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Isidore (ISIDORO)
Metropolitan of Kiev (1436-58); cardinal bishop of Sabina (1439-63), united patriarch of Constantinople (1459-63). Born at Mesembria in Greece, he was a monk… -
Isidore of Alexandria, Saint (ISIDORO DI ALESSANDRIA, SANTO)
Solitary of Mount Nitria, b. in 319 and d. in 404. He was a disciple of St. Anthony the Hermit and a companion of St. Macarius. Together with St. Athanasius he… -
Isidore of Chios, Saint, Martyr (ISIDORO DI CHIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
A soldier belonging to the fleet of Alexandria at the time of the emperor Decius, with the rank of adjutant (optio) for the grain distributions. A short time… -
Isidore of Miletus (ISIDORO DI MILETO)
Name of two architects. I. THE ELDER was active during the 6th century in Constantinople, together with Anthemius of Tralles; placed in a subordinate position… -
Isidore of Pelusium, Saint (ISIDORO DI PELUSIO, SANTO)
Ecclesiastical writer, born, according to a notice reported by Photius, in Alexandria in the 2nd half of the 4th century. Of a noble and wealthy family, he… -
Isidore of Seville, Saint (ISIDORO DI SIVIGLIA, SANTO)
I. LIFE. - Born ca. 560, died 636. Son of an illustrious Hispano-Roman family (though his mother was perhaps of Gothic stock) that gave the Church and Spain… -
Isidore the Farmer, Saint (ISIDORO L'AGRICOLTORE, SANTO)
Also called I. of Madrid, b. around 1070 and d. 15 May 1130 in Madrid. He practiced the trade of a farmer in an exemplary manner, devoted at the same time to a… -
Isidore the Gnostic (ISIDORO GNOSTICO)
Son and disciple of Basilides. He wrote the following books: On the Growing Soul (Περὶ προφανῶς ψυχῆς; cf. Clement of Alexandria, Strom., II, 20, 113); Ethics… -
Isidoro Mercator
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Isis (ISIDE)
I. GENERALITIES. - The best-known Egyptian female deity. Her original cult center was the Delta, perhaps the city of Buto. Ancient testimonies reveal her… -
Islam (ISLÂM)
Religion founded by Muhammad (v.) in Arabia in the 7th century A.D. The name i. means in Arabic "dedication" to God. From it derives Islamism, while from the… -
Isla y Rojo, José Francisco de
Jesuit, preacher and satirical writer, b. at Vidanes in 1703, d. on 2 November 1781 at Bologna, where he had moved following the expulsion of his Order from… -
Ismael
Son of Abraham and of Hagar, Sarah's slave. The circumstances of his birth are read in Gen. 16. Sarah, Abraham's wife, having no offspring and being of a very… -
Ismaelites (ISMAELITI)
Thus are called, from the name of their father, the descendants of Ishmael. He had 12 sons, presented in the Bible as the ancestors of 12 Arab tribes… -
Ismahel
A name identical, in Hebrew, to Ishmael (Jihad'e'l); but the Vulgate, for the most part, slightly distinguishes the son of Abraham (Ismael) from the other… -
Isnard, Étienne (ISNARD, ETIENNE)
Theologian, canonist and historian, b. at Toulon on 17 Jan. 1578, d. there on 24 Oct. 1656. He entered the Order of Minims at Aix in Provence in 1607. After… -
Isnardo da Chiampo, Blessed (ISNARDO DA CHIAMPO, BEATO)
Dominican (also I. da Vicenza or da Pavia), b. at Chiampo (Vicenza) toward the end of the 12th century, d. at Pavia on 19 March 1244. Having taken the habit of… -
Išō'dēnaḥ
Nestorian metropolitan of Bāšrā, who lived in the 9th century. He composed the Book of Chastity, that is, a florilegium of brief biographies of ascetics who… -
Isola di Capo Rizzuto
Suppressed diocese. The small town of I. on the Ionian Sea, a little south of Crotone, was an episcopal see from the 9th century. The Byzantines, creating from… -
Isolani, Isidoro de
Dominican writer, b. in Milan probably between 1477 and 1480 and d. around the middle of 1528. He taught successively at Pavia (1513), Verona (1515), Milan… -
Isorelli, Dionisio
Musician, b. in Parma in 1544, d. in Rome on 21 April 1632. After having served at the court of the Medici in Florence as an organizer of spectacles (for… -
