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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… -
John XVI, Antipope (GIOVANNI XVI, ANTIPAPA)
Born at Rossano in Calabria, died in 1013 (?). G. Filagato, a Greek of obscure family who became abbot of Nonantola through the favor of the Empress Theophano… -
John XVIII, Pope (GIOVANNI XVIII, PAPA)
A Roman, elected in Jan. 1004, d. in July 1009. Named Fasano, cardinal "Sancti Petri", after his elevation to the pontificate he attended only to the affairs… -
John XVII, Pope (GIOVANNI XVII, PAPA)
A Roman, elected in June 1003, d. in December of the same year. John Siccone was given as successor to Sylvester II through the work of the patrician… -
John XV, Pope (GIOVANNI XV, PAPA)
A Roman, elected in August 985, died in March 996. He is remembered in some lists of popes as John XVI, since another John XV was erroneously inserted before… -
John XXIII, Antipope (GIOVANNI XXIII, ANTIPAPA)
JOHN XXIII, ANTIPOPE: V. COSSA (COSCIA), BALDASSARRE. -
John XXII, Pope (GIOVANNI XXII, PAPA)
He reigned from 7 Aug. 1316 to 4 Dec. 1334. Born at Cahors around 1245 ca., James Duèse owed his brilliant career to his qualities as a jurist. He became… -
John XXI, Pope (GIOVANNI XXI, PAPA)
Born in Lisbon, probably between 1210 and 1220, elected on 8 September 1276, died on 20 May 1277. Peter of Julian, a Portuguese, had studied in Paris and… -
John XX, Pope (GIOVANNI XX, PAPA)
A non-existent pontiff, resulting from the splitting in two of the pontificate of John XIV. Cf. the critical note by A. Mercati on the series of pontiffs, in… -
Joiada (IOIADA)
Among the biblical figures of this name, two deserve special mention. 1) A priest, son of Benaiah, counselor of King David together with Abiathar, after the… -
Joiarib (IOIARIB)
Name of several figures of the Old Testament (Heb. Jēhōjārībh, more often Jējārībh). 1. A very prominent priest (1 Chron. 9:10), charged with the first turn of… -
Joint-Stock Company (AZIONI, SOCIETÀ PER)
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Joinville, Diocese of (JOINVILLE, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the State of Santa Catarina in Brazil. It was created by Pius XI with the apostolic constitution Inter Praecipua of 17 January 1927, by… -
Joinville, Jean de
French statesman and historian, b. in 1224, d. on 11 July 1319. A scion of a noble family of Champagne, and invested with the title of seneschal of that… -
Joliet, Diocese of (JOLIET ILL, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the State of Illinois, in the United States of America. It comprises the counties of Du Page, Kankakee, Will, Grundy, Ford, Iroquois and… -
Joliette, Diocese of (JOLIETTE, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in Canada. The Hon. Barthélemy Joliette (1789-1850) founded in 1823 the village of l'Industrie, a name that was later changed to that of J.… -
Jolivet, Charles-Constant
Born on 9 January 1826 at Pont-l'Abbé, diocese of Quimper, died at Durban on 15 October 1903; in 1848 he became an Oblate of Mary Immaculate. Until 1867 he was… -
Joly, Jeanne-Madeleine
Visitandine, b. at Dijon in 1643, d. there on 19 Oct. 1708. Received into the monastery of that city at the age of 15, the Lord, who had destined her to assist… -
Jommelli, Niccolò
Composer and maestro, b. at Aversa on 10 Sept. 1714, d. at Naples on 25 Aug. 1774. He first studied with Canon Muzzillo, choirmaster of the cathedral of… -
Jona
JONA : v. IONA. -
Jonadab (IONADAB)
Name of two figures of the Old Testament. 1. Son of Shimeah, brother of David. Shrewd and perceptive, he was the evil genius of his cousin Amnon, whom he… -
Jonah of Orléans (GIONA D'ORLÉANS)
