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Jeanne Antide Thouret, Saint (GIOVANNA ANTIDA THOURET, SANTA)
Born at Sancey-le-Lond (Doubs) on 27 Nov. 1765, died at Naples on 24 Aug. 1826. Formed in compassion for the poor and the sick, in goodness and self-denial, at… -
Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre (GIOVANNA D'ALBRET, REGINA DI NAVARRA)
The last of the Albret dynasty reigning over French Navarre, J. was born at Pau on 7 January 1528: her father was Henry of Albret, her mother Margaret of… -
Jeanne de Lestonnac, Saint (GIOVANNA DE LESTONNAC, SANTA)
Niece of the famous essayist Michel de Montaigne, and foundress of the Company of the Daughters of Mary Our Lady, b. at Bordeaux in 1556, d. there on 2 Feb.… -
Jeannerat, Giuseppe
Pontifical officer, b. 31 Dec. 1813 in Switzerland, d. 27 Nov. 1897 in Bologna. He entered the service of the Pontiff on 5 Aug. 1835 in the foreign infantry… -
Jebusites (IEBUSEI)
Gentile name of an ancient clan (Heb. [ha]-Jēbhūti, always with the article, except in II Sam. 5:8; I Chron. 11:6; Zech. 9:7, and in the singular; Septuagint… -
Jeconiah (IECHONIAS)
IECHONIAS: v. IOACHIN. -
Jectan (IECTAN)
Son of Eber of the line of Shem (Gen. 10:25), whose sons (Gen. 10:26-30) bear names recognizable in tribes or localities of Yemeni Arabia, e.g., Sheba… -
Jeddoa (IEDDOA)
Jewish high priest, son of Jonathan (Neh. 12:11, 22). The Bible hands down to us only his name, without reporting anything about his activity. Flavius Josephus… -
Jefferson, Thomas
American statesman, b. at Shadwell (Virginia) on 13 Apr. 1743, d. at Monticello (Virginia) on 4 July 1826. For some years he was a lawyer; but he soon showed… -
Jehiel (IEHIEL)
A fairly frequent biblical name, borne by Levites of whom nothing else is known (1 Chron. 5:7; 9:35; 15:18, 21; 16:5; 2 Chron. 35:9; Ezra 8:13; 10:21, 26); v.… -
Jehoash (GIOAS)
GIOAS : v. IOAS. -
Jehol [Chengde], Diocese of (JEHOL, DIOCESI DI)
Mission of eastern Mongolia, erected on 11 Dec. 1883 as an apostolic vicariate; after various boundary changes, it received its present name of J. on 12 Dec.… -
Jehovah's Witnesses (TESTIMONI DI GEOVA)
A sect that separated from the Adventists in 1879. It was founded by Charles Russell with the aim of announcing to the world the imminent coming of paradise on… -
Jehu (IEHU)
Tenth king of Israel after the schism (842-815 B.C.). A captain of the army of Israel under King Joram (v.), and earlier in the retinue of King Ahab (II Kings… -
Jehu (IEHU)
Prophet, son of Hanani, who carried out his prophetic activity in the kingdom of Israel at the time of King Baasha (910-887 B.C.), whom he reproached for his… -
Jehudah Hal-Levi (JĒHŪDHĀH HAL-LĒWĪ)
JĒHŪDHĀH HAL-LĒWĪ: v. GIUDA LEVITA. -
Jeiler, Ignaz
Franciscan theologian and medievalist, b. at Havixbeck in Westphalia on 4 Dec. 1823, d. at Quaracchi on 4 Dec. 1904. He studied at Münster and Paderborn. A… -
Jelenić, Julijan
Franciscan historian, b. at Riječane in Bosnia on 29 Aug. 1877, d. on 5 Aug. 1931. A priest in 1903, he was appointed professor at Sarajevo in 1909, and in… -
Jeningen, Philipp
German Jesuit, b. at Eichstätt on 5 Jan. 1642, d. in the reputation of sanctity at Ellwangen (Württemberg) on 8 Feb. 1704. Having entered the Society of Jesus… -
Jenson, Nicola
Printer, b. at Sommervöre (Haute-Marne), d. at Venice in Sept. 1480 or 1482. Having come to Italy in 1470, he opened his own workshop in Venice, later entering… -
Jenzenstein (Jenstein), Jana di
Archbishop of Prague, b. in 1350, d. in 1400. After completing his studies at Padua, Bologna and Paris (1370-75), J. became bishop of Meissen in 1376 and in… -
