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Huajuápam de León, Diocese of(HUAJUÁPAM DE LEÓN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 869 HUAJUÁPAM de LEÓN, DIOCESI di. — Diocese and city in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. It has an area of 22,000 sq. km., with a population of 300,000, of whom…
Huancavelica, Diocese of(HUANCAVELICA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 869 HUANCAVELICA, DIOCESE of. – City and diocese of Peru, erected on 18 December 1944 by Pope Pius XII through the apostolic constitution Quae ad maius, by…
Huancayo, Diocese of(HUANCAYO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 869 HUANCAYO, DIOCESE of. – City and diocese of Peru, erected by Pope Pius XII on 18 December 1944 by the apostolic constitution Supremum apostolatus munus,…
Huaraz, Diocese of(HUARAZ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 869 HUARAZ, DIOCESE of. – Diocese and capital city of the province of the same name in Peru (South America). It has an area of 42,908 sq. km., with 650,000…
Huber, Johann Nepomuk(HUBER, JOHANN NĚPOMUK)Vol. VI, p. 869 HUBER, JOHANN NĚPOMUK. - Catholic theologian and philosopher, b. in Munich on 18 Aug. 1830, d. there on 20 March 1879. From 1859 he was professor of philosophy…
Hubertus MagisterVol. VI, p. 869 HUBERTUS MAGISTER. — Scholastic theologian of the 12th century, author of a Summa theologiae, written in the last decades of the 12th century, which draws upon…
Huby, JosephVol. VI, p. 870 HUBY, JOSEPH. – Jesuit, apologist, and exegete, born at Châtelaudren (Brittany) on 12 December 1878, died at Laniscat (Brittany) on 7 August 1948. His…
Huby, VincentVol. VI, p. 870 HUBY, VINCENT. - Popular missionary and ascetical writer, b. at Hennebont in Brittany on 15 March 1608, d. at Vannes on 22 March 1693. Having entered the…
Huc, Évariste-Régis(HUC, EVARISTE-RÉGIS)Vol. VI, p. 870 HUC, EVARISTE-RÉGIS. - Missionary, traveller, and writer, b. at Caylus (France) on 1 June 1813; he was admitted to the Congregation of the Mission in 1836 and…
Hudson Bay, Apostolic Vicariate of(BAIA DI HUDSON, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. II, p. 416 BAIA DI HUDSON, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO of. — This vicariate is entrusted to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. The mission among the Eskimos was begun in 1912;…
HuejutlaVol. VI, p. 871 HUEJUTLA. – City and diocese in the State of Puebla (Mexico), erected on 24 November 1922 by Pope Pius XI through the apostolic constitution Inter negotia, by…
Huesca, Diocese of(HUESCA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 871 HUESCA, DIOCESE of. – City and diocese in the homonymous province of Spain, suffragan of Saragossa. The diocese has an area of 5026 sq. km., and numbers…
Huet (Huetius), Pierre-DanielVol. VI, p. 871 HUET (Huetius), PIERRE-DANIEL. - French philosopher, theologian, and scholar, b. in Caen on Feb. 8, 1630, d. in Paris on Feb. 26, 1721. Preceptor of the (from…
Hugh of Amiens (Hugo Ambianensis or Rothomagensis)(UGO D'AMIENS (HUGO AMBIANENSIS O ROTHOMAGENSIS))Vol. XII, p. 448 UGO D'AMIENS (Hugo Ambianensis or Rothomagensis). — Benedictine theologian and archbishop, born ca. 1085, probably in the diocese of Amiens, died at Rouen on…
Hugh of Cluny, Saint(UGO DI CLUNY, SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 451 UGO di CLUNY, saint. — Son of Count Dalmazio di Semur, b. at Semur (Burgundy) in 1024, d. at Cluny on 28 Apr. 1109. A Benedictine at Cluny at fourteen, a…
Hugh of Fleury(UGO DI FLEURY)Vol. XII, p. 452 UGO di FLEURY. - Little is known of the life of this monk, who became celebrated for his extensive learning. D. after 1118. U. of Ste Marie, a Benedictine at…
