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Joachin (IOACHIN)
King of Judah, better known as Jeconiah (the same name with the transposition of its component parts ["Yahweh disposes"]: cf. Jer. 37:1; 1 Chron. 3:16-17… -
Joakim (Eliakim) (IOAKIM (ELIACIM))
King of Judah (608-597), firstborn son of King Josiah, he was placed on the throne, after his brother Jehoahaz (v.) had been deposed, by the pharaoh Necho, who… -
Joanna II of Anjou, Queen of Naples (GIOVANNA II DI ANGIÒ, REGINA DI NAPOLI)
GIOVANNA II di Angiò, regina di NAPOLI: v. ANGIÒ, dynasty of NAPLES. -
Joanna I of Anjou, Queen of Naples (GIOVANNA I DI ANGIÒ, REGINA DI NAPOLI)
GIOVANNA I di Angiò, regina di NAPOLI: v. ANGIÒ, dynasty of NAPLES. -
Joanna Maria della Croce, Venerable (GIOVANNA MARIA DELLA CROCE, VENERABILE)
Poor Clare (secular name Bernardina Floriani), b. at Rovereto on 8 Sept. 1603, d. there on 26 March 1673. She founded in Rovereto the Convent of the Poor… -
Joanna of Valois (Jeanne de France), Saint (GIOVANNA DI VALOIS (JEANNE DE FRANCE), SANTA)
Daughter of Louis XI, King of France, and of Charlotte of Savoy, and foundress of the Religious of the Annunciation, b. in Paris on 23 April 1464, d. at… -
Joanna the Mad, Queen of Castile and Aragon (GIOVANNA, LA PAZZA, REGINA DI CASTIGLIA E D'ARAGONA)
B. in 1479 at Toledo, d. 12 April 1555 at Tordesillas. Daughter of Ferdinand II the Catholic, king of Aragon, and of Isabella of Castile, in 1496 she married… -
Joanna (Vanna) of Orvieto, Blessed (GIOVANNA (VANNA) DI ORVIETO, BEATA)
B. at Carniola in 1264, d. at Orvieto on 23 July 1306. She entered the Dominican monastery of Orvieto, refusing an honorable marriage. She participated… -
Joanna, Wife of Chuza (GIOVANNA, MOGLIE DI CHUZA)
Wife of an official (ἐπίτροπος) of the tetrarch Herod Antipas (v.). She was healed by Jesus and, together with other pious women, followed him and provided for… -
Joan of Arc (Darc), Saint (GIOVANNA D'ARC (DARC), SANTA)
Heroine of the purest national vindications of France at one of the most tragic moments of its history. In 1415 Henry V of England invaded France, whose throne… -
Joan, Popess (GIOVANNA, PAPESSA)
A typical example of how a legend is born, develops and declines. SUMMARY: I. Sources and content. - II. Spread and development of the legend. - III. Origin of… -
Joas (IOAS)
1. King of Judah (836-797), son of Ahaziah. Barely a year old, he was snatched from the massacre carried out by Athaliah, hidden and raised in the house of the… -
Joatham (IOATHAM)
Son of Gideon (Judg. 9:7-21, 57). He was the only one who escaped the massacre by his brother Abimelech (v., no. 2), who, after their father's death… -
Joatham (IOATHAM)
King of Judah (c. 737-733 B.C.). He was associated in the kingdom by his father Uzziah or Azariah, who was struck with leprosy for having improperly meddled in… -
Job (GIOBBE)
I. THE AUTHOR. - A wealthy and wise Idumean, a perfect worshipper of the true God, the type of the righteous sufferer, protagonist of the book that bears his… -
Jobab (IOBAB)
Name of various figures of the Old Testament. 1. A Semite, thirteenth and last son of Joktan (Gen. 10:29; 1 Chron. 1:23). Ancestor of an Arab tribe, in Yemen… -
Jochabed (IOCHABED)
A woman of the tribe of Levi; born in Egypt, she was the wife of Amram, her nephew. She is the mother of Moses (Ex. 6:20; Num. 26:58 ff.). Through her… -
Jodl, Friedrich
Positivist philosopher, b. 23 Aug. 1849 in Munich, d. 26 Jan. 1914 in Vienna. He taught in Prague and Vienna. He concerned himself particularly with the moral… -
Joel (IOEL)
Name of 12 Israelites mentioned in the historical books of the Old Testament. 1. Firstborn son of Samuel (1 Sam. 8:2; 1 Chron. 6:13 [where it is to be restored… -
Joel (GIOELE)
Prophet, son of Pethuel (1:1). Since in his book he speaks only of Judah, of Jerusalem and of the Temple, one may deduce that he carried out his ministry in… -
Joel, Prophet (IOEL, PROFETA)
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Johanan ben Zakkai (JÖHÄNÄN BEN ZAKKAJ)
Tannaite (v.) of the first half of the 1st century AD. The title Rabbān "our master", by which he is designated, denotes the authority he enjoyed. He was a… -
Johanan (IOHANAN)
Name of 16 persons of the Old Testament. 1. Military leader under Zedekiah. When the Chaldeans entered Jerusalem, he managed to take refuge in Transjordan. He… -
Johannesburg, Apostolic Vicariate of (JOHANNESBURG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
The territory is part of the Union of South Africa and by decree of 4 June 1886 it was erected into an apostolic prefecture, being detached from the apostolic… -
Johannes Hispanus (Aren Darut) (GIOVANNI, AREN DARUT (JOHANNES HISPANUS))
Medieval translator, often confused with G. of Seville (v.). His name is linked to the translation of the philosophical works of Avicenna, made in… -
John, Abbot of Strumí (GIOVANNI, ABATE DI STRUMÍ)