Bishop and theologian, b. in Aquitaine, probably before 780, d. at Orléans between 841 and 843. Having succeeded Theodulf in the see of Orléans in 818, he soon… -
Jona, Jehudah, Ben Jishāq (JONA, JĒHŪDHĀH, BEN JĪSHĀQ)
Converted rabbi, called in Italy Giovanni Battista Giuda Giona or more briefly Battista, born of Jews from Spain at Safed (Galilee) on 28 Oct. 1588, died at… -
Jonas (GIONA)
Prophet, son of Amittai (Heb. Amitta) of Gath-hepher (Gath of Hepher) in Galilee; he foretold to Jeroboam II (787-746) his victories (II Kings 14:25). A Jewish… -
Jonathan (IONATHAN)
Name of various personages of Israel in the Old Testament. 1. Levite, descendant of Moses (Judg. 18:30); he dwelt as a gēr ("guest") in the tribe of Judah. He… -
Jonathan (GIONATA)
Eldest son of Saul (v.), one of the most heroic and attractive figures of the Bible. He was perhaps 20 years old when he appears at his father's side, who had… -
Jongleurs (Joculari, Joculatores) (GIULLARI (JOCULARES, JOCULATORES))
In the Middle Ages, "G." was the name given to those who practiced the profession of entertaining audiences of the various social classes, from commoners to… -
Jonson, Ben
Playwright and poet, a contemporary of Shakespeare, b. at Westminster in 1573 (probably on 11 June), d. in London on 6 Aug. 1637. He was the only one of the… -
Joppe (IOPPE)
IOPPE: v. GIAFFA. -
Joppe
JOPPE: v. GIAFFA. -
Joram (IORAM)
King of Israel (853-842 B.C.), son of Ahab, he succeeded his brother Ahaziah, who died after a few months of reign, and was the last king of the dynasty of… -
Joram (IORAM)
King of Judah (849-842 B.C.). Son of Jehoshaphat (v.), he inherited the throne from his father, but none of his virtues. His marriage to Athaliah, daughter of… -
Jordaens, Jacob
Painter, b. in Antwerp on 19 May 1593, d. there on 18 Oct. 1678. In 1607 he entered the workshop of the painter Adam Van Noorts. His first known work is from… -
Jordan (GIORDANIA)
Recent designation indicating the kingdom of Transjordan. When on 25 May 1946 the emir 'Abdallāh took the title of king and on 27 June 1946 the treaty with… -
Jordan (GIORDANO)
Holy Mass celebrated on the banks of the G. > (photograph by Anderson) > GIORDANO, LUCA - Self-portrait - Rome, Galleria nazionale d'arte antica. In 1692 he… -
Jordan, Alexis
French naturalist, self-taught, botanist, b. at Lyon in 1814, d. there in 1897. He is known for his discovery that the Linnaean "species" is composed of "small… -
Jordan, Franz
Priest, in religion F. Maria della Croce, b. at Gurtweil (Baden) on 16 June 1848, d. at Tafers (Switzerland) on 8 Sept. 1918. Or- dained a priest (1878), he… -
Jordan (GIORDANO)
The most important and perennial river of Palestine, formed by the confluence of 3 watercourses that have their sources at the foot of snow-capped Hermon. The… -
Jordanis (Jordanes, Jornandes)
Historian of Gothic origin, who lived around the middle of the 6th century. He wrote in vulgar Latin, in 551, two chronicles: a Roman history, De summa… -
Jörg, Joseph Edmund
Historian, publicist and politician, b. at Immenstadt on 23 Dec. 1819 and d. at Landshut on 18 Nov. 1901. He studied theology, philosophy and history at… -
Josabeth (Josaba) (IOSABETH (IOSABA))
Daughter of Jehoram (v.), king of Judah, and sister of Ahaziah; she was the consort of the high priest Jehoiada (v.; cf. 2 Chronicles 22:11). She is the only… -
Josaphat (GIOSAFAT)
GIOSAFAT: v. IOSAPHAT. -
Josaphat (IOSAPHAT)
King of Judah (873-849 B.C.), the fourth after the schism. Son and successor of Asa (v.), he ascended the throne at the age of 35 and reigned 25 years in… -
Josaphat, Saint (GIOSAFAT, SANTO)
Archbishop, martyr, b. in 1580 at Vladimir in Volhynia, d. on 12 November 1623 at Vitebsk. St. G. (whose family name was John Kuncewicz) was born into a noble… -