Hugh of Saint-Victor(UGO DI SAN VITTORE)Vol. XII, p. 454 UGO di SAN VITTORE. — Theologian and philosopher, b. ca. 1096, probably at Hartenham in Saxony (his descent from the family of the counts of Blanckenburg is…
Hugh of Strasbourg (Ripelin)(UGO DI STRASBURGO (RIPELIN))Vol. XII, p. 455 UGO di STRASBURGO (RIPELIN). - Theologian and poet of the thirteenth century. Little is known of his life; his name occurs in documents of 1268 and 1296. A…
Hugh, Bishop of Grenoble, Saint(UGO, VESCOVO DI GRENOBLE, SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 452 UGO, bishop of GRENOBLE, saint. - Born at Châ- teauneuf in Isère about 1053, later a canon of Va- lence and counsellor to Ugo, archbishop of Lyons and le- gate…
Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, Saint(UGO, VESCOVO DI LINCOLN, SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 453 UGO, bishop of LINCOLN, saint. — Carthusian, born ca. 1140 at Avalon in Burgundy, died in London on 16 November 1200. A religious at the priory of…
Hugh, King of Italy(UGO, RE D'ITALIA)Vol. XII, p. 452 UGO, king of ITALY. — Crowned in Apr. 927, he held power until 947. Born between 880 and 881 to Count Tibaldo and Berta, daughter of Lotario II of Lorraine, he…
Hugo da Prato(UGO DA PRATO)Vol. XII, p. 453 UGO da PRATO: see PANZIERA, UGO. UGO da SAN CARO - Postillae in Genesim - Biblioteca Vaticana, cod. Vat. lat. 50, fol. 5v (late 14th century).
Hugo Etherianus(UGO ETERIANO)Vol. XII, p. 451 UGO ETERIANO. - Theologian and cardinal, born in Pisa at the beginning of the 12th century, died in 1182. Along with his brother Leo, known as the Tuscan (Leo…
Hugo Metello(UGO METELLO)Vol. XII, p. 453 UGO METELLO. – Theologian, born at Toul toward the end of the 11th century, died c. 1150. A disciple of Anselmo di Laon (v.), he became a canon of the Church…
Hugo of Balma (Balmey) or of Dorche(UGO DI BALMA (BALMEY) O DI DORCHE)Vol. XII, p. 451 UGO di BALMA (BALMEY) or di DORCHE. — Carthusian, monk and subsequently prior of Meyriat, toward the end of the 13th century. He wrote a treatise on Theologia…
Hugo of Bonneval, Saint(UGO DI BONNEVAUX, SANTO)Vol. XII, p. 451 UGO di BONNEVAUX, saint - Abbot, nephew of s. Ugo, bishop of Grenoble (d. 1132), son of Raimondo di Châteauneuf, b. at Châteauneuf d'Isère, near Valence, about…
Hugo of Farfa(UGO DI FARFA)Vol. XII, p. 452 UGO di FARFA. - Born into a noble family of the Marsica around 972, died 25 Dec. 1038, he became abbot of Farfa in Dec. 997. Although he had obtained this…
Hugo of Newcastle(UGO DI NEWCASTLE)Vol. XII, p. 453 UGO di NEWCASTLE. – Franciscan theologian of the 14th century, called de Novo Castro, a locality whose exact location is uncertain and which, according to…
Hugo of Porta Ravegnana(UGO DI PORTA RAVEGNANA)Vol. XII, p. 453 UGO di PORTA RAVEGNANA. - Jurist, one of the four doctors who were disciples of Irnerio. Born in Bologna perhaps at the beginning of the 12th century; died…
Hugo of Saint-Cher (Hugo a Sancto Caro)(UGO DA SAN CARO (HUGO A SANCTO CARO))Vol. XII, p. 454 UGO da SAN CARO (Hugo a Sancto Caro). — A learned exegete and theologian, b. at St-Cher near Vienne in the Dauphiné, d. at Orvieto on 19 March 1263. In 1225 he…
Hugo, GustavVol. VI, p. 872 HUGO, GUSTAV. – Jurist, born in Lörrach (Baden) on 23 November 1764, died in Göttingen on 15 September 1844. From 1788 he was a professor in Göttingen and…
Hugo, Victor-MarieVol. VI, p. 872 HUGO, VICTOR-MARIE. – Poet, novelist, and playwright, born in Besançon on 26 February 1802, died in Paris on 22 May 1885. From his father Joseph Léopold…
Hugon, Édouard(HUGON, EDOUARD)Vol. VI, p. 873 HUGON, EDOUARD. – Dominican philosopher and theologian, born at Lafarre (Haute Loire) on 25 August 1867, died in Rome on 7 February 1929. In 1885 he was at…