Died on Sept. 20, 1168, the imperial antipope Paschal III, during the struggle between Frederick Barbarossa and Alexander III, from German circles the… -
John Albert, King of Poland (GIOVANNI ALBERTO, RE DI POLONIA)
Third-born son of Casimir IV, King of Poland (b. 1459), in 1490 he contended with his elder brother Ladislaus, King of Bohemia, for the crown of Hungary, to… -
John (Albinelli) of Sestola (GIOVANNI (ALBINELLI) DA SESTOLA)
Capuchin spiritual writer of the province of Bologna, secretary and biographer of Fr. Giambattista d'Este, formerly Alfonso III Duke of Modena. Born at Sestola… -
John and Paul, Saints, Martyrs (GIOVANNI E PAOLO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
The information concerning them is intricate, obscure and controversial. They are commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 26 June; the ancient… -
John Anthony of Montecuccolo (GIOVANNI ANTONIO DA MONTECUCCOLO)
GIOVANNI ANTONIO da MONTECUCCOLO: v. CAVAZZI, GIOVANNI ANTONIO da MONTECUCCOLO. -
John, Antipope (GIOVANNI, ANTIPAPA)
On the death of Pope Gregory IV (25 Jan. 844) the populace, with violent demonstrations, succeeded in having the deacon J. proclaimed pontiff and enthroned him… -
John, Apostle, Evangelist, Saint (GIOVANNI, APOSTOLO, EVANGELISTA, SANTO)
Author of the Fourth Gospel, of three Epistles and of the Apocalypse. SUMMARY: I. Life and apostolate. - II. The Gospel of J. - III. The three Epistles of J. -… -
John Archicantor (GIOVANNI ARCICANTORE)
Abbot of the small monastery of St. Martin, adjacent to the basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican and primicerius of the Schola cantorum of St. Peter, when, in… -
John Baptist de La Salle, Saint (GIOVANNI BATTISTA DE LA SALLE, SANTO)
Born into a family of magistrates on 30 April 1651 at Reims, died at Rouen on 7 April 1719, his youth unfolded in the serene and honorable climate of his… -
John Baptist de Luca, Blessed (GIOVANNI BATTISTA DE LUCA, BEATO)
Celestine, born at Guardiagrele, died in the monastery of St. Onofrio in Campli in the year 1590. In 1570 he was named prior of S. Pietro a Majella in Naples… -
John Baptist de' Rossi, Saint (GIOVANNI BATTISTA DE' ROSSI, SANTO)
Born on 22 Feb. 1698 at Voltaggio (Genoa) to Carlo and Francesca Anfossi, died at Rome on 23 May 1764. At the age of ten he went to Genoa as a page of the… -
John Baptist of the Conception, Blessed (GIOVANNI BATTISTA DELLA CONCEZIONE, BEATO)
Born in Almodovar del Campo (Spain) on 10 Aug. 1561. In 1581 he entered the Order of the Most Holy Trinity. Having completed his study of theology (1585) at… -
John Bar Zô'bî (GIOVANNI BAR ZÒ'BI)
Nestorian, monk at Bét Qòqá in the 13th century. His principal work is a grammar of the Syriac language, which marks the apogee of grammatical studies among… -
John Bassianus (Bazianus, Baxianus) (GIOVANNI BASSIANO (BAZIANUS, BAXIANUS))
Decretalist glossator, from Bologna. He was the first doctor utriusque iuris. Between 1180 and 1190 he wrote an Apparatus in Decretum, a work carried out in… -
John Berchmans, Saint (GIOVANNI BERCHMANS, SANTO)
Born at Diest in southern Brabant on 13 March 1599, of a distinguished but decayed family, the first of five children, d. at Rome on 13 Aug. 1621. His mother… -
John (Bernardo) dei Tolomei, Blessed (GIOVANNI (BERNARDO) DEI TOLOMEI, BEATO)
Founder of the Congregation of St. Mary of Monte Oliveto, b. in Siena on 10 May 1272, from the noble Tolomei family, d. there on 20 Aug. 1348. Having earned a… -
John, Bishop of Jerusalem (GIOVANNI, VESCOVO DI GERUSALEMME)
Born around 356, died in 417. As a young man he embraced the monastic state and in 386 succeeded St. Cyril in the see of Jerusalem. Not very learned and not… -
John, Bishop of Sabina (GIOVANNI, VESCOVO DI SABINA)
GIOVANNI, vescovo di SABINA: v. SILVESTRO III, ANTIPOPE. -
John, Bishop of Velletri (GIOVANNI, VESCOVO DI VELLETRI)
GIOVANNI, vescovo di VELLETRI: v. BENEDETTO X, ANTIPOPE. -
John Bosco, Saint (GIOVANNI BOSCO, SANTO)
B. in a rural hamlet of Castelnuovo d'Asti (today Castelnuovo d. Bosco), on 16 Aug. 1815 and d. in Turin on 31 Jan. 1888. Ordained a priest in 1841, he… -
John Buono, Saint (GIOVANNI BUONO, SANTO)
Born at Camogli, of a noble and wealthy Genoese family, toward the end of the 6th century. As a youth he was taken to Milan and enrolled among its clergy.… -
John Calybita, Saint (GIOVANNI CALIBITA, SANTO)
According to legend, he was born in Constantinople to a noble family at the beginning of the 5th century. As a young boy, John ran away together with an… -
John Canaparius (GIOVANNI CANAPARIO)
Historian. Of a noble Roman family, born around the middle of the 10th century, he spent his youth between worldly turmoil and the study of the classics. In… -
John Cantius (Canti), Saint (GIOVANNI CANZIO (CANTIUS), SANTO)