Jephte (IEPHTE)
A valiant Gileadite, judge of Israel (1 Sam. 12:11), whose exploit is narrated in Judg. 10:6-12:7. An illegitimate son of Gilead, driven out by his legitimate… -
Jerameel (IERAMEEL)
1. First son of Hezron, grandson of Judah (1 Chron. 2:9, 25 ff., 33-42). The descendants of I. (about whom T. K. Cheyne fantasizes) lived with the Kenites and… -
Jeremias (GEREMIA)
The second of the 4 great Hebrew prophets. SUMMARY: I. Life of J. - II. Book of J. - III. Iconography - IV. Letter of J. - V. Paralipomena of J. I. LIFE OF… -
Jeremias II Tranos, Patriarch of Constantinople (GEREMIA II TRANOS, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
He was patriarch in the following years: 1572-79, 1580-84, 1589-95. On the occasion of his journey to Russia, he gave his consent to the erection of the… -
Jericho (GERICO)
A Palestinian city, the first that the Israelites encountered in the land of Canaan after the crossing of the Jordan and, with divine intervention, conquered… -
Jericó, Diocese of (JERICÓ, DIOCESI DI)
Diocese and city in Colombia in South America. It has an area of 3,261 sq km with 250,000 inhabitants, all Catholics; it has 20 parishes, with 79 diocesan… -
Jeroboam (GEROBOAMO)
GEROBOAMO: v. IEROBOAM. -
Jeroboam I (IEROBOAM I)
King of Israel (ca. 932-911 B.C.), son of the widow Sarva, of the tribe of Ephraim. He founded the first dynasty in the Kingdom of Israel after the schism.… -
Jeroboam II (IEROBOAM II)
King of Israel (784-744 B.C.), son of Jehoash, of the dynasty of Jehu (v.), is perhaps the most illustrious of the kings of Israel after the schism. In his 40… -
Jerome dai Libri (GIROLAMO DAI LIBRI)
Painter, b. in Verona in 1474, d. there on 2 July 1555. He took up art under the guidance of his father Francesco, a calligrapher and illuminator of Gothic… -
Jerome del Pacchia (GIROLAMO DEL PACCHIA)
Painter, b. in Siena on 5 May 1477, d., it is said, in France after 1533. He was the son of a stucco worker, Giovanni di Giovanni da Zagabria. After studying… -
Jerome (III) of Gesù Maria, Venerable (GIROLAMO (TERZO) DI GESÙ MARIA, VENERABILE)
Carmelite, b. in Noto (Sicily) on 17 May 1683, d. 11 April 1758. From 1707 he lived as a hermit in the vicinity of Noto, in a cramped cave, where he led a life… -
Jerome of Brescia (GIROLAMO DA BRESCIA)
Benedictine architect, born in the second half of the 15th century and active in the early years of the 16th century. Architect of the cloister of S. Giustina… -
Jerome of Cremona (GIROLAMO DA CREMONA)
Lombard painter active between 1467 and 1483, at first under the influence of local miniaturists, and then of Mantegna and of Liberale da Verona. His works on… -
Jerome of Montefortino (GIROLAMO DA MONTEFORTINO)
Franciscan theologian, in the world Angelo Bucci, b. at Montefortino (today Artena) on 14 Nov. 1662, d. at Rome on 12 Apr. 1738. A professor of philosophy and… -
Jerome of Pistoia (GIROLAMO DA PISTOIA)
Capuchin theologian and preacher, b. ca. 1508 to the Finucci (or Finugi) family, d. at Suda (Crete) on 29 Nov. 1570. He entered the Observant Friars Minor in… -
Jerome of Prague (GIROLAMO DA PRAGA)
Bohemian religious agitator, b. in Prague around 1380, d. at Constance on 30 May 1416. He pursued his studies at the University of Prague, where among his… -
Jerome of Santa Croce (GIROLAMO DA SANTACROCE)
Painter, b. probably around 1480, d. perhaps in July 1556. He is identifiable with that «Jerolimo, de maistro Bernardin, depentor» to whom Gentile Bellini left… -
