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Jabalpur (Jubbulpore), Apostolic Prefecture of (JABALPUR (JUBBULPORE), PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
Erected on 18 July 1932 with territory detached from the dioceses of Nagpur and Allahabad under the name of Jubbulpore. It is located in central India and is a… -
Jabel (IABEL)
A Cainite, son of Lamech and of Adah. He was the first to begin the life of the nomadic cattle-breeder (Gen. 4:20). It is the primary patriarchal culture of… -
Jabes (IABES)
Name of two cities and two figures of the Old Testament. 1. A Transjordanian Israelite city, commonly called Jabesh-Gilead (Judg. 21:8, 10, 12, 41; 1 Sam.… -
Jabin (IABIN)
King of Hazor (Ḥāṣōr), in the tribe of Naphtali, instigator and leader of the Canaanite federation of the north, defeated and killed by Joshua, who occupied… -
Jaboc (IABOC)
An eastern tributary of the Jordan. It is famous in the Bible for the night struggle fought on its banks (v. PHANUEL) by the patriarch Jacob (v.), returning… -
Jaboticabal, Diocese of (JABOTICABAL, DIOCESI DI)
In the eastern part of the State of São Paulo in Brazil. It has an area of 8,000 sq km with a population of 350,000 inhabitants, of whom 250,000 are Catholics… -
Jaca, Diocese of (JACA, DIOCESI DI)
An Aragonese diocese, situated in the civil provinces of Saragossa and Huesca and bordering on the French dioceses of Bayonne and Tarbes-Lourdes. It is a… -
Jacarezinho, Diocese of (JACAREZINHO, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in the State of Paraná in Brazil. It has an area of approximately 100,000 sq km, with 600,000 inhabitants, of whom 500,000 are Catholics; it… -
Jaccard, François, Blessed (JACCARD, FRANÇOIS, BEATO)
Born on 6 September 1799 at Onion (Haute-Savoie), he entered the seminary of the Foreign Missions of Paris in Aug. 1821. A priest in 1823, he left in July for… -
Jachin (IACHIN)
One of the two columns erected before the entrance of Solomon's Temple (1 Kings 7:21; 2 Chron. 3:17); the other was called Boaz, with evident symbolism in the… -
Jacob (GIACOBBE)
Patriarch (v.), also called Israel (v.), from whom the Hebrew people was formed, through his 12 sons, the ancestors of the 12 tribes. In the Egyptian scarabs… -
Jacobi, Friedrich Heinrich
Philosopher, b. in Düsseldorf on 25 January 1743, d. in Munich on 10 March 1819. He cultivated literary and philosophical studies, but he was not a philosopher… -
Jacobini, Domenico
Cardinal, born in Rome on 3 September 1837, died there on 3 February 1900. Ordained a priest, he carried on a notable activity. An ardent supporter of Catholic… -
Jacobini, Lodovico
Cardinal, b. Jan. 6, 1832 at Genzano, d. Feb. 27, 1887 at Rome. Having begun his studies in the Seminary of Albano, he completed them in Rome and became an… -
Jacobins (GIACOBINI)
The Jacobin club was, among the societies and political groups that arose during the French Revolution, one of the most important, and through its action in… -
Jacobites (GIACOBITI)
Name given to the Syrian Monophysites, derived from Jacob Baradaeus, who around the middle of the 6th century organized the Monophysite Church, especially in… -
Jacob, Max
Born in Quimper (France) on July 11, 1876, died in the Drancy concentration camp on March 5, 1944. A poet, novelist, and painter, he was friends with P.… -
Jacobs, Luca
JACOBS, LUCA: v. LUCA di LEIDA. -
Jacquier, François
Philosopher, mathematician, astronomer of the Order of Minims, b. at Vitry-les-Français on 7 June 1711, d. at Rome on 3 July 1788. Sent to Rome, he completed… -
Jaegen, Hieronymus
Mystic, b. 23 Aug. 1841 at Trier, where he spent almost his entire life and where he d. 26 Jan. 1919. J. was successively an engineer, a bank director and a… -
Jaén, Diocese of (JAÉN, DIOCESI DI)
Suffragan of the metropolis of Granada in Spain, included in the civil province of the same name, except for a southeastern part. The diocese has an area of… -
Jaffé, Philipp
Distinguished historian and critic, b. at Schwersenz (Posen) on 17 Feb. 1819, d. by suicide at Wittenberge on 3 Apr. 1870. He studied in Berlin under the… -
Jaffna, Diocese of (JAFFNA, DIOCESI DI)
It was formerly an apostolic vicariate erected in 1845 with the division of the vicariate of Ceylon. On 1 Oct. 1884 it became definitively exempt from the… -
Jager, Johannes V (JAGER, JOHANNES, V)
JAGER, JOHANNES, v. CROTUS (RUBIANUS), JOANNES. -
Jahballaha I (JAHBALLĀHĀ I)
Catholicos of the Church of Persia (415-20). In 418 he went to Constantinople as ambassador of King Yazdegerd I. In 419 a synod was held under him at… -
Jahballaha III (JAHBALLĀHĀ III)
