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Isaac(ISACCO)Vol. VII, p. 156 ISAAC. — Son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Jacob and Esau. He is the second of the great patriarchs of the Hebrew people. In Holy Scripture he is presented…
Isaac ben Solomon Israeli(ISACCO BEN SALOMON ISRAELI)Vol. VII, p. 159 ISACCO ben SALOMON ISRAELI. — Jewish philosopher, born in Egypt ca. 1865, died in Tunis ca. 955. He practiced medicine at the court of the caliphs of Qajrawān.…
Isaac II Angelos, Emperor of the East(ISACCO II, ANGELO, IMPERATORE D'ORIENTE)Vol. VII, p. 159 ISACCO II, Angelo, EMPEROR OF THE EAST. - He was emperor twice, from 1185 to 1195 and, with the help of the Latins, from August 1203 until January 1204. His…
Isaac Jogues, Saint(ISACCO JOGUES, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 159 ISAAC JOGUES, Saint: v. CANADO-AMERICAN MARTYRS.
Isaac of Amida(ISACCO DI AMIDA)Vol. VII, p. 158 ISACCO di AMIDA. — A Syriac writer of the 4th or 5th century, of whom it is not known whether he was the same as Isacco of Antioch or a different person.…
Isaac of Antioch(ISACCO DI ANTIOCHIA)Vol. VII, p. 158 ISACCO di ANTIOCHIA. – Also called the Great, who according to some would be identical with I. di Amida. It is known from Gennadius that he was a very prolific…
Isaac of Edessa(ISACCO DI EDESSA)Vol. VII, p. 158 ISACCO di EDESSA. – According to Giacomo di Edessa, there would have been two I. di E., one a Monophysite from the second half of the 5th century and another…
Isaac of Nineveh(ISACCO DI NINIVE)Vol. VII, p. 159 ISACCO di NINIVE. - Syrian spiritual writer of the 7th century, born at Bér Qatrājē and later consecrated bishop of Nineveh by the Nestorian catholicos Giorgio…
Isaac of Stella(ISACCO DELLA STELLA)Vol. VII, p. 159 ISACCO della STELLA. — Cistercian abbot and theologian, born in England at the beginning of the twelfth century, died in the monastery of La Stella (near…
Isaac, Saint(ISACCO, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 158 ISACCO, saint. - Abbot of Constantinople, who lived in the fourth century and died between 406 and 425. He founded the first monastery of Constantinople and…
ISAAK (IZAC), HEINRICHVol. VII, p. 155 ISAAK (IZAC), HEINRICH. - Flemish composer, b. ca. 1450, d. at Florence in 1517. He first lived at the court of Ferrara, then became organist and chapel master…
ISABELLA II, QUEEN OF SPAIN(ISABELLA II, REGINA DI SPAGNA)Vol. VII, p. 155 ISABELLA II, queen of SPAIN. – B. on 10 Oct. 1830 in Madrid, d. on 9 Apr. 1904 in Paris. Daughter of Ferdinando VII and Maria Cristina, she lost her father at…
ISABELLA OF FRANCE, BLESSED(ISABELLA DI FRANCIA, BEATA)Vol. VII, p. 155 ISABELLA di FRANCIA, blessed. — Daughter of Luigi VIII and Bianca di Castiglia, sovereigns of France, born in March 1225 and died on 23 February 1270. Having…
Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Castile(ISABELLA LA CATTOLICA, REGINA DI CASTIGLIA)Vol. VII, p. 155 ISABELLA the Catholic, queen of CASTILE. – B. 22 April 1451 at Madrigal de las Altas Torres, d. 26 November 1504 at Medina del Campo. Daughter of Giovanni II…
ISAI (HEB. ISHAJ; VULG. JESSE)(ISAI (EBR. JŠAJ; VOLG. IESSE))Vol. VII, p. 160 ISAI (Heb. Jšaj; Vulg. Iesse). - Third descendant of Booz (v.) and father of David (v.), of Bethlehem. He had eight sons and at least two daughters. It was to…
ISAIA (HEB. JĒŠA-JĀH[Ā] "SALVATION [IS] YAHWEH", SEPTUAGINT 'HESAIAU)(ISAIA (EBR. JĒŠA-JĀH[Ā] «SALUTE [È] JAHWEH», SETTANTA 'HOZĪZ))Vol. VII, p. 160 ISAIA (Hebrew Jēša-jāh[ā] «salvation [is] Jahweh», Septuagint Hozīz). — The greatest of the writing prophets of the Old Testament (8th century B.C.). I. THE…
ISAIA D'ESTEVol. VII, p. 165 ISAIA d'ESTE. - Lateran Regular Canon, d. in the early years of the sixteenth century, also called «di Padova», in accordance with the Lateran Canons’ custom…
ISAIA DA PISAVol. VII, p. 165 ISAIA da Pisa. - Sculptor active in Rome and Naples around the middle of the 15th century. In 1447, in Rome, as successor to Filarete, he was entrusted with…
IsauriaVol. VII, p. 165 ISAURIA. – It is the westernmost province of the patriarchate of Antioch and, in the ecclesiastical geography of the Byzantine period, comprises only part of…
Iscariot(ISCARIOTA)Vol. VII, p. 166 ISCARIOTA: v. GIUDA ISCARIOTA.