Huguenots(UGONOTTI)Vol. XII, p. 456 HUGUENOTS. — This name designates the French Protestants, to whose theology and ecclesiastical constitutions Calvinism contributed above all, to such an extent…
Huizinga, JohanVol. VI, p. 873 HUIZINGA, JOHAN. – Dutch historian, born on 7 December 1872 in Groningen, died on 1 February 1945 in De Steeg. He initially studied comparative philology and…
Hulst, Maurice d'Vol. VI, p. 874 HULST, MAURICE d'. — Apologist and orator, born in Paris on 10 October 1841, died there on 6 November 1896. Of noble family, connected with the courts of Paris…
Human Act(ATTO UMANO)Vol. II, p. 233 ATTO UMANO. — In the broad sense, any human activity may be called human. In the proper and restricted sense, the term a. u. is reserved for acts that depend…
Human Monster(MOSTRO UMANO)Vol. VIII, p. 884 MOSTRO UMANO. - An individual who presents one or more anomalies such as to render him gravely aberrant from normality (v. TERATOLOGIA). Human monsters concern…
Human Races(RAZZE UMANE)Vol. X, p. 350 RAZZE UMANE. - I. DEFINIZIONE. - A human race is defined as that aggregate of human beings who, sharing a particular hereditary endowment, exhibit among…
Human Respect(RISPETTO UMANO)Vol. X, p. 574 RISPETTO UMANO: v. FEDE; FORTEZZA; TIMORE.
Human Rights(DIRITTI DELL'UOMO)Vol. IV, p. 979 HUMAN RIGHTS. — The declaration of human rights, which exerted a great influence on subsequent orientations of social and legal thought, particularly in…
Humani GenerisVol. VI, p. 875 «HUMANI GENERIS». — Encyclical of Pius XII, dated 12 Aug. 1950, concerning false opinions that threaten to subvert the foundations of Catholic doctrine (AAS,…
Humanism(UMANESIMO)Vol. XII, p. 460 UMANESIMO. — It is impossible to understand the meaning of the word humanism unless it is historically circumscribed, that is, referred to the values it…
Humanistic Script and Illumination(UMANISTICA, SCRITTURA E MINIATURA)Vol. XII, p. 464 HUMANISM, SCRIPT AND MINIATURE. – The humanist movement, so rich in consequences for every expression of civilization, could not fail to leave its mark also in…
Humanitarianism(UMANITARISMO)Vol. XII, p. 465 UMANITARIANISM. — Humanitarianism is a concept of indefinable content, not to be confused with the sentiment of humanity or with humanism. The former is a…
HumanitasVol. VI, p. 876 HUMANITAS. - A Catholic monthly review, founded in Jan. 1946, with the intention of adhering more closely to living problems and of being more open to the…
Humble Daughters of Mount Calvary (Normal Catholic Institute)(UMILI FIGLIE DEL MONTE CALVARIO (ISTITUTO NORMALE CATTOLICO))Vol. XII, p. 484 UMILI FIGLIE DEL MONTE CALVARIO (ISTITUTO NORMALE CATTOLICO). – Founded in Paris in 1866 by Adelina Edefir. On 6 June 1893 they received from the Holy See the…
Humboldt, FrançoisVol. VI, p. 876 HUMBOLDT, FRANÇOIS. - Theologian and preacher of the Order of Minims, b. at Verdun in 1569, d. at Tours on 29 Oct. 1612. He entered religious life at Lyons at…
Humboldt, Friedrich Heinrich Alexander vonVol. VI, p. 876 HUMBOLDT, FRIEDRICH HEINRICH ALEXANDER von. – Naturalist and geographer, born in Berlin on 14 September 1769, died there on 6 May 1859. The knowledge he…
Humboldt, Wilhelm vonVol. VI, p. 876 HUMBOLDT, WILHELM von. - Statesman and thinker, b. at Potsdam on 22 June 1767, d. at Tegel on 8 Apr. 1835. Having devoted himself to study, he completed his…
Hume, DavidVol. VI, p. 877 HUME, DAVID. – Philosopher, born on 26 April 1711 at Ninewelles (southern Scotland), died at Edinburgh on 25 August 1776. He studied at the University of…
Humiliati(UMILIATI)Vol. XII, p. 483 UMILIATI. – They arose as an evangelical movement of perfect Christian life among the wool workers of the suburbs of the Lombard cities, between 1170 and 1178.…
