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Hoarding (INCETTA)
It is the total or substantial acquisition of the goods existing on a certain market in order to resell them later on advantageous terms or to use them later… -
Hobart, Archdiocese of (HOBART, ARCIDIOCESI DI)
It comprises the whole island of Tasmania with the small adjacent islands. Discovered in 1642, it was annexed to England in 1777 and occupied in 1804 to make… -
Hobbes, Thomas
Philosopher, b. at Malmesbury on 5 Apr. 1588, d. at Hardwicke on 4 Dec. 1679. He studied at Oxford; then, still young, he began the series of his travels in… -
Hoberg, Gottfried
German Catholic exegete, a leading figure at the time of modernism, b. at Heringhausen (Westphalia) on 19 Nov. 1857, d. at Freiburg im Breisgau on 19 Jan.… -
Hobhebhè Şijjōn («Friends of Zion») (HOBHEBHÈ ŞIJJÖN («AMICI DI SION»))
Followers of the Hebrew pro-Palestine movement that preceded by two decades the political Zionism of Theodor Herzl. The aim of Hibbath Şijjön was the… -
Hocedez, Edgard
Jesuit theologian, b. at Ghent on 1 July 1877, d. at Fayt-lez-Manage (Belgium) on 5 Sept. 1948. A religious at Tronchiennes (1895) and directed toward… -
Hochsträten, Jakob von
HOCHSTRÄTEN, JAKOB VON: V. HOOGSTRAETTEN, JAKOB. -
Hoffmann, Melchior
Anabaptist, b. at Schäwbach-Hall around 1500, d. at Strasbourg in 1543. A modest furrier, H. was so struck by Lutheran doctrine that he abandoned his trade to… -
Hoffmeister, Johann
Augustinian preacher and controversialist, b. ca. 1509 and d. 21 Aug. 1547. He embraced the religious life early, studied at Mainz and Freiburg im Breisgau… -
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von
Austrian writer, b. in Vienna on 1 February 1874, d. at Rodaun (near Vienna) on 15 July 1929. Together with George and Rilke he effectively combated… -
Hohenems, Jakob Hannibal
Man of arms, b. 13 May 1530 at Hohenems, d. there 26 Dec. 1587. He received his baptism of fire in 1547, the year in which he took part in the war against the… -
Hohenems, Marco (HOHENENEMS, MARCO)
HOHENENEMS, MARCO: v. ALTEMPS (HOHENEMENS), MARCUS SITTICH d'. -
Hohenlandenberg, Hugo
HOHENLANDENBERG, HUGO: v. LANDENBERG, HUGO. -
Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Family of (HOHENLOHE-SCHILLINGSFÜRST, FAMIGLIA)
Of this noble family the principal representatives in the 19th century are the two brothers Chlodwig and Gustav Adolf. CHLODWIG, German politician, b. 31 March… -
Hohenstaufen, Dynasty of the (HOHENSTAUFER, DINASTIA DEGLI)
It took its name from the Hohenstaufen, a height of the Swabian Jura, near Göppingen, on which FREDERICK, count of Büren, around 1070-80 had a castle built… -
Hohenzollern, Dynasty of the (HOHENZOLLERN, DINASTIA DEGLI)
The cradle of the dynasty that rose to great power in Prussia is found in the Swabian Jura: on a ridge at 800 m. the ruins of Zollern castle remain. They were… -
Hoio, Gerardo de
HOIO, GERARDO de: v. GERARDO de HOIO. -
Hojeda, Diego de
Spanish Dominican and poet, b. in Seville in 1570, d. at Huánuco (Peru) on 24 Oct. 1615. Having moved to America, he devoted himself to study and to the… -
Holbach, Paul Heinrich Dietrich, Baron of (HOLBACH, PAUL HEINRICH DIETRICH, BARONE DI)
Philosopher, b. at Heidelsheim (Palatinate) in 1723, d. at Paris, where he had settled since his youth, on 21 Feb. 1789. Author of various feeble and tedious… -
Holbein, Hans the Elder (HOLBEIN, HANS, IL VECCHIO)
German painter and engraver, b. probably between 1460 and 1470 at Augsburg, d. in 1524 at Isenheim. There is little information about his life and nothing is… -