Nestorian catholicos from 1281 to 1317, a Mongol, born at Kuoseng in 1244. He lived as a monk in a monastery near Beijing. He traveled to western Asia on a… -
Jahel (GIAELE)
Wife of Heber the Kenite. Sisera, the Canaanite general defeated by Barak, in flight encounters along his way a camp of Kenite nomads, who from the negeb… -
Jahiel (IAHEL)
Name of several biblical figures. Besides a son of King Jehoshaphat (II Chron. 21:2) and a prefect of the "house of God" in the time of King Josiah (ibid.… -
Jahn, Johann
Exegete and orientalist, b. at Tasswitz (Moravia) on 18 June 1750, d. at Vienna on 16 Aug. 1816. A Premonstratensian (1772), he was a professor at Olmütz… -
Jainism (GIAINISMO)
GIAINISMO: v. JAINISMO. -
Jainism (JAINISMO)
J. is a philosophical-religious movement that formed, it seems, around the 8th century B.C. in northeastern India, as a reaction to Brahmanic orthodoxy, and… -
Jair (IAIR)
1. An Israelite, of the tribe of Judah on his father's side, and of the tribe of Manasseh on his grandmother's side. The dan of J. belongs to the half-tribe of… -
Jairus (GIAIRO)
Ruler of the synagogue (v.) of Capernaum, whose daughter was raised from the dead by Jesus. The miracle of the raising of Jairus's daughter performed by Jesus… -
Jakarta, Apostolic Vicariate of (DJAKARTA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
By a decree dated 7 Feb. 1950 the Sacred Congregation of Propaganda Fide changed the name of the apostolic vicariate of Batavia to that of D. The reason for… -
Jakoubek
JAKOUBEK: v. CALISTINI. -
Jalabert, Louis
Epigrapher, b. in Lyon on 30 March 1877, d. in Nice on 12 Aug. 1943. Having entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus in 1895, he was then sent to the… -
Jalapa, Diocese of (JALAPA, DIOCESI DI)
JALAPA, DIOCESI di: v. VERA CRUZ, DIOCESI di. -
Jamaica (GIAMAICA (JAMAICA))
By area (11,525 sq km), the third of the Greater Antilles, situated S. of Cuba. Largely mountainous, it has a hot tropical climate (especially in the S.) and a… -
James (GIACOMO)
It has the same etymology as Jacob (v.). From the Greek Ἰάσοβος comes Iacobus, Jacopo, J. In the New Testament two Apostles are listed with the name of J.… -
James, Bishop of Nisibis, Saint (GIACOMO, VESCOVO DI NISIBI, SANTO)
He was the first bishop of that see and as such assisted at the Council of Nicaea (325). After encouraging the population during the various sieges suffered by… -
James II, King of England (GIACOMO II, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
B. in London on 15 Oct. 1633, d. at St. Germain on 17 Sept. 1701. The second son of Charles I, he was taken prisoner in the revolution in which, the throne… -
James I Intercisus, Saint (GIACOMO I'INTERCISO, SANTO)
Persian martyr, called the Intercised because he was torn limb from limb. Latin, Greek, Coptic, Armenian, and, first of all, Syriac acts speak of him (ed. P.… -
James I, King of England (GIACOMO I, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
Sixth king of Scotland, b. at Edinburgh on 19 June 1566, d. at Theobalds on 27 March 1625. Only son of Mary Stuart and her second husband, Lord Darnley. His… -
James of Ascoli (GIACOMO D'ASCOLI)
Minorite theologian, b. in the last decades of the 13th century. He studied in Paris and in 1309 is remembered among the masters who were consulted for the… -
James of Bevagna (GIACOMO DI BEVAGNA)
GIACOMO di BEVAGNA: v. BIANCONI, GIACOMO. -
James of Cessoles (De Cessolis) (GIACOMO DI CESSOLLES (DE CESSOLIS))
Dominican lector and writer of the 13th century. In the Liber de moribus hominum he treats of the customs and obligations of the various classes of human… -
James of Edessa (GIACOMO DI EDESSA)
Famous Monophysite writer (ca. 640-708), the most distinguished representative of Christian Hellenism in the Syriac language, comparable to St. Jerome, and… -
James of Jüterbog (GIACOMO DI JÜTERBOG)
Born in 1381 in the surroundings of Jüterbog near Berlin, the son of a poor peasant; his name was Benedikt Stolzenhagen; at the age of twenty he became a monk… -
James of Lausanne (GIACOMO DI LOSANNA)
Dominican theologian and preacher, b. at Lausanne around the middle of the 13th century, d. at Pons in 1321. He was a member of the commission appointed by the… -
James of Lilienstein (GIACOMO DI LILIENSTEIN)
Dominican theologian of the early 16th century. A professor of theology at the philosophical-theological academy of Budapest, run by the Dominicans, G. wrote… -
James of Metz (GIACOMO DI METZ)
Dominican theologian and writer, b. at Metz. Nothing is known of his life, except that he commented twice on the Sentences of Lombard in Paris between the end… -