Išoʿ Bar Nūn (IŠŌ' BAR NŪN)
Nestorian Katholikos, elected in 823 at the age of 80 and d. in 828. He wrote: Questions on Holy Scripture, a juridical work Canons and Laws, some homilies… -
Išoʿbokt (IŠŌ'BŌKT)
Nestorian metropolitan of Réwardāšir (Persia), who lived in the 8th century. He is the author of an important juridical work in 6 books on the ecclesiastical… -
Išoʿdād of Merv (IŠŌ'DĀD DI MERW)
Nestorian bishop of Hēdattā. Born at Merw, he lived in the 9th century. Inspired by Theodore of Mopsuestia, he wrote a commentary on the Old and New… -
Išoʿjahb II (IŠŌ'JAHB II)
Nestorian Katholikos, b. at Gēdālā, consecrated in 628 and d. between 643 and 644. In a time troubled by the wars between the Persians and Heraclius and by the… -
Israel
Originally a surname of Jacob, then the name of the people descended from his 12 sons. God changed the name of the patriarch Jacob (v.) to I. (Gen. 32:28).… -
Israel (ISRAELE)
Official name assumed by the independent Jewish State that replaced the British Mandate over Palestine in 1948. (prepr. Enc. Cest.) ISRAEL. - 1) State borders… -
Issachar
Ninth son of Jacob, fifth of Leah, whose name Jiššāhār in the qērē perpetuum corresponds to "hired man" or "there is the reward"; in the qēthibh "He [God]… -
Issop (ISSOPO)
A small plant that was used for sprinkling in Hebrew rites. Hyssop is already mentioned in Ex. 12:22, where the Israelite doors in Egypt are spoken of as… -
Istanzio
Among the disciples of Priscillian, the bishop I. deserves special attention because the 11 treatises discovered by G. Schepss and published in CSEL, 18 (1889)… -
Iste Confessor Domini, Colentes
Hymn of Vespers in the Office of the Common of confessor pontiffs and non-pontiffs, whose author and date are unknown: it is found in manuscripts from as early… -
Iste Quem Laeti Colimus Fideles
Hymn of Lauds for the feast of St. Joseph, written, like the others of the same feast, by Fr. Giovanni della Concezione (Juan Escalar), Discalced Carmelite… -
Istonio
ISTONIO : v. CHIETI e VASTO, ARCIDIOCESI di. -
Istria
I. HISTORY. - The characteristic inhabited sites in prehistoric Istria are the castellieri, which appear in the Bronze Age; they are rings of walls generally… -
Itacius (ITACIO)
ITACIO: V. IDAZIO. -
Itala
Title by which the ancient Latin version of the Bible, earlier than the Vulgate (v.), was for a long time called. Now this terminology has been replaced by… -
Italian Catholic Action (A. C. I.) (AZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA (A. C. I.))
It is the national organization of the Catholic laity for a special and direct collaboration with the hierarchical apostolate of the Church. It is therefore… -
Italian Catholic Action Female Youth (GIOVENTÙ ITALIANA FEMMINILE DI AZIONE CATTOLICA)
It is one of the branches of Italian Catholic Action (A.C.I.), which gathers unmarried women up to the age of 30. I. ORGANIZATION. - Founded in 1918 in Milan… -
Italian Catholic Action Male Youth (GIOVENTÙ ITALIANA MASCHILE DI AZIONE CATTOLICA)
Current name (1931) of the men's group, whose original name was Gioventù cattolica italiana (G. C. I.), which was the cradle of Catholic Action in Italy and is… -
Italian Catholic Electoral Union (UNIONE ELETTORALE CATTOLICA ITALIANA)
An organization established after the suppression of the Opera dei Congressi (v.) on the basis of the encyclical Il fermo proposito (11 June 1905) and the… -
Italian Catholic Society for Scientific Studies (SOCIETÀ CATTOLICA ITALIANA PER GLI STUDI SCIENTIFICI)
A nationally based association, established among Italian Catholics at the beginning of the century, for the purpose of promoting «by every means science in… -
Italian Catholic Union of Technicians (UNIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA TECNICI)
UNIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA TECNICI: v. OPERE CATTOLICHE COORDINATE ALL'AZIONE CATTOLICA ITALIANA. -
Italian Catholic University Federation (F.U.C.I.) (FEDERAZIONE UNIVERSITARIA CATTOLICA ITALIANA (F.U.C.I.))
