Jabalpur (Jubbulpore), Apostolic Prefecture of(JABALPUR (JUBBULPORE), PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VII, p. 352 JABALPUR (JUBBULPORE), APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE.—Established on 18 July 1932 with territory detached from the dioceses of Nagpur and Allahabad, under the name of…
Jaboticabal, Diocese of(JABOTICABAL, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 352 JABOTICABAL, DIOCESE of. — In the eastern part of the State of S. Paolo in Brazil. It has an area of 8,000 sq. km., with a population of 350,000 inhabitants,…
Jaca, Diocese of(JACA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 352 JACA, DIOCESI of. — Aragonese diocese, situated in the civil provinces of Saragossa and Huesca and bordering the French dioceses of Bayonne and Tarbes-Lourdes.…
Jacarezinho, Diocese of(JACAREZINHO, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 352 JACAREZINHO, DIOCESI of. — 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…
Jaccard, François, Blessed(JACCARD, FRANÇOIS, BEATO)Vol. VII, p. 352 JACCARD, FRANÇOIS, blessed. - B. on 6 Sept. 1799 at Onion (Haute-Savoie), he entered the seminary of the Paris Foreign Missions in Aug. 1821. Ordained priest…
Jacob(GIACOBBE)Vol. VI, p. 209 GIACOBBE — The well of G., currently 32 m deep. It is located in a crypt. BIBL.: Rocco da Cesinale, Storia delle missioni dei Cappuccini, III, Rome 1873, pp.…
Jacob, Diocese of(JACOB, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 355 JACOB, diocese of - Cathedral. Tomb of Don Pedro Baquer (16th century).
Jacob, MaxVol. VII, p. 355 JACOB, MAX. - Born in Quimper (France) on 11 July 1876, died in the Drancy concentration camp on 5 March 1944. A poet, novelist, and painter, he had as friends…
Jacobi, Friedrich HeinrichVol. VII, p. 355 JACOBI, FRIEDRICH HEINRICH. — Philosopher, born in Düsseldorf on 25 January 1743, died in Munich on 10 March 1819. He cultivated literary and philosophical…
Jacobini, DomenicoVol. VII, p. 356 JACOBINI, DOMENICO. - Cardinal, b. in Rome on 3 Sept. 1837, d. there on 3 Feb. 1900. Ordained a priest, he carried out noteworthy activity. An ardent supporter…
Jacobini, LodovicoVol. VII, p. 356 JACOBINI, LODOVICO. - Cardinal, b. 6 Jan. 1832 at Genzano, d. 27 Feb. 1887 at Rome. Having begun his studies at the Seminary of Albano, he completed them in…
Jacobins(GIACOBINI)Vol. VI, p. 210 GIACOBINI. — The G. club was, among the societies and political groups that arose during the French Revolution, one of the most important, and through its…
Jacobis, Giustino, Blessed(DE JACOBIS, GIUSTINO, BEATO)Vol. IV, p. 783 DE JACOBIS, GIUSTINO, blessed. - Titular bishop of Nilopolis and first apostolic vicar of Abyssinia, b. at S. Fele (Potenza) on 9 Oct. 1800, d. at Eidale, near…
Jacobites(GIACOBITI)Vol. VI, p. 211 GIACOBITI. — Name given to the Syrian Monophysites, derived from Giacomo Baradeo, who around the middle of the 6th century organized the Monophysite Church,…
Jacobs, LucaVol. VII, p. 356 JACOBS, LUCA: v. LUCA di LEIDA.
Jacquier, FrançoisVol. VII, p. 357 JACQUIER, FRANÇOIS. — Philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer of the Order of Minims, born at Vitry-les-Français on 7 June 1711, died at Rome on 3 July…
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Jaegen, HieronymusVol. VII, p. 357 JAEGEN, HIERONYMUS. - Mystic, b. 23 Aug. 1841 in Treviri, where he spent almost his entire life and where he d. 26 Jan. 1919. J. was successively an engineer,…
Jael (Heb. Jāʾēl; Vulg. Iahel)(GIAELE (EBR. JĀ'EL; VOLG. IAHEL))Vol. VI, p. 227 GIAELE (Hebr. Jā'el; Vulg. Iahel). — Wife of Haber the Kenite. Sisara, the Canaanite general defeated by Barac, while fleeing encounters on his way a camp of…
Jaffna, Diocese of(JAFFNA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 358 JAFFNA, DIOCESE of. — It was formerly an apostolic vicariate, erected in 1845 upon the division of the vicariate of Ceylon. On 1 Oct. 1884 it was definitively…
Jaffé, PhilippVol. VII, p. 358 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…
Jager, Johannes V(JAGER, JOHANNES, V)Vol. VII, p. 358 JAGER, JOHANNES, v. CROTUS (RUBIANUS), JOANNES.
Jahballaha I(JAHBALLĀHĀ I)Vol. VII, p. 358 JAHBALLĀHĀ I. – Katholikós of the Church of Persia (415–20). In 418 he went as an ambassador of King Yazdegerd I to Constantinople. In 419, a synod was held…
Jahballaha III(JAHBALLĀHĀ III)Vol. VII, p. 358 JAHBALLĀHĀ III. – Nestorian katholikos from 1281 to 1317, a Mongol, born at Kuoseng in 1244. He lived as a monk in a monastery near Beijing. He went to Western…
Jahn, JohannVol. VII, p. 358 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 professor…
Jainism(GIAINISMO)Vol. VI, p. 228 GIAINISMO: v. JAINISMO.
Jainism(JAINISMO)Vol. VII, p. 359 JAINISMO. – Jainism is a philosophical-religious movement which seems to have arisen around the 8th century B.C. in north-eastern India, as a reaction against…
Jairus(GIAIRO)Vol. VI, p. 228 GIAIRO. - Archisynagogue (v.) of Capernaum, whose daughter was raised from the dead by Jesus. The miracle of the resurrection of G.’s daughter wrought by Jesus…
Jakarta, Apostolic Vicariate of(DJAKARTA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)Vol. IV, p. 1019 DJAKARTA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. – By a decree dated 7 February 1950, the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith changed the name of the…
Jalabert, LouisVol. VII, p. 361 JALABERT, LOUIS. - Epigraphist, b. at Lyon on 30 March 1877, d. at Nice on 12 Aug. 1943. Having entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus in 1895, he was…
Jalapa, Diocese of(JALAPA, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 361 JALAPA, DIOCESI di: v. VERA CRUZ, DIOCESI di.