James of Milan (GIACOMO DA MILANO)
Franciscan writer, of the Capelli or de Capellis family, who lived during the 13th century, lector of the convent of Milan. He is the author of the valuable… -
James of Molay (GIACOMO DI MOLAY)
Last Grand Master of the Order of the Templars. Born probably near Cintrey (Haute-Saône) around 1244. Admitted into the Order of the Templars in 1265, he… -
James of Pietrasanta (GIACOMO DA PIETRASANTA)
GIACOMO da PIETRASANTA: v. PIETRASANTA JACOPO O GIACOMO da. -
James of Poirino (GIACOMO DA POIRINO)
In the world, Luigi Marocco. An Observant Friar Minor, born at Poirino on 10 March 1808, died at the Madonna degli Angeli (Turin) on 30 September 1885; he was… -
James of San Gimignano (GIACOMO DA SAN GIMIGNANO)
GIACOMO da SAN GIMIGNANO: v. GIOVANNI da CALVOLI. -
James of Serug (Sarug) (GIACOMO DI SÉRUG (SARUG))
Monophysite bishop of Baṭnā near Edessa, b. ca. 451 at Kürtām on the Euphrates, and d. at Baṭnā in 520-21. Although he had been a student in the Nestorianizing… -
James of Teramo (GIACOMO DA TERAMO)
Canonist, also called de Ancharano, b. in 1350, d. in Poland in 1417. After studying law in Padua, he was probably also a professor in that city. In 1391 he… -
James of the Marches (GIACOMO DELLA MARCA)
Panel by Cosme Tura (15th cent.). Modena, Galleria Estense. Victor, the Aquinate, Albert the Great, Ulrich of Strasbourg, Plato, Aristotle, Boethius. BIBL.: M.… -
James of the Marches, Saint (GIACOMO DELLA MARCA, SANTO)
Born in 1394 at Monteprandone (diocese of Ripatransone in the Marches) into a very humble family, died at Naples on 28 Nov. 1476. He completed his studies… -
James of Varazze (Jacobus a Voragine), Blessed (GIACOMO DA VARAZZE (JACOBUS A VARAGINE), BEATO)
Born at Varazze around 1230, he took the Dominican habit in 1244; he taught theology and preached in Genoa, Viterbo and other cities of Italy from 1252 to… -
James of Viterbo, Blessed (GIACOMO DA VITERBO, BEATO)
Augustinian theologian, b. at Viterbo around the middle of the 13th century, d. at Naples between the end of 1307 and the beginning of 1308. Historians after… -
James of Vitry (GIACOMO DI VITRY)
Cardinal, famous preacher and writer, b. around 1170 at Vitry in France, perhaps at Vitry-sur-Seine, d. at Rome on 1 May 1240. He studied at the University of… -
James, Saint, Martyr (GIACOMO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
GIACOMO, santo, martire: v. MARIANO and GIACOMO, saints, martyrs. -
James the German (of Ulm) (GIACOMO ALEMANNO (DI ULMA))
GIACOMO ALEMANNO (di ULMA), beato: v. GRIESINGER, GIACOMO. -
Jamestown, Diocese of (JAMESTOWN, DIOCESI DI)
JAMESTOWN, DIOCESI di: v. FARGO, DIOCESI di. -
James V, King of Scotland (GIACOMO V, RE DI SCOZIA)
Born at Linlithgow on 10 April 1512, died at Falkland on 12 December 1542. After the regency of his mother he was deemed capable of governing in 1524. In 1528… -
James, William
Philosopher, psychologist and educationist, b. in New York on 11 Jan. 1842, d. at Chocorua (New Hampshire) on 26 Aug. 1910. The son of a Protestant theologian… -
Jamet, Pierre-François
Priest, b. at Fresne (Orne, France) on 12 Sept. 1762, d. at Caen on 12 Jan. 1845. Ordained a priest on 22 Sept. 1787, he was appointed confessor and spiritual… -
Jammes, Francis
French poet, b. at Tournay on 2 Dec. 1868, d. at Hasparren on 10 Nov. 1938, after having lived there for almost forty years. The son of a registrar's clerk who… -
Jamnia (IAMNIA)
A city on the northern borders of Judea (Josh. 15:5), to be identified with Iabnia, a Philistine city dismantled by Uzziah (2 Chron. 26:6) and known in later… -
Janauschek, Leopold (JANAUSCHEK, LEOPOLIS)
Cistercian, b. at Brünn (Moravia) on 13 Oct. 1827, d. at Baden near Heiligenkreuz on 23 July 1898. He entered the monastery of Zwettl (1846). He taught Church… -
Jandel, Alexandre-Vincent
Master General of the Dominicans, b. at Gerbévilliers (Lorraine) on 10 July 1810, d. at Rome on 11 Dec. 1872. A priest in 1834 and professor of Sacred… -
Janequin, Clément (JANNEQUIN (JANEQUIN), CLÉMENT)
Belgian composer, active in the 16th century, about whose life very little is known. A pupil of Després, later chaplain to Francis of Lorraine, Duke of Guise… -
Janet, Paul-Alexandre-René
Philosopher, b. in Paris on 30 Apr. 1823, d. there on 4 Oct. 1899. He was first a student at the École Normale, then a professor at Strasbourg, at the Lycée… -
Janet, Pierre
Physiologist and psychologist, nephew of Paul J., b. in Paris on 30 May 1859, d. there on 23 Feb. 1947. Director of the psychopathology laboratory at the… -
Jann, Adelhelm da Stans