Born at Kęty, in the diocese of Kraków, on 23 June 1390 (according to others on 27 Dec. 1389) and died at Kraków on 24 Dec. 1473, where he was buried in the… -
John Cassian (GIOVANNI CASSIANO)
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John Chrysostom of Saint-Lô (GIOVANNI CRISOSTOMO DI SAINT-LÔ)
Spiritual director and ascetical writer of the Regular Order of St. Francis, twice provincial in the province of Ste-Ivone (France) and definitor general, d.… -
John Chrysostom, Saint (GIOVANNI CRISOSTOMO, SANTO)
The greatest Christian orator, one of the greatest orators of all times, was J., called by posterity – beginning in the 6th century – C. (that is, "of the… -
John Climacus (GIOVANNI CLIMACO)
Called Climacus (ladder) from his work The Ladder of Paradise. He lived in the 7th century on Sinai as a hermit and abbot of the famous monastery. His Ladder… -
John, Deacon (GIOVANNI, DIACONO)
Neapolitan chronicler, who lived in the second half of the 9th century and the early years of the 10th. He was rector of the deaconry of St. Januarius, and the… -
John de Britto (GIOVANNI DE BRITTO)
Ruins of the Temple, where the Saint was imprisoned, located between the ancient city of Urzus and the hill where the Saint suffered martyrdom. Oreyur-Nuovo.… -
John de Britto, Saint (GIOVANNI DE BRITTO, SANTO)
Missionary and martyr of the Society of Jesus. Born in Lisbon on 1 March 1647 to a noble family, as a boy he was a page and companion of Prince Peter of… -
John Eudes, Saint (GIOVANNI EUDES, SANTO)
Born at Ri in Normandy on 14 Nov. 1601, died at Caen on 19 Aug. 1680. Educated at the Jesuit College of Caen, he formed his religious vocation under the… -
John Fisher, Saint (GIOVANNI FISHER, SANTO)
B. at Beverley (Yorkshire) ca. 1469, d. in London on 22 June 1535. After completing his studies at the school of William of Melton in the University of… -
John Francis Regis, Saint (GIOVANNI FRANCESCO REGIS, SANTO)
Jesuit, b. 31 Jan. 1597 at Fontcouverte (Aude). He studied with the Jesuits at Béziers, and entered the Order on 8 Dec. 1616 at Toulouse. From 1632 he worked… -
John Grande, the Sinner, Blessed (GIOVANNI GRANDE, IL PECCATORE, BEATO)
A member of the Brothers Hospitallers, b. at Carmona (Andalusia) in 1546, d. at Jerez de la Frontera (Andalusia) on 3 June 1600. Set on a career in commerce… -
John Gualbert, Saint (GIOVANNI GUALBERTO, SANTO)
Founder of the Order of the Vallombrosans, b. in Florence in the last decades of the 10th century (985, or more probably 995) of the noble Visdomini family, d.… -
John Hyrcanus (GIOVANNI IRCANO)
Son of Simon Maccabeus, founder of the Hasmonean dynasty (v.), although the title of king was officially assumed only by his successors. In I Mach. (13:54… -
John III, Pope (GIOVANNI III, PAPA)
He belonged to the Roman aristocracy, being the son of the vir illustris Anastasius; he appears to have been nicknamed Catelinus. Elected pope upon the death… -
John III Sobieski, King of Poland (GIOVANNI III SOBIESKI, RE DI POLONIA)
B. at Olesko (Lviv) on 2 June 1624. His eminent family position - he was the son of Jakób, first se- > GIOVANNI PISANO - Annunciation. Detail of the pulpit of… -
John II, Pope (GIOVANNI II, PAPA)
He was Roman and his name was Mercurius. Before his pontificate he held the title of St. Clement and carried out notable works there, many of which still… -
John I, Pope, Saint (GIOVANNI I, PAPA, SANTO)
Of Tuscan origin, he succeeded Pope Hormisdas in August 523 and died at Ravenna on 18 May 526. Following an inquiry of his, Dionysius Exiguus, around Easter of… -
John Italus (GIOVANNI ITALO)
Eleventh-century Hellenist, born in southern Italy (a Calabrian origin is not demonstrated at all). He followed his father on a military campaign in Sicily and… -
John IV, Pope (GIOVANNI IV, PAPA)
Of a Dalmatian family, the son of a scholasticus, he succeeded the aged pontiff Severinus in 640, while relations between Rome and the East were highly… -
John IV, the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople (GIOVANNI IV, IL DIGIUNATORE, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
The appellation "the Faster" was given to him because of the austerity of his life; in the dissident Church he is venerated as a saint. In history he became… -
John IX, Pope (GIOVANNI IX, PAPA)
Born at Tivoli, elected in January 898, died in the early years of the 900s. A Benedictine, he was elected by the Formosian party, perhaps with the support of… -
John Joseph of the Cross (Carlo Gaetano Calosinto), Saint (GIOVANNI GIUSEPPE DELLA CROCE, SANTO)
Alcantarine Franciscan, born on the island of Ischia on 15 Aug. 1654 and died in Naples on 5 March 1734. For many years he was master of novices and guardian… -
John Justus of Landsberg (GIOVANNI GIUSTO DI LANDSBERG)
GIOVANNI GIUSTO di LANDSBERG: v. LANSFERGIO. -
John Leonardi, Saint (GIOVANNI LEONARDI, SANTO)
Founder of the Order of the Regular Clerics of the Mother of God, b. at Diecimo (Lucca) in 1541 (or 1543 according to others), d. at Rome on 9 Oct. 1609. After… -
