grant him only a…
HondurasVol. VI, p. 858 HONDURAS. - I. GEOGRAPHY. - Region of the Isthmian part of America, between Mexico, Guatemala, Salvador, and Nicaragua, comprising a larger independent State…
Hong KongVol. VI, p. 860 HONG KONG. – British colony consisting of several islands (the two largest being Hong Kong and Lantau) and a section of the facing Chinese coast of Kwang-tung,…
HonoluluVol. VI, p. 860 HONOLULU. - Capital (300,000 inhab.) of the Polynesian archipelago of Hawaii (about twenty islands, of which 8 are major; altogether 17,000 sq. km.), which has…
Honor and Contumely(ONORE E CONTUMELIA)Vol. IX, p. 110 HONOR and INSULT. — H., from Lat. honor or honos (that is, honor, respect, esteem), is the external recognition of another’s excellence. I. THE CHRISTIAN…
Honoratus of Lérins(ONORATO DI LÉRINS)Vol. IX, p. 110 ONORATO of LÉRINS. – Monk, born toward the end of the 4th century, died at Arles in 429. On his return from a journey to the East, undertaken with his brother…
Honoratus, Bishop of Vercelli, Saint(ONORATO, VESCOVO DI VERCELLI, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 110 ONORATO, bishop of VERCELLI, saint. – Born around 330, he was a disciple of St. Eusebio of Vercelli, whom he also followed into exile, having been driven there…
Honorius (Flavius Honorius), Roman Emperor(ONORIO (FLAVIUS HONORIUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)Vol. IX, p. 112 ONORIO (Flavius Honorius), ROMAN EMPEROR. — Son of Theodosius the Great, born at Constantinople on 9 September 384, died at Ravenna on 15 August 423. In 393,…
Honorius I, Pope(ONORIO I, PAPA)Vol. IX, p. 112 ONORIO I, PAPA. – He was consecrated eight days after the death of his predecessor Bonifacio V, on 3 November 625, without awaiting the confirmation of the…
Honorius II, Pope(ONORIO II, PAPA)Vol. IX, p. 113 HONORIUS II, POPE. – He pontificated from 1124 to 1130. When the Sacred College, not without difficulty, gave its votes (21 Dec. 1124) to the name of Lamberto,…
Honorius III, Pope(ONORIO III, PAPA)Vol. IX, p. 113 ONORIO III, POPE. – Cencio Savelli, cardinal camerlengo, author of the liber censuum (v.), succeeded Innocent III in July 1216. He died on 18 March 1227.…
Honorius IV, Pope(ONORIO IV, PAPA)Vol. IX, p. 114 ONORIO IV, POPE. — Giacomo Savelli, cardinal deacon of the title of S. Maria in Cosmedin, pope from 1285 to 1287. He was elected unanimously, only four days…
Honorius, Known as of Autun (Honorius Augustodunensis)(ONORIO, DETTO DI AUTUN (HONORIUS AUGUSTUDANENSIS))Vol. IX, p. 111 ONORIO, called of AUTUN (Honorius Augustudanensis). — Theologian of the 12th century. The author, who describes himself as solitarius, scholasticus, presbyter,…
Hontheim, Johann Nikolaus VonVol. VI, p. 861 HONTHEIM, JOHANN NIKOLAUS von. — Bishop and canonist, better known under the pseudonym of Febronius; he was the initiator of the movement that took from him…
Honthorst, Gerard Van (Gherardo Delle Notti)Vol. VI, p. 862 HONTHORST, GERARD van (GHERARDO delle NOTTI). — Painter, born in Utrecht on 4 November 1590, died there on 27 April 1656. He belonged to a family of artists:…
Hoogstraeten, JakobVol. VI, p. 862 HOOGSTRAETEN, JAKOB. — Dominican writer and polemicist, born at Hoogstraten (Brabant) around 1460, died at Cologne on 27 January 1527. He first studied at…
Hooker, RichardVol. VI, p. 863 HOOKER, RICHARD. – Protestant theologian and jurist, born at Heavitree, near Exeter (England), in 1554, died at Bishopsbourne, near Canterbury, on 2 November…
Hoonacker, Albin VanVol. VI, p. 863 HOONACKER, ALBIN van. — Professor of Sacred Scripture at the Catholic University of Louvain, consultor to the Pontifical Biblical Commission, born at Bruges on…
Hopkins, Gerard ManleyVol. VI, p. 864 HOPKINS, GERARD MANLEY. — English Jesuit and poet, born in Stratford on 11 June 1844, died in Dublin on 8 June 1889. From 1863 to 1867 he studied at Oxford…