Ischia, Diocese of(ISCHIA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 166 ISCHIA, DIOCESE of. — Founded in the 12th century on the largest of the islands in the Gulf of Naples; area 46.3 sq km; entirely Catholic population of 53,000…
Isenbiehl, Johann LorenzVol. VII, p. 166 ISENBIEHL, JOHANN LORENZ. - Catholic exegete and Orientalist, b. in 1744 at Heiligenstadt (Eichsfeld), d. 26 Dec. 1818 at Östrich (Rheingau). Parish priest at…
Isenburg, Diether vonVol. VII, p. 166 ISENBURG, DIETHER von. — Archbishop of Mainz, born in 1412, died on 7 May 1482 at Aschaffenburg. Elected archbishop of Mainz in 1459, he did not receive the…
Isernia and Venafro, Diocese of(ISERNIA E VENAFRO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 167 ISERNIA AND VENAFRO, DIOCESE OF. — United dioceses, suffragans of Capua, in Campania. Over an area of 714 sq. km. there is a population of 53,000 inhabitants,…
Ishbaal(ISBOSETH)Vol. VII, p. 166 ISBOSETH. – The only one of the four sons of Saul (v.) to survive the battle of Gelboe (v.). His original name, ‘Īl-ba‘al (I Par. 8:34), “man of the Lord,” was…
Ishmael(ISMAEL)Vol. VII, p. 197 ISMAEL. - Son of Abramo and Agar, Sara’s slave. The circumstances of his birth are related in Gen. 16. Sara, Abramo’s wife, having no children and being of…
Ishmaelites(ISMAELITI)Vol. VII, p. 197 ISHMAELITES. - This is the name given, from that of their father, to the descendants of Ishmael. He had 12 sons, presented in the Bible as the progenitors of…
Ishtar(ISTAR)Vol. VII, p. 212 ISTAR. - The principal female divinity of the pantheon of the Babylonians and Assyrians, as well as of numerous other peoples of ancient western Asia, although…
Isidore(ISIDORO)Vol. VII, p. 168 ISIDORO. – Metropolitan of Kiev (1436–58); cardinal-bishop of Sabina (1439–63), united patriarch of Constantinople (1459–63). Born at Mesembria in Greece, he…
Isidore of Alexandria, Saint(ISIDORO DI ALESSANDRIA, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 168 ISIDORO di ALESSANDRIA, saint. - Solitary of Mount Nitria, born in 319 and died in 404. He was a disciple of St Anthony the Hermit and companion of St…
Isidore of Chios, Saint, Martyr(ISIDORO DI CHIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. VII, p. 168 ISIDORO of CHIOS, saint, martyr. – A soldier belonging to the fleet of Alexandria during the reign of the emperor Decius, with the rank of assistant (optio)…
Isidore of Miletus(ISIDORO DI MILETO)Vol. VII, p. 169 ISIDORO di MILETO. — Name of two architects. I. THE ELDER was active during the 6th century in Constantinople, together with Artemio di Tralle; placed under…
Isidore of Pelusium, Saint(ISIDORO DI PELUSIO, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 169 ISIDORO di PELUSIO, saint. — Ecclesiastical writer, born, according to a notice reported by Photius, in Alexandria in the second half of the fourth century. Of…
Isidore of Seville, Saint(ISIDORO DI SIVIGLIA, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 169 ISIDORO di SIVIGLIA, saint. – I. LIFE. – Born ca. 560, died in 636. Son of an illustrious Hispano-Roman family (although his mother was perhaps of Gothic…
ISIDORE THE FARMER, SAINT(ISIDORO L'AGRICOLTORE, SANTO)Vol. VII, p. 168 ISIDORO L'AGRICOLTORE, saint. — Also called I. of Madrid, born around 1070 and died on 15 May 1130 in Madrid. He practiced the occupation of farmer in an…
ISIDORE THE GNOSTIC(ISIDORO GNOSTICO)Vol. VII, p. 169 ISIDORO GNOSTICO. - Son and disciple of Basilic. He wrote the following books: On the Inborn Soul (Περὶ προφανῶς ψυχῆς; cf. Clemente Alessandrino, Strom., II,…
Isidoro MercatorVol. VII, p. 169 ISIDORO MERCATOR: v. PSEUDO-ISIDORO.