The very title of federation indicates an association of bodies that share common aims and a homogeneity of members. University circles appeared early in… -
Italian Catholic Yearbook (ANNUARIO CATTOLICO ITALIANO)
Annual series published in Rome from 1922 to 1938 (a single volume covers the years 1936 and 1937). The initiative was undertaken by the Secretariat of Culture… -
Italian Historical Archive (ARCHIVIO STORICO ITALIANO)
Florentine journal, founded in 1841, in years of general reinvigoration of historical studies, by a Genevan who had already made himself a promoter of the… -
Italian Modern School (SCUOLA ITALIANA MODERNA)
It is the oldest and most widely circulated magazine of Italian teachers, conceived in 1891 and first published in 1893 by G. Tovini (v.), so that it might… -
Italian People’s Party (PARTITO POPOLARE ITALIANO)
Political party, arisen after the First World War, with a strong democratic content, inspired by the doctrines of the Christian social school. I. ORIGIN. - It… -
Italian Protestant Churches (CHIESE PROTESTANTI ITALIANE)
The so-called Italian Protestant Churches, some of which continued their feeble existence down to our own days, are the following: 1) The "Independent Church"… -
Italian Risorgimento (RISORGIMENTO ITALIANO)
The very term R. brings us back to the literary and > (photo National Photo Cabinet) > RISORGIMENTO ITALIANO - A detail of the Mazzini Room. On display are the… -
Italian Sports Center (C.S.I.) (CENTRO SPORTIVO ITALIANO (C.S.I.))
It is a work willed by the General Directorate of the A.C.I. and promoted by the Gioventù italiana d'azione cattolica, with the "purpose of disciplining… -
Italian Women's Center (C.I.F.) (CENTRO ITALIANO FEMMINILE (C.I.F.))
It is a federation of women's forces inspired by Christian principles for constructive and harmonious action in all sectors of civil and social life (art. 1 of… -
Italian Youth (GIOVENTÙ ITALICA)
Journal published under the care of the Gioventù Italiana di Azione Cattolica from May 1912 — when it took over the legacy of La Parola, a monthly journal… -
Italic Gens (ITALICA GENS)
Federation of the Italian clergy for the assistance of national communities residing in transoceanic countries, founded in 1909. The institution is a branch of… -
Italo-Albanians (ITALO-ALBANESI)
This is the name given to those Italian citizens who live in the municipalities (more than a hundred) whose Albanian origin can be documented, founded in Italy… -
Italo-Byzantine Rite (ITALO-BIZANTINO, RITO)
It can be divided into two branches, the Italo-Greek and the Italo-Albanian. By the first designation is meant that rite introduced or renewed in Sicily and… -
Italo-Greeks (ITALO-GRECI)
These are the Greeks or Byzantines — merchants, ecclesiastics, soldiers, public officials — who moved to southern Italy and Sicily after their conquest by… -
Italy (ITALIA)
The Italian region corresponds, within its natural boundaries, to that part of Europe which extends south of the Alpine arc, from the mouth of the Var to the… -
Italy, Franciscan (ITALIA FRANCESCANA, L')
Quarterly review of Franciscan culture, founded in 1926 and directed by Fr. Ottavio da Alatri, a Capuchin (d. 25 Sept. 1943); it was continued by the brethren… -
Italy Sacred (ITALIA SACRA)
Title given by the Cistercian Ferdinando Ughelli (v.), abbot of Sts. Vincent and Anastasius at Aquae Salviae (Rome), to his history of the Italian episcopal… -
Italy, The (ITALIA, L')
A Milanese Catholic daily newspaper founded on 22 June 1912. It was then, and remained, the expression of the unity of purpose of Lombard Catholics; indeed… -
Ite, Missa Est («Go, the dismissal is given») (ITE, MISSA EST («ANDATEVENE, C'È IL CONGEDO»))
The dismissal in the Roman Mass, pronounced by the celebrant (in the solemn Mass by the deacon), is attested for the first time in the Ordo of John… -
Iteration of the Sacraments (ITERAZIONE DEI SACRAMENTI)
From Lat. iterare (to do a second time), it is the repeated conferral of the Sacraments, made to the same subject. I. MORAL PRINCIPLES. - Sacraments that have… -