Holbein, Hans the Younger (HOLBEIN, HANS, IL GIOVANE)
German painter and engraver, b. in Augsburg in the winter of 1497-1498 and d. between 7 Oct. and 29 Nov. 1543 in London. A pupil of his father, he was then in… -
Holda (HOLDA)
Hebrew prophetess. She was the wife of Shallum, keeper of the wardrobe of the king, and she lived in the new quarter to the northwest of Jerusalem (II Kings… -
Hölderlin, Friedrich
German poet, Protestant, b. at Lauffen on the Neckar on 20 March 1770, d. at Tübingen on 7 June 1843. His life was a pilgrimage ever more restless (materially… -
Holiness (SANTITÀ)
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 transcendent, infinite… -
Holiness of Christ and of Mary (SANTITÀ DI CRISTO E DI MARIA)
I. HISTORICAL SURVEY. - 1. Holiness of Christ. - The New Testament formally applies to Jesus the adjective "holy" (ἅγιος: Lk. 1:35; Acts 3:14; 4:27, 30; Heb.… -
Holiness of the Church (SANTITÀ DELLA CHIESA)
One of the properties of the Church, from which all the others in a certain way derive. The holiness of the Church is a truth of faith, already formulated in… -
Holkot, Roberto
Dominican philosopher and theologian, born probably at Northampton on an unknown date, d. 1349. He taught as doctor theologiae at Cambridge, and won great… -
Hollandia [Jayapura], Prefecture Apostolic of (HOLLANDIA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
Located in Dutch New Guinea or Irian. It was erected on 12 May 1949, with territory detached from the apostolic vicariate of Dutch New Guinea (today Amboina)… -
Hollweck, Joseph
Canonist, b. at Pfaffenhofen (Upper Palatinate) on 16 Jan. 1854, d. at Eichstätt on 10 March 1926. Ordained a priest in 1879, from 1892 he was a professor at… -
Holly, Ján
Slovak priest and poet, b. 24 March 1785 in Borský Sv. Mikuláš, d. 14 April 1849 in Dobrá Voda. H. is the first Slovak national poet in the full sense of the… -
Holste (Holstenius), Lukas (HOLSTE (HOLSTENIO), LUKAS)
Geographer and scholar, b. in Hamburg on 27 Sept. 1596, d. in Rome on 2 Feb. 1661. He studied at Leiden under Johannes Meursius; he traveled in Denmark and… -
Holstein
HOLSTEIN: v. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. -
Holweck, Friedrich Georg
Prelate, hagiographer and liturgist, b. at Weisloch in Baden, 29 Dec. 1856, d. at St. Louis, 15 Feb. 1927. He went to the United States in 1876; a priest in… -
Holy Alliance (ALLEANZA, SANTA)
ALLEANZA, SANTA : v. SANTA ALLEANZA. -
Holy Alliance (SANTA ALLEANZA)
In September 1815 the Tsar Alexander I of Russia, whose mystical temperament is well known, personally drafted - albeit influenced by Baroness von Krüdener - a… -
Holy Door (PORTA SANTA)
A walled-up door found in Rome, in the patriarchal basilicas of St. Peter's in the Vatican, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls and St. Mary Major on… -
Holy Face (VOLTO SANTO)
VOLTO SANTO: v. ACHEROPITA; LUCCA; VERONICA; WILGEFORTIS. -
Holy Family (SACRA FAMIGLIA)
I. LITURGY. - The liturgical cult of the Holy Family is recent. Its first manifestations are found only in the 17th century, in Italy, France, and Belgium.… -
Holy Hour (ORA SANTA)
A pious practice of reparation (v.) to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, originating from the revelations of Paray-le-Monial, when Jesus asked St. Margaret Mary… -
Holy of Holies (SANTO DEI SANTI)
HOLY OF HOLIES: V. TEMPLO DI GERUSALEMME. -
Holy Oil (OLIO SACRO)
The term, also in canon law (can. 1271), is applied to vegetable, animal or adulterated products resembling oil; but in the proper and canonical sense (cans.… -
Holy Places (LUOGHI SANTI)