Jerome of Saon (GIROLAMO DA SAON)
Spanish mystical theologian and preacher of the 17th century, b. at Mota in the province of Cuenca, d. in 1629. On 14 Oct. 1573 he professed among the… -
Jerome of Siena (GIROLAMO DA SIENA)
Augustinian ascetic and mystic of the 14th century, b. at Siena ca. 1330, d. at Arezzo ca. 1420. From the earliest years of his priesthood he devoted himself… -
Jerome of the Mother of God (GIROLAMO DELLA MADRE DI DIO)
Discalced Carmelite, in the world G. García (which a defective pronunciation changed to Gracián), b. at Valladolid on 6 June 1545, d. at Brussels on 21 Sept.… -
Jerome of Treviso, the Elder (GIROLAMO DA TREVISO, IL VECCHIO)
Painter, b. ca. 1450 and d. ca. 1496. Remembered as belonging to the Pennacchi family, doubts nevertheless persist about his house, all the more so since in… -
Jerome of Treviso, the Younger (GIROLAMO DA TREVISO, IL GIOVANE)
Painter, sculptor and architect, b. at Treviso in 1497 (?) and d. in 1544 at the siege of Boulogne in France. From Bolognese documents it has emerged that he… -
Jerome, Saint (GIROLAMO, SANTO)
One of the four great Doctors of the Latin Church. SUMMARY: I. Life. - II. Works. - III. Doctrine. - IV. Law. - V. Iconography. - VI. Society of St. J. I.… -
Jeromonaco
JEROMONACO : v. MONACHISMO. -
Jerusalem (GERUSALEMME)
Principal city of Palestine, religious capital and center of biblical history. SUMMARY: I. Ancient history. - II. The patriarchate of J. - III. The Council of… -
Jesbaam (IESBAAM)
1. The first of David's three mighty men; in a single feat of arms he killed 300 (Paralipomeni) or 800 (Samuele) enemies. He was a native of Beth-haccherem… -
Jescha (IESCHA)
Under this name, which does not occur elsewhere in the Bible, Gen. 11:29 mentions a daughter of Haran, brother of Abraham, and sister of Lot and of Milcah.… -
Jesi
City and diocese in the province of Ancona. It has 73,000 inhabitants, of whom 62,000 are Catholics; 27 parishes with 69 diocesan priests, a seminary, 1 male… -
Jesse (IESSE)
IESSE: v. ISAI. -
Jesse, Tree of (JESSE, ALBERO DI)
From the passage in Isaiah "egredietur virga de radice Jesse et flos de radice eius ascendet" (11:1), medieval iconography has imagined the patriarch J. mostly… -
Jesua (IESUA)
Nome di alcuni personaggi biblici. Oltre un figlio (ebr. Jâšâh, Volg. Iesua) del patriarca Aser (Gen. 46, 17; Num. 26, 44; I Par. 7, 30), portarono il nome… -
Jesuits (GESUITI)
GESUITI: V. COMPAGNIA DI GESÙ; RATIO STUDIORUM. -
Jesus, Admirable King (IESU REX ADMIRABILIS)
Hymn of Matins for the feast of the Name of Jesus, taken, like the other two cited above, from the Iubilus rhythmicus de nomine Iesu. Jesus is the sole object… -
Jesus Christ (GESÙ CRISTO)
The second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, that is, the Son of God made man. SUMMARY: I. The life of J. C. according to Sacred Scripture. - II. J. C., divine… -
Jesus Crown More Exalted (IESU CORONA CELSIOR)
It is the hymn of Lauds in the Common of non-pontifical Confessors, composed by an unknown author of the 10th century. It extols, in the Saint whose feast is… -
Jesus, Crown of Virgins (IESU CORONA VIRGINUM)
Hymn of Vespers and Lauds in the Common of Virgins, commonly attributed to St. Ambrose. Virginity has always enjoyed high esteem in the Church, and when it has… -
Jesus, Glory of Angels (IESU DECUS ANGELICUM)
Hymn of Lauds for the feast of the Name of Jesus, taken from a composition of 49 stanzas wrongly attributed to St. Bernard, entitled: Iubilus rytmicus de… -
Jesus, High Priest (GESÙ, SOMMO SACERDOTE)