Swiss Capuchin historian, b. in the village of Alpnach on 21 Feb. 1876, d. in Lucerne on 30 Dec. 1945. He entered the novitiate of Lucerne on 7 Sept. 1895… -
Jannes and Mambres (IANNES E MAMBRES)
Names of two Egyptian magicians who, according to Jewish traditions, opposed Moses at the court of the pharaoh. St. Paul mentions them in II Tim. 3:8. In the… -
Janninck, Konrad
Jesuit, Bollandist, b. at Groningen on 16 Nov. 1650, d. at Antwerp on 13 Aug. 1723. Given for some time as an assistant to Frs. G. Hensken and D. Papebroch… -
Janni, Ugo
Religious writer and agitator, b. in 1869 at L'Aquila in the Abruzzi, d. at San Remo on 30 July 1938. Ordained a priest at Bern in 1893 by the Old Catholic… -
Jano (Ianus) (GIANO (IANUS))
Ancient Roman god. Although his name does not appear in the oldest Roman calendar, it is proven that the festival of January 9th, indicated by the term… -
Janow, Diocese of (JANOW, DIOCESI DI)
JANOW, DIOCESI di: v. SIEDLCE, DIOCESI di. -
Jansen, Cornelius and Jansenism (GIANSENIO (JANSENS), CORNELIO E GIANSENISMO)
I. LIFE. - Cornelius Jansenius, nephew of the preceding, bishop of Ypres, b. 28 Oct. 1585 at Ackoy, a village of Leerdam, province of South Holland, and d. at… -
Jansen, Cornelius (Kornelius) (GIANSENIO (JANSENS), CORNELIO (KORNELIUS))
Flemish theologian and exegete b. at Hulst in 1510, d. at Ghent on 11 April 1576. Educated at the University of Louvain, he taught theology to the… -
Jansenists, Pedagogy of the (GIANSENISTI, PEDAGOGIA DEI)
GIANSENISTI, PEDAGOGIA dei: v. PORT-ROYAL. -
Janski, Bogdan
Born at Ciechanowiec (Poland), 27 March 1807, died at Rome 2 July 1840. After completing his early studies at Pultusk, he entered the University of Warsaw in… -
Janssen, Arnold
Founder of the Society of the Divine Word, b. at Goch (Rhineland) on 5 Nov. 1837; d. at Steyl (Holland) on 15 Jan. 1909. A priest in 1861 and a teacher at the… -
Janssen, Johannes
Historian, b. 10 April 1829 at Xanten, d. 24 December 1891 at Frankfurt am Main. He completed his studies at the Universities of Louvain and Bonn; then in… -
Janssens, Aloysius (JANSSENS, ALOISIUS)
Belgian theologian, missionary of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheut), considered the greatest promoter of the emerging theological… -
Janssens, François Elinga
Dominican theologian and polemicist, b. at Bruges ca. 1635, d. there on 22 Nov. 1715. A religious in his native city (1653), he studied at Louvain and taught… -
Janssens, Henri (in religion Laurent) (JANSSENS, HENRI (IN REL. LAURENT))
Benedictine theologian, b. at St-Nicolas (Waes) in Belgium, on 2 July 1855, d. at Scheut-lez-Bruxelles on 17 Jan. 1925. Of a distinguished family, he entered… -
Januarius, Bishop of Benevento, Saint, Martyr, and Companions (GENNARO, VESCOVO DI BENEVENTO, SANTO, MARTIRE, E COMPAGNI)
They are: the deacon Sossus of Misenum, the deacon of G., Festus, and the lector Desiderius, all condemned "ad ursos" in the amphitheater of Pozzuoli; however… -
Janyšev, Ioann Leont'evich (JANYŠEV, IOANN LEONT'EVIĆ)
Well-known Russian liberal theologian and moralist, b. 14 April 1826, d. 13 June 1910. Rector of the Ecclesiastical Academy of St. Petersburg, he was… -
Japan (GIAPPONE)
Japan (from the Chinese Jih pèn, locally pronounced Nippon, or Nihon) consists of > JAPAN - Map of the ecclesiastical circumscriptions. 1) Boundaries of the… -
Japha (GIAFFA)
A city of Palestine, on the coasts of the Mediterranean, mentioned in the list of Thutmose III and in the el-Amarna letters. Although assigned by Joshua to the… -
Japheth (IAPHETH)
Son of Noah, younger than Shem (Gen. 10:21, according to the Hebrew) and older than Ham (Gen. 9:24), progenitor of the peoples to the west and north of… -
Jared (IARED)
Name of two biblical figures. 1. Antediluvian patriarch, of the line of Seth, son of Mahalalel and father of Enoch (Gen. 5:15-20; 1 Chron. 1:2; Luke 3:37). 2.… -
Jaricot, Pauline-Marie
Foundress of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. Born in Lyon on July 22, 1799, died there on Jan. 9, 1862. She belonged to a good family of… -
Jaro (Saint Elizabeth), Diocese of (JARO (SANT'ELISABETTA), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese on the island of Panay, province of Iloilo, in the Philippine archipelago. It has an area of approximately 17,579 sq km with 2,345,050… -
Jason (GIASONE)
High priest (175-172 B.C.), brother of Onias III, whom he supplanted through infamous intrigues. His name was Jēhōšūa, to which he gave the Greek form 'Iášōw.… -
Jason and Papiscus (GIASONE E PAPISCO)
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Jason of Cyrene (GIASONE DI CIRENE)