I. NOTION. - In Christian language, the antonomastic designation of the places sanctified by the presence of Jesus in Palestine. On the sites where the deeds… -
Holy Roman Empire (SACRO ROMANO IMPERO)
I. IMPERO CAROLINGIO. - It was founded by Charlemagne, king of the Franks, of the Lombards and patrician of Rome, when he assumed the imperial crown at the… -
Holy See (SANTA SEDE)
The Catholic Church is a societas iuridice perfecta, that is, a primary juridical order, and as such it naturally has inherent in itself the character of… -
Holy Sepulchre, The (SEPOLCRO, SANTO)
The most venerated among the Holy Places (v.), a goal of pilgrimage that the Christians obtained the right to visit and above all to guard, not without… -
Holy Spirit (SPIRITO SANTO)
Name of the third Person of the Most Holy Trinity. Catholic doctrine on the Holy Spirit is summarized in the encyclical of Leo XIII Divinum illud munus (8 May… -
Holy Spirit, Diocese of (SPIRITO SANTO, DIOCESI DI)
Suffragan of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, in the State of Espírito Santo in Brazil. It has an area of 45,000 sq km with a population of 730,000 Catholics.… -
Holy Trinity (TRINITÀ, SANTISSIMA)
The Trinitarian mystery, the revelation to humanity of the intimate constitution of God, is enunciated in the following terms: "God is absolutely one and… -
Holy Water Stoup (ACQUASANTIERA)
It is the vessel intended to hold holy water. When it is placed near the entrance doors of churches, it generally has the form of a basin or a font, supported… -
Holy Week (SETTIMANA SANTA)
It is the week preceding Easter, also called "greater" or "authentic," because it commemorates the Passion, Death, burial and Resurrection of Christ. Today the… -
Holzhauser, Bartholomäus
Founder of the Bartholomites (v.), b. at Laugna (diocese of Augsburg) on 24 Aug. 1613, d. at Bingen am Rhein on 20 May 1658. Destined for an ecclesiastical… -
Homeopathy (OMEOPATIA)
From ὅμοιος = similar, πάθος = suffering: a therapeutic system founded on the law of similars (similia similibus curantur), conceived by Hippocrates, confirmed… -
Homeric Poems (POEMI OMERICI)
I. THE HOMERIC QUESTION. - Of Homer's person we know nothing. The Vitae, compiled in different ages, confirm the uncertainty of his place of origin and the… -
Homicide (OMICIDIO)
From the Latin homicidium, it is, in general, the killing of a man. However, not every killing constitutes h.; in ordinary language itself the term h. refers… -
Homiliary (OMILIARIO)
From homiliarius, homiliarius liber doctorum, properly, in origin, it indicated a collection of discourses of the holy Fathers on the Gospels for the use of… -
Homily (OMELIA)
OMELIA : v. ORATORIA SACRA. -
Hominis Superne Conditor
Hymn of Vespers for Friday, belonging to the Irish-Anglo-Saxon group. The poet draws his inspiration from the account of the sixth day of Creation (Gen.… -
Homobonus, Saint (OMOBONO, SANTO)
Lived in the second half of the 12th century, d. 13 Nov. 1197. A merchant by profession, in Cremona, he was a man of much prayer and great charity, especially… -
Homoiousians (Homeusians, Semi-Arians) (OMOIUSIANI (OMEUSIANI, SEMIARIANI))
They were followers of the Arianizing doctrine that rejects the consubstantiality of the Son, granting him only a nature similar (ὁμοιούσιος) to that of the… -
Honduras
I. GEOGRAPHY. - Region of isthmian America, between Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua, comprising a larger independent State and a small British… -
Hong Kong
British colony consisting of some islands (the two largest, Hong Kong and Lantau) and a stretch of the opposite Chinese coast of Kwang-tung, facing Macao… -