Josaphat, Valley of (IOSAPHAT, VALLE DI)
Name of the narrow valley, also called that of the Cedron (v.), east of Jerusalem, between the city and the Mount of Olives; properly the stretch that runs… -
Jos, Apostolic Prefecture of (JOS, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
Mission founded recently (1934) with territory detached from Northern Nigeria (v. KADUNA), comprising the civil provinces of Plateau, Bauchi and Bornu, plus… -
Joscellino (Joslenus, Gauslenus) of Soissons (JOSCELLINO (JOSLENUS, GAUSLENUS) DI SOISSONS)
Master of dialectic at Mont-Sainte-Geneviève in Paris, a contemporary of Abelard, d. 25 Oct. 1151. He was archdeacon (1115) and bishop (1125) of Soissons. A… -
Josedec (IOSEDEC)
Father of the high priest Jesus (Hag. 1, 1.12.14; 2, 3.5; Zech. 6, 11; Sir. 49, 14). From 1 Chron. 5:41, where it is said that J. "went into exile when the… -
Joseph Barsabbas (GIUSEPPE BARSABA)
GIUSEPPE BARSABA: V. BARSABA. -
Joseph Benedict Cottolengo, Saint (GIUSEPPE BENEDETTO COTTOLENGO, SANTO)
Born at Bra in 1786, the first of twelve siblings. From childhood he revealed a mysterious predilection for the sick. He took the ecclesiastical habit in 1802… -
Joseph, Bishop of Methone (GIUSEPPE, VESCOVO DI METONE)
Celebrated polemicist of the 15th century, b. on Crete (cf. his letter in J. Hardt, Catal. cod. mss. Bibl. reg. di Baviera, II, Munich 1806, p. 256); he was… -
Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples, Then King of Spain (GIUSEPPE BONAPARTE, RE DI NAPOLI, POI RE DI SPAGNA)
Born Jan. 7, 1768 at Corte in Corsica, d. July 28, 1844 at Florence. The elder brother of Napoleon, he studied law at the College of Autun. During the French… -
Joseph Cafasso, Saint (GIUSEPPE CAFASSO, SANTO)
Born on 16 January 1811 at Castelnuovo d'Asti and died at Turin on 23 January 1860. He pursued his ecclesiastical studies at the Seminary of Chieri, and was… -
Joseph (GIUSEPPE)
Beloved son of the patriarch Jacob (v.) and of Rachel. His life (Gen. 37; 39-48; 50) is eventful. Envied by his brothers, sold as a slave, in Egypt, because of… -
Joseph I (GIUSEPPE I)
Chaldean patriarch, from 1681 to 1696. He was first the Nestorian bishop of Diyarbakır (Amida), whose clergy in 1650 had passed from the Catholic Chaldean… -
Joseph I, Emperor (GIUSEPPE I, IMPERATORE)
Born in Vienna on 26 July 1678, died there on 17 April 1711. He assumed the imperial crown upon the death of his father Leopold I, on 5 May 1705. His ascent to… -
Joseph II, Emperor (GIUSEPPE II, IMPERATORE)
Born on March 16, 1741 in Vienna, died there on Feb. 20, 1790. The first male child of Grand Duke Francis I of Lorraine-Tuscany (later elected emperor in 1745)… -
Joseph II, Patriarch of Constantinople (GIUSEPPE II, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
Bulgarian by birth (1416), he took part in the Council of Florence. Having died before the promulgation of the bull of Union, he had already adhered to the… -
Josephine of Saint Agnes, Blessed (GIUSEPPA MARIA DI SANT'AGNESE, BEATA)
Augustinian nun of the Congregation of the Discalced in the monastery of Benigànim, in the province of Valencia, in Spain. Born of a poor family on 9 February… -
Josephine Sisters of Charity (Vich) (GIUSEPPINE DELLA CARITÀ (VICH))
They were founded at Vich on June 29, 1877 by the servant of God Caterina Corominas y Agustín with the help of some priests and the approval of the diocesan… -
Josephines of Belgium (GIUSEPPINI DEL BELGIO)
They were founded at Crommont in Flanders in 1817 by the canon C. van Crombrugghe (1798-1865). Originally intended for primary teaching, the J. later devoted… -
Josephinism (GIUSEPPINISMO)
GIUSEPPINISMO: v. GIUSEPPE II, IMPERATORE. -
Joseph of Arimathea (GIUSEPPE DA ARIMATEA)