An educated Jew from North Africa, author of a work in 5 books, of which II Macc., except for the beginning (1:1-2:18), is nothing but a summary (cf. II Macc.… -
Jason of Thessalonica (GIASONE DI TESSALONICA)
Converted by St. Paul, he hosted the Apostle in his house during the second missionary journey (Acts 17:5-9). One day - the Jews who had remained… -
Jasov (Hungarian Jászó) (JASOV (UNGHERESE JÁSZÓ))
Premonstratensian abbey in Slovakia. It was founded around 1220, and is today the only survivor of the several Premonstratensian abbeys in Slovakia. The… -
Jassy (Iași), Diocese of (JASSI (JASI), DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Romania. It extends over 45,000 sq km with a population of 400,000 inhabitants, of whom 140,000 are Catholics, who in 1949 were distributed… -
Jatai
Prelature nullius and city in the State of Goiás in Brazil. It has an area of 120,000 sq km with 120,000 Catholics; it has 4 parishes and 6 regular priests… -
Jauregui y Aguilar, Juan de (JÁUREGUI Y AGUILAR, JUAN DE)
Spanish poet and painter, from an aristocratic family, b. in Seville, where he was baptized on 24 Nov. 1583, d. in Madrid in 1641. He was squire to Queen… -
Jaures, Jean (JAURÈS, JEAN)
Politician and historian, b. at Castres on 3 Sept. 1859, d. at Paris on 31 July 1914. Several times a deputy in Parliament, he is the most typical… -
Javan (IAVAN)
Hebrew transcription of the name of the "Ionians" (Ἰάφεθ) of Asia Minor (Gen. 10:2, 4; 1 Chron. 1:5 agg.; Isa. 66:19; Ezek. 27:13), like the Assyrian Jāveān… -
Javorskij, Stefan
In Russian theology he represents the Catholic tendency as opposed to the Protestant one led by Feofan Prokopovich, favorite of Peter the Great. Born in… -
Javouhey, Anne-Marie, Blessed (JAVOUHEY, ANNE-MARIE, BEATA)
Born at Jallanges, in Burgundy, on 10 Nov. 1779, died in Paris on 15 July 1851. A woman of the highest moral qualities, during the Revolution, while barely… -
Jeanne Antide Thouret, Saint (GIOVANNA ANTIDA THOURET, SANTA)
Born at Sancey-le-Lond (Doubs) on 27 Nov. 1765, died at Naples on 24 Aug. 1826. Formed in compassion for the poor and the sick, in goodness and self-denial, at… -
Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre (GIOVANNA D'ALBRET, REGINA DI NAVARRA)
The last of the Albret dynasty reigning over French Navarre, J. was born at Pau on 7 January 1528: her father was Henry of Albret, her mother Margaret of… -
Jeanne de Lestonnac, Saint (GIOVANNA DE LESTONNAC, SANTA)
Niece of the famous essayist Michel de Montaigne, and foundress of the Company of the Daughters of Mary Our Lady, b. at Bordeaux in 1556, d. there on 2 Feb.… -
Jeannerat, Giuseppe
Pontifical officer, b. 31 Dec. 1813 in Switzerland, d. 27 Nov. 1897 in Bologna. He entered the service of the Pontiff on 5 Aug. 1835 in the foreign infantry… -
Jebusites (IEBUSEI)
Gentile name of an ancient clan (Heb. [ha]-Jēbhūti, always with the article, except in II Sam. 5:8; I Chron. 11:6; Zech. 9:7, and in the singular; Septuagint… -
Jeconiah (IECHONIAS)
IECHONIAS: v. IOACHIN. -
Jectan (IECTAN)
Son of Eber of the line of Shem (Gen. 10:25), whose sons (Gen. 10:26-30) bear names recognizable in tribes or localities of Yemeni Arabia, e.g., Sheba… -
Jeddoa (IEDDOA)
Jewish high priest, son of Jonathan (Neh. 12:11, 22). The Bible hands down to us only his name, without reporting anything about his activity. Flavius Josephus… -
Jefferson, Thomas
American statesman, b. at Shadwell (Virginia) on 13 Apr. 1743, d. at Monticello (Virginia) on 4 July 1826. For some years he was a lawyer; but he soon showed… -
Jehiel (IEHIEL)
A fairly frequent biblical name, borne by Levites of whom nothing else is known (1 Chron. 5:7; 9:35; 15:18, 21; 16:5; 2 Chron. 35:9; Ezra 8:13; 10:21, 26); v.… -
Jehoash (GIOAS)
GIOAS : v. IOAS. -
Jehol [Chengde], Diocese of (JEHOL, DIOCESI DI)
Mission of eastern Mongolia, erected on 11 Dec. 1883 as an apostolic vicariate; after various boundary changes, it received its present name of J. on 12 Dec.… -
Jehovah's Witnesses (TESTIMONI DI GEOVA)
A sect that separated from the Adventists in 1879. It was founded by Charles Russell with the aim of announcing to the world the imminent coming of paradise on… -
Jehu (IEHU)
Tenth king of Israel after the schism (842-815 B.C.). A captain of the army of Israel under King Joram (v.), and earlier in the retinue of King Ahab (II Kings… -
Jehu (IEHU)
Prophet, son of Hanani, who carried out his prophetic activity in the kingdom of Israel at the time of King Baasha (910-887 B.C.), whom he reproached for his… -
Jehudah Hal-Levi (JĒHŪDHĀH HAL-LĒWĪ)
JĒHŪDHĀH HAL-LĒWĪ: v. GIUDA LEVITA. -
Jeiler, Ignaz
Franciscan theologian and medievalist, b. at Havixbeck in Westphalia on 4 Dec. 1823, d. at Quaracchi on 4 Dec. 1904. He studied at Münster and Paderborn. A… -
Jelenić, Julijan
Franciscan historian, b. at Riječane in Bosnia on 29 Aug. 1877, d. on 5 Aug. 1931. A priest in 1903, he was appointed professor at Sarajevo in 1909, and in… -
Jeningen, Philipp
German Jesuit, b. at Eichstätt on 5 Jan. 1642, d. in the reputation of sanctity at Ellwangen (Württemberg) on 8 Feb. 1704. Having entered the Society of Jesus… -
Jenson, Nicola
Printer, b. at Sommervöre (Haute-Marne), d. at Venice in Sept. 1480 or 1482. Having come to Italy in 1470, he opened his own workshop in Venice, later entering… -
Jenzenstein (Jenstein), Jana di
Archbishop of Prague, b. in 1350, d. in 1400. After completing his studies at Padua, Bologna and Paris (1370-75), J. became bishop of Meissen in 1376 and in… -
Jephte (IEPHTE)
A valiant Gileadite, judge of Israel (1 Sam. 12:11), whose exploit is narrated in Judg. 10:6-12:7. An illegitimate son of Gilead, driven out by his legitimate… -
Jerameel (IERAMEEL)
1. First son of Hezron, grandson of Judah (1 Chron. 2:9, 25 ff., 33-42). The descendants of I. (about whom T. K. Cheyne fantasizes) lived with the Kenites and… -
Jeremias (GEREMIA)
The second of the 4 great Hebrew prophets. SUMMARY: I. Life of J. - II. Book of J. - III. Iconography - IV. Letter of J. - V. Paralipomena of J. I. LIFE OF… -
Jeremias II Tranos, Patriarch of Constantinople (GEREMIA II TRANOS, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
He was patriarch in the following years: 1572-79, 1580-84, 1589-95. On the occasion of his journey to Russia, he gave his consent to the erection of the… -
Jericho (GERICO)
A Palestinian city, the first that the Israelites encountered in the land of Canaan after the crossing of the Jordan and, with divine intervention, conquered… -
Jericó, Diocese of (JERICÓ, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in Colombia in South America. It has an area of 3,261 sq km with 250,000 inhabitants, all Catholics; it has 20 parishes, with 79 diocesan… -
Jeroboam (GEROBOAMO)
GEROBOAMO: v. IEROBOAM. -
Jeroboam I (IEROBOAM I)
King of Israel (ca. 932-911 B.C.), son of the widow Sarva, of the tribe of Ephraim. He founded the first dynasty in the Kingdom of Israel after the schism.… -
Jeroboam II (IEROBOAM II)
King of Israel (784-744 B.C.), son of Jehoash, of the dynasty of Jehu (v.), is perhaps the most illustrious of the kings of Israel after the schism. In his 40… -
Jerome dai Libri (GIROLAMO DAI LIBRI)
Painter, b. in Verona in 1474, d. there on 2 July 1555. He took up art under the guidance of his father Francesco, a calligrapher and illuminator of Gothic… -
Jerome del Pacchia (GIROLAMO DEL PACCHIA)
Painter, b. in Siena on 5 May 1477, d., it is said, in France after 1533. He was the son of a stucco worker, Giovanni di Giovanni da Zagabria. After studying… -
Jerome (III) of Gesù Maria, Venerable (GIROLAMO (TERZO) DI GESÙ MARIA, VENERABILE)
Carmelite, b. in Noto (Sicily) on 17 May 1683, d. 11 April 1758. From 1707 he lived as a hermit in the vicinity of Noto, in a cramped cave, where he led a life… -
Jerome of Brescia (GIROLAMO DA BRESCIA)
Benedictine architect, born in the second half of the 15th century and active in the early years of the 16th century. Architect of the cloister of S. Giustina… -
Jerome of Cremona (GIROLAMO DA CREMONA)
Lombard painter active between 1467 and 1483, at first under the influence of local miniaturists, and then of Mantegna and of Liberale da Verona. His works on… -
Jerome of Montefortino (GIROLAMO DA MONTEFORTINO)
Franciscan theologian, in the world Angelo Bucci, b. at Montefortino (today Artena) on 14 Nov. 1662, d. at Rome on 12 Apr. 1738. A professor of philosophy and… -
Jerome of Pistoia (GIROLAMO DA PISTOIA)
Capuchin theologian and preacher, b. ca. 1508 to the Finucci (or Finugi) family, d. at Suda (Crete) on 29 Nov. 1570. He entered the Observant Friars Minor in… -
Jerome of Prague (GIROLAMO DA PRAGA)
Bohemian religious agitator, b. in Prague around 1380, d. at Constance on 30 May 1416. He pursued his studies at the University of Prague, where among his… -
Jerome of Santa Croce (GIROLAMO DA SANTACROCE)
Painter, b. probably around 1480, d. perhaps in July 1556. He is identifiable with that «Jerolimo, de maistro Bernardin, depentor» to whom Gentile Bellini left… -
Jerome of Saon (GIROLAMO DA SAON)
Spanish mystical theologian and preacher of the 17th century, b. at Mota in the province of Cuenca, d. in 1629. On 14 Oct. 1573 he professed among the… -
Jerome of Siena (GIROLAMO DA SIENA)
Augustinian ascetic and mystic of the 14th century, b. at Siena ca. 1330, d. at Arezzo ca. 1420. From the earliest years of his priesthood he devoted himself… -
Jerome of the Mother of God (GIROLAMO DELLA MADRE DI DIO)
Discalced Carmelite, in the world G. García (which a defective pronunciation changed to Gracián), b. at Valladolid on 6 June 1545, d. at Brussels on 21 Sept.… -
Jerome of Treviso, the Elder (GIROLAMO DA TREVISO, IL VECCHIO)
Painter, b. ca. 1450 and d. ca. 1496. Remembered as belonging to the Pennacchi family, doubts nevertheless persist about his house, all the more so since in… -
Jerome of Treviso, the Younger (GIROLAMO DA TREVISO, IL GIOVANE)
Painter, sculptor and architect, b. at Treviso in 1497 (?) and d. in 1544 at the siege of Boulogne in France. From Bolognese documents it has emerged that he… -
Jerome, Saint (GIROLAMO, SANTO)
One of the four great Doctors of the Latin Church. SUMMARY: I. Life. - II. Works. - III. Doctrine. - IV. Law. - V. Iconography. - VI. Society of St. J. I.… -
Jeromonaco
JEROMONACO : v. MONACHISMO. -
Jerusalem (GERUSALEMME)
Principal city of Palestine, religious capital and center of biblical history. SUMMARY: I. Ancient history. - II. The patriarchate of J. - III. The Council of… -
Jesbaam (IESBAAM)
1. The first of David's three mighty men; in a single feat of arms he killed 300 (Paralipomeni) or 800 (Samuele) enemies. He was a native of Beth-haccherem… -
Jescha (IESCHA)
Under this name, which does not occur elsewhere in the Bible, Gen. 11:29 mentions a daughter of Haran, brother of Abraham, and sister of Lot and of Milcah.… -
Jesi
City and diocese in the province of Ancona. It has 73,000 inhabitants, of whom 62,000 are Catholics; 27 parishes with 69 diocesan priests, a seminary, 1 male… -
Jesse (IESSE)
IESSE: v. ISAI. -
Jesse, Tree of (JESSE, ALBERO DI)
From the passage in Isaiah "egredietur virga de radice Jesse et flos de radice eius ascendet" (11:1), medieval iconography has imagined the patriarch J. mostly… -
Jesua (IESUA)
Nome di alcuni personaggi biblici. Oltre un figlio (ebr. Jâšâh, Volg. Iesua) del patriarca Aser (Gen. 46, 17; Num. 26, 44; I Par. 7, 30), portarono il nome… -
Jesuits (GESUITI)
GESUITI: V. COMPAGNIA DI GESÙ; RATIO STUDIORUM. -
Jesus, Admirable King (IESU REX ADMIRABILIS)
Hymn of Matins for the feast of the Name of Jesus, taken, like the other two cited above, from the Iubilus rhythmicus de nomine Iesu. Jesus is the sole object… -
Jesus Christ (GESÙ CRISTO)
The second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, that is, the Son of God made man. SUMMARY: I. The life of J. C. according to Sacred Scripture. - II. J. C., divine… -
Jesus Crown More Exalted (IESU CORONA CELSIOR)
It is the hymn of Lauds in the Common of non-pontifical Confessors, composed by an unknown author of the 10th century. It extols, in the Saint whose feast is… -
Jesus, Crown of Virgins (IESU CORONA VIRGINUM)
Hymn of Vespers and Lauds in the Common of Virgins, commonly attributed to St. Ambrose. Virginity has always enjoyed high esteem in the Church, and when it has… -
Jesus, Glory of Angels (IESU DECUS ANGELICUM)
Hymn of Lauds for the feast of the Name of Jesus, taken from a composition of 49 stanzas wrongly attributed to St. Bernard, entitled: Iubilus rytmicus de… -
Jesus, High Priest (GESÙ, SOMMO SACERDOTE)
GESÙ, sommo sacerdote: v. GIOSUÈ, SOMMO SACERDOTE. -
Jesus, Son of Sirach (GESÙ, FIGLIO DI SIRAC)
GESÙ, figlio di SIRAC: v. ECCLESIASTICUS, BOOK of. -
Jesus, Sweet Memory (IESU DULCIS MEMORIA)
Hymn of Vespers on the feast of the Name of Jesus which, like the preceding one, is taken from the Iubilus rytmicus de nomine Iesu. The concepts expressed in… -
Jesus, the Just (GESÙ, IL GIUSTO)
Figure mentioned only in Col. 4:11 and with very few elements that serve to identify him. Like Aristarchus and Mark, named there, he was of Jewish origin ("of… -
Jether (IETHER)
1. Priestly city (Heb. Jattir) of the tribe of Judah (Josh. 15:48; 21:14; 1 Sam. 30:27; 1 Chron. 6:42), corresponding to present-day 'Attir, 19 km south of… -
Jethro (IETHRO)
Priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses (Ex. 2:16; 3:1; 4:18; 18:1, 5, 8, 12, 14, 27). A worshiper of the true God (Ex. 18:11 ff.; Judg. 1:16; 4:11), he is… -
Jettatura (IETTATURA)
IETTATURA: v. MALOCCHIO. -
Jeu, Books of (JEÜ, LIBRI DI)
Gnostic writings attributed to Enoch by the Pistis Sophia (v.; ed. C. Schmidt, Koptisch-gnostische Schriften, Leipzig 1905, p. 158, lines 8-21; p. 228, line… -
Jeunesse Agricole Chrétienne (J.A.C.) (JEUNESSE AGRICOLE CHRÉTIENNE (J. A.C.))