Honolulu
Capital (300,000 inhabitants) of the Polynesian archipelago of Hawaii (some twenty islands, of which 8 are major; in all 17,000 sq. km.), constituting since… -
Honor and Contumely (ONORE E CONTUMELIA)
H., from Lat. honor or honos (that is, homage, respect, esteem), is the external recognition of another's excellence. I. THE CHRISTIAN CONCEPT OF HONOR. -… -
Honoratus, Bishop of Vercelli, Saint (ONORATO, VESCOVO DI VERCELLI, SANTO)
Born around 330, he was a disciple of St. Eusebius of Vercelli, whom he also followed into exile, having been driven out by Constantius II after the Council of… -
Honoratus of Lérins (ONORATO DI LÉRINS)
Monk, b. toward the end of the 4th century, d. at Arles in 429. Returning from a journey to the East, undertaken with his brother Venantius and his spiritual… -
Honorius (Flavius Honorius), Roman Emperor (ONORIO (FLAVIUS HONORIUS), IMPERATORE ROMANO)
Son of Theodosius the Great, born at Constantinople on 9 September 384, died at Ravenna on 15 August 423. In 393, together with his brother Arcadius, he was… -
Honorius II, Antipope (ONORIO II, ANTIPAPA)
ONORIO II, ANTIPAPA: V. CADALO. -
Honorius III, Pope (ONORIO III, PAPA)
Cencio Savelli, cardinal camerarius, author of the liber censuum (v.), succeeded Innocent III in July 1216. He died on 18 March 1227. Conciliatory and peaceful… -
Honorius II, Pope (ONORIO II, PAPA)
He reigned from 1124 to 1130. The Sacred College, casting its votes (Dec. 21, 1124), not without difficulty, in favor of the name of Lamberto, cardinal bishop… -
Honorius I, Pope (ONORIO I, PAPA)
He was consecrated eight days after the death of his predecessor Boniface V, on 3 November 625, without waiting for the confirmation of the emperor Heraclius.… -
Honorius IV, Pope (ONORIO IV, PAPA)
Giacomo Savelli, cardinal deacon of the title of S. Maria in Cosmedin, pope from 1285 to 1287. He was elected unanimously, only four days after the death of… -
Honorius, Known as of Autun (Honorius Augustodunensis) (ONORIO, DETTO DI AUTUN (HONORIUS AUGUSTUDANENSIS))
Theologian of the 12th century. The author, who styles himself solitarius, scholasticus, presbyter, took care to scatter any trace for the investigation of his… -
Hontheim, Johann Nikolaus von
Bishop and canonist, better known under the pseudonym of Febronius; he is the initiator of the movement that took from him the name of Febronianism. Born at… -
Honthorst, Gerard van (Gherardo delle Notti)
Painter, b. in Utrecht on 4 Nov. 1590, d. there on 27 Apr. 1656. He belongs to a family of artists: his grandfather, Gerrit Huyden, and his father Hermann were… -
Hoogstraeten, Jakob
Dominican writer and polemicist, b. at Hoogstraten (Brabant) around 1460, d. at Cologne on 27 January 1527. He studied first at Louvain and then at Cologne… -
Hooker, Richard
Protestant theologian and jurist, b. at Heavitree, near Exeter (England) in 1554, d. at Bishopsbourne, near Canterbury, on 2 Nov. 1600. Of a poor family, he… -
Hoonacker, Albin van
Professor of Sacred Scripture at the Catholic University of Louvain, consultor of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, b. at Bruges on 19 Nov. 1857, d. there on… -
Höpfl, Hildebrand
Benedictine exegete, b. at Ledau in Bohemia on 25 Nov. 1872, d. at Rome on 14 Feb. 1934. After completing his humanistic studies with the Benedictines of… -
Hopkins, Gerard Manley
English Jesuit and poet, b. at Stratford on 11 June 1844, d. at Dublin on 8 June 1889. From 1863 to 1867 he studied at Oxford (Balliol College) and here he… -
Horeb (HOREB)