John Maccabeus (GIOVANNI MACCABEO)
GIOVANNI MACCABEO : v. MACCABEI. -
John Mandakuni (GIOVANNI MANDAKUNI)
A famous Armenian katholikos of the 5th century. Born around 400, he was a disciple of St. Sahak the Great and of Mesrop, and also figures among the "holy… -
John (Marcolini) of Fano (GIOVANNI (MARCOLINI) DA FANO)
Franciscan of the first half of the 15th century. A close friend of Sts. John of Capistrano and James of the March as well as of the supreme pontiffs Eugene IV… -
John Mary Baptist Vianney, Saint (GIOVANNI MARIA BATTISTA VIANNEY, SANTO)
Born at Dardilly near Lyons on 8 May 1786, died at Ars on 4 Aug. 1859. Raised in a religious family environment, as a young man he was a shepherd and a field… -
John Matthew Caryophyllis (Cariofili) (GIOVANNI MATTEO CARYOPHYLLIS (CARIOFILLI))
GIOVANNI MATTEO CARYOPHYLLIS (CARIOFILLI): V. CARIOFILLE, GIOVANNI MATTEO. -
John Moschus (GIOVANNI MOSCO)
GIOVANNI MOSCO: v. MOSCO, GIOVANNI. -
John (Moulin) of Saint Samson (GIOVANNI (MOULIN) DI SAN SANSONE)
Carmelite mystic, highly esteemed, b. at Sens on 19 Dec. 1571, d. at Rennes on 14 Sept. 1636. Having become blind at the age of three, he devoted himself… -
John Nepomucene, Saint (GIOVANNI NEPOMUCENO, SANTO)
Son of a certain Wölfin, born at Pomuk (de Pomuk) in Bohemia between 1340 and 1350, and died at Prague on 19 (or 20?) March 1393. Having become a priest in… -
John of Andrea (GIOVANNI D'ANDREA)
Italian lay canonist, b. around 1270 at Rifredo in the Mugello, d. at Bologna on 7 July 1348. His father Andrea and his mother Novella were not joined in… -
John of Austria (GIOVANNI D'AUSTRIA)
Natural son of Charles V and Barbara Blomberg, b. at Regensburg, his mother's city, on 24 Feb. 1545, d. near Namur on 1 Oct. 1578. Educated in Spain and… -
John of Austria (GIOVANNI D'AUSTRIA)
Natural son of Philip IV of Spain and of Maria Calderón, born in Madrid on 7 April 1629. He revealed uncommon military aptitudes. In 1647 he suppressed in… -
John of Avila (GIOVANNI D'AVILA)
GIOVANNI D'AVILA: v. AVILA, JUAN de. -
John of Baconthorp (Bacone) (GIOVANNI DA BACONTHORP (BACONE))
Carmelite theologian, b. in the county of Norfolk ca. 1280, d. ca. 1348. He studied at Oxford under Robert Walsingham and at Paris under Guido Terrena. At this… -
John of Bartolo (GIOVANNI DI BARTOLO)
GIOVANNI DI BARTOLO: v. NANNI DI BARTOLO. -
John of Bassolis (GIOVANNI DE BASSOLIS)
GIOVANNI de BASSOLIS: v. BASSOLIS, GIOVANNI de. -
John of Biclaro (GIOVANNI DI BICLARO)
Of Gothic parents, but Catholic, born ca. 540 at Scallabis in Lusitania. He was exiled from Barcelona by Leovigild for his religion. In 586 he founded the… -
John of Bruna (Brünn, Brno) (GIOVANNI DI BRUNA (BRÜNN, BRNO))
14th-century mystic, first a Beghard and then a Dominican. The confessions of J. and of Albert of Brünn in Moravia before the inquisitor Father Gallus O.P. of… -
John of Buonagiunta, Saint (GIOVANNI DI BUONAGIUNTA, SANTO)
GIOVANNI di BUONAGIUNTA, santo: v. SETTE FONDATORI, SANTI. -
John of Burgh (Johannes de Burgo) (GIOVANNI DI BURGH (JOHANNES DE BURGO))
Theologian of the 14th century. In 1384 he was appointed rector of the University of Cambridge; and the following year he wrote a manual of canon law in the… -
John of Burgundy (GIOVANNI DI BOROGONA)
Spanish painter, recorded in documents from 1495 to 1533, d. before 1544. Italian by training, perhaps a pupil of Ghirlandaio, he executed with others the… -
John of Calvoli (a Caulibus) (GIOVANNI DA CALVOLI (A CAULIBUS))
Near San Gimignano in Tuscany, a great Minorite preacher of the 14th century, sometimes also erroneously called Giovanni da S. Gimignano, still alive… -
John of Capestrano, Saint (GIOVANNI DA CAPESTRANO, SANTO)
B. probably on June 24, 1386 at Capestrano (Aquila), d. at Villach (Vijlak [Slavonia]) on Oct. 23, 1456. He studied at Perugia, becoming a celebrated jurist… -
John of Carpatho (GIOVANNI DI CARPATO)
Probably a bishop in the 7th century. A collection of Capita hortatoria for the monks in India is attributed to him (PG 85, 1837-60). Another collection, also… -
John of Casale (GIOVANNI DI CASALE)
Franciscan, philosopher and scientist, b. at Casale di Monferrato ca. 1320 (?), d. after 1375. He is the author of a Quaestio de velocitate motus alterationis… -
John of Ciparissiota (GIOVANNI CIPARISSIOTA)
GIOVANNI CIPARISSIOTA: v. CIPARISSIOTA, GIOVANNI. -
John of Conversino of Ravenna (GIOVANNI DI CONVERSINO DA RAVENNA)
Educator and writer, b. at Buda in 1343, d. at Venice in 1408. Brought as a child to Ravenna (hence the appellation), he had there as his teacher Donato degli… -
John of Coria (GIOVANNI DA CORIA)
GIOVANNI da CORIA: v. GIOVANNI da MONTECORVINO. -
John of Damascus, Saint (GIOVANNI DAMASCENO, SANTO)
Doctor of the Church. SUMMARY: I. Life. - II. Works. - III. Doctrine. - IV. Influence. I. LIFE. - It is known only in its broad outlines, given the brevity of… -
