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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…
Jaddoah (Hebrew Jaddūa "Knower" or "Renowned")(IEDDOA (EBR. JADDŪA «CONOSCITORE» O «RINOMATO»))Vol. VI, p. 921 IEDDOA (Heb. Jaddūa, “knower” or “renowned”). - Jewish high priest, son of Ionathan (Neh. 12:11, 22). The Bible hands down to us only the name, without…
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…
Januarius, Bishop of Benevento, Saint, Martyr, and Companions(GENNARO, VESCOVO DI BENEVENTO, SANTO, MARTIRE, E COMPAGNI)Vol. VI, p. 31 JANUARIUS, bishop of BENEVENTUM, saint, martyr, and COMPANIONS. — These are: the deacon Sossius of Misenum, deacon of G., Festus and the lector Desiderius, all…
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…
Japheth (Heb. Jepheth, Jāpheth, Septuagint: Iapheth)(IAPHETH (EBR. JEPHETH, JĀPHETH, SETTANTA: ἸΆΦΕΘ))Vol. VI, p. 890 IAPHETH (Hebr. Jepheth, Jāpheth, Septuagint: Ἰάφεθ). — Son of Noah, younger than Sem (Gen. 10:21, according to the Hebrew text) and older than Cham (Gen.…
Jared (Heb. Jeredh, in pausa Jāredh)(IARED (EBR. JEREDH, IN PAUSA JĀREDH))Vol. VI, p. 890 IARED (Hebr. Jeredh, in pause Jāredh). — Name of two biblical figures. 1. Antediluvian patriarch, of the lineage of Seth, son of Malaleel and father of Henoch…
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…