Jamaica(GIAMAICA (JAMAICA))Vol. VI, p. 228 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…
Jamaica(GIAMAICA)Vol. VI, p. 229 GIAMAICA - Paesaggio costiero della G. GIAMBOLOGNA - Ocean Fountain - Florence, Boboli Gardens. of Bologna, following a design by the Sicilian architect…
James I Intercisus, Saint(GIACOMO I'INTERCISO, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 221 GIACOMO I'INTERCISO, saint. — Persian martyr, called the Interciso because he was torn limb from limb. He is mentioned in Latin, Greek, Coptic, Armenian and,…
James I, King of England(GIACOMO I, RE D'INGHILTERRA)Vol. VI, p. 220 GIACOMO I, king of ENGLAND. — Sixth king of Scotland, born in Edinburgh on 19 June 1566, died at Theobalds on 27 March 1625. Only son of Maria Stuarda and her…
James II, King of England(GIACOMO II, RE D'INGHILTERRA)Vol. VI, p. 221 GIACOMO II, king of ENGLAND. - B. in London, 15 Oct. 1633; d. at St. Germain, 17 Sept. 1701. The second son of Carlo I, he was imprisoned during the revolution…
James of Ascoli(GIACOMO D'ASCOLI)Vol. VI, p. 219 GIACOMO D'ASCOLI. - A Franciscan theologian, born in the last decades of the 13th century. He studied in Paris and in 1309 is recorded among the masters…
James of Bevagna(GIACOMO DI BEVAGNA)Vol. VI, p. 220 GIACOMO di BEVAGNA: v. BIANCONI, GIACOMO.
James of Cessoles(GIACOMO DI CESSOLLES)Vol. VI, p. 220 GIACOMO di CESSOLLES - Super ludo scachorum sive de moribus hominum et de officiis nobilium. Cod. Vat. Ist. 1042, fol. 103' (13th–14th century) - Biblioteca…
James of Cessoles (De Cessolis)(GIACOMO DI CESSOLLES (DE CESSOLIS))Vol. VI, p. 220 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…
James of Edessa(GIACOMO DI EDESSA)Vol. VI, p. 220 GIACOMO di EDESSA. - Celebrated Monophysite writer (c. 640–708), the most distinguished representative of Christian Hellenism in the Syriac language,…
James of Jüterbog(GIACOMO DI JÜTERBOG)Vol. VI, p. 221 GIACOMO di JÜTERBOG. - Born in 1381 in the vicinity of Jüterbog near Berlin, the son of a poor peasant; his name was Benedetto Stolzenhagen. At the age of…
James of Lausanne(GIACOMO DI LOSANNA)Vol. VI, p. 222 GIACOMO di LOSANNA - Dominican theologian and preacher, born at Lausanne around the middle of the thirteenth century, died at Pons in 1321. He was a member of…
James of Lilienstein(GIACOMO DI LILIENSTEIN)Vol. VI, p. 221 GIACOMO di LILIENSTEIN. - Dominican theologian of the early sixteenth century. Professor of theology at the philosophical-theological academy of Budapest,…
James of Metz(GIACOMO DI METZ)Vol. VI, p. 222 GIACOMO di METZ. - Dominican theologian and writer, born at Metz. Nothing is known of his life, except that he commented twice on the Sentences of Lombard at…
James of Milan(GIACOMO DA MILANO)Vol. VI, p. 222 GIACOMO da MILANO. — Franciscan writer, of the Capelli or de Capellis family, who lived during the thirteenth century and was a lector at the convent of Milan.…
James of Molay(GIACOMO DI MOLAY)Vol. VI, p. 223 GIACOMO di MOLAY. — Last grand master of the Order of the Templars. Born probably near Cintrey (Haute-Saône) around 1244. Admitted to the Order of the Templars…
James of Pietrasanta(GIACOMO DA PIETRASANTA)Vol. VI, p. 223 GIACOMO da PIETRASANTA: v. PIETRASANTA JACOPO O GIACOMO da.
James of Poirino(GIACOMO DA POIRINO)Vol. VI, p. 223 GIACOMO da POIRINO. – In the world Luigi Marocco. An Observant Friar Minor, born at Poirino on 10 March 1808 and deceased at Madonna degli Angeli (Turin) on 30…
James of San Gimignano(GIACOMO DA SAN GIMIGNANO)Vol. VI, p. 223 GIACOMO da SAN GIMIGNANO: v. GIOVANNI da CALVOLI.
James of Serug (Sarug)(GIACOMO DI SÉRUG (SARUG))Vol. VI, p. 224 GIACOMO di SÉRUG (SARUG). — Monophysite bishop of Baṭnā near Edessa, born ca. 451 at Kürtām on the Euphrates, and died at Baṭnā in 520–21. Although he had been…
James of Teramo(GIACOMO DA TERAMO)Vol. VI, p. 224 GIACOMO da TERAMO. – Canonist, also called de Ancharano, b. in 1350, d. in Poland in 1417. After studying law at Padua, he was probably also a professor in…
James of the Marches, Saint(GIACOMO DELLA MARCA, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 222 GIACOMO della MARCA, saint. — Born in 1394 at Monteprandone (diocese of Ripatransone in the Marches) to a very humble family, he died at Naples on 28 November…
James of Varazze (Jacobus a Voragine), Blessed(GIACOMO DA VARAZZE (JACOBUS A VARAGINE), BEATO)Vol. VI, p. 224 GIACOMO da VARAZZE (Jacobus a Varagine), blessed. – Born at Varazze around 1230, he donned the Dominican habit in 1244; he taught theology and preached in…
James of Viterbo, Blessed(GIACOMO DA VITERBO, BEATO)Vol. VI, p. 225 GIACOMO da VITERBO, Blessed. - Augustinian theologian, born in Viterbo around the middle of the 13th century, died in Naples between the end of 1307 and the…
James of Vitry(GIACOMO DI VITRY)Vol. VI, p. 225 GIACOMO di VITRY. — Cardinal, celebrated preacher and writer, born around 1170 at Vitry in France, perhaps at Vitry-sur-Seine, died in Rome on 1 May 1240. He…
James the German (of Ulm)(GIACOMO ALEMANNO (DI ULMA))Vol. VI, p. 219 GIACOMO ALEMANNO (di ULMA), beato: v. GRIESINGER, GIACOMO.