Another biblical name for Mount Sinai (v.). In fact, Horeb and Sinai have in common the vision of the burning bush, the divine command to Moses to return there… -
Horma (HORMA)
A Canaanite city, originally Sephaath, but, by anticipation, always referred to by the name, applied by the Israelites, of H. from the "extermination" (herem… -
Hormisdas, Pope Saint (ORMISDA, PAPA, SANTO)
Son of Justus, born at Frosinone; already a deacon of Pope Symmachus, he succeeded him in the pontificate on 20 July 514. A man of peaceful character, but an… -
Hormizd, Rabban (HORMIZD, RABBĀN)
Nestorian monk of the 7th century, founder of the monastery near Alkōš (region of Mosul) that bears his name, where monastic life flourished for a long time.… -
Hormones (ORMONI)
ORMONI: v. ENDOCRINE, GLANDOLE. -
Horner, Antoine
Born at Schönenburg (Alsace) on 20 June 1827, died 18 May 1880. Having entered the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in 1850, he was sent in 1854 to the Island… -
Hornig, Károly de
Cardinal, b. in Budapest on 10 Aug. 1840, d. in Veszprem on 11 Feb. 1917. Of a noble family, after completing his studies at the Augustineum in Vienna, he was… -
Hōro (Horus)
Egyptian deity [Egyptian Hr (w); Gk. Ὡρος] originating in the Delta; his original iconographic form was that of a falcon. The cult and fame of H. spread… -
Horologium
HOROLOGIUM: v. BIZANTINA LITURGIA. -
Horoscope (ὨΡΑΚΆΠΗΣ) (OROSCOPO (ὨΡΑΚΆΠΗΣ))
The term h. designates in astrology the precise moment (ὥρα) at which one observes (σκοπεῖν) the position of the stars that rise on the horizon at the instant… -
Hor (perhaps originally Har «mountain») (HOR (FORSE IN ORIGINE HAR «MONTE»))
A mountain (Num. 20:22, 23, 25, 27; 21:4; Deut. 32:50) of southern Palestine on the border with Edom, between Kadesh (v.) and Salmonah, and a stopping place of… -
Horrei, Horriti
HORREI, HORRITI: v. HURRITI. -
Horse (CAVALLO)
St. Paul, addressing the Corinthians, invites them to act in such a way as to reach the goal, that is, heaven, as in the stadium where many run and only one… -
Hortulus Animae
A group of prayer books widely circulated in the 1500s, especially in the Germanic countries (Seelengärtlein, Seelenwurzgerlein, Zeitglöcklein, etc.). Similar… -
Hortus Deliciarum
HORTUS DELICIARUM: v. HERRAD di LANDSBERG. -
Hosanna, Apostolic Prefecture of (HOSANNA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
On 25 March 1937, when the new general organization of the missions of Ethiopia was approved, Pope Pius XI, granting the wish of the minister general of the… -
Hosemann, Andrea
HOSEMANN, ANDREA: v. OSIANDRO. -
Hosius (Hos, Hozusz, Osio), Saint Stanislas (HOSIUS (HOS, HOZUSZ, OSIO), STANISLAO)
Theologian and cardinal, b. in Kraków on 5 May 1504, d. at Capranica (Sutri) on 5 Aug. 1579. Born into a German family that had immigrated to Poland in the… -
Hospital for the Incurable (INCURABILI, OSPEDALE DEGLI)
The rise of hospitals for incurables is a typical phenomenon of the Renaissance. Two facts of great importance, though coming from totally opposite fields, led… -
Hospitality (OSPITALITÀ)
From hospes (whence hospitium, hospitalis, hospitalitas), it is the act of welcoming a stranger into one's home. I. HOSPITALITY AMONG NON-CHRISTIAN PEOPLES. -… -
Hospitaller Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary (OSPEDALIERE DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ E DELLA BEATA VERGINE MARIA)
Institute founded by Fr. Benito Menni (v.), to provide for the care of poor insane women. A few years later, little girls and young women who were defective… -
Hospitaller of Our Lady of Charity (OSPITALIERE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA CARITÀ)