Hor (Forse In Origine Har «Monte»)Vol. VI, p. 864 HOR (perhaps originally har, “mountain”). — A mountain (Num. 20:22, 23, 25, 27; 21:4; Deut. 32:50) of southern Palestine on the border with Edom, between…
Horeb (Hebrew Hōrēb, «Drought», «Desolation»)(HOREB (EBR. HŌRĒB, «SICCITÀ», «DESOLAZIONE»))Vol. VI, p. 864 HOREB (Heb. Hōrēb, “drought,” “desolation”). — Another biblical name for Mount Sinai (v.). Indeed, the vision of the burning bush, and the divine command to…
Horma (Hebrew Hormāh)(HORMA (EBR. HORMĀH))Vol. VI, p. 865 HORMA (Heb. Hormāh). - A Canaanite city, originally Sephaath, but, by anticipation, always designated by the name applied by the Israelites to H. from the…
Hormisdas, Pope Saint(ORMISDA, PAPA, SANTO)Vol. IX, p. 238 ORMISDA, POPE, saint. — Son of Giusto, born in Frosinone; formerly a deacon of Pope Symmachus, he succeeded him in the pontificate on 20 July 514. A peaceful…
Hormizd, Rabban(HORMIZD, RABBĀN)Vol. VI, p. 865 HORMIZD, RABBĀN. – Nestorian monk of the seventh century, founder of the monastery near Alkōš (the region of Mossul) that bears his name, where monastic life…
Hormones(ORMONI)Vol. IX, p. 239 ORMONI: v. ENDOCRINE, GLANDOLE.
Horner, AntoineVol. VI, p. 865 HORNER, ANTOINE. — Born in Schönenburg (Alsace) on 20 June 1827, died 18 May 1880. Having entered the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in 1850, he was sent to…
Hornig, Károly DeVol. VI, p. 865 HORNIG, KÁROLY de. – Cardinal, born in Budapest on 10 August 1840, died in Veszprem on 11 February 1917. Of noble family, after completing his studies at the…
HorologiumVol. VI, p. 865 HOROLOGIUM: v. BIZANTINA LITURGIA.
Horoscope (ὨΡΑΚΆΠΗΣ)(OROSCOPO (ὨΡΑΚΆΠΗΣ))Vol. IX, p. 241 HOROSCOPE (ὠρακάπης). — The term h. in astrology designates the precise moment (ὠρα) at which one observes (σκοτσίν) the position of the stars that rise above…
Horse(CAVALLO)Vol. III, p. 707 CAVALLO. - S. Paolo, addressing the Corinthians, urges them to act in such a way as to attain the goal, that is, heaven, as in the stadium where many run and…
Hortulus AnimaeVol. VI, p. 865 HORTULUS ANIMAE. – A group of prayer books widely circulated in the 1500s, especially in the German-speaking countries (Seelengärtlein, Seelenwurzgerlein,…
Hortus DeliciarumVol. VI, p. 866 HORTUS DELICIARUM: v. HERRAD di LANDSBERG.
Hosanna, Apostolic Prefecture of(HOSANNA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VI, p. 866 HOSANNA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - On 25 March 1937, when the new general organization of the missions of Ethiopia was approved, Pope Pio XI, granting the…
Hosius (Hos, Hozusz, Osio), Saint Stanislas(HOSIUS (HOS, HOZUSZ, OSIO), STANISLAO)Vol. VI, p. 866 HOSIUS (HOS, HOZUSZ, OSIO), STANISLAO. — Theologian and cardinal, born in Krakow on 5 May 1504, died at Capranica (Sutri) on 5 August 1579. Born into a German…
Hospital for the Incurable(INCURABILI, OSPEDALE DEGLI)Vol. VI, p. 1036 INCURABILI, OSPEDALE degli. — The emergence of hospitals for the incurable was a characteristic phenomenon of the Renaissance. Two events of great importance,…
Hospitality(OSPITALITÀ)Vol. IX, p. 273 HOSPITALITÀ. — From hospes (hence hospitium, hospitalis, hospitalitas), it is the act of welcoming a stranger into one’s own home. I. HOSPITALITY AMONG…
Hospitaller Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary(OSPEDALIERE DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ E DELLA BEATA VERGINE MARIA)Vol. IX, p. 270 HOSPITAL SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS AND OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. — Institute founded by Fr. Benito Menni (v.), to provide care for poor women with…
Hospitaller of Our Lady of Charity(OSPITALIERE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA CARITÀ)Vol. IX, p. 273 HOSPITAL SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF CHARITY. — Institute founded at Dijon in 1682 by the venerable B. Joly. In August 1694 the Constitutions were approved by the…