ISIS(ISIDE (ISIS; EGIZ. I.T [« SEGGIO »]; GR. 'IΣΙΣ))Vol. VII, p. 167 ISIDE (ISIS; Egyptian i.t [“throne”]; Greek 'Iσις). – I. GENERAL. – The best-known Egyptian female divinity. Her original cult center was the Delta, perhaps…
Isla y Rojo, José Francisco deVol. VII, p. 196 ISLA Y ROJO, JOSÉ FRANCISCO de. — Jesuit, preacher, and satirical writer, born at Vidanes in 1703, died on 2 November 1781 at Bologna, where he had moved…
Islam(ISLÂM)Vol. VII, p. 173 ISLAM. - The religion founded by Muḥammad (q.v.) in Arabia in the 7th century A.D. The term islām in Arabic means “submission” to God. From it derives…
IsmahelVol. VII, p. 197 ISMAHEL. - A name identical, in Hebrew, with Ismael (Jihad'e'l); but the Vulgate, for the most part, makes a slight distinction between the son of Abraham…
Isnard, Étienne(ISNARD, ETIENNE)Vol. VII, p. 197 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…
Isnardo da Chiampo, Blessed(ISNARDO DA CHIAMPO, BEATO)Vol. VII, p. 197 ISNARDO da CHIAMPO, blessed. — Dominican (also I. da Vicenza or da Pavia), born at Chiampo (Vicenza) toward the end of the 12th century, died at Pavia on 19…
Isola di Capo RizzutoVol. VII, p. 198 ISOLA di CAPO RIZZUTO. — Suppressed diocese. The town of I. on the Ionian Sea, a little south of Crotone, was an episcopal see from as early as the 9th…
Isolani, Isidoro deVol. VII, p. 198 ISOLANI, ISIDORO de. - Dominican writer, born in Milan probably between 1477 and 1480, and died around the middle of 1528. He taught successively at Pavia…
Isorelli, DionisioVol. VII, p. 199 ISORELLI, DIONISIO. - Musician, b. at Parma in 1544, d. at Rome on 21 Apr. 1632. After serving at the Medici court in Florence as an organizer of…
IsraelVol. VII, p. 210 ISRAEL. - At first the surname of Giacobbe, then the name of the people descended from his 12 sons. God changed the name of the patriarch Giacobbe (v.) to I.…
Israel(ISRAELE)Vol. VII, p. 210 ISRAELE. - Official designation assumed by the independent Jewish State that replaced the British mandate over Palestine in 1948. (prepr. Enc. Cest.) ISRAEL -…
IssacharVol. VII, p. 211 ISSACHAR. – Ninth son of Jacob, fifth of Lia, whose name Jiššāhār in the qērē perpetuum corresponds to “mercenary man” or “there is the wage”; in the qēthibh,…
Issop (Hebrew Ἔσοβή; Greek Ἄσωπος)(ISSOPO (EBR. ἜΣΟΒΉ; GRECO ἌΣΩΠΟΣ))Vol. VII, p. 211 ISSOPO (Hebr. ἔσοβή; Greek ἄσωπος). — A small plant used for sprinkling in Jewish rites. The h. is mentioned as early as Ex. 12:22, where the Israelite doors…
IstanzioVol. VII, p. 212 ISTANZIO. – Among the disciples of Priscilliano, the bishop I. deserves special attention, because the 11 treatises discovered by G. Schepss and published in…
Iste Confessor Domini, ColentesVol. VII, p. 213 «ISTE CONFESSOR DOMINI, COLENTES». - Hymn of Vespers in the Office of the Common of confessors, pontiffs and non-pontiffs, whose author and date are unknown:…
Iste Quem Laeti Colimus FidelesVol. VII, p. 213 «ISTE QUEM LAETI COLIMUS FIDELES». - Hymn of Lauds for the feast of St. Joseph, written, like the others for the same feast, by Fr. Giovanni della Concezione…
IstonioVol. VII, p. 229 ISTONIO : v. CHIETI e VASTO, ARCIDIOCESI di.
IstriaVol. VII, p. 229 ISTRIA. – I. HISTORY. – The characteristic settlements inhabited in the prehistory of I. are the castellieri, which appear in the Bronze Age; they are…
Išoʿ Bar Nūn(IŠŌ' BAR NŪN)Vol. VII, p. 198 IŠŌ' BAR NŪN. – Nestorian Catholicos, elected in 823 at the age of 80 and died in 828. He wrote: Questions on Holy Scripture; a juridical work, Canons and…
Išoʿbokt(IŠŌ'BŌKT)Vol. VII, p. 198 IŠŌ'BŌKT. – Nestorian metropolitan of Réwardāšir (Persia), who lived in the eighth century. He is the author of an important juridical work in 6 books on…
Išoʿdād of Merv(IŠŌ'DĀD DI MERW)Vol. VII, p. 198 IŠŌ'DĀD of 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…
Išoʿjahb II(IŠŌ'JAHB II)Vol. VII, p. 198 IŠŌ'JAHB II. – Nestorian katholikos, born at Gēdālā, consecrated in 628 and died between 643 and 644. In a period troubled by the wars between the Persians and…