Ithamar (ITHAMAR)
Youngest son of Aaron (Ex. 6:23); consecrated priest together with his brothers and Aaron (Ex. 28:1, 4, 29); he supervised the making of the sacred furnishings… -
Itineraries (ITINERARI)
From iter, they are practical indicators of the road to be traveled in order to move from one place to another: sometimes, especially in the less ancient ones… -
Iturbide, Agustín (ITURBIDE, AUGUSTIN)
Emperor of Mexico, b. 27 Sept. 1783 at Valladolid (present-day Morelia), d. 19 July 1824 at Padilla. Having entered the army, he rose to the rank of general.… -
Iturea
Greek and Roman writers call Iturea the region occupied by the Itureans, a nomadic tribe descended from the Ishmaelite Jethur (Gen. 25:15), which migrated… -
Iustitia
Legal journal published by the Unione giuristi cattolici italiani (v.), of which it is the official organ. It began publication in 1948 (editor Francesco Di… -
Ivan III, Grand Duke of Moscow and All Russia (IVAN III, GRANDUCA DI MOSCOVIA E DI TUTTE LE RUSSIE)
The name of this sovereign is identified with Russia's rise at the turn of the fifteenth to the sixteenth century. Born on 22 January 1440, died in 1505. He… -
Ivan IV, the Terrible (IVAN IV, IL TERRIBILE)
Born in 1533, died in 1584, he was crowned tsar by his metropolitan Macarius (v.) in 1547 without the prior permission of the Byzantine patriarch, who only in… -
Ivanov, Aleksandr Andreevič
Russian painter, b. 28 July 1806 in St. Petersburg, d. there 15 July 1858. He matured his art through the norms of the St. Petersburg Academy. He visited… -
Ivanov, Vyacheslav Ivanovič (IVANOV, VJAČESLAV IVANOVIČ)
Russian poet, philosopher and philologist, b. in Moscow on 16 (28) > (by courtesy of Prof. Ettore Lo Gatto) IVANOV, ALEKSANDR ANDREEVIČ. - St. John the… -
Ivantsov-Platonov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich (IVANTSOV-PLATONOV, ALEKSANDR MICHAJLOVIČ)
Born in 1835, died in 1894, archpriest, noted Russian historian and churchman. A doctor of church history, from 1858 he published numerous articles in various… -
Ivo Hélori, Saint (IVO HÉLORI, SANTO)
B. at Kermartin, near Tréguier in Brittany, in 1253, d. at Lahonec, diocese of Tréguier, on 19 May 1303. In his youth he studied in Paris and at Orléans… -
Ivo of Chartres, Saint (IVO DI CHARTRES, SANTO)
French canonist, b. at Beauvais in 1040, d. at Chartres on 23 Dec. 1115. > (phot. Enc. Catt.) IVO of CHARTRES, saint - Prologue in Decretum (12th cent.) -… -
Ivo of Paris (IVO DA PARIGI)
Capuchin thinker and polemicist, b. in Paris ca. 1590, d. there in 1678. A lawyer of the Parisian bar, he entered the Order at the age of 30; ordained a priest… -
Ivory (Art) (AVORIO (ARTE))
Ivory artifacts are frequent in ancient Christian funerary furnishings; they were often affixed to the loculi in the underground cemeteries as a means of… -
Ivrea, Diocese of (IVREA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese of Piedmont, in the province of Turin; pop. 168 thousand, of whom 16 thousand in the city; 143 parishes, divided into 25 rural vicariates; 317… -
Ivy (EDERA)
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Iwannis, Metropolitan of Dara (Syria) (IWANNIS, METROPOLITA DI DĀRĀ (SIRIA))
Syriac Monophysite writer, who lived in the 9th century. Most of his works are still unpublished. Of his writings of a dogmatic character, concerning… -
Izanagi and Izanami (IZANAGI E IZANANI)
IZANAGI e IZANANI: V. SHINTO. -
Izmir (SMIRNE)
Ancient city of Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey. It is one of the seven Churches of Asia mentioned in the Apocalypse, where the letter of St. John to the… -
Jesse (ISAI)
Third descendant of Boaz (v.) and father of David (v.), from Bethlehem. He had eight sons and at least two daughters. It was in his house that, after the… -
Unknowable, The (INCONOSCIBILE)
That which cannot be known in any way. The term and the concept are used in philosophy, theology and mysticism. Sophistry, skepticism, agnosticism and…