John of Dambach (GIOVANNI DI DAMBACH)
Dominican theologian, b. in 1288 (1289?) at Dambach in Alsace, d. 3 Oct. (?) 1372 probably at Freiburg. A Dominican from 1300, G. studied at Strasbourg and at… -
John of Dukla, Blessed (GIOVANNI DE DUKLA, BEATO)
Franciscan, b. at Dukla (Poland) in 1414, d. at Lviv in 1484. Still young, he entered the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, becoming a priest and several times… -
John of Ephesus (GIOVANNI DI EFESO)
So called because he worked mostly in Ephesus, but he was born in Amida (Syria) at the beginning of the 6th century and died ca. 586. This Monophysite monk… -
John of Euboea (GIOVANNI DI EUBEA)
Presbyter and bishop, it is not known whether of a bishopric on the island of Euboea or of another place, probably of the 8th century. Author of some homilies… -
John of Faenza (Ioannes Faventinus) (GIOVANNI DA FAENZA (IOANNES FAVENTINUS))
One of the greatest glossators of Gratian's Decretum, d. after 1220. The dates of his birth and death are unknown. He was a professor at Bologna, where he… -
John of Fécamp (GIOVANNI DA FÉCAMP)
Benedictine abbot and theologian, b. at Ravenna at the end of the 10th century, d. at Fécamp (Normandy) on 22 February 1078. Nephew of the famous abbot Bl.… -
John of Fermo (GIOVANNI DA FERMO)
GIOVANNI da FERMO: v. GIOVANNI DALLA VERNA. -
John of Fermo (Di Fermo), Blessed (GIOVANNI DELLA VERNA (DI FERMO), BEATO)
Preacher of the Friars Minor, b. at Fermo in 1259. From childhood he was a lover of solitude and penance. At the age of 13 he entered the Friars Minor; after… -
John of Freiburg, called Lector (GIOVANNI DI FRIBURGO, DETTO LECTOR)
Dominican moralist, d. at Fribourg on 10 March 1314. B. probably at Haslach near Fribourg in Breisgau, G. made the Dominican Convent there famous; he probably… -
John of Fruttuaria (John Man of God) (GIOVANNI DI FRUTTUARIA (GIOVANNI UOMO DI DIO))
Benedictine abbot who lived in the first half of the 11th century, died at Fruttuaria around 1050. He first led a hermit's life, but was drawn to the cenobitic… -
John of Genoa (GIOVANNI DI GENOVA)
GIOVANNI di GENOVA: v. BALBI, GIOVANNI. -
John of Germany (GIOVANNI D'ALEMAGNA)
Painter of German origin; the only information available about him concerns his stay in Venice, where he is mentioned for the first time in 1441, and in Padua… -
John of Giscala (GIOVANNI DI GISCALA)
Jewish warrior, b. at Giscala (now el-Ciè), northwest of the Sea of Galilee. Animated by a deep anti-Roman hatred, he was one of the principal leaders of the… -
John of God, Saint (GIOVANNI DI DIO, SANTO)
Founder of the Hospitaller Order of the Fatebenefratelli. Born at Montemor-o-Novo in Portugal on 8 March 1495, he lived and carried out his apostolate in… -
John of Gorze (GIOVANNI DI GORZE)
Benedictine abbot and reformer, b. at Vandières (Pont-à-Musson) at the beginning of the 10th century; he studied at Metz and at St-Mihiel, but with scant… -
John of Grado (da Gradi) (GIOVANNI DE GRADIBUS (DA GRADI))
Italian jurist, d. at Lyon ca. 1525. He was a renowned professor of canon and civil law, but it is not certain whether at Pavia or at Lyon, where he certainly… -
John of Hildesheim (GIOVANNI DI HILDESHEIM)
German Carmelite of the 14th century. He studied in Paris and then held the office of prior for many years at Kassel (1361) and at Marienau (from 1369). He was… -
John of Imola (GIOVANNI DA IMOLA)
GIOVANNI da IMOLA: v. NICOLETTI, GIOVANNI DA IMOLA. -
John of Jandun (GIOVANNI DI JANDUN)
Philosopher, b. at Jandun, in the Ardennes, in the second half of the 13th century, d. at Todi in 1328. He studied at the University of Paris where, having… -
John of Jesus-Mary (Calaguritanus) (GIOVANNI DI GESÙ-MARIA (CALAGURITANUS))
Carmelite mystical theologian, in the world Giovanni de S. Pedro y Ustarroz, b. at Calahorra on 27 (?) January 1564, d. at Montecompatri in 1615. He studied at… -
John of Kastl (GIOVANNI DI KASTL)
Around 1400 prior of the abbey of Kastl, a Benedictine (diocese of Eichstätt), he is shown by manuscript evidence to be the author of the following works: De… -
John of Kronstadt (GIOVANNI DI KRONSTADT)
A famous Russian ascetic, "Orthodox," b. in 1829 to a cleric in the vicinity of Arkhangelsk, d. in 1908. After completing his studies at the Ecclesiastical… -
John of La Barrière (GIOVANNI DE LA BARRIÈRE)
Cistercian monk, founder of the reformed branch of the Feuillants (v. CISTERCENSI), b. at St-Céré (department of Lot) on 29 April 1544, d. at Rome on 25 April… -
John of Leeuwen (GIOVANNI DI LEEUWEN)
The most notable mystical writer of the school of Groenendaal, together with Ruysbroeck. Born in 1295, he led the life of an itinerant craftsman before… -
John of Legnano (GIOVANNI DA LEGNANO)
Jurist, b. in Milan on an uncertain date and d. in Bologna on 16 February 1383. A professor of civil law from 1350 and later of the Decretals, he carried out… -