GESÙ, sommo sacerdote: v. GIOSUÈ, SOMMO SACERDOTE. -
Jesus, Son of Sirach (GESÙ, FIGLIO DI SIRAC)
GESÙ, figlio di SIRAC: v. ECCLESIASTICUS, BOOK of. -
Jesus, Sweet Memory (IESU DULCIS MEMORIA)
Hymn of Vespers on the feast of the Name of Jesus which, like the preceding one, is taken from the Iubilus rytmicus de nomine Iesu. The concepts expressed in… -
Jesus, the Just (GESÙ, IL GIUSTO)
Figure mentioned only in Col. 4:11 and with very few elements that serve to identify him. Like Aristarchus and Mark, named there, he was of Jewish origin ("of… -
Jether (IETHER)
1. Priestly city (Heb. Jattir) of the tribe of Judah (Josh. 15:48; 21:14; 1 Sam. 30:27; 1 Chron. 6:42), corresponding to present-day 'Attir, 19 km south of… -
Jethro (IETHRO)
Priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses (Ex. 2:16; 3:1; 4:18; 18:1, 5, 8, 12, 14, 27). A worshiper of the true God (Ex. 18:11 ff.; Judg. 1:16; 4:11), he is… -
Jettatura (IETTATURA)
IETTATURA: v. MALOCCHIO. -
Jeu, Books of (JEÜ, LIBRI DI)
Gnostic writings attributed to Enoch by the Pistis Sophia (v.; ed. C. Schmidt, Koptisch-gnostische Schriften, Leipzig 1905, p. 158, lines 8-21; p. 228, line… -
Jeunesse Agricole Chrétienne (J.A.C.) (JEUNESSE AGRICOLE CHRÉTIENNE (J. A.C.))
Founded in 1929, it is the organization that gathers in French-speaking countries rural young people of any status and condition and concerns itself with all… -
Jeunesse Étudiante Chrétienne (J.E.C.)
Founded in 1927, it brings together under itself in the various French-speaking countries all young students with the threefold purpose of: 1) helping them to… -
Jeunesse Indépendante Chrétienne (J.I.C.)
It arose in French-speaking countries in 1925 and addresses all young people belonging to the middle class, the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy, to commerce… -
Jeunesse Maritime Chrétienne (J.M.C.) (JEUNESSE MARINAIRE CHRÉTIENNE (J.M.C.))
It gathers under itself, in French-speaking countries, the young maritime element. And this for two principal reasons: the instability of young sailors forced… -
Jeunesse Ouvrière Chrétienne (J.O.C.) (JEUNESSE OUVRIÈRE CHRÉTIENNE (J. O.C.))
The J.O.C., founded in the French-speaking countries in 1925, is a movement of young workers, organized "among themselves, by themselves, for themselves" and… -
Jevons, Frank Byron
English philologist especially of classical literature, student of the philosophy and comparative history of religions, and educationalist, b. 9 Sept. 1858 and… -
Jevons, William Stanley
English philosopher and economist, b. at Liverpool on 1 Sept. 1835, d. drowned at Galley Hill, near Hastings, on 13 Aug. 1882. He held the teaching of logic… -
Jewish Law (LEGGE EBRAICA)
In the writings of the New Testament, by L. is often meant, besides the Sinaitic legislation and the books that contain it, also the Old Testament or Mosaic… -
Jewish Liturgy (LITURGIA GIUDAICA)
LITURGIA GIUDAICA: v. GIUDAISMO. -
Jezabel (IEZABEL)
Daughter of Ethbaal, king of Sidon, and wife of Ahab (v.), king of Israel (875-853), over whom she had a baleful influence and of whose misdeeds she was… -
Jezebel (GEZABELE)
GEZABELE : v. IEZABELE. -
Jezonias (IEZONIA)
Name of several figures of the Old Testament. 1. One of the military commanders who, scattered after the Babylonian conquest of 587-86, presented themselves to… -
Jezreel (IEZRAEL (« DIO SEMINA », ALLUSIONE ALLA FERTILITÀ DEL SUOLO))
A city in the territory of Issachar (Josh. 19:18), fortified with walls, towers and gates (II Kings 9:17; 10:8) at the foot of Mount Gilboa and not far from…