Hospitaller of Saint Thomas of Villanova(OSPITALIERE DI SAN TOMMASO DI VILLANOVA)Vol. IX, p. 273 HOSPITAL SISTERS OF ST THOMAS OF VILLANOVA. — In 1661 the Augustinian Angelo Le Proust founded at Lamballe (diocese of Quimper) a pious association of ladies…
Hospitaller Teachers of Mary Immaculate(OSPEDALIERE INSEGNANTI DI MARIA IMMACOLATA)Vol. IX, p. 270 OSPEDALIERE INSEGNANTI DI MARIA IMMACOLATA. — The Institute arose in Bourges in 1657 as a society of common life without vows, among those engaged in serving…
Hospitals (Hospitium, Hospitale)(OSPEDALI (HOSPITIUM, HOSPITALE))Vol. IX, p. 268 OSPEDALI (hospitium, hospitale). – This name is given to those special charitable institutions intended for the care and accommodation of the sick and of those…
Hostility(OSTILITÀ)Vol. IX, p. 283 OSTILITÀ. — In the law of nations, this term denotes the use of coercive means against another State in order to bend its will and compel it to accept the…
Hotman, FrançoisVol. VI, p. 867 HOTMAN, FRANÇOIS. - Jurist, b. in Parigi on 23 Aug. 1524, d. in Basilea on 12 Feb. 1590. Having embraced the “Reformation” in 1547, he withdrew to Ginevra; in…
Houbigant, Charles-FrançoisVol. VI, p. 867 HOUBIGANT, CHARLES-FRANÇOIS. – Exegete and Orientalist, born in Paris in 1686, died there on 31 October 1783. In 1704 he entered the Congregation of the…
Houdon, Jean-AntoineVol. VI, p. 867 HOUDON, JEAN-ANTOINE. — French sculptor, born on 20 March 1741 in Paris, where he also died on 16 July 1828. A pupil of M. Slodtz, he won the « prix de Rome »…
House of Orléans(ORLÉANS, CASA DI)Vol. IX, p. 237 ORLÉANS, HOUSE OF. — In French history there were four distinct groups of persons successively invested with the crown of the Duchy of O. The first was…
House of the Forest of Lebanon(CASA DELLA FORESTA DEL LIBANO)Vol. III, p. 566 CASA DELLA FORESTA DEL LIBANO. – A large hall, built by Salomon, whose purpose is still debated; some see in it, in fact, a hall for solemn ceremonies, others…
House, Blessing Of The(CASA, BENEDIZIONE DELLA)Vol. III, p. 566 CASA, BENEDIZIONE della. — The need to place one’s dwelling under the protection of the divinity led all peoples to establish special ceremonies for the…
Houtin, AlbertVol. VI, p. 868 HOUTIN, ALBERT. - Modernist, born 4 October 1867 at La Flèche (Sarthe), died 30 July 1926 in Paris. Ordained priest in 1891, he taught at the Seminary of…
Hove, Alphonse VanVol. VI, p. 868 HOVE, ALPHONSE van. — Belgian canon lawyer, born at Thielt (West Flanders) on 7 August 1872, died at Louvain on 27 July 1947. Extraordinary professor of…
Howard, Philip ThomasVol. VI, p. 868 HOWARD, PHILIP THOMAS. - Dominican cardinal, b. in London on 12 Sept. 1629, d. in Rome on 17 June 1694. Son of Tommaso Howard Arundel, duke of Norfolk, and…
Hoyos, Bernardo Francisco deVol. VI, p. 868 HOYOS, BERNARDO FRANCISCO de. — Spanish mystic, servant of God, apostle of devotion to the Sacred Heart. Born at Torrelobatón (Castile) on 21 August 1711, he…
Hölderlin, FriedrichVol. VI, p. 856 HÖLDERLIN, FRIEDRICH. — German Protestant poet, born at Lauffen on the Neckar on 20 March 1770, died at Tübingen on 7 June 1843. His life was an increasingly…
Höpfl, HildebrandVol. VI, p. 864 HÖPFL, HILDEBRAND. — Benedictine exegete, born at Ledau in Bohemia on 25 November 1872, died in Rome on 14 February 1934. After completing his humanities…
Höss, Marie Kreszentia, Blessed(HÖSS, MARIE KRESZENTIA, BEATA)Vol. VI, p. 867 HÖSS, MARIE KRESZENTIA, blessed. — Born on 20 October 1682 at Kaufbeuren (diocese of Augsburg), died on 5 April 1744. In 1703 she entered the monastery of the…
Hōro (Horus)Vol. VI, p. 865 HŌRO (HORUS). - Egyptian divinity [Egyptian Hr (w); Greek Ὡρος], originating in the Delta; his original iconographic form was that of a falcon. The cult and…