John of Lodi, Blessed (GIOVANNI DI LODI, BEATO)
Camaldolese, b. at Lodi around 1040, d. at Gubbio on 7 September 1105. He embraced the eremitical life at Fonte Avellana in 1064 under the guidance of St.… -
John of Lycopolis, Saint (GIOVANNI DI LYCOPOLIS, SANTO)
Hermit and wonder-worker, called the "Seer of the Thebaid," b. at Lycopolis (present-day Asyut) ca. 300, d. at the end of 394. At about the age of forty he… -
John of Maiuma (GIOVANNI DI MAIUMA)
He wrote around 515 the Plerophoriai, a collection of anecdotes, prophecies and visions of the Monophysites in their struggle against the Council of Chalcedon.… -
John of Matera, Saint (GIOVANNI DI MATERA, SANTO)
Born at Matera in 1070 and died on 20 June 1139. After some years of eremitical life, he founded a monastery near Ginosa around 1100. He was in contact with… -
John of Matha, Saint (GIOVANNI DI MATHA, SANTO)
Born of a noble family at Faucon (Provence) on 23 June 1160, died at Rome on 17 Dec. 1213. He studied his first letters at Aix (Provence) in the years 1172-78… -
John of Milan (GIOVANNI DA MILANO)
Giovanni di Jacopo di Guido da Caverzaio (today Caversaggio) in the territory of Como, painter; in 1350 he was in Florence, where he was enrolled as a… -
John of Mirecourt (de Mirecuria) (GIOVANNI DI MIRECOURT (DE MIRECURIA))
Cistercian scholastic (hence the appellation of monacus albus) of the first half of the fourteenth century. He lectured on the Sentences in 1344-45 (or… -
John of Montecorvino (GIOVANNI DA MONTECORVINO)
First bishop of Khambalik (Peking). Born in 1247 at Montecorvino (Salerno), died at Khambalik in 1328. According to his contemporary Giovanni de Marignolli… -
John of Montesono (GIOVANNI DI MONTESONOS)
Dominican theologian, b. at Monzón (Aragon) around the middle of the 14th century, d. after 1412. At Barcelona in 1372 he commented on the Sentences; in 1383… -
John of Murro (GIOVANNI DI MURRO)
Franciscan theologian and cardinal, b. of the Minio family (not Mincio) at Morrovalle (Macerata), d. at Avignon in 1312. In Paris he obtained the licentiate… -
John of Nikiu (GIOVANNI DI NIKIU)
Monophysite bishop of Nikiu, an island in the Nile delta, who toward the end of the 7th century wrote in Greek or in Coptic a Universal History that is of… -
John of Nola (GIOVANNI DA NOLA)
G. Marigliano, or Meriliano, or Meriliano, a sculptor, born at Nola around 1488, died at Naples in 1558, carried on his activity there. In 1508 he was working… -
John of Paolo di Grazia (GIOVANNI DI PAOLO DI GRAZIA)
Painter, b. in Siena ca. 1399, d. between February and March 1482. His life, although quite extensively documented, was poor in external events worthy of note.… -
John of Paolo (Johannes Pauli) (GIOVANNI DI PAOLO (JOHANNES PAULI))
Apostle and anti-Lutheran writer, of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. in Alsace around the middle of the 15th century, d. at Thann, around 1530. > (phot.… -
John of Paris (Quidort, Lesourd, Dormiens, Surdus) (GIOVANNI DI PARIGI (QUIDORT, LESOURD, DORMIENS, SURDUS))
Dominican Scholastic, b. ca. 1269, d. at Bordeaux on 22 Sept. 1306. He entered the Order of Preachers after obtaining the baccalaureate in arts and… -
John of Peterborough (GIOVANNI DI PETERBOROUGH (JOHN OF PETERBOROUGH))
Author to whom is usually attributed the admirable Chronicon Petroburgense ab a. 654 ad a. C. 1368, contained in ms. Cotton Claudius A. 5. An annotation… -
John of Plano Carpini (GIOVANNI DA PIAN DEL CARPINE)
Franciscan, missionary; b. toward the end of the 12th century at Pian del Carpine (Perugia), he took the Franciscan habit. The first notice we have of him is… -
John of Prato (GIOVANNI DA PRATO)
Writer, b. at Prato ca. 1367, d. at Florence between 1442 and 1446. His real name is G. Gherardi. An administrator of Dante, he read his Commedia in S. Maria… -
John of Ragusa (GIOVANNI DI RAGUSA)
Dominican, one of the principal figures of the Council of Basel (1431-48), b. at Ragusa of the noble Stojković family ca. 1390-95, d. in Oct.-Nov. 1443. In his… -
John of Reading (GIOVANNI DE READING)
Franciscan theologian of the 14th century. He taught at Oxford no earlier than the year 1319, then moved to Avignon, perhaps to teach in that Franciscan… -
John of Réomé, Saint (GIOVANNI DI RÉOMÉ, SANTO)
Abbot, b. at Dijon ca. 450, d. at St-Jean de Réomé-en-Auxois (Langres) ca. January 18, 544. > (photo Alinari) > JOHN of Rimini. - St. Clare and Francesca da… -
John of Rimini (GIOVANNI DA RIMINI)
A 14th-century painter from Rimini, often confused with Giovanni Baronzio (v.), who was also a painter from Rimini and his contemporary. But while the… -
John of Saint Paul (GIOVANNI DI SAN PAOLO)
Benedictine and later cardinal, d. between 1214 and 1215. His identity with the namesake physician of the Salernitan school, author of several books of… -
John of Saint Thomas (GIOVANNI DI SAN TOMMASO)