A member of the Sanhedrin, a native of Arimathea (v.). He was rich, good and just (Lk. 23:50 ff.). A secret disciple of Jesus, for fear of the Jews, when the… -
Joseph of Carabantes (GIUSEPPE DA CARABANTES)
Capuchin preacher and missionary of the ancient province of Aragon, b. June 27, 1628, d. at Monforte de Lemos on April 11, 1694. From 1657, together with other… -
Joseph of Cupertino, Saint (GIUSEPPE DA COPERTINO, SANTO)
Conventual Franciscan, b. at Copertino (Lecce) on 17 June 1603, d. at Osimo on 18 Sept. 1663. A priest in 1628. His life, full of ecstasies, prophecies and… -
Joseph of Dreux (GIUSEPPE DA DREUX)
Ascetical writer of the Capuchin province of Paris, b. at Dreux (Normandy) in 1629, entered the Order on 28 July 1647, was a zealous preacher, d. in Paris on… -
Joseph of Gargnano (GIUSEPPE DA GARGNANO)
GIUSEPPE da GARGNANO: v. BERNINI, GIUSEPPE MARIA da GARGNANO. -
Joseph of Jesus Mary (GIUSEPPE DI GESÙ MARIA)
Mystical theologian of the Discalced Carmelites, in the world Francesco Quiroga, b. in 1562 in Castro Caldelas (diocese of Astorga), d. at Cuenca on 13 Dec.… -
Joseph of Leonessa, Saint (GIUSEPPE DA LEONESSA, SANTO)
Capuchin missionary and preacher of the Umbrian province, b. at Leonessa on 8 Jan. 1556, he was clothed as a novice in the small convent of the Carcerelle… -
Joseph of Paris (GIUSEPPE DA PARIGI)
François Le Clerc du Tremblay, also known as the Gray Eminence, b. in Paris on 4 Nov. 1577, d. there on 16 Dec. 1638. Of a noble and wealthy family, he… -
Joseph Oriol, Saint (GIUSEPPE ORIOL, SANTO)
Born in Barcelona on 23 Nov. 1650, died there on 22 March 1702. Doctor at the University of Bologna in 1674. Priest in 1676. He was a tutor in the house of… -
Joseph Panin of Volokalamsk (GIUSEPPE PANIN DI VOLOKALAMSK)
One of the most celebrated monks of medieval Russia (1439-1515). Descended from a noble family, he entered the monastic life under Abbot Paphnutius in the… -
Joseph, Saint (GIUSEPPE, SANTO)
Husband of the Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus (Heb. Jōsēph, apocopated form of Jēhōsēph, "May Yahweh increase"; Gk. Ἰωσήρ, Lat. Ioseph, Iosephus), a… -
Joseph the Hymnographer, Saint (GIUSEPPE L'INNOGRAFO, SANTO)
Basilian monk, b. at Syracuse in 816, d. at Constantinople on 3 April 886. Having taken refuge in the Peloponnese to escape the Saracen invasion, he became a… -
Joseph the Philosopher (GIUSEPPE IL FILOSOFO)
Byzantine monk, b. at Ithaca ca. 1280, d. at Thessalonica ca. 1330. He studied Greek philosophy in that city. After a period of eremitical life in Thessaly, in… -
Josephus, Flavius (FLAVIO GIUSEPPE)
FLAVIO GIUSEPPE: v. GIUSEPPE FLAVIO -
Josephus, Flavius (Ἰώσηπος) (GIUSEPPE, FLAVIO (ΙΏΣΗΠΟΣ))
Jewish historian, son of Matthias of a priestly family, b. in Jerusalem ca. 37-38 A.D. He received an education according to rabbinic norms. In 64 he was on an… -
Josiah (GIOSIA)
GIOSIA: v. IOSIA. -
Josias (IOSIA)
King of Judah (639-609 B.C.). He ascended the throne at the age of 8, succeeding his father Amon (v.), who had been put to death by a palace conspiracy after… -
Jōšippōn
A collector of midrashic legends, also called Jōšēph ben Gurjōn or Jōšēph hā-ibbrī ("Joseph the Hebrew"), who passes himself off as the author of a work… -
Josue (GIOSUÈ)
I. THE PERSONAGE. - Son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim (Num. 13:9, 17; 1 Chron. 7:22-27), successor of Moses as theocratic leader (cf. "the man in whom there… -
Josue (GIOSUÈ)
High priest in the time of Zerubbabel. Probably born in exile (Josedech, his father, was deported to Babylon in 587: 1 Chron. 6:15 [Hebr. 5:41]), he is in… -
Joubert, Joseph
French moralist, b. at Montignac-le-Compte (Périgord) on 7 May 1754, d. at Villeneuve-sur-Yonne on 4 May 1824. From 1768 he was educated at the College of… -
