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Iabel (Heb. Jābhāl; Greek Iōbēl)(IABEL (EBR. JĀBHĀL; GRECO 'IΩΒΗ͂Λ))Vol. VI, p. 885 IABEL (Hebr. Jābhāl; Greek 'Iωβῆλ). — Cainite, son of Lamech and Ada. He was the first to initiate the life of the nomadic livestock herder (Gen. 4:20). This…
IabesVol. VI, p. 885 IABES. – Name of two cities and two figures of the Old Testament. 1. Transjordanian Israelite city, commonly called I.-Galaad (Iudc. 21, 8. 10. 12. 41; I Sam.…
Iabin (Heb. Jābhīn "He considers")(IABIN (EBR.: JĀBHĪN «EGLI CONSIDERA»))Vol. VI, p. 885 IABIN (Hebr.: Jābhīn “he considers”). — King of Hazor (Ḥāṣōr), in the tribe of Nephthali, instigator and leader of the northern Canaanite federation, defeated…
Iaboc (Heb. Jabbāq)(IABOC (EBR. JABBĀQ))Vol. VI, p. 885 IABOC (Heb. Jabbāq). — Eastern tributary of the Jordan. It is famous in the Bible for the nocturnal struggle sustained on its banks (v. PHANUEL) by the…
Iachin (Heb. Jābīn "[He] restores")(IACHIN (EBR. JĀBĪN «[EGLI] RISTABILISCE»))Vol. VI, p. 885 IACHIN (Heb. jābīn “[He] establishes”). – One of the two columns erected before the entrance to Solomon’s Temple (I Reg. 7:21; II Par. 3:17); the other was…
Iacobello del FioreVol. VI, p. 885 IACOBELLO del FIORE. – Painter. He is documented from 1400 onward; d. in 1439. In his youthful paintings (the antependium of S. Ubaldo in Pesaro, a polyptych…
Iacobus de Zocchis de FerrariaVol. VI, p. 885 IACOBUS de ZOCCHIS de FERRARIA. — A by no means obscure canonist of the 15th century, born in Ferrara (hence the appended designation) at an uncertain date. He…
Iacopino da TradateVol. VI, p. 886 IACOPINO da TRADATE. — Lombard sculptor, he took part in the work on the construction of Milan Cathedral from 1401 to 1425, and in 1407 was head of the…
Iacopino del ConteVol. VI, p. 886 IACOPINO del CONTE. - Painter, b. in Firenze in 1510, d. in Roma on 9 Jan. 1598. A pupil of Andrea del Sarto, he was also influenced by Michelangelo and by the…
Iacopino di Francesco dei Bavosi or dei Papazzoni, known as Iacopo da Bologna(IACOPINO DI FRANCESCO DEI BAVOSI O DEI PAPAZZONI, DETTO IACOPO DA BOLOGNA)Vol. VI, p. 886 IACOPINO di FRANCESCO dei BAVOSI or dei PAPAZZONI, known as IACOPO da BOLOGNA. — Bolognese painter, mentioned in documents from 1360 to 1383 and certainly…
Iacopo (Lapo) TedescoVol. VI, p. 887 IACOPO (LAPO) TEDESCO. – Legendary architect of the 13th century, whom Vasari, in the second edition of the Vite (1568), says came from Germany to construct…
Iacopo da CamerinoVol. VI, p. 886 IACOPO da CAMERINO. - Mosaicist friar, assistant to Torriti in the apse mosaic of S. Giovanni in Laterano, completed c. 1292. In the lower mosaic band, on the…
Iacopo DacciesolaVol. VI, p. 887 IACOPO DACCIESOLA : v. GIACOMO di CESSOLLES.
Iacopo de' BarbariVol. VI, p. 886 IACOPO de' BARBARI: v. DE' BARBARI, IACOPO.
Iacopo della LanaVol. VI, p. 886 IACOPO della LANA. - Known as Lanèo, born in Bologna around 1290, died there around 1365. He is the author of a vernacular commentary on La Comedia di Dante…
Iacopo di Porta RavegnanaVol. VI, p. 886 IACOPO di PORTA RAVEGNANA. - Bolognese jurist, born in an uncertain year, already holding a chair before 1140, died in Bologna on 11 Oct. 1178. He was one of…
Iacopone Da TodiVol. VI, p. 887 IACOPONE da Todi. – Franciscan mystic and poet, b. at Todi ca. 1230, d. at Collazzone on 25 December 1306. He studied law at Bologna, practised as an attorney…
Iahel (Heb. Jēh'ēl)(IAHEL (EBR. JĒH'ĒL))Vol. VI, p. 888 IAHEL (Hebr. Jēh'ēl). — Name of several biblical figures. In addition to a son of King Iosaphat (II Par. 21:2) and an overseer of the “house of God” in the…
Iair (Heb. Jā'ir)(IAIR (EBR. JĀ'IR))Vol. VI, p. 888 IAIR (Hebр. Jā'ir). - 1. An Israelite, of the tribe of Judah on his father's side, and of the tribe of Manasseh on the side of his grandmother. The jair of I.…
Iajo (Le Jay), Claudio(IAJO (LE JAV), CLAUDIO)Vol. VI, p. 889 IAJO (LE JAV), CLAUDIO. — Theologian and controversialist, born around 1500 at Mieussy (Savoy), died at Vienna, in Austria, on 6 August 1552. Having obtained…
Iam Christus Astra AscenderatVol. VI, p. 889 « IAM CHRISTUS ASTRA ASCENDERAT ». — This is the hymn of Matins for the feast of Pentecost, of Ambrosian origin. The descent of the Holy Spirit in tongues of…
Iam Lucis Orto SidereVol. VI, p. 889 « IAM LUCIS ORTO SIDERE ». - A hymn sung at the beginning of the Hour of Prime, composed by an unknown author of the school of s. Ambrogio, and therefore…
Iam Morte Victor ObrutaVol. VI, p. 889 « IAM MORTE VICTOR OBRUTA ». — Hymn of Lauds for the feast of the Holy Rosary, composed by the Dominican Th. A. Ricchini (cf. A. Walz, Compedium historiae…
Iam Sol Recedit IgneusVol. VI, p. 889 « IAM SOL RECEDIT IGNEUS ». - Hymn at Saturday Vespers, by an unknown author, belonging to the “Irish-Anglo-Saxon” group. With the disappearance of daylight…
Iam Toto Subito Vesper Eat PoloVol. VI, p. 889 «IAM TOTO SUBITO VESPER EAT POLO». – Hymn of Vespers for the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, in Asclepiad stanzas, composed in the 17th century when Innocent XI…
Iamblichus (Greek: Iamblichos)(GIAMBLICO (ἸΆΜΒΛΙΟΣ, IAMBLICHUS))Vol. VI, p. 229 GIAMBLICO (Ἰάμβλιος, Iamblichus). – Neoplatonic philosopher, b. at Calcis in Coelesyria, d. under Constantine the Great around 330. Little information about…
Iamnia (Heb. Jāhnēl; Gr. Aixinā, Iaxnēl)(IAMNIA (EBR. JÄHNEL; GR. ΑἸΞΝΆ, ΙΑΞΝΉΛ))Vol. VI, p. 889 IAMNIA (Heb. Jähnel; Greek Αἰξνά, Ιαξνήλ) — A city on the northern borders of Judaea (Ios. 15:5), to be identified with Iabnia, the Philistine city dismantled…
Iavelli, CrisostomoVol. VI, p. 890 IAVELLI, CRISOSTOMO. — Dominican theologian, born at Casale Monferrato around 1470, died at Bologna after 1538. A religious of the Dominican province «…