Dominican theologian, b. in Lisbon of the noble Poinso family on 9 July 1589, d. at Fraga (Aragon) on 15 June 1644. He studied letters at Coimbra (1605) and… -
John of Salerno (G. of Cluny) (GIOVANNI DI SALERNO (G. DI CLUNY))
Born in Rome, he led a dissolute life, as he himself states, when in 939 he met St. Odo of Cluny. This saint, invited to Pavia by Hugh to reform the monastery… -
John of Salisbury (GIOVANNI DI SALISBURY)
Medieval scholastic, a complex figure of philosopher, historian and humanist, b. in Salisbury ca. 1110-20, d. at Chartres in 1180. He was educated in France… -
John of San Facondo or of Sahagún, Saint (GIOVANNI DA SAN FACONDO O DI SAHAGÚN, SANTO)
Born at Sahagún in the region of León in Spain in 1429, died at Salamanca on 11 June 1479. In his adolescence he was entrusted to the Benedictines. He was… -
John of San Gimignano (GIOVANNI DI SAN GIMIGNANO)
Dominican preacher and writer, b. ca. 1260-70, d. after 6 May 1333. A Dominican in the convent of Siena, in 1300 lector at Arezzo, in 1305 at the Minerva in… -
John of San Giovanni (GIOVANNI DA SAN GIOVANNI)
Painter, b. at S. Giovanni in Valdarno on 20 March 1592, d. at Florence on 6 Dec. 1636. A pupil of Matteo Rosselli, he was able to assert, especially in his… -
John of Schoonhoven (GIOVANNI DI SCHOONHOVEN)
Mystical theologian, b. in the village of Schoonhoven (Gouda, Netherlands) ca. 1335, d. at Groenendaal on 22 Jan. 1432. He studied from 1370 to 1374 at the… -
John of Seville (Johannes Hispalensis) (GIOVANNI DI SIVIGLIA (JOHANNES HISPALENSIS))
Christian astronomer and mathematician, active in Andalusia in the first half of the 12th century and often confused with John Ibn Dāwūd (v.). Besides… -
John of Sterngassen (GIOVANNI DI STERNGASSEN)
Dominican theologian and mystic, d. in the first half of the 14th century. He is found at Strasbourg from 1310 to 1316, in the last year as prior. In 1320 he… -
John of Tellá (Bar Kûrsős) (GIOVANNI DI TELLÁ (BAR KŮRSŐS))
Monophysite writer (483-558). He became a monk after having been a soldier. Consecrated bishop of Tellá in 519, he was one of the most zealous propagators of… -
John of the Annunciation (Llanes-Campomanes) (GIOVANNI DELL'ANNUNCIAZIONE (LLANES-CAMPOMANES))
Discalced Carmelite theologian, b. 3 Nov. 1633 in Oviedo (Asturias) and d. 4 Aug. 1701 in Salamanca. He was professor and rector of the famous Colegio… -
John of the Cells (GIOVANNI DELLE CELLE)
GIOVANNI delle CELLE: v. CELLE, GIOVANNI delle. -
John of the Cross, Saint (GIOVANNI DELLA CROCE, SANTO)
"Mystical Doctor," reformer of the Carmelites, in the world Juan de Yepes, b. in 1542 at Fontiveros in the province of Avila (Spain) to the nobleman Gonzalo… -
John of the Opera (GIOVANNI DELL'OPERA)
GIOVANNI dell'OPERA: v. BANDINI, GIOVANNI. -
John of Triora, Blessed, Martyr (GIOVANNI DA TRIORA, BEATO, MARTIRE)
GIOVANNI da TRIORA, beato, martire: v. LANTRUA, GIOVANNI da TRIORA. -
John of Vercelli, Blessed (GIOVANNI DA VERCELLI, BEATO)
Born at the beginning of the 13th century at Mosso S. Maria (province of Vercelli), died at Montpellier on 30 November 1283. He was a master of canon law at… -
John of Wesalia (Johann von Wesel) (GIOVANNI DI VESALIA (JOHANN VON WESEL))
Theologian, whose real name was Johann Rucherath or Richerath, b. at Oberwesel in the early 15th century, d. at Mainz in 1481. Nothing is known of his early… -
John (Oldradi, Oldrati) of Meda, Saint (GIOVANNI (OLDRADI, OLDRATI) DI MEDA, SANTO)
Born at Meda toward the end of the 11th century. The tradition that makes him the founder of the Order of the Humiliati is entirely legendary. After a vision… -
John, Patriarch of Antioch (GIOVANNI, PATRIARCA DI ANTIOCHIA)
Died in 441-42. Educated in the Christian religion from childhood, he acquired a great knowledge of theology and ecclesiastical legislation. Good by nature, he… -
John Peter of the Mother of God (GIOVANNI PIETRO DELLA MADRE DI DIO)
Born Giovanni Chassagne, a Discalced Carmelite missionary, b. in 1620 at Villefranche (diocese of Lyon), he professed on 6 July 1641 at Avignon; in 1655 he was… -
John Philoponus (GIOVANNI FILOPONO)
GIOVANNI FILOPONO: v. FILOPONO, GIOVANNI. -
John (Pili) of Fano (GIOVANNI (PILI) DA FANO)
Friar Minor and then Capuchin, d. at Urbania on 5 March 1539. Of a noble family, having become a Friar Minor he distinguished himself by zeal and… -
John Pisano (GIOVANNI PISANO)
Sculptor, son of the sculptor Nicola di Pietro d'Apulia, b. at Pisa ca. 1284, d. between 1316 and 1318. A pupil and assistant of his father, he collaborated… -
John Plantagenet, Lackland, King of England (GIOVANNI PLANTAGENETO, SENZA TERRA, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
B. 24 (?) Dec. 1167 at Oxford, d. 19 Oct. 1216 at Newark. Son of Henry II (v.), brother and successor of Richard the Lionheart, he was called Lackland because… -
John, Saint (GIOVANNI, SANTO)
GIOVANNI, santo: v. CYRUS and JOHN, saints. -