Institute founded in Dijon in 1682 by the Ven. B. Joly. In Aug. 1694 the Constitutions were approved by the bishop of Langres (the diocese of Dijon is more… -
Hospitaller of Saint Thomas of Villanova (OSPITALIERE DI SAN TOMMASO DI VILLANOVA)
Nel 1661 l'agostiniano Angelo Le Proust fondò a Lamballe (diocesi di Quimper) una pia associazione di signore che si assumero l'obbligo della visita agli… -
Hospitaller Teachers of Mary Immaculate (OSPEDALIERE INSEGNANTI DI MARIA IMMACOLATA)
The Institute arose at Bourges in 1657 as a society of common life without vows, among those dedicated to the service of the sick in the hospital. After almost… -
Hospitaller Teaching Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis, Known as the Franciscan Sisters of Calais (OSPITALIERE ISTITUTRICI DEL TERZ'ORDINE DI SAN FRANCESCO, DETTE FRANCESCANE DI CALAIS)
The Institute is the result of the union of several houses of the Franciscan Third Order existing since the 14th century in the diocese of Arras, brought about… -
Hospitals (Hospitium, Hospitale) (OSPEDALI (HOSPITIUM, HOSPITALE))
This name is given to those special charitable institutions destined for the care and shelter of the sick and of those unfit for work, provided with special… -
Höss, Marie Kreszentia, Blessed (HÖSS, MARIE KRESZENTIA, BEATA)
B. Oct. 20, 1682 at Kaufbeuren (diocese of Augsburg), d. Apr. 5, 1744. In 1703 she entered the monastery of the Franciscan Tertiaries of Kaufbeuren, where… -
Hostility (OSTILITÀ)
In the law of nations this term designates the use of coercive means against another State, in order to bend its will and make it accept the desired solution… -
Hotman, François
Jurist, b. in Paris on 23 Aug. 1524, d. in Basel on 12 Feb. 1590. Having embraced the "Reformation" in 1547, he withdrew to Geneva; in 1556 he accompanied… -
Houbigant, Charles-François
Exegete, Orientalist, b. in Paris in 1686, d. there on 31 Oct. 1783. In 1704 he entered the Congregation of the Oratory. After teaching at Juilly, Marseille… -
Houdon, Jean-Antoine
French sculptor, b. March 20, 1741 in Paris and d. there July 16, 1828. A pupil of M. Slodtz, he won the "prix de Rome" in 1761 but did not go to Rome until… -
House, Blessing of the (CASA, BENEDIZIONE DELLA)
The need to have one's dwelling under the protection of the deity has led all peoples to institute special ceremonies for the construction of new houses or for… -
House of Orléans (ORLÉANS, CASA DI)
In French history there are four different groups of people successively invested with the crown of the Duchy of O. The first was Philip, fifth son of King… -
House of the Forest of Lebanon (CASA DELLA FORESTA DEL LIBANO)
A great hall, built by Solomon, whose purpose is still debated; some, in fact, see in it a hall for solemn ceremonies, others a stable. Its location within the… -
Houtin, Albert
Modernist, b. 4 Oct. 1867 at La Flèche (Sarthe), d. 30 July 1926 in Paris. Ordained a priest in 1891, he taught at the Seminary of Angers. He published La… -
Hove, Alphonse van
Belgian canonist, b. at Thielt (West Flanders) on 7 Aug. 1872, d. at Louvain on 27 July 1947. Extraordinary professor of ecclesiastical history (1898) and of… -
Howard, Philip Thomas
Dominican cardinal, b. in London on 12 Sept. 1629, d. in Rome on 17 June 1694. Son of Thomas Howard Arundel, duke of Norfolk, and of Elizabeth Stuart, at the… -
Hoyos, Bernardo Francisco de
Spanish mystic, servant of God, apostle of devotion to the Sacred Heart. Born at Torrelobatón (Castile) on 21 Aug. 1711, died at Valladolid on 29 Nov. 1735, a…