Jouffroy, Jean
French cardinal and politician, b. at Luxeuil around 1412, d. at Rully on 24 Nov. 1473. He studied jurisprudence at Cologne and at Pavia, where he embraced the… -
Jouffroy, Théodore
French philosopher, b. at Pontets (Doubs) on 7 July 1796, d. at Paris on 1 March 1842. He first studied under the direction of his uncle abbé Jouffroy and then… -
Joulain, Henri
Born on 24 Sept. 1852 at St-Romans-Les-Melle, diocese of Poitiers, a priest in 1875, in 1880 he became an Oblate of Mary Immaculate. In the same year he went… -
Joule, James Prescott
B. at Salford near Manchester on 24 Dec. 1818, d. at Sale (Cheshire) on 11 Oct. 1889. Together with the Germans J. R. Mayer and H. v. Helmholtz, he is… -
Joüon, Paul (JOÛON, PAUL)
Jesuit Semitist, b. at Nantes on 26 Feb. 1871, d. there on 18 Feb. 1940. Professor of Hebrew language at St. Joseph's University in Beirut (1907-14), then at… -
Journal of Biblical and Religion, The (JOURNAL OF BIBLIC AND RELIGION, THE)
Official journal of the Protestant National Association of Biblical Instructors to foster religion in education (= NABI, an acronym alluding to nábbi'… -
Journal of Biblical Literature
It began publication in Middletown (Connecticut) in 1881 under the name Journal of the Society of biblical literature and exegesis, edited by the Society… -
Journal of Near Eastern Studies
A Protestant quarterly journal, published under the auspices of the University of Chicago. It began publication in Jan. 1942, under the editorship of G. G.… -
Journal of Theological Studies
A quarterly journal of Protestant theology, published by the Oxford University Press in England, for professors and students of theology. It first appeared in… -
Jouvancy, Joseph de
Jesuit, philologist, pedagogue and historian, b. in Paris on 14 Sept. 1643, d. in Rome on 29 May 1719. He taught Latin and Greek letters for many years in the… -
Jouvenet, Jean-Baptiste, called Le Grand (JOUVENET, JEAN-BAPTISTE, DETTO LE GRAND)
The best-known representative of a family of artists, b. at Rouen in 1644, d. at Paris in 1717. Having moved to Paris in 1661, he attended the Royal Academy of… -
Jovellanos, Gaspar Melchior de
Statesman, man of letters, economist, b. at Gijón (Spain) on 5 February 1744, d. at Puerto de Vega on 27 November 1811. At Alcalá and Ávila he completed his… -
Jovian (Flavius Jovianus Augustus) (GIOVIANO (FLAVIUS IOVIANUS AUGUSTUS))
Roman emperor, b. at Singidunum in Moesia in 331, d. in Bithynia on 17 February 364. Son of the count Varronianus, he pursued a military career under… -
Jovinian (GIOVINIANO)
Heretic of the 4th century. Nothing is known about his origin and early education; the place and date of his death are likewise unknown. Around 385, after… -
Jovinian, First Patriarch of Jerusalem (GIOVENALE, PRIMO PATRIARCA DI GERUSALEMME)
From 422 to 458. He was a great friend of St. Cyril of Alexandria, with whom he joined forces at the Council of Ephesus (431) in the struggle against… -
Jovinian, Saint (GIOVENALE, SANTO)
Bishop of Narni in the 4th century, died, probably, in 376 (cf. Anal. Boll., 54 [1936], p. 168). A Vita, later than the 7th century and of very doubtful… -
Jovita, Saint, Martyr (GIOVITA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
GIOVITA, santo, martire: v. FAUSTINO E GIOVITA, saints, martyrs. -
Joyce, James
Irish narrator, b. in Dublin on 2 February 1882, d. in Zurich on 13 January 1941. He was educated in Catholic institutions and, after having initially even… -
Joyeuse, François-Henri
French cardinal, b. June 24, 1562, d. Aug. 27, 1615 at Avignon. Elected archbishop of Narbonne in 1581 and cardinal on Dec. 13, 1583 by Gregory XIII, at the…