John Scotus Eriugena (GIOVANNI ERIUGENA)
GIOVANNI ERIUGENA: V. SCOTO ERIUGENA, GIOVANNI. -
John Talaia, Bishop of Alexandria (GIOVANNI TALAIA, VESCOVO DI ALESSANDRIA)
A priest of the church of Alexandria, where he held the office of general steward, then bishop, died at Nola after 484. In 481 he was sent by Bishop Timothy… -
John the Almoner (GIOVANNI L'ELEMOSINIERE)
In Greek: Ἐλεήμων (= "merciful"), patriarch of Alexandria in Egypt, b. at Amathus (Cyprus) in the second half of the 6th century, d. there ca. 619. After the… -
John the Baptist (GIOVANNI BATTISTA)
Precursor of Jesus in preaching and in Baptism, whence he took his name (ὁ βαπτιστής "the baptizer": Mt. 3:1, etc.). Jesus extols his personality and his… -
John the Deacon, called Hymonides (GIOVANNI DIACONO, DETTO HYMONIDES)
B. c. 825, d. before 882. A monk of Monte Cassino, a friend of Anastasius Bibliothecarius, he had great influence at the court of Pope John VIII (872-82).… -
John the Grammarian (GIOVANNI IL GRAMMATICO)
GIOVANNI il GRAMMATICO: v. FILOPONO, GIOVANNI. -
John the Monk (GIOVANNI MONACO)
GIOVANNI MONACO: V. LE MOYNE, JEAN. -
John the Presbyter (GIOVANNI IL PRESBITERO)
Supposed disciple of the Apostles, who lived at Ephesus. St. Dionysius of Alexandria (ca. 255) mentions him: he conjectures his existence on internal grounds… -
John Theristus (Θεριστής «Mietitore»), Saint (GIOVANNI TERISTI (ΘΕΡΙΣΤΉΣ «MIETITORE»), SANTO)
Basilian monk of the 11th century, born in Palermo to Calista, who had been deported by the Saracens from Stilo, while his father had been killed on the spot.… -
John the Scholastic (GIOVANNI LO SCOLASTICO)
GIOVANNI lo SCOLASTICO: v. GIOVANNI MALALAS. -
John the Spaniard (GIOVANNI ISPANO)
GIOVANNI ISPANO: v. GIOVANNI ABEN DAHUT. -
John the Teutonic (GIOVANNI TEUTONICO)
This is the name by which G. Zemecke is known. A canonist, he studied at Bologna, where he later taught, and was then provost in Halberstadt, where he died on… -
John V Bar Argaré (GIOVANNI V BAR ARGARÉ)
Nestorian katholikós (900-905), the first who bound himself in writing after his election to carry out his duties well and who ordered all his successors to do… -
John VIII Palaiologos, Emperor of Byzantium (GIOVANNI VIII PALEOLOGO, IMPERATORE DI BISANZIO)
Son of Manuel II Palaiologos, b. in 1383, colleague of his father on the throne, he succeeded him in 1425. The Byzantine Empire was by now reduced to its… -
John VIII, Pope (GIOVANNI VIII, PAPA)
A Roman, elected on 14 December 872, died on 16 December 882. Archdeacon of the Roman Church for twenty years and a collaborator of Nicholas I, a friend of… -
John VII, Pope (GIOVANNI VII, PAPA)
Elected on 1 March 705, d. 18 Oct. 707. A Greek, the son of an imperial official, in 687 he was rector of a "pontifical patrimony" on the Appian Way. Justinian… -
John VI of Draskhanakert (GIOVANNI VI DI DRASKHANAKERT)
Famous katholikós of the Armenian Church, from 898 to 925. He governed the see very wisely during a period of grave persecutions at the hands of the Arab… -
John VI, Pope (GIOVANNI VI, PAPA)
He succeeded Sergius I and was consecrated on 30 Oct. 701. A Greek by origin, with him Greek influence continued in the Roman Curia, but he also attended to… -
John V, Pope (GIOVANNI V, PAPA)
Of a Syrian family originally from Antioch, he was elected after the death of the aged pontiff Benedict II and consecrated in St. Peter's on 23 July 685; he… -
John XI Bekkos, Catholic Patriarch of Constantinople (GIOVANNI XI BEKKOS, PATRIARCA CATTOLICO DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
A descendant of a Byzantine family, born on an unknown date, he was patriarch from 1275 to 1282. In 1265 he was chartophylax, that is, chancellor of the… -
John XIII, Pope (GIOVANNI XIII, PAPA)
A Roman, elected on 1 Oct. 965, d. 6 Sept. 972. Born of a certain John "bishop," perhaps of the Crescenzi family, and perhaps a descendant on his mother's side… -
John XII, Pope (GIOVANNI XII, PAPA)
A Roman, elected on 16 Dec. 955, d. 14 May 964. Octavian, son of Alberic, had been designated at a very young age, by the will of his father, by the clergy and… -
John XI, Pope (GIOVANNI XI, PAPA)
A Roman, elected in February-March 931, died in December 935. Born of Marozia and, according to a highly questionable assertion of Liutprand, of Pope Sergius… -
John XIV, Pope (GIOVANNI XIV, PAPA)
N. a Pavia, eletto nel dic. 983, m. il 20 ag. 984. Pietro Canepanova, vescovo di Pavia dal 978 ca. e cancelliere del Regno d'Italia, fu eletto a succedere al… -
John XIX, Pope (GIOVANNI XIX, PAPA)
Elected in April, May 6, 1024, d. in 1032. A Roman of the counts of Tusculum, brother of Benedict VIII, he had been, during the latter's pontificate, "consul… -
John X, Pope (GIOVANNI X, PAPA)
Elected in March (?) 914, deposed in June 928, d. in 929 (?). Historical tradition, resting above all on Liutprand's slanderous account, gives a very…