Founded in 1929, it is the organization that gathers in French-speaking countries rural young people of any status and condition and concerns itself with all… -
Jeunesse Étudiante Chrétienne (J.E.C.)
Founded in 1927, it brings together under itself in the various French-speaking countries all young students with the threefold purpose of: 1) helping them to… -
Jeunesse Indépendante Chrétienne (J.I.C.)
It arose in French-speaking countries in 1925 and addresses all young people belonging to the middle class, the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy, to commerce… -
Jeunesse Maritime Chrétienne (J.M.C.) (JEUNESSE MARINAIRE CHRÉTIENNE (J.M.C.))
It gathers under itself, in French-speaking countries, the young maritime element. And this for two principal reasons: the instability of young sailors forced… -
Jeunesse Ouvrière Chrétienne (J.O.C.) (JEUNESSE OUVRIÈRE CHRÉTIENNE (J. O.C.))
The J.O.C., founded in the French-speaking countries in 1925, is a movement of young workers, organized "among themselves, by themselves, for themselves" and… -
Jevons, Frank Byron
English philologist especially of classical literature, student of the philosophy and comparative history of religions, and educationalist, b. 9 Sept. 1858 and… -
Jevons, William Stanley
English philosopher and economist, b. at Liverpool on 1 Sept. 1835, d. drowned at Galley Hill, near Hastings, on 13 Aug. 1882. He held the teaching of logic… -
Jewish Law (LEGGE EBRAICA)
In the writings of the New Testament, by L. is often meant, besides the Sinaitic legislation and the books that contain it, also the Old Testament or Mosaic… -
Jewish Liturgy (LITURGIA GIUDAICA)
LITURGIA GIUDAICA: v. GIUDAISMO. -
Jezabel (IEZABEL)
Daughter of Ethbaal, king of Sidon, and wife of Ahab (v.), king of Israel (875-853), over whom she had a baleful influence and of whose misdeeds she was… -
Jezebel (GEZABELE)
GEZABELE : v. IEZABELE. -
Jezonias (IEZONIA)
Name of several figures of the Old Testament. 1. One of the military commanders who, scattered after the Babylonian conquest of 587-86, presented themselves to… -
Jezreel (IEZRAEL (« DIO SEMINA », ALLUSIONE ALLA FERTILITÀ DEL SUOLO))
A city in the territory of Issachar (Josh. 19:18), fortified with walls, towers and gates (II Kings 9:17; 10:8) at the foot of Mount Gilboa and not far from… -
Jhansi, Prefecture of (JHANSI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
It was erected on 12 Jan. 1940, detaching its territory from the diocese of Allahabad. Its position is in the interior of northern India (United Provinces).… -
Jhering, Rudolf von
Jurist, b. at Aurich on 22 Aug. 1818, d. at Göttingen on 17 Sept. 1892. After studying at various universities, he received his doctorate in 1842 in Berlin and… -
Joab (IOAB)
Son of Zeruiah, sister of David (v.), he is a leading figure during the reign of his uncle. In the first seven years he led David's troops against those of… -
Joachaz (IOACHAZ)
King of Israel, son and successor of Jehu (v.), who reigned 17 years (815-799 B.C.). This was a period of extreme humiliation for Israel, under the permanent… -
Joachaz (Sellum) (IOACHAZ (SELLUM))
King of Judah (609 B.C.), son of Josiah (v.), also called Shallum (Jer. 22:11). He was raised to the throne, after his father's death, with popular support… -
Joachimiters (GIOACHIMITI)
GIOACHIMITI: v. GIOACHINO DA FIORE. -
Joachim Murat, King of Naples (GIOACHINO MURAT, RE DI NAPOLI)
B. March 25, 1767 at La Bastide Fortunière, d. Oct. 13, 1815 at Pizzo in Calabria. Destined by his parents for the ecclesiastical state, he entered the… -
Joachim of Fiore (GIOACHINO DA FIORE)
He is one of the most representative, but also most complex, figures of medieval spirituality: mystic, reformer, prophet, theologian, exegete; venerated as a… -
Joachim, Saint (GIOACHINO, SANTO)
According to a tradition attested as early as the 11th century by the apocryphal Protoevangelium of James, he is the father of the Most Holy Virgin. The name…