James V, King of Scotland(GIACOMO V, RE DI SCOZIA)Vol. VI, p. 223 GIACOMO V, king of SCOZIA. - B. at Linlithgow on 10 Apr. 1512, d. at Falkland on 12 Dec. 1542. After the regency of his mother, he was deemed capable of ruling…
James, Bishop of Nisibis, Saint(GIACOMO, VESCOVO DI NISIBI, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 223 GIACOMO, bishop of NISIBI, saint. — He was the first bishop of that see and, as such, attended the Council of Nicaea (325). After encouraging the population…
James, Saint, Martyr(GIACOMO, SANTO, MARTIRE)Vol. VI, p. 219 GIACOMO, saint, martyr: v. MARIANO e GIACOMO, santi, martiri.
James, WilliamVol. VII, p. 361 JAMES, WILLIAM. — Philosopher, psychologist, and educationalist, b. in Nuova York on 11 Jan. 1842, d. at Chocorna (New Hampshire) on 26 Aug. 1910. Son of a…
Jamestown, Diocese of(JAMESTOWN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 362 JAMESTOWN, DIOCESI di: v. FARGO, DIOCESI di.
Jamet, Pierre-FrançoisVol. VII, p. 362 JAMET, PIERRE-FRANÇOIS. - Priest, b. at Fresne (Orne, France) on 12 Sept. 1762, d. at Caen on 12 Jan. 1845. Ordained priest on 22 Sept. 1787, he was appointed…
Jammes, FrancisVol. VII, p. 362 JAMMES, FRANCIS. – French poet, born at Tournay on 2 Dec. 1868, died at Hasparren on 10 Nov. 1938, after having lived there for almost forty years. The son of…
Janaček, Leopold(JANAUSCHEK, LEOPOLIS)Vol. VII, p. 363 JANAUSCHEK, LEOPOLIS. — Cistercian, born in Brünn (Moravia) on 13 October 1827, died at Baden near Heiligenkreuz on 23 July 1898. He entered the monastery of…
Jandel, Alexandre-VincentVol. VII, p. 363 JANDEL, ALEXANDRE-VINCENT. - Master General of the Dominicans, born at Gerbévilliers (Lorraine) on 10 July 1810, died in Rome on 11 Dec. 1872. Ordained priest…
Janequin, Clément(JANNEQUIN (JANEQUIN), CLÉMENT)Vol. VII, p. 364 JANNEQUIN (JANEQUIN), CLÉMENT. - Belgian composer, who lived in the 16th century, of whose life very little is known. A pupil of Després, later chaplain to…
Janet, Paul-Alexandre-RenéVol. VII, p. 363 JANET, PAUL-ALEXANDRE-RENÉ. – Philosopher, born in Paris on 30 April 1823, died there on 4 October 1899. He was first a student at the École Normale, then a…
Janet, PierreVol. VII, p. 363 JANET, PIERRE. - Physiologist and psychologist, nephew of Paul J., b. in Parigi on 30 May 1859, d. there on 23 Febr. 1947. Director of the laboratory of…
Jann, Adelhelm da StansVol. VII, p. 363 JANN, ADELHELM DA STANS. - Swiss Capuchin historian, b. in the village of Alpnach on 21 Feb. 1876, d. at Lucerne on 30 Dec. 1945. He entered the novitiate at…
Jannes And Mambres(IANNES E MAMBRES)Vol. VI, p. 890 IANNES e MAMBRES. - The names of two Egyptian magicians who, according to Jewish traditions, are said to have opposed Mosè at Pharaoh’s court. S. Paolo…
Janni, UgoVol. VII, p. 364 JANNI, UGO. — Writer and religious agitator, born in 1869 at L'Aquila in the Abruzzi, died at S. Remo on 30 July 1938. Ordained a priest at Bern in 1893 by the…
Janninck, KonradVol. VII, p. 364 JANNINCK, KONRAD. — Jesuit, Bollandist, born at Groningen on 16 November 1650, died at Antwerp on 13 August 1723. After serving for some time as assistant to…
Jano (Ianus)(GIANO (IANUS))Vol. VI, p. 232 GIANO (Ianus). — Ancient Roman god. Although his name does not appear in the oldest Roman calendar, it has been demonstrated that the festival of 9 January,…
Janow, Diocese of(JANOW, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 364 JANOW, DIOCESI di: v. SIEDLCE, DIOCESI di.