Humility(UMILTÀ)Vol. XII, p. 484 UMILTÀ. — A moral virtue that restrains the soul, so that it does not tend with immoderate movement toward what is above it (Sum. Theol., 2ᵃ-2ᵃᵉ, q. 161, a.…
Humility (Humilitas), Saint(UMILTÀ (HUMILITAS), SANTA)Vol. XII, p. 486 UMILTÀ (Humilitas), saint. — Abbess who propagated the Vallombrosan order, born at Faenza in 1226 or 1227 and died at Florence on 22 May 1310. Married to…
Hummelauer, Franz(HUMME LAUER, FRANZ)Vol. VI, p. 878 HUMME LAUER, FRANZ. — Jesuit exegete, b. in Vienna (Austria) on 14 Aug. 1842, d. at S'Heerenberg (Holland) on 12 Apr. 1914. On 2 Aug. 1860 he entered the…
Hundred Years' War(GUERRA DEI CENTO ANNI)Vol. VI, p. 740 GUERRA DEI CENTO ANNI. – In 1336 Edward III of England, who had initially recognized the new king of France, Filippo VI of Valois, claimed his crown, basing…
Hung-Hoa, Apostolic Vicariate of(HUNG-HOA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VI, p. 879 HUNG-HOA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE di. - Situated in the inland regions of northern Tonkin, it was erected on 15 Dec. 1895 under the name of Upper Tonkin, being…
Hungary(UNGHERIA)Vol. XII, p. 489 UNGHERIA. – An inland state of Danubian Europe, bordered by Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Austria. I. GEOGRAPHY. - The present…
Huns(UNNI)Vol. XII, p. 558 UNNI. – The information provided by Western writers concerning this people is poor and uncertain, nor is much better information gathered from the Chinese…
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of(HUNTINGDON, SELINA HASTINGS, CONTESSA DI)Vol. VI, p. 879 HUNTINGDON, SELINA HASTINGS, countess of. — Foundress of a Protestant sect, born at Stanton Harold in Leicestershire (England) on 24 August 1707, died in…
Hunyadi, János(HUNYADI, JANOS)Vol. VI, p. 879 HUNYADI, JANOS. - Brilliant strategist and Hungarian hero in the struggles against the Turks, b. at Hunyad Castle in Transylvania c. 1387, d. at Zemun on 11…
Huonder, AntonVol. VI, p. 879 HUONDER, ANTON. - Jesuit, missiologist, b. at Chur (Grisons) on 25 Dec. 1858, d. at Bonn on 23 Aug. 1926. A sought-after preacher of spiritual exercises,…
Hurriti (Hurri)Vol. VI, p. 880 HURRITI (HURRI). - An ancient Middle Eastern people with its own language (and literature), its own religion, and probably also its own art. The term H.…
Hurtado de Mendoza, DiegoVol. VI, p. 880 HURTADO de MENDOZA, DIEGO. - Man of letters and statesman, b. at Granada in 1503, d. at Madrid on 14 Aug. 1575. He studied in Spain and Italy. From 1539 to…
Hurtado, Pedro de MendozaVol. VI, p. 880 HURTADO, PEDRO de MENDOZA. – Theologian and philosopher of the Society of Jesus, born in 1578 at Valmaseda, died on 16 November 1615 at Madrid. He taught…
Hurter, Friedrich vonVol. VI, p. 880 HURTER, FRIEDRICH von. - Historian, b. 19 March 1787 at Schaffhausen (Switzerland), d. 27 Aug. 1865 at Graz (Austria). He studied at Göttingen from 1804 to…
Hurter, Hugo AdalbertVol. VI, p. 881 HURTER, HUGO ADALBERT. - Jesuit, theologian, and historian of theology, b. at Sciaffusa on 11 Jan. 1832, d. at Innsbruck on 10 Dec. 1914. A Protestant, he…
Hus (Heb. Uš)(HUS (EBR. UŠ))Vol. VI, p. 881 HUS (Heb. Uš). – Region (“land of H.”), homeland of Job (Iob 1:1). Since Gen. 36:28 places H. among the descendants of Seir, and Lam. 4:21 connects H. with…
Hus, JanVol. VI, p. 881 HUS, JAN. — Religious agitator, founder of Hussitism and of the Czech national Church, b. ca. 1370 at Husinec in southern Bohemia to humble parents, and…
Husserl, EdmundVol. VI, p. 882 HUSSERL, EDMUND. — Philosopher and psychologist, born at Prossnitz (Moravia) on 8 April 1859, died at Freiburg im Br. on 26 April 1938. He taught as a…
Hussites(USSITI)Vol. XII, p. 585 USSITI: v. BOEMI, FRATELLI; CALISTINI; HUS, JAN.
Hutcheson, FrancisVol. VI, p. 882 HUTCHESON, FRANCIS. – English philosopher, born at Drumalig (Ireland) on 8 August 1694, died at Glasgow in 1747. From 1729 he was professor of moral philosophy…
Hutten, Ulrich vonVol. VI, p. 883 HUTTEN, ULRICH von. – Reformer, born at Stackelberg Castle on 21 April 1488 into a family of ancient Franconian knights, died at Hufnau on 31 August 1523.…
Hutterites(HUTERITI)Vol. VI, p. 883 HUTERITES. - This is one of the 17 Mennonite sects. Its founder was Jacob Huter, a sixteenth-century Anabaptist, burned at Innsbruck in 1536. His followers,…
Huxley, Thomas HenryVol. VI, p. 883 HUXLEY, THOMAS HENRY. - Naturalist and philosopher, b. 4 May 1825 at Ealing, d. 29 June 1895 at Eastbourne. He did not receive a regular education, but at an…
Huygens, GommaireVol. VI, p. 883 HUYGENS, GOMMAIRE. - Theologian, b. at Lierre on 26 Feb. 1631, d. at Lovanio on 27 Oct. 1702. Having graduated in theology at the University of Lovanio, in…
Huysmans, Joris-Karl(HUYSMANS, JORIS KARL)Vol. VI, p. 883 HUYSMANS, JORIS KARL. — Writer, born in Paris on 5 February 1848, died there on 12 May 1907. Descended from a Flemish family in which the art of painting had…
Huánuco, Diocese of(HUÁNUCO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VI, p. 869 HUÁNUCO, DIOCESE of. — Diocese and capital city of the province of the same name in Peru (South America). The diocese has an area of 60,000 sq. km, with…
Huế, Apostolic Vicariate of(HUÉ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. VI, p. 870 HUÉ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - The territory of the apostolic vicariate of H. is situated on the northern coast of Annam. The first missionary of the region was…
Hübner, EmilVol. VI, p. 869 HÜBNER, EMIL. - Philologist and archaeologist, b. in Düsseldorf in 1834, d. in Berlin in 1901. He devoted himself to studies of Latin archaeology and…
Hübner, Joseph Alexander, Count of(HÜBNER, JOSEPH ALEXANDER, CONTE DI)Vol. VI, p. 869 HÜBNER, JOSEPH ALEXANDER, Count. — Austrian diplomat, born on 26 November 1811 in Vienna, died there on 30 July 1892. Having entered the State Chancellery in…
Hübsche, Heinrich(HÜBSCH, HEINRICH)Vol. VI, p. 870 HÜBSCH, HEINRICH. - German architect, b. at Weinheim, in the grand duchy of Baden, 9 Feb. 1795, d. at Karlsruhe, 3 Apr. 1863. After philosophical studies he…
Hügel, Friedrich vonVol. VI, p. 871 HÜGEL, FRIEDRICH von. – Religious writer, born in Florence to an Austrian father and a Scottish mother on 5 May 1852, died in London on 27 January 1925. From…
Hülsen, ChristianVol. VI, p. 874 HÜLSEN, CHRISTIAN. – Protestant archaeologist and epigrapher, b. at Charlottenburg on 29 November 1858, d. at Florence on 19 January 1935. A disciple of Th.…
Hūleh, Lake of(HÜLEH, LAGO DI)Vol. VI, p. 874 HÜLEH, LAGO di: v. MEROM.