Jansen, Cornelius (Kornelius)(GIANSENIO (JANSENS), CORNELIO (KORNELIUS))Vol. VI, p. 233 GIANSENIO (JANSENS), CORNELIO (Kornelius). — Flemish theologian and exegete, born at Hulst in 1510, died at Ghent on 11 April 1576. Educated at the University…
Jansen, Cornelius and Jansenism(GIANSENIO (JANSENS), CORNELIO E GIANSENISMO)Vol. VI, p. 233 GIANSENIO (JANSENS), CORNELIO e GIANSENISMO. - I. LIFE. - Cornelius Jansen (Jansenius), nephew of the preceding, bishop of Ypres, was born on Oct. 28, 1585, at…
Jansenists, Pedagogy of the(GIANSENISTI, PEDAGOGIA DEI)Vol. VI, p. 240 GIANSENISTI, PEDAGOGIA dei: v. PORTOREALE. GIAPPONE. - Il G. (dal cinese Jih pèn, localmente pronunciato Nippon, o Nihon) è costituito da GIAPPONE - Map of the…
Janski, BogdanVol. VII, p. 364 JANSKI, BOGDAN. - B. at Ciechanowiec (Poland), 27 March 1807; d. at Rome, 2 July 1840. Having completed his initial studies at Pultusk, in 1824 he entered the…
Janssen, ArnoldVol. VII, p. 364 JANSSEN, ARNOLD. – Founder of the Society of the Divine Word, born at Goch (Rhineland) on 5 November 1837; died at Steyl (Holland) on 15 January 1909. Ordained…
Janssen, JohannesVol. VII, p. 365 JANSSEN, JOHANNES. – Historian, born on 10 April 1829 at Xanten, died on 24 December 1891 at Frankfurt am Main. He pursued his studies at the Universities of…
Janssens, Aloysius(JANSSENS, ALOISIUS)Vol. VII, p. 365 JANSSENS, ALOISIUS. - Belgian theologian, missionary of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheut), considered the foremost promoter of the…
Janssens, François ElingaVol. VII, p. 365 JANSSENS, FRANÇOIS ELINGA. — Dominican theologian and polemicist, born in Bruges around 1635, died there on 22 November 1715. He entered religious life in his…
Janssens, Henri (in religion Laurent)(JANSSENS, HENRI (IN REL. LAURENT))Vol. VII, p. 365 JANSSENS, HENRI (in rel. LAURENT). – Benedictine theologian, born at St-Nicolas (Waes), Belgium, on 2 July 1855, died at Scheut-lez-Bruxelles on 17 January…
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Japan(GIAPPONE)Vol. VI, p. 243 JAPAN - Ladies in conversation. Colored woodcut by Utamaro Kitagawa (1754-1806). of Chinese culture. In 794, the capital was transferred to Heian (Kyōto). The…
Japan(GIAPPONE)Vol. VI, p. 249 JAPAN - The grandstand of the Meiji Stadium in Tokyo during the pontifical Mass, 12 June 1949. School attendance is compulsory and free, and sex-segregated…
Japha (Heb. Jāp̄ō; Gr. Iyppē; Ar. Jāfā "The Beautiful")(GIAFFA (EBR. JĀPHŌ, GR. 'ΙΥ̓́ΠΠΗΙ, AR. JĀFĀ «LA BELLA»))Vol. VI, p. 228 GIAFFA (Heb. Jāphō, Gr. 'Ιὔππῃ, Ar. Jāfā “the beautiful”). — City of Palestine on the Mediterranean coast, mentioned in the list of Thutmosis III and in the…
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Jaricot, Pauline-MarieVol. VII, p. 366 JARICOT, PAULINE-MARIE. — Foundress of the Work for the Propagation of the Faith. Born in Lyon on 22 July 1799, died there on 9 January 1862. She belonged to a…
Jaro (Saint Elizabeth), Diocese of(JARO (SANT'ELISABETTA), DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 366 JARO (SANT'ELISABETTA), DIOCESE of. — City and diocese on the island of Panay, province of Iloilo, in the Philippine archipelago. It has an area of…
Jason(GIASONE)Vol. VI, p. 250 GIASONE. - High priest (175–172 B.C.), brother of Onia III, whom he supplanted by infamous intrigues. His name was Jēhōšūa, to which he gave the Greek form…
Jason and Papiscus(GIASONE E PAPISCO)Vol. VI, p. 250 GIASONE e PAPISCO: v. ARISTONE di PELLA.
Jason of Cyrene(GIASONE DI CIRENE)Vol. VI, p. 250 GIASONE di CIRENE. - A cultured Jew of North Africa, author of a work in 5 books, of which II Mach., except for the beginning (1, 1-2, 18), is merely an…
Jason of Thessalonica(GIASONE DI TESSALONICA)Vol. VI, p. 250 JASON of THESSALONICA. – Converted by St. Paul, he hosted the Apostle in his house during the second mission (Act. 17:5–9). One day—the Jews who had remained…
Jasov (Hungarian Jászó)(JASOV (UNGHERESE JÁSZÓ))Vol. VII, p. 366 JASOV (Hungarian Jászó). - Premonstratensian abbey in Slovakia. It was founded around 1220 and is today the sole survivor among the several Premonstratensian…
Jassy (Iași), Diocese of(JASSI (JASI), DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 366 JASSI (JASI), DIOCESE of. – 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;…
JataiVol. VII, p. 366 JATAI. – Prelatura nullius and city in the State of Goiaz, Brazil. It has an area of 120,000 sq km and 120,000 Catholics; it has 4 parishes and 6 religious…
Jauregui y Aguilar, Juan de(JÁUREGUI Y AGUILAR, JUAN DE)Vol. VII, p. 366 JÁUREGUI Y AGUILAR, JUAN de. – Spanish poet and painter, of an aristocratic family, born in Seville, where he was baptized on 24 November 1583, died in Madrid…
Jaures, Jean(JAURÈS, JEAN)Vol. VII, p. 367 JAURÈS, JEAN. – Politician and historian, born in Castres on 3 September 1859, died in Paris on 31 July 1914. Several times a member of Parliament, he is the…
Javan (Heb. Jāveān)(IAVAN (EBR. JĀVEĀN))Vol. VI, p. 890 IAVAN (Hebr. Jāveān). — Hebrew transcription of the name of the “Ionians” (Ἰάφεθ) of Asia Minor (Gen. 10:2, 4; I Par. 1:5 agg.; Is. 66:19; Ez. 27:13), as in…
Javorskiy, Stefan(JAVORSKIJ, STEFAN)Vol. VII, p. 367 JAVORSKIJ, STEFAN. – In Russian theology, he represents the Catholic tendency in opposition to the Protestant one headed by Teofane Prokopovič, a favorite of…
Javouhey, Anne-Marie, Blessed(JAVOUHEY, ANNE-MARIE, BEATA)Vol. VII, p. 367 JAVOUHEY, ANNE-MARIE, blessed. - Born at Jallanges, in Burgundy, on 10 Nov. 1779; died in Paris on 15 July 1851. A woman of the highest moral qualities, during…
Jaén, Diocese of(JAÉN, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 357 JAÉN, DIOCESI di. - Suffragan of the metropolis of Granada in Spain, included within the civil province of the same name, minus a southeastern portion. The…
Jeanne Antide Thouret, Saint(GIOVANNA ANTIDA THOURET, SANTA)Vol. VI, p. 313 GIOVANNA ANTIDA THOURET, saint. — Born at Sancey-le-Lond (Doubs) on 27 Nov. 1765, died at Naples on 24 Aug. 1826. Formed in compassion toward the poor and the…
Jeanne D'Albret, Queen Of Navarre(GIOVANNA D'ALBRET, REGINA DI NAVARRA)Vol. VI, p. 311 GIOVANNA d'Albret, queen of NAVARRA. - The last of the d'Albret dynasty reigning over French Navarre, G. was born at Pau on 7 Jan. 1528: her father was Enrico…
Jeanne de Lestonnac, Saint(GIOVANNA DE LESTONNAC, SANTA)Vol. VI, p. 316 GIOVANNA de LESTONNAC, saint. – Niece of the celebrated essayist Michele Montaigne and foundress of the Company of the Daughters of Mary Our Lady, born in…
Jeannerat, GiuseppeVol. VII, p. 368 JEANNERAT, GIUSEPPE. - Papal officer, b. 31 Dec. 1813 in Switzerland, d. 27 Nov. 1897 at Bologna. He entered the service of the Pontiff on 5 Aug. 1835 in the…
Jebusites(IEBUSEI)Vol. VI, p. 921 IEBUSEI. - The gentilic name of an ancient clan (Hebr. [ha] - Jēbhūti, always with the article, except in II Sam. 5, 8; I Par. 11, 6; Zach. 9, 7, and in the…
Jeconiah(IECHONIAS)Vol. VI, p. 921 IECHONIAS: v. IOACHIN.
Jectan (Hebrew Jōqṭān, Septuagint: Iektán)(IECTAN (EBR. JOQTĀN, SETTANTA: ἸΕΚΤΆΝ))Vol. VI, p. 921 IECTAN (Hebr. Joqtān, Septuagint: Ἰεκτάν). — Son of Eber of the line of Shem (Gen. 10:25), whose sons (Gen. 10:26–30) bear names recognizable as tribes or…
Jefferson, ThomasVol. VII, p. 369 JEFFERSON, THOMAS. — American statesman, born in Shadwell (Virginia) on 13 April 1743, died at Monticello (Virginia) on 4 July 1826. For several years he was a…
Jehiel (Hebrew Jēhī'ēl or Jē'ī'ēl)(IEHIEL (EBR. JĒHĪ'ĒL OPPURE JĒ'Ī'ĒL))Vol. VI, p. 921 IEHIEL (Hebr. Jēhī'ēl or Jē'ī'ēl). – A fairly frequent biblical name, borne by Levites about whom nothing else is known (I Par. 5:7; 9:35; 15:18, 21; 16:5; II…
Jehol, Diocese of(JEHOL, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 369 JEHOL, DIOCESE of. - Mission of eastern Mongolia, erected as an apostolic vicariate on 11 Dec. 1883; after various boundary changes, it received its present…
Jehovah's Witnesses(TESTIMONI DI GEOVA)Vol. XII, p. 37 TESTIMONI DI GEOVA. – Sect that separated from the Adventists in 1879. It was founded by Carlo Russel with the aim of proclaiming to the world the imminent…
Jehu(IEHU)Vol. VI, p. 922 IEHU. – Prophet, son of Hanani, who exercised his prophetic activity in the kingdom of Israel in the time of King Baasa (910–887 B.C.), whom he reproached for…
Jehudah Hal-Levi(JĒHŪDHĀH HAL-LĒWĪ)Vol. VII, p. 369 JĒHŪDHĀH HAL-LĒWĪ: v. GIUDA LEVITA.
Jeiler, IgnazVol. VII, p. 369 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…
Jelenić, JulijanVol. VII, p. 369 JELENIĆ, JULIJAN. - Franciscan historian, b. at Riječane in Bosnia on 29 Aug. 1877, d. on 5 Aug. 1931. Ordained priest in 1903, he was appointed professor at…
Jeningen, PhilippVol. VII, p. 370 JENINGEN, PHILIPP. - German Jesuit, b. at Eichstätt on 5 Jan. 1642, d. in the repute of holiness at Ellwangen (Württemberg) on 8 Feb. 1704. Having entered the…
Jenson, NicolaVol. VII, p. 370 JENSON, NICOLA. - Printer, b. at Sommervöre (Haute-Marne), d. at Venice in September 1480 or 1482. Having come to Italy in 1470, he opened his own workshop in…
Jenzenstein (Jenstein), Jana DiVol. VII, p. 370 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…
Jephthah (Hebrew Jiphtāh)(IEPHTE (EBR. JIPHTĀH))Vol. VI, p. 922 IEPHTE (Heb. Jiphtāh). — A Gileadite warrior and judge of Israel (I Sam. 12:11), whose deeds are narrated in Iudc. 10:6–12:7. The illegitimate son of Gilead,…
Jerahmeel (Hebrew Jērahmē'ēl)(IERAMEEL (EBR. JÉRAHMĒ'EL))Vol. VI, p. 923 IERAMEEL (Heb. Jérahmē'el). - 1. First son of Hesron, grandson of Giuda (I Par. 2, 9, 25 ff., 33-42). The descendants of I. (concerning whom T. K. Cheyne…
Jeremiah (Hebrew Yirmeyāh[â] = "Yahweh Exalts or Establishes")(GEREMIA (EBR. JIRMÉJÂH[Â] = « JAHWEH INNALZA O STABILISCE »))Vol. VI, p. 84 GEREMIA (Heb. Jirméjâh[â] = “Jahweh raises up or establishes”).—The second of the four major Hebrew prophets. SUMMARY: I. Life of G.—II. Book of G.—III.…
Jeremias II Tranos, Patriarch of Constantinople(GEREMIA II TRANOS, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)Vol. VI, p. 89 GEREMIA II TRANOS, patriarch of COSTANTINOPOLI. - He was patriarch in the following years: 1572–79, 1580–84, 1589–95. On the occasion of his journey to Russia,…
Jericho (Hebrew Yērīkō, Arabic Eriha)(GERICO (EBR. JĒRIKŌ, AR. ERIKAH))Vol. VI, p. 91 JERICHO (Heb. Jērikō, Ar. Erikah). — Palestinian city, the first that the Israelites encountered in the land of Canaan after crossing the Jordan and, through…
Jericó, Diocese of(JERICÓ, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 370 JERICÓ, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese and city in Colombia in South America. It has an area of 3,261 sq. km. with 250,000 inhabitants, all Catholic; it comprises 20…
Jeroboam(GEROBOAMO)Vol. VI, p. 129 GEROBOAMO: v. IEROBOAM.
Jeroboam I(IEROBOAM I)Vol. VI, p. 923 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…
Jeroboam II(IEROBOAM II)Vol. VI, p. 923 IEROBOAM II. — King of Israel (784–744 B.C.), son of Ioas, of the dynasty of Iehu (v.), is perhaps the most illustrious of the kings of Israel after the…
Jerome (III) of Gesù Maria, Venerable(GIROLAMO (TERZO) DI GESÙ MARIA, VENERABILE)Vol. VI, p. 410 GIROLAMO (Terzo) di GESÙ MARIA, venerable. – Carmelite, b. at Noto (Sicily) on 17 May 1683, d. 11 Apr. 1758. From 1707 onward he lived as a hermit near Noto,…
Jerome dai Libri(GIROLAMO DAI LIBRI)Vol. VI, p. 411 GIROLAMO dai LIBRI. - Painter, b. in Verona in 1474, d. there on 2 July 1555. He began his artistic training under the guidance of his father Francesco, a…
Jerome del Pacchia(GIROLAMO DEL PACCHIA)Vol. VI, p. 411 GIROLAMO del PACCHIA. - Painter, born in Siena on 5 May 1477; said to have died in France after 1533. He was the son of a stucco-worker, Giovanni di Giovanni…
Jerome of Brescia(GIROLAMO DA BRESCIA)Vol. VI, p. 410 GIROLAMO da BRESCIA. – Benedictine architect, born in the second half of the 15th century and active in the early years of the 16th. Architect of the cloister…
Jerome of Cremona(GIROLAMO DA CREMONA)Vol. VI, p. 410 GIROLAMO da CREMONA. - Lombard painter active between 1467 and 1483, initially under the influence of local illuminators and subsequently of Mantegna and…
Jerome of Montefortino(GIROLAMO DA MONTEFORTINO)Vol. VI, p. 411 GIROLAMO da MONTEFORTINO. - Franciscan theologian, Angelo Bucci in the secular state, born at Montefortino (now Artena) on 14 Nov. 1662, died at Rome on 12…
Jerome of Pistoia(GIROLAMO DA PISTOIA)Vol. VI, p. 412 GIROLAMO da PISTOIA. – Capuchin theologian and preacher, born c. 1508 to the Finucci (or Finugi) family, died at Suda (Crete) on 29 November 1570. He entered…
Jerome of Prague(GIROLAMO DA PRAGA)Vol. VI, p. 412 GIROLAMO da PRAGA. - Bohemian religious agitator, born in Prague around 1380, died at Constance on 30 May 1416. He pursued his studies at the University of…
Jerome of Santa Croce(GIROLAMO DA SANTACROCE)Vol. VI, p. 412 GIROLAMO da SANTACROCE. - Painter, born probably around 1480, died perhaps in July 1556. He may be identified with the “Jerolimo, de maistro Bernardin,…
Jerome of Saon(GIROLAMO DA SAON)Vol. VI, p. 413 GIROLAMO da SAON. - Mystical theologian and Spanish preacher of the 17th century, born at Mota in the province of Cuenca, died in 1629. On 14 Oct. 1573 he…
Jerome of Siena(GIROLAMO DA SIENA)Vol. VI, p. 413 GIROLAMO da SIENA. – Augustinian ascetic and mystic of the 14th century, born in Siena ca. 1330, died in Arezzo ca. 1420. From the earliest years of his…
Jerome of the Mother of God(GIROLAMO DELLA MADRE DI DIO)Vol. VI, p. 411 GIROLAMO della MADRE DI DIO. — Discalced Carmelite, in the world G. García (a faulty pronunciation changed this to Gracián), born in Valladolid on 6 June 1545,…
Jerome of Treviso, the Elder(GIROLAMO DA TREVISO, IL VECCHIO)Vol. VI, p. 413 GIROLAMO da TREVISO, the Elder. - Painter, born ca. 1450 and died ca. 1496. Remembered as belonging to the Pennacchi family, doubts nevertheless remain…
Jerome of Treviso, the Younger(GIROLAMO DA TREVISO, IL GIOVANE)Vol. VI, p. 413 GIROLAMO da TREVISO, il GIOVANE. – Painter, sculptor, and architect, b. in Treviso in 1497 (?) and d. in 1544 during the siege of Boulogne in France. Bolognese…
Jerome, Saint(GIROLAMO, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 404 GIROLAMO, saint. — One of the four great Doctors of the Latin Church. SUMMARY: I. Life. — II. Works. — III. Doctrine. — IV. Law. — V. Iconography. — VI.…
JeromonacoVol. VII, p. 373 JEROMONACO : v. MONACHISMO.
Jerusalem(GERUSALEMME)Vol. VI, p. 136 JERUSALEM. - Principal city of Palestine, religious capital and center of biblical history. SUMMARY: I. Ancient history. - II. The patriarchate of J. - III.…
Jesbaam(IESBAAM)Vol. VI, p. 924 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 originally from…
Jescha(IESCHA)Vol. VI, p. 924 IESCHA. - Under this name, which occurs nowhere else in the Bible, a daughter of Aran, brother of Abramo, sister of Lot and Melcha, is mentioned in Gen. 11,…
JesiVol. VII, p. 373 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, one…
Jesse, Tree of(JESSE, ALBERO DI)Vol. VII, p. 373 JESSE, ALBERO di. — From the passage of Isaiah, “egredietur virga de radice Jesse et flos de radice eius ascendet” (11:1), medieval iconography generally…
Jesua(IESUA)Vol. VI, p. 924 IESUA. — Name of several biblical figures. Besides a son (Heb. Jâšâh, Vulg. Iesua) of the patriarch Aser (Gen. 46:17; Num. 26:44; I Par. 7:30), the name Jâšâh…
Jesuits(GESUITI)Vol. VI, p. 195 GESUITI: V. COMPAGNIA DI GESÙ; RATIO STUDIORUM.
Jesus Christ(GESÙ CRISTO)Vol. VI, p. 154 JESUS CHRIST. - The Second Person of the Holy Trinity, that is, the Son of God made man. SUMMARY: I. The life of J. C. according to Holy Scripture. - II. J.…
Jesus Crown More Exalted(IESU CORONA CELSIOR)Vol. VI, p. 924 «IESU CORONA CELSIOR». — This is the hymn of Lauds in the Common of Confessors who were not pontiffs, composed by an unknown author of the 10th century. In the…
Jesus, Admirable King(IESU REX ADMIRABILIS)Vol. VI, p. 925 «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, Crown of Virgins(IESU CORONA VIRGINUM)Vol. VI, p. 924 «IESU CORONA VIRGINUM». – Hymn of Vespers and Lauds in the Office of Virgins, commonly attributed to St. Ambrose. Virginity has always enjoyed high esteem in…
Jesus, Glory of Angels(IESU DECUS ANGELICUM)Vol. VI, p. 924 «IESU DECUS ANGELICUM». – Hymn of the Lauds for the feast of the Name of Jesus, taken from a composition of 49 stanzas, wrongly attributed to St Bernard,…
Jesus, High Priest(GESÙ, SOMMO SACERDOTE)Vol. VI, p. 153 JESUS, high priest: v. JOSHUA, HIGH PRIEST.
Jesus, Redeemer of All(IESU REDEMPTOR OMNIUM)Vol. VI, p. 924 «IESU REDEMPTOR OMNIUM». — Hymn of Lauds in the Office of the Common of confessors who are pontiffs, in which the merits of the Saint whose feast is being…
Jesus, Redeemer Of All And Light(IESU REDEMPTOR OMNIUM-QUEM LUCIS)Vol. VI, p. 924 «IESU REDEMPTOR OMNIUM-QUEM LUCIS». – This is the hymn of Vespers and Matins for the feast of Christmas, by an unknown author, dating from approximately the…
Jesus, Son of Sirach(GESÙ, FIGLIO DI SIRAC)Vol. VI, p. 153 GESÙ, figlio di SIRAC: v. ECCLESIASTICO, LIBRO dell'.
Jesus, Sweet Memory(IESU DULCIS MEMORIA)Vol. VI, p. 924 «IESU DULCIS MEMORIA». — Hymn of Vespers for the feast of the Name of Jesus which, like the preceding one, is taken from the Iubilus rytmicus de nomine Iesu.…
Jesus, The Just(GESÙ, IL GIUSTO)Vol. VI, p. 153 GESÙ, il GIUSTO. – A person mentioned only in Col. 4:11, with very few details serving to identify him. Like Aristarco and Marco, mentioned there, he was of…
Jethro (Hebrew Jithro'; Ex. 4:18 Jether)(IETHRO (EBR. JITHRO'; EX. 4, 18 IETHER))Vol. VI, p. 925 IETHRO (Hebr. Jithro'; Ex. 4, 18 Iether). - Priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses (Ex. 2, 16; 3, 1; 4, 18; 18, 1. 5. 8. 12. 14. 27). A worshipper of the…
Jettatura(IETTATURA)Vol. VI, p. 925 IETTATURA: v. MALOCCHIO.
Jeu, Libri Di(JEÜ, LIBRI DI)Vol. VII, p. 374 JEÜ, BOOKS of. — Gnostic writings attributed to Enoch by the Pistis Sophia (v.; ed. C. Schmidt, Koptisch-gnostische Schriften, Leipzig 1905, p. 158, lines…
Jeunesse Agricole Chrétienne (J.A.C.)(JEUNESSE AGRICOLE CHRÉTIENNE (J. A.C.))Vol. VII, p. 374 JEUNESSE AGRICOLE CHRÉTIENNE (J. A.C.). - Founded in 1929, it is the organization that brings together, in French-speaking countries, rural young people of…
Jeunesse Indépendante Chrétienne (J.I.C.)Vol. VII, p. 375 JEUNESSE INDÉPENDANTE CHRÉTIENNE (J.I.C.) - Founded in French-speaking countries in 1925, it is directed to all young people belonging to the middle class, the…
Jeunesse Maritime Chrétienne (J.M.C.)(JEUNESSE MARINAIRE CHRÉTIENNE (J.M.C.))Vol. VII, p. 375 JEUNESSE MARINAIRE CHRÉTIENNE (J.M.C.) - It brings together, in French-speaking countries, young people of the seafaring profession. This is for two principal…
Jeunesse Ouvrière Chrétienne (J.O.C.)(JEUNESSE OUVRIÈRE CHRÉTIENNE (J. O.C.))Vol. VII, p. 375 JEUNESSE OUVRIÈRE CHRÉTIENNE (J. O.C.) — The J.O.C., founded in French-speaking countries in 1925, is a movement of young workers, organized “among themselves,…
Jeunesse Étudiante Chrétienne (J.E.C.)Vol. VII, p. 375 JEUNESSE ÉTUDIANTE CHRÉTIENNE (J.E.C.) - Founded in 1927, it brings together in the various French-speaking countries all young students, with the threefold…
Jevons, Frank ByronVol. VII, p. 375 JEVONS, FRANK BYRON. — English philologist, specializing particularly in classical literature, scholar of philosophy and the comparative history of religions,…
Jevons, William StanleyVol. VII, p. 376 JEVONS, WILLIAM STANLEY. – English philosopher and economist, born in Liverpool on 1 September 1835, died by drowning at Galley Hill, near Hastings, on 13…
Jewish Law(LEGGE EBRAICA)Vol. VII, p. 645 LEGGE EBRAICA. — In the writings of the New Testament, L. often means, besides the Sinaitic legislation and the books containing it, also the Old Testament or…
Jewish Liturgy(LITURGIA GIUDAICA)Vol. VII, p. 873 LITURGIA GIUDAICA: v. GIUDAISMO.
Jezaniah (Hebrew Ja'āzāujah and Jēzaujāh [ā] "Yahweh Has Heard")(IEZONIA (EBR. JA'ĀZĀUJAH E JĒZAUJĀH [Ä] « JAHWEH ODE »))Vol. VI, p. 926 IEZONIA (Heb. Ja'āzāujah and Jēzaujāh [ä], “Jahweh hears”). - The name of several figures in the Old Testament. 1. One of the military commanders who, having…
Jezebel(GEZABELE)Vol. VI, p. 200 GEZABELE : v. IEZABELE.
Jezebel(IEZABEL)Vol. VI, p. 925 IEZABEL. – Daughter of the king of Sidon Ethbaal and wife of Achab (v.), king of Israel (875–853), over whom she exercised a pernicious influence and whose…
Jezreel ("God Sows", Allusion To The Fertility Of Its Soil)(IEZRAEL (« DIO SEMINA », ALLUSIONE ALLA FERTILITÀ DEL SUOLO))Vol. VI, p. 926 IEZRAEL (“God sows,” an allusion to the fertility of the soil). - A city in the territory of Issachar (Ios. 19, 18), furnished with walls, towers, and gates…
Jhansi, Prefecture of(JHANSI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VII, p. 376 JHANSI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - It was erected on 12 Jan. 1940, its territory being detached from the diocese of Allahabad. It is situated in the interior…
Jhering, Rudolf VonVol. VII, p. 376 JHERING, RUDOLF von. – Jurist, born at Aurich on 22 August 1818, died at Gottinga on 17 September 1892. After studying at various universities, he received his…
Jiading, Diocese of(KIATING, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 434 KIATING, DIOCESI di. – In the western part of the civil province of Szechwan, in central China. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture, under the name of…
Jiangzhou, Apostolic Prefecture of(KIANGCHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)Vol. VII, p. 434 KIANGCHOW, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of. - In the southern part of the civil province of Shansi, in northern China. It was erected on 25 May 1936, by division of…
Jinan, Archdiocese of(TSINAN, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XII, p. 379 TSINAN, ARCHDIOCESE of. — The apostolic vicariate of Shantung, erected on 3 September 1839, comprised the entire civil province of that name in northeastern…
Jixi, Diocese of(KICHOW, DIOCESI DI)Vol. VII, p. 435 KICHOW, DIOCESI of. — In the eastern part of the civil province of Hupeh, in central China. Erected as a sui iuris mission, under the name of Hwangchow, on 18…
Joachim Murat, King of Naples(GIOACHINO MURAT, RE DI NAPOLI)Vol. VI, p. 263 GIOACHINO MURAT, king of NAPLES. — Born on 25 March 1767 at La Bastide Fortunière, died on 13 October 1815 at Pizzo in Calabria. His parents intended him for…
Joachim of Fiore(GIOACHINO DA FIORE)Vol. VI, p. 262 GIOACHINO da FIORE. – He is one of the most representative, yet also most complex, figures of medieval spirituality: mystic, reformer, prophet, theologian,…
Joachim, Saint(GIOACHINO, SANTO)Vol. VI, p. 262 GIOACHINO, saint. — According to a tradition attested as early as the 11th century by the apocryphal Protoevangelium of James, he is the father of the Blessed…
Joan of Arc(GIOVANNA D'ARC)Vol. VI, p. 313 GIOVANNA D'ARC, saint — Letter to the citizens of Riom (9 Nov. 1429) with an autograph signature. The saint’s illiterate hand was guided. — Riom, Municipal…
Joan of Arc (Darc), Saint(GIOVANNA D'ARC (DARC), SANTA)Vol. VI, p. 313 GIOVANNA D'ARC (DARC), santa. - Heroine of the purest national aspirations of France in one of the most tragic moments of its history. In 1415 Henry V of…
Joanna (Vanna) of Orvieto, Blessed(GIOVANNA (VANNA) DI ORVIETO, BEATA)Vol. VI, p. 311 GIOVANNA (VANNA) di ORVIETO, blessed. – Born in Carniola in 1264, died at Orvieto on 23 July 1306. She entered the Dominican monastery of Orvieto, refusing an…
Joanna I of Anjou, Queen of Naples(GIOVANNA I DI ANGIÒ, REGINA DI NAPOLI)Vol. VI, p. 311 GIOVANNA I of Angiò, queen of NAPOLI: v. ANGIÒ, dinastia di NAPOLI.
Joanna II Of Anjou, Queen Of Naples(GIOVANNA II DI ANGIÒ, REGINA DI NAPOLI)Vol. VI, p. 311 GIOVANNA II of Angiò, queen of NAPLES: v. ANGIÒ, dynasty of NAPLES.
Joanna Maria della Croce, Venerable(GIOVANNA MARIA DELLA CROCE, VENERABILE)Vol. VI, p. 316 GIOVANNA MARIA della CROCE, venerable. – Poor Clare (in the world Bernardina Floriani), born at Rovereto on 8 Sept. 1603, died there on 26 March 